Thanatios Posted September 22, 2007 Share Posted September 22, 2007 I am having a problem installing Mac OS 10.4.9 on my Intel PC, hope someone can help me with this. I have to use VMWare to install it because I don't have a DVD-Burner. But I want to use it native. I have followed this guide with no luck: http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopic=11314 And this is what I have: VMWare Workstation 6 ACE Edition and VMWare Workstation 5.5 Deamon Tools MAC OSX 10.4.9 with the 10.4.10 Update (KILL3R) (By uphuck) Windows XP Pentium 4 3,1 GHZ (SSE2) 1 GB DDR RAM nVidia GeForce FX 5600 The Problem: And when I try to boot up the Mac ISO in VMWare, I get this error: http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/417/wtfkc8.jpg The error: Your virtual machine has sent an ATAPI (CD-ROM) command that is supported only when programming the drive via DMA. You will need to configure your guest operating system to use DMA when communicating with DVD/CD-ROM devices.Note that some operating systems will report DMA is available without actually using it. In those cases, normal CD-ROM operations will still be available, but special features will only be available if you reconfigure the virtual device as a SCSI device If I click OK then It goes on, and afterwards I get the install screen. I choose a language. And afterwards, I get a crash. The log: http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/193/errormacub0.jpg Can anyone please help me? Thanks in advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyhighmac Posted September 22, 2007 Share Posted September 22, 2007 Are you talking about the text box that comes up? About the drive command. Hit ok on that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thanatios Posted September 22, 2007 Author Share Posted September 22, 2007 Thanks for replying! Yes its about that text. I just moved the window a bit. I tought perhaps there is something in the command people here have to see. But, like I said before. When I hit OK on that -> After that I get the install screen, and after that it just freezes, or shuts down on its own. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyhighmac Posted September 22, 2007 Share Posted September 22, 2007 What upchuck 1.4 or 1.3? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thanatios Posted September 22, 2007 Author Share Posted September 22, 2007 I don't possibly know for sure. Is there a way to find out without seeing the install screen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyhighmac Posted September 22, 2007 Share Posted September 22, 2007 Where is the torrent you dowloaded? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thanatios Posted September 22, 2007 Author Share Posted September 22, 2007 The torrent: MAC OSX 10.4.9 with the 10.4.10 Update (KILL3R) is in my E: Folder. (C: = Windows, and D: = Where I want to install mac, E: = a file partition). And if you mean where I downloaded it. Well, by far as I know its illigal to tell that on the forum? O.o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyhighmac Posted September 22, 2007 Share Posted September 22, 2007 Did you add the line: paevm="true" to the end of vmware config file? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thanatios Posted September 23, 2007 Author Share Posted September 23, 2007 I added it this time. But no luck, I still get this error: Your virtual machine has sent an ATAPI (CD-ROM) command that is supported only when programming the drive via DMA. You will need to configure your guest operating system to use DMA when communicating with DVD/CD-ROM devices.Note that some operating systems will report DMA is available without actually using it. In those cases, normal CD-ROM operations will still be available, but special features will only be available if you reconfigure the virtual device as a SCSI device Anymore suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyhighmac Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 Is your cd-rom ide? (In VMWare) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thanatios Posted September 23, 2007 Author Share Posted September 23, 2007 Hmm, yes its ide. But I wonder. What is the problem exacly? My VMWare, or the Mac ISO I have? Because by far as I see most people use JaS instead of Upchuck. Is there a very big diffrence? Thanks in advance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~pcwiz Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 VMware ACE Edition is known for causing problems in OS X. Get VMware Workstation 6 non ace edition. And also, Uphuck causes problems in VMware as well, use JaS. Uphuck is faster because I have tested it, but Uphuck often causes problems in VMware and if you are gonna use VMware, JaS is the way to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thanatios Posted September 23, 2007 Author Share Posted September 23, 2007 So this means that I have to download all over again? And to be more clearly. I am going to use it native, not via VMWare. I just wanted to install it using VMWare because I don't have a dvd-burner. But I am downloading VMWare 5.5 non ace. And hope that this work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~pcwiz Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 Download VMware Workstation 6 Non-ace. Its better with OS X. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thanatios Posted September 23, 2007 Author Share Posted September 23, 2007 I have downloaded VMWare 5.5 by now. And still with no luck I get the same thing. By far as I read in the error, I need to have DMA enabled for my CD-ROM or something like that. But how to enable that? I have updated my first post with some more information. I really hope that there is a solution for this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thanatios Posted September 23, 2007 Author Share Posted September 23, 2007 Just another thing I want to add to this all. I installed 10.4.6 about a year ago. And it all worked perfectly. And I have been searching around some more, and I think that I need an older version. So I am downloading 'Mac OS X 10.4.8 [JaS AMD-Intel-SSE2-SSE3 with PPF1 & PPF2]' Right now. I hope that this will work. Please tell me if I am doing the right thing, or mistaking. Thanks in advance! PS: Sorry for double post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~pcwiz Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 I'm so dumb....I should have told you this earlier...not many people get Uphuck to work on VMware, no surprise that it doesn't work for you. I'm pretty sure JaS 10.4.8 will work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blacknight Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 get from demonoid (jas 10.4.7 repack) and then follow pcwiz guide it will work for you inside vmware. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thanatios Posted September 24, 2007 Author Share Posted September 24, 2007 Okey, I am getting head acke from this. First I download Uphuck 10.4.9 (2 days). Then they say Download JaS 10.4.6 (4 hours). Then PCWiz says that I need to get 10.4.8 (Downloading 1 day now). And now you say to download jas 10.4.7 repack. I am really getting tired of this... What to download for god sakes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyhighmac Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 JaS works. Tested it on my machine. Do not download 4.7. Download 4.8. It'll work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thanatios Posted September 24, 2007 Author Share Posted September 24, 2007 Okey thanks. I'm sticking to JaS 10.4.8. got 50% now. Hope it will be done tommorow. Thanks guys, I'll post the results! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thanatios Posted September 25, 2007 Author Share Posted September 25, 2007 Sorry to say this. But I have been trying for 3 hours. And I still get the very same problem... Any suggestions? Please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~pcwiz Posted September 25, 2007 Share Posted September 25, 2007 Whats the problem? JaS won't downlolad? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thanatios Posted September 25, 2007 Author Share Posted September 25, 2007 No, I've downloaded Jas, and I tried to install it using the same guide. Still with no luck. I seriously wonder what I am doing wrong... I am 100% sure that I had Mac OS X 10.4.6 on this PC about a year ago. So why won't it work now? Any suggestions anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~pcwiz Posted September 25, 2007 Share Posted September 25, 2007 What is the problem you are getting with JaS? Did you use my guide? If 10.4.6 worked for you, just install that again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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