iOS for VirtualBox

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Keshan picture Keshan · Nov 13, 2010 · Viewed 155.6k times · Source

Is there anyway to install Apple iOS in VirtualBox? i have installed Android on VirtualBox with live Android and i have installed Snow leopard on VirtualBox but i don't know whether i could do the same with iOS if there is a way please let me know.(i am using both Ubuntu 10.04 and Windows 7 as hosts)

Thanks !!

UPDATE : here i wanted to know whether there exists a project like Hackintosh for iOS

Answer

Jörg W Mittag picture Jörg W Mittag · Nov 13, 2010

VirtualBox is a virtualizer, not an emulator. (The name kinda gives it away.) I.e. it can only virtualize a CPU that is actually there, not emulate one that isn't. In particular, VirtualBox can only virtualize x86 and AMD64 CPUs. iOS only runs on ARM CPUs.

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