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macOS virtual machine from scratch (August 6, 2023) source code.tar.gz (31.2 kB)
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| Name | Modified | Size | Downloads / Week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parent folder | |||
| macos-guest-virtualbox.sh | 2020-01-22 | 41.8 kB | |
| 0.78.1 (January 13, 2020) source code.tar.gz | 2020-01-13 | 19.2 kB | |
| 0.78.1 (January 13, 2020) source code.zip | 2020-01-13 | 20.4 kB | |
| README.md | 2020-01-13 | 1.3 kB | |
| Totals: 4 Items | 82.7 kB | 0 | |
This is an old release of the script. Please use the latest version of the script.
The script creates a VirtualBox guest macOS virtual machine with unmodified macOS installation files downloaded directly from Apple servers. See the readme file for more information.
Known issues
- Guest macOS Catalina requires VirtualBox 6.1.4 or higher
- Guest macOS boot process hangs on “LoadKernelFromStream” and “EndRandomSeed”
- VirtualBox 6.1 NVRAM driver fails; no connectivity for iMessage, iCloud
Dependencies
- VirtualBox≥6.0 with Extension Pack
Bash≥4.3 (GNU variant; run on Windows through Cygwin or WSL)coreutils(GNU variant; install through package manager)unzip(install through package manager)wget(install through package manager)dmg2img(install through package manager on Linux, macOS, or WSL; let the script download it automatically on Cygwin)