VirtualBox for Mac is a virtualization tool that allows you to create virtual machines for Mac OS X, Linux, or Windows running on Mac OS X. VirtualBox for Mac is not available from the App Store. Jul 24, 2011 Discussions about using Mac OS X guests (on Apple hardware) in VirtualBox. 12 posts. Page 1 of 1. Mac OS X (Lion 10.7.1 and Lion USB Thumb Drive) — EA0775. To run Multibeast in OS X Mountain Lion, you have to go the 'Security' section of System Preferences in Mac OS X, go to the 'General' section, and check 'Anywhere' in the 'Allow applications' section. After running Multibeast, you'll also probably want to change your BIOS settings back to normal (from Step 5).
VirtualBox is a world-famous application that offers its users plenty of advanced tools for effective customization. You can freely install any OS on your machine without any interruption from your current OS. Below you can find a detailed manual on how install Mac OS X Snow Leopard on VirtualBox without any difficulties.
You will need to have a system with an Intel/AMD processor that is able to support hardware virtualization, VirtualBox, OSX86 iso, and Windows OS used as host operating system.
- Download and install the freshest version of VirtualBox for your OS.
- Launch VirtualBox and choose 'New'. A special wizard will be started to help you to set up everything proplerly.
- Name your vertical machine as 'OSX' and choose 'Mac OS X' from OS menu, and 'Mac OS X Server' from Version menu.
- Choose some RAM for your VM. We`ve chosen 1500MB.
- Create a new hard disk for your virtual machine that will be approx. 20GB
- Go to 'Settings' and choose 'System'. Then you will need to uncheck the option for 'Enable EFI (special OSes only)' as on the screenshot below.
- Now choose 'Storage', located in the left panel, and choose 'Empty. Now select a special folder with the green arrow.Then choose Add at the top of the Window, as shown above. Then you will need to add the OSX86 iso you have already downloaded. Highlight it and tap Select. Then just choose OK and press Start button to launch your VM.
- When your begins booting, press F8 and enter -v at the boot prompt to find out any issues that might go wrong. Choose the desirable language and then choose next. In case your mouse sticks, press Right-Ctrl + I. After that you will need to launch Disk Utility located in Utilities toolbar.
- You will need to highlight 20GB VBOX HARDDISK as on the screen above. Then choose erase to delete all the data from the virtual disk. Then leave the Disk Utility menu to continue the process. Now you will need to select the highlighted drive and continue.
- Now press Done and tap Install button to initiate the installation.
This is all After it boots up, you will be able to run Mac OS X Snow Leopard in VirtualBox under your favorite Windows system.
Now you can easily install Mac OS X Snow Leopard on VirtualBox with minimum efforts and in just a few minutes!
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I am having a similar 'Failed to initialize COM' problem on Mac OS X 10.7.5, VirtualBox 4.2.2. I have wasted over six hours alone trying to address the issue, and it's still unresolved. My message:
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Failed to initialize COM because the VirtualBox global configuration directory /Users/username/Library/VirtualBox is not accessible. Please check the permissions of this directory and of its parent directory.
The application will now terminate.
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There is no such VirtualBox folder in my user Library folder. It is trying to locate a non-existent directory.
The closest workaround I could find that enabled VirtualBox to open was to create a brand new admin level user, log in to that user account, then install VirtualBox and run under that account. Works great, until I log out and try to run VirtualBox on my primary admin account, which results in the same 'failed to initialize COM' error.
I have found no helpful advice geared towards Mac OS X users to troubleshoot or resolve this issue. You can try posting on Oracle's VirtualBox forum. Good luck.
Oct 22, 2012 10:49 AM