notechy Posted May 5, 2007 Share Posted May 5, 2007 Hello I am wanting to install a osx86 VMWare image in VMware and have not had any success yet. It just wants no network boot, even after changing to CD rom in the BIOS ! I have mounted the image tiger-x86-flat.img with damon tools to G: drive and used the same in the VM machine. Nothing loads?! Are there any special tricks to it. I have done quite a few trials with Windows and linux on VmWare and where working nicely. Would like to try OSX before I am intend to buy a MAC(maybe). Any help regarding the installation of the osx in VMWARE is very much appreciated.. Thanks NT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notechy Posted May 5, 2007 Author Share Posted May 5, 2007 Hi Any chances that someone could give a hand. I am also not to sure if the image I have:tiger-x86-flat.img is the right to mount with damon tools? Creating the new disk and edit it in VmWare seems to go ok. Just nothing there when I want to load the osx?! NT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinkFreak Posted May 6, 2007 Share Posted May 6, 2007 well look in the cd what file if any are in the cd. Even on windows there should be 6-8 files. My thought is you got a fake one or a PPC one. You need one that says Mac oS JaS. This might help http://www.osx86.theplaceforitall.com/howto/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notechy Posted May 7, 2007 Author Share Posted May 7, 2007 LinkFreak, Thanks All I want to do is this For some reason the image is not loaded on the virtual drive when I want to start/load it up in VmWare?? Any one who would have some spare time to go through with me? Can I actualy load that image in VmWare? Thanks NT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcook Posted May 7, 2007 Share Posted May 7, 2007 tiger-x86-flat.img isn't a CD image, it's a harddisk image. Mount it as a harddisk instead of a CD-ROM in VMWare and it should boot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notechy Posted May 12, 2007 Author Share Posted May 12, 2007 psychopath Thanks for that! I have installed the MacOSX_10.4.6DVDPATCHED_Myz.iso and so far so good. I struggle to get the networkgoing and the change of the display going. Network card is a Network Adapter 3Com 3C910 Integrated Fast Ethernet Controller (3CSOHO100B-TX Compatible) and the display of the main machine is RADEON 9600 SERIES Have you any ideas around this? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcook Posted May 13, 2007 Share Posted May 13, 2007 No prob . You'll probably need Callisto to change the resolution for that card. Or manually edit com.apple.Boot.plist. Networking might work by installing another driver (don't know which for that card). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notechy Posted May 13, 2007 Author Share Posted May 13, 2007 No prob . You'll probably need Callisto to change the resolution for that card. Or manually edit com.apple.Boot.plist. Networking might work by installing another driver (don't know which for that card). psychopath Thanks for that! And have you any suggestion where I can find Callisto? Also does it change solely the VmWare OSX or does it change the card of the host machine? Meanwhile the network works perfectly! Regards NT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcook Posted May 13, 2007 Share Posted May 13, 2007 Omni's Callisto page is here. Although now that I think about it, it probably won't help inside VMWare, since the video card OS X will see is the emulated VMWare card, not your Radeon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notechy Posted May 16, 2007 Author Share Posted May 16, 2007 Omni's Callisto page is here. Although now that I think about it, it probably won't help inside VMWare, since the video card OS X will see is the emulated VMWare card, not your Radeon. and how do I edit the VmWare card to change the display? Do I need to change in the vmx file, though I have not seen anything regarding the display there that could be changed? So where does that leave me?? Thanks NT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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