> Has ANYONE here SUCCESSFULLY installed Mac OS X as a guest OS? Yes, I have. Have mavericks running in a Virtualbox VM hosted on mavericks. Followed similar internet instructions (link below).. have Virtualbox v 4.3.10r93012 didn't have to do anything special (I was actually looking to make the BIOS EFI etc., but ddin't have to do any of that, it just worked!)
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/5478615?tstart=0 use DVD section, this will lead you to an iso file, mount .iso file to virtualbox cdrom, boot from it and you should be good to go. On Friday, May 2, 2014 11:24:56 AM UTC-4, Jason Hsu, Rubyist wrote: > > I have plenty of experience using Linux as a host OS and as a guest OS. > > I like using VirtualBox for Ruby on Rails development because of its > ability to save snapshots. In my early days, I found this indispensable > for installing Ruby on Rails. I still like VirtualBox for Ruby on Rails > development, because it allows me to save a snapshot of a fresh > installation. When I think I've finished an app, I have easy access to a > fresh Ruby on Rails installation where I can try out my app and make sure > that I've included all dependencies in the *.gemspec/Gemfile and that the > setup procedure in my README file is complete. I'm surprised that using > VirtualBox isn't standard operating procedure. > > I have been learning to develop Ruby on Rails on a Mac (I learned the > Linux way first), and I have installed Linux as a VirtualBox guest OS on my > Mac. > > However, I've been unable to install Mac OS X Mavericks in a guest OS on > my Mac OS X Mavericks host. I've followed procedures I found online for > creating an ISO file from the installation file (which I got by downloading > but not installing the installation file from the Apple store), but OS X > didn't boot up on the guest system. I just ended up with an empty black > screen. > > Has ANYONE here SUCCESSFULLY installed Mac OS X as a guest OS? Exactly > what procedure did you follow in creating the ISO file? Or could it be > that the ISO file isn't the problem, and I missed some critical detail in > the boot up process? > > Yes, I was so spoiled by Linux. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rubyonrails-talk/53f3fc54-b2f8-4a48-8fd4-3e5449791947%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
