[TriLUG] Vbox guest OS choices

[Ken Mink]

I used VBox is install OSX as a guest, mostly just to see if it was
possible. It is. However, the performance was crappy. There were
problems with the mouse. The pointer jumped around the screen. One
reason I wanted to try it was to use Messages.app for iMessage access.
Turns out that Messages.app uses your hardware serial number as part of
it's registration and the OSX guest doesn't have a valid serial number.
The Messages.app running on the OSX guest would not connect for
iMessage. Anyway, it is possible to create a OSX guest, but usability
sucked for me. Oh yeah, this was done on a MacBookPro8,1 running Ubuntu
12.04 as the host.

Ken

On 07/10/2014 09:46 AM, Ken MacKenzie wrote:
> So I have been trying to kill out the use of hardware windows installs in
> the house.  It has been an issue mainly because of a printer/scanner combo
> (lexmark X75) that will just not cooperate with linux.  Yes I know I need
> to get a new printer, but hey it works and ink cost is still reasonably low.
>
> So anyway to mitigate this I have been using a Windows 7 install inside
> virtual box.  I am using the oracle repos for it, linux version is Debian
> Wheezy.  Windows 7 version is ultimate incidentally.  The other reason I
> went this route is itunes for my ipad to sync if needed.  I am phasing out
> ipad use at some point most likely so this may become moot.
>
> Anyway, and I hope I am not violating any rules since this discussion
> starts to enter the violating EULA for the OS in question...  What about
> virtualizing OS X.  I mean I know it can be done but I am wondering if
> anyone has experience for the performance of OS X vs Windows 7 virtualized
> through Virtual Box.  I know OS X is only to be installed on Mac hardware.
>  Just wondering if anyone has tried this out and what their results were.
>
> Ken