[Tutorial] How To Install Mac OS X Lion 10.7.2 On Intel/AMD PC (Image Download)

[DrShortizzle]

I'm getting the "The cpu has been disabled by the guest operating system...." error. I have an AMD Phenom II X4 945. Please help!!!! Is there a fix for this cause the video says on Intel/AMD PC

[jabroify]

Doesn't work for me on AMD Processor.

[Aquille1989]

THE TORRENT LINK IS DEAD CAN SOMEONE PLEASE POST THE DIRECT LINK TO THE TORRENT DOWNLOAD PLEASE!!!!

[spanna1234dan]

I'm getting the same problem that many others are having... it doesn't pass the apple logo on boot up, the spinning wheel thing never appears. Thanks to anyone who can suggest a fix for us.

[j3llbb]

@ZackehhSoul When i try to power it up, it's saying "USB disabled" something. Can't read the whole error message because it automatically brings up a blue screen and then restarts. I'm stuck at this point.

[CreativeFXX]

I HAVE INTEL CELERON BUT DOSENT NOT HAVE VIRTUAL SUPPORT U THINK IT lion will still work using the vmware unlocker

[ctral1991]

I get 0xc0000142 error and

"The virtual machine could not start. Make sure VMware Workstation is installed correctly and you have rights to run the software and to access all directories it uses, including directories in which the software is installed, directories containing the virtual disk and configuration files, and directories for temporary files." message

I used Workstation 8

[codefeat]

Just tried to update to 10.7.3 (on VMware 7) and now when I boot up I get the apple logo for a bit then it changes to circle with a line through it and the spinning wheel that just keeps spinning.

[nickelfault]

Worked like a charm, thanks man!

[Pylo01]

I'm a total noob with this and haven't even tried it yet, but I will.

I noticed you always leave the "3d acceleration" box unchecked so I'm wondering, is it even possible to get 3d accelerated graphics in a virtual mac?

[fjawor]

I get an error.

The CPU has been disabled by the guest operating system. You will need to power off or reset the virtual machine at this point.

I have an AMD CPU

What do I do?

Thanks

[Federicoprovenzano1]

Work on VMware Workstation 8?

[xXGerri1000Xx]

Does this work with VMware Player 4 ??????

[93waddy]

For all those comments about the apple logo without the spinning wheel. You're problem is because of darwin.iso and darwin.iso.sig hasn't been copied correctly to the VMWare folder.

To fix the problem:

Close all VMware tasks using the Task Manager

Copy the darwin.iso and darwin.iso.sig

Paste the two files into C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation

Restart your computer and it should be working now

[NSQ00]

thank you very much for your great uploads btw :)

[shi0541]

No intent please help!!

[shi0541]

My Internet doesn't work in it please help me!!

[ashaman64]

I am experiencing the same problems others are. The left click seems to cease working after doing certain functions. I am guessing this has to do with the unlocker. I am using Windows 7 64 bit on VM 7.1. Is there a fix to this?

[dorianmw]

Hey! Firstly, I would like to say Thank you! for everything you done! Secondly, I had "Exception 0xc0000005 (access violation) has occurred" error and what you need to do is uninstall vmware and install it again. Also, if this is not working for you, try installing other version. (I had vmware 8, uninstalled it and installed vmware 7.1.3)

[TheLogist]

@dorianmw So your saying if i uninstall the 8.0.1 and reinstall 8.0.1 it might work? the thing is i want this to work on 8.0.1 witht he latest unlocker :) i have no doubt it would work on 7 or 8.0.0 :) but still am i understanding you correctly? :)

[jfmiranda75]

@ZackehhSoul, is there anyway to change the language on the login screen?

[Slave2MyTDollar]

First, thank you for posting these fantastic vids...they are very helpful. I seem to be having issues with the shared folder disappearing on boot up. i see it flash then it disappears. I notice others have had similar issues...was there a suggested fix or procedure to help ?

much appreciated on any advice...keep up the great posts!

[Anarchy4ever13]

New question, Why does the VM throw an error on both x86 and x64 setup. The x64 doesn't give a reason. the x86 says that the 32bit system isn't supported. Any ideas?

[Anarchy4ever13]

When I try to extract the ziped folder I keep getting an error saying Unsupported compression method. Any help?

[ZackehhSoul]

@Anarchy4ever13 Use the latest 7zip

[oceandull]

@Anarchy4ever13 I've got same error :-(

[SuperMisterHD]

how do you get vmware?

please give the link to download

[TheLogist]

Heya, just tried this and for the life of me i cant get it to work! first the unlock didnt work. took me a while but figured out i need a new one for 8.0.1 workstation. ok done. then i got the "Exception 0xc0000005 (access violation) has occurred" error. and got stuck. i read somewhere to edit the vmx file and change "smc.present = "TRUE" " to smc.present = "FALSE"

ok. now it starts up but hangs at the Apple as some have reported.. ok i know if i downgrade to 8.0 it would work but .. HELP! :)

[jfmiranda75]

Hello, do you know how to change the language in the login screen?

[SplattingTech]

I'm still having problems with the mouse it will not come out of scroll mode and even when i am dragging things i cant drop it just stays oin my hand

[SplattingTech]

i fixed the problem by going to back to a snapshot

[SplattingTech]

i also got boot failed efi sci device removeable Blockdevice alias (null)

[SplattingTech]

hi,I got this to work then suddenly the next time i opened it up i started up in EFI shell version version 2.10 [4096.1] what do i do

also when it worked i had mouse problems when i would go on a webpage sometimes it would get stuk in scroll mode and even when dragging things it got stuck please help

thanks

[Mobin92]

Mac OS X Support Files: ht*p://bit*ly/r6Qs9p is empty... Could you reupload?

[awalefin]

Is there any way to get QE/CI working on vmware? I'm asking specifically for iPhoto's fullscreen and image editing functions, which rely on a Quartz Express compatible video card to work.

[no1youknowz]

Is there a fix for "CPU disabled" for AMD machines?

[TheMurtin]

i have the apple logo but no loading circle... in bios i have virtualisation endabled... i have tried with patch and without it... same result for me using vmware 7.1.4 downloaded everything from right here did exatly by this video my pc: amd phenom 2 955 ati radeon 6850 25gb free space on my hdd 4x2gb ram 1333mhz NEED HELP !!!

[kylez963]

It wont let me connect to your mediafire account did it get deleted?

[iPhoneInsanityNews]

"64-bit guest operating systems are not supported by this host and will not run." I chose to continue without 64-bit support and it just displays a black screen. I'm running on a Core 2 Duo P7450 processor, which is 64-bit! Please help. Using Workstation 7.1.4 with virtualization patch.

[Melling69]

I just get an apple logo in the middle and dont get the spinny wheel and dosent load up. What can i do to fix this.

[ROCKETR]

@Melling69 Mine was working fine and then now all I get is this as well

[zonkered]

I am having problems with my mouse. I've tried my Logitech wireless mx revolution, then a logitech wired usb, then a basic HP usb mouse. it works until I scroll. then only right clicks work and it acts crazy.

[thatbluecougar]

I've been trying to get lion to work for a while now, first I tried someone elses vid wich had me use a lion iso file in the cd drive and have it "install" on the virtual machine but it just hung at 15% complete. So now I'm trying tutorials that have the full install already but my vmware workstation 8 says your .vmx file is not a valid virtual machine configuration file. /facedesk.

Any help on this?

[RadVideoMakers]

I get stuck on a (/) sort of logo, anyone facing a problem like this?

[shorazy]

left click problem... Tried on all versions of Vmware. Can't click left mouse button after a while.

[LewLawnVEVO]

..>windows.bat System error 5 has occurred. Access is denied. ----- Mac OS X guest unlocker for VMware, version 7 Directory C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\x64: File vmware-vmx.exe: Error making file writable. File vmware-vmx-debug.exe: Error making file writable. File vmware-vmx-stats.exe: Error making file writable. File C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\vmwarebase.dll: Error maki ng file writable. ----- System error 5 has occurred. Access is denied.

[shorazy]

Run cmd as administrator. (start, accessories, right click on cmd, run as...)

[lukecarelsen]

when i power on i get an error that reads "cannot find a valid peer process to connect to" can anyone share some light on this? thanks

[CreativeFXX]

SO what you saying. if i download this vmware image i dont need to have hardware visualization, because i use the vmware unlocker

[HastyMouse]

I've got a problem, my keyboard doesn't work on the virtual mac os , but it does work on my 'original' pc, btw, my mouse and keyboard are both connected to my pc using the same USB

[adamleacy8]

show the apple logo but it dosent go any further PLEASE HELP

[sayorecca]

Amd

[sayorecca]

I don't think is a VMware version issue as I've personally tried it on 7.1.4 and 8 and gotten the same issue

[wouldchucksfly]

@sayorecca do you have amd or intel

[wouldchucksfly]

grrr its stuck on the apple logo with no pinwheel

im on an amd and use vmware 8.0.1

idk if there is either a corolation w/ the vmware version or processor

any advice

[directortimothy]

Hi zack =) i have done all steps in order to install MAC OS X LION using a virtual machine ware. but each time i click on "power on VM" a pop up window appears saying this " You have configured this virtual machine to use a 64-bit guest operating system. However, 64-bit operation is not possible. This host does not support VT.

Continue without 64-bit support?

and when i click on yes, it freezes on a black screen. What should i do ?

my Laptop is sony vaio VGN-CS325J

Thanks in Advance!

[sayorecca]

im using vmware workstation 7.1.4 and i am getting stuck on the apple logo like many others here, the pinwheel never appears, anybody figure this out yet?

[srujun01]

Thanks! Works for me. The Hardware Virtualization Bypasser did not was as it should have. Had to modify my VAIO's BIOS which did not allow Hardware Virtualization and it booted perfectly. There are some left-click problems and some other bugs, but I'll live with that. Thanks again!

[pmorrisweb]

"shows the Apple logo, but nothing further."

I had this problem. I installed VMWare Workstation instead and that fixed it. It works 100%

[Gustavs933]

Everything working smooth. However I don't understand why certain things just won't display. For example, Youtube videos don't show up. Instead I see a transparent background. Something similar happens to photo editing software as well, to put it simple, images just won't display. If anyone knows something about this, please let me know.

[STEVENonTHEdrums]

i need help! i get some kind of longmode error. it says:

Software virtualization is incompatible with long mode on this platform. Disabling long mode. Without long mode support, the virtual machine will not be able to run 64 bit code. For more details see

then i click ok (the only thing to click). then it says

This virtual machine is configured for 64-bit guest operating systems. However, 64-bit operation is not possible.

Longmode is disabled for this virtual machine.

then it powers off? help

[zacefron17again]

Hi when I try to do it it comes up with a message saying " This operation system is not Mac OS X Server!! Any suggestions??

[redshift13x]

Got it working..thanks.. :D

[mapring6390]

mine isn't working

i stay at the apple logo forever

[AfroJack347]

i can't use the left click while running it, what's up with it?

[MrMyasdf100]

can u make video how did you actually install it?

[Yovillespoliers]

0 out of 1 patterns replaced at least one. The patch will not work.

:O

[jrsowavy4yall]

I meant to say guest, do anyone one knows the code for the amd turion 64 x2 cup, cause I'm getting that massages say thing that it turn off, I would like to know how to fix that...,HELP! Lol

[jrsowavy4yall]

I liked your video, because it was a great video but none of your VMware images never worked for me... When ever I try to power on the virtual machine it say the THE CUP AS BEEN TURN OFF BY THE HOST, and I didn't turn anything off.... So what must I do!?

[ImRalfyC]

how can i fix the cpu disabled by the guest operating system on an amd system?

[Menyueru28]

@ImRalfyC i'm getting the same error plz @ZackehhSoul could you help us out here??

[lolpwntnigga]

@Menyueru28 @ImRalfyC same here, have been asking everywhere, no one is even responding..

[kylez963]

@ImRalfyC Im pretty sure you cant

[evil1182]

@ImRalfyC I get the same message.

[denebkaitoz]

@ImRalfyC Is there any information on how to fix this? I am getting the same error.

[alexamaro12]

@ImRalfyC how did you fix this?

[GeeMann1337]

WTF Unsupported Compression Method. You indicate an issue with size. What a waste of binary transfer.

[jrsowavy4yall]

i dont have the option to open command line in window, when im trying to unlock vmware, how can i find it

[nvanadium]

Thanks for the tutorial. Got it running except flash won't show the video. Any suggestions?

[KEEVVY]

What to do if it remaind at the aple image, but not showing that loading under it?

[SPECKSPRODUCTION]

i've done everything what you have said and shown on this video, one problem is that when i power on the virtual machine it stays on the grey apple backgrown and seems as if its not booting up? need a fix, im using a AMD Athlon II x4 3.0GHz, 4GB ram, windows 64bit, ATI Radeon 5750

[TehOther69]

is any way how can i use this on x64?

[fjmancus]

figured out the keyboard. but not the other question. thanks.

[fjmancus]

@Zackehhsoul, also the keyboard does not type properly. Just inputting garbage?

[fjmancus]

@Zackehhsoul, how come the vmtools do not appear on the desktop after i install them when I restart the virtual machine? I have to reinstall them every time and then reboot again.

[huntscomputer]

after uninstalling VMware Workstation 8 and re-installing Version 7, I now have things back working again.

Does anyone have it working on WS version 8? I'd like to know. FYI I did run the "fixes" for version 8 in the download, but no luck.

[huntscomputer]

I was unable to get this to work on Workstation 8 on a Core i7 2.6 ghz 8GB

I had it working fine before on Workstation 7

[TechyManiac]

@ZackehhSoul , After i power on the Virtual Machine, the Apple logo just appears and stays there. I've let it be on for the whole night, but nothing has happened yet. Can you please help me?

[pakirambo2101]

@TechyManiac i get the same problem like you

[sakib380]

which VMware should i choose? and how do i find out which vmware (if any) im using. Well i have a core i5 windows 7 laptop. Can anybody help me out?

[pakirambo2101]

my gets stuck at the apple logo help meee!!!!!

[TheseBeatsAreNew]

done everything vmware gets to the apple start grey screen no spinner thing comes up jus stays on there hardware virtualisation is on help?

[steska77]

Hi Zack,

thanks so much about it. I did a really ggreat job. Do you think it may be possible to add a firewire card?

Cheers

[SPECKSPRODUCTION]

i still have the problem on my AMD it says cpu has been disabled?

[secretbaboy]

hi can this run on a 32bit system?

[Ipodtouchappsrule]

It Says The CPU has been disabled by the guest operating system. You will need to power off or reset the virtual machine at this point. When I Press Ok The Apple Logo Shows Up But Just Stays There Dosnt Reset Just The Apple Logo For Hours :(

[SPECKSPRODUCTION]

@Ipodtouchappsrule lol i had the same problem, just make the no. of cpu back to 1 if it is them lool i dont know how to fix it

[desamsons]

i can not open on command pront

[breakwin96]

dude please help and its not only me having this problem... basicaly as soon as the apple logo comes up it gets stuck it never finishes and the loading circle doesnt come pleaseee i beg you help

[breakwin96]

@breakwin96 one more thing... its been like that for all your releases :(

[breakwin96]

@breakwin96 sorry for lots of posts but now ive figured out what the problem is however i dont know how to fix it.... i booted with nawcom (its basicaly like empire efi. i tried with empire aswell the same thing happens) and booted with -v flag... it gets stuck and says "mac os version not yet set" i have a screenshot of this......

gyazo(DOT)com/0ed87123870df940­0420a367e55d1a8c  REMOVE THE "(DOT)" with an actual dot :P

[breakwin96]

@breakwin96 looking in to it even more... apparently the problem is the good old "cpu has been disabled by guest operating system" :( this sux :'(

[omastudios]

I'm experiencing the left click problem too. I've found that it seems to occur when using the header toolbar, dragging scrollbars (and holding down left mouse key on UI controls in general), or using any advanced features of a laptop trackpad (ELAN Smartpad for me). I've managed to use most applications for hours by using keyboard shortcuts wherever possible.

[variascoisas123]

wich is the password for sudo ?

[donofthekuwait]

can you run Aperture 3 on it ? if yes then i guess i will give it a shot !

[kyang2124]

why do i get a "The CPU has been disabled by the guest operating system. You will need to power off or reset the Virtual machine at this point." ? I don't understand...i get this when im booting up on the grey screen with the apple logo. Thanks for the help...

[lolpwntnigga]

@kyang2124 I'm getting this error too, have been searching for and asking for help but no one is responding.. I'm using an AMD Phenom II X6

[liamclosier]

About the left clicking, its not just a mac problem, my ubuntu installation now does it. Its obviously the unlocker doing something to vmware. Can anyone help?



[ZackehhSoul]

@liamclosier How is it "obviously the unlocker"? It could be any number of things. Which VMware are you using? It could be a version 8 bug or something. Mine works fine (7.1.4)

[liamclosier]

@ZackehhSoul I was using version 8. had to go to version 7 due to the unlocker not working. Im not moaning just saying to have a look at it and test it. Do you have any ideas about the left clicking. It works fine before i use the unlocker on 7.1.4. But after isntalling the unlocker left click don't work neither in my ubuntu virtual. After reinstalling vmware it works fine

[liamclosier]

Is thee a fix for the left click?

[xIIXVIIx]

No that didn't work , I'm using a AMD athlon II x4 640 cpu..... I think that's why the code didn't work =/ Thank you though for the quick reply I really appreciate it !

[omastudios]

@xIIXVIIx Google around. There might be another code more suited to your processor (although I can't be certain).

[liamclosier]

guys getting stuck on the grey screen with the apple. Use vmware workstation 7.1... it will work then. i had the same problem on 8. its the vmware unlocker script for version 8 is broken and does not work. It does work for 7.1

[liamclosier]

After about five minutes/ or clicking the apple on the top left i lose the function of left click. I have to shutdown and turn back on for it to work. anyone know a fix?

thanks

[omastudios]

I kept getting the "CPU disabled by guest OS" error. I fixed it by adding

cpuid.1.eax = "0000:0000:0000:0001:0000:0110­:1010:0101"

to the end of the .vmx file for the VM. Worked on Snow Leopard, and appears to work on Lion. Using an i5 processor.

[TextOnlyTuts]

@omastudios OMG THANK YOU I COULD NOT GET THIS TO WORK UNTIL NOW THUUUUUMBBBSSSS UPPPPPPPPPP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[xIIXVIIx]

@omastudios Can you please tell me how to do that ! I'm a newb at this and really struggling to get it to work =( Thanks in advance

[omastudios]

@xIIXVIIx Open up the file "Mac OS X Lion.vmx" (or whatever the name of the .vmx file you downloaded is) using notepad, then add the line in my first comment to the end of the file. Save the file, exit Notepad, then open the .vmx file with VMWare again (try not to accidentally set Notepad as the default editor when opening the .vmx with it).

If all goes well, it should work, although I think the fix is entirely dependent on your processor (post your processor people: it helps others).

[TheAndoconda]

@omastudios i cant find where to put it in at

[BarbiesEatingBabies]

@omastudios Didn't work.

[mtbmtbmtbmtbmtbmtb]

Hi Zack,

Great tutorial!

Everything works great but my graphics card (nvidia 8800gt) is not detected so can't run programs like imovie, any help?

[ZackehhSoul]

@mtbmtbmtbmtbmtbmtb You need to install a .kext for your graphics card. Search Google, because it's Nvidia, it'll be there. Check your PM.

[tbhm8]

Hey man i Get an problem when powering it on it says you have configured this virtual machine to use a 64-bit system and then it says continue without 64-bit support? Please help A.S.A.P

[MrDamienGallagher]

How about dual-boot, is that possible? Great tutorial btw, thx!

[hanzfiltah]

Good tutorial, clear and to the point. I liked your shortcut to run cmd promt from the current folder. Very handy, but had to follow carefully here - You didn't make it clear that you needed to run this as Administrator as your shortcut does this automatically.

So if anyone has run into problems with the set up : Make sure you run as Administrator to elevate the security rights when running the .bat / .cmd

(XP users can ignore..)

Safe :)

[JesseBurk123]

will this run on 32-bit on my vmware when i go to the options and the 10.6 server 64 bit and it says that it can not run 64 bit on this system or something like that.

What can i do to fix it?

[justinfielding]

Has anyone been brave enough to patch their ESXi 5 host to run this?

[NerdsWBNerds]

My Mouse is really choppy in movement. Not smooth at all. Any idea?

[ZackehhSoul]

@NerdsWBNerds Hmm. go to souldevteam [dot] net/blog/downloads and get the update fixer and run it :)

[NerdsWBNerds]

@ZackehhSoul Can you look at my other comment please, this comment was actually about 10.6.7, I can't get 10.7.2 to run, I have AMD, 64 bit, and am on Windows 8, Leopard runs fine.

[jonathanmateer1]

@ZackehhSoul the image that pops up in the beginning of your video is not what comes up in the torrent download i got. i only have this video link, and the actual installer only comes up in vm player but reads a syntax error. I cant get past the first step! please help!

[NerdsWBNerds]

This doesn't run for me, Snow Leopard will run but this won't, 64 bit AMD Windows 8

[danjov100]

Video, sound, kb. mouse & programs are all doing fine except sometimes shared drives are not showing in Finder even I connected in the shared PC as admin user of the host PC. Host PC: Windows 7 64bit Intel Core 2 Quad 2.83GHz Q9550 1 GB GeForce 9500GT 4GB DDR2 Realtek HD Audio VMware 7.1.4 setup: 2048 MB (2GB) RAM 2 CPU @ single core each SRS HD Audio (I used this instead of Realtek) Installed audio & video drivers included inside MAC

[lolpwntnigga]

Has anyone else with AMD bypassed the "CPU disabled by host" message? I'm on a Phenom II X6 here.

[wilsonparanormal]

@lolpwntnigga

Sure havent amd athlon II dual core

[wilsonparanormal]

@lolpwntnigga

Sure havent amd athlon II dual core i am not sure what is going on

[obecerra57]

Hi Zach, I'm having an issue getting this to work property. Vm tools randomly disappears and I have to re-install it to get it working (but then it disappears again). My built in camera also does not work.  In addition, it randomly freezes up and doesn't allow me to click anything, restart the machine. I have vmware workstation 7.1.4, my comp has an intel core i3 @ 2.27 ghz, 64-bit operating system, and 8gb of ram. I know you're busy but would appreciate it if you could help me out.

[JulyThirtieth]

Hello Zach. Thanks for this next awesome tutorial. Now I have been wondering how to enable the video, so it works as slightly as on a real Mac. You mentioned it is going to be hard, I understand that but therefore would be happy to try. If it is not hard for you, reply to this comment or send me a PM and help me to do that. Thanks in advance. Shahe.

[romzyfullon]

Hey Zack,

First a huge thanks as your instructions were so simple..My OS works fine but somehow the camera is not detected neither in facetime or photobooth, could you help ??

[alohamati]

Hey Zack!

I have a small problem, when I turn everything goes according, without any mistakes, just like you, but when he turns on Mac os x lion, shows the Apple logo, but nothing further. I waited an hour and nothing. Icon in the lower right corner does not blink at all when I show the Apple logo. Please help. My processor is AMD Phenom II X4 955 3.20 GHz, 8 GB DDR3 RAM

[killeriq13]

@alohamati same issue on Phenom 2 x2, just stuck :(

[ih5u4gwuz]

i need help ! :O

please zack ! :)

first thanks for the virtual machine, and i want to share my win folders but there is no shared folders icon coming up in my virtual machine :(

PLEASE help ! :))

[ZackehhSoul]

@ih5u4gwuz Did you install the tools? If not, do so. Otherwise, let me know.

[ih5u4gwuz]

@ZackehhSoul thanks it worked :)

but i made a big mistake and just bought imovie

after installation i got a "quad graphic card error" :(

you know if its possible to run imovie? :)

[lolpwntnigga]

I'm on AMD Phenom II x6 and am getting the cpu disabled message. Any ideas?

[dc366]

@lolpwntnigga same here did you get it resolved?

[lolpwntnigga]

@dc366 still searching for a solution :(

[wilsonparanormal]

Heres the an error im getting

unable to find a driver for this platform acpi

[CallMeRabbitzUSVI]

I am stuck at apple logo no spinning loading wheel help? I Did everything perfect. I;m using VMWare 8

[personkid20]

does it include airdrop?