I'm trying to install 10.6 Snow Leopard Server to check it out. I've tried changing the CPU identifier ($ VBoxManage modifyvm "Mac OS X 10.6 Server v2" --cpu-profile "Intel Core2 T7600 2.33GHz" ), messing around with memory allocation, audio settings (off), different disk images (in case mine was bad) -- none of it completes.
Host: Late 2012 Mac mini 6,2 A1347. 16GB RAM, Mac OS X 10.15 Catalina. VirtualBox 7.0.14 with extension pack.
Log is below. It hangs at the line shown in the image and progresses no further.
X Server 10.6 doesn't complete boot process
X Server 10.6 doesn't complete boot process
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Re: X Server 10.6 doesn't complete boot process
Try setting the cpu profile to: "Intel Xeon X5482 3.20GHz". This is what I am using in a working configuration.
The thread: viewtopic.php?p=508957 covers a few nuances of installing Snow Leopard, including removing the AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement kext.
Hope that helps.
The thread: viewtopic.php?p=508957 covers a few nuances of installing Snow Leopard, including removing the AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement kext.
Hope that helps.
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Re: X Server 10.6 doesn't complete boot process
Furthermore: I strongly recommend running VirtualBox 6.1.50 on your MacMini 6,2.
I have the same machine and found VirtualBox 7.0.x worked very badly with a lot of overhead from Apple's hypervisor, which is now unsupported on Catalina and will never be fixed
I have the same machine and found VirtualBox 7.0.x worked very badly with a lot of overhead from Apple's hypervisor, which is now unsupported on Catalina and will never be fixed
Re: X Server 10.6 doesn't complete boot process
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Re: X Server 10.6 doesn't complete boot process
I'm pretty sure you will be unable to get OSX 10.0 - 10.4 running in VirtualBox. These OS's are PPC architecture and won't run on intel hardware.
Tiger (MacOS X 10.5) should work. This was covered recently in: viewtopic.php?t=111007
Re: X Server 10.6 doesn't complete boot process
Leopard?
I'll look into it. When I was speaking of 10.2 et al I have 6 operating systems on my mac mini G4, with room for a 7th or 8th. To quote GLaDOS, "Testing, testing testing!!"
I have a hackintosh 10.4 install that does work in VirtualBox. No 3D acceleration though. Meh. I like Tiger on my mac mini G4 though. Tiger is my #1 operating system of all time.
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Re: X Server 10.6 doesn't complete boot process
Sorry - my bad in getting the versions confused.
Yes - Leopard will work OK as well - again search this forum for previous hints.
Yes - Leopard will work OK as well - again search this forum for previous hints.