Mac OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.7 VMware Image

Because it has to be said: Please seed, because I can't do this one by myself! :P Make sure to watch the video link, because it details how to configure for your preferences (i.e. some stuff won't work unless you configure) Okay, so instead of all those people out there trying to get Mac running under Windows properly, I've prebuilt an image (which works like 100%) for you all to use instead :) Just extract the .7z and open the VM in VMware (or whatever you use). Oh yeah, and this is Mac OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.7. When every new build of Mac comes out I think I'm gonna upload a new image. But you guys have nothing to worry about with Apple Software Updates, go right ahead and do it! I SHOULD have got it sorted enough, but comment any bugs you run into on the torrent :)

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mnfesq (2011-05-18)

Intel or AMD? Both - this is a VMWare image, not an operating system. My questions is this: Does QE/CI work yet in VMWare?

brianxxx (2011-05-19)

Not necessarily true. A lot of these MAC VMs do NOT work well with AMD processors.
Most of the guys that make these only do so under INTEL and never mention or try to get them to work under AMD which does require a different set of tweaks and adjustments.
Been there dozens of times.

brianxxx (2011-05-20)

If you check out the YouTube link you can see that currently this does NOT work for AMD processors but they guy is working on a fix for it and should be available soon. Seems he might also be making a separate video too.

mannan_31 (2011-05-21)

Works Perfect.. Really fast and.
I am running it on Core i5 and with 2GB ram for VM.
I have tried many other VMs for 10.6.6 but they are all sluggish, but this is not sluggish at all.
works out of the box. thanks uploader.

khalidk7 (2011-05-23)

SoulUploader -
Hey I tried downloading this twice and every time I unzip this with 7zip, I get an "Unsupported compression method" error.
What's wrong with this archive? Did it get corrupted? I really need this and would like to download a working, non-corrupted copy.
Thanks in advance dude,

khalidk7 (2011-05-23)

Dismiss my previous comment please! it works fine SoulUploader! I had to upgrade my 7zip to the latest version and then it worked fine.

press2010 (2011-05-25)

Thanks for posting. Currently I have limited disk space. Default is 40GB for Mac OS "hard drive." Can I change that and get away with a 10 GB "hard drive" just to see if I can test and see if I can get it to work? TIA.

 SoulUploader (2011-05-31)

@joskewarez
It's designed for both, and works with both. However there has had to be an AMD fix added in, if you follow the video link in the torrent, you should find the fix as well.
@brianxxx
AMD fix is ready, hit up the YouTube channel
@press2010
There is no need to resize the hard drive if you're limiting yourself to 10gb, it's dynamic so it expands with what you put into it, it's not pre-allocated

enjourni (2011-06-04)

Looks cool, except how do you bypass the VMware check for Mac OS? It tells you that Mac OS is not supported, then forces you to quit.

Givinity (2011-06-06)

What is the root password?
...and how do i change it?

Givinity (2011-06-06)

enjourni: what they are trying to say is: Mac OS X is not supported on VMWare Player (aka vmware free edition);BUY vmware workstation or better and try again.
so you need to download a recent VMWare Workstation (or better)

doc_adeel (2011-06-10)

Can you please tell me the root password.Ive struggled a lot but i cant make it to work when i try to access root.

Skidogg (2011-06-17)

VM works better than anyone ive tried so far but once Im in and try to download and the dmg file is mounted i go to open and an error appears stating the file closed unexpectedly. Please tell me this is just a setting and that i can indeed download files.

Albion87 (2011-06-18)

SoulUploader, I can't thank you enough for this!
I've been testing various versions of Hackintosh for over a year now, trying to find one that works properly, especially the audio.
The reason the audio is important is my sister is blind, and desperately wants to get herself a Mac; we're a little reluctant, as we don't know how well VoiceOver would work for her.
Every other VMWare machine I've tried has had problems with the audio stuttering -- this one actually works properly!!
So, now she can try out VoiceOver and her braille display and get a better idea of how well it will work out before we go ahead and take the plunge on a real Mac.
Thanks again.

tackfurlo (2011-06-22)

Every time I try to load this I get an error telling me the guest is not MacOS Server (as if I didn't already know that...) and then immediately closing. Won't even boot once.
So, I tried changing the Guest OS type to "Other 64-bit" and then I get an error saying "The guest has disabled the processor."
So...it's either not MacOS >>>SERVER

 SoulUploader (2011-06-26)

Root password = none set. Go to Account settings and set one to be able to run Sudo commands.

weezykid (2011-08-08)

Tack - I am experiencing the same thing..

qwerdy (2011-08-11)

Anyone sucessfully installed XCODE on this?
I get a "internal error" message when launching it.

vangnol (2012-03-10)

seed please!!
i'm also seeding

vangnol (2012-03-10)

wow I just finished downloading.
So excited

binyo66 (2012-06-18)

Anyone has an image for virtual box?

rdc9087 (2012-07-16)

Okay, I actually just signed up for piratebay to post some fixes I found. Got this VM running AWESOME on my Sony Vaio Z series. It actually runs good enough where I forget I'm in a VM now.
The youtube video referenced in the download has been removed. So, maybe these slight tweaks were posted there.
When I downloaded it booted and ran in a VM on my Sony Vaio, but was really sluggish and neither Safari or Firefox would work. Each "beach-balled" and needed to be "force quited", killing the process from the GUI.
I have not got Firefox on again, yet. But here's how I solved the problem in Safari:
1) go to safari>preferences from the top menu.
2 Click the "Autofill" icon. Turn EVERY option off by unchecking them..
3) (this is the big one) go to the Security Icon, and uncheck "enable plugins", "enable Java", and "block pop-up windows"
3)again, from the security pane, where it reads, "Database Storage", set it to 1MB.
4) Click the "extensions" icon, and turn off extensions.

Boom! Safari works just like it does on a mac. Very light and nimble. :)
You'll lose a little functionality w/ Java. BUT Javascript will still work, and Java appellets on web-pages are lame anyway.
The other problem was using the "Genie" effect when minimiszing windows, it would lag.
Here's the fix. But it might not be possible depending on your hardware. I'm running it on my Sony Z-Series notebook, which is quite beefy with hardware...
1) set the CPU settings to use one CPU and two cores. My Vaio has a 2.8Ghz i7 which is true dual core and each core is hyperthreaded. If you do not have the same CPU architecture this might not work out.
2) Kick the RAM up to 2GB, if you can spare it. You'll need at least 4GB system memory to do this.
3) Defrag both the HD the virtual machine is hosted on, as well as the virtual disk.
4) If you have a newer notebook with two GPU's; one for performance, and one for battery life, switch to the higher performance GPU. On all notebooks, the hardware should be full throttle as well. On my Vaio the VM runs way better with high-performance.
The following OS X simple tweaks helped in crease performance as well:
- turn all power saving options off.
- turn screen saver off
- deselect "put hard disks to sleep when possible" under power settings.
- disable Dock Magnification from Dock Settings. Also, if it's still slower, disable "Genie Effects" for minimizing windows from the Dock Settings. I got mine to work fine with the "Genie Effects".
This is a seriously great effort by the original person who made this VM. With those minor tweaks, it runs just as good as Snowleopard on my MacBook Air!
Thanks for posting, SolUploader! :)

i88ram (2012-09-21)

thanks a lot works like a charm..
but pls give me the instructions
bout the password cause i dont
get it for real,thanks..more power..