How do I Boot my Virtual Machine Off of a Live CD?
I'm trying to boot my Virtual Machine off of a Live CD. Mepis is the Linux disc I have.
Using my SuperDrive to boot off of it. Mepis is the disc I use --- on a PC.
Been looking into it for a bit. Can't seem to get it to work.
Any ideas?
MacBook Pro 15”, macOS 10.15
Each VM solution is a bit different. You may need to add the CD or USB as another device or drive in the VM. It may be easier to boot from a Mepis .iso file using the VM than a physical CD or USB. An Apple SuperDrive must be connected directly to the computer. You cannot not use a USB hub with an Apple SuperDrive.
TheLittles wrote:
Thank you for the Reply HWTech:
I don't know how else to put it: This is about running Windows as its own VM, and then using Mepis on top of that. All of which would be done for data recovery.
My VM has data on it, and a Mepis Live CD has always allowed me to get into my PC and get off of it what I need.
Are you trying to boot the whole Mac from a Mepis Live CD/USB or are you trying to boot a Windows VM from a Mepis CD/USB? Sorry it is hard to tell since you seemed to like @Grant's answer, but the OP and this reply implies the latter.
If the former, then is Mepis even configured to read an APFS file system so it can see the Windows VM if located on an APFS volume? If the latter, then I think it would be easier to add an extra "drive" to the VM and assign it to the Mepis .iso (or to the physical CD/USB) instead and select it as a boot option in the Windows VM. Is the Windows VM booting as legacy or as UEFI?
If you need a UEFI booting Linux system you can use Knoppix. If Mepis doesn't have UEFI booting by default, then you may be able to use GRUB2 to create an UEFI bootloader for Mepis (I've done this for legacy booting firmware updaters).
What I am Trying to Do:
I am trying to boot a Windows VM, and run a Live CD off of it.
Woking on it right now...
I have installed VMware Fusion 11.5. Right Now, I am installing Windows 7.
The issue is that the Virtual Machine loads too quickly to be able to access the BIOS Screen.
Go Here: Accessing the BIOS when the POST screen clears too quickly (1004129) - Microsoft Support
Once Installed, Updated, and Configured, I am going to add a few extra seconds to be able to press "Function 12". That will then take me to the BIOS so I can reset the Boot Order to "CD/DVD First".
Then, I will try the Live CD.
Then in the VMWare interface configure another drive to be associated with the Windows VM. When you need to boot Mepis to access the VM, then add the Mepis .iso/CD/USB to that "drive" and select it to be the boot device in the VMWare interface replacing Windows as the default boot option. Same thing can be done if you want to use a Windows installer to repair the Windows installation in the VM.
So, for a Virtual Machine that Does Not Fully Boot...
BIOS Setup (F2) Boot Menu (F12):
CD/DVD as Primary Boot Order in BIOS:
Mepis Live CD:
Success:
Somehow I could not access my Virtual Machine. So, I thought that going into a Live CD to read it all would work fine. And it did!
Your Mac is designed to boot up MacOS.
To boot something else, you need a bit of software that allows you to choose something else. This software does that, and offers the several magazine-length articles worth of information that explain what and why you might need them.
http://www.rodsbooks.com/refind/
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Thank you for the link. I'll be looking into it. Expect a reply soon.
A Few Thoughts, after a briefly skimming through the sites.
I wonder if I could use EFI and include it into a new Live CD written on my own. That, I think, is the key here. I'd do my part for myself, and it might take a bit of coding.
It would boot off of the Live CD, and as things are come across as unsuccessful, it just proceeds until it succeeds or doesn't succeed for a boot.
Boot Camp: It comes up with the choice: Boot up in Windows, or as the macOS. I wonder if you boot into Windows and then run the Live CD off of that. It's different, than the OP, but it seems you'd have to quickly press [the key(s)] for booting. Its been some time since using Boot Camp, so maybe I'm wrong there.
This is all about data recovery, and using a Mepis Live CD, would get it all off.
Thank you for the Reply HWTech:
I don't know how else to put it: This is about running Windows as its own VM, and then using Mepis on top of that. All of which would be done for data recovery.
My VM has data on it, and a Mepis Live CD has always allowed me to get into my PC and get off of it what I need.
wait, Is all you want form your old setup the DATA?
If so, you don't need to run anything but MacOS. MacOS contains filters for lots of different file systems [with the glaring excepting of not WRITING Windows New Technology File System (NTFS) because Microsoft has threatened everyone that it is Microsoft proprietary].
Just attach your old drive and read your old files.
More Screenshots from my Second Post: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/251062206 ("Inventoryx86.framework" cannot be opened because the developer cannot be verified)
Step 4: Booting a Mepis Live CD on a Windows 7 Virtual Machine:
Step 5: Mepis Live CD Loading on a Windows 7 Virtual Machine:
OK, to help the next guy in this position, what did you do that made the big difference for you?
Boot a Virtual Machine Off of a Live CD
