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pippox0

Post ed 2 1 Nov em ber 2 0 1 3 - 1 1 :1 6 A M

Hi, i want to share m y experiance with OSx Mav ericks installation on Virtualbox 4 .3 0. I hav e prepared the ISO from dm g after i prepared it with the usual guide . I boot with HackBoot and i hav e installed on GUI partition on VDI. First of all Mem ory ... I think that m em ory com pression of Mav ericks is bloating/freezing Virtual m achine. On 2 Gb Ram (in v irtual m achine) OSX Mav ericks runs well On 1 Gb ram (in v irtual m achine) OSX Mav ericks freezes v ery often ( i get m ore free m em ory using m em ory clean app from Appstore ) ... on start free m em ory is about 1 00-1 50m b : this is too sm all to run any one program ... After i hav e start m em ory clean, the free m em ory rises at 56 0-6 00 Mb free on 1 02 4 of v irtual Ram . OSX Lion and Mlion run well ev en with 1 Gb of Ram ... Second iWorks 2 01 3 ... it runs without Qe/Ci enabled so i can be used inside v irtual m achine ... ( this is good !! )

So the question is : Is possible to disable Com pression m em ory feature in Mav ericks ? I think it will be usefull in VM . Best regards PippoX0 At t ached Files (http://www.insanely m ac.com /forum /index.php?app= core&m odule= attach&section= attach&attach_id= 1 3 2 3 6 0) VB_Mavericks.JPG (http://www.insanely m ac.com /forum /index.php? app= core&m odule= attach&section= attach&attach_id= 1 3 2 3 6 0) 114.06KB 8 6 dow n loa ds

pippox0

Post ed 2 1 Nov em ber 2 0 1 3 - 0 2 :3 1 PM

GUIDE - How t o inst all OS X Mavericks 10.9 on Virt ualbox 4.30

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What we need

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a) an Intel Core Duo2 Host com puter ( m ine Optiplex 7 6 0) Windows XP or win7 (I use WinXp 3 2 bit to run Virtualized OS X Mav ericks 6 4 bit on VB) Needed (VT-x) enabled on Bios PC 2 GB of phisical Ram or m ore VirtualBox 4 .3 0 or later Hackintosh running Mac Os X to create OSXMav ericks.dm g and iso

0. Create OSX Mav ericks DVD -----------------------Follow any guide here in the forum I followed OSX Mav ericks on Optiplex 7 6 0 Guide for creating a USB pen and i adapted to a DMG creation. http://www.insanely m ...-m av ericks-1 09 / (http://www.insanely m ac.com /forum /topic/2 9 2 7 4 8-dell-optiplex-7 80-7 6 0-guide-osxm av ericks-1 09 /) Using Disk utility create a Disc Im age OSXMav ericks.dm g of 6 Gb. Using Disk utility restore Basesy stem .dm g to OSXMav ericks.dm g Rem ov e sy m link for Packages in /Sy stem /Installation of DMG Copy Packages folder from Mac OS X Install ESD into /Sy stem /Installation of DMG Copy Mach_Kernel into / of DMG Copy /Extra folder with the needed Kexts Install Cham eleon-2 .2 sv n-r2 2 6 5 on DMG

HINT: To boot Mav ericks in VMM with only 1 02 4 KB RAM , OSinstall.m pkg m ust be patched ... because inside there is a check for m inim um RAM ... ->Copy OsInstall.m pkg from /Sy stem /Installation/Packages to Desktop open it with Flat Package Editor drag the file "distribution" som ewhere (Desktop will do) open "distribution" in a text editor and find "MinRAM" inside Find this ... ----------m inRam = 2 04 8 -------------> Change to: m inRam = 1 02 4 and sav e "distribution" drag back the file "distribution" in Flat Package Editor Sav e m pkg and drag back to /Sy stem /Installation/Packages Rem em ber that this m ust be done only if y ou hav e 2 Gb Ram on Host com puter that's all !

00) Create ISO from DMG Inside OSXMav ericks.DMG copy also Mach_kernel Hint : You hav e to recreate DVD Hy brid ISO using term inal and hdiutil m akehy brid -iso -joliet -hfs -o OSXMav ericks.iso OSXMav ericks.dm g

1 . Create v irtual m achine: -------------------------VM Nam e and OS Ty pe * Nam e: OSX Mav ericks * Operating Sy stem : Mac OS X * Version: Mac OS X Mav ericks (6 4 bit)

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* enable v irtualization in BIOS HOST com puter (VT-x) * Mem ory 1 02 4 MB (m inim um ) * Virtual Disk Size: 2 0GB (or m ore) * Boot Order: CD/DVD-ROM, Hard Disk * Extended Features: Enable IO APIC * Extended Features: Enable EFI ( first boot Disable - after installation Enable it) 2 . Set Option in VM ----------------------Enable Hardware clock in UTC tim e Enable absolute pointing dev ice Display Video Mem ory : 3 2 MB Extended Features: Enable 3 D Acceleration Storage SATA controller for HDD im age Ty pe: AHCI IDE Controller for CD/DVD dev ice Ty pe: ICH9 Audio Host Audio: Windows Direct Sound Audio Controller: Intel HD Audio Network * Enable Network Adapter * Attached to: NAT * Adapter Ty pe: Intel PRO/1 000 MT Serv er (82 54 5EM) * Cable connected

3 . Installation --------------Download HackBoot_Mav .iso which i created Link HackBoot_Mav .iso to DVD em ulation and run Virtual Machine Switch HackBoot_Mav .iso with OSXMav ericks.ISO and press F5 Start installation - Choose the language y ou want - Choose Disk Utility in the m enu Utilities - Choose the VBOX Hard Disk, put the nam e OSXMav ericks and press Erase button partition schem e GUID and HFS+ journaled - When finished close the Disk Utility and continue - Now y ou should be able to choose the form ated driv e and then choose install button - Now it should install OSX Mav ericks on y our v olum e (Notice that it will take ~2 0 m in to finish!)

4 . Post Installation -------------------To be able to start Mav ericks y ou hav e to use “Hackboot_Mav .iso” rem ov e Enable EFI flag from VB Boot HacBoot_Mav on DVD em ulation - Choose OSXMav ericks HD and press Enter - Create user .... - Now we hav e to delete /Sy stem /Library /CoreServ ices/Platform Support.plist file. - now using Kexthelper install these Kexts * fakesm c.kext * nullCPUPowerm anagenent.kext - Shutdown VM ( if it does'nt close VM) - Re Enable EFI flag , that y ou find under Settings - Sy stem - rem ov e HackBoot_Mav .iso from DVD em ultation - Start OSXMav ericks

Enjoy y our Mav ericks on VB!

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PippoX0

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(http://www.insanely m ac.com /forum /index.php?app= core&m odule= attach&section= attach&attach_id= 1 3 2 3 6 6 ) HackBoot _Mav.rar (http://www.insanely m ac.com /forum /index.php? app= core&m odule= attach&section= attach&attach_id= 1 3 2 3 6 6 ) 2.56MB 1 7 1 7 dow n loa ds (http://www.insanely m ac.com /forum /index.php?app= core&m odule= attach&section= attach&attach_id= 1 3 2 57 8) AppleHDA.kext .zip (http://www.insanely m ac.com /forum /index.php? app= core&m odule= attach&section= attach&attach_id= 1 3 2 57 8) 1.54MB 9 8 6 dow n loa ds - AppleHDA for Virtualbox Audio ( com patible with OSX 1 0.7 , 1 0.8 and 1 0.9 ) -------------------Hint: To enable all iCloud stuff related ( FindMy Mac,ect.) see m y post [How To] Enable "Find My Mac" with a FAKE Recov ery HD *UPDATED* http://www.insanely m ...ery -hd-updated/ (http://www.insanely m ac.com /forum /topic/2 7 1 2 06 -how-to-enable-find-m y -m ac-with-afake-recov ery -hd-updated/)

mcolinp

Post ed 0 7 Decem ber 2 0 1 3 - 0 4 :1 2 A M

I hav e been looking through this post (as well as m any others); y our m ethod for loading Mav ericks into Virtualbox, definitly seem s to be the m ost likely way to get it to work. I am hav ing a hard tim e with Step 3 : specifically where it say s: "Link HackBoot_Mav .iso to DVD em ulation" . . . Could y ou elaborate on this step possibly ? I would greatly appreciate it. I hav e downloaded y our Hackboot_Mav .iso; though I cannot figure out how to get it to load another iso to boot the installer. The other m ethods I hav e tried m any other m ethods, which hav e all had v arious kernal panics; and I hav e nev er successfully gotten to the installer from within Virtualbox. I hav e built m any m ore than one Hackintosh, and I am try ing to get a VM setup for specific reasons. It seem s to be m ore difficult than I had expected.

-EDIT- I hav e tried the F5 key ; incase y ou were wondering. Though it does not do any thing for m e, so I am not sure what is wrong.

mcolinp

Post ed 0 7 Decem ber 2 0 1 3 - 0 5 :5 9 A M

Ok; So I figured it out; and wanted to giv e an update, in-case any one is reading this because of the sam e issue. It took m e som e play ing around to realize that the window for the v irtual m achine would allow m e to change iso's by clicking on the cd/DVD icon and choosing the other disk. This seem ingly equates to a v irtual equiv elant of ejecting a phy sical cd, and then putting in another cd, or DVD. And f5 works to refresh the new disk as a boot option.

pippox0

Post ed 0 7 Decem ber 2 0 1 3 - 0 6 :0 2 A M

Hi, Did y ou link hackboot to DVD in v irtualbox preference of v m ? I guess y ou had ... The procedure is run v m , wait the loading of first iso, then return in the upper m enu and select the second iso. Press f5 to refresh DVD m ount and then run m av ericks iso. Hint: m ore easy way is create in preference two DVD v irtualized hw. In the first set hackboot and in the second m av ericks. Let m e known if y ou resolv e ... I See y ou resolv ed it :-)

mcolinp

Post ed 0 7 Decem ber 2 0 1 3 - 0 8 :1 2 PM

Well . . . I was able to get the Hackboot iso to work and to load the Mav ericks installer. Howev er; It works perfect on a Mac host (Virtualbox installed on OSX), but the installer does not load when I try it on a Windows host. It seem s to hang for som e reason before the Graphic UI for the Installer loads. I suppose I need to m ake som e adjustm ents in the Kexts or som ething, but I am at a loss at the

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m om ent . . .

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doabigcheese

Post ed 0 8 Decem ber 2 0 1 3 - 1 0 :4 8 PM

Hi m colinp, try to boot with -x flag (just ty pe -x when y ou see the boot icon of the driv e) by e

pippox0

Post ed 0 9 Decem ber 2 0 1 3 - 0 5 :5 6 A M

Hi , Check y ou hav e put in Mav ericks DMG/ iso in Sy stem /Library /Extentions/ these Kexts

* fakesm c.kext * nullCPUPowerm anagenent.kext

See y a

mcolinp

Post ed 1 0 Decem ber 2 0 1 3 - 0 1 :3 9 A M

doabigcheese, on 08 Dec 2013 - 4:48 PM, said: Hi m colinp, try to boot with -x flag (just ty pe -x when y ou see the boot icon of the driv e) by e

Whenev er I ty pe "-x" before booting from the installer m edia (From inside the Hacboot Cham eleon gui); It com plains that it cannot find m ach kernal . . . . If I don't ty pe "-x"; it will show v erbose up to when it would norm ally switch to the Graphical Installer gui. It then proceeds to display the spinning beach ball of doom and does nothing . . .

pippox0, on 08 Dec 2013 - 11:56 PM, said: Hi , Check y ou hav e put in Mav ericks DMG/ iso in Sy stem /Library /Extentions/ these Kexts

* fakesm c.kext * nullCPUPowerm anagenent.kext

See y a I hav e tired this; still does not get m e past the v erbose stage described abov e in last reply to other poster . . . I hav e been doing other reading on Virtualbox; and it seem s that there are som e unresolv ed instabilities within Virtualbox on Windows 8.1 . Not sure if this is 1 00% the culprit, but it is starting to look suspect . . .

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pippox0

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mcolinp, on 09 Dec 2013 - 7:39 PM, said: I hav e been doing other reading on Virtualbox; and it seem s that there are som e unresolv ed instabilities within Virtualbox on Windows 8.1 . Not sure if this is 1 00% the culprit, but it is starting to look suspect . . .

Try to start VirtualBox in com pability m ode (i.e Windows XP) or ... try VMware

Marko S

Post ed 1 0 Decem ber 2 0 1 3 - 0 3 :3 6 PM

I'm getting error "This is not supported m ethod of installing the operating sy stem . Please run Install OSX Mav ericks.app"

pippox0

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Marko S, on 10 Dec 2013 - 09:36 AM, said: I'm getting error "This is not supported m ethod of installing the operating sy stem . Please run Install OSX Mav ericks.app"

Hi, To help y ou, i need som e m ore info ... Sy stem Host - which Windows v ersion ?? Virtualbox - which VB v ersion ?? and y our Host Hardware - CPU, RAM, etc.

firepigmac

Post ed 1 2 Decem ber 2 0 1 3 - 0 3 :2 3 PM

hi, about this "Using Disk utility create a Disc Im age OSXMav ericks.dm g of 6 Gb" i should select GUID partition table or MBR when create this 6 Gb disk ?

pippox0

Post ed 1 2 Decem ber 2 0 1 3 - 0 9 :4 8 PM

Guid is Ok ...

firepigmac

Post ed 1 5 Decem ber 2 0 1 3 - 0 8 :4 2 A M

thanks. take note dm g size m ust set to 8Gb else when copy packages will hav e "not enough free space" in this step "Inside OSXMav ericks.DMG copy also Mach_kernel and KernelCache". i can only find "Mach_kernel" in "Install1 09 .zip" and where is this "kernelCache" ?

atlantisman87bis

Post ed 1 5 Decem ber 2 0 1 3 - 0 1 :1 0 PM

Hello, i'v e certainly a stupid question, because i try to do this tutorial but i'm blocking at the step

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Using Disk utility restore Basesy stem .dm g to OSXMav ericks.dm g where i could find the Basesy stem .dm g please ? i ve download the Mavericks from Appstore and i found a InstallESD.dm g in the content but not this thanks

pippox0

Post ed 1 5 Decem ber 2 0 1 3 - 0 5 :5 2 PM

firepigmac, on 15 Dec 2013 - 02:42 AM, said: thanks. take note dm g size m ust set to 8Gb else when copy packages will hav e "not enough free space"

i checked it out and for m e 6 GB are fine. If y ou need m ore space, y ou can m ake a DMG bigger. Kernelcache is not needed ... --------------@atlantism an87 bis Follow the guide to USB Pen creation -> first post Basesy stem .dm g is inside InstallESD.dm g

jamesrt

Post ed 1 5 Decem ber 2 0 1 3 - 0 9 :4 1 PM

Hi, I'm getting stuck after booting from the "hackboot_m av .iso" im age; I can switch to the OS X .iso I'v e created ok, press < f5> , and the kernel boots ok; but seem s to get stuck at about the stage it tries to m ount the root disk. See screenshot (output when using "-x" kernel flag): (http://www.insanely m ac.com /forum /index.php?app= core&m odule= attach&section= attach&attach_id= 1 3 3 3 05) ScreenShot .png (http://www.insanely m ac.com /forum /index.php?app= core&m odule= attach&section= attach&attach_id= 1 3 3 3 05)
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Yes, I'v e noticed the error around "FakeSMC" about half-way down the screen shot, I know I'v e put fakesm c.kext into /Sy stem /Library /Extensions; not sure why that m essage appears (I'v e also copied the whole Install1 09 extracted .zip file into the root of the im age, so "/Install1 09 /Kexts/FakeSMC.kext" exists; but not sure if that is confusing the issue or not!) VirtualBox v 4 .3 .4 ; real com puter is a Dell Latitude E6 54 0 (i7 core) running Windows 7 x6 4 . Any suggestions? (Note, as I also hav e a m acbook, I'v e tried booting the sam e im ages in Parallels, and it does progress to the installer, so I'm hopeful I hav en't done any thing too stupid with m y im age creation, and that I just need som e kernel com m and-line m agic...) Any suggestions welcom e!

pippox0

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Hi , First, fakesm c.kext should be in S/L/E ( Sy stem /Library /Extensions) or /Extra/Extentions. Mach_kernel should be in / root Second, try to repair perm issions on Dm g with Disk Utility , before y ou create the ISO. Third, try to boot with -v -f

luckman212

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This looks really interesting! Does iMessage work from inside this VM? Just curious, b/c I hav e not been able to get it to work with VMware.

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