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virtual machines

  1. Edgecrusherr

    Parallels vs VMware Fusion (can we save money?)

    Intro So, with VMware Fusion Pro now being free, I wanted to do some testing to see if I can make the switch from Parallels, and save myself from having to renew my Parallels at the end of next month. I've been running Parallels on Appel Silicon since 2021, and VMware Fusion Player on Apple...
  2. P

    Can't install panther (10.3) on a qemu ppc machine

    Whenever I reach the volume selection screen it tells me "you cannot install Mac OS X on this volume, your computer cannot boot from this volume" (paraphrased), tried everything in disk utility and used different virtual disks and still face the same issue.
  3. S

    UTM virtualisation of ubuntu 20.04 randomly freezes on apple silicon M2.

    The virtualisation is flawless and almost feel like bare metal performance. I am facing one issue with the usage. My ubuntu vm randomly freezes and get stuck infinitely[4-7 times a day]. The only recovery option is to reboot the vm.Interestingly the macOS and utm application runs fine and is...
  4. N

    MBA M1 high temp, number of vCPU, QEMU (UTM) VM best setting

    I need to use Power Bi, and as it's only available in Windows I’ve created a VM using QEMU with the UTM.app. With Windows 11, Windows on ARM from Insider program. Have 4 topics with some questions related to this. Thanks in advance for any answers, to some or all of the questions. Or...
  5. J

    Running oldish Windows Games

    Hi! My MBP pro is listed in signature as I notice other people do that I guess to save time typing it all out all the time. I am not a hardcore gamer, and anyway own an Xbox One and PS4 for gaming. But that covers new games, I get the urge to play old games I played growing up. Now I have a...