Install snow leopard 10.6 in VMware

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The biggest problem with installing Mac OS in VMware Is boot. Because Windows and Linux are installed in VMware, they are all ISO files that can be directly booted, while Mac files cannot be started directly in VMware. With the help of Darwin. ISO, the problem may be solved. The installation method described below is successfully tested on Vmware 7.0.

The hardware for installing the machine should be as good as possible, so that after Mac OS is installed, the running speed will be smoother and the machine will not be stuck. The recommended hardware is as follows:

Memory: 2 GB +

This installation method has passed the test on vmware7.0. It is best to install version 7.0. The new version provides better support for Mac.

Follow the Wizard to create a VM and select "typical" by default ". -1.

Select "other" and select "freebds 64-bit", as shown in-3.

Enter the name of your virtual machine and select the storage path of the virtual machine. -4.

After the VM is created, check the memory allocation and allocate at least 1 GB of memory. -6.

Change the virtual machine's network settings to "bridged", so that the network IP address after the system is installed is in the same network as the working machine, facilitating VNC or remote connection. -7.

In the CD/DVD option, Point "use ISO image file" to the Darwin. ISO file. -8.

Find the Virtual Machine storage path, find the file with the vmx extension, such as "mac10.6.vmx", and change the value of guestos in the file to darwin10. -9.

Log out of VMware and restart VMware. Open the options Option and check the default settings of other. It should be changed to "Mac OS X Server 10.6 ". -10. Now, the preparation is complete.

When everything is ready, click "power on this virtual machine" to start the virtual machine. If "VMware is starting Mac OS X" shown in-11 is displayed, it indicates that the startup is successful.

Select VM-> setting, as shown in-12.

In "use ISO image file", point the source file to the Mac 10.6 installation package. Note that after you Click Browse, you can only view files in ISO format by default. You need to change the default format to "*. *" to see the DMG file. In addition, You must select "connected" under device status. -13.

The page shown in-14 is displayed, indicating that the location of the Mac installation package has been found and start.

Follow the Wizard to install the SDK. If-16 is displayed, the disk is not found.

Click "utilities"-> "Disk utility"

Open the disk management window. Select erase and click erase to format the disk. -18.

After formatting, click Disk utility-> quit Disk utility in the upper left corner. Exit the installation page. The disk icon appears, as shown in-19.

10. after the system is installed, the system prompts operating system not found when the Mac OS system is started. This is because the MAC system cannot be started directly in the virtual machine even after installation, you need to point the CD/dvd iso file to Darwin in the VM settings. ISO. It is guided by Darwin, and then starts the MAC system.

11. After the MAC system is installed, the sound cannot be used normally. You need to install "ensoniqaudiopci 2" to use it normally.

12. After the system is installed, all functions in the system are the same as those on real Mac machines. Chrome, VNC, and FTP can be used normally, and MAC systems can also be upgraded automatically.

13. if you need to upgrade the Mac OS, after the upgrade, if you are prompted to restart, the system will prompt operating system not found at startup, because the reboot after the upgrade is from the hard disk, this does not work on virtual machines. Therefore, you need to restart the virtual machine to boot it from the Darwin file.