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    Mac OS X VMWare on Windows?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by dkris2020, May 15, 2013.

  1. dkris2020

    dkris2020 Notebook Evangelist

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    Ok I wanted to know more about Virtualization and running Mac OS X via vmware on PC. Mainly I wanted to know how it runs and if there is GPU compatibility with virtualization or not.
     
    dkris2020, May 15, 2013
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    As far as I know you cannot run OS X on anything other than Mac hardware, at least not legally...
     
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  3. dkris2020

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    The "legal" part is whether or not the os is a legal copy or a distro. It has been accomplished however the question is what are the limitations.

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    The ability for software companies to enforce EULAs on individual costumers is pretty questionable, imo. Especially the shrink-wrap versions.

    Anyway, it's completely doable to run OSX in a VM under Windows without much issue. I'm doing it under VirtualBox using the iATKOS_ML2 method and a copy of OSX 10.8 (legit, of course). The only issue I have with running OSX is that the "Most Visited Webpages" screen in Safari flickers badly and that shutting down OSX through OSX causes a kernel panic, so I have to shut down via VirtualBox instead (powering off the VM).

    How to install OS X Mountain Lion in Virtualbox with iAtkos
     
    Jarhead, May 15, 2013
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    ...Isn't discussion of this particular topic against the forum rules? I seem to recall many a similar thread being locked in the past.
     
    Peon, May 16, 2013
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    It used to be, but that ban has since been lifted. Though we're still not allowed to talk about pirating OSX, or anything else still.
     
    Jarhead, May 16, 2013
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