iMac 27" mid-2010
OS/X 10.13.6
I attempted to install VBox 6.1.22 on the iMac. A message pronounced that the software cannot be installed on this computer. (v6.1.18 successfully installed.)
Is the hardware too old?
Is the OS too old?
Vbox 6.1.22 installation not allowed
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Re: Vbox 6.1.22 installation not allowed
What bit is your mac?
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Re: Vbox 6.1.22 installation not allowed
Ok, it's 64 bit, so it should work... Can you send a screenshot?Radchu24 wrote:What bit is your mac?
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Re: Vbox 6.1.22 installation not allowed
The minimum requirements that you are going to need are:
• a 64-Bit Computer
• at least 4GB RAM
• a Dual-Core processor
If not, then
• a 64-Bit Computer
• at least 4GB RAM
• a Dual-Core processor
If not, then
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Re: Vbox 6.1.22 installation not allowed
What's weird, is that Vbox works with Windows XP!!! it's strange...
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Re: Vbox 6.1.22 installation not allowed
VBox 6.1.18 installed without a problem and is currently laboring under Windows 10.Radchu24 wrote:The minimum requirements that you are going to need are:
• a 64-Bit Computer
• at least 4GB RAM
• a Dual-Core processor
However...
I ran the installation today. It got to the same point of "Not allowed." Then, while I was discovering how to take a screenshot (about a minute), it decided to continue with the installation, asking where to install. v6.1.22 installed successfully.
Apparently, I simply did not wait long enough for the script to make its decision.
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Re: Vbox 6.1.22 installation not allowed
This is also a problem with guest additions and XP, so it is not unusual for Vbox to overwhelm the computer. Well, I guess we just all need to be patient!
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Re: Vbox 6.1.22 installation not allowed
XP has not been a supported host for some considerable time. v5.0.x. I think (July 2015, XP was 13 years old by then). Ditto Vista. Win7 and Win8 were dropped as hosts in v6.1.x.Radchu24 wrote:What's weird, is that Vbox works with Windows XP!!! it's strange...
Supported hosts are listed in the user manual, section 1.4. Mac OS X 10.13 does seem to be listed.
Also, VirtualBox does not typically drop OS support across minor version increments. Only major versions. So I suggest something else is going on here: perhaps exact details on the error message will help.