SOLVED: Snow Leopard (10.6) no longer allowed in Parallels 13? -> SERVER VERSION NEEDED TO WORK!

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    thank you for the best one.
     
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    Thank you for sharing your ideas :)
     
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    thank you for the best reply.
     
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    Is Apple still selling Snow Leopard Server?
     
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    thank you for the reply and solutions.
     
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    It sounds like you've hit the classic "Invisible DMG" wall. When a system (usually a Virtual Machine or a Mac in Recovery Mode) refuses to detect a .dmg installer before the OS is even present, it's almost always a filesystem compatibility or mounting issue.

    Since the installer hasn't even started, the BIOS/UEFI/Firmware doesn't "see" the image as a bootable device. Here is how to fix this:

    1. The "DMG vs. ISO" Problem (For Virtual Machines)
    If you are trying to install macOS on a Virtual Machine (VirtualBox, VMware, etc.), most of them cannot boot directly from a .dmg file. They expect an .iso or a .cdr.

    • The Fix: You need to convert that .dmg into a bootable .iso.

    • The Command (on a Mac): 1. Mount the DMG.

      2. Use the hdiutil command in Terminal to convert it:

      $$hdiutil\ convert\ /path/to/installer.dmg\ -format\ UDTO\ -o\ /path/to/installer.iso$$
      3. Rename the resulting .iso.cdr to just .iso and try mounting that in your VM settings.
     

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