bdonkey Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 I've read some posts about people not being able to install with the patched DVD, and I couldn't either (kept getting SAM I/O and hfs_mountroot errors), so I'm posting this information in the hopes that it will help someone out. This is NOT a step by step tutorial; it doesn't contain the exact commands you need to enter and such, but I expect that anyone who actually needs to use this method has already done extensive research in OS X86 (chain0, diskpart, etc.) I used the 8f1111a 10.4.3 developer dtk dmg, converted to iso, and patched with JaS's 4.2b patch. Here's what I did: First, I used diskpart to create a primary partition of type "AF" in some unallocated space on one of my drives. Next, I mounted the ISO image of the patched DTK DVD in Daemon-Tools, and then mapped that drive to a newly created VMware machine (VMware's own ISO option won't work with the HFS+ partitions on the DVD). It shouldn't matter what profile you use (I used the FreeBSD one). Most importantly, I told VMware to use the physical hard drive partition I created previously, instead of an image file. Thus, I could simply boot off the DVD inside VMware, use the Disk Utility to format the partition (NOT the entire disk), and install OS X normally. After that, I simply had to copy the chain0 file to my boot partition root and add it to my boot.ini. I restarted, and selecting the "Mac OS x86" entry in the Windows bootloader worked perfectly. This was actually verified by me; I did it on a Dell Dimension 8200 with a 160GB HD containing Windows and a 40GB containing my OS X installation. There was already another data partition on my 40GB, and I was able to keep it intact. I had some trouble when I forgot to enable the second disk in the BIOS (cause it works fine in Windows anyway), and the chainloader wouldn't find OS X, but the entire process should be the same (and easier) for single disk setups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rollfaster Posted January 31, 2006 Share Posted January 31, 2006 Thanks very much for this, worked like a charm on my system since my DVD drive wasn't completing the installation. I appreciate the time you took to post this, it helped me a lot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssgohan2 Posted February 1, 2006 Share Posted February 1, 2006 I was able to install macosx_10.4.3_JaS.1111a.Generic.Patch.V4.2.iso in vmware to an actually physical disc. I modified my boot.ini file to boot OS X. However when it boots from the hardrive nativley i get the grey screen and the no sign. I waited 20 minutes and the screen does not change. I have a few questions is the above image iso already patched. I believe it is because I can run os x in vmware fine I even saw the JAS patch come up during installation, but can't do it natively. Do I have to do something before it boots natively to get to get past the grey screen. Also is my system causing the problem. my specs are listed below. P4 2.4 GHZ ASUS p4sg33 with SIS chipset 1.5 GB ram ATI 9000 Sound blaster Audigy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skater Posted February 1, 2006 Share Posted February 1, 2006 I have some problems with osx10.4.3 as it doesn't install completely . So, I'd be interested by an install trough VMware , but, I'm not a great specialist of all this stuff . So, I downloaded WMware player, Daemon Tools, and PCBSD as I know that WMware player needs a VM configuration . Now, could you be more precise and describe precisely what kind of actions I have to perform ? What do you mean by mapping the drive , etc ??? It could very helpful for everybody and you 'll see it's often a pleasure to tramsmit one's knowledge to the masses . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phor2zero Posted February 1, 2006 Share Posted February 1, 2006 you need vmware workstation to create a virtual machine... not vmware player.. (i'm pretty sure about this i think) this method worked perfectly for me. A8N-SLI Deluxe Athlon64 3700+ 2GB DDR 40GB PATA (other drives too, this is where I installed osx) NV 7800GTX (no support) 10.4.3 8f1111g vmware and native. (JaS) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolbgdog Posted February 1, 2006 Share Posted February 1, 2006 I still cant install the jas patched dvd iso. It just keeps giving me a SAM multimedia error. I tried all things on here Ill just get a diff iso. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alyssa Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 Does anybody get a DMA not enabled error? I tried enabling it in Windows XP SP2 but I still get the error when trying to install from mounted daemon drive. The install gets past the gray screen to the blue screen then the virtual closes itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkip Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 @coolbgdog You need to use daemon tools to mount the iso and then point VMware towards that drive, VMware doesn't like the iso... My problem... I've created a 10gb partition on my drive using diskpart -> create partition primary id=af and told VMware to use that partition (only) but when I get to the disk utilities the partitions are greyed out and I can't mount them, I get an error saying run first aid, I do, and I get an error on that as well. All help greatly appreciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hungus Posted February 27, 2006 Share Posted February 27, 2006 @coolbgdogYou need to use daemon tools to mount the iso and then point VMware towards that drive, VMware doesn't like the iso... My problem... I've created a 10gb partition on my drive using diskpart -> create partition primary id=af and told VMware to use that partition (only) but when I get to the disk utilities the partitions are greyed out and I can't mount them, I get an error saying run first aid, I do, and I get an error on that as well. All help greatly appreciated I had the same problem. It helped to simply perform "Erase" on that partition. After that, it was mounted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hdavy2002 Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 I have been looking for this tutorial for a long time. I did exactly as mentioned and now i get chain booting error. it is on a primary partition with id=af. Which i created using diskpart. I also went in fdisk and made it active, but says error loading operating system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liebeshengst Posted March 22, 2006 Share Posted March 22, 2006 my VMware installation works fine. it just bothers me that the performance is really low since it's running within xp. i managed to get the dual boot screen up but it's not really running. i can select "Mac OS", but whenever i try to press enter, it jumps back to XP, restarting the countdown. anybody having the same problem? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlNord Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 Do you think it's possible to natively install a patched 10.4.3 ISO through disk part, then dd, then doing the whole chain0 boot.ini process, instead of using VMWare? I installed 10.4.1 through dd instead of VMWare and it worked like a charm, and much easier if you ask me. Thanks guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lwi Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 Hello, i don't understand why with the same settings than you, VmWare is saying : "no bootable cd..." and refuses to start osX ????? Is there an additional thing to do or is it my computer ??? thanks guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brockwitting Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 how do I do the Chain0 replacement thing? Also What is the exact command to format into AF? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brockwitting Posted April 29, 2006 Share Posted April 29, 2006 PLEASE PLEASE, will someone make this a guide? I have been wanting to run OS X natively 4EVER, but I cant do it cause of a APPLEPS2Trackpad error on install, yet it works in VMWare, How do I make my VMWare system natively bootable? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpipitone Posted May 13, 2006 Share Posted May 13, 2006 I have also not been able to get VMWare to boot from the ISO I've mounted with Daemon Tools. I can boot from the 10.4.6 x86 disc, but I am seeing the "There were errors with the installation, please restart" as many others have been seeing as well. I've also tried to install this on another Intel laptop machine here, with the same results. Why does VMware say that there's no bootable CD found? Can anyone help?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpipitone Posted May 13, 2006 Share Posted May 13, 2006 I just upgraded the firmware on my DVD drive, still the same "There were errors installing the software, please try installing again." Any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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