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Lion runs here in VMware, without obvious problems (yes, the full version).
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Running Lion on VMWare or Parallels
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Could you please write a manual for us? Thanks
Edited: changed instructions, refer to link below.
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UPDATE: Posted more detailed instructions at http://www.obviouslogic.com:8080/solutions/lion-vmware
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I followed along the instructions as closely as possible, buy my VM is hanging at the Apple logo and spinning gear upon startup. Switching over to verbose mode, I get the following output [see attachment]:
Any ideas?
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Yeah, I figured that out...
Apparently my VM works because I originally had Snow Leopard installed and it initialized the nvram. I have an nvram file for download ... give me a second to upload it and I'll post the link here.
Okay, I updated my instructions on my site and provided a download link... http://www.obviouslogic.com:8080/solutions/lion-vmware
There will be another problem after the installation process is completed.. I'm working on the instructions for that as we speak.
UPDATE: Okay, instructions are done, hopefully it works for you all?
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It is more difficult to produce the same results on different configurations. It is more difficult than the short (2 "printed" pages long) manual suggests. It is also the reason, why i did not posted my manual. I do not publish unfinished works. I guess we have to wait for the official support of Lion DP in Fusion. I heard VMware works on it. They certainly know our needs.
wow thanks mjtomlin that worked! i can now try out Lion this is my first attempt installing OS X in a VM.
i had already made the old style installer on an external to try on my hack and so just needed to restore that to a disk image. after the next steps i added mjtomlin's NVRAM file, rebooted and the installer loaded fine.
something to note was i thought the \ for the kernel cache location shouldve been a /, but wasnt and worked fine and the Hard Drive and CD settings were already set properly for me. after installing i rebooted and Lion loaded fine.
i installed VMware Tools to allow a larger resolution, but i see it doesn't support quartz extreme (note: to get VMware Tools to mount you might need to restart after VMware tells you to disconnect the loaded CD)
this is my first attempt installing OS X in a VM.i had already made the old style installer on an external to try on my hack and so just needed to restore that to a disk image. after the next steps i added mjtomlin's NVRAM file, rebooted and the installer loaded fine.
something to note was i thought the \ for the kernel cache location shouldve been a /, but wasnt and worked fine and the Hard Drive and CD settings were already set properly for me. after installing i rebooted and Lion loaded fine.
i installed VMware Tools to allow a larger resolution, but i see it doesn't support quartz extreme (note: to get VMware Tools to mount you might need to restart after VMware tells you to disconnect the loaded CD)
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wow thanks mjtomlin that worked! i can now try out Lion
i had already made the old style installer on an external to try on my hack and so just needed to restore that to a disk image. after the next steps i added mjtomlin's NVRAM file, rebooted and the installer loaded fine.
something to note was i thought the \ for the kernel cache location shouldve been a /, but wasnt and worked fine and the Hard Drive and CD settings were already set properly for me. after installing i rebooted and Lion loaded fine.
There are a lot of instructions for installing Snow Leopard. I attempted to install Lion using those instructions, but failed, so I just decided to install Snow Leopard and go from there. This is why I didn't notice a problem with the NVRAM until after I created a fresh install while writing and testing the instructions.
The forward slash is odd, but I got that from Apple's own examples of com.apple.Boot.plist files, most notably, com.apple.Boot.plist
This file shows all direct paths using forward slashes instead of the normal backwards slash.
wow thanks mjtomlin that worked! i can now try out Lion
i had already made the old style installer on an external to try on my hack and so just needed to restore that to a disk image. after the next steps i added mjtomlin's NVRAM file, rebooted and the installer loaded fine.
something to note was i thought the \ for the kernel cache location shouldve been a /, but wasnt and worked fine and the Hard Drive and CD settings were already set properly for me. after installing i rebooted and Lion loaded fine.
i installed VMware Tools to allow a larger resolution, but i see it doesn't support quartz extreme (note: to get VMware Tools to mount you might need to restart after VMware tells you to disconnect the loaded CD)
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thank you VERY VERY much!!!
nice dofrog!
im proud of my work in getting widescreen 1440x900ness… albeit VMware Tools is super easy to install
im proud of my work in getting widescreen 1440x900ness… albeit VMware Tools is super easy to install
BAHA!nice dofrog!
just installing tools now!
FTR, i did not need to choose the boot device, i basically stopped at step 10. all is working ok (i dont have CD device installed though).
http://www.obviouslogic.com:8080/solutions/lion-vmware/
This Guide works 100%, however, I couldn't get Vmware Tools install properly,so the graphic and others don't work.
Any ideas? Thanks
This Guide works 100%, however, I couldn't get Vmware Tools install properly,so the graphic and others don't work.
Any ideas? Thanks
after you click Install VMware Tools it will complain there is already a disk image in the virtual CD device. let it disconnect the image, or if it doesn't disconnect from the disc icon on the bottom right, or eject the disc from within Lion if its on the desktop. then click Install VMware Tools again and it should mount on the desktop. if not restart Lion and try installing again and should mount. then just install and restart.
tried about 3 times, no dice for me
1. Virtual CDs/DVDs do not work in 64-Bit EFI-"guests" or in Mac OS X server "guests".
2. However, shared folders work (requires at least a logout/login in the VM after the activation). You can mount:
/Library/Application Support/VMware Fusion/isoimages/darwin.iso
on your host machine and you can copy the installer package to a shared folder.
3. You should be able to install the tools from the shared folder.
Good luck!
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1. Virtual CDs/DVDs do not work in 64-Bit EFI-"guests" or in Mac OS X server "guests".
2. However, shared folders work (requires at least a logout/login in the VM after the activation). You can mount:
/Library/Application Support/VMware Fusion/isoimages/darwin.iso
on your host machine and you can copy the installer package to a shared folder.
3. You should be able to install the tools from the shared folder.
Good luck!
ahh. this will work very nicely! thanks very much for all of your input and insight
Solution trouble
Obvious Logic's guide works wonderfully. However on my iMac, if I make any resolution changes, the screen redraw and mouse coordinates get severely thrown off. So be wary of that.
Thanks!
Obvious Logic's guide works wonderfully. However on my iMac, if I make any resolution changes, the screen redraw and mouse coordinates get severely thrown off. So be wary of that.
Thanks!
I did my very best to follow the instructions to a "T" but when I go to boot Lion, it does a Kernel Panic in VMWare every time
UPDATE: Ok so now it's just stuck at the apple logo with the spinner going.
yeah i ran into some bugs where i couldn't do anything after adjusting the res and had to restart. i think theres a problem with the VMware tools. ive just set it to window mode @ 1440x900 and left it.
I did my very best to follow the instructions to a "T" but when I go to boot Lion, it does a Kernel Panic in VMWare every time
UPDATE: Ok so now it's just stuck at the apple logo with the spinner going.
if your installer disk image is setup properly all you pretty much need to do afterwards is touch ServerVersion.plist, check the hard disk and CD settings are correct (i only had to disable splitting) & replace/add the nvram file. then the installer will boot and for me Lion booted fine after installing. so check these first, if they are ok check your installer disk setup.
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got audio working with this http://sourceforge.net/projects/vms...CI_1.0.2_for_SnowLeopard.mpkg.tar.gz/download
laggy and a little crackly though... lets just say don't listen to music with it
laggy and a little crackly though... lets just say don't listen to music with it
So I disabled splitting, replaced the .nvram file , and completed the touch ServerVersion.plist. Still does the same thing.
I think where my issue is (in accordance with your instructions) is Step 5 I had trouble on.