Oracle Vm Virtualbox Mac Os X Install Still Waiting For Root Device

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Prerequisites

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  • a Mac OS X host environment, running VirtualBox on an Intel Mac
  • a universal or i386 install image or disk for Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger

The environment of the example installation procedure was:

What does “Still waiting for root device” means? Its very simple, it means that the source from which you’re booting is not detected properly in other way it can be explained as the operating system was not able to locate a driver/kext for your Hard disk/DvD Drive/USB.

  • MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2014)
  • OS X El Capitan (10.11.6)
  • VirtualBox 5.1.18
  • the Mac OS X Server v10.4.7 (Universal) Build 8K1079 image (which can befound by searching for '10.4' inhttps://developer.apple.com/download/more/)

Create a new virtual machine

If trust the files in the repository and want to skip the procedure you can:

  • download Tiger.ova and import it in VirtualBox (bydouble-clicking it or opening it from File → Import Appliance..), or
  • copy the Tiger folder from this repository to your VirtualBox VMs folderand add it in VirtualBox selecting it in from the Machine → Add.. menu

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  1. select Machine → New.. from the menu (or click on the New button)
  2. choose the name of your virtual machine (the example uses 'Tiger')
  3. select Type: Mac OS X
  4. select Version: Mac OS X (32-bit) or Version: Mac OS X (64-bit)
  5. choose the amount of RAM (default: 2048 MB)
  6. choose Create a virtual hard disk now
  1. choose the settings for the creation of the virtual hard disk (the defaultones should work just fine)
  1. from the command-line, run the following commands (replacing 'Tiger' with thename of your virtual machine):

The virtual machine should now be ready for the install procedure. Its vboxfile should match the reference Tiger.vbox except for thename, timestamps and UUIDs.

Install Mac OS X

  1. start the virtual machine
  2. since it is the first boot, VirtualBox will open a popup asking for theinstall media; select the Mac OS X install disk image
  1. wait some time for the boot to complete; the system might either immediatelystart or stay frozen for several seconds in a state like the one shown in thefollowing image before getting to the UI; after a minute, if it shows noprogress or if the console shows Still waiting for root device., tryrebooting the machine
  1. choose the language you are going to use

  1. from the hidden menu at the top of the screen, select Utilities → DiskUtility..

    IMPORTANT: open Disk Utilityimmediately after selecting thelanguage. Stepping through the installation and then running Disk Utilitywill likely result in the hard disk not being shown.

  1. erase the VBOX HARDDISK hard disk using a Mac OS Extended volumeformat; you can choose whether to also make it Journaled and/or Case-sensitive;the default is Mac OS Extended (Journaled)
  1. quit Disk Utility and proceed with the installation

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