VMware ain't liking my 10.4.8 installation attempts

[GFree]

I've followed the guide at http://######.com/software/vmwareosx86.htm on both the Windows and Linux versions of VMware Workstation 6.0.2, however I just can't seem to make the installer behave itself. The guide is written for an older version of VMware so I don't know if this has anything to do with things.

 

So, I follow the guide, I boot the 10.4.8 DVD (JaS Mac OS X 10.4.8 Intel/AMD SSE2 SSE3 PPF1+PPF2, the one which is mentioned in the guide anyway), the installer gets to the blue screen, I'm even able to get past the language selection, but soon after the progress bar bit, something happens to the installer and the VM closes. I didn't get hold of any error messages, it didn't hang around long enough.

 

The guide has an alternative configuration available for VMware, so I tried that, but at roughly the same point I'd used to just get a VM shutdown, this time I instead get a nice window saying something bad has happened and the installation won't be able to continue.

 

This is really weird. You'd think that since the environment of a virtual machine is predictable, it'd be easier than performing a native install. I hear some other versions of Tiger work better, but I'm not prepared to download anymore ISOs except for Leopard. Hopefully someone's got some ideas.

[wmarsh]

I've followed the guide at http://######.com/software/vmwareosx86.htm on both the Windows and Linux versions of VMware Workstation 6.0.2, however I just can't seem to make the installer behave itself. The guide is written for an older version of VMware so I don't know if this has anything to do with things.

 

So, I follow the guide, I boot the 10.4.8 DVD (JaS Mac OS X 10.4.8 Intel/AMD SSE2 SSE3 PPF1+PPF2, the one which is mentioned in the guide anyway), the installer gets to the blue screen, I'm even able to get past the language selection, but soon after the progress bar bit, something happens to the installer and the VM closes. I didn't get hold of any error messages, it didn't hang around long enough.

 

The guide has an alternative configuration available for VMware, so I tried that, but at roughly the same point I'd used to just get a VM shutdown, this time I instead get a nice window saying something bad has happened and the installation won't be able to continue.

 

This is really weird. You'd think that since the environment of a virtual machine is predictable, it'd be easier than performing a native install. I hear some other versions of Tiger work better, but I'm not prepared to download anymore ISOs except for Leopard. Hopefully someone's got some ideas.

 

Well, I think pcwiz is wrong about 1 thing -- OS X likes to be installed in a Windows NT virtual machine.

This is my guide -- at the time JAS did not work in VMware, but the ppf2 release works.

http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?s=&...st&p=253464