G+_Trey Stegall Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 Does anybody know how or has run OSX software using VM ware on a Windows machine? I have done the reverse with much success, but was wondering if someone has a process on the Windows side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Neo tsn (neotsn) Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 I have installed a VM on Windows to run OSX, but I don't have a process for you. All I can tell you is that it was (at the time) very tricky since OSX had hardware checks before it would even let you install...but that it is indeed possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Dennis A. Deschamps (Dr Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 Can not say that I have because Apple writes software to work hand in hand with the hardware. UEFI vs BIOS offers advantages of the following: ability to boot from large disks (over 2 TB) with a GUID Partition Table (GPT) CPU-independent architecture CPU-independent drivers flexible pre-OS environment, including network capability modular design Consider this before installing OS X in a virtual environment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Vlad Alexa Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 Virtualized or not OS X only runs on machines made by apple unless you hack it and ignore the EULA, and then it's gonna crash and not recognize half of the chips in the machine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Dave Trautman Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 So, this has me thinking which would be better? Having a Mac which can easily run Windows (most any version) or trying to shoehorn some Mac VM onto a Windows PC. I know where I come down on this debate (if it was one) but it makes me wonder just why do it that way? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Neo tsn (neotsn) Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 Dave Trautman Sometimes (as was the case for me back when I did it) the cost of buying a Mac is the most limiting factor in the whole decision. Personally, I was less concerned with chipset support, and crashes, than I was with getting it up and running to test writing software. Granted, any serious developer would not want an OS that is prone to crashing for their development platform - for me the goal was a proof of concept to even get it working at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Dave Trautman Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 Concept is fine for fooling around. Thanks for the reply Neo tsn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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