- #TORRENT FOR MAC LION HOW TO#
- #TORRENT FOR MAC LION MAC OS X#
- #TORRENT FOR MAC LION INSTALL#
- #TORRENT FOR MAC LION MANUAL#
- #TORRENT FOR MAC LION SOFTWARE#
You can download it and use it in your VM.
#TORRENT FOR MAC LION HOW TO#
Booting into that system seems to have set the NVRAM so that it will know how to boot a Lion volume. I have a VM that I initially used as a Snow Leopard system. The default NVRAM will boot up previous OS X systems, but it will not boot up a Lion volume. Also, if the hard disk is going to be used as a boot disk, it cannot be split into separate 2 GB files, so make sure to deselect that option when the HD is created. *įeel free to make any other changes to the settings with one caveat, you must use a SCSI hard disk IDE drives are not recognized by the installer after it boots.
#TORRENT FOR MAC LION MAC OS X#
Select 'Operating System: Apple Mac OS X' and 'Version: Mac OS X Server 10.6 64-bit', then click Continue.Ĭlick the 'Customize Settings' button, then name and save the new virtual machine.Ĭhoose 'CDs & DVDs' from Settings, then click 'Use disc image' and select your installer image.Ĭhoose 'Hard disks' from Settings, deselect 'Split into 2 GB files' for the pre-created hard drive and click 'Apply'. Select 'Create a custom virtual machine' and then Continue. Open VMware Fusion and select 'New.' from the File menu.Ĭlick the 'Continue without disc' button. This shouldn't be anything new to you, but I'll go through each step anyway. $ cd /Volumes/MyInstaller/System/Library/CoreServices The system checks for the existence of a file in a specific location you can imitate a server installation simply by creating that file. Step 7: Flag the system as a server installation.Īgain, in order to boot an OS X volume in VMware, it needs to be a server. The copy (cp) command will take a few minutes it's copying a few gigabytes of data, so be patient.
#TORRENT FOR MAC LION INSTALL#
$ sudo cp -R '/Volumes/Mac OS X Install ESD/Packages' /Volumes/MyInstaller/System/Installation/Packages $ sudo rm /Volumes/MyInstaller/System/Installation/Packages Make sure the boot file contains at least the following key/value to specify the location of the kernelcache file,īefore the packages can be copied from the Lion installer image, there's a file on your installer image that needs to be deleted. $ cd /Volumes/MyInstaller/Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/ $ cp '/Volumes/Mac OS X Install ESD/kernelcache' /Volumes/MyInstaller/kernelcache I rename mine back to 'MyInstaller'.įirst the file needs to be copied from the Lion installer image to your installer image, then the boot configuration file updated to specify the location of the file. Please note, if you chose to 'Erase destination', your installer image will now have the same name as the source, 'Mac OS X Base System'. Once that is finished, you can eject the BaseSystem image, it is no longer needed. The 'Restore' feature in Disk Utility works great for this. The entire contents of the base system needs to be copied to your installer image. The volume will mount as 'Mac OS X Base System' One of these hidden files is BaseSystem.dmg which is used to boot the system.
The Lion installer image contains a bunch of hidden files, to get to them you'll need to run the Terminal application.
If yours mounts as something different, then you will need to make any necessary changes to reflect that in the following steps. The image I obtained mounts as 'Mac OS X Install ESD'. You can name it whatever you want, but be sure to modify the steps below accordingly. Partitions: Single partition - Apple Partition Map Using Disk Utility, create and mount a new image with the following settings,
#TORRENT FOR MAC LION MANUAL#
The new app also provides links to Support information, including a Mac OS X user manual and link to Apple's OS support pages, as well as a hardware user manual, specifications, and hardware support pages.įinally, a Service panel provides links to AppleCare for checking warranty coverage status and other options for service and repair, along with a link selling an extended AppleCare agreement. The Storage panel provides an iTunes-like overview of how disk space is being used by each attached volume and partition, providing a link to Disk Utility.
#TORRENT FOR MAC LION SOFTWARE#
The command now launches a simple new app titled System Information, which provides an Overview panel linking to both Software Updates and a hardware System Report (which launches the existing System Profiler for more detailed information).Ī Displays panel details the current video interface and settings, providing a link to the Display panel in System Preferences. After converted Mac OS X's Apple Menu to link to the new Mac App Store market rather than just linking to its 'Mac OS X Software' web page, Apple has now turned its attention to the pedestrian 'About This Mac,' providing easy access to system details.
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