Mac OS X: Mac OS and Virtual Box questions
Mac OS and Virtual Box questions
by lightningboy7 - 6/25/09 1:21 PMI recently started playing with Virtual Box. If you don't know virtual box is software that allows you to install and boot and operating system without leaving your current operating system.
I found out that you can install OS X in virtual box if you want. I was wondering that if I decided to get a legal copy of OS X and install it in virtual box, would it violate any Apple OS X terms of service, warrantees or anything like that.
As long as the virtual box was running on an Apple produced
by mrmacfixit
- 6/25/09 3:46 PM
In reply to: Mac OS and Virtual Box questions by lightningboy7
machine, you should have no problems.
Running OS X on a Non-Apple produced machine will certainly violate the EULA
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On an Apple machine, should be fine.
by R. Proffitt - 6/26/09 3:19 AM
In reply to: Mac OS and Virtual Box questions by lightningboy7
Which Apple do you have and how much RAM? I ran it on 1GB and learned I wanted more ram.
Bob
VirtualBox and OS X
by jedirock - 6/26/09 5:13 AM In reply to: Mac OS and Virtual Box questions by lightningboy7Yes, running OS X in VirtualBox would most likely break the EULA. To install OS X in a VirtualBox VM would require a modified copy of OS X similar to one that you would use on another other computer besides a Mac.
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