tgmxd Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 I'm trying to install Leopard as a virtual machine using Windows Vista. I'm getting some errors on the install. I tried following this, but it didn't work correctly. When I would boot from the DVD I would get an error saying ATA Disk: Checksum cookie not valid. I gave up and deleted that virtual machine and opened a new Windows XP one. I tried installing it through there, but I got the same. ATA Disk. Checksum cookie not valid error. After a while it took me to a gray screen with the Mac OS X 10.5 cursor on it. Then it just stops working(I let it sit there for hours). I tried turning it off and back on and booting from whatever harddrive there was now, and it says "System config file '/com.apple.Boot.plist' not found". Any ideas on how to fix this? I'm working with an Acer Aspire 5920. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Trying to get this working for a friend and I told him I could have it by tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gujal Posted May 22, 2008 Share Posted May 22, 2008 You are following a Tiger-VMWare install guide to Install Leopard! Leopard install under VMWare so far has not been achieved using install DVD. It has been done using a installed Leopard image. search around Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tgmxd Posted May 22, 2008 Author Share Posted May 22, 2008 So I need to use the .iso of Leopard instead of the disk? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tgmxd Posted May 22, 2008 Author Share Posted May 22, 2008 I tried doing it that way, but I get a new error. "System config file '/Library/Preferences/Systemconfiguration/com.apple.Boot.plist' not found". Then it goes to "System config file '/com.apple.Boot.plist' not found". Any ideas on how to fix this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tgmxd Posted May 22, 2008 Author Share Posted May 22, 2008 bump? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velvet Ghost Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 I'm having the same problem. Any solutions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nutznboltz Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 "System config file '/com.apple.Boot.plist' not found" can be prevented by setting the VMware BIOS password. Don't ask me why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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