macOS, the operating system previously known as Mac OS X, is beautiful, stable, and typically attached to a $1000+ MacBook / iMac. If we want to run macOS on a Windows PC, without the very particular hardware required for Hackintosh, a Mac OS X virtual machine is the next best thing. And, best of all, it won't cost a dime. Here's how to install the latest macOS High Sierra on a VMware or Virtualbox virtual machine.
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Why run a Mac OS X virtual machine?
There are a few circumstances when a Windows user might need access to a Mac OS X installation.
One example is programmers who need to use the Apple-exclusive XCode to develop and test iOS or macOS apps.
The same goes with iMovie and Final Cut Pro for moviemakers and editors, GarageBand and Apple Logic Pro for creators and sound engineers, and more professional applications with no Windows version.
Then again, we might just be curious about Apple's operating system and want to see what the fuss is all about.
Whatever the reason, a Mac OS X virtual machine is the cheapest way to try out the latest OS from Cupertino. Cheapest as in "free." Sure beats buying a four-figure MacBook Pro.
In case you are not familiar with virtual machines, it's a way to emulate an entirely different computer system within our PC. For more information, you can check out our guide:
We have also covered how to create a Windows Virtual Machine, both in Windows and Linux operating systems.
How To Create a Windows Virtual Machine in Linux and Windows
Creating a Windows virtual machine is exceedingly simple. It is arguably easier than installing Windows on our PC.
However, creating a Mac OS X virtual machine is not officially supported by Apple. The company only wants to see macOS running on the Mac hardware because this is what they are selling.
Hence, we will have to run through a couple of hoops to get the VM up and running. Nothing too complicated, though. In this guide, we will cover the creation of the virtual machine both with VMware Player and VirtualBox, for Intel and AMD processors.
Hardware requirements for a Mac OS X virtual machine
It goes without saying that running any kind virtual machine demands a relatively powerful PC for a smooth experience. After all, the hardware needs to run two operating systems simultaneously.
With a powerful enough system, we can even run virtual machines one inside the other, like Russian nesting dolls.
To begin with, we must have at least 4GB of RAM, ideally 8GB or more. The speed of RAM is not of much consequence; we are just looking for lots of it.
A multi-core CPU is also important. We should have a processor with at least four cores, 3rd gen Core i5 or equivalent. The Mac OS X virtual machine might work on a two-core CPU, but the experience will probably be less than smooth.
Of course, it's a given that our CPU must support IOMMU virtualization: VT-x for Intel and AMD-V for AMD. This is not a problem for most modern CPUs, but it doesn't hurt to check. The quickest way is to run the freeware Securable app.
Another important thing is to have virtualization activated on the BIOS/UEFI. Even with a virtualization-capable CPU, if the function is not enabled, it won't do much good. The Mac OS X virtual machine will probably not start at all, with an error message.
Check out this guide to make sure you have virtualization enabled in your BIOS/UEFI.
Finally, if our VM creator of choice is VMware Workstation Player, we will also need a 64bit version of Windows 7, 8, or 10. That is because VMware has deprecated the 32bit edition of the player since a few versions back.
After all, a 32bit operating system will only recognize 4GB of RAM, which isn't the best case scenario to run a VM.
In conclusion, we need at minimum:
- 4GB of RAM (ideally 8GB or more)
- Four-core CPU with virtualization capability
- Virtualization enabled in the BIOS/UEFI
- 64bit Windows
Newest macOS version: High Sierra 10.13
On September 25th, 2017, Apple released the latest version of macOS with the code name "High Sierra," which replaced the older Sierra 10.12.
However, it was not a massive upgrade from the previous version. On the contrary, mac OS High Sierra is more like a simple update, with some added features.
The company focused on video streaming, a smoother gaming experience, and data management. Furthermore, with High Sierra 10.13, the OS is more stable and responsive.
Intel CPUs
Having an Intel CPU is the easiest way to run a Mac OS X virtual machine. That is because Mac computers and laptops use Intel CPUs exclusively, and therefore the virtualization is straightforward, from a technical point of view.
Download the macOS High Sierra image
So, we have to download the Intel version of the Mac OS X virtual machine. We can find the Intel version here, courtesy of the excellent fellows at Techsviewer.
Because of the size of the file, which is 5.8GB, we might hit the Google Drive bandwidth limit for the hosting account.
We can easily bypass this restriction by signing into our Google Drive account.
In case you have never used Google Drive, it's the same account you probably have for Gmail, YouTube, or any other Google service. Or you can just create a new one.
Having signed into our account, we right-click the file and select "Make a copy."
Then we navigate to "My Drive," right-click and download the copy.
Google will throw a warning that it can't scan the file for viruses. We just download anyway. Since it is a large file, this can take a while, depending on our internet connection speed.
After a successful download, it's a good idea to remove the copy from your Google Drive. If we don't, it will take up a large part of the free 15GBs of space.
Decompress the image
Now that we have it on our computer, we notice that it is a .rar compressed file, which Windows can't open and decompress with the integrated utility.
So, we will need a third-party app. Two excellent freeware apps are 7-zip and Peazip. For this guide, we used 7-zip.
With 7-zip installed, we just need to right-click at the file, and navigate the context menu to 7-Zip -> Extract Here.
This will produce a folder with all the necessary files.
The next step is to install either the VMware Workstation Player or VirtualBox. Both apps have free versions for personal use, and both are equally capable of handling the Mac OS X virtual machine.
Which one you select is a matter of personal preference. We will present the procedure for both.
VMware Workstation Player
VMware is one of the leading companies in virtualization. Their vSphere ESXi Hypervisor is an industry standard for server virtualization.
But the company also serves the needs of the regular users, with VMware Workstation Pro and the free VMware Workstation Player.
Download and install VMware Workstation Player
At the time of this writing, the latest version of VMware Workstation Player 12 is 12.5.7, available for 64-bit Windows and Linux operating systems.
There is also a later VMware Workstation Player version 14. However, as of this writing, an essential patch to allow VMware to support the Mac OS X virtual machine is not available for v.14.
Thus, we have to stick to 12 for the time being. There is no version 13, probably VMware considered it bad luck, or was afraid its customers would do so.
Installation is easy, and it won't try to install third-party software. It's essential, though, to install VMware Workstation Player at the default path C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Player.
If we change the installation folder, the patch we mentioned earlier won't work.
Optionally, we can uncheck the "Help improve VMware Workstation 12 Player".
The first time we run the VMware Workstation Player, it will ask us whether we have a bought license key for professional use.
To use the program for free, we just enter an email address. It doesn't even need to be valid; VMware won't request any confirmation.
Unlock VMware Player for the Mac OS X virtual machine
By default, VMware player cannot run a Mac OS X virtual machine on Windows. We need to patch the player to unlock this capability manually.
For that end, we will use the unlocker that the splendid fellows at InsanelyMac have created.
We will have to download the following file.
Versions of VMware player later than 12 will probably require a newer unlocker.
You will find the latest available here. You need to sign up to the InsanelyMac forum to download it.
After downloading the "unlocker208.zip" file (or whichever newer version exists when you are reading this guide), make sure to open your "Local Disk (C:)" drive...
...and extract the contents of the .zip file inside.
If you did it correctly, you will have an unlocker208 (or whichever newer version) folder in your C: drive, which will contain the patch files.
This is vital for the correct application of the patch. A few readers in the comments section had a problem running the unlocker from their D: drive, or from a path that contained spaces, e.g. "C:\My Downloads\unlocker."
Having a single-named folder at the root of the primary local disk C: offers the highest possible compatibility.
Next, we need to make sure VMware Workstation Player is not running.
Finally, we right-click on the "win-install" Windows command script inside the unlocker208 folder, and select "Run as administrator."
After we confirm this action, a command line window will come up and execute a series of commands to patch VMware Workstation Player to run a Mac OS X virtual machine.
Pay close attention to these commands, which will only be onscreen for a couple of seconds.
If you see any "File not found" and "the system cannot find the file specified" messages, it means that the patcher has failed. The reason probably is that you didn't install VMware Workstation Player in the default folder "C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Player."
Success or fail, the command-line window will automatically close at the end of the process.
Create the MacOS High Sierra virtual machine
With the patch finished, we can open the VMware Workstation Player again. We proceed to create a new virtual machine.
On the first screen, we select "I will install the operating system later."
On the next screen, we select "Apple Mac OS X," and "macOS 10.12" as the version. As of this writing and with the current 2.0.8 patch, there is no 10.13 option.
We choose a name for the virtual machine, and optionally change the location, in case our C: drive doesn't have enough storage capacity for the Mac OS X virtual machine.
Whether we leave the default location or select a different folder, it is imperative that we remember or write down the path. We will need to change the contents of a file there later on.
Finally, we leave the maximum disk size as is, and select "Store virtual disk as a single file."
On the last window, we will review our choices. If everything is in order, we click on "Finish."
Edit the virtual machine's settings
Back on the VMware Workstation Player interface, we select "Edit virtual machine settings."
First order of business, and if our system has at least 8GB RAM, we increase the VM's ram to 4GB (4096MB). This will help the Mac OS X virtual machine to run a lot smoother.
If our PC only has 4GB of total RAM, we can't give it all to the virtual machine. We must leave the default 2GB.
If we have a four-core i5, we must also leave the processors at "2". With an i7, we can increase them to "4".
Should we overdo it with the cores and assign more than our CPU has, we will get an error message.
Next, we select the 40GB Hard Disk (SATA) we created earlier, straight-up remove it, and then click on "Add."
We leave the first item selected, "Hard Disk" and click "Next."
Leave the SATA (Recommended). Next.
On the third page of the wizard, we choose "Use an existing virtual disk." Next.
On the "Select an Existing Disk" window, we click on "Browse."
We must now make a choice, where we want to have the Mac OS X virtual disk permanently saved. Because once we connect the disk to the virtual machine, if we move it we will have to go again through this whole process of removing and adding a drive.
Feel free to move it anywhere on the disk, even on a secondary drive.
After we move it to the desired location, we go back to VMware and choose the .vdmk file.
Finally, we press "Finish."
Last, but not least, we navigate to CD/DVD (SATA) and uncheck the "Connect at power on" option.
There is only one final step before we start our Mac OS X virtual machine.
Edit the VMX file
Remember when we advised you to write down the path where we created the Mac OS X virtual machine? This is where we are going to need it.
The default path is in our Documents -> Virtual Machines, in a folder named like the virtual machine.
Inside we will find a VMware virtual machine configuration (.vmx) file, again with the name of the virtual machine. If you gave the VM a risqué name, you are probably regretting it by now.
We right-click the file and select "Open with...".
We click on "More apps"...
...select Notepad and click OK.
At the bottom of the file, we paste the following line:
smc.version = "0"
We save and close the file.
Starting the Mac OS X virtual machine on VMware
We are now ready to start the virtual machine, from the "Play virtual machine" button.
We will get a couple of messages from the application, as we would on any first-run virtual machine.
Had everything gone well, we will soon see the familiar logo.
It might seem stuck near the end, but just give it a couple of minutes, and soon the set-up screen for macOS High Sierra will emerge.
Fun fact: we wrote this guide on Ubuntu Linux, running a Windows 10 virtual machine, running the Mac OS X virtual machine. A turducken of operating systems, if you will.
Later on the guide, we will see the full procedure to set up macOS High Sierra on our Mac OS X virtual machine, as well as how to install the VMware tools.
VirtualBox
The creator of VirtualBox was the German corporation Innotek GmbH, back in 2007. In 2008, Sun Microsystems acquired Innotek. In 2010 Oracle Corporation bought Sun Microsystems, and re-branded VirtualBox as "Oracle VM VirtualBox."
Even though it changed many hands, VirtualBox has always been a popular virtualization application, with numerous features. All in all, a worthy opponent to VMware's free solution.
So, if you are already using VirtualBox and prefer it instead of VMware Workstation Player, here's how to install a Mac OS X virtual machine when you have an Intel CPU.
Download and install VirtualBox
We will find the latest VirtualBox version here. As of this writing, the current version is 5.1.30.
The installation is dead simple, and won't try to force upon us any unwanted third-party applications. Just click on "Next-next-next."
Create the MacOS High Sierra virtual machine on VirtualBox
After the installation, we open the program and select "New."
On the pop-up window, we choose a name for the virtual machine. Just to make things easier, we went for "macOS." On "Type" we choose "Mac OS X, " and as for the version, we have to select "macOS 10.13 High Sierra (64-bit)."
On the next screen, if we have the RAM to spare, we allocate at least 4096MB RAM.
Finally, on the last screen, we choose the last option, to use an existing hard disk drive. We then click on the folder icon and navigate to where we extracted the Virtual Machine Disk Format (.vmdk) file, and open it.
With the right virtual disk selected, we click on "Create."
Edit virtual machine settings
With our new Mac OS X virtual machine selected, we click on "Settings."
At the "System" section, we uncheck the Floppy drive from the boot order and make sure the Chipset is IHC9.
On the "Processor" tab, we allocate two Processors, or more if we have a Core i7 CPU with threads to spare.
At the "Display" section, we set the maximum Video Memory of 128MB.
On the "Network" section, we make sure the options are as follows:
Finally, we go back to "General" and write down the exact name we gave to the virtual machine because we are going to need it.
We save the changes with OK and close VirtualBox completely. It is vital that Virtualbox isn't running for the next part of the guide.
Adding some code
Up until now, the procedure for the Mac OS X virtual machine on VirtualBox was more or less the same as with any other type of virtual machine.
Alas, for the Mac OS X virtual machine to work, we need to add some code, which might scare people who don't have much experience with that.
Not to worry, though. The task is simple. First, we open a Windows command line, with administrator privileges. In any version of Windows, the way to do that is to search for CMD, right-click "Command Prompt" and select "Run as Administrator."
Then, we just copy the following code, paste it into the command prompt, and press Enter.
cd "C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox\"
We do the same with the following lines of code, one by one. Every command is in a single line.
If you gave a name different than macOS to your virtual machine on the "General" section, you must also replace it on each of the following commands.
VBoxManage.exe modifyvm "macOS" --cpuidset 00000001 000106e5 00100800 0098e3fd bfebfbff
VBoxManage setextradata "macOS" "VBoxInternal/Devices/efi/0/Config/DmiSystemProduct" "iMac11,3"
VBoxManage setextradata "macOS" "VBoxInternal/Devices/efi/0/Config/DmiSystemVersion" "1.0"
VBoxManage setextradata "macOS" "VBoxInternal/Devices/efi/0/Config/DmiBoardProduct" "Iloveapple"
VBoxManage setextradata "macOS" "VBoxInternal/Devices/smc/0/Config/DeviceKey" "ourhardworkbythesewordsguardedpleasedontsteal(c)AppleComputerInc"
After we have successfully entered all the commands, without any errors, we can close the command line, open VirtualBox and start the Mac OS X virtual machine.
At first, it will show some code...
...then a gray screen for a few seconds, and finally the macOS High Sierra installation.
Later on the guide, we will see the full procedure to set up macOS High Sierra on our Mac OS X virtual machine.
AMD CPUs
As we mentioned, the fact that Apple computers exclusively use Intel CPUs makes it harder to run a Mac OS X virtual machine on an AMD CPU.
Harder, but not impossible. Although there is no High Sierra version yet, we managed to find a macOS Sierra machine on AMD-OSX.com that will work on AMD and tried it with an FX 6300 CPU.
The same method is supposed to work on the latest Ryzen CPUs, but we didn't have a sample machine to try it. As for older processors, it will only work on AMD CPUs that support SSE 4.1 or SSE 4.2 instructions.
We can check this on CPU-World, by inputting our CPU model in the search box.
On the results, we just need to check the Features. If we find SSE 4.1 or SSE 4.2, we 're golden.
To download the Sierra machine, visit this link. At the bottom of the first message, you will find a zip file and a Dropbox link. The compressed file contains a torrent, to download the machine.
Since the file is quite large (almost 7GB), we chose the torrent method, but you can pick whichever fits you best.
Once we download it, we have to decompress it in our desired location and move onto the next step.
VMware Workstation Player
This time we won't need to apply any patches to VMware Workstation Player, opposed to Intel's method we described above.
Thus, we can use VMware version 14, which is the latest. We can find it here.
If you already have version 12, you can still follow the steps below; there is no need to upgrade VMware.
Create a new virtual machine
We will start by creating a new virtual machine.
Choose "I will install the operating system later" and press Next.
On the next screen, tick "Other" and pick "Other 64-bit" respectively.
Here, we can give our machine the desired name and choose a location. Hit Next once again.
Store virtual disk as a single file...
...and click on "Customize Hardware."
We advise you to use at least 50-65% of your available RAM and two CPU cores. For example, if you have 8GB RAM as we do, go for 4GB on the virtual machine.
In the end, we press Finish.
Add the hard drive
Now it's time to add our virtual drive. Click on "Edit virtual machine settings."
Remove the Hard Disk (IDE) and add a new drive.
Choose "Hard Disk > SATA > Use an existing virtual disk."
Next, hit Browse and locate the file you downloaded from amd-osx.com. You should move the file to your desired location before you pick it. If you decide to move it afterward, you'll have to add it again on the virtual machine.
Then, press Finish.
If we have VMware 14, the program will ask to convert the image to the newest format. We press Convert, except if we want it to be compatible with older versions of VMware.
Finally, we press OK.
We can now start the engine. We will be greeted by a black screen, where we need to press any button to continue.
On the next screen, we hit Enter.
We'll see another black screen with some running code for a few minutes.
No matter how long it takes, we wait patiently. Even if it appears to be stuck, give it at least 10 minutes before you try to restart the machine.
At the end of this process, macOS Sierra will eventually show up. We can now move on to the first time set up.
Setting up macOS High Sierra
The hard part is long gone. At this point, no matter which way we chose to create the Mac OS X virtual machine, we should be on the Welcome screen.
We select our country and click on "Continue." If we can't find our country, we can check the "Show All" checkbox.
We can also choose a different keyboard layout, or leave the default US.
Given that we went through all this trouble to create a Mac OS X virtual machine, it's a safe guess that we don't have another Mac device to transfer information.
We can sign in with our Apple ID if we have one and feel like it, but we can always skip this step and continue.
After reading the Software License Agreement, in its entirety of course, if we agree, we proceed.
We select a name and an account name. If we didn't use our Apple ID, we need to create a password as well.
We choose our time zone...
...and continue with the express set up.
We can optionally choose the Customize Settings, to tweak the location and diagnostic options. We might want to uncheck the options to send information to Apple. After all, working on a Mac OS X virtual machine, we are far from the typical macOS user.
That's it. Our Mac OS X virtual machine with macOS is ready.
Install VMware tools for Mac OS X
Everything seems perfect on the Mac OS X virtual machine, but even on a powerful computer, the mouse pointer might seem "heavy" to drag. This is easy to fix, by installing VMware tools.
First, we must download this file as a ZIP, and extract its contents.
From the VMware Workstation Player menu we select Player > Removable Devices > CD/DVD (SATA) > Settings...
On the next window, we choose "Use ISO image file" and click on Browse.
We navigate to All Tool (new) folder that we downloaded, pick the VM Tool.iso and click Open.
Check the "Connected" box.
Now, double click on VMware Tools disk on the upper right corner.
Double-click on Install VMware Tools.
Press Continue...
...and Install.
The installation will ask for our account's password.
We confirm our request.
Finally, the VMware Tools installation is over, and we need to restart our PC.
Now, the Mac OS X Virtual machine will run much smoother.
Troubleshooting
Running a Mac OS X virtual machine is not free of problems, and we may encounter one or more of the following.
Mac OS X option missing in VMware
If we can't find the "Apple Mac OS X" option when creating a virtual machine...
...it means that we didn't install the patch correctly. We need to rerun the patcher, always as an administrator, and pay attention for any error messages.
Error message: Mac OS X is not supported with binary translation
If when starting the Mac OS X virtual machine we get the message "Mac OS X is not supported with binary translation"...
...we need to activate the virtualization in our BIOS/UEFI.
Unrecoverable error on VMware
If we get a "VMware Player unrecoverable error: (vcpu-0)" error...
...then we didn't edit the VMX file correctly, adding...
smc.version = "0"
...at the bottom of it, or we failed to save the file after adding the line.
Endless code lines on VirtualBox
If VirtualBox doesn't seem to move on the first boot, then we might have failed to enter the commands correctly.
Repeat the command line part of the guide and try again.
Did you like the Mac OS X virtual machine?
A virtual machine might not be the real thing - it is, after all, an operating system running on top of our operating system. But, on a powerful computer, it can be pretty close.
Did you like your new Mac OS X virtual machine? Did it work well on your PC and were you able to run the Mac OS X exclusive software you always wanted? Leave us a comment.
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does it wok on amd systems?..did anyone try it?
You will need an extra bootloading disk for AMD
https://youtu.be/CrpOjgBFMF0?t=349
i just follow the video step by step and now its working..thanks
Hi,
We refreshed the guide for the latest version macOS Sierra, and also added a dedicated section for AMD, in case you need to recreate the Mac OS X virtual machine.
Will this allow the use of iMessage and the use of Xamarin and/or Xcode? I had just purchased a mac mini to learn to develop iOS apps, but want to be able to develop and test on the go. I understand that I more than likely can't push to the store or a device from the VM.
You shouldn't have a problem with either iMessage or Xamarin / Xcode. And since I guess your Apple ID is used to push to the store, there is a good chance that would work too.
The only thing I am not sure of is if you can push to a device, by attaching it though the VM. Although since the USB is completely passed through, so I wouldn't be surprised if that worked too.
Thanks! I did try it after my initial post. I was able to compile and run the iOS Simulator under Xamarin. I wasn't too concerned on pushing to a USB device quite yet, but I have my mac mini for that. I just don't want a MacBook and Surface Pro 3. I can share my Code across VM and Mac Mini with OneDrive. Thanks a bunch for this instruction and post. This will make my life much easier!
Great, good to know it works for your particular needs.
If you want to see a specific guide on PCsteps, we are always open to suggestions.
Angelos - great write up. Thanks. I got it working on Windows 10 Build 10130 running VMWare Workstation 11.1.0. I had to perform a few extra steps:
1. Open the .vmx file:
* change vmci0.present from TRUE to FALSE: vmci0.present = "FALSE"
* add this line to the bottom: smc.version = "0"
2. To enable higher resolution, I had to install an additional video driver. I uploaded it here: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/3155577/VMsvga2_v1.2.5_OS_10.9.pkg
3. After installing #2, change the VMWare Display settings. I have mine set to 2560 x 1600.
Unfortunately, I wasn't able to sign in with my Apple ID to iMessage or FaceTime. Apple rejects the authentication. iTunes and App Store work fine with AppleID, just not iMessage or FaceTime. It's a long time problem with OS X in a VM. I hope there's a solution at some point that's less than the 100 step procedures I've found in the past.
Thanks again!
Hey Brett. Thanks for your input.
Indeed, iMessage and FaceTime are still problematic. I searched a bit for a solution, but I haven't had time to try anything yet. I will probably make a new guide when I find something.
Did you find any way to get iMessage and FaceTime Working?
Haven't tried.
I got the res working with a boot.plist fix. It's stuck at the resolution, but a few characters changed, a reboot, and bam!
Angelos, thank you for this post! It was very clear and concise, and very helpful. I was able to get my Mac VM up and running with a minimum of fuss, and it runs very well (much better than a similar virtual machine that I had built in VirtualBox).
I am puzzling over how to increase the size of my VM disk. I have increased the size in the settings of VMWare Player, however, when I try to increase the size of the VM within OS X, either with Disk Utility or using Terminal, I am unable to increase the size. Anybody have any suggestions? I have also tried to enter the disk utility from the recovery partition during start up, but have been unable to stop startup and get into disk utility.
Hi Eric, glad you liked the post.
It's weird that you have trouble with the expansion of the partition. I tried it now and it just worked.
Did you select the disk and then the Partition tab on the Disk Utility?
http://i.imgur.com/elC72db.png
Did you get any error message?
The url for the vmware image?
It's a magnet link. Have you tried copying it and pasting it on a torrent client, like the example with qBittorrent?
How do I install vmware tools I am unable to use the scrolling on my mouse so Im guessing the vmware tools didnt work properly?
Hi Ivan,
Do you have a different mouse to try? It seems like a hardware incompatibility that I don't think will be fixed with VMware tools.
I use VMware Play 12 and unlocker206, every thing is OK, thank you very much!
Glad to hear it, heavenchou.
Thank you for the great instruction, but in my case VMware Player stops with this message: "Mac OS X is not supported with binary translation. To run Mac OS X you need a host on which VMware Player supports Intel VT-x or AMD-V." :-(
Hi Sergey,
You need to activate the virtualization on your BIOS.
Check out our latest guide https://www.pcsteps.com/207-windows-virtual-machine-linux-windows/ , it describes how to find the virtualization settings.
Thank you, but I've found my Intel chip doesn't support VT-x:-(
I will try on another PC.
Thanks for the guide. I installed it about a week ago, when I suddenly felt the need for an OSX based machine. Sadly, Yosemite is very slow, which makes the VM only usable on very fast computers. I have an i7 (3rd gen) with 16GB RAM and it is still laggy.
But today I succesfully updated the VM to El Capitan. I did nothing special, just download and run the Installer app. It took pretty long to complete, but it worked right away. And the VM is much faster and more smooth now. I can recommend the upgrade to everyone who's using this VM!
Thank you very much for the information that the VM can be upgraded to El Capitan. I thought that it wouldn't be possible.
So did I. So before trying the upgrade, I made a copy of the VM. But to
my surprise, it wasn't even necessary to change SIP settings, everything
worked right out of the box.
I had to change the
smc.version = "0"
To get a clean-install to work. but the downloaded image worked right out of the box. Beautifully. :)
I fixed the "speed" issue by changing the VRAM amount in the .vmx file. The default setting is 125MB, which is very little for OS X. I changed it to 2GB (2048MB), and everything sped up! Also, try BeamOff, which disables Beam sync, and renders everything a lot faster.
Thanks, I will check that.
HI I am successfully running Yosemite 10.10.5 on this setup. Now can I upgrade to El Capitan over this virtual machine?
Hi Hossain,
I haven't attempted the upgrade yet, but @Squirrel61:disqus here on the comments did, and it worked perfectly for them. It's worth a try.
OSX in a windows / Unity?
Sorry, it went a little fast...
Question: is it possible to use the "unity" functionality of VMware, i.e. have each OSX window appear as a Windows window?
When I try, it tells me to install VMware Tools, but I have already installed them according to the explanations above. I cannot find out how to install the "official" version.
I use VMware Player 7.1.2.
Since the installation of OS X is unofficial on VMware, the Unity functionality won't work correctly.
In the next few days I will update the guide for the latest version of OS X, El Capitan, and see if I can get the unity work for that one.
do you have any updates on the unity mode?
Thank you for the guide. Is there a way to make the guest OS use more than 128mb of video memory? Windows 10 with El Capitan running here.
On VMware Workstation that I am using, on the virtual machine settings -> Display I can choose up to 2GB of VRAM
Soon I will update this guide for the El Capitan version, and check out if VMware Player has the same setting.
Hi , i am unable to install the OS in the VMplayer , more than two hours screen like this,
Kindly help on this
Hi Sengu,
Did you download the latest patch for VMware Player? Without the patch it gets stuck on this particular screen.
HI, Installed the latest version of Vm player which you shared in the URL.
If thats wrong can you send me the link for installing the patches
Hi Sengu,
We refreshed the guide for the latest version macOS Sierra, and also added some troubleshooting for VMware Workstation Player. Check out if it works for you now.
Hi, there so far it works really well! The only problems seems to be imessage and facetime which fail when logging in with an apple iD
see my reply above... I got it working
There is indeed an issue with these two apps on virtual machines. I haven't found a solution yet.
You can try upgrading to El Capitan, to see if they work there. Soon I will update this guide for an El Capitan installation, and check out if these apps will work.
I am currently trying to follow the instructions...unfortunately i get an error code this time. Will you post here when you update your guide?
http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/292170-how-to-spoof-real-mac-in-vmware/page-3 all the information on how to get your iMessage and Facetime working are in that thread.
Here's what I did:
1.in post 1, the unique identifiers I made up random numbers close to the numbers in his post.
2. edited the vmx with a slightly different version of what he put in there for board.id etc...
3. searched the MAC address table for apple stuff and picked one out. Where this differs from the guide (in workstation 12 that I'm using) is you do not edit the VMX for a generated MAC address, you use the virtual network editor and make your MAC address what you want it to be in there.
4. on page 3 of that forum on post 50 it says to add those values to the vmx file. I added slightly varying ones with the vm powered off then on reboot with an apple MAC address for the ethernet physical address, the unique identifiers from post 1 and the values from post 50 it allowed me to use imessage and facetime both @PCsteps:disqus I wonder if you can repeat this and make it into a guide
Thanks for the info, @kitten_soup:disqus, I will try it when I update the guide for El Capitan.
Mac OS X is not supported with binary translation. To run Mac OS X you need a host on which VMware Player supports Intel VT-x or AMD-V.
Go to your BIOS and enable Virtualization. I had the same problem and this fixed it.
Hi M.Fasi,
We refreshed the guide for the latest version macOS Sierra, and also added some troubleshooting for VMware Workstation Player. Check out if it works for you now.
Thank you for providing clear-cut instructions, never found one as simple as this.
Thank you for a great install instruction and a pure osx iso.
I have a question, what is the su password i can't find it.
Thanx a lot.
in terminal type sudo passwd root and key in user password after that put new password for root (su) twice, I know this is not recommend way but just give a try.
Thank you, thank you, thank you, Angelos! It worked perfectly and is EXACTLY what I need.
Hi there Iam get a message saying (Mac OS X is not supported with binary translation. To run Mac OS X you need a host wich VMware player supports Intel VT-x 0r AMD-V) i have went into my BIOS mode and the option is not there but i do no it is active also Iam running Windows 10 PRO edition.
Hi David,
Which is the make and model of your CPU and motherboard?
Hi David,
We refreshed the guide for the latest version macOS Sierra, and also added some troubleshooting for VMware Workstation Player. Check out if it works for you now.
Mine doesn't load just the apple icon just shows and it showed "CPU disabled and that i need to reset the virtual machine"
Hi Dein,
We refreshed the guide for the latest version macOS Sierra, and also added some troubleshooting for VMware Workstation Player. Check out if it works for you now.
Why do not pass it?
Hey.
Why do not pass it ?
Hey just had the same issue. I resolved it by reinstalling the unlocker. I think I tried using the command like in the guide but what you have to do is run the 'win-install' file using administrator mode
Hi Telmo,
We refreshed the guide for the latest version macOS Sierra, and also added some troubleshooting for VMware Workstation Player. Check out if it works for you now.
Thanks for such awesome and detailed post!!
First off, thank you very much. I have an issue though, even with beamoff and vmtools.. i5 cpu and 8gbs of ram on a 64 bit windows 8.1 it's hanging up and freezing alot. Is it just the cpu or could there be something else going on? When it's running, nothing else is.
Thank again.
I upgraded it to El captain as well.
I am getting this error: The CPU has been disabled by the guest operating system. Power off or reset the virtual machine. Once I try to run the Virtual Machine . Please Help
Have you turned on virtualization in your BIOS?
I'm having the same problem, but this error only appears once. After this error, the next attempt results in "the firmware encountered an unhandled exception, VM cannot boot". I checked the BIOS settings and Virtualization support is enabled. If I power off and on the host machine, the same error sequence occurs. This happens regardless of which Processors and/or Virtualization engine settings are chosen in VMWare. I have unlocked using the latest 2.08 version of the unlocker.
I have an HP Pavilion p6537c with an AMD Phenom II X4 830 and 8mb RAM (Win10 host OS). I remember reading somewhere else that AMD is normally not supported, but if you can enter a boot flat of /amd, /amd64, or something like that, it may allow it to boot. I don't know how to allow a 'boot flag' to be entered.
To my knowledge, the standard Apple boot loader does not allow flags beyond -x, -s, and -v to be entered. Instead of a VM, maybe try a hackintosh, which installs to a drive, not to a VM. At least the boot loader can enter many more flags.
Hi BobH,
We refreshed the guide for the latest version macOS Sierra, and also added a section dedicated for AMD. Check out if it works for you now.
Hi Ricky,
We refreshed the guide for the latest version macOS Sierra, and also added some troubleshooting for VMware Workstation Player. Check out if it works for you now.
Hi,
I tried installing OS X , however the VMware seems to be struck at the Apple logo. Please help.
You need to unlock VMware. Try downloading the latest version of the unlocker.
Hi Dennis,
We refreshed the guide for the latest version macOS Sierra, and also added some troubleshooting for VMware Workstation Player. Check out if it works for you now.
Hi all, i am trying to install os x on vmware but evertime i cant see the MAC OS option, I already tried many unlockers to go through but all efforts in vain. Please help me out so that i can install mac os on vmware.
Go into your bios and make sure to enable V-TD or virtualization...good luck!
Hi Imran
We refreshed the guide for the latest version macOS Sierra, and also added some troubleshooting for VMware Workstation Player. Check out if it works for you now.
Simple! Thanks for making it seem so easy.. I was stuck for days with the Hackintosh installation. This is what I needed & works perfectly fine.
A BiG THANK YOU, again! :-)
Google tonymacx86
Worked for me...running the VM on a skylake so I can download el capitan...anyway, thanx and have a GOOD DAY!
worked for me perfectly!!
Can i upgrade to El Capitan? and if yes how?
worked perfect for me! can i upgrade to El Capitan and if yes, how can i do that?
Hi Savvas,
We refreshed the guide for the latest version macOS Sierra. But you can also upgrade from the VM you already have, through the Apple store, a couple of readers did just that and were able to upgrade up to macOS Sierra.
This is awesome. Thank you!
Hey thanks for the awesome guide, i have an issue with unlocker though. when i install unlocker on CMD as admin, i get the following (attached)
it wont copy some files over as some of the comands are not recognised, soi get stuck at the apple logo.
Nevermind i sorted it, for all those stuck on the loading screen, install unlocker207. even 208 doesnt work with latest VMplayer.
Yes it does actually
Hi Jordan,
We refreshed the guide for the latest version macOS Sierra, and also added some troubleshooting for VMware Workstation Player. Check out if it works for you now.
It keeps saying I need a Workststion that supports Intel VT-x or AMD-V on Workststion 11 Pro
Hi Danny,
We refreshed the guide for the latest version macOS Sierra, and also added some troubleshooting for VMware Workstation Player. Check out if it works for you now.
It says "Mac OS X is not supported with binary translation. To run Mac OS X you need a host on which VMware Player supports Intel VT-x or AMD-V." for mee too. {Please help !!
You need to enable AMD-V in your BIOS menu.
Hi Anupama,
We refreshed the guide for the latest version macOS Sierra, and also added some troubleshooting for VMware Workstation Player. Check out if it works for you now.
Hey Angelos, if you use VMware Workstation 12 (with unlocker 208), the "Install VMware tools" button works! I had the Darwin.iso put into one of the drives, however, but it started disconnected. Maybe this is a fluke, but this may work!
** warning ** running a vmware image like this you can infect your host PC. Be WARY of these images ** end warning **
@Angelos Kyritsis any way to enable 3D acceleration?
VMwareplayer 12 say: "Mac OSX is not supported with binary translation. To run Mac OS X you need a host on which VMware supports Inte VT-x or AMD-V.".
What I've to do?
i have the same problem. any suggestions?
Hi Manuel,
We refreshed the guide for the latest version macOS Sierra, and also added some troubleshooting for VMware Workstation Player. Check out if it works for you now.
Successfully did it with VMWare 10.x, But I'm getting error by Network. In mac internet connection is not working
Found the solution
Post it if you remember it. Might help someone else.
Use connector instead of WIFI. and set default ip for it.
Following these instructions on Windows 10 1607, VMWare Player 12.5, and Unlocker
Worked as advertised, and I was able to update to 12.12 Sierra as well.
So I got everything working, installed fine. I'm using VMware Workstation Pro 12 and the only complaint it I cant get my Webcam to connect. any ideas?
Does your webcam connect to a Windows VM? So we can know if it's a problem with VMware or with OS X.
I only have the OS X. Do I have to create a second VM to verify. If it helps I'm doing all this on my Asus laptop and the camera is embedded. VMware recognizes that there is a camera but when I try to connect it to OS X it says driver error
I get to this screen and can go no further. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/bb6ef96631b7c70c03b47f5f65413e88e8d5627760ae662a7242455d2b01506f.jpg
Hi Leo,
We refreshed the guide for the latest version macOS Sierra, and also added some troubleshooting for VMware Workstation Player. Check out if it works for you now.
Great, it worked with me!! :) Just wanted to run Xcode without buying a mac.
I installed everything according to the instructions, even un-installed and re-installed twice. I have VM Player 7.1.4 and I've tried unlocker206, 207, and 208. I'm stuck on the apple icon (no loading bar, just the icon). I've read that there may be an issue with the unlocker (I followed the instructions and installed through CMD as admin). Anyone have any suggestions? Other than this issue, the install has been very easy and straight-forward but I cannot seem to get around this.
Hi,
We refreshed the guide for the latest version macOS Sierra, and also added some troubleshooting for VMware Workstation Player. Check out if it works for you now.
Just want to say the steps worked perfectly as someone that's on a Windows 7-x64 OS and using the newer unlock installer (v208). The only addition I had to do was go into the BIOS to turn on Intel Virtualization Technology before running the virtual machine for the first time. Thanks Angelos!
Is this a legal copy of Mac OS from Apple? Can we install Sierra same way?
As far as we can tell, it hasn't been tampered with. However, no Mac OS installed on a non-Apple device is legal, according to the Apple ToS. It's the same with Hackintosh.
We haven't tried macOS Sierra yet, but it should work the same way.
If installing a Mac OS on a non-Apple device in not legal, what is Apple doing about this? And what are the possible consequences?
Hi,
We refreshed the guide for the latest version macOS Sierra.
Well following the directions, step by step, including the magnet torrent link, It's now working on my Windows 10 Computer. Pretty cool. OS X 10.10 currently, but right now it's upgrading to MacOS Sierra. So I'll see if it will still boot up after the upgrade. I have had a few times where I wanted to use XCode. Instead of being forced to buy a MAC, I hope this will work. I'd like to play with it some anyway. I want to try running some Linux also. So I'll do that next. I'm waiting now for the OS update to finish in about 7 minutes now so I can just report that here in this message.
Well it took a while to finish the Update to MacOS Sierra. But it's working. So that's cool. Now I can play around with it and see what does and doesn't work. I'll have to show my Dad as he has a Mac Mini and I don't think it can run this newest OS. I'll have to check. If you follow the directions, Step, by Step exacly, it works!!!
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/81df3aaab42b60db2e3d7be1f256cbfc0d45a3ab47a4f1369caaf546901502e8.png
Hi JBDragon, I am also trying to run a virtual machine for the purpose of installing xcode (I wish to use it to sideload Kodi on my iPad). I have followed the steps on this page and got a working Yosemete VM.
Can you please assist by explaining what the next steps are to follow in order to upgrade to a later version of OS ? The Apple Store will not allow me to download xcode using this version...
Thanks, Lavi
I havn't had a chance to do much since I posted my results. Once it was running, I was able to get my Laser Printer working, and other things, and do a software Update at which time the new OS was offered to download and I did. It downloaded and installed without issue. I'm trying to run it now and I'm getting a error which is strange as it has been working. I need to spend some time and figure out what's going on.
is it normal that the apple logo takes forever to load on the first try?
I keep getting the error : The CPU has been disabled by the guest operating system. Power off or reset the virtual machine but I followed all the steps. What's wrong?
Hi Jack,
We refreshed the guide for the latest version macOS Sierra, and also added some troubleshooting for VMware Workstation Player. Check out if it works for you now.
What are you referring to? I see nothing in this guide that relates to having this CPU issue, which I have on my system with the A10 APU. Can you specifically call out the section you mean?
Hello, the whole thing works for me expect for the last part. It says i can't install VMware tools in this location, it does not allow to be installed here. However i have no other locations as options. What can i do?
I have the same issue
use the version provided with the torrent. it's in VMware unlocker - mac osx guest > vmware 8 9 10+ series > tools
Anyone tried to compile Objective C in this Mac VM?
This worked perfectly, saved my ass on some quick testing needed on Mac in a Windows dev environment.
Thanks for the write-up! I'm running into some trouble trying to get Sierra started up with Virtualbox 5.1.22 on Win10 1704. Booting the machine gets to the point in the screenshot then it just reboots.
Also, in the virtualbox directions, you have the line "On the "Network" section, we make sure the options are as follows" but then there are no network settings listed.
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/24056e3f250bdbb0d2465aa64623672d0a9b1ed04f3f1bf79a9957ed1b8170ae.jpg
These are the network settings. They are the default settings, as far as I can tell, so there wasn't much to do on that tab.
https://www.pcsteps.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/How-to-Run-a-Full-Mac-OS-X-Virtual-Machine-in-Windows-72.png
We will install the latest version and see if anything has changed since the 5.1.20 we tried.
Thanks, looking forward to your findings. I wonder if there may be an issue with my download of the virtual disk, are you able to provide a md5sum or similar of the original file?
Since the virtual disk downloads as a .rar file, I guess that if there was any corruption, the .rar would not work correctly and refuse to unpack the file. It is highly unlikely that a corrupt .rar would do a complete extraction.
In any case, here are the checksums for the .rar file I used on the guide (not the decompressed virtual disk, mind you):
MD5 Checksum: DCA8EEFB5EF7A13437585C542A858F6D
SHA-1 Checksum: 2282CD8DD7748AC7359898AD2CF15F3F35DB6206
SHA-256 Checksum: B479F7906629DAB1CFAD3052B509CBE615F9E9EA118466EDF6C5601505C2D8D8
SHA-512 Checksum: EB19DA627FB3F507135E932D327CB9BAFB69EAE4BFD4478F28C40C45AFFD61E12D6FCEE4D34C8BFB1430788A90516813AACEA8EC2842B7903A1A7EC41A1100C9
I tried the procedure from scratch with a clean installation of the latest VirtualBox, and it worked perfectly, I can't replicate your problem.
http://i.imgur.com/CbhsSmK.png
My only guess is that something might have gone wrong when you entered the commands. Did you make sure you opened the command line with administrative priviledges? And that you had closed virtualbox before applying the commands?
Hi..were you able to resolve this? I am facing the exact same issue that after above screen it is keep repeating the same process and does not proceed ahead of it.
Does Airdrop works in virtual machine?
I am reading that airdrop only works on certain Bluetooth chipsets, so it's doubtful it will work in a virtual machine.
https://www.reddit.com/r/mac/comments/4tzqg7/if_i_run_el_capitan_as_a_virtual_machine_in/
If i get my new laptop, i try it by this instructions:
http://lifehacker.com/5939804/enable-airdrop-over-ethernet-even-on-unsupported-macs-and-hackintoshes
Sure, let us know if it worked.
Following the instructions for installing on AMD, after [ACPI Patcher], getting to what appears to be the boot process, I'm getting the message "Still waiting for root device" repeatedly and it does not continue. Suggestions?
Hi Doug,
If you are using a USB 3.0 port for the USB stick, try a USB 2.0, if your motherboard has one. Also, which CPU and motherboard do you have?
This computer only has USB 3.0 ports. This is an HP 225 G5 Notebook PC with an AMD E2-7110 processor.
I see on amd-osx.com that this is a common problem for Hackintosh with AMD CPUs, and I guess the same problem transfers to the virtual machine.
This is a solution that worked for this user http://amd-osx.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=1514&start=20#p18945
As far as I understand, you kan delete kext files using TransMac, and the S/L/E they mention is System -> Library -> Extensions.
I am not sure, though, where you have to add the "GraphicsEnabler=Yes PCIRootUID=1 USBBusFix=Yes" parameters. Maybe ask them over there?
Hello thanks for the tutorial, but I'm having a problem after the unlocker, when I run the VM there's no Mac OS option for the "Guest Operating System". Here's the image of the unlocker.
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/3dd88503052a55996986cec7227504c8611a4447cfedcc0caad620560a78d4c0.png
Angelito, I am getting exactly the same output, including the file not found "vmware-vmx-stats.exe" along with the couple of "Can't load frozen modules" errors.
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/11b71d9edacf3ba7bc980b563892b8d5692312473fb37175ca699ea0e9c7eae3.jpg
Let us know if you figure out why.
move the files in the unlocker folder to your desktop, then run it again.
The creators of the unlocker forgot that Python can't run files from folders with blank spaces in their names... especially not with other weird characters too.
OK, figured it out. For some reason, the unlocker didn't like the path it was being run from (which was in my Downloads folder on my D drive. I moved the unlocker folder to the root of C, and re-ran the patcher and it ran fine.
Thank you for your input, Darryl.
@angelitotan did Darryl's solution solve your problem?
Yes, I had the same problem and Darryl's suggestion fixed it. You might want to add it to your instructions. Thanks!
Thank you for your input, I have added this to the guide.
Yes! This works well, thank you!
I have MacOS Sierra working in VMware Workstation Pro 12 on Windows 10 after many false starts.
ICloud services work.
The one last problem I cannot get around is that the Messages login fails to authenticate even though I am logged in to iCloud services.
What kind of AMD computer is everyone using for vmware mac? I've tried every single guide I find, probably 10+ and only 1 (not this) with el capitan premade image worked (but the system was broken, unable to install Xcode).
I'm using FX 6300, mobo M5A97 R2.0, anything wrong with that?
For this guide we used an FX 6300 too, so the CPU isn't the problem. I have to ask my writer on the Greek site which motherboard she used, although much of the motherboard hardware should be virtualized by VMware.
What kind of errors are you getting? Any specific messages?
Xcode failed to download, use the purchases page to try again
VirtualBox version was slow for some reason (I have a i7 and 16gb of ram so I had enough power). Tried VMWare but the unlocker didn't work until I took the unlocker 208 folder out of the "VMWare Player Patch Τool (macOS Sierra)" folder. Also for some reason my dvd drive started to open and close uncontrollably lol.
To be frank, the last time I had a DVD drive on my PC was 2008, so I can't tell if this is something that generally happens with OS X virtual machines. I suppose not, though.
The reason it didn't work in the original folder is because the unlocker was made in the language Python, which can't have blank spaces in folder names. I just renamed my folder name to "unlocker" and it worked like a charm.
Hello, I can't find the yosemite guide to install on amd processors windows 10. I have amd phenom ii x4 965 be...It seems not compatible with SSE 4.1 or SSE 4.2, which unfortunately prevents me to install sierra. Can you help me? I would be grateful for the kindness.
Hello Fábio,
You can give this guide a try: https://techsviewer.com/install-mac-os-x-10-10-yosemite-amd-on-windows-on-virtualbox/
Thank you so much!
I don't have an internal storage while i am make erase in hardware utilities any help please ?
I don't have an internal storage while i am make erase in driver utilities any help please ? https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/7e433f21d44fbf5e34247aa014b37b78bd01f5c75449ba8d3de75e751b06d09d.png
Hi Mohamed,
Show me your VM settings, have you correctly created the hard disk drive?
https://www.pcsteps.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/How-to-Run-a-Full-Mac-OS-X-Virtual-Machine-in-Windows-101.png
this my vmware setting and i make bridge connect in network ?
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/0581153413e9196a393881173b9bfcdd7ade72eb0e4a12e92d8cef8efc0a60da.png https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/205b7c4ebc43d1e50b931434ccf7b4ed647c622189379cec5374560ece2a6120.png
i am try to get into install page again and its stuck error still waiting for root devices ? https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/705dc2a19bc6c71efb7e7a69b78dd93df223f21eb6cf3e86d08f6ee23d591735.png
I see on amd-osx.com that this is a common problem for Hackintosh with AMD CPUs. I guess the same problem transfers to the virtual machine.
This is a solution that worked for this user http://amd-osx.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=1514&start=20#p18945
As far as I understand, you kan delete kext files using TransMac, and the S/L/E they mention is System -> Library -> Extensions.
I am not sure, though, where you have to add the "GraphicsEnabler=Yes PCIRootUID=1 USBBusFix=Yes" parameters. Maybe ask them over there?
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/2a0003f541ac2e411cc22227de6e388c52d498c87120bbb917de07840c31b25d.png
i found a lot of files kext which one i deleted and where i can write "GraphicsEnabler=Yes PCIRootUID=1 USBBusFix=Yes" ? paramter
i change the flash usb to another port and the proplem solve but still have the proplem internal storge didnot found can you help me please ?
I had the same problem. I removed the default drive created, which was using IDE. I then created a new one using SATA, and then I was able to see in Disk Utilities
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/e7d308e3220fd1b37ff4075d1fd981af1e90199146e3a0a8579a40f59776f375.png
Download limit reach on Intel seirra download.
Have you tried copying it to your Google Drive, as we instruct on the guide?
I have followed all of the steps up to loading from USB. It just goes back to the boot screen rather than giving me the white writing you describe. I am trying to do this so I can run some mac software I almost wish I hadn't purchased. But I am hoping a virtual machine will ensure I didn't waste my money. Any thoughts as to why this isn't working would be appreciated.
i solve aproplem and make install after restrat the virtual machine after installation ichosse boot from usb and choice the partion install give me this message my prosseor support SSE 4.1 or SSE 4.2 ?
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/4c092aab47e850c1ffa637011dacdd9ecc482bf84f093b6895bec44c6f362a2d.png
As a quick note that may or may not have been mentioned already - When installing the VMWare Patch/Unlocker to allow Mac OSX to show as an option on the New Virtual Machine Wizard, it wouldn't work initially (even running as administrator from the default location on the C: Drive/Downloads Folder).
I had to copy and paste the contents of the Patch folder to the C:Program Files (x86)VMwareVMware Player folder and give it another go (which worked).
You rock!
Awesome article!
Having an issue when running the unlocker 208? i.e. Darwin is not found?
Change the name of the folder that has the unlocker files in it. Since it was made via Python, python hates blank spaces in folder names.So simplify the file structure and it will work like a charm!
Thanks for the tip, Pancho!
Everything appeared to be working well until I started macOS Sierra. In the 'Oracle VM VirtualBox Manager', it shows 'macOS Sierra > running'.but nothing happens. I repeated the process a second time and got identical results. I am running Windows 10 Pro, 16gb of memory with an Intel i7-7700K CPU. As Settings, I selected System > Processor (4). Any ideas?
Tell us which version of Virtualbox you are using, so we can check if anything has changed.
Also, are you opposed to trying VMware? Historically, it has better performance for Mac OS VMs.
I am running VirtualBox version 5.1.22 with no objection to using VMware. I selected VirtualBox because it appeared easier to use. Also, since I am already using it to run Windows 7.
Any update to this? Seem to be having same issue. with a i7-7700k
Thanks for linking to my site and files. Glad my resources are useful :)
Thank you for the great job, OS X on AMD is much harder than it should be, and the support you offer is priceless.
I was having issues booting from USB no matter which port I had it in, so a thought occured to me, what if I convert the DMG to a VMDK and boot from that? So, I downloaded WinImage and converted the DMG to a VMDK, set the drives as SATA on the VM and booted from the PLOP ISO, then selected HDA1, which shows up now that it is a bootable device due to the image being made bootable, and voila, it boots to the installer.
So, I get the installer to complete, but when I try to boot I get "The CPU has been disabled by the guest operating system. You will need to power off or reset the virtual machine at this point. "
So, could this be an issue related to the AMD APU? I have an A10 in this machine.
Hi,
I have followed above steps on my hp 8460p in Virtual Box but it is keep repeating the first black screen with white text code process and does not go to gray region select screen at all. I have screenshots of the code process if you'd like to see what is wrong here. Please help !!!
This guide was perfect to getting everything up and running initially, but it seems that now macOS won't boot. I keep getting an error on the first load screen with "DONT_STEAL_MAC_OS_X", which is apparently a kernel extension to prevent unauthorized use of the OS (fair enough). Are there any workarounds?
So everything was going perfectly up to the point of
"Installing macOS Sierra through the USB"
"We are now ready to start the virtual machine from the "Play virtual machine" button.
This will load the Plop Boot Manager environment getting ready to start the virtual machine and launch the plop boot".
When I tried to start the VMware program I got an error code telling me that VMware could not start and a boot file would be created. I uploaded the code to the post yesterday but I can not find that post anywhere looks like it never made it. Please help I am using an AMD Ryzen 7 1700 processor on a Gigabyte GA AB 350 board 16GB DDR4 dram thanks in advance
Hi, this is a great and very detailed tutorial, I have installed MacOSX in 5 separate setups and now I tried it again in a new machine but it doesn't work. After I unlock VMWare and go to the select OS screen, when I select Mac OS10.15 I get a "64 bit guest operating systems are not supported by this host and will not run" warning below. This machine runs Windows 8, has a four core i5 that supports VT, VT is enabled in BIOS ... and something somewhere messes it all up. Any ideas?
If I have a VM with MAC OS X El Capitan, it shows on the screen that I can "update to MAC OS X Sierra". Is it safe to do that with a VM or will it even work?
I did this same upgrade with no problem.
I just completed the upgrade without issue. Thanks!
My install is stuck on "HID: Legacy shim 2" which later changes to "sill waiting for root device" which keep repeating, Any Help?
(im using AMD)
I have the same issue. I followed the AMD instructions since that's what my CPU is, and I am getting this "Still waiting for root device" message.
What should I do to get this to work?
Yes exactly, I have exactly this same problem. someone please advise?
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I am not getting macOS 10.12 version option in VMware. Can I choose 10.11 to install 10.12?
I chose 10.11, it worked :)
Any reason why the resolution of the machine OS (aka Mac OS) can't be changed? Even when I go full screen it stays at smaller resolution.
Edit: Nevermind, after installing VMWare Tools, it fixed this issue.
Absolutely awesome!! Install process worked spot on. Now need to figure out how get files on to the Mac VM to use a Mac as never used one before! Amazing work.... :-)
on virtual box after these steps the vm window took a long time and stops in the following line
(boot -args=usb=0x800 keepsems=1 -v -serial=0x1)
why?
and after along time it reboot repeatedly
Great! Your guide helped me to load this f*cken virtual machine. Specially, it started worked when I created a new one and then added a virtual disk as a .vmdk file. (when I added downloaded .vmx it had no OSX 10.11 or macOS 10.12 in options for the guest os).
I had a problem that desktop doesn't react and mouse pointer is in the left-upper corner forever after vm is loaded. Is the reason because of the 3D acceleration switched ON ?
Hi Guys, my installation have worked fine. But I can't change the screen resolution. Even in full scren is in 1024x768. My notebook has a native resolution of 1920x1080. Any suggestion? Tks.
I have the same issue. I tried to install VMWare tools, but it didn't work...
Initial install was flawless from start to finish. OS installed and ran without issue. After a few days of not using it I tried powering on the VM and got "DSMOS: SMC returned incorrect key" panic. Any ideas? Thanks for any help!
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It is comprehensive tutorial guided me until the MacOS now is running under my Windows.
Thank you very much for that.
Firstly tried to install in VirtualBox but failed to run.
Later tried in VMware and is work like a champ.
There is one issue only that 'unlocker208' failed to executed. But solved it when you run under c drive.
Other than that is no issue. Just follow the steps one by one.
Now I'm looking how to backup the OS into vmdk backup file.
Anyone knows and could guide me please?
Supposedly there is an option in File menu, but for this case, the selection is not there.
Thanks
I followed all your steps but when i try to boot from my USB i get the error BOOT ERROR - NO BOOT DEVICE FOUND, PLEASE RETRY IT please help :)
Ok so i fixed that problem looking through comments i was plugged into a usb 3.0 port... now when i start it it does the stuff and it stops after it says Port 1: Device Connected...... and now its not moving at all
I had a similar problem and I managed to fix it by plugging it into a USB 2.0 port and then making sure that I ticked the "Don't show me this again" box. For some reason ticking that box made a difference.
I know that this is old but im on AMD and I get no virtual hard drive can someone help?
Let me know if you figure it out, im stuck here aswell
Choose SATA when creating the virtual hard drive in the VMWare not IDE
Hi, awesome post!, but why do i get a forbidden error from google drive when I try to download it?
I'm attempting to follow this guide with a 14" 2017 Razer Blade, which has all relevant virtualization-related BIOS settings set to ENABLED.
I've successfully created the VM using the Sierra image, modified the settings using the Virtualbox UI and run the commandline modifications .
When I start the VM I just see a completely black screen: https://i.imgur.com/nUyuhal.png nothing else happens. No errors, nothing.
Any tips here would be appreciated.
CPU: intel Core i7-7700HQ @ 2.80GHz
RAM: 16GB
VirtualBox version: 5.1.26 r117224
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I get this error, any help?
This actually worked flawlessly.
Does this Mac virtual env. have iMessage?
About the unlocker. It works fine but you can have issues if the path contains special characters (python doesn't find files). So expand the unlocker then copy the directory to the root of your hard disk and be sure there are no standard chars. Better remove even spaces.
thanks so much took a while to get it working but seems to work very well now. upgraded and added vmtools so i could download xcode.
Everything seems to work until I try to download xcode from the App store, it says my account has been blocked and I can't proceed to install. It keeps the same way after a reboot, any ideas or suggestions on how to proceed? As a reference my account is not really blocked, I do can access the apple developer portal, but I everytime I try to download xcode the same happens.
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Hello.
Did you add VMtools to the machine?
no, I had virtualbox installed, so I went the vbox route, what's the equivalent for that? the guest additions?
Yes, guest additions are not an option. You can try the vmware route, since a user below reports success using vmtools and xcode.
Thanks, I'll give it a try later on and I'll report back, hopefully that will do :D
well, after switching to my Windows 10 installation and repeating the whole process with VMWare I can notice the emulation is way better: I'm seeing some progress windows where I used to see walls of text and the VirtualBox installation wasn't updating to 10.3.1.
I can tell VM Tools are correctly installed because now after a reboot the mouse is smoother and the full screen button correctly sets the OS X to full screen resolution which didn't happen before installing VM Tools, but once I enter the App Store and click install on Xcode I still get this:
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and another notification like this one right after clicking the Ok button:
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I'll try to manually download the 6GB Xcode installer form the Apple developer portal later on, but as of now it doesn't work yet, before or after upgrading to 10.3.1
Well, I'm happy to report Xcode is now installed and so far is running good :) VM Tools didn't solve my previous problem with the App Store, but a manual install with the Xip file from the apple developer portal did the trick.
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Glad you finally did it and thank you for the feedback!
Seems archive is broken. I downloaded it 2 times but can't extract it.
Hello. Which file are you referring at?
The file "macOS High Sierra Final by Techsviewer.rar" in Google Drive.
I checked the file and it seems to be ok. What program are you using for the extraction?
I'm using 7z (some old version). Seems the archive is a new RAR5 format. So if anyone have extract issues then they have to use the newest version of 7z or WinRAR.
Thanks for the feedback!
You forgot to mention that 3d Acceleration/OpenGL is not supported for Mac OSX in Virtual Machines.
Thanks for mentioning it!
I think I follow all the steps using VMware, but when I try to run the virtual machine is shows a message: "Efi vmware virtual sata hard drive (0.0) ... unsuccessful" https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/08683fa33939d593e35ff4f022c7b6d089b3f00c64e81b1b0d7c12846faa8b96.jpg and then shows a "Boot Manager" screen
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How do I fix this?
Repeat the process from this part on: Next, we select the 40GB Hard Disk (SATA) we created earlier, straight-up remove it, and then click on "Add."
Make sure to remove any hard drives from the machine and add the file you downloaded as described above.
When you say "add the file you downloaded" - what file are you talking about? I've been getting the same issue.
I just can't download de Mac OS. I keep getting errors when trying to download =(
Hello. Can you describe the error? The file is pretty big, so you can try to add it on your google drive and download it from there.
I get to the code screen and it just hangs.
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Hello Novelista. On VMware or Virtualbox? If it is on VB, try to enter the command line codes once again. Make sure to use the correct name for your virtual machine.
I did it all over again and got a completely different error this time.
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Which method did you use? For VMware of Vbox? And what is your processor?
I've given up on VB after trying twice. (That was after trying someone else's Mountain Lion method.) Now I'm trying VM--or I will when I get the OS file extracted. (This one disappears every time I use it--the ML version didn't.)
The tag says "Intel Core i3".
What do we have to do with the mac os .vmdk file downloaded from drive ? Nothing mentioned about it !
Of course it is mentioned: "After we move it to the desired location, we go back to VMware and choose the .vdmk file."
This file is going to be your virtual hard drive.
stuck on the last part. after downloading and installing the tools in question the option to choose "device status" as connected is greyed out. am I supposed to be doing this with the VM Player On or Off?
hi i would like to know the steps to move the macos. it keeps growing and i dont have enough space. i have somewhere else to put it.
Hello Kevin.
First, you need to shut down the machine (not suspend, shut down completely). Then move your machine's folder to your desired location. Assuming you have vmware player, open the program and navigate to your machine. It will prompt you to browse to a new location.
Any ideas on changing screen resolution. None of the youtube videos work...
Hello. Which vm program are you using? In case o vmware, did you install the vmtools?
Yes, I’m using VMware and I did install the VM tools. Is there way to know that they installed successfully? There is a directory on the guest (macOS) But I’m not sure if there is a GUI that you can use to manipulate it. Right now it’s stuck at 1024 x 768, No option for resizing or fullscreen.
Did you use the tools on the description, or did you install vmtools from the vmware prompt? After the installation, did you notice any change in the resolution?
I also tried a command line option to manually change the resolution, but it said the service wasn’t running
is there a way to make the screen bigger? it only uses about 50% of my screen
is it normal that it consume my storage memory for about 8 gig per 2 hours usage?
Do you mean that every two hours it takes 8gb more on your disk?
Perfect tutorial, very easy to follow step by step. I followed it and successfully install and working perfectly. Thanks a lot for great tutorial, really appreciate it.
Thanks for your comment, glad it helped you! :)
I have High Sierra running with VMware on Windows 10. Messages and FaceTime won't let me log in as my Apple account, as requested by the apps. They just keep trying but never succeed. Any ideas how to fix that?
Did you install VMtools from the link we describe on the article? A member below was able to connect after installing Vmtools. However, it could have to do with some Apple ID verification system I'm not aware of.
I have installed VMtools a couple times, using the files you specify. It seems to complete ok. How can I test to see if it is installed and working? Nothing seems different after it is installed. Should there be some tool icons or menu options someplace?
Yes, I used the vmtools from that link. I have installed it several times and it always says it was successful. I don't see any vmtools icons anyplace on the host or the guest. Unity isn't available. My video works fine. My BT Apple touch pad works but no gestures work. I can log into my Apple ID for apps and iTunes but not Messages or Facebook.
I am guessing that these limitations are normal. Other users refer to the message app not working as well. I don't think there's anything else you can do.
I loaded VM Tools in my Mac image but I don't see anything that it added. I'm used to using Parallels, and their tools allow some slick integration of the two OSs and access from each OS to the other's filesystem. Is this what VM Tools should do? How can I get features like that running OSX on Win10 in VMware?
When my OSX image boots up I get a complaint that a disk isn't recognized and offers to [initialize][ignore][eject] it. I don't know what disk that is, so I just say "ignore". Is this a second virtual drive that VMware is trying to set up that I do need to initialize? I don't want to accidentally wipe out the wrong drive.
this turned out to be the second drive. I initialized it and it works fine
Hi Elena, Thanks for the tutorial, it works perfectly - well almost :) I have a CPU Type
AMD A8-7410 APU with AMD Radeon R5 Graphics and it has been a nightmare to find a working version, but your instructions got it going. The only issue I have is that I can't download xCode, it says the OS version is too low but when I check updates there aren't any. Ideas?
Hello Damien and thanks for your comment. A user below was able to install Xcode manually with the Xip file from the apple developer portal. You can try it and see if it works for you.
Thanks Elena, I will try it and let you know.
Thanks for mentioning! If you succeed with the new version, let us know! :)
Hi, yep worked perfectly ... the only difference with the new version and the old is that it just works exactly as you'd expect. Thank you for such an incredibly well written process!
Thanks Michael. Although we didn't test it with the macOS machine, we assume it works the same way as the older version. If you succeed on installing the vm though, let us know to confirm it.
I had problems to see the MacOS X as a possible guest operating system, in VMware 14,.by using the Unlocker tool in version 2.08. So I look for a possible reason for that problem search in the InsanelyMac forum. Therein I found a hint to use the latest version of the Unlocker tool. These can be downloaded in the forum or direct from GitHub by using the files from the developers project.
See the screenshot with the used version of VMware and the
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Hi Elena, thanks for the very well written tutorial!
I followed it to the end using VirtualBox, however when I start the virtual machine I just get a black screen.
I tried with the minimum requirements (4GB RAM, 2 cores, and so on) once and then I tried to increase the number of cores to 4. I also tried to enter the command lines to configure the VM twice, but the result is always the same.
The only step that I couldn't follow is the one about verifying that virtualization is enabled, because I can't find the option in my BIOS (I have an ASUS with intel core i7-7700 processor, which should support virtualization as far as I know).
Any idea what can be wrong?
Could you try the VMware solution? It sounds like VBox's problem, not your computer's. I assume you run Windows? Can you also find the exact model of your mobo? Virtualization should be enabled by default, and I assume you'd had a relevant error if that was the problem.
Hello again!
About my system, yes, I'm on a Windows 10 machine and running the command
wmic baseboard get Manufacturer,Product
I get the following mother board info:
ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. K31CD-K
Is this the kind of information you asked for?
By the way, I followed the tutorial for the VMWare configuration and that worked on the first try!
So, since I don't really need to use VBox over VMWare I'm ok even without going into further details of why the VBox configuration didn't work. Nonetheless, I'd be happy to try to solve the issue if you think the discussion may be useful for other users.
Thanks for the support!
Hello! I did all steps from the AMD section but my machine doesn't load the icons on the topbar. I'm using the same processor (FX 6300) and I couldn't find anything to fix that. Can you help me?
Also, I'd like to know if it's possible to change the resolution without messing up the machine. Can I do that?
Thanks!
Hello Gabriel. Which topbar are you referring? Can you post a screenshot?
In my tests I didn't change the resolution, but if you install vmtools, it will probably work without problems.
Hello! I found out a way to change the resolution directly from the boot menu, so that ain't a problem anymore.
The topbar I was refering was the main one, the one with the Apple logo and all other options. Here's how it is right now (note that the icons aren't loaded correctly and instead are represented by green glitches):
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Do you know how can I fix this?
Thanks!
Did you install vmtools as described on the last part of the guide?
Yes, I did :/
Apparently there is a glitch that has to do with the graphics card. This app helped users running a hackintosh: http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/files/file/474-nvidia%C2%AE-webdriver-updaterapp/
But in case of a virtual machine, I don't think it will help you.
Did you use the Sierra image from amd-osx?
I have tried to install the VMwareTools but have not been successful. I am able to go into the VM and find the VMTools but it will not open the VM.iso file to get to the VMTool installer. When I select the iso file, it looks slightly different than your screenshot. The file is a VM Tool disk image file, not the VMTool folder iso file.
Did you download it from the link described at the post?
Yes I did
What kind of error do you get?
I have the same issue. I am able to follow the steps through to selecting the .iso file. I see the disc icon in the top right corner of the vm window, but double-clicking on it doesn't do anything. There is no image that appears on the mac desktop. Suggestions?
What version of VMware are you using?
The latest: 14.1.1
It could be that the VMtool version is not compatible with 14.1.1. Could you try to install the v12 instead?
Hi -
I'd love to try this out, but trying to download gives me the "download quota exceeded." When I try to copy the file over to my drive as you advised I get "error creating copy " message. Is there something else I can try ?
Hi Eric. Isn't there a specific error code? do you have enough space on your Google Drive. You can always try to download later.
I installed the Max OS x Sierra on VMWare with the steps you mentioned in this post but the shared folders from my local hard drive are not appearing in the Guest Operating System. They are enabled in the settings but still not appearing. Can you please help. Thanks
Did you install the VMware tools as described? If yes, you should go to VM > Settings > Options > Shared Folder > Always Enabled.
WIth the Add button, you can locate the folder you want to share and add it.
Although you mention it is enabled, so I assume you already did that step. From there you need a restart to your machine, and the folder you shared should be visible under Computer.
Thank you for this step by step instructions. I am having a difficult time try to start the virual machine either with VM Player(14) or virtualbox. I have checked/rechekced both multiple time and here is what I get with virtualbox(see below). machine goes into a boo loop.
Hello. VM Player 14 needs a different patch tool than the one we present above. What CPU do you use? Did you run successfully the patches for VMware or Vbox?
I am using an intel i5. I was able to run the patches successfully for both VMWare and Vbox. However, VMware does not find the boot media and Vbox continues to go through the boot loop.
Did you set the proper image as described in the guide?
Thank You!. Re-tried and it works well with VM Player 12.5
Hello,
Will this run the "messages" app?
Cuz I downloaded it successfully but cant use messages app
Any help would be appreciated
Hello Bryan. What kind of error are you facing?
When trying to log into my apple id through the "messages" app it just "timesout". Doesn't connect.
I am using virtualbox btw
Does your internet connection work inside the vm? Check the steps described on the first answer and see if they can help.
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/40040679/app-store-not-connecting-on-mac-through-vmware-virtual-machine
I tried the AMD method, but there is no sound.
Everything else runs normally at a slower pace after finishing all of the instructions. However, I can not change the audio or play audio on the virtual machine with speakers or headphones. Is there another thing I can do to fix this.
Did you install the vmtools?
Yes, I did. Do you want me to reinstall vmtools?
I tried reinstalling Vmtools and it does works. What should I do next to fix this?
I guess you mean it doesn't work. It is possible that the installation is problematic, so the only solution would be to repeat the steps from the beginning to rule out that possibility.
I tried reinstalling the virtual machine, but there is still no sound. Is there anything I can type into Terminal or settings to change to support sound? Are there alternative options?
Hello I am using the Virtualbox method And it just brings me to shell. There is yellow, gray and white text and then "Shell>". WHat do i do from here? Thanks in advance!
I reset and now im Stuck in a loop of text and restarts...
Hello. Most probably there is a problem with the commands on cmd. Did you rename them to match your machine? Try to run them again.
I patched VMware Workstation Player 14 with the unlocker, configured smc.version = "0", and configured the guest VM as type macOS 10.13, then tried type macOS 10.12, and even OS X 10.11. The VM shows the white apple logo on a black background, then a loading bar for a few seconds, then the pale VMware logo. And boot loops like this forever. Any idea how to work around this? I'm using Windows 10 on a MacBook Air.
Although I didn't try version 14, users commented below that it works on their machines. So I suspect it might have something to do with your hardware. You can try the VBox alternative and see if the same thing happens.
Where do you have downloaded the unlocker tool?
Just an additional hint. If you change to a new virtual machine, please completely remove the older one.
Hi!!
Just installed osX High Sierra using virtual box. I've been able to log onto my appleID except for the message app so far. It says: An error occured during authentication. Although i did get the two factor code when setting up icloud...
Second, i do have a little lag on my mouse when my mouse gets captured by Vbox. is there any patch like VMWare? Thanks
Hello!
Others are facing problems with the message app as well. You can try to add the guest additions of vbox, although I didn't try it. From my personal experience, vmware was smoother than vbox though.
I did installed VMWare this morning, I also installed to tools but not sure if it installed correctly. Is there any way to know. But it is actually smoother and more responsive using vmware. Also, i'm still not able to connect to iMessage. If anyone has a clue, i would be greatly appreciated!
Hi Elena,
thank you very much for your instructions - on Lenovo IdeaPad 500 it works fine (as virtual machine can :-) ).
I have a question about MacOSX updates - like security updates etc. do I need to update system in some special way or simply procced...update, restart and continue...?
I don´t want to break it down...:-)
Thx
Thanks for your comment Sebastian!
Although the update might work normally, I wouldn't try to install any updates. If you insist though, you can always save your current machine state, and if anything goes wrong, revert back to where you were.
Just from my experience I can say, that my macOS maschine works fine with the latest build: macOS 10.13.2 Beta 1. So I would recommend to save your current machine and try to update with newer releases..
Hi Elena,
Thanks for sharing this article. I want to buy an Intel CPU (7820-X). Can I use vmware to install MacOSX on it?
You mean Hackintosh or you want to install it on a virtual machine?
I want to install it on a virtual machine
Yes, you will be able to do it following this guide.
Hello Elena,
Good article, but I've tried several times for the VirtualBox solution and I usually get a black screen with no activity, though I once got a partial text in the screen saying something about not being able to allocate cache and macBoot failing, or some such.
I've been unable to get anything to show up before or since that, so I can't say exactly what it is I'm getting, wording wise.
The PC is a new Dell XPS with 16GB RAM and an Intel i7-8700 hex core (12 threads) running at 3.20GHz. All of the "extraInfo" lines appear in the .vbox file for the VM. I noticed that the download from Google Docs, and the files within it, have a different name ("macOS High Sierra Final by Techsviewer.rar") than what you have in your article. Could this be part of the problem?
I am running Windows 10 Professional as the host OS. I have VMWare Workstation Player 14, but I've not succeeded in making that work, either.
Thanks,
Daniel
Hello Daniel. The files are the correct ones, they probably got updated since I wrote the guide. I would suggest you to try the VMware solution, since in my test it produced better results and a smoother experience. Although, make sure you have enabled virtualization on your BIOS, if there's such an option.
is there another os x version for amd vmware?
It seems there are some older version such as El Capitan on the amd-osx forum.
Installation of OS X Sierra on amd vmware workstation went well, but the home screen is missing black icon on the top left corner and the top right corner is discolored and i could only see clock. Also, imessage does not work. It might work. I just cannot sign into my apple account. Other than these issues, not bad. Thank you.
Thanks for your comment Eric.
Others have faced the same glitch with the icons missing. imessage doesn't seem to work on anyone, so there's not much you can do.
I just found a fix to make iMessage and FaceTime work. It was posted online about Sierra but it just worked for me with High Sierra. NOTE: I had to completely kill VMware Guest, edit the VMX file as directed below, and then launch and reboot the OS X VM two times. I then deauthorized my VM on my Apple ID account and restarted the VM, and then it worked!
"Javier Lim
9 months ago (edited)
For those who wants to setup your VM to use imessages and Facetime. Here is a workaround and its confirmed to be working on Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra
Firstly, Shutdown VMware OS X
Secondly, delete board-id.reflectHost = "True" from vmx file (Open using notepad or notepad++)
Thirdly, copy and paste this into the blank space below the file
board-id.reflectHost = "FALSE"
board-id = "Mac-8ED6AF5B48C039E1"
hw.model.reflectHost = "FALSE"
hw.model = "MacBookPro6,2"
serialNumber.reflectHost = "FALSE"
serialNumber = "W88460PP1AX"
smbios.reflectHost = "FALSE"
efi.nvram.var.ROM.reflectHost = "FALSE"
efi.nvram.var.MLB.reflectHost = "FALSE"
efi.nvram.var.ROM = "3c0754a2f9be"
efi.nvram.var.MLB = "C0720270FQVDKP2AT"
Lastly, login to imessage or Facetime and enjoy!
To use Facetime, make sure webcam is enabled on VM -> Removable Devices -> Webcam
Hope it helps! :)"
Thanks for mentioning it Paul!
I can't login to app store - I get "An unknown error occurred". Any ideas on how to fix this? I followed the steps suggested by PaulG but its still not working.
also can you increase the graphics memory for the mac guest for VMware workstation?
Hello Humza Qureshi.
Yes, you can increase the memory to the highest possible setting. Which version of VMware are you using?
I used the AMD method, and there is no sound even installing VMTool.
Hello Simon. What is your hardware? It seems like a driver issue.
I tried using Realtek Audio Drivers which is part of my motherboard, and I have tried using a generic external USB sound card and had no luck. What do you suggest me to do to fix this problem?
On System Preferences > Sound, what do you see on the output devices?
It states there is no output devices, so what should I do next? Where can I find the drivers?
Weird. Could you try to reinstall the VM; I tried the method on an AMD FX processor and the sound was ok.
Does reinstalling VM mean that I have to reinstall Vm Player?
No, just the virtual machine.
What version of MacOS do you have to tried to installed? Do you have also tried to upgrade VMWare to the latest version, means 14.1? If the last fact is right you need to install VM Ware in version 14 and use with the latest version of the unlocker tool.
um.. Looks the link https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0Bxo4zVlSzKr6c0hSSDhjR2pFVzg on the page is just a txt file, not an image any more?
Thanks for the hears-up. You can find the file here https://www.pcsteps.com/macos-image
Awesome, thanks!
Hey - Thanks for the tutorial! High Sierra is installed and running perfectly using VMWare Player V12 (exactly the same version and build as was used in this article). The only issue that I'm having is that, even with VMWare Tools installed, I cannot connect to WiFi. Can anyone help here?
Hello and thanks for your comment! Do you have AMD or Intel? Could you try an ethernet cable and see if that works?
First of all, thank you for this article, Elena. My macOS instance is runnning fine in VMWare Workstation 14 on my laptop.
A question though: My Windows 10 laptop unfortunately (or fortunately) is sporting a 4k display. This leads to scaling less than ideal within the macOS guest VM. When I try to change Display and Scaling in the guest OS, it only shows 1920 x 1080 (HiDPI) as the only option. On my MacBook Pro, I can choose from a variety of text scaling options showing how large to scale text and all display within the same resolution (Retina).
Any idea how this may be accomplished on the VM as well? Thanks!
Hello and thank you for the comment!
Did you install the VMtools? Usually, if installed properly, they allow you to switch to higher resolutions.
Yes, VMtools is installed already, although resolutions still aren't really changeable and graphic performance is less so. My Windows 10 VM is performing well though.
It might be not installed properly. Could you try to re-install it? Did you download it from the link provided?
Hi, at first thank you for the great tutorial.
Everything worked fine.
The only problem is that the mouse moevements aren't smooth. (installed the VM Tools as written in the tutorial)
I've tryed to find something in the comment section but no sucess.
Does someone knows a fix for that?
Thanks
Hello Mat, thanks for your comment.
If VMtools is installed, it should work smooth. Do you have an AMD processor or Intel? On the AMD I had a similar behavior, where even with the VMtools, the movement wasn't that smooth.
Brilliant article!!! It works like a charm. Thank you for the write up and to all those who made it possible.
Thanks for your feedback Ted, I'm glad it worked for you! :)
I'm curious if you've noticed a discrepancy between what VMware Workstation reports for disk space used vs. what mac OS shows. On mine, macOS thinks its using 13GB (out of 80GB) but VMWare shows 24GB. I tried doing Compact from VMware but this had no effect. Do you see anything like this?
Yes, it is normal, not only for macOS, for virtual machines in general. I have a Windows VM in front of me that uses around 20GB of disk space out of 60GB, while in the host OS it occupies 42GB.
Hello my I installed the VMware and everything was downloaded I assume correctly but when I go through the Unlocker208 "win install" as admin and the command comes up 3 files show its copied but the VMware-vmx-stats.exe does not copy. I should have 4 copied but this particular one does not copy. Also I tried the Virtual box with Oracle and ran all the commands as admin and my Virtual box macOS does not start with the commands running in the beginning making it a blank black VM machine. Please let me know where I went wrong thank you.
I think your antivirus is blocking the .exe file. Can you try to deactivate it and test again? Also, do you have virtualization on from your BIOS?
Everything works fine. I installed the vmware realization and everything works fine even with my m3 2 cores cpu.
Keep up the good work Elena.
Thanks for your comment Georges!
Most of the icons in the high bar and in the finder are not visible (like the apple logo) or are just colors. How can I fix? In addition it's not fluid even with vmware tools...
Hello! Do you have an AMD processors? Others have mentioned the same glitch, but I'm afraid I haven't found a fix to that.
Super tutorial...
thanks!
Thanks for your comment Rodrigo!
Very cool! I was successful on an Ubuntu 16.04 host with Virtualbox 5.2.4. I only needed to change the steps to go to /usr/bin and remove the '.exe' and it all just worked.
Glad it worked for you! Thanks for the feedback!
I'm running Windows 10 Home and did this tutorial with VirtualBox. Works GREAT, thank you for an excellent tutorial!
Thanks for the feedback! :)
Hello Marusca, how many GB is your file? Is it the 5+GB version or the separate parts? I would suggest re-downloading cause I just tried the link again and the file seems fine.
It's over 6 GB, one file. I've manage to download it again directly from the link you shared and I got the same issue: Error: ... is not a valid RAR file.
Hm, weird. What program did you use to decompress it?
I had an issue similar to this (something about the archive). Easy fix for me came by updating 7zip after I realized it was sorely out of date. Just a suggestion... hopefully it helps.
I downloaded the 6go+ file via google drive and firefox 58.0.2. During the process the download stoped itself two times but i was able te continue it (reload icon in download list). After that, i was unable to open the .rar with 7zip. i tried to mount the .rar with demonTools with succes but unable to copy the file inside.. after reinstall 7zip and unmount the .rar from demontools, it finally works to uncompress with 7zip 9.20 !
To fix the VMwareTools issue (doesn't change anything after installation), after installing VMware tools, go to 'System Preferences', the 'Security & Privacy', and then click on 'Allow VMWare tool'. Restart.
Thanks for the feedback! That might help some of the other users.
Thank you for a great tutorial!
Elena, thanks for this excellent tutorial. I am very happy to report that my Lenovo x220 is running MacOsx.
The main reason i wanted this was to use enhanced dictation in Greek. While i downloaded the necessary bits, when i activate it the microphone image comes up but it does not seem to be recording things. I am thinking that maybe i need to somehow assign it to the virtual machine?
Any ideas on how i can solve this issue?
Thanks once again for this tutorial!
Petros
Thank you Petro. You can try to click on Devices from the VM's menu, and check the microphone from there. Did you use VMware or Vbox?
Thanks for replying! I used VBOX because i use VMware for other machines and i did not know if patching the player would affect my existing installations... Overall i am more used to working with Vmware but this time i uses vbox
On VBox, check on Devices > USB (while running the machine) and see if you can add your microphone from there.
Awesome!
I cannot download the image for the live of me. Downloading is of course unavailable because of limitations, but even creating a copy fails! I did buy 100GB of gdrive space just for this, and now it doesnt work.
Hello Yannick. Could it be some kind of bug with your account or PC? Can you try to download from a different computer / account / or internet connection?
How much physical disk space does this acquire? I am running low on memory and after uninstalling all that I have could I have only 35GB disk space left. Plus I would need to install XCode in the iOS VM for developing Apps. Approximately, how much disk space will it need, for all of this not not create problems in future?
Thanks!
Yes, you can definitely try it with 30 or 35GB of space.
Great tutorial, thanks a bunch
Thanks for your comment, Pedro!
Great tutorial! I'm up and running but I had a few short 'quality of life' questions...
1) Is there a way to fix the resolution of the screen not being able to change from 1024X768 (4:3)? I'd like to run it at 1366X768 (16:9)
2) Is there any way to install a toolkit for the mouse etc. like you did for VMWare if I'm using virtualbox?
Thanks for your feedback Matt!
1) Based on 2), I assume you have Vbox. Most of my experimentation was done on vmware, but you can try to run this command on a command prompt with admin privilege and tell me if it works:
vboxmanage setextradata “YOU VM NAME” VBoxInternal2/EfiGraphicsResolution 1366×768
2) You mean like VMtools;
1) Yes, I'm running Vbox, sorry for not clarifying. After running the command it looks better visually, but now my windows task bar is visible over top of the virtual mac and the mac is still only in 4:3 and neither Vbox nor the mac settings have any options to change the resolution.
2) Yes something like VMtools. Vbox has a guest additions iso but it does not support mac. I'm wondering if you knew of something, or if VMtools could be installed inside of Vbox.
Thanks for all the help!!
1) Try this command instead, 1920x1080 worked for me too:
VBoxManage setextradata "" VBoxInternal2/EfiGraphicsResolution 1366x768
2) Nope, there's nothing like that for macOS in Vbox. Looked around and it simply doesn't exist. Gotta use VMware if you don't want a laggy mouse.
Great post and very successful. Only issue I am having is getting iMessage set up. I'm logged into my iCloud account and such. installed VMWare Workstation player 12 and the VMWare tools. Gives me an error that it "Could not sign into iMessage An error occurred during activation.try again" Any thoughts? running High Sierra.
I'm glad it work for you, Sir Frank! You can try this solution mentioned by a reader below: http://disq.us/p/1op389p
Worked like magic!! Thank you again. One of the best forums I've read in a very long time! Working the kinks out with getting the old messages from my iphone and macbook to roll over. Thanks again!
Thanks for your compliments! :)
I am getting just a blank screen in VBox after doing all steps. My lappy processor is intel quad core.
Hello! Can you repeat the code steps once again? Make sure you type them correctly, as this is the main reason it doesn't work. https://www.pcsteps.com/2157-mac-os-x-virtual-machine-vmware-player/#Adding_some_code
Alternatively, you can try VMWare.
Hi
I have successfully install the guest osX virtual and it's running no problem.
My only problem is with the USB device, in the host the iphone 8 works, but when I connect to guest, loop connect/disconnect until I pull the usb plug from the iphone8. I use my old i6 and i6s and they connect no problem. Also a previous iphone SE that work is now doing the same thing.
I did 2 fresh installation of osX, same problem.
I had VM Workstation 12.5, I updated to 14.1 or run the player 14... always the same problem.
I clearn all trace of old USB driver on the host
Any clues why ? and what can I do to fix that ?
Standard trouble shooting was done, USB set to 2.0
I have tried other general vmware usb pid trix, same problem.
Thanks
Hello there. Did you install the vmware tools?
Yes, but after reading on the VMWare website, the tools as nothing to do with the USB... but still the latest version is installed.
As the problem started on the guest machine (but was previoulsy working) my guess is that something is wrong in my Win7 machine, as any version of VMware (player 12, WS12.5 WS14.1) is not working, and 2 previously connected iphones stop working, and the reload of an old guest on ElCapitan work before and don't work anymore..... but I don't know what to do to pin point the problem
I pin point the problem, after installing a VirtualBox VM, the problem was the same.
I also installed a VMWare on a AMD PC, same problem...
It's the Apple Firmware Revision, in my iphone8+ it's 10.05 ( and all other device that I have, they have revision 8.01 or lower, and it's working).
So at some point, Apple did something in the firmware or osX to prevent from running on macOS VM machines ??
I will search a way to make it work and let you know.
Thanks for the feedback! Indeed, it looks like Apple might have something to do with that. Here's a solution to a similar problem, I don't know if it could be of some help to you. https://stackoverflow.com/questions/36139020/macos-on-vmware-doesnt-recognize-ios-device
You can download Unlocker from GitHub (no signup required): https://github.com/DrDonk/unlocker
Using Win 7 / SP1, VirtualBox 5.1.28 r117968 (Qt5.6.2), Name: macOSX, version: macOS 10.13. High Sierra (64-bit), Base mem 4096MB, CPU 2, no floppy, Display 128MB, macOS High Sierra Final by Techsviewer.vmdk, exit/save, closed VirtualBox.
Executed CMD (as Admin) with VM name copied/pasted.
Executed VM. Getting black screen. CPU active on process "VirtualBox" for hours.
Last lines of log file:
:00:05.980774 EFI: Adding variable 4c19049f-4137-4dd3-9c10-8b97a83ffdfa::'MemoryTypeInformation' fAttrib=0x3 cbValue=0x40
00:00:06.410228 EFI: VBoxDbg> loadimage64 '.efi' 0xdac04000 LB 0x8d000
00:00:06.418793 EFI: Adding variable 4d1ede05-38c7-4a6a-9cc6-4bcca8b38c14::'ROM' fAttrib=0x6 cbValue=0x6
00:00:06.428793 EFI: Adding variable 4d1ede05-38c7-4a6a-9cc6-4bcca8b38c14::'MLB' fAttrib=0x6 cbValue=0x142
Any help would be appreciated.
Hello Victor. I would suggest you try the vmware path as well. I'm assuming you have enabled virtualization on your BIOS.
hey i followed all of the steps and also checked that i did it right but my vmware osx is stuck on the apple logo and it has been there for hours now PLZ HELP!!!!!
Hello Jakob. What's your hardware?
Processor: amd pro a8 8600B r6 10 compute cores 4C+6G 1.60GHz
Graphics AMD Radeon Graphics Processor (0x9874), Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.-kompatibel
hope it's enough information :)
And you don't get any errors? Which version of vmware?
In the start i got the VT-x error but i just did a quick google and i fixed it. im using vmware 12
Double check the VMX file in case something went worng. What's your motherboard?
What type of performance can I expect with this having a Dual Xenon workstation with 64GB? I have an older Mac Air and I'm looking for some options to edit video with.
I wouldn't expect to be able to edit video smoothly on such a virtual machine. You could try it, but it doesn't sound like a good idea.
I have this working (win10 on Surface 3 Pro/vbox/high sierra) but am unable to get osx to go full screen. I have tried what i can find on this page but still can't get it large enough to use. Any help appreciated.
Hello there, did you use vmware or vbox?
Vbox with high Sierra guest os
Hi,
I'm using virtual box, but it don't run. It looks like it boot automatic twice. On the second boot it stops with line "Darwin Bootstrapper....".
Any idea?
PS: I had execute the cmd-commands twice.
Hi, I would suggest you try the vmware route.
Hello, I was doing as tutorial said but at the end when pasting smc.version = "0" i tried to run vm but vcpu-0 error appeard and now I'm getting this error. When i tried to delete smc.version = "0" from vmx file vm started up but again with vcpu-0 error so i put that line back and it again started to throw up this error. Any ideas? https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/9d3887af87a392bcf23a0967700032d72594fa94a0ae0de2c34283ce10a741d3.png
Hello, I have a problem. I did everything as said in tutorial but when installation of mac os starts it only install like 1% and then vmware logo appears and installation starts from 0. This is happening again and again and again. Do you have any advice?
Hello Lukas, make sure you installed the right commands for your machine. Double check the steps pinpointed in the article. Have you enabled virtualization in the BIOS?
same issue here
Hello, I have an Intel Pentium N3540 @2.16 GHz with 8 GB of RAM running Windows 10 and had the same issue when using VirtualBox. Choosing Mac OS X (64-bit) as operating system for macOS 10.12 as well as 10.13, when creating the virtual machine, did the trick. FYI I also managed to install macOS 10.12 and 10.13 Sierra on Vmware 12 on an Intel Core i7 @ 2.9GHz with 16 GB of RAM running Windows 7 without further issues.
Hi Elena, I have followed the steps and everything works; now what happens if I upgrade to vmware 14 or I upgrade to MacOS 10.13.3?
Also, I installed MacOS on a surface pro 4 (Intel i7, 16GB RAM), it works well (even if much slower than a macbook air) with the attached keyboard, while with the pen it’s ok to open or close programs but it’s nearly impossible to type on the virtual keyboard (the keyboard moves unexpectedly, keys pressed with the pen are not always recognized); do you have any idea on how to solve this?
Thank you very much
Hello Fabrizio, thanks for the feedback. I wouldn't try to upgrade, it is almost certain that the machine won't work after that.
Unfortunately I haven't tried it on such a device, so I don't know what the problem is in this case. It's probably a driver issue.
Resist the urge to use VMWare Workstation Player 14 (with Intel) even though unlocker210 is available and supports it. I found myself in a kernel panic loop that would eventually fix itself, but kept recurring with each boot. Player 12 with unlocker210 works fine, though. I used the link provided for VMware Tools. I'm not ready to temp fate with the (possibly) updated version unlocker210 will provide.
No luck with Unity mode, but that may be asking too much.
So, I followed the guide and it works perfectly and I want to know if I can update the unlocker to 2.10 and mac to 10.13 and possibly the player to 14.
I haven't tried this yet, but the updates will probably break the machine.
Hi there,
thank you for this great thread!! It works perfect for both, vmware and virtualbox. With your hint about the resolution on virtualbox the screen is even better to use.
But after installing the vm tools the machine is running much better than on virtual box. Unfortunately I cannot get vmware to display it in another resolution other than 1024x768, even though I changed the display settings manually to 1920x1080.
Do you have any idea how to force vmware to another resolution and submit it to the guest?
Hello Andy, thanks for your feedback!
What happens if you press the full screen icon at the top of vmware player?
Thanks for the excellent tutorial! I would never succeed without it.
Unfortunatelly when I play the VM I received an error:
"The CPU has been disabled by the guest operating system. Power off or reset the virtual machine."
I saw the apple logo, but it doesn´t load.
I have only a 4gb ram memory and 2 core processor
Is there a way to pass it by?
Regards
Thanks Pedro!
Have you enabled virtualization in your BIOS? Check out these steps and tell us if it worked. http://www.toughdev.com/content/2012/07/fixing-the-cpu-has-been-disabled-by-the-guest-operating-system-when-running-os-x-lion-on-vmware/
Hi. Thanks for this tutorial. Sorry for this question but I executed unlocker208 and I don't have the MacOS X 10.12 option. Is this a problem? Can I use 10.11 to install MacOS X Sierra?
Thanks for your comment.
I would suggest running it again, and check if there are some errors as shown in the pictures above.
how do i get sound
We will need some more info, like PC specs, vmware or vbox, etc.
Vm ware
Ryzen 5 1600
Gtx 1050ti
16gb trident z ram
Asrock ab350m pro4 mother board
On System Preferences > Sound, what do you see on the output devices?
i dont see anything
and also when i install the vmware tools and reboot it makes no difference
Hi there,
I completed the guide above and found that VMware gave an error complaining that it could not find macOS 10.12 when I have used 10.13!
I am really stuggling trying to get macOS installed either in a VM or on my hard drive.
DrTeeth
Hello DrTeeth, what are your PC specs?
Hi,
Intel i7 860, 16GB, Win 8.1 x64.
I tried with Virtualbox, but the commands in the admin CMD box always returned an error that the file could not be found. The CMD box was opened in the correct folder.
That's weird. Did you run the cmd as administrator? Double check the vmx file and make sure you put the name of your machine on the code lines.
vcpu-0:VERIFY vmcore/vmm/main/physMem_monitor.c:1180
Make sure to edit the VMX file:
https://www.pcsteps.com/2157-mac-os-x-virtual-machine-vmware-player/#Edit_the_VMX_file
My virtual box just restarts endless on the black screen...
You need to retype the code lines on cmd. Make sure you have admin rights and the machine's name is the same as yours.
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/767dc7b59e44dee9179015339692a182870fa0b219b7e5291b39c5d07dd99be3.png hi, the virtual machine seems to be working but the scaling is very bad, mac os is only using about 1/3 of my screen. can someone let me now how i can fix this?
i have attached an image below, i have tried rescaling in mac os but it doesnt work
the OS is running on 1024 but my screen is 1920
Hello, did you install vmtools as described in the guide?
yes, i did and at first it didnt work but i have downloaded switchResX on the mac desktop which fixed the size of the screen although not the scaling of text in image for instance in safari
would you also now how to simulate graphic card as to run imovie and final cut
I don't think that this can work, although I didn't do any tests. For the scaling part, as long as I installed vmtools in my machine, it worked like a charm. Did you use the file attached in the guide?
for anyone who might encounter this issue. You have to allow vmtools in security & privacy. Then restart macos and after that just click the enter full screen icon.
how to increase the size of this VM? its installed but i would like to increase the volume size
On VMware or Virtual Box;
Hi there,
great tutorial. Followed all the steps and everything works great. I installed in VMware Workstation 14 Player with unlocker210 on Alienware 15 R3, Windows 10 host. Only weird thing is that if the mouse isn't captured by the guest while OS X is booting it will boot loop from the apple logo screen. Other than that works like a charm.
Hello!
Very nice guide, thank you for sharing! I did everything, but sadly I still have some questions, which I would like to address.
First, in the "Edit VM Settings" of Virtualbox, you've missed the Network Settings.
It just says "On the "Network" section, we make sure the options are as follows:" and keeps going with the next thing, without specifiying. Probably there was a screenshot, that may have been removed, and maybe the issue I have it's connected to this.
In fact, how do the VM and the Host (in my case Win 7 Professional) communicate? I mean, you cannot Drag&Drop, and I haven't found an user friendly guide for setting up Shared Folders, so, please, can you give me some directions to make the systems communicate?
Again, thank you for the very complete guide, and good day!
I came here to post exactly the same questions as you did Harii !
I also noticed that the network settings were missing.
Is it possible to install the VBox Guest Additions? It does not look like I can.
I can answer to that.
No, sadly it's not possible to install the Guest Additions, because theoretically VirtualBox doesn't support Mac, and neither does VMware.
We're basically violating the Mac EULA that we've absolutely and certainly read when we were setting up our VM.
I also tried to search something online about our other problem, the data sharing one, but sadly I've only found examples that show Mac as the Host and Windows as the VM, and not the opposite.
I hope for an answer, though.
Hi,
I got the networking working by selecting "Realtek PCI GBE Family Controller" in the second combo box. I do not know if it is available because I actually have one of those cards, but it was not difficult to get it working. Just have a little play. Once you make a selection, you may have to right-click on the network icon at the bottom-right of the VM to connect.
Good luck,
DrTeeth
Thank you for your kind answer.
I have found the solution, by simply playing around with the Network settings of the VM, as you've suggested, since I didn't have the option of the Realtek Controller. I've just selected "NAT" and the Network started working.
Sadly, I still can't share files between the Virtual Machine and my PC.
I hope there is a solution.
Thank you again for you answer, and have a good day!
Hi,
I have just been playing around with shared folders and got a message that that feature is not available without Virtualbox Guest Additions. It looks like we are stuff on that one unless somebody knows different.
Cheers
DrT
Hello DrTeeth.
On the Devices menu on your virtual machine do you have any options for clipboard share or file sharing? If not, I'm afraid there's not much you can do. You can always try the vmware route though.
Hello Harii,
The pictures are all there. Do you use an adblock extension on your browser? That might be why you can't see the image.
Everything works wonderfully so far. After reading so many negative things about hackintosh on AMD, I was about to walk out the door and go buy a macbook but decided last minute to give it one try and see if it'll work. It does. I put learned a few tips from other walkthroughs that I think may have helped on here. I was actually denied by VM to create a virtual machine becasue "I did not have permission" is what the error message said. Just had to temporarily disable my firewall and try again.
I am having one problem through. It's a small window in a window since the resolution isn't working right. I downloaded the toolkit, but when I mount the ISO file as a CD in VM, it does not register. The eject button on the top right of the virtual desktop simply states "no drive" and an icon does not appear. Any suggestions?
PC Specs are:
AMD Ryzen 5 1400
AMD Ratheon RX 580 GPU
8 GB RAM
ASUS Bazooka 350B micro-ATX motherboard
Windows 10 64bit
VMware 14
I'm glad it worked for you. I personally tested this on VMware 12, so your problem might have something to do with that. Could you try this version and check if it helps? Although the problem is weird. Can you mount any other ISO in the machine?
I figured it out. The default for a CD drive is IDE. I deleted it and created a new cd drive, SATA, and mounted it that way before booting. Also for good measure, in the patch zip group, there is an install batch file that I right click on and run as administrator. Don't know if that made any difference, but many other walkthroughs say it needs to be done, though the others are all for Intel.
Thanks for the feedback!
I followed this suggestion to install vmware tools, but after the VM restarts, the resolution is still the same (small compared to my 1080p screen). I am using a Ryzen 5 1600 with Nvidia GTX 1060.
I suppose the vmware tools were installed correctly? You didn't face the problem with the IDE drive described above?
I did exactly what Devin did because I was having the same problem he had with the CD drive. Installed vmware tools that way, rebooted, retried a few times, but nothing. I'll try playing around more with the settings and configurations and see if I can find another solution. Happy enough to have the VM running, but fullscreen is always nice.
Hey Mark, I had the exact same issue, but I was able to make it appear by turning off the VM. Edit the VM settings and in Display, put a tick in 'specify monitor settings' and because I have a 4k screen, I set it to that. Then I booted the VM and it was in 4K! Then in the display settings the option to scale to 1080p appeared.
Tried what you suggested, still did not work. I'm almost convinced that vmware tools is not being installed when I run the installer in the VM for some reason.
That reminds me. When I installed the VM ware tools and rebooted, in OSX I got a prompt that something was trying to run on startup and I had to enable it in system settings > security.
Did you check that?
I did not get a prompt and I cannot find anything under that menu. I think I'm going to try with an older version of VMware or maybe even Virtual Box and see if anything is different. I appreciate the help.
I tried all of these with no luck, what did it for me was a combination of these two instructions. I had to do BOTH.
1) https://www.reddit.com/r/Surface/comments/4qt1uh/hackintosh_os_x_scaling_on_the_surface_book/
2) https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/297569/guest-os-resolution-text-too-small-in-vmware-workstation-12-player
@jedihacks
Did this happen without the hack you installed as well?
Hi Elena,
absolutely cool, kudos for preparing this tutorial - setting up the MacOS in VMware worked like a breeze. The toughest part is downloading the Image... the rest was a matter of a few klicks.
Player 12 with Unlocker 208, just as described - though one file was missing in the backup routine of unlocker I could continue without any issues.
I did not look into much in depth yet but at a first glance everything seems to be like it should be. I am not much of an Apple expert though - last time I used iOS actively was back to Macintosh SE / System 7 times, well over 20 years ago... Oh yeah, my first laptop was a PowerBook 170 - it is still running, whereas I do not suppose OS X would work on it :-D
Now I can get used to the Apple world again...
Thank you for sharing!
Thank you for your feedback humble user. :D
Glad to know my tutorial was helpful.
Hey, I'm using Linux Mint, can you please tell me how to do that command thing for VirtualBox on Linux Mint?
Thanks for this great article, now I can learn to code in Swift without buying a Mac. <3
So I got to the point where you have to open the macOS.vmx file, but in macOS file, I can't find the .vmx file. I can find the file, and there are some things inside of it (some notebook files), but not the .vmx file. I don't know what went wrong.
Hello Michael, did you mark the path of your machine on the previous steps?
on my machine the .vmx was not showing, the correct file had no extension but the type was "VMware virtual machine configuration file". thats the file to edit in notepad.
On VirtualBox, it didn't find an internet connection when I tried for the first time. I tried some alternatives, then switched back to NAT with the VM still running and it worked...
Thanks for the guide! Where do I find your Google Drive credentials? I'm not using an ad-blocker, but I don't see the info (sorry - am I missing something?).
Thanks a lot for this great guide. I first tried the VMware Player 12 but even repeating the process twice including the the download and Installation of the VMware Tools the screen scaling wouldn't work and I was stuck with the 1024x768 resolution. So I tried Virtual Box and applied your tip from some weeks ago using the command: vboxmanage setextradata “YOU VM NAME” VBoxInternal2/EfiGraphicsResolution 1920×1080. That did the trick and I am using my Virtual Mac now on my Surface Studio. Thanks again!
Done good - my first time ever touching anything apple.
Hello .. i am using intel motherboard with i5 chip. Using Virtualbox 5.2.6. Two things .. there is only option Mac OS 32 bit - no 64 bit. I entered all the command lines successfully. I am getting a Vt-x not found at instance start up. I have vt-d enabled alone with virtual technology enabled in bios .. thoughts?
Windows and Hyper-V activ? Hyper-V blocks Hardware-VT for other Virtualization-Software.
you are correct. I had tries several suggestions including the using dism.exe and manually turning hyper-v on/off with no success. Using bcedit did the trick:
bcedit /set hypervisorlaunchtype off
-- reboot system
Thanks
Hi, thanks for the guide, very intuitive ! But I have error on Virtualbox when I launch the VM : Configuration error : Querying "UUID" failed (VERR_CFGM_VALUE_NOT_FOUND)
Try to run the commands again, although there might be a problem with the High Sierra image. Can you download it again and retry?
Did anyone got the chance to boot to mac via virtualbox. I did several times of google search and none of the websites tutorial allow to run mac on PC. Are these tutorials really working? Did any user got install mac on their PC?
Hello John.
What do you mean? The second part of this tutorial refers to VirtualBox. The screenshots you see are mine, the method I describe worked for me on VirtualBox, although Vmware was much more smooth.
Yes, this worked for me on VirtualBox. The only problem *so far* has been that I could not log in to my existing Apple account. It wouldn't accept the six-digit code sent to my iOS devices. So, I chose "Don't sign in." It said I had entered an incorrect verification code too many times. I'll try again later.
Hi Elena,
I downloaded MacOS Sierra Intel but my 7z cannot open the rar file as archive. Please help.
Hello Jack,
It could be corrupted. Try to download the file again and see what happens.
Hi Elena, I realized my 7z was out of date. Installed the latest version and I am able to extract the file.
1 question: everytime I turn on Virtual Box, do I need to set up again with account/password, etc it will bring me straight to macOS?
You won't need to set it up again, macOS will be installed in the virtual machine.
When I open the Virtual Machine it is written "EFI VMware Virtual SATA Hard Drive(0.0) ... unsuccessful"
And after a Boot manager come up. What do I do?
Hello. Did you follow the steps to add the new hard drive on the machine? If yes, then It might be that the files you downloaded are corrupted. Try to re-download and create a new machine.
Thanks a lot for the useful tutorial !
Tell me, is it safe to update the VM (under VMware) ? I need the latest version of XCode but can't download it from appstore : apparently, this version of OSX would be outdated for it (even though it sounds a bit strange to me).
It's not that safe to update, but you can always save the machine and revert the changes if anything goes wrong. The Xcode problem sounds weird but someone mentioned in the comments below that it worked for him after an upgrade: http://disq.us/p/1n4d7lv
Check out this comment as well before updating, it might help: http://disq.us/p/1nmtecw
In the end, all went well, thanks !
I tried first with the ".xip", just in case, but it showed me the same error as on the App Store. I went through the macOS update without any problems, and could install from the .xip.
I should make a note that beforehand, I also installed the VMware Tools.
Thanks for answering (and on that old of an article), you're doing God's work !
thanks for the guide. Please when i follow all the steps but when i play the VM ware i get the message The CPU has been disabled by the guest operating system. Power off or reset the virtual machine. Any help?
What are your system's specs?
Hi...I following the steps and installed the win-install and it worked without no errors, but when I tried to setup the MacOS in the section that says "Select guest operating system" there was no AppleOS option, just "Other" so I picked that but it was saying that two images existed and failed to run. I have the latest VM Workstation 14 and the most updated unlocker 208. Not sure what I did wrong, but I did coy the MacOS image to my D:Drive....should I just run everything from the local C: drive instead?
Hello,
If the patch had worked correctly, you should be able to see the MacOS option. Try to run it again with admin rights.
This instruction helped me got it right the first time... I wasn't expecting my windows 10 laptop to be able to run High Sierra within a hour, and I was about to buy a used MBP for xcode development. Super neat and detailed explanation. Great work!
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/3a492a489de6e17e417b0c43d831191589889d036ece2e09e4ec8f19e792876e.png I got this image. I did the same as you, can't find my mistake.
Hello, is it on VMware or Virtual Box?
i got the same screen on VMware. can you help me out Elena?
i got the same screen on VMware. can you help me out Elena?
i got the same screen on VMware. can you help me out Elena?
Can you give me some information about your hardware? Which version of vmware are you using?
we can talkin greek if you want
vmware: 12.5.7 build-5813279
i-5 , 8GB, windows 64 bit
we can talkin greek if you want
vmware: 12.5.7 build-5813279
i-5 , 8GB, windows 64 bit
we can talkin greek if you want
vmware: 12.5.7 build-5813279
i-5 , 8GB, windows 64 bit
we can talkin greek if you want
vmware: 12.5.7 build-5813279
i-5 , 8GB, windows 64 bit
we can talkin greek if you want
vmware: 12.5.7 build-5813279
i-5 , 8GB, windows 64 bit
nomizw to provlima einai sta settings tou VM sto network. sto guide the egrafa gia na allaksw kati
entometaksi evala se ena allo reply mou ta screens me ta errors pou pernw
We can talk in greek if you want.
VMware: 12.5.7 build-5813279
i5, 8 gb, win 64 bit
i think the problem is with the network settings. i couldnt find any instructions to change something for the network in the guide.
Elena i replied to you. pls check it out
Elena i replied to you. pls check it out
Elena i replied to you. pls check it out
Did you edit the .vmx file successfully with the smc.version? Make sure
you didn't put any " " on this line. If you did it correctly, then try
to change one more thing to this file. Find the "firmware = efi" line
and change to "firmware = bios"
Each time i restart my VM on VMWare it reinstalls the MacOS, why?
Hello Dan.
Navigate to the machine's settings, go to CD/DVD (SATA) and uncheck the "Connect at power on" option.
Hi, I can't start the Mac OS on virtualbox, it says like this: Failed to open a session for the virtual machine macOS.
Failed to open image 'C:Program FilesOracleVirtualBoxmachighsierra.vmdk' for writing due to wrong permissions (VERR_VD_IMAGE_READ_ONLY).
AHCI: Failed to attach drive to Port0 (VERR_VD_IMAGE_READ_ONLY).
Result Code: E_FAIL (0x80004005)
Component: ConsoleWrap
Interface: IConsole {872da645-4a9b-1727-bee2-5585105b9eed}
am I doing something wrong?
Hello. Try to run the codes again. Make sure you have opened command prompt with admin rights.
This is AMAZING! Worked perfectly first time! Thank you guys so so much!
Hi, I have two issues - how do I get audio to work? and I am unable to get VMware tools to appear on the desktop of the virtual machine. The CD/DVD drive says IDE not SATA, if that's relevant. Great tutorial, any help would be appreciated.
Hello. Do you have an AMD cpu? Other users have reported sound problems with AMD for some reason. Did you install the VMtools? What do you see on System Preferences > Sound?
Yep its an AMD cpu, i installed VMware tools, which worked on the second try (by worked I mean the performance is slightly better and i can now go fullscreen). In preferences it says no output devices found. I'm using an external audio interface, and I can select it as an audio device in the VMware menu, with no effect.
There must be a driver issue. I remember a user having the same problem, but I can't seem to find his comment to see how he solved it.
Just installed your AMD Version !
All works well until the MAC OS asking for system updates
and after almost 30 minutes kind of installation the
page is totally black afterwards !
There is no change on that even after 1 hour hanging
in this stage !
During all of this there is a pop up with CPU Guest
disable !
I have no idea about resolution.
Your image is NOT able to apply latest very important system
updates to avoid to be very honest against being hacked or
infected with Ransomware or other sort of Malware !
Please remove your AMD image or either use a better more
reliable and stable image !
Why you not offer a ISO and start install from scratch which
is much better with Intel CPU .
Very thankful for some response.
Hello Gerhard,
It is not our image, we provide the links of the source. We do not recommend updating in general and it is not meant to be your main system, thus you won't have to worry about malware.
hi there!
trying to run the above on VMware.
got he following errors
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https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/16d88c3e65afdeffba48ff53bdfa8cdb8dc939228dd96a215e8184dc6ede4add.jpg
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/d6a53b869faf0a73a1686b12c7c7cf320d83f5e68d8ab58c5e48b7ab8d0daf21.jpg
any suggestions?
thanks
Hello again.
Did you edit the .vmx file successfully with the smc.version? Make sure you didn't put any " " on this line. If you did it correctly, then try to change one more thing to this file. Find the "firmware = efi" line and change to "firmware = bios"
I edited the .vmx as said.
it started loading somehting but then i got "operating system not found."
its all so easy to do and i did exactly as in the guide. i dont know why i get errors.
for the VM settings, except from the hard disc and the CD/DVD (SATA), do i need tochange anything else?
Your problem is not in the settings, it's either the ISO or the .vmx file. Can you try the virtualbox route and report back?
i tried the VirtualBox. i know get this screen:
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/956ece672aea191f40010a4f672799ba065ec376863f5d7749c87694db1a5977.png
can you help me out plssssss?
Did you try the firmware=bios i mentioned above?
same thing happen to me, can you help out please??
When you select the option to use existing image. choose the downloaded vmdk image not the one created by vmware.
Thank you, I was choosing the created vmdk image and not the downloaded one. I have everything running now.
You're the best of the best. You are helping a lot of people to reach new possibilities.
You're the best of the best. You are helping a lot of people to reach new possibilities.
You're the best of the best. You are helping a lot of people to reach new possibilities.
You're the best of the best. You are helping a lot of people to reach new possibilities.
You're the best of the best. You are helping a lot of people to reach new possibilities.
The download has still reached it's download quota and I can't download it even when I'm signed into my google account. Does the quota refresh every so often or is there somewhere else I can download it?
Oops. Just figured it out. Disregard
For other users who did not find the workaround, here it is :
Right-click on the file, "Make a copy" to your own Google Drive, and download it from there. No more quota !
I installed the VM on VirtualBox and but I'm having issues with the network. I need to create a Network interface to access the Mac from the host (and use Visual Studio Pair to Mac). The bridge mode is not working and i only get internet connection through the NAT adapter.
In additional, I can't update the Mac OS through app store.
The Google file found in step 1 isn't available anymore?
This should link to the download: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Fwcv6OZEVS3ShtqPX5P4gEGwNTfdinCP/view
I got it from this article: https://techsviewer.com/install-macos-high-sierra-vmware-windows/
Thank you Stan, we have updated the links in the guide with this.
Did all the steps for Oracle VM. No errors, everything smooth, BUT it keeps resetting at the end of the bootstrap text messages, it never goes into the "gray" screen :( But as said, everything smooth. I have an (old) i7 with 8Gb, so I only allocated 1CPU and 4Gb. It says all tests PASSED (29ms), then Waiting for DSMOS.. but then AppleKeyStore: operation failed and after some lines of text, it resets :(
Hello. Could you try the VMware route and report if you're having the same issue?
Thank you, I will try but at the moment I am already using the VM player and I do not want to have any conflicts between the player and the workstation, that's why I tried the Oracle path. I should probably try it on a different PC to avoid problems. Thanks anyway, I surely do not expect support here :) it was just to report my experience :) But when I am done, I'll write down the possible cause and/or solution. Thanks again
Hey, did you get this to work on your computer? I am facing the same exact problem.
Hello Elena,
I have a problem in VMware full screen, Sierra does not run in full screen. I installed VMWare tools, and tried many solutions but nothing work.
I install the VMware on Windows 10
Regards
Hello,
Did you use the VMware Tools linked in the article? Try to install it again.
Hello, Thx, I had to reinstall VMware 12.5.7, then it worked
Using VBox and the 10.14 image now on TechsVIewer, I reached the install screen ... but after the VM displays the mouse/keyboard capture message, the mouse and keyboard do not work in the VM. I can hit right-CTRL to release back to the host OS (Win10 Pro). This is a Dell XPS 13 (9370), all USB3 TypeC ports, with a USB RF-dongle mouse. I generally disable the trackpad but that doesn't work in the VM either.
The VM's Devices/USB menu does see the mouse, so the VM knows it's there...
I'm not sure if you can bypass that restriction, the issue is probably due to the USB3-C connection. Do you experience the same problem in VMware as well?
After doing some searching, it turns out Oracle refuses to offer VBox integration for OSX (which makes it weird that they support OSX at all) -- something to do with Apple's license requiring Apple hardware. It never ceases to amaze me what Apple users are willing to put up with.
I don't have VMware installed. The VBox install looked a lot easier. I'm only using this for testing in the development of a cross-platform application, so I can live with the setup, but would VMware give me seamless mouse/keyboard sharing like I'm used to with other VMs?
Hi,
I've been using macOS on VMWare 12.5.9 very successfully for many months now...many thanks for this tutorial on how to set it up. I just recently noticed your page has been updated with information regarding using VMWare Player version 14. Is it possible to update my VMWare player to the latest 14 version and continue to use my existing VM? Has anyone done this successfully? I don't want to re-install everything if I don't have to and definitely want to maintain the existing VM.
Thanks.
Hello Datro,
We haven't tested that, so I'm not sure if it would work for you. However, I believe you can backup your VM and try to restore it after the upgrade. If it doesn't work, you can always go back to the previous version.
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Sorry if this is the millionth time this has been posted but i'm honestly lost at what to do now. I tried the vmware way but could't get that running so I decided to try using VirtualBox. If my specs matter much i'm running an i7-8550u, 12gbs of ram and Windows 10. If more information is needed please let me know.
Hello Seth.
Can you tell us at what part of the guide you get that error? Did you manage to boot the machine?
No. this pops up after hitting the play button.
What happens if you press the Esc button?
Nothing. It just stops the countdown and it never goes to zero. either way it stays at 1 or whatever number you press it at. then the shell> line pops up either way
Did you choose the 64bit version of macos?
Hi Elena, I've got the same problem as Seth, and yes - I chose 64bit version of macos. Please help :)
There might be a problem with your .vmdk file. Try to redownload the image and make sure you have unselected the floppy option in virtual box settings.
Tech heads are some of the dumbest people on Earth. What's the point of writing such an overly detailed guide, only to skip over vital considerations?
"How to use Software X, Step one: download Software X" is a waste of time and only serves to clutter what you're trying to do. You do it because you're hoping that more words will benefit your SEO. But you spend so much time with useless crap like that you lose focus, get tired, and start rushing over important details.
For example, when running the patch you instruct to run, the command windows merely flashes on the screen for a split second. If anything is displayed, there's no human who could read it. It's not that I have a high powered computer that's lightning fast, that's just how it works. Did this operate correctly? You make such a big deal about how it's important to make sure this step has been successful and that it the details are precise, but you can't be bothered to consider the fact that the reality will make it impossible to verify it has executed properly. This is very sloppy instruction, using what appears to be a sloppy tool.
Then, on the following step you tell people to "install operating system later" and to select Mac OS on the following screen. But no such option exists. Why is that? Did the patch not work? Why did the patch not work? I have all the directories exactly where they're supposed to be. Is there an additional step that needs to be done that you simply assumed the reader would know? If I'm so stupid I need instructions on how to unzip a file, how to initiate a download, or how to log in to google, why would it make any sense to omit steps on the assumption that the reader is so experienced as to guess unstated steps for the very core of the tutorial's subject?
All in all, this has proven to be a huge waste of time for you and for me.
Because you said that it popped up for a literal split second i'm going to go out on a limb and say you didn't run it with admin privileges. Go back into the unlocker after unzipping it and run it with administrator privileges.
Hi Elena!
A fantastic work! I followed the guide and I got High Sierra running in Windows 10 with VMWare Workstation Player 12.
Yesterday I've tried to reply this installation in another PC, step by step, but I always get the same error message: "CPU disabled by guest operating system".
- I've added 'smc.version = "0"' line in the VMX file.
- Both CPU (Intel Core2 Duo Quad Q6600) and motherboard (Asus P5K-E) support VT.
- I've enable VT (Vanderpool and Execution Disable Bit) in BIOS.
Any idea?
Thanks!
Hello and thanks for your comment. Other users with the same issue didn't have vt enabled in BIOS. Are you sure there's only one option for that in your BIOS?
Hello, the Intel MacOS image download link in the Google Drive is down. Could you re-upload it, please and thankyou.
Hello, thanks for letting us know.
We have updated the link.
thanks for this, everything works but I am no able to get internet connection from my mac vm. Any ideas?
I have tried both nat and bridged options
I am running a MacOS Mojave Virtual Machine on VirtualBox, same process. Everything seems to be working until I try to access the machine with my mouse. It then disappears. Mouse integration isn't working though it's active by force, and both the keyboard and mouse are supposedly picked up but nothing happens when I try to use them. I'm on a Windows 10 Laptop with 8GB RAM. A similar VM worked for me previously but now that I install everything again it isn't? I'm so confused. Help!
Hello, we haven't tried Mojave yet, but we will release a new guide soon. If you tried with High Sierra and you had no problem, then the new version might cause the problem.
Elena, this is wonderful, thank you. One question before I try...is the touch screen mode supported in the MacOS VMWare environment? Thank you!
Hello Jerry, thanks for your comment. I haven't tried it but I guess it is.
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Hey I am running VMware Workstation 12 Pro (12.5.7) and I get this error when I am adding the *.vmdk that I downloaded from the link. Is my issue that I am running Pro instead of Player or that when I do run Player that it is not in the x86 folder but the 64 bit folder?
We haven't tried the pro version, but i'm guessing this is your issue.
I'm encountering the same issue, but I've only used downloads supplied by the Intel write up. :(
A bit late to the party, but I had the same problem and fixed it by installing the latest VMWare Workstation version (currently 15).
It seems like most of the VMs provided for High Sierra or around it were made with a higher VMWare version than 12 and made incompatible with older versions.
Just keep in mind to uninstall the unlocker before installing the newer workstation version or it won't let you install it and roll back.
It runs very slowly, even a simple app like App Store takes forever to launch, and animations make the system freeze.
Hello, did you install the VMtools?
Yes, but it still takes only 128 MBs of VRAM. My PC is pretty good.
Hi, isn't this technically illegal since it's not on Apple hardware?
While it does violate Apple's Terms of Service, a TOS is not a government law, no matter the size of the company.
I guess technically Apple could sue someone for breach of the TOS, as it is considered a contract, but it is not something any government would pursue if there is no such legal action.
Then again, we might be wrong, we are not lawyers.
Thanks for the guide. Ive gotten it to work but i cant install vmware tools, The ISO does not show up on the mac desktop or the finder sidebar. I have downloaded the provided archive and have set it up as shown in the guide,
WOW. This is amazing. It answers the question I'd had for a while on if it could be done. A little sleight of hand, a little help from you and your sources (Angelos, you are a genius), and voila, Bizarro world realized. It freezes up occasionally, but no more than running a Windows VM. It may have more to do with the host I've got it running on than the VM itself (an old i5 Dell 7010 with 12GB of RAM). Thanks so much. This opens up doors for my developers...
I used the AMD method and reinstalled the VMWare tools, but there is no sound. I have also replicated the steps, and there is option for selecting the output devices under system preferences. Can you help me please.
Other AMD users have reported the same problem as well. Can you choose an output device on system preferences?
I can't chose an output device under system preferences.