VMware Mac OS X Guest Package for ESX, Workstation, Player, Server and Fusion

[shinji257]

Hello. I have been trying to install Snow Leopard 10.6 unsuscesfully several times on VMWare 7.1.3

On Windows 7 on an Intel E8500.

 

Here is the error i got, thanks for your help. Regards

 

Can you post your VMX file?

[pepelepew]

Sure.

 

A question about vmx files. How do you edit? I see it like crypto on notepad, ultraedit...

._Mac_OS_X_Server_10.6__experimental_.rar

[MSoK]

Hello. I have been trying to install Snow Leopard 10.6 unsuscesfully several times on VMWare 7.1.3

On Windows 7 on an Intel E8500.

 

Thanks for your help. Regards

Which method are you using Donk's "darwin iso" or Albert's "Unlocker"? Also your OS X image does not look like a retail DVD, best to buy the retail version currently 10.6.3 and then we can offer better assistance, as using Albert's "Unlocker" method with workstation, our including Donk's preferred method, is pretty we flawless if you have retail media and VT-x is enabled in BIOS.

 

Sure.

 

A question about vmx files. How do you edit? I see it like crypto on notepad, ultraedit...

Should be a straight text file, should open fine in Notepad, if not use Wordpad.

[pepelepew]

Which method are you using Donk's "darwin iso" or Albert's "Unlocker"? Also your OS X image does not look like a retail DVD, best to buy the retail version currently 10.6.3 and then we can offer better assistance, as using Albert's "Unlocker" method with workstation, our including Donk's preferred method, is pretty we flawless if you have retail media and VT-x is enabled in BIOS.

 

 

Should be a straight text file, should open fine in Notepad, if not use Wordpad.

 

I am using darwin method. Ill try the other too. My sister has the original cd, but i downloaded a newer version.

 

If Vt-x is virtualization technology i have it.

 

They are not text file for me. Maybe because vmware 7.1.3?

[pepelepew]

Hello, update. With another DMG image i managed to start the isntalation, but after i select the langauge this occurs, any ideas??

Really thankful

 

[MSoK]

Hello, update. With another DMG image i managed to start the isntalation, but after i select the langauge this occurs, any ideas??

Really thankful

Looks like the image is of a restore DVD, as it is trying to partition something it cannot see, with the Retail DVD you have to manually go in to disk utility and partition the VMware disk before being able to install OS X.

 

In terms of not being able to read or edit your .vmx file, Workstation 7.1.3 should not make any difference, I am running 7.1.3 and am able to read the VMX file using a standard editor, like Notepad or Wordpad. Are you sure it is the ".vmx" file you are trying to read and not one of the other files, i.e. .nvram, .vmdk, .vmsd or .vmxf along with the .log all should be present, but only the .log and .vmx are readable.

 

I would be tempted to uninstall Workstation 7.1.3, then re-install from scratch apply Albert's "Unlocker" link to the topic below:

 

http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php...t&p=1485873

 

Then make sure you have a retail DVD, if your sisters disk is grey it is a restore DVD, better still go to Apple on-line and buy the DVD only costs £25, €29 or $35, well worth the investment. I agree your CPU supports VT-x or "Virtualisation", make sure it is enabled in BIOS. With Albert's "Unlocker" installed you can use the "New Virtual Machine Wizard" to create your OS X guestOS with no modifications required to your .vmx file.

[shinji257]

Looks like the image is of a restore DVD, as it is trying to partition something it cannot see, with the Retail DVD you have to manually go in to disk utility and partition the VMware disk before being able to install OS X.

 

In terms of not being able to read or edit your .vmx file, Workstation 7.1.3 should not make any difference, I am running 7.1.3 and am able to read the VMX file using a standard editor, like Notepad or Wordpad. Are you sure it is the ".vmx" file you are trying to read and not one of the other files, i.e. .nvram, .vmdk, .vmsd or .vmxf along with the .log all should be present, but only the .log and .vmx are readable.

 

I would be tempted to uninstall Workstation 7.1.3, then re-install from scratch apply Albert's "Unlocker" link to the topic below:

 

http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php...t&p=1485873

 

Then make sure you have a retail DVD, if your sisters disk is grey it is a restore DVD, better still go to Apple on-line and buy the DVD only costs £25, €29 or $35, well worth the investment. I agree your CPU supports VT-x or "Virtualisation", make sure it is enabled in BIOS. With Albert's "Unlocker" installed you can use the "New Virtual Machine Wizard" to create your OS X guestOS with no modifications required to your .vmx file.

 

I'll add that save for a few minor hiccups it was install and go. I didn't need a disc to kickstart the VM and it boots Mac OS X like it was a native install. You do need to hunt down an audio driver if you want to have sound and you need a clean VMWare Tools iso which I have now.

[MSoK]

I'll add that save for a few minor hiccups it was install and go. I didn't need a disc to kickstart the VM and it boots Mac OS X like it was a native install. You do need to hunt down an audio driver if you want to have sound and you need a clean VMWare Tools iso which I have now.

Zenith432's latest audio driver "EnsoniqAudioPCI_v1.0.3d1_Common_Installer.pkg" is available at the link below:

 

http://sourceforge.net/projects/vmsvga2/files/

 

If you have issues you can select one of two frequencies either 44KHz or 48KHz.

 

The latest fusion darwin iso is 311, and is available at the link below:

 

http://rapidshare.com/files/419946403/darwin311.iso

[shinji257]

Last but not least (I forgot to mention it) if you get an error when opening VMWare Shared Folders then it means that it is disabled and/or doesn't have any folders listed for the VM. When you do turn it on make sure you shutdown then start the VM again and have it turned on all the time otherwise you will get an error when attempting to write to the shared folder. It will work fine after that.

[pepelepew]

Thank you all. I don't know if ill try this today, i am a bit tired. I'll post my advances.

 

Notes:

- My CPU has virtualization enabled.

- WHen i edited the .vmx that i made with VMWare located at My Documents, i can edit those. Tho i can't edit the one i downloaded with darwin "package"

 

 

regards.

[Donk]

Thank you all. I don't know if ill try this today, i am a bit tired. I'll post my advances.

 

Notes:

- My CPU has virtualization enabled.

- WHen i edited the .vmx that i made with VMWare located at My Documents, i can edit those. Tho i can't edit the one i downloaded with darwin "package"

 

 

regards.

 

There is no VMX file in my darwin package. What did you download and from where?

[MSoK]

Thank you all. I don't know if ill try this today, i am a bit tired. I'll post my advances.

 

Notes:

- My CPU has virtualization enabled.

- WHen i edited the .vmx that i made with VMWare located at My Documents, i can edit those. Tho i can't edit the one i downloaded with darwin "package"

 

regards.

As Donk mentioned his latest darwin iso 310 does not include a .vmx file, see link to his latest darwin iso below:

 

http://www.filedropper.com/vmware-darwin310-macosx1064

[pepelepew]

 

 

 

Thank you everyone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[alexiskai]

Hi guys,

 

I've got an interesting situation. I need to set up OS 10.5 Server on a box running ESX 4.1 (we're doing a P2V on an ailing webserver). I've done this whole shindig about 18 months ago, just as a test, and it worked fine. When I went to do it for real, of course many things had been updated in the meantime. So I downloaded the latest darwin.iso (310-macosx1064) and went about my business. Everything was fine right up to the point where I had to do the install. I discovered that I could not write anything to the virtual drive I'd created. IDE or SCSI, thin provisioning or full, didn't matter. I could format the drive, but once I tried to read or write from the formatted drive, it would hang or kernel panic.

 

Eventually I reverted to the vmware-darwin-200 kernel, which is the way I'd tested it last year, and everything worked like a charm.

 

Now here's my question - what's causing the panics? I'd like to resolve it because if, down the road, I need to host 10.6 Server and 10.5 Server on the same box, I'll have serious problems.

[atz6975]

Hi,

I'm calling to the encyclopedic knowledge of Mac Son of Knife and others :

I just upgraded to vmware to WK713 after being happy with SL10.6.5 @ WK7.0@W7x64 : sound ok + auto fit guest

I reapplied darwin310-1064 and then I get stuck on the glossy new apple startup logo and the wheel.

If I boot with -v : stuck also (of course) but I can see that it stops at the Lan interface loading.

If I boot with -v -f : ALL good just as before WK713 but I'm stuck with the need to type -f on boot options.

 

If I replace the darwin.iso in 310 (glossy apple boot logo) with the one in darwin-wks7 (black apple boot logo) : ALL good and no boot option required.

 

I believe darwin.iso@310 is chameleon and darwin.iso@wks7 is not.

 

I run intel quad core q9400@stock 2.66, of which 2 cores are for my SL1065 vm + 2 GB DDR2 ram (out of 8)

 

with 310 : Apple says I have 2x2.65 unknown, 2 GB DDR2 ram

with wks7 : Apple says I have 2x4.30 unknown, 2 GB ram

 

I'm not sure if this is cosmetics or should I really bother to get 310 working without boot options?

 

Thanks for any advice.

Thanks

 

.encoding = "windows-1252"
config.version = "8"
virtualHW.version = "7"
maxvcpus = "4"
scsi0.present = "TRUE"
scsi0.virtualDev = "lsilogic"
memsize = "2048"
ide1:0.present = "TRUE"
ide1:0.fileName = "auto detect"
ide1:0.deviceType = "cdrom-raw"
ethernet0.present = "TRUE"
ethernet0.connectionType = "bridged"
ethernet0.virtualDev = "e1000"
ethernet0.wakeOnPcktRcv = "FALSE"
ethernet0.addressType = "generated"
usb.present = "TRUE"
ehci.present = "TRUE"
sound.present = "TRUE"
sound.fileName = "-1"
sound.autodetect = "TRUE"
pciBridge0.present = "TRUE"
pciBridge4.present = "TRUE"
pciBridge4.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort"
pciBridge4.functions = "8"
pciBridge5.present = "TRUE"
pciBridge5.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort"
pciBridge5.functions = "8"
pciBridge6.present = "TRUE"
pciBridge6.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort"
pciBridge6.functions = "8"
pciBridge7.present = "TRUE"
pciBridge7.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort"
pciBridge7.functions = "8"
vmci0.present = "TRUE"
roamingVM.exitBehavior = "go"
displayName = "SL64i"
guestOS = "darwin10-64"
nvram = "SL64i.nvram"
virtualHW.productCompatibility = "hosted"
extendedConfigFile = "SL64i.vmxf"
ethernet0.generatedAddress = "00:0c:29:4d:ba:c1"
uuid.location = "56 4d 37 17 d8 25 2d 24-58 70 ce 89 8a 4d ba c1"
uuid.bios = "56 4d 37 17 d8 25 2d 24-58 70 ce 89 8a 4d ba c1"
cleanShutdown = "FALSE"
replay.supported = "FALSE"
replay.filename = ""
pciBridge0.pciSlotNumber = "17"
pciBridge4.pciSlotNumber = "21"
pciBridge5.pciSlotNumber = "22"
pciBridge6.pciSlotNumber = "23"
pciBridge7.pciSlotNumber = "24"
scsi0.pciSlotNumber = "16"
usb.pciSlotNumber = "32"
ethernet0.pciSlotNumber = "33"
sound.pciSlotNumber = "34"
ehci.pciSlotNumber = "35"
vmci0.pciSlotNumber = "36"
vmotion.checkpointFBSize = "134217728"
ethernet0.generatedAddressOffset = "0"
vmci0.id = "1369848921"
numvcpus = "2"
ethernet0.linkStatePropagation.enable = "TRUE"
ich7m.present = "TRUE"
ide1:0.startConnected = "TRUE"
usb:0.present = "TRUE"
usb:1.present = "TRUE"
tools.remindInstall = "FALSE"
usb:1.deviceType = "hub"
usb:0.deviceType = "mouse"
ethernet0.vnet = "VMnet0"
tools.syncTime = "FALSE"
powerType.powerOff = "soft"
powerType.reset = "soft"
checkpoint.vmState = ""
mks.enable3d = "TRUE"
isolation.tools.hgfs.disable = "TRUE"
sharedFolder.maxNum = "1"
sharedFolder0.present = "TRUE"
sharedFolder0.enabled = "TRUE"
sharedFolder0.readAccess = "TRUE"
sharedFolder0.writeAccess = "TRUE"
sharedFolder0.hostPath = "C:\Users\Desktop"
sharedFolder0.guestName = "Desktop"
sharedFolder0.expiration = "never"
RemoteDisplay.vnc.enabled = "FALSE"
usb.autoConnect.device0 = ""
scsi0:0.present = "TRUE"
scsi0:0.fileName = "\\VMStorage\SL64\SL64i.vmdk"
scsi0:0.mode = "independent-persistent"
scsi0:0.redo = ""
ide1:0.autodetect = "TRUE"
usb.generic.autoconnect = "FALSE"
scsi0:1.present = "FALSE"
ide0:0.present = "FALSE"
floppy0.present = "FALSE"

[MSoK]

Hi,

I'm calling to the encyclopedic knowledge of Mac Son of Knife and others :

I just upgraded to vmware to WK713 after being happy with SL10.6.5 @ WK7.0@W7x64 : sound ok + auto fit guest

I reapplied darwin310-1064 and then I get stuck on the glossy new apple startup logo and the wheel.

If I boot with -v : stuck also (of course) but I can see that it stops at the Lan interface loading.

If I boot with -v -f : ALL good just as before WK713 but I'm stuck with the need to type -f on boot options.

 

If I replace the darwin.iso in 310 (glossy apple boot logo) with the one in darwin-wks7 (black apple boot logo) : ALL good and no boot option required.

 

I believe darwin.iso@310 is chameleon and darwin.iso@wks7 is not.

 

I run intel quad core q9400@stock 2.66, of which 2 cores are for my SL1065 vm + 2 GB DDR2 ram (out of 8)

 

with 310 : Apple says I have 2x2.65 unknown, 2 GB DDR2 ram

with wks7 : Apple says I have 2x4.30 unknown, 2 GB ram

 

I'm not sure if this is cosmetics or should I really bother to get 310 working without boot options?

 

Thanks for any advice.

Thanks

Not sure what has changed, move up to 7.1.3 should have gone without a hitch, couple of pointers from your VMX file, need to add the following:

 

smc.present = "FALSE"

monitor.virtual_exec = "hardware"

monitor.virtual_mmu = "software"

 

See if that helps, alternatively we, including Donk have switched to using Albert's "Unlocker" for Workstation, we only use Donk's "darwin iso" method with ESXi 4.1.

 

So if you are still not making progress, then uninstall Donk's "darwin iso" and install Albert's "Unlocker", link below. Then either create a new guestOS OS X, as Apple is directly supported by the new virtual machine wizard in Workstation 7.1.3 having used the "Unlocker", or change the following settings in your existing OS X's VMX:

 

firmware = "efi"

smc.present = "TRUE"

keyboard.vusb.enable = "TRUE"

mouse.vusb.enable = "TRUE"

 

Link to Albert's "Unlocker" topic:

 

http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php...t&p=1485873

[qwerty2020]

Is there an updated tutorial on this?

I would like to install Mac OSX Snow Leopard Server on VMWare ESXi 4.1. Is it possible?

Because from the manual attached on this links given by Donk

http://www.filedropper.com/vmware-darwin-200

http://www.filedropper.com/vmware-darwin-voodoo

http://www.filedropper.com/darwin-wks7 (Workstation 7 and Snow Leopard support)

 

it says that Leopard is supported on all but Snow Leopard 10.6 is only support on Fusion.

 

Thanks

[MSoK]

Is there an updated tutorial on this?

I would like to install Mac OSX Snow Leopard Server on VMWare ESXi 4.1. Is it possible?

Because from the manual attached on this links given by Donk

http://www.filedropper.com/vmware-darwin-200

http://www.filedropper.com/vmware-darwin-voodoo

http://www.filedropper.com/darwin-wks7 (Workstation 7 and Snow Leopard support)

 

it says that Leopard is supported on all but Snow Leopard 10.6 is only support on Fusion.

 

Thanks

Snow Leopard is fully supported in ESXi 4.1, use Donk's latest "darwin iso" 310, link below, install as per the original manual and add all the settings, except use guestOS = "darwin10-64" which works in ESXi 4.1.

 

http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php...t&p=1523890

 

The boot procedure may need a couple of flags, so see the following post, but try without first.

 

http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php...t&p=1495893

[qwerty2020]

Thanks for the reply...

I just tried installing it.

I encountered kernel panic problems.

Used this as bootup settings

 

1. rd(0,1)/legacy_kernel -v -f -x rd=disk1s3

2. rd(0,1)/legacy_kernel -v -f -x rd=disk0s2

 

Still encountered kernel panic. Note: That I am using Snow Leopard Server. I got from piratebay:

Mac_OS_X_Server_10.6_-_Snow_Leopard_-_RETAIL_(real)

 

I also tried to edit vmdk to change ddb.adapterType = "lsilogic" to ide but still encounters kernel panic.

[MSoK]

Thanks for the reply...

I just tried installing it.

I encountered kernel panic problems.

Used this as bootup settings

 

1. rd(0,1)/legacy_kernel -v -f -x rd=disk1s3

2. rd(0,1)/legacy_kernel -v -f -x rd=disk0s2

 

Still encountered kernel panic. Note: That I am using Snow Leopard Server. I got from piratebay:

Mac_OS_X_Server_10.6_-_Snow_Leopard_-_RETAIL_(real)

 

I also tried to edit vmdk to change ddb.adapterType = "lsilogic" to ide but still encounters kernel panic.

We really need to see your vmware.log file and vmx file attached as text files, also while it may be valid, we only support the retail DVD purchased from Apple, the non server version is only £25, €29, $39 from Apple on-line, a worthwhile investment.

[Donk]

We really need to see your vmware.log file and vmx file attached as text files, also while it may be valid, we only support the retail DVD purchased from Apple, the non server version is only £25, €29, $39 from Apple on-line, a worthwhile investment.

 

And £59 to become an Apple developer with access to the server version for developing and testing. Well worth the money!

[MSoK]

And £59 to become an Apple developer with access to the server version for developing and testing. Well worth the money!

This is an annual cost, just for information, but well worth the investment, I agree with Donk!

[Menno]

Hello,

 

I just Installed 2x Dell R210 Servers with vmware esx 4.1 (not ESXi) from my hosting company. What is the newest file that I need for booting Snow Leopard Server? I have access to the developer version, so basically this is 10.6.0, I also have a retail server 10.6.3 from my mac mini but I think I should use the version from the developer seed. (CPU ids)

I also have access to the latest darwin.iso from vmware fusion, does this also work? It's just for fun and testing while I have the access :-).

 

Another question: Would it work if I make a Mac OS X Server in vmware fusion and copy the whole package to ESX?

 

Just some thoughts :-). Thanks in advance for any advice.

[MSoK]

Hello,

 

I just Installed 2x Dell R210 Servers with vmware esx 4.1 (not ESXi) from my hosting company. What is the newest file that I need for booting Snow Leopard Server? I have access to the developer version, so basically this is 10.6.0, I also have a retail server 10.6.3 from my mac mini but I think I should use the version from the developer seed. (CPU ids)

I also have access to the latest darwin.iso from vmware fusion, does this also work? It's just for fun and testing while I have the access :-).

 

Another question: Would it work if I make a Mac OS X Server in vmware fusion and copy the whole package to ESX?

 

Just some thoughts :-). Thanks in advance for any advice.

I would expect the one for your Mini Mac, is the restore DVD for your Mac, and this will not work, pretty sure the Developer version should be OK. You will need Donk's latest darwin iso (310) installed on the ESX 4.1 Server(s) and you will have to do all the install work using vSphere Client on to the individual ESX Servers and not via vCentre.

 

As far as I am aware installing the VMware Tools in to your guestOS, via the fusion darwin.iso, has little or no benefit under ESX 4.1, although Zenith432's graphics driver does improve performance, see link below:

 

http://sourceforge.net/projects/vmsvga2/

[Menno]

Thank you for the fast reply!

It's not the restore dvd. It's the retail 10.6.3 snow leopard server dvd (Diskutility --> New Disk Image) (Was for the old mini's). Guess I should convert it to ISO. Does this work with the Intel Xeon X3430? (Basically a Core i5)

 

I will reserve one server to deal with vSphere client. I will report back when I progressed further!

Graphics performance should not be a Issue, I will enable remote deskop and then use the apple remote desktop software. Works Incredibly fast with the Mac Mini's in my Server Rack. I guess this would be also for a virtual machine.