Comments on: Experiments in Virtualization http://www.wiseontech.com/article/experiments-in-virtualization Hacks, scripts and ideas for the refined geek. Tue, 20 Jul 2010 15:45:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Jonathan Wise http://www.wiseontech.com/article/experiments-in-virtualization/comment-page-1#comment-439 Jonathan Wise Mon, 24 Mar 2008 12:16:40 +0000 http://software.jonandnic.com/thoughts/experiments-in-virtualization#comment-439 I have not yet seen a pre-made Leopard VM floating around, although the OSX86 Project site <a href="http://wiki.osx86project.org/wiki/index.php/Installation_Guides#VMware_Install_Guides" rel="nofollow">has some information</a>. As Chris pointed out, the mouse is sluggish under VMWare, so if you want a real experience, and you have time/energy to spare, you may want to try your luck at the Hackintosh route. Note about the mouse: I've found that using my 10.4.7 VMWare under Vista as the Host OS with VMWare 6, the mouse is much more responsive in the Guest OS. I don't know if this has anything to do with Vista or, more likely, VMWare 6, but its worth mentioning. I have not yet seen a pre-made Leopard VM floating around, although the OSX86 Project site has some information. As Chris pointed out, the mouse is sluggish under VMWare, so if you want a real experience, and you have time/energy to spare, you may want to try your luck at the Hackintosh route.

Note about the mouse: I’ve found that using my 10.4.7 VMWare under Vista as the Host OS with VMWare 6, the mouse is much more responsive in the Guest OS. I don’t know if this has anything to do with Vista or, more likely, VMWare 6, but its worth mentioning.

]]> By: Moti http://www.wiseontech.com/article/experiments-in-virtualization/comment-page-1#comment-437 Moti Mon, 24 Mar 2008 09:34:34 +0000 http://software.jonandnic.com/thoughts/experiments-in-virtualization#comment-437 Hey... loved the post, you seemed to have answered some questions I had about a MAC. I've always bee na windows and occasional linux user, and wanted to foray into the Mac domain...but what i want to do is run a VM of leopard , or build a hackintosh...if i want to run a VM, does leopard run on a VM under vmware? or would i have to go the hackintosh route? thanks Hey…
loved the post, you seemed to have answered some questions I had about a MAC. I’ve always bee na windows and occasional linux user, and wanted to foray into the Mac domain…but what i want to do is run a VM of leopard , or build a hackintosh…if i want to run a VM, does leopard run on a VM under vmware? or would i have to go the hackintosh route?

thanks

]]> By: Jonathan Wise http://www.wiseontech.com/article/experiments-in-virtualization/comment-page-1#comment-130 Jonathan Wise Fri, 07 Dec 2007 00:40:05 +0000 http://software.jonandnic.com/thoughts/experiments-in-virtualization#comment-130 Well, there's not much you can do about the mouse, I'm afraid, although I've read some people have had some luck using other drivers -- like the Microsoft Mouse driver, for instance. The kernel panics I was able to solve by telling VMWare that the Guest OS was NT 4.0. Once doing that it run very well. Well, there’s not much you can do about the mouse, I’m afraid, although I’ve read some people have had some luck using other drivers — like the Microsoft Mouse driver, for instance.
The kernel panics I was able to solve by telling VMWare that the Guest OS was NT 4.0. Once doing that it run very well.

]]> By: Chris http://www.wiseontech.com/article/experiments-in-virtualization/comment-page-1#comment-129 Chris Thu, 06 Dec 2007 23:49:36 +0000 http://software.jonandnic.com/thoughts/experiments-in-virtualization#comment-129 I've set up a virtual machine with OSX 10.4, but it was neigh unusable with the sluggish mouse performance and the occasional kernel freeze. Any advice? I’ve set up a virtual machine with OSX 10.4, but it was neigh unusable with the sluggish mouse performance and the occasional kernel freeze. Any advice?

]]> By: Jonathan Wise http://www.wiseontech.com/article/experiments-in-virtualization/comment-page-1#comment-79 Jonathan Wise Tue, 06 Nov 2007 18:40:22 +0000 http://software.jonandnic.com/thoughts/experiments-in-virtualization#comment-79 Well, i think virtualization is not-allowed in the EULA, unless you're a developer. Which why Parallels hasn't done it. I do, however, own multiple licenses for 10.4, and I'm a developer (although I don't write much more than AppleScript for Macs). Technically, you can't virtualize Vista either, but I wouldn't hesitate to do it if it helped debug a problem in code I was writing... Well, i think virtualization is not-allowed in the EULA, unless you’re a developer. Which why Parallels hasn’t done it.

I do, however, own multiple licenses for 10.4, and I’m a developer (although I don’t write much more than AppleScript for Macs).

Technically, you can’t virtualize Vista either, but I wouldn’t hesitate to do it if it helped debug a problem in code I was writing…

]]> By: ---- http://www.wiseontech.com/article/experiments-in-virtualization/comment-page-1#comment-78 ---- Tue, 06 Nov 2007 18:28:20 +0000 http://software.jonandnic.com/thoughts/experiments-in-virtualization#comment-78 what's the legality of virtualizing mac os x? ;) what’s the legality of virtualizing mac os x?

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