TimeMachine Posted October 6, 2007 Share Posted October 6, 2007 My computer doesnt have USB boot support and I need an alternative. So can I and how do I setup vmware to emulate the external hard drive? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/65581-can-i-run-osx-off-of-an-external-hard-drive-emulating-it-in-vmware/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
~pcwiz Posted October 6, 2007 Share Posted October 6, 2007 Yep, its really easy to do. First install OS X natively on the USB drive using my guide: http://######.com/software/osxusbnative.htm Then after install don't try to reboot into OS X and boot into Windows. Open VMware and create a new virtual machine. Choose Custom instead of Typical and follow the Wizard and when you get to the hard disk part, set the VM to boot from a physical hard disk and choose your USB drive. Once the VM is created, boot it and OS X should load. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/65581-can-i-run-osx-off-of-an-external-hard-drive-emulating-it-in-vmware/#findComment-464551 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimeMachine Posted October 6, 2007 Author Share Posted October 6, 2007 I already have osx on intsalled on my external hard drive, but am I going to need to intsall it via vmware for it to work? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/65581-can-i-run-osx-off-of-an-external-hard-drive-emulating-it-in-vmware/#findComment-464552 Share on other sites More sharing options...
~pcwiz Posted October 6, 2007 Share Posted October 6, 2007 No you can boot the installation on your external drive from VMware directly with no reinstall Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/65581-can-i-run-osx-off-of-an-external-hard-drive-emulating-it-in-vmware/#findComment-464615 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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