VirtualBox on Linix HOST, add macOS Guest

alex4buba · 02-16-2024, 06:45 PM

I am trying for several days to add macOS Sonoma and all my attempts failed
I have VirtualBox 7 fully installed and Windows-10 Guest working fine, but unable to install macOS despite trying many different ways found on Youtube etc...

Help please
Thanks

frankbell · 02-16-2024, 08:34 PM

Apple intentionally makes it difficult to install MacOS on anything other than Apple hardware. I tried to set up a MacOS VM once many years ago and could not.

Basically, it is very difficult to find any installation media that works properly, as, so far as I have ever been able to determine, Apple does not release installation media. Apple considers itself first a hardware company; if you want MacOS, you get it by buying Apple hardware, not by buying a MacOS optical disk.

Any installation media you find is, almost by definition, bootleg.

Just my thoughts, and I may be, as my old boss used to say, in error. If I am, I'm sure someone will straighten me out.

jefro · 02-16-2024, 09:37 PM

I did download one of the premade vm's for it. Seemed to work OK, had no use for it however. As frankbell says Apple doesn't really want us to do that.

alex4buba · 02-16-2024, 11:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jefro

I did download one of the premade vm's for it. Seemed to work OK, had no use for it however. As frankbell says Apple doesn't really want us to do that.

I am running a Computer discussion group in a retirement village where I live. Many people "Inherited" an Apple laptop from their kids and they ask question that I need to demonstrate in class.

This is the ONLY use I will have out of it. If you have a way to do it, please tell me the instructions

Thanks

pan64 · 02-17-2024, 09:11 AM

Buy an old/cheap apple laptop to do that. Apple does not interested in it.

alex4buba · 02-17-2024, 02:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pan64

Buy an old/cheap apple laptop to do that. Apple does not interested in it.

I have one, I was trying to avoid dragging 2 machines each time

Cheers

enigma9o7 · 02-17-2024, 05:31 PM

The easiest way in my experience is to install Catalina with this script, then upgrade. Be sure to take snapshots before upgrades incase they don't work tho, you might not make it all the way to Sonoma.

alex4buba · 02-17-2024, 10:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by enigma9o7

The easiest way in my experience is to install Catalina with this script, then upgrade. Be sure to take snapshots before upgrades incase they don't work tho, you might not make it all the way to Sonoma.

I have an .iso file for High Sierra, I tried with another script but didn't work.
Will try again with this one
I don't need to upgrade anything, whatever version I can get working will be fine.

Cheers

alex4buba · 02-17-2024, 11:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by enigma9o7

The easiest way in my experience is to install Catalina with this script, then upgrade. Be sure to take snapshots before upgrades incase they don't work tho, you might not make it all the way to Sonoma.

OK, after starting the script, I realized that it is what I tried before and it gets stuck at the same point, here:

Code:

Starting virtual machine "macOS".
This should take a couple of minutes. If booting fails, exit the script by
pressing CTRL-C then see the documentation for information about applying
different CPU profiles in the section CPU profiles and CPUID settings.

Until the script completes, please do not manually interact with
the virtual machine.

Attempting automated recognition of virtual machine graphical user interface.
Please wait...

I was not sure if the VirtualBox HOS should be running while script is executed in command line or NOT, so I tried both with the same result.

It gets stuck on "EXITBS"

The macOS Catalina is installed and shows up in the VB as a new guest.
DO I have to go into the VB GUI and change something in the settings or what should I do?

Thanks

enigma9o7 · 02-18-2024, 09:55 AM

There are lots of closed issues on the github the script came from, try searching. For me it just worked fine.

alex4buba · 02-18-2024, 04:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by enigma9o7

There are lots of closed issues on the github the script came from, try searching. For me it just worked fine.

I did another search and found out that edding the following command, is getting me forward:

Code:

VBoxManage modifyvm "macOS" --cpu-profile "Intel Core i7-6700K"

And the installation continued from VirtualBox->Start and got to the following point - please see attached screen shot.

I remember seeing somwhere that I need to go to Disk Utilities and that's where I am stuck, what should I do nexxt?

Many thanks