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Joe 90 · 24-04-2008, 12:46

lame, ah well. what about OSX then?

Feek · 24-04-2008, 12:59

Well Leopard is just the latest version of OS X....

If you look at the link I posted about three or four posts up, it gives you all the details about installing OS X in a VM - Step two gives suggestions of where to download a copy.

Joe 90 · 24-04-2008, 15:06

aye, been reading that, thanks

Joe 90 · 26-04-2008, 14:54

feek, havin issues with this setup.

screeny

any ideas how i setup the HDD? and will the vm actually use one of my partitions like it would if it were installed onto the PC without the vm? i.e. i installed a vm for server 2003 and it just had a virtual hdd - will it do that?

Burnsy2023 · 26-04-2008, 15:30

VM need virtual HDDs, they can't see your HDD, so wouldn't be able to partition it.

Getting a 404 on the pic btw...

Feek · 26-04-2008, 15:32

What burnsy said..

But I don't see a screeny (page not found)

Joe 90 · 26-04-2008, 15:35

ah, sorry, jpg was saved in paint so needed caps - fixed

oh and as u see, no hdds... how do u fix that?

Feek · 26-04-2008, 15:54

Utilities on the menu bar at the top and run the Disk Utility where you can create your partition within the VM.

Joe 90 · 26-04-2008, 15:58

aye, i've got that up but can't figure out how to create a partition... its just got the rom drive and the disk image listed in the left pane, and i can't see any options to setup a partition

Feek · 26-04-2008, 16:02

Hmm, this is from memory..

Highlight the disk, you have a bar in the right panel, something like erase, partition, restore, raid.

Select Partition and below that it will show the current setup which will be empty I think.

You then have some buttons at the bottom which allow you to add partitions, or to select standard layouts (2 partitions, 3 partitions, etc). Do all that, set a partition, erase it and then close disk manager.

It's a bit fiddly at first, took me a while to suss it.

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Feek ex SAS Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: JO01ou Posts: 10,062	Well Leopard is just the latest version of OS X.... If you look at the link I posted about three or four posts up, it gives you all the details about installing OS X in a VM - Step two gives suggestions of where to download a copy. __________________

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Joe 90 Absinthe Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Chester Posts: 2,345	feek, havin issues with this setup. screeny any ideas how i setup the HDD? and will the vm actually use one of my partitions like it would if it were installed onto the PC without the vm? i.e. i installed a vm for server 2003 and it just had a virtual hdd - will it do that? __________________ 360 Blog \| Join GiffGaff \| Twitter Last edited by Joe 90; 26-04-2008 at 15:34.

26-04-2008, 15:32	#56
Feek ex SAS Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: JO01ou Posts: 10,062	What burnsy said.. But I don't see a screeny (page not found) __________________

26-04-2008, 15:30	#55
Burnsy2023 Long Island Iced Tea Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Southampton Posts: 105	VM need virtual HDDs, they can't see your HDD, so wouldn't be able to partition it. Getting a 404 on the pic btw...

26-04-2008, 15:35	#57
Joe 90 Absinthe Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Chester Posts: 2,345	ah, sorry, jpg was saved in paint so needed caps - fixed oh and as u see, no hdds... how do u fix that? __________________ 360 Blog \| Join GiffGaff \| Twitter Last edited by Joe 90; 26-04-2008 at 15:44.

26-04-2008, 15:54	#58
Feek ex SAS Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: JO01ou Posts: 10,062	Utilities on the menu bar at the top and run the Disk Utility where you can create your partition within the VM. __________________

26-04-2008, 15:58	#59
Joe 90 Absinthe Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Chester Posts: 2,345	aye, i've got that up but can't figure out how to create a partition... its just got the rom drive and the disk image listed in the left pane, and i can't see any options to setup a partition __________________ 360 Blog \| Join GiffGaff \| Twitter

26-04-2008, 16:02	#60
Feek ex SAS Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: JO01ou Posts: 10,062	Hmm, this is from memory.. Highlight the disk, you have a bar in the right panel, something like erase, partition, restore, raid. Select Partition and below that it will show the current setup which will be empty I think. You then have some buttons at the bottom which allow you to add partitions, or to select standard layouts (2 partitions, 3 partitions, etc). Do all that, set a partition, erase it and then close disk manager. It's a bit fiddly at first, took me a while to suss it. __________________