When I try to download it (haiku.image.bz2) onto my iMac it comes down as a .txt file at 24.9 mb.
The instructions are as follows:
"Download a nightly build from the Haiku Build Factory.
Rename the "haiku.image" file to "haiku.hdd".
Use ImageTool to resize the haiku.hdd file to 120MB.
Create a new VM in Parallels, with Guest OS Type as Windows.
Set the Hard Drive to the haiku.hdd file that you downloaded."
What is "ImageTool" and does it run on a Mac?
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All I ask for is choice. I want to be able to go into any store you can buy a computer in and say, "I want ______ OS on this computer." Is that too much to ask? We can't always be looking out Windows. We also need to get work done.
I found a program to unzip bzip2 apps and extracted it.
I then found the ImageTool using my Mac's Spotlight search.
I then following the instructions and I've gotten as far as getting a black screen with Haiku in the bottom right corner. It appears to be hung at that point. I'll leave it there for while and see what, if anything, happens.
UPDATE: I let it sit at the black screen with HAIKU in the bottom right corner for awhile and it never got past that. Anyone with any ideas?
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All I ask for is choice. I want to be able to go into any store you can buy a computer in and say, "I want ______ OS on this computer." Is that too much to ask? We can't always be looking out Windows. We also need to get work done.
I seem to recall this problem being reported by other users of Parallels.
Somewhere in the Parallels settings, you should be able to add a serial port (COM 1) and have it redirect to a text file. This will allow you to examine the kernel debug output and post the info for others to view and see where it stops and (hopefully) why.
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Re: Which specific download of Haiku can I run in Parallels on a
Having never tried it myself, there have been several articles published about this.
Looks like there is one here:
http://haiku-os.org/documents/dev/how_to_get_haiku_to_work_in_parallels
Re: Which specific download of Haiku can I run in Parallels on a
When I try to download it (haiku.image.bz2) onto my iMac it comes down as a .txt file at 24.9 mb.
The instructions are as follows:
"Download a nightly build from the Haiku Build Factory.
Rename the "haiku.image" file to "haiku.hdd".
Use ImageTool to resize the haiku.hdd file to 120MB.
Create a new VM in Parallels, with Guest OS Type as Windows.
Set the Hard Drive to the haiku.hdd file that you downloaded."
What is "ImageTool" and does it run on a Mac?
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All I ask for is choice. I want to be able to go into any store you can buy a computer in and say, "I want ______ OS on this computer." Is that too much to ask? We can't always be looking out Windows. We also need to get work done.
Re: Which specific download of Haiku can I run in Parallels on a
.bz2 files are compressed using bzip2 compression - I'm not sure what tool you need to use on a Mac to uncompress that.
I assumed ImageTool was something that comes with Parallels.
Re: Which specific download of Haiku can I run in Parallels on a
Thanks Urias
I found a program to unzip bzip2 apps and extracted it.
I then found the ImageTool using my Mac's Spotlight search.
I then following the instructions and I've gotten as far as getting a black screen with Haiku in the bottom right corner. It appears to be hung at that point. I'll leave it there for while and see what, if anything, happens.
UPDATE: I let it sit at the black screen with HAIKU in the bottom right corner for awhile and it never got past that. Anyone with any ideas?
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All I ask for is choice. I want to be able to go into any store you can buy a computer in and say, "I want ______ OS on this computer." Is that too much to ask? We can't always be looking out Windows. We also need to get work done.
Re: Which specific download of Haiku can I run in Parallels on a
I seem to recall this problem being reported by other users of Parallels.
Somewhere in the Parallels settings, you should be able to add a serial port (COM 1) and have it redirect to a text file. This will allow you to examine the kernel debug output and post the info for others to view and see where it stops and (hopefully) why.
Re: Which specific download of Haiku can I run in Parallels on a
Stop the Haiku VM and select Edit --> Virtual machine. Then disable networking. Now it should boot, but it does take a while so be patient ;-)