Can I use my Snow Leopard license in a virtual machine hosted by Mountain Lion?
If I upgrade to mountain lion, can I install snow leopard from my existing upgrade CD, purchased years ago? Need to keep snow leopard around because I'm running an app which won't run in newer OSX versions.
donmadison wrote:
But they sell SL now for $19.99 at the Apple Store, and if you call Apple's phone sales team at 1.800.MYAPPLE (1.800.692.7753), you can get SL Server, also for only $19.99, so that's what I did.
We'll see how well VmWare likes it.
WOW: That is the biggest news I have heard in a long time!
I am going to call Apple and purchase a copy of SL Server for research purposes.
Also, there are some people who need access to Rosetta that just do not have the capability to use Terminal and I have always suggested that they look into acquiring SL Server (since both Parallels and VMWare allow for easier installation of SL Server).
So putting up the look and feel of SL Server may be worth the ease of installation.
This may cause me to restart an old project: extracting all of the additional frameworks that Server installs, so that it can be installed but look like and work like Snow Leopard client again
UPDATE: I just ordered my copy! Thanks!
My work here may finally be over...
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I was using OS Snow Leopard and on 8/1/13 I downloaded Mountain Lion. Then I found out it was not compatible with my HP Printer (HP Photosmart C5580 all-in-one) so I called Apple support and the tech told me to erase the hard drive instead of going in the time machine. Well I did that and then it took about three hours three days a week for about three weeks on the phone with an apple tech to get all my stuff back on my computer. I have had trouble with my printer (won't do the scan anymore and wasn't printing on my DVDs. Also the computer keeps freezing up when it is in the sleep mode, etc.
When I tried to list my problem on this forum it lists your OS at the bottom and mine had Mountain Lion listed as what I was using so apparently it didn't erase it. Want to know how to get Mountain Lion off and put my Snow Leopard on so things start working right.Go to the menu/About This Mac - what OS version shows there?
Do a backup, preferably 2 separate ones on 2 separate drives.
Revert to a Previous OS X
Revert to Snow Leopard
If you do revert, I'd use Setup Assistant to restore your data. This process takes a while, so do it when you won't need the computer for several hours, based on my experience. -
Why can't snow leopard be run as virtual machine in Parallels?
I'm wondering if anyone can tell me why Apple's EULA won't allow Snow Leopard to be run as a virtual machine in Parallels? I am using OS X Mavericks and the latest version of Parallels 8. According to Parallels, in support article ID 112323, the reason it will not work is that it is prohibited to run by Apple's EULA.
Rev. Barry wrote:
I'm wondering if anyone can tell me why Apple's EULA won't allow Snow Leopard to be run as a virtual machine in Parallels? I am using OS X Mavericks and the latest version of Parallels 8. According to Parallels, in support article ID 112323, the reason it will not work is that it is prohibited to run by Apple's EULA.
It was a common Urban Myth that the Snow Leopard EULA prohibited its virtualization in Lion, Mt. Lion and Mavericks on a Mac. That myth has been debunked over the last few years and the remaining debate, if any, has been largely rendered moot by Apple's decision to reduce the price of Snow Leopard Server by 95% to the same $20 charged for Snow Leopard client.
Eric's link will get you to an article that describes how to install Snow Leopard client into Parallels 8, but at the end of the day, it is easier to both install and maintain Snow Leopard Server into Parallels 8, with virtually the same result you desire: the ability to run most PowerPC apps in Mavericks.
Here is the link to Installing Snow Leopard Server into Parallels 8 for DUMMIES:
http://forums.macrumors.com/showpost.php?p=17285039&postcount=564
Rev. Barry wrote:
Are you currently using snow leopard server as a virtual machine? I want to run a power pc app on Mavericks.
Yes, I have experience using Snow Leopard Server in Parallels to run PowerPC apps and I remove the Server apps from the Dock, so as to not be confused by them.
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I have an older 13" macbook with snow leopard, I want to upgrade to the newest mountain lion, can i just purchase and instal?
Upgrade Paths to Snow Leopard, Lion, and/or Mountain Lion
You can upgrade to Mountain Lion from Lion or directly from Snow Leopard. Mountain Lion can be downloaded from the Mac App Store for $19.99. To access the App Store you must have Snow Leopard 10.6.6 or later installed.
Upgrading to Snow Leopard
You can purchase Snow Leopard through the Apple Store: Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard - Apple Store (U.S.). The price is $19.99 plus tax. You will be sent physical media by mail after placing your order.
After you install Snow Leopard you will have to download and install the Mac OS X 10.6.8 Update Combo v1.1 to update Snow Leopard to 10.6.8 and give you access to the App Store. Access to the App Store enables you to download Mountain Lion if your computer meets the requirements.
Snow Leopard General Requirements
1. Mac computer with an Intel processor
2. 1GB of memory
3. 5GB of available disk space
4. DVD drive for installation
5. Some features require a compatible Internet service provider;
fees may apply.
6. Some features require Apple’s iCloud services; fees and
terms apply.
Upgrading to Lion
If your computer does not meet the requirements to install Mountain Lion, it may still meet the requirements to install Lion.
You can purchase Lion by contacting Customer Service: Contacting Apple for support and service - this includes international calling numbers. The cost is $19.99 (as it was before) plus tax. It's a download. You will get an email containing a redemption code that you then use at the Mac App Store to download Lion. Save a copy of that installer to your Downloads folder because the installer deletes itself at the end of the installation.
Lion System Requirements
1. Mac computer with an Intel Core 2 Duo, Core i3, Core i5, Core i7,
or Xeon processor
2. 2GB of memory
3. OS X v10.6.6 or later (v10.6.8 recommended)
4. 7GB of available space
5. Some features require an Apple ID; terms apply.
Upgrading to Mountain Lion
To upgrade to Mountain Lion you must have Snow Leopard 10.6.8 or Lion installed. Purchase and download Mountain Lion from the App Store. Sign in using your Apple ID. Mountain Lion is $19.99 plus tax. The file is quite large, over 4 GBs, so allow some time to download. It would be preferable to use Ethernet because it is nearly four times faster than wireless.
OS X Mountain Lion - System Requirements
Macs that can be upgraded to OS X Mountain Lion
1. iMac (Mid 2007 or newer) - Model Identifier 7,1 or later
2. MacBook (Late 2008 Aluminum, or Early 2009 or newer) - Model Identifier 5,1 or later
3. MacBook Pro (Mid/Late 2007 or newer) - Model Identifier 3,1 or later
4. MacBook Air (Late 2008 or newer) - Model Identifier 2,1 or later
5. Mac mini (Early 2009 or newer) - Model Identifier 3,1 or later
6. Mac Pro (Early 2008 or newer) - Model Identifier 3,1 or later
7. Xserve (Early 2009) - Model Identifier 3,1 or later
To find the model identifier open System Profiler in the Utilities folder. It's displayed in the panel on the right.
Are my applications compatible?
See App Compatibility Table - RoaringApps.
For a complete How-To introduction from Apple see Upgrade to OS X Mountain Lion. -
Can I Use My Snow Leopard Install Disc on Another Computer If I've Upgraded the First
Hello,
I have a one-time install of Mac OS X Snow Leopard, and I have installed it onto one Mac, I have then upgraded this Mac to Mavericks through the Mac App Store. I am wondering if I am therefore allowed to install Snow Leopard using the same disc onto a second Mac?
Before you answer, please note that I have gone through most of the install process on this second Mac, and the software does not inhibit the install, henceforth, I am assuming that I am allowed to install it on the second Mac. My second question is does the install disc inhibit a second install if the copy has been activated, and would this 'activation' have been removed because the first Mac is no longer running on Snow Leopard.
I have no intention of installing Snow Leopard if it is illegal to do so a second time, I am simply interested as it would be far more convenient than buying another install disc, and having to wait 7 days or so for it to arrive.
Regards and thanks,
Sam S.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Please try and be direct with your answers, I'm not great at understanding ambiguity.
<Edited By Host>If you upgrade to Yosemite, for example, then Snow Leopard is no longer installed on that computer. Technically and legally it can be now installed on another machine. Note, however, that if you need to erase the drive and reinstall Yosemite you must first install Snow Leopard. You could not do that if Snow Leopard was still installed on another machine.
Beyond this you are on your own, legally. -
What latest safari version can I use on snow leopard 10.6.8
I have snow leopard 10.6.8 and would like to upgrade to a version of safari beyond 5.1.10. What are my options?
You can try Firefox. It is still being updated.
Firefox -
Can I repair a Snow Leopard disk from a Tiger machine?
I had the hard drive go down on a MacPro with an Intel processor running OS 10.6.4. When I try to boot, it gets to the Apple screen and shuts down. Running the disk utility from the installation disk gives me the error:
Checking HFS Plus Volume
Invalid Extent Entry
Volume Check Failed
I pulled the drive and connected it with a USB adapter to a spare Mac G5 with a PowerPC processor running Tiger 10.4.11. I can read the disk on the G5 with Tiger. Disk utility on the G5 gives me the same error when trying to repair the disk.
Are there any utilities out there I can run on Tiger to repair the Snow Leopard disk? Free if possible?
Or a good OSX utility that will let me image the drive to another hard drive? This is a production machine in a printing environment and I need to get it back up and running as soon as possible.
Thx...
CarvelliI could not repair the disk from the command line either. It gave me the same error messages. I did not try Carbon Copy Cloner...yet. I had an extra 250GB drive which I re-installed 10.6.4.
I can bring up the old drive on the USB adapter, so I am going to try the Mac Migration Assistant. Which I've never done before. Does anyone know if it bring over all the applications during the migration? Or will I have to re-install all the applications over again?
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How to install Snow Leopard on a 2009 Mac Pro which has Mountain Lion?
The 2009 Mac Pro that I just bought has Mountain Lion. For many reasons, I do not want to have Mountain Lion on my machine. I have been using Snow Leopard for years and I like it fine. I have my Snow Leopard install DVDs. I cannot get this machine to accept Snow Leopard, which must be just another undesirable aspect of Mountain Lion, bacause this machine must have shipped with some variant of Leopard/ Snow Leopard to begin with. Here's what happens when I put the Snow Leopard Install DVD in the Superdrive:
1) First, I held down the "C" key at startup to start from a disc. It showed me a window which said "Mac OS X can't be installed on this computer".
2) Then I started it with Mountain Lion and then put in the Snow Leopard DVD. Got a window which said "The disc you inserted was not readable by this computer". It also had 3 buttons to choose from: "Initialize", "Ignore" and "Eject". So I clicked on "Initialize" and Disc Utility opened on the First Aid page. I assume I'm supposed to erase the startup disc, but I thought maybe I should ask the experts here before I do that.
This machine has two 2TB HDDs that the previous owner has configured as a level 1 RAID. If I am to erase the startup disc do I erase both drives of the RAID set? If I'm not supposed to erase the startup drive, what do I need to do to get back to Snow Leopard? Thanks and thanks again!The built-in checks will keep you from clobbering 10.8 Mountain Lion by Installing Snow Leopard over it (literally, 10.6 Snow Leopard Installer will see a later version in place, and knows it cannot install over a later version). So it says "Mac OS X cannot be installed on this computer..." and leaves off "... "in its current state."
You will need to Install on a 10.6 Snow Leopard-erased drive. Mac OS X Erase function proceeds to install a Partition scheme and a default Volume after erasing, because a truly blank drive is useless for most Users.
When you boot to the Installer DVD, you are running off the DVD, so all Hard Drives are available to be erased if that is your choice. All data on them will be discarded. If you erase one drive in a mirrored RAID set, normally the other drive would survive and the set would be degraded. But a new version of RAID was introduced right AFTER 10.6, and it is likely that 10.6 cannot read that RAID at all under any circumstances. -
Snow Leopard 10.6.8 will not allow install Mountain Lion-why?
I have Snow Leopard 10.6.8
MacBook
MacBook4,1
However it will not allow me to download Mountain Lion...can anyone tell me why?
Thank you!This is your computer
Introduction Date:
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Discontinued Date:
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Geekbench:
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Soldered
FPU:
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64-Bit
L1 Cache:
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L2/L3 Cache:
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Maximum RAM:
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Int. HD Interface:
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Windows Support:
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Cloning Snow Leopard from old iMac onto New iMac with Mountain Lion.
Hi all.
My old late 2006 intel iMac (2.1Ghz, 24" white) packed in a few weeks back (most likely GPU fail, but that's another topic!).
I've picked up a good deal on a second hand machine (funds wouldn't stretch to brand new model, but iMac definitely required):
2.7Ghz, 2011 i5, 1TB, 4gb RAM (will increase that) running mountain lion.
Ran a few tests on the old machine and the Hard Drive looked absolutely fine (was new just over 18 months ago) and could be accessed via another machine.
That was running Snow Leopard (upgrade from original OSX back in 2006) and easily ran FCP and Logic Pro post upgrade to SL.
What I would like to do really is clone my old hard drive (and I have a time machine back up on an external drive) onto this new machine. However, I'm not quite sure whether I'd lose Mountain Lion (if my old s/w such as Logic Pro 7 and FCP suite will run ok on ML I'd like to keep it as I quite like it.
Not having any discs with this iMac (Mountain Lion not requiring them), would I be able to re install Mountain Lion if I'd cloned a Snow Leopard drive onto it?
Apologies if this is an obvious question!! If I could still run FCP and Logic successfully on Mavericks, I might even upgrade to that also (not sure yet!).
Given the price of the thunderbird cables I'll be using a FW800-FW400 (cost 4x as less) to transfer. I'll probably use 'super duper' to clone.
Am I along the righ lines folks?
Many thanks.
somapop.I only mentioned partitioning because you indicated that you wanted both Snow Leopard and Mavericks capability on the newly acquired iMac. Of course, you cannot have both flavors of OS X on the same hard drive unless it is partitioned to keep them separate.
Once you have Snow Leopard in one partition and Mavericks in the other, "dual-booting" is simply the process of determining which flavor or OS X will be operating by using the Startup Manager in System Preferences before you reboot, or holding down the OPTION key while you do reboot.
The disadvantage to this approach is that you cannot have both Snow Leopard and Mavericks running concurrently. To have that capability, you must install Snow Leopard Server into a virtualization program such as Parallels running in Mavericks and then they can run concurrently:
[click on image to enlarge]
More information on this approach here:
http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1365439 -
Can VirtualBox use a Boot Camp partition for a virtual machine?
Can Sun VirtualBox be pointed at a Boot Camp partition to use it as a virtual machine, much like VMWare Fusion can?
-Johnhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtualbox
http://blogs.sun.com/fatbloke/entry/windows7_onvirtualbox
Check the FAQ
http://www.virtualbox.org/ -
Can I restore the Snow Leopard version of 'Preview' for use in Mountain Lion?
When running Snow Leopard I enjoyed using Preview with my HP C7280 All-in-One Scanner/Printer. I could place several items on the glass plate and Preview would then carry out a "preview scan". The superior edge detection software contained in Preview would recognise that there was more than one item on the scanner glass and put a marquee rectangle around each object (even separate images in a magazine page). I could de-select objects if I wanted to at this point to avoid scanning them, or I could opt to scan.
Preview would then scan all selected items in one go outputting a separate file for each one. No need to re-scan and select the next object. Preview would do the lot in one go! This was fantastic for saving time for me.
Preview really 'kicked the crap' out of my PC at work. The best the scanning software on the PC could was to auto-detect a single item.* So if I have a lot to do, I have to preview scan and then save/scan each item individually to achieve the same result.
All this changed when I updated from Snow Leopard to Mountain Lion. The scanning is nothing like as effective and time saving as before. Preview just scans the whole glass plate straight to a file irrespective of what is on it, no preview scan and no object edge detection whatsoever; not even a single object like on my old PC at work. Absolute rubbish!
I really want to restore the functionality I had before. So I wonder, is it best to revert my iMac to Snow Leopard, or can I achieve this another way? I don't necessarily want to abandon Mountain Lion - but I will if I have to.
Is it possible to restore the Snow Leopard version of Preview whilst keeping Mountain Lion? Or maybe download the Lion version from somewhere instead - assuming that the Lion version still has same functionality as the Snow Leopard version?
*Even this is better than what Preview does since I updated to Mountain LionIt's either that or finding other software for your scanning needs. For example, Image Capture comes with OS X, VueScan 9.2.09, ExactScan Pro 2.24.
Alternatively, partition your hard drive and install Snow Leopard on another volume.
To resize the drive do the following:
1. Open Disk Utility and select the drive entry (mfgr.'s ID and size) from the left side list.
2. Click on the Partition tab in the DU main window. You should see the graphical sizing window showing the existing partitions. A portion may appear as a blue rectangle representing the used space on a partition.
3. In the lower right corner of the sizing rectangle for each partition is a resizing gadget. Select it with the mouse and move the bottom of the rectangle upwards until you have reduced the existing partition enough to create the desired new volume's size. The space below the resized partition will appear gray. Click on the Apply button and wait until the process has completed. (Note: You can only make a partition smaller in order to create new free space.)
4. Click on the [+] button below the sizing window to add a new partition in the gray space you freed up. Give the new volume a name, if you wish, then click on the Apply button. Wait until the process has completed.
You should now have a new volume on the drive. Use the Snow Leopard installer DVD to install Snow Leopard on your new volume.
It would be wise to have a backup of your current system as resizing is not necessarily free of risk for data loss. Your drive must have sufficient contiguous free space for this process to work. -
I had Leopard on may Mac. I upgraded to Mountain Lion using Snow Leopard. I can't use my video with Mountain Lion. Can I load Snow Leopard on an external hard drive so I can use it with my camera?
First, you cannot do this if you have a Boot Camp partition.
Second: Create a new partition.
1. Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the COMMAND and R keys until the menu screen appears. Alternatively, restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the OPTION key until the boot manager screen appears. Select the Recovery HD and click on the downward pointing arrow button.
After the main menu appears select Disk Utility and click on the Continue button. Select the hard drive's main entry then click on the Partition tab in the DU main window.
2. You should see the graphical sizing window showing the existing partitions. A portion may appear as a blue rectangle representing the used space on a partition.
3. In the lower right corner of the sizing rectangle for each partition is a resizing gadget. Select it with the mouse and move the bottom of the rectangle upwards until you have reduced the existing partition enough to create the desired new volume's size. The space below the resized partition will appear gray. Click on the Apply button and wait until the process has completed. (Note: You can only make a partition smaller in order to create new free space.)
4. Click on the [+] button below the sizing window to add a new partition in the gray space you freed up. Give the new volume a name, if you wish, then click on the Apply button. Wait until the process has completed.
You should now have a new volume on the drive.
It would be wise to have a backup of your current system as resizing is not necessarily free of risk for data loss. Your drive must have sufficient contiguous free space for this process to work.
Third: Install Snow Leopard.
Boot from your Snow Leopard DVD. Follow instructions for installation being sure that before you actually install Snow Leopard you have selected the new partition as your target destination.
Booting From An OS X Installer Disc
1. Insert OS X Installer Disc into the optical drive.
2. Restart the computer.
3. Immediately after the chime press and hold down the "C" key.
4. Release the key when the spinning gear below the dark gray Apple logo
appears.
5. Wait for installer to finish loading. -
I have 17" MacBook Pro 3,1 I am trying to reformat so I can sell (I recently bought a 2011 MBP). I had upgraded the OS to Snow Leopard, but the original discs are for Tiger. Of course, now I'm searching high and low for my Snow Leopard upgrade disc, but can't find it. I decided to try and boot from the Tiger discs, but when I did, all I got was a screen that looked like a blizzard of pixels. I was able to boot using the Snow Leopard disc from both my new MBP and my girlfriends MB, but both said that OS X could not be installed on this computer, and I couldn't even use the disc utility to wipe the drive.
After reading a few of the questions on here, I went to my hardware overview to double check the product line for the computer. When I did, I found that my serial number is missing. Apple recently replaced the logic board in the computer (the nVidia graphics card melted, so nVidia floated the bill, even though the computer was long out of Apple Care), so I'm wondering if that's why my serial number is missing. Do I need to have a serial number to reinstall OS X? Am I in deep deep trouble?
I appreciate any and all help, thank you all in advance!Pyralus wrote:
I decided to try and boot from the Tiger discs, but when I did, all I got was a screen that looked like a blizzard of pixels.
The firmware was likely changed and it's not compatible anymore or the disk is bad.
I was able to boot using the Snow Leopard disc from both my new MBP and my girlfriends MB, but both said that OS X could not be installed on this computer, and I couldn't even use the disc utility to wipe the drive.
Those disks don't have the hardware drivers your machine needs.
Your going to need to get a Snow Leopard retail install disk from Amazon/elsewhere.
Do I need to have a serial number to reinstall OS X?
Thankfully No. -
Can I wipe my hardrive before upgrading my Macbook to OS X 10.6 by using the Snow Leopard install CD? Or do I need I need to wipe my computer from the OS X 10.5 CD that came with the laptop?
In other words. If I purchase the Snow Leopard Software for $29, can I wipe my hard drive first before installing it? Or do I need to wipe my hard drive, reinstall OS X 10.5, and then continue to upgrade to Snow Leopard?If you want to wipe the drive in Leopard, do it from the install disk. Otherwise do it from you Snow Leopard install disc.
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