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[HowTo] From VMWare To Native!

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lilpacbe
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Hi all.

 

Okay, I've realised alot of people have had many troubles trying to boot a DVD, and so they try to do it in VMWare. This is a quick guide/HowTo to show you the basic steps needed to create a Virtual Machine that can handle OS X, what needs to be selected, etc... You can then go ahead and install it to a physical HDD, and boot off it! :D

 

I wrote this because of the amount of problems people were having, and the fact that I wanted to give something back to the community that has helped me ever so much! I love you OSx86Project! :P

 

From VMWare to Native Guide:

 

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Things you will need:

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Step 1

 

Open up Daemon Tools. Right-click the Task Icon in the System Tray, and make a Virtual CD/DVD-ROM (set device number to 1, then select the device, and mount the ISO on it):

 

daemon-tools-screenshot.png

 

Step 2

 

Load up VMWare Workstation. Create a new Virtual Machine:

 

File => New => Virtual Machine.

 

Options you must select:

 

Custom | New - Workstation 5 | Other - Other | Virtual Machine Name (Optional) / Location (Optional) | Memory - 256MB or above is preferable | Do not use a network connection | SCSI - Buslogic | Use a Physical Disk (Press OK/Continue on the warning that appears) | Select appropriate Device (as in the HDD you want to install onto), Usage - (Optional - for me it wasn't. I had to install OS X onto a full HDD, not a single partition... Not sure why...). | Disk file (Optional).

 

Step 3

 

Once made, edit the Virtual Machine's Configuration, and change the CD-ROM drive to the Virtual CD/DVD-ROM drive we made earlier (Drive [ D:] in my case). You cannot point the drive directly to the ISO file, as it won't work. This is becuase VMWare ISO Emulation doesn't work too well with hfs+ filesystems.

 

You must also change the disk to an Independent - Persistent one (thanks to xtraa for this part! :) ) As it says on the VMWare site:

 

To configure a disk as an independent disk, choose VM > Settings, select the disk in question, then click Advanced. On the advanced settings screen, select Independent, then the mode for the disk. You have the following options for an independent disk:

# Persistent — changes are immediately and permanently written to the disk. All changes to an independent disk in persistent mode remain, even when you revert to the snapshot.

# Nonpersistent — changes to the disk are discarded when you power off or revert to the snapshot. Choose this option if you want to run a virtual machine where the virtual disk is stored on a DVD-ROM or CD-ROM, or if you want to lose any changes made to the virtual disk since the snapshot was taken when you revert to the snapshot.

 

Step 4

 

Start the Virtual Machine.

NOTE: You must left click in the portion of the VMWare window that is being emulated in order for it to detect your mouse and keyboard!!

Press the ESC key on your keyboard, and select to boot off the CD-ROM Drive. Hopefully, you should see the Darwin Bootloader. Then, you should be on your way to a clean install. If you encounter any problems, enter "-v" at the Darwin Bootloader prompt, and put the error / screen capture here...

 

Once installed, restart your computer and follow the particular guide that came with the ISO/DMG file you got, i.e. Maxxuss' Instructions Post-Installation. If you used the 10.4.4/5 PrePatched ISO DVD then you should be good to go! Just restart, and boot the HDD you installed onto! (you may need to change the HDD Boot Order in your BIOS)

 

The End. :)

 

Hello,

 

I have got 1 question to b sure if this is going to work for me, before i start with it.

What i have understood of this guide is that it is going to make it possible to boot from osx nativly without eveer using vmware again , after the installation. (info: i have got the jas 10.4.7 iso , and the only hdd that i have is a Sata drive.)

Is this correct? :)

Im waiting feedback.

 

thanks in advance

Sabr
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Hello,

 

I have got 1 question to b sure if this is going to work for me, before i start with it.

What i have understood of this guide is that it is going to make it possible to boot from osx nativly without eveer using vmware again , after the installation. (info: i have got the jas 10.4.7 iso , and the only hdd that i have is a Sata drive.)

Is this correct? :)

Im waiting feedback.

 

thanks in advance

 

In theory, yes. In practise, it's usually about 80% success rate :)

lilpacbe
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thnx for the quick reply sabr.

ive got another question.

the disk utility sais that it cant reconinize the partition format.

i tried fat32... what am i doing wrong::

 

thnx in advance

 

edit**

formatted the partition in ext2 format... now it is installing but im affraid i forget to customize the install ;)

lilpacbe
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i have installed it all over, now whedn i boot i get the "hfs+ partition error".

Ive looked it up with google/osx86project..

Now i must sett the type to 0xAF and convert it to a primary partition.

at this moment im converting it to a primary but i don't know how to change the type to 0xAF , currently mine is = 0x83 .

 

thanks in advance ;)

lilpacbe
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ok i have managed to make the partition primary in the 0xAF format.

But now the Os selector can't find the operating system.

Windows etc boots just fine.

i have checked the partition and the installation is correct...

Can anyone help me out of this??

 

thnx in advance :)

Sabr
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ok i have managed to make the partition primary in the 0xAF format.

But now the Os selector can't find the operating system.

Windows etc boots just fine.

i have checked the partition and the installation is correct...

Can anyone help me out of this??

 

thnx in advance :)

 

Have you tested booting it inside of VMWare? Just to make sure it works?

Sabr
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i have a 'via' chipset (checked with cpu-z). that should work yes??

 

Yeah...

 

I am honestly clueless... But you see what I mean? In theory, it should work, but when it comes down to it, it's our hardware that is the deciding factor of whether it works or not.

lilpacbe
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I know what you mean Sabr.

Well i've got 1more question, i used the chain0-method and now when i boot i get the chain0-error.

My disk is 0xAF , it is primary. But it is located after a extended partition.

Do you have any idea how to move the Afpartition without losing data?

 

again thanks for youre help Sabr. :)

Sabr
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I know what you mean Sabr.

Well i've got 1more question, i used the chain0-method and now when i boot i get the chain0-error.

My disk is 0xAF , it is primary. But it is located after a extended partition.

Do you have any idea how to move the Afpartition without losing data?

 

again thanks for youre help Sabr. ;)

 

No idea.

 

I think you would be better off making a new topic in the OSx86 Installation forum, you will get more help there.

 

I hope you get this working! Good luck. :blink:

TNCEKM
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Hey, newbie here (to OS X and the boards). Thanks for the great tutorial, the installation went flawless with the exception of the b0 error (which I responded to by setting the partition as active).

 

Anyway, now that I've completed the install I'm wondering if anybody here has run into the same issue as myself. I can boot into OS X and I see my mouse as well as "colors" as I pass over my dock, so I'm assuming there is a problem with the video card recognition. Any fixes on this? Drivers, etc?

 

Hardare if it helps:

Biostar K8NHA Grand *(Great mobo on the cheap!)

ATI Radeon X800 PRO

2 x 512 Corsair XMS

Linksys WMP54G (Wireless NIC)

 

Thanks!!!!

Sabr
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Hey, newbie here (to OS X and the boards). Thanks for the great tutorial, the installation went flawless with the exception of the b0 error (which I responded to by setting the partition as active).

 

Anyway, now that I've completed the install I'm wondering if anybody here has run into the same issue as myself. I can boot into OS X and I see my mouse as well as "colors" as I pass over my dock, so I'm assuming there is a problem with the video card recognition. Any fixes on this? Drivers, etc?

 

Hardare if it helps:

Biostar K8NHA Grand *(Great mobo on the cheap!)

ATI Radeon X800 PRO

2 x 512 Corsair XMS

Linksys WMP54G (Wireless NIC)

 

Thanks!!!!

 

Glad that it is (kind of) working for you! :)

 

Just a suggestion: Try booting with the switches 

-v -x platform=X86PC

just to see if it helps :) Also, if you are using the DVI connection on your graphics card, try using a DVI to VGA adapter :)

TNCEKM
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Glad that it is (kind of) working for you! :)

 

Just a suggestion: Try booting with the switches 

-v -x platform=X86PC

just to see if it helps :) Also, if you are using the DVI connection on your graphics card, try using a DVI to VGA adapter :)

Thanks for the quick reply!

 

I'll try this right away.

 

I also found something, a patch for a few cards of my class, but I'm having a helluva time trying to figure out how i'm supposed to apply the patch. lol. http://forum.osx86project.org/index.php?showtopic=10415

 

Thanks again...

 

(This whole process has made me eternally gratefult that I have 5.25" HDD bays installed so I can swap out in hardly any time b/c I don't ahve dual boot setup yet either!)

TNCEKM
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Okay, I tried it...the command didn't do anything except make my computer reboot. The last thing I saw was "volume check failed".

 

Thanks anway!

 

Anybody know where I can find instructions on installing the patch in the post above? I've looked and come up short :)

 

Thanks.

cwtr
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i am trying to install into a partition via vmware right now since i was only able to boot once after every native install and want to be able to do diagnostics in a better way than permanently rebooting to windows for some googleism.

 

the release is 10.4.7 jas amd+intel something

vmware version is 5.5.1

 

now to the problem i've run into every time i install os x through vmware:

the contents of the partition don't change at all and when installation finishes and the machine wants to reboot i get the message:

 

'Cannot open the disk 'D:\My Documents\My Virtual Machines\osx\Other (3).vmdk' or one of the snapshot disks it depends on.

Reason: The partition table on the physical disk has changed since the disk was created. Remove the physical disk from the virtual machine, then add it again.'

 

now i don't even have the slightiest of ideas what i sohuld make of this. the partition is completely unchanged, i even doubt the setup applied anything during the 'erase' period. the hdd light however is as bright as during any other installation or copy process.

 

i reproduced this exact same problem 4 times now and it's really starting to annoy me because i can't think of anything. Independent - Persistent was checked everytime too.

 

my specs are

centrino sonama platform

pentium m 1.73ghz "dothan"

1gig ram

80gig ide hdd

 

please someone help me on this i'm getting kinda frustrated

Sabr
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OKay, just wanted to update I got it working with http://forum.osx86project.org/index.php?showtopic=10415

 

Yes! Well done! Glad it's all working for you now... :)

 

i am trying to install into a partition via vmware right now since i was only able to boot once after every native install and want to be able to do diagnostics in a better way than permanently rebooting to windows for some googleism.

 

the release is 10.4.7 jas amd+intel something

vmware version is 5.5.1

 

now to the problem i've run into every time i install os x through vmware:

the contents of the partition don't change at all and when installation finishes and the machine wants to reboot i get the message:

 

'Cannot open the disk 'D:\My Documents\My Virtual Machines\osx\Other (3).vmdk' or one of the snapshot disks it depends on.

Reason: The partition table on the physical disk has changed since the disk was created. Remove the physical disk from the virtual machine, then add it again.'

 

now i don't even have the slightiest of ideas what i sohuld make of this. the partition is completely unchanged, i even doubt the setup applied anything during the 'erase' period. the hdd light however is as bright as during any other installation or copy process.

 

i reproduced this exact same problem 4 times now and it's really starting to annoy me because i can't think of anything. Independent - Persistent was checked everytime too.

 

please someone help me on this i'm getting kinda frustrated

 

Hmmm, this is one strange problem... :D

 

Have a read here: http://www.vmware.com/community/message.js...essageID=448156 Not sure if they found a solution on that link though... And this one: http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=16286

 

Hope that helps... :)

TNCEKM
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Yes! Well done! Glad it's all working for you now... :)

Hmmm, this is one strange problem... :D

Thanks! Although I wouldn't say "all working", but close :) Audio and Wireless NIC (Netgear WG311) are still not working for me. As soon as I can get those taken care of, at least the wireless, I'll probably never use my XP machine for anything but gaming!

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Jermo
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hey i ran vmware and i keep getting this error when i try to install osx.. normally it happens at the grey apple logo but this time i used the -v command and the text appeared then went scrambled and the error popped up.. any ideas?

 

erroril7.th.jpg

Sabr
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With me dont work :blink: PICS of Error

 

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AM2 Sempron 2800

ECS C51GM-M NV6100-430

2 x 512 DDR2 533

HT Seagate 80 GB SATA2

Onboard Video.

Jas 10.4.6

 

Why don't you try just selecting which partition you want to install onto in the Virtual Machine (settings)?

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