
- #HOW TO INSTALL VMWARE FUSION ON MAC 10.8 MAC OS X#
- #HOW TO INSTALL VMWARE FUSION ON MAC 10.8 INSTALL#
#HOW TO INSTALL VMWARE FUSION ON MAC 10.8 INSTALL#
Quit Terminal, install Snow Leopard, and boot to Desktopīefore installing VMWare Tools, move ist somewhere (e.g., Desktop): sudo mv /System/Library/CoreServices/ist ~/Desktop/ist (Otherwise you will receive a "VMWare Tools can’t be installed on this disk.

Make necessary directories and file: mkdir -p /Volumes/Macintosh\ HD/System/Library/CoreServices/ & touch /Volumes/Macintosh\ HD/System/Library/CoreServices/ist Start SnowLeopard virtual machine > click desired language and press Return > Utilities > Terminal

Right click SnowLeopard in list of virtual machines > Show in Finder > right click SnowLeopard.vmwarevm > Show Package Contents > add the following line to SnowLeopard.vmx (to mask the CPU since new CPUs are not supported by versions prior to 10.6.7): cpuid.1.eax = "0000:0000:0000:0001:0000:0110:1010:0101"
#HOW TO INSTALL VMWARE FUSION ON MAC 10.8 MAC OS X#
VMWare Fusion 8 > File > New… > "Create a custom virtual machine" (dragging in the DMG misidentifies it as OS X 10.5) > Continue > Apple OS X > Mac OS X Server 10.6 > Continue > Create a new virtual disk > Continue > Customize Settings > assign filename (e.g., SnowLeopard) > Save > CD/DVD (SATA) > Choose a disc or disc image… > select SLserver.dmg > adjust CPU, RAM, hard disk size as desired while you’re in settings > close 10.6 window Write the changes to a new image (e.g., SLserver.dmg): hdiutil convert -format UDRO -o ~/Desktop/SLserver.dmg ~/Desktop/SL.dmg -shadow Insert Snow Leopard retail DVD (OS X 10.6.3) > Disk Utility > highlight the DVD drive ( not the "Mac OS X Install DVD" volume) > File > New Image > Image from "Untitled" > select read/write format (though, according to VMWare, any format should work) > assign desired filename (e.g., SL.dmg) and location (e.g., Desktop) > SaveĬreate a shadow file: hdiutil attach ~/Desktop/SL.dmg -shadowĬopy ist to ist: cp /Volumes/Mac\ OS\ X\ Install\ DVD/System/Library/CoreServices/ist /Volumes/Mac\ OS\ X\ Install\ DVD/System/Library/CoreServices/istĮject the volume: hdiutil eject /Volumes/Mac\ OS\ X\ Install\ DVD/

See below for a discussion of OS X 10.6's EULA. Installing Snow Leopard into VMWare Fusion 8 on El Capitan / docs / Installing Snow Leopard into VMWare Fusion 8 on El Capitan
