from native to vmware?

[sotiri]

hi guys! i ve managed to install jas 10.4.8 by reading the guides here (physical install, no vmware) and i was wondering whether i could run macos from vmware.. i m using acronis os selector to boot (and then i get another boot selector,text driven, don't know why)

 

now if i try and run macos through vmware (by selecting the partition macos was installed into), i get a GRUB error !! (probably because i had ubuntu installed there before i formated the partition..) ..

any ideas?

i have 2 hard disks, the first one has windows, the second one (1st partition) has macos..

thanks!

[macgirl]

The drive needs it's own bootloader, could be Darwin Bootloader or boot from the DVD (or an image of the DVD) and at boot prompt select rd=diskXsY

[sotiri]

The drive needs it's own bootloader, could be Darwin Bootloader or boot from the DVD (or an image of the DVD) and at boot prompt select rd=diskXsY

 

 

thanks macgirl!! i didn't know i could boot from an image! (i can't just boot from the dvd as i have a sata dvd and I had to borrow a pata one from a friend of mine for a day to do the installation)

I will try it!

thanks again

[sotiri]

bah it doesn't seem to be working..

i tried booting it from the iso, i choose the correct hd, and then it starts giving me a "family specific matching failed" for every component there is on my pc.. agp (?! - i have a pciexpress card!!) , scsi, ide usb etc ..

none of this happens in a physical boot..

[macgirl]

In VMware some parts are emulated, like Graphic Card, Ethernet, Sound, Mouse, Keyboard, Serial, Parallel, USB ports, even the IDE ports.

 

Even if you have a SATA disk (no matter which controller NVidia, VIA etc) inside VMware is a PATA witn Intel controler, but most of the installation DVDs have the necessary drivers for VMware.

 

You could try to install directly on VMware but to a HD Image for testing.