Found my own answer ( in of all paces the Manual, go figure ). Sum it up, No you can't to do so you need to run on Apple HW and only OS/X Server is supported in very limited way. So don't get your hopes up, the only way to do it is NOT Legal, ho well.
Starting with version 3.2, VirtualBox has experimental support for Mac OS X Server guests. This allows you to install and execute unmodified versions of Mac OS X Server on supported host hardware. Whereas competing solutions perform modifications to the Mac OS X Server install DVDs (e.g. different boot loader and replaced files), VirtualBox is the first product to provide the modern PC architecture expected by OS X without requiring any "hacks". You should be aware of a number of *important issues* before attempting to install a Mac OS X Server guest: 1. Mac OS X is commercial, licensed software and contains both license and technical restrictions that limit its use to certain hardware and usage scenarios. It is important that you understand and obey these restrictions. Only the Mac OS X Server is designed to be used in a virtual environment and therefore, VirtualBox does not support Mac OS X client as a guest. As a result, before attempting to install Mac OS X Server in a virtual machine, make sure you understand the *license restrictions* of the Mac OS X version you want to use. For most versions of Mac OS X Server, Apple prohibits installing them on non-Apple hardware. These license restrictions are also enforced on a technical level: Mac OS X Server verifies whether it is running on Apple hardware, and most DVDs that that come with Apple hardware even check for an exact model. These restrictions are *not* circumvented by VirtualBox and continue to apply. 2. Only *CPUs* known and tested by Apple are supported. As a result, if the Intel CPU is newer than the build of Mac OS X Server, it will most likely panic during bootup with an "Unsupported CPU" exception. It is generally best to use the Mac OS X Server DVD that came with your Apple hardware. 3. The Mac OS X Server installer expects the harddisk to be *partitioned* so when it does not offer a selection, you have to launch the Disk Utility from the "Tools" menu and partition the hard disk. Then close the Disk Utility and proceed with the installation. 4. In addition, as Mac OS X Server support in VirtualBox is currently still experimental, please refer also to Chapter 13, *Known limitations*<http://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch13.html> . http://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch03.html#intro-macosxguests On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 12:24 PM, Joseph Apuzzo <[email protected]> wrote: > While adding the PPA for VirtualBox 3.2 ( non-OSS, but free to use ) I > came across this statement: > > "VirtualBox 3.2 comes with support for MacOS X, meaning you can install the > original MacOS X in your Linux or Windows VirtualBox." > http://www.webupd8.org/2010/05/virtualbox-ubuntu-1004-lucid-lynx.html > > I see there is a target called "MAC OS X Server" and I see posts that > people have been able to install "hacked, illegal" versions. > But can you take a legit OS/X CD and install into a VM? Can anyone comment, > if not is anyone up for some experiments? > Please I am only interested in understanding legitimate install options, as > in buying a OS/X CD and running it under Ubuntu in a VM. > I feel this is useful information for the group and is a worthy endeavor. > > Joe > > > >
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