The last software update added Intel code (32 bit) only where it was absolutely necessary for the software to run in SL. ? We have a pair of Eversmart Supreme scanners that will run on Apple's OS only as late as Snow Leopard. Not sure how long a topic can sit dormant before the Jive software (which these forums run on) archives a topic.Īnd me.
If I have troubles I will reactivate this thread but with your advice I should be able to work through this without too many problems. Logic would say it would be out before that though so Mac purchases made as Christmas gifts would have the latest OS on them sooner than 5 days ahead of the holiday. Apple has only announced a Fall 2013 release for Mavericks, so for all we know, that could happen December 20th and still be released on time. It would kind of make sense for the new Mac Pro and Mavericks to arrive at the same time. I am expecting Mavericks to be some time in October along with a Mac refresh (and likely the new Mac Pro) I got a copy of Parallels in a software bundle purchase, but that was a while back with version 6. Good heads up regarding recognizing the Bootcamp Windows
I presume that was the end result because the size of the file it made in my user account was essentially the same size as the total amount of live data on the Boot Camp partition. What it appeared to do was create a disk image of the Windows partition in my OS X user account rather that just link to the drive Windows was already installed on. I did and it ran through a pretty long process before the VM was ready to use. Parallels recognized the Win 7 Boot Camp partition and asked if I wanted to add it as a VM. I did test that at one time just to see how it would work.
Is that accessible (and it's programs) via the emulation software, or does it require a second install within Parallels? The full installation would just take quite a bit longer. But even so, you're back to a USB stick with a bootable OS, so it should work the same. The rest has to be installed via an Internet connection to Apple's servers. A minimal amount of that Mac's OS is copied to the USB drive. Such Macs have a utility to create a bootable USB drive, which is the same as a Recovery Partition.
The OS on such Macs have their own machine specific version of ML, which is different from the App Store version, which does not contain the necessary hardware drivers for Macs which shipped with ML. Something users do to fully isolate the OS when testing software from unknown sources, or just as a test bed. More difficult if you're trying to install a second copy of (example) Mountain Lion your Mac came with in a VM. I haven't tested it myself, but Parallels should recognize such a USB stick as a viable drive to install from.
Also presuming Apple packages Mavericks the same way as Lion and ML, you can create your own bootable USB drive with the full installer from any of the three. Pretty easy if you purchase Lion, Mountain Lion or (presuming) Mavericks from the App Store.
How does one go about putting a recent Mac OS into a virtual machine? I know I can put an OS on any HDD by sticking disk in and selecting a HDD.