That's true, and, it's not supported or recomended. HTH On Aug 7, 2009, at 6:48 AM, Portia wrote:
> Excuse my spelling, but when I researched doing that, I read that > you need emulaters and other things. > > Hth, > > Portia. > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected] > ] On Behalf OfFrank Ventura > Sent: Thursday, August 06, 2009 8:11 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: running leopard on a pc? > > Where can you buy OSX Server software without having to purchase it > with xserv hardware. I would love to virtualize a server role. > Frank > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected] > ] On Behalf OfChris Blouch > Sent: Tuesday, July 28, 2009 5:27 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: running leopard on a pc? > > VMWare supports running OSX Server in a VM but last time I tired to > move one of these VMs to my Windows box it failed to launch so they > must be tying it to running in Fusion on Mac hardware somehow. I'm > sure there's hackery somewhere that would lift this restriction but > that restriction is in place but I'm sure that restriction is in > place to keep things legal. Here is their blog post about it from > last January: > > http://blogs.vmware.com/vmtn/2008/01/virtual-leopa-1.html > > CB > > ben mustill-rose wrote: > In order for this to work, you would have to obtain a modified osx > image that is floating around the internet. There are reports of > people running these in vm's but the biggist problem that your going > to run into is hardware incompatabilities. > If I were in your situation, I would look up if your hardware has ever > run leopard before (Google osx86), download a leopard disk image and > then set up a dule boot. I know its a bit more hassle in the end, but > it goes with out saying that leopard will have more resources > available to it if you do go this rout as apposed to running it in a > vm. > > On 25/07/2009, Barry Hadder <[email protected]> wrote: > > I remember reading somewhere that vmware used to have something for > the pc a few years ago that would run mac os. They pulled it though > due to threats they got from Apple. > > On Jul 24, 2009, at 11:05 PM, Blake Sinnett wrote: > > > I really don't think that'll work. As far as I know there isn't a VM > that emulates EFI (extensible firmware interface.) However, I could > be wrong. > > > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: running leopard on a pc? > Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2009 22:02:32 -0500 > > > Hi, I have vmware for windows as well as my ibook, and some other > > people on > > another list I'm on are trying to run leopard on the pc under > > vmware and I > > was trying it to but I don't know if it is possible or not, I > > chose other as > > the os because there isn't an option for the mac os. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.5.392 / Virus Database: 270.13.45/2286 - Release Date: > 08/06/09 18:17:00 > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
