Is it possible to run Mac OS X from a Windows XP machine using VMWare?

6/3/2009 1:48:10 PM

I hate to be that guy, but

http://www.google.com/search?q=Is+it+possible+to+run+Mac+OS+X+from+a+Windows+XP+machine+using+VMWare

6/3/2009 1:51:04 PM

Yes, that was gay.

I'd like some input from someone that has done it. Google only tells me of hacks to get it to work. I'd like to see if there's a simple way.

I tried to with 10.4.8 with no success and want to try with Mac OS X v10.5.6 Leopard before I spend $129

6/3/2009 1:55:39 PM

Well, you only asked if it's possible.

6/3/2009 1:57:10 PM

It seems like it should be simple enough to run the VM from the Mac OS X iso just like any other VM, but it hasn't been that way...

and google only points me to ways to pirate the image and hack it (I'd like to avoid a pirated version)

6/3/2009 2:03:12 PM

you know Snow Leopard is coming out soon (supposedly). unless you really need it, i wouldn't buy Leopard right now

6/3/2009 2:42:54 PM

do you know a time frame on that?

6/3/2009 2:45:37 PM

supposedly apple is going to be demoing the final developer preview at next week's WWDC, but i've seen reports that it might not be ready till September so ymmv

[Edited on June 3, 2009 at 2:54 PM. Reason : two months ago reports were that release was imminent. so who knows]

6/3/2009 2:53:48 PM

i think i read that snow leopard server officially supports being VMware'ed.

6/3/2009 3:09:04 PM

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"and google only points me to ways to pirate the image and hack it (I'd like to avoid a pirated version)"

You can use a retail DVD, but you will always have to hack it to get install it on non-Apple hardware. It's very grey area whether it's legal or not. But you do not need a pirated image to get it working.

There is no *legal* way to just put in a DVD and install it on PC hardware.
The quasi-legal way is to download the patches, dump your DVD, patch it and reburn it.

6/3/2009 5:56:58 PM

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"(I'd like to avoid a pirated version)"

even if you go buy a legal copy of leopard, apple explicitly states in the EULA that it forbids installing the OS on non-apple hardware.

with this being said, breaking the EULA isn't illegal (it's not an executable contract).

in response to your original question... yes... that's how the very first builds of OS X running on the modified darwin kernel were released.

http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=118663&mode=linear

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"You can use a retail DVD, but you will always have to hack it to get install it on non-Apple hardware."

not really, have you seen the latest EFI emulation projects? i mean, technically that's a "hack" in and of itself, but you're doing nothing whatsoever to the leopard installer. hell, it even loads the modified kexts before the OS boots.

6/3/2009 8:57:40 PM

^it's just doing the hack injection on boot rather than pre-install. It's all still very grey area. I haven't messed with OSX86 in a while, since I own both a Mac and a PC, but up until 10.4.8, I was a pretty avid user for a year or so. Really good community working on it, and I've actually used some offshoot projects on my real Mac

6/4/2009 3:23:53 AM

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"i hate to be that guy, but..."

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"yes. that was gay."

lol

6/4/2009 3:27:22 AM

latest info says snow leopard to be released sooner rather than later

http://www.macrumors.com/2009/06/04/apple-nearing-completion-of-snow-leopard/

6/4/2009 8:59:23 PM

i'm guessing WWDC.

6/4/2009 10:19:53 PM

like, now available in stores announcement at wwdc? i'd be surprised if it was that soon. i'd guess mid july for iphones, september/october for snow leopard

6/4/2009 10:26:14 PM

well, idk.

they surprised us with releasing the iPhone OS 3.0 beta on the day they announced it... though i admit, i guess it's pretty unlikely they'll have it in stores then.

6/4/2009 10:27:16 PM

yeah if anything was going to be in stores next week, we'd likely have seen reports of large shipments going in to apple stores

[Edited on June 5, 2009 at 12:30 AM. Reason : .]

6/5/2009 12:30:02 AM