iatkos v7 leopard 10.5.7 to 10.5.8 on vmware 6.5 howto

[kailm]

This is my first attempt to pass this mac installation knowledge down.
So here it goes.

Need a pc cpus core2duo class and above. (AMD same class may work dont know)
Older cpus work, only with hardware virtualization (I believe p4 670 series and above)

Install vmware workstation 6.5 (or server free version), you can use vmware player but you need a config generated.
I used version 6.5.3-185404
You need iatkos v7 DVD iso

start vmware, select new, custom advanced. workstation 6.5 vm
select disk iso as the iatkosv7.iso
OS pick other, freebsd
1 processor, 512MB ram ( you can resize later)
bridge networking
lsi logic adapter
use new IDE virtual disk 16gb in size or larger. Finish.

power on VM boot from DVD, hit F8 to put boot options for the dvd.
put in -v busratio=10 cpus=1
Now the busratio value can be any value of your processor multiplier steppings.
If you dont know your processor multiplier values you can download cpu-z and find out.
It should work out if you pick a value of 7 to be safe.
It should now boot to install screen (hard part done!)
In disk utility format your virtual disk anyway u like (pick name single word only like leo)
Select this disk you just made, and click continue to the customize option screen.
Change options of:
x86patches -> kernel, add voodoo 9.7.0 only
drivers->system-> sata-ide -> intel sata/ide
ps2-> voodoo ps2
hit DONE.
hit Install.
skip dvd check unless u like wasting time.
let it finish, hit restart.

Boot from virtual disk, hit F8, put in boot options of
-v -f busratio=10 cpus=1

And thats it, you should now have a working 10.5.7 macosx running in a vmware!
you can set your kernel flags to boot everytime to be busratio=10 (or your cpu max ratio) via EFI studio editing your boot.plist file.

You can also add once your comfortable with successful booting everytime to
add case sensitive "Graphics Mode"="1024x768x32@60" to the boot options.
This will match your monitor resolution for full screen. (obviously put in your screen resolution in the option) You can set this in boot.plist once you know it works.

You can go ahead and do a update to 10.5.8 and it wont kill the installation.
use vmware snapshots to get a safe install done.
ethernet works out of the box.
you can install the vmsvga driver for vmware to get graphics moving faster a little.
(need to use -svga3d option if using that driver) you can google the kext at sourceforge.
http://sourceforge.net/projects/vmsvga2/
for audio try the ensoniqaudiopci kext although it doesnt work that well.
http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/v...use_mirror=garr (http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/vmsvga2/VMsvga2_1.1.0.mpkg.tar.gz?use_mirror=garr)
http://sourceforge.jp/projects/sfnet_vmsvga2/

you can play around with 2 cpu option and memory once you have it working.

This method doesnt work with snow leopard, but snow leopard works with vmware workstation beta 7 (goto other forums its already mentioned there)

Have fun. :cool:

[victory144]

Testes With Workstation 7 and AMD Phenom II X4 ... all work good ....

Thanks for sharing this configuration ...

[thanhlonely]

Thanks kailm for guide.
I wanted to get MacOS installed on my VMware. My VMware is v7 and my laptop is compaq cq40-324tu with:
CPU = Core 2 dual T6400
RAM = 2G bus 800
HDD = 320G
VGA = Intel GM45
OS = Windows 7
I did all following your guide and I finished installation process. But after the VMware restart and i put some commands as you recommended, the MacOS still go to error which make VMware reboot.
Pls help me.

[ChronoZ]

Boot from virtual disk, hit F8, put in boot options of
-v -f busratio=10 cpus=1


I can't seem to get F8 to do anything, it goes directly into chameleon bootloader :S

[kailm]

So your install goes completely through?
I assume you picked the right options.
What is the string you put in at the chameleon v2 boot loader after hitting f8?

Go into your laptop's bios setting and verify that virtualization is enabled.

[kailm]

your supposed to hit f8 at the chameleon bootloader screen and type in the flags.

you may try any combo of flags if the initial does not work out.

-f -v -legacy cpus=1 platform=86PC -x -x32

when you see the chameleon and hit f8 your flags will appear on the lower left hand corner as you type them

Another thing vmware does on random hang, or behave improperly during boot.
For this just either reset the vm, or power off/on.

[thanhlonely]

My laptop doesn't have virtualization option.
On chameleon v2 i tried many combo of flags as you recommended but the vmware after running startup process for while still went to restart error :(.

[kailm]

thanh: try using the voodoo 9.5.0 kernel instead of the 9.7.0 kernel.

There are some vmware vmx configs you can try also to get software exec stack working using these options. (edit your freebsd.vmx config in notepad )
Idea is to stay away from complicated configs and make it easy, but i guess it work on different
types of cpus that dont support certain features.


monitor.virtual_exec = "software"
monitor.virtual_mmu = "hardware"

or

monitor.virtual_exec = "software"
monitor.virtual_mmu = "software"

[Repr0bate]

I feel like I get a little closer each time but nothing...it installs in VM Ware and when it boots chameleon after the restart i put in all of the following:
-v -f
-v -x
-v cpus=1 busratio=20 (what I used to get it to boot from the cd)
-v -f -x
-v -x cpus=1 busratio=20

and so on and so forth a bunch of different combos....anyone stuck in the same place or got past it and can give me a tip?


my comp specs are

i7 @ 2.67ghz, asus p6t mobo, 4 gigs ddr3 ram, geforce 9800 gt, and 2 500 gig hdds..I run windows 7

Ive been working with this for about a week now. when I first partitioned C and installed iAtkos it looked like it installed (like it always does) ok but when the system restarted itself and booted chameleon it didnt work..I tried booting up windows again but it crashed and I had to reinstall...

I need help Plz!!!

[kailm]

you might want to try the vmx configs in the post above, or
try selecting the voodoo 9.5 kernel during install.

In short, if you can get the CD to boot and install, it should work on the real vm system.
The cd when it boots to install it uses 9.5 kernel.
Unfortunately vmware doesnt emulate all the same on different hardware.
you i7 processor wasnt available when iatkos made v7.

You may try the latest boot loader by copying it to usb, booting vmware on cd while usb attached.
then using the /usr/sbin/installer -pkg bootpkgname -target /Volume/yourvolume through a terminal session. (must be little unix savy)

On the other hand, try one of the other (v1) 2 bootloaders with smbios enablers on iatkos installation itself.
I dont have an exact answer, each hardware is different.
you dont have to reinstall the whole OS every time, just pick only the option you want to try and disable other packages on
the customize screen.

Do you know what line your machine reboots at? doesnt show you any of the boot messages or kernel panic messages?

[roebeet]

I feel like I get a little closer each time but nothing...it installs in VM Ware and when it boots chameleon after the restart i put in all of the following:
-v -f
-v -x
-v cpus=1 busratio=20 (what I used to get it to boot from the cd)
-v -f -x
-v -x cpus=1 busratio=20

and so on and so forth a bunch of different combos....anyone stuck in the same place or got past it and can give me a tip?


my comp specs are

i7 @ 2.67ghz, asus p6t mobo, 4 gigs ddr3 ram, geforce 9800 gt, and 2 500 gig hdds..I run windows 7

Ive been working with this for about a week now. when I first partitioned C and installed iAtkos it looked like it installed (like it always does) ok but when the system restarted itself and booted chameleon it didnt work..I tried booting up windows again but it crashed and I had to reinstall...

I need help Plz!!!

I have a similar setup - i7 @ 2.67ghz, P6T, 12GB RAM, GeForce 9600GT, VMWARE WS 6.5.3. But I run Ubuntu x64 as my host OS.

I managed to get my VM working as follows:

"-v cpus=1 busratio=20" after the CD bootloader pops up.

Similar custom install to the OP, except I used Voodoo 9.5 (9.7 did not work for me at all)

After the install and at the first reboot, same "-v cpus=1 busratio=20" and I got in. And the sound kext mentioned by the OP also worked for me, after-the-fact. I haven't gone any farther yet, but so far it's functional.

[thanhlonely]

Just changed to voodoo 9.5 kernel and everything works like a charm. Thanks Kailm

[eminovsky]

Kailm,

Thank you for this great post. It works very good.
( ubuntu host, vmware 6.5.3)

eminovsky

[pumpin]

first of all hi and thanks for the geuide...
but i have a big problem doing so cause i doesn't even get to that point.
i set up my virtual machine and start it, push any button to get into setup, and then i fairly can see the apple and then... restart.
so what's wrong or what have i done wrong?
aitkos v5 workes fine with the same options.

also tried it directly from my pc's bios, no problems there at all...

my specs:
Core2Duo E6600
ASUS P5Bdeluxe Wifi/ap
2Gb Ram 800Mhz
VGA ATi X1800XT
Os Win7 Prof.

made it to finish setup but i cant start after the install,
when i hit F8 after installing booting with parameters it starts from the cd again if i hit nothing it boots from hdd (i think) but i get an error. cause i cant set any parameters.
when i disable the Iso in the VM i get an error "operating system not found - so what should i do now?

[truculent13]

hi
i have a pc with intel cpu
i check all the requied system for mac & i have it
but when in want to install iatkos 10.5.7
after bood and press F8 & type -V
but i get this error
16558af/c/cd f1f0=16 maxbaud=115200
how i can skip it!
plz plz say how in can fix it!:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

[pumpin]

made it to finish setup but i cant start after the install,
when i hit F8 after installing booting with parameters it starts from the cd again if i hit nothing it boots from hdd (i think) but i get an error. cause i cant set any parameters.
when i disable the Iso in the VM i get an error "operating system not found - so what should i do now?

[pumpin]

got it to work,starting with another method by using the darwin.iso.

but now my VM runs with a retail Snow Leopard :D
using boot-123 procedure...
audio works perfectly, even system update via apple servers...

[yyzyyz]

I also managed to complete the installation of iatkos v7 in vmware but the installed system refuses to boot throwing this error: Operation system not found.

Can you provide details of this other method that made it work?
I also came across reference to darwin.iso in another forum but the download link was broken. Where did you download it form?

[pumpin]

pm'ed you the link

[OffSwitch76]

hello all,
im currently trying to install iatkos v7 with VMware. I have tried what is written in the forum, but when it beings the install. its simply fezzes on the spiny coloured wheel.

my computer speks are
AMD 6000+
N3M72-N motherboard
4 gig ram
Nividia 9800GT graphics card

I can get further with install when i try to install it as a second boot, but it just fezzes further on during the install. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[drummer10630]

I got it to install and boot using kernel 9.5. BTW, in the install instructions it says to enter "-v -busratio=10 cpus=1", I had to leave out the "- " (minus) sign before the word busratio to get it to work. It loaded os X fine and I had internet and so on, but when I shut down the VM and tried to boot it later, it just stalled at -14135 prompt. Any idea what changed? Here is the screenshot.

[kailm]

I stopped receiving notifications on updates to this thread oh well...

@drummer
wow thanks for that typo there, with all the switches out there, I must have blindly put the - in front of busratio. I fixed the first post.
Cannot believe I missed that, its very critical to stop the bouncing reboots in vmware.
About the hang, its not necessary the last line you see is the cause of the hang.
Usually this area of hang is due to some new driver, or graphics setting incompatibility.
Try giving it the graphics mode options to lower resolution.


@yyzyyz (http://www.infinitemac.com/../../member.php?u=18670)
you can go here for the snow guide.
hxtp://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=189969&st=0
Although I used a PC version of snow, not the retail these guys mention. it works good.
again core2duo class and above is a absolute for snow.
The reason for operating system not found is because you are probably using "darwin" setting in the vmx file.
You have to use freebsd for the emulation to boot from regular HD. If you use "darwin" setting in vmx, you need that
darwin.iso boot helper to chain boot to hard drive.

@OffSwitch76 (http://www.infinitemac.com/../../member.php?u=18933)
amd 6000+ was before the core2duo line. Its missing sse4 so under vmware sse3 is dog slow.
Its almost unusable, that is why its freezing. There are ways around it, but emulation is still slow.
Your better off trying to separate HD install the leopard installation. This way it will be faster.

[au10tic]

I am new at Macs but I have managed to install iATKOS V7 on my VMWare 7, but i cant seem to bootup normally unless i enter these startup options;

-v busratio=10 -cpus=1

I tried adding these strings to the com.apple.Boot.plist using the terminal window as "sudo nano"
but everytime i restart, i have to re-type those startup options again, this is how my boot.plist file looks like

<key>Kernel</key>
<string>mach_kernel</string>
<key>Kernel Flags</key>
<string>-v</string>
<string>busratio=10</string>
<string>cpus=1</string>

Is there anything i am missing or that i am doing wrong? please advice.

[kailm]

download an app called efistudio and edit it via that. You may be missing tags or editing the improper location for the file. (i have seen it in 2 places)
Using the app, it makes sure you edit the right one the system booted from.

[lanceomni]

Give this a try ;)

<key>Kernel Flags</key>
<string>-v busratio=10 -cpus=1</string>

[au10tic]

thank you kailm, that is a good program to use in OSX, easy to modify the boot.plist file without running the command in terminal window

@ lanceomni; what can i say? U DA MAN!! I cannot believe it was easy as that, now my os 10.6 boots up perfectly.. I thought i needed to add a string per boot option, newbie me.

Thanks man!!

[phoenix]

Hi, i was wondering how i can change the options without installing the complete os again every time :P
I'm trying to get this OS running on my pc, but for now, it won't work, and reboots after the install, and keeps rebooting. (even with all options.)
I already tried both kernels, but nothing seems to work till now.
Specs :
Asus striker extreme
Intel Q6600 processor
Ati Radeon 4890
4Gb OCZ memory
Windows 7
And running VMware 6.5

Greetings, Chris

[mk553]

Hello,

Thanks for the instructions on installing iATKOS v7 on VMWare 6.5. Everything installed just fine on my Dell XPS M1730 with the instructions provided...except the network. :(

My network card is a "Broadcom NetXtreme 57xx Gigabit Controller", which I believe is actually a 5754, for what it's worth.

The really strange thing is, the NAT settings kind of work... I can ping www.yahoo.com, for instance, and get replies. It can resolve the DNS name, etc, and I can ping all my local computers on the network.

However, Safari is unable to visit any website (one of those Can't Find Host or timeout type of errors). I notice upon boot up, Apple can't 'call home' to synchronize the clock. So why it's working in a bash shell and nowhere else, I have no idea why.

If I switch it to Bridged networking, there is just no hope with that.

I have tried both the 9.7 and 9.5 kernel installs. I've tried adding the Broadcom drivers during the install. Nada.

The only other indication that something is off, is that IFCONFIG says my network adapter is on EN2 instead of EN0.

(Note that I'm not concerned about WiFi, as I only do wired).

I see other posts regarding the Broadcom problem, but nothing specific to VMWare 6.5.1.

Any ideas? Are there any kexts I can try?

Thanks in advance!

[mk553]

I managed to fix my own networking problem:

Seems it's an oddity in VMWare. I had to change the virtual network adapter to a CUSTOM network adapter. I switched it to VMnet2 (Bridged), and ensured that VMnet2 was bound directly to my Broadcom (wired) network adapter on the host.

Not sure if this was necessary, but I also deleted all the network adapters in my hackintosh by running this command, and then rebooting:
sudo rm /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/NetworkInterfaces.plist

This reset my problem with en2 vs. en0.

Hope this helps someone out there in Hackintosh land. ;-)

[dan001]

Hi
first thank's for your work
So i follow your instructions carefuly but when i reboot i reach the screen with Cameleon but
when i hit F8 nothings happen!!
so i can't hit "-v busratio=!!
which bootloader must be installed?
i am on Vmware 7.0 workstation
leopard 10.5.1 work on it.
sorry for my bad english.
regards.
Dan