I have a copy of Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard Server. I am trying to install it on VirtualBox 4.1.26 that is running on Mac OS 10.8. I switched from VirtualBox 4.2.12 to 4.1.26 because I read on line that 4.1.26 worked for installation of 10.6 Server but 4.2.12 did not. My attempt at installation ends by infinitely looping on 'Still waiting for root device'. NForce SATA No detection of SATA at boot in nForce3 once MacOS 10.4.6 is installedAfter installing OS X 10.4.6 native with VMware with any of the method listed in the installation guides, the first boot was OK, configure the OSX with keyboard, personal info, etc.But when you turn it off and on again, it freezes in the holy 'Still waiting for root device'. Update: After upgrading to the latest version of VirtualBox and following the first answer at Install OS X in VirtualBox on iMac?, I am now getting the Still waiting for root device.If I follow the answer about the extra data, I get an Apple logo and a spinning wheel, then I get a crossed-out circle and a spinning wheel.
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I have a great MacBook Pro with awesome retina display, but I mostly run Windows 7 on it through bootcamp. Given that I often have to make iOS related tests, and that switching back and forth between OSX and Windows 7 was quite painful, I decided to try to run OSX as a virtual OS within Windows instead of Windows as a virtual OS within OSX.
If you want to do the same here are the simple things you need to do
1. Open regedit to export a backup of HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetservicesAppleHFS and HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetservicesAppleMNT
2. Keep regedit opened and delete HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetservicesAppleHFS and HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetservicesAppleMNT
3. Reboot and make sure the OSX drive is not visible anymore as D: drive
4. Run in command line “C:Program FilesOracleVirtualBoxVBoxManage.exe” internalcommands createrawvmdk -filename c:RawAppleDisk.vmdk -rawdisk .PhysicalDrive0
5. Open VirtualBox, create a new type “Mac OS X” with version “Mac OS X (64-bit)” virtual machine.
6. Free calculators for mac os x. When asked to create a drive, select “Use an existing virtual hard drive file” and click the orange folder button, select the RawAppleDisk.vmdk that you created in step #4, it should be at the root of C: but you can move it anywhere you like before adding it to the virtual machine.
2. Keep regedit opened and delete HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetservicesAppleHFS and HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetservicesAppleMNT
3. Reboot and make sure the OSX drive is not visible anymore as D: drive
4. Run in command line “C:Program FilesOracleVirtualBoxVBoxManage.exe” internalcommands createrawvmdk -filename c:RawAppleDisk.vmdk -rawdisk .PhysicalDrive0
5. Open VirtualBox, create a new type “Mac OS X” with version “Mac OS X (64-bit)” virtual machine.
6. Free calculators for mac os x. When asked to create a drive, select “Use an existing virtual hard drive file” and click the orange folder button, select the RawAppleDisk.vmdk that you created in step #4, it should be at the root of C: but you can move it anywhere you like before adding it to the virtual machine.
Et voila! Now your virtual machine should boot and run OS X as a virtual OS within Windows 7 running native on genuine Apple hardware
You can learn more about VirtualBox guest limitations for OSX here. And how to change the guest screen resolution here.
Reported by: | Owned by: | ||
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Component: | other | Version: | VirtualBox 4.1.26 |
Keywords: | Cc: | ||
Guest type: | OSX Server | Host type: | Mac OS X |
Description
Attachments
- VBox.log (52.4 KB) - added by kirigiri7 years ago.
- VirtualBox log file
- VBox.4.1.12.MacOSX.7.5.3.log (88.5 KB) - added by kirigiri7 years ago.
- Successfully installation of Mac OS X 10.6 with VirtualBox 4.1.12
- VBox4.1.16.MacOSX.10.8.3.log (79.5 KB) - added by kirigiri7 years ago.
- Unsuccessful installation of Mac OS X 10.6 with VirtualBox 4.1.16
- VBox.4.2.12.MacOSX.10.8.3.log (107.8 KB) - added by kirigiri7 years ago.
- Unsuccessful installation of Mac OS X 10.6 with VirtualBox 4.2.12
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Virtualbox Mac Still Waiting For Root Device Blocked
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Virtualbox Osx Still Waiting For Root Device
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