[robg adds: I haven't tried this one, and I imagine this hint will stop working with the next VMware Fusion beta release.]
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VMWare Fusion 2.0 beta2 supports virtualizing Mac OS X Server as a guest OS. If you try to install a Leopard Client guest, however, you get an error: "The guest operating system is not Mac OS X Server." However, if you create an ISO/CDR image from your Leopard install DVD, mount it, then do this in Terminal...
touch "/Volumes/Mac OS X Install DVD/System/Library/CoreServices/ServerVersion.plist"
After running that command, unmount the image. You can now use that image to install Leopard Client into VMware Fusion with no complaints. After you install, reboot VMware Fusion from the install DVD ISO again, launch Terminal, and run this command:
touch "/Volumes/Macintosh HD/System/Library/CoreServices/ServerVersion.plist"
Then reboot from the hard drive. This probably violates your license agreement, so don't do it -- I certainly wouldn't. See this blog entry for further updates.
[robg adds: I haven't tried this one, and I imagine this hint will stop working with the next VMware Fusion beta release.]
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Nice!
Does it work with Tiger this way? That would be really useful for software testing.
Nice!
As I also have Tiger installed on another partition, I tried this hint with Tiger, by creating, from within Leopard, an OS X Server 64-bit raw partition virtual machine with the help of the vmware-rawdiskCreator command-line program (instructions available on the web): indeed, it works, but the VMware Tools don't seem to be Tiger-compatible, as they crash every time (and so I subsequently uninstalled them); thus, sadly, the Tiger VMs screen resolution is also limited at 1024x768, making it much less attractive than a VM with the Tools installed and working.
Nice!
... P.S.: If you try this hint with a raw disk VM (see above), be sure to delete the ServerVersion.plist file when you reboot OS X into native mode: otherwise, some system preference panes won't fully work (as OS X probably thinks it's still Server and not Client). Discovered this today: fortunately, it's easily fixed.
Virtualize Mac OS X Client on VMware Fusion
This isn't working for me. I think I'm having trouble creating the initial image. Anyone got any tips on that?
Virtualize Mac OS X Client on VMware Fusion
I got it to work by making a Read/Write disc image (had to change the file extension from dmg to iso for VMWare to recognize it) and then following the directions. Only problem is that it looks like the receipts are not created properly during the install. Without the receipts, the software update utility or the 10.5.4 combo updater will not work. Anybody have any ideas? Thanks.
Virtualize Mac OS X Client on VMware Fusion
FYI, This hint allows install on Parallels Server also.
Virtualize Mac OS X Client on VMware Fusion
See the updates at http://blog.rectalogic.com/2008/08/virtualizing-mac-os-x-leopard-client.html for a LaunchDaemon solution to the software update issue.
Virtualize Mac OS X Client on VMware Fusion
I would imagine that the reason you get this error in the first place is that installing OS X Client as a guest OS violates the EULA. The OS X Server EULA now allows for virtualising the OS which is why it is supported, whereas the CLient EULA expressly forbids it.
Virtualize Mac OS X Client on VMware Fusion
Aren't you the sharp one?
Virtualize Mac OS X Client on VMware Fusion
This still works in the latest VMWare 3.0.
Virtualize Mac OS X Client on VMware Fusion
The blog above - http://blog.rectalogic.com/2008/08/virtualizing-mac-os-x-leopard-client.html - now recommends this for VMware Fusion 3: |
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