invalid opcode attempting to install Snow Leopard guest on Mohave
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invalid opcode attempting to install Snow Leopard guest on Mohave
Grettings,
I've been attempting for the first time to install an old version of macos on top of a mac (I've been successful with windows and linux guests).
My host machine is a Mohave, 10.14.6. The guest I wish to install is Snow Leopard 10.6.
I've gotten to the point where I can start running the installer in the VM. I cannot get past the following error: "panic(cpu 1 caller 0x2abf44): Kernel trap at 0x42fca960, type 6: illegal opcode".
I've already tried the following suggestions:
- viewtopic.php?f=22&t=97969&p=479994&hil ... rd#p479994
- viewtopic.php?f=22&t=98665 (using the "Intel Core2 T7600 2.33GHz" suggestion without success)
Other things that I've tried:
- installing the 32bib vs 64bit
- using the ICH9 chipset vs PIIX3
Can anyone suggest something else ? As this is my first post, I can't seem to attach a screen shot of the error, so I'll try doing that in a 2nd post.
I've been attempting for the first time to install an old version of macos on top of a mac (I've been successful with windows and linux guests).
My host machine is a Mohave, 10.14.6. The guest I wish to install is Snow Leopard 10.6.
I've gotten to the point where I can start running the installer in the VM. I cannot get past the following error: "panic(cpu 1 caller 0x2abf44): Kernel trap at 0x42fca960, type 6: illegal opcode".
I've already tried the following suggestions:
- viewtopic.php?f=22&t=97969&p=479994&hil ... rd#p479994
- viewtopic.php?f=22&t=98665 (using the "Intel Core2 T7600 2.33GHz" suggestion without success)
Other things that I've tried:
- installing the 32bib vs 64bit
- using the ICH9 chipset vs PIIX3
Can anyone suggest something else ? As this is my first post, I can't seem to attach a screen shot of the error, so I'll try doing that in a 2nd post.
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Re: invalid opcode attempting to install Snow Leopard guest on Mohave
The forum's Upload Attachment tab allows this at any time, even first post. Crop & resize to get under the 128kB size limit.DFW wrote:I can't seem to attach a screen shot
I'm no Mac guru, but, for the sake of the gurus that may be able to help:
How did you do these?DFW wrote:I've already tried the following suggestions
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Re: invalid opcode attempting to install Snow Leopard guest on Mohave
My screenshots, using "grab", were too big. So, thanks scottgus1 for the info.
Here are the last lines of the panic.
Here are the last lines of the panic.
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Uh wugga wugga wugga."
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Re: invalid opcode attempting to install Snow Leopard guest on Mohave
The suggestions consist essentially in fooling the installer into thinking that the processor is older than reported by virtual box.
I literally tried, with no success.
Not knowing much about what processor profiles to use, I also tried
The only thing that changes is the trap address.
I literally tried
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VBoxManage modifyvm SnowLeopard --cpu-profile "Intel Core2 T7600 2.33GHz"
Not knowing much about what processor profiles to use, I also tried
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VBoxManage modifyvm SnowLeopard --cpu-profile "Intel Xeon X5482 3.20GHz"
"Uh wugga wuh. Uh wugga wuh.
Uh wugga wugga wugga.
I wugga wuh uh wugga wuh
Uh wugga wugga wugga."
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Uh wugga wugga wugga.
I wugga wuh uh wugga wuh
Uh wugga wugga wugga."
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Re: invalid opcode attempting to install Snow Leopard guest on Mohave
OK, thanks. Here's a list of other processor types to try. viewtopic.php?t=84423#p400761 Maybe one of them might match what a web-search session comes up with for what kinds of CPUs were in Snow Leopard Macs.
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Re: invalid opcode attempting to install Snow Leopard guest on Mohave
Thank you very much ! I will give them a shot.
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Uh wugga wugga wugga.
I wugga wuh uh wugga wuh
Uh wugga wugga wugga."
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Re: invalid opcode attempting to install Snow Leopard guest on Mohave
I've now tried:
Excitingly, resulted in the error
which is different from all the rest (but I don't understand why).
Is there a cpu-profile list somewhere ? I don't see where VBoxManage can display a list (probably too large).
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VBoxManage modifyvm SnowLeopard --cpu-profile "Intel Core2 T7600 2.33GHz"
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VBoxManage modifyvm SnowLeopard --cpu-profile "Intel Xeon X5482 3.20GHz"
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VBoxManage modifyvm SnowLeopard --cpu-profile "Intel Core i7-6700K"
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VBoxManage modifyvm SnowLeopard --cpu-profile "Intel Core i7-5600U"
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VBoxManage modifyvm SnowLeopard --cpu-profile "Intel Core i7-3960X"
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VBoxManage modifyvm SnowLeopard --cpu-profile "Intel Core i7-2635QM"
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VBoxManage modifyvm SnowLeopard --cpu-profile "Intel Xeon X5482 3.20GHz"
Excitingly,
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VBoxManage modifyvm SnowLeopard --cpu-profile "Intel Core i5-3570"
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Failed to open a session for the virtual machine SnowLeopard.
CPUM internal processing error #1. (VERR_CPUM_IPE_1).
Result Code: NS_ERROR_FAILURE (0x80004005)
Component: ConsoleWrap
Interface: IConsole {872da645-4a9b-1727-bee2-5585105b9eed}
Is there a cpu-profile list somewhere ? I don't see where VBoxManage can display a list (probably too large).
"Uh wugga wuh. Uh wugga wuh.
Uh wugga wugga wugga.
I wugga wuh uh wugga wuh
Uh wugga wugga wugga."
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Uh wugga wugga wugga.
I wugga wuh uh wugga wuh
Uh wugga wugga wugga."
-- Richard Feynman
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Re: invalid opcode attempting to install Snow Leopard guest on Mohave
More attempts, none of which got past the panicked cpu...
Forestalling the question: Yes, I rebooted the virtual machine after each of these configuration modifications.
Side question: on the installation DVD, there are 2 identical boot.efi files, one in usr/standalone/i386 and the other one in System/Library/CoreServices. Does it matter which one I select when falling into the interactive shell ?
I'll keep on plugging along <sigh>.
Thanks for any other suggestions !
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VBoxManage modifyvm SnowLeopard --cpu-profile "Intel Xeon X5482 3.20GHz"
VBoxManage modifyvm SnowLeopard --cpu-profile "Intel Core2 X6800 2.93GHz"
VBoxManage modifyvm SnowLeopard --cpu-profile "Intel Pentium M processor 2.00GHz"
VBoxManage modifyvm SnowLeopard --cpu-profile "Intel Atom 330 1.60GHz"
VBoxManage modifyvm SnowLeopard --cpu-profile "Intel Pentium N3530 2.16GHz"
Side question: on the installation DVD, there are 2 identical boot.efi files, one in usr/standalone/i386 and the other one in System/Library/CoreServices. Does it matter which one I select when falling into the interactive shell ?
I'll keep on plugging along <sigh>.
Thanks for any other suggestions !
"Uh wugga wuh. Uh wugga wuh.
Uh wugga wugga wugga.
I wugga wuh uh wugga wuh
Uh wugga wugga wugga."
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Uh wugga wugga wugga.
I wugga wuh uh wugga wuh
Uh wugga wugga wugga."
-- Richard Feynman
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Re: invalid opcode attempting to install Snow Leopard guest on Mohave
You have posted in the wrong forum for this query. Maybe a mod will move it to MacOS X guests.
That aside, the crash is coming from the AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement kext. This is known to cause problems with VirtualBox and Snow Leopard as detailed here: viewtopic.php?f=8&t=64346&hilit=AppleIn ... Management
The solution is to remove the kext from the system after installation. To do this is a bit tricky, but can be done by mounting the virtual drive in a working macOS VM - e.g. maybe El Capitan or later. There may be other ways, but this is the way I handled it when I installed Snow Leopard
I hope that helps.
Edit: fixed typo
That aside, the crash is coming from the AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement kext. This is known to cause problems with VirtualBox and Snow Leopard as detailed here: viewtopic.php?f=8&t=64346&hilit=AppleIn ... Management
The solution is to remove the kext from the system after installation. To do this is a bit tricky, but can be done by mounting the virtual drive in a working macOS VM - e.g. maybe El Capitan or later. There may be other ways, but this is the way I handled it when I installed Snow Leopard
I hope that helps.
Edit: fixed typo
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Re: invalid opcode attempting to install Snow Leopard guest on Mohave
Thank you for telling me that the post is in the wrong forum - I will ask that it be moved.
Thanks for the advice !
I saw that post - but, so sorry, I don't understand. The AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement kext issue seems to appear once the guest is running. In my case, I can't get the system to install in the first place.That aside, the crash is coming from the AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement kext. This is known to cause problems with VirtualBox and Snow Leopard as detailed here: viewtopic.php?f=8&t=64346&hilit=AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement
Thanks for the advice !
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Uh wugga wugga wugga.
I wugga wuh uh wugga wuh
Uh wugga wugga wugga."
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Uh wugga wugga wugga."
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Re: invalid opcode attempting to install Snow Leopard guest on Mohave
OK - couple of other things you might try.
If you have more than 1 cpu configured for your VM, then try just 1.
If you only have 1, then try 2. I seem to remember that this made a difference.
Also - make sure you have USB 2.0 configured for the VM (I think you need VirtualBox Extensions installed to do this).
If you have more than 1 cpu configured for your VM, then try just 1.
If you only have 1, then try 2. I seem to remember that this made a difference.
Also - make sure you have USB 2.0 configured for the VM (I think you need VirtualBox Extensions installed to do this).
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Re: invalid opcode attempting to install Snow Leopard guest on Mohave
Aha !
Thank you, granada29 ! I had 2 cpus active, reduced it to 1, and got past the panic stage.
For those of you reading this thread, I managed to get to the "Select language" portion of the install, where the keyboard and mouse were inoperative.
Changing from USB3 support to USB2 fixed that.
Now have other issues, but the original problem is "solved".
Thank you for the suggestion !
Thank you, granada29 ! I had 2 cpus active, reduced it to 1, and got past the panic stage.
For those of you reading this thread, I managed to get to the "Select language" portion of the install, where the keyboard and mouse were inoperative.
Changing from USB3 support to USB2 fixed that.
Now have other issues, but the original problem is "solved".
Thank you for the suggestion !
"Uh wugga wuh. Uh wugga wuh.
Uh wugga wugga wugga.
I wugga wuh uh wugga wuh
Uh wugga wugga wugga."
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Uh wugga wugga wugga.
I wugga wuh uh wugga wuh
Uh wugga wugga wugga."
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Re: invalid opcode attempting to install Snow Leopard guest on Mohave
Very glad to hear that you are making progress. Once you have the guest working you should be able to increase the cpu count. I am pretty sure that Snow Leopard pre-dates USB 3 - hence the need for USB 2