Running virtual Mac OS X with VMWare Fusion

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  1. ozzieugene, Apr 20, 2009

    ozzieugene macrumors newbie

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    Hi ppl,
    not sure if ppl have tried this but I'm trying to run a virtual Mac OS X on my MacBook with VMWare Fusion.

    Does this work? I've tried installing with both DVD as well as from a DMG file but either way I get this error:
    EBIOS Read Error: Error 0x31

    Is this really a problem with the DVD/DMG or is this just not possible.

    Cheers.
     
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  2. Guiyon, Apr 20, 2009

    Guiyon macrumors 6502a

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    Yes and no. You cannot run the standard Mac OS X under virtualization. Apple has relaxed their EULA for Mac OS X Server, however, and allow it to run in a virtualized environment running on Apple hardware. I know both Parallels and VMWare were playing around with this capability but I don't know if either have a patch out yet.
     
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  3. greenythebeast, Apr 20, 2009

    greenythebeast macrumors regular

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    I think there is a hacked virtual image file of osx that can be run on vmware running around somewhere on the pirate bay :rolleyes:
     
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  4. old-wiz, Apr 21, 2009

    old-wiz macrumors G3

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    This is a good way to get stuck with some nasty malware or spyware. Helping people get cracked versions of software is against the forum rules.
     
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  5. greenythebeast, Apr 21, 2009

    greenythebeast macrumors regular

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    I wasn't helping him get anything. I was just mentioning the possibility that it was there.
     
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