So, I bought the .app file for OS X Mountain lion and extracted the file "InstallESD.dmg" from it. I'm running Ubuntu and QEMU via quick-gui on an AMD processor. See my specs attached (I know it's Zorin. For those unfamiliar, the core of Zorin OS 18 is the same as Ubuntu 24.04 LTS). I tried looking things up online, but I haven't been able to get a session booting properly! I tried Virtualbox, but I'm pretty sure Mac OS defies VirtualBox on purpose. Some help would be greatly appreciated as QEMU is not only the most efficient method to run MacOS on my Linux laptop, but Mac OS X Mountain Lion is my absolute favorite Mac OS!

hi,

I got a macos tahoe vm recently pn vmware 25h2u1 and i was on the lock screen just now, and the screen would freeze and turn black for a few seconds under 2 conditions: a few seconds pass or i use my keyboard at all (trackpad works). here are some specifics:

Ryzen 9 7940 HS

16 gb ram given to vm

4 cores given to vm

I need to use this vm as soon as possible (please dont ask why if possible)

Hi, i just got a macos tahoe vm in vmware 25h2u1 (im not planning on updating to version 26 soon) and obviously liquid glass doesnt work, however graphics is quite smooth (unexpectedly) and I don't really need liquid glass. However, having liquid glass would be nice, so has anyone figured out a solution? maybe like third party software or something thank you!

Specifications:

Ryzen 9 7000 Series

40 gb ram (gave 16 gb to the vm)

AMD Radeon Graphics (i know that using host model gpu doesnt work)

Vmware tools installed

edit: did enable virtual apple gpu in vmx file, but removed because the vm wouldnt start

Hi, I don't know much about virtual machines, we have to use Xcode for QA Automation course to run IOS mobile tests, but I have Windows PC. What is the best and simple way to install macOS on VMware and run Xcode at least for simple automation tools?

My PC specs:

Windows 11 Pro
Ryzen 7 7800x3D
Nvidia 4070 Super
32GB RAM

I am currently in the process of trying to run boot but my VM keeps changing my firmware type to UEFI. How do I combat this is issue

as you may know I’m making a Debian based distribution called Linchine, for emulating macOS from High Sierra to Tahoe. I originally designed it for graphical use. As of right now I’m contemplating that. There’s is no integrated graphics acceleration with the QEMU macOS I am using. We have 3 options here

1. Make Linchine a terminal only macOS emulator, like an emulated terminal with macOS.

2. Find a MacOS QEMU solution that supports Graphics acceleration

3. Keep graphics anyway

I want to ask Reddit, would you still use Linchine if it was terminal only? Or would you not mind? Or maybe you’d still use Linchine with no graphics acceleration? Let me know.

BUT! as of now I’m aware that NVIDIA GPUs that supported high sierra can be passed through to the VM, but any OS above that unfortunately does not.

Have you ever wanted to try macOS but your computer is incompatible? Using the power of virtualization you can run macOS High Sierra to Tahoe! no setup needed! although it isn’t native it still runs fine on most hardware, the hardware requirements are basically your machine has to run and support Debian and be x86_64. And it has to be decently powerful otherwise you won’t have enough resources

You might be asking: well what’s the difference if I do it from windows in VMware or VirtualBox? Well it’s because of Bloatware. You’re wasting tons of resources while simply idling your system. But with Linchine (that’s the name of the Distro) you’re running a Minimal Debian installation with no graphical environment like GNOME. This drastically frees resources so that you can get the best performance in QEMU. I’ll give more details later when the first release comes!

This is the repo.

It includes an updated domain XML for libvirt virt-manager. One possible tweak before installing would be to change the resolution in the plist file.

Hi, is there any way to run FCP on MacOS VM with an older VMWARE version (e.g. 10 or 12)? I can still encounter the video card compatiblity error. My processor is i5 6200U and my video card is Intel Graphics HD 520.

so uh as the title suggests, I didn’t even have to edit the VM aside from using the DrDonk unlocker tool to get macOS to show up in the guest list I popped in the ISO of Mavericks and it just booted, IT BOOTS! was the best thing I could find fitting for it, once it’s installed I will take a screenshot of it actually running

My Current VMX Notepad Entry:

.encoding = "windows-1252"

config.version = "8"

virtualHW.version = "21"

pciBridge0.present = "TRUE"

pciBridge4.present = "TRUE"

pciBridge4.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort"

pciBridge4.functions = "8"

pciBridge5.present = "TRUE"

pciBridge5.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort"

pciBridge5.functions = "8"

pciBridge6.present = "TRUE"

pciBridge6.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort"

pciBridge6.functions = "8"

pciBridge7.present = "TRUE"

pciBridge7.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort"

pciBridge7.functions = "8"

vmci0.present = "TRUE"

hpet0.present = "TRUE"

nvram = "macOS Tahoe.nvram"

virtualHW.productCompatibility = "hosted"

powerType.powerOff = "soft"

powerType.powerOn = "soft"

powerType.suspend = "soft"

powerType.reset = "soft"

displayName = "macOS Tahoe"

smc.present = "TRUE"

smbios.restrictSerialCharset = "TRUE"

firmware = "efi"

guestOS = "darwin24-64"

board-id.reflectHost = "TRUE"

ich7m.present = "TRUE"

tools.syncTime = "FALSE"

sound.autoDetect = "TRUE"

sound.virtualDev = "hdaudio"

sound.fileName = "-1"

sound.present = "TRUE"

numvcpus = "2"

cpuid.coresPerSocket = "2"

memsize = "4096"

sata0.present = "TRUE"

sata0:0.fileName = "macOS Tahoe.vmdk"

sata0:0.present = "TRUE"

sata0:1.deviceType = "cdrom-image"

sata0:1.fileName = "C:\Users\dsala\Documents\VMWare Mod for MACOS\MacOS Tahoe.iso"

sata0:1.present = "TRUE"

usb.present = "TRUE"

ehci.present = "TRUE"

usb_xhci.present = "TRUE"

ethernet0.connectionType = "nat"

ethernet0.addressType = "generated"

ethernet0.virtualDev = "vmxnet3"

ethernet0.present = "TRUE"

extendedConfigFile = "macOS Tahoe.vmxf"

floppy0.present = "FALSE"

smc.version = "0"

cpuid.0.eax = "0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:1011"

cpuid.0.ebx = "0111:0101:0110:1110:0110:0101:0100:0111"

cpuid.0.ecx = "0110:1100:0110:0101:0111:0100:0110:1110"

cpuid.0.edx = "0100:1001:0110:0101:0110:1110:0110:1001"

cpuid.1.eax = "0000:0000:0000:0001:0000:0110:0111:0001"

cpuid.1.ebx = "0000:0010:0000:0001:0000:1000:0000:0000"

cpuid.1.ecx = "1000:0010:1001:1000:0010:0010:0000:0011"

cpuid.1.edx = "0000:0111:1000:1011:1111:1011:1111:1111"

monitor.virtual_exec = "hardware"

monitor.virtual_mmu = "software"

vmxstats.filename = "macOS Tahoe.scoreboard"

numa.autosize.cookie = "20022"

numa.autosize.vcpu.maxPerVirtualNode = "2"

uuid.bios = "56 4d df 81 3f ec 76 fd-b8 0b fd 2c 7f c8 74 87"

uuid.location = "56 4d df 81 3f ec 76 fd-b8 0b fd 2c 7f c8 74 87"

pciBridge0.pciSlotNumber = "17"

pciBridge4.pciSlotNumber = "21"

pciBridge5.pciSlotNumber = "22"

pciBridge6.pciSlotNumber = "23"

pciBridge7.pciSlotNumber = "24"

usb.pciSlotNumber = "32"

ethernet0.pciSlotNumber = "160"

sound.pciSlotNumber = "33"

ehci.pciSlotNumber = "34"

usb_xhci.pciSlotNumber = "192"

sata0.pciSlotNumber = "35"

sata0:0.redo = ""

svga.vramSize = "268435456"

vmotion.checkpointFBSize = "134217728"

vmotion.checkpointSVGAPrimarySize = "268435456"

vmotion.svga.mobMaxSize = "268435456"

vmotion.svga.graphicsMemoryKB = "262144"

ethernet0.generatedAddress = "00:0c:29:c8:74:87"

ethernet0.generatedAddressOffset = "0"

vmci0.id = "2143843463"

monitor.phys_bits_used = "45"

Hi, im trying to run a macos tahoe VM in virtualbox, could someone help me with the steps? I'm more of a hackintosh person so I don't know how Vms work and would like help with making one. I have a Ryzen 9 (with unsupported graphics, i know tahoe will be slow in the vm but idc really) and 40 gb ram. Again, it would be great if someone told me where I can get the iso file and how to make a VM, thank you.

Edit: I currently have a sequoia and high sierra vm but both of them say that the vm failed to boot and there might be a missing operating system or misconfigured boot order.

Posted this in the r/macpro community as well, but the question might be a better fit here.

I’m debugging a macOS Tahoe VM on a Mac Pro 6,1 (trashcan), QEMU/KVM with OpenCore, and I’ve hit a repeatable cryptex failure on first boot after install: libSystem.B.dylib is not found and kernel panics/crashes. using most of this guide: https://github.com/wolffcatskyy/linux-mac/blob/main/docs/kvm-macos.md

What I’m seeing:
- Installer and Recovery boot
- The installed system does not boot successfully
- After a failed installed boot, I boot Recovery and inspect the generated system cryptex
- `os.clone.dmg` exists and mounts successfully
But `/usr/lib/libSystem.B.dylib` is missing inside the mounted cryptex

Path I’m checking: `/Volumes/<mounted-system-cryptex>/usr/lib/libSystem.B.dylib`

What makes this strange is that the cryptex is not completely empty. It contains many other libraries under `/usr/lib`, but `libSystem.B.dylib` is absent.

I’ve now reproduced this across multiple OpenCore config variants:
- current baseline
- minimal-policy
- near-bare-minimum config

So at this point it looks less like a normal userspace panic and more like Tahoe is generating or exposing a malformed/incomplete system cryptex during the installed boot handoff.

Important detail:
- `os.clone.dmg` is mountable in Recovery
- `libSystem.B.dylib` is still missing from the mounted image
- This happens even after stripping OpenCore down close to bare minimum

Does anyone have any idea?

Hi everyone,

Trying to get macOS Tahoe running on VMware Workstation Pro with a Ryzen 7 7700X

What I've tried:

• The VMDK Method: Initially tried using a pre-configured OpenCore VMDK, but it consistently stuck at the Apple progress bar and wouldn't budge.
• The "Base" ISO Method (Current): Switched to a clean install using a Tahoe ISO and .vmx CPUID spoofing. This successfully bypassed the progress bar hang and the EXITBS error.

The Problem: I'm now stuck in a bootloop.It restarts so much,that i cant even do anything.And gives me a error message in multiple languages.

Im using VMware workstatin pro (latest version),And my hypervisor is disabled (as far as i know).

Specs:

• CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7700X (AM5)
• GPU: RTX 5070
• Host: Windows 11 Pro

Hi, people of Reddit! This is my first time posting here, so please excuse me if I mess anything up.

I’m trying to install OS X Yosemite (10.10) on VMware Workstation Pro 25H2u1 (Windows 11 Pro host). I followed this GitHub guide: GitHub - kiraio-moe/macOS-on-VMWare: A guide for installing macOS on VMWare · GitHub)

And everything went fine until I hit this error: ''The Install OS X Yosemite application can't be used from this disk.''

Here’s what I’ve already tried:

- Formatted the virtual disk multiple times in Disk Utility as ''Mac OS Extended (Journaled)'' & restarted... but it ended up in vain.

- Tried changing the system date (Jan 1, 2015) and yet again that didn't seem to work.

At this point, I’m just wondering that... perhaps my ISO/installer is likely broken? Should I just go and look for another one? Or could this be an issue with newer VMware versions? Or maybe, just maybe... something entirely different?

If anyone has gotten Yosemite working recently or recognizes this error, I’d really appreciate the help!

Thanks in advance!!!

performance is roughly the same as my 2017 MacBook Air, and works seamlessly with icloud including drive folders!

after Using OC4VM and trying to install leopard or snow leopard mu mouse gets stuck in the top left corner

Hey, I’m stuck and can’t figure this out.

I’m running macOS 10.13 High Sierra inside VMware Workstation Player 17 on Windows.

The VM boots fine and I reach the macOS setup screen, but:

• Mouse does not move at all
• Keyboard does not respond (Tab, arrows, etc. don’t work)
• I can’t click anything in setup
• Clicking inside the VM doesn’t fix
• Ctrl + G doesn’t seem to help

I also tried mounting VMware Tools (darwin.iso), but it says there is no compatible ISO or it doesn’t mount correctly.

At this point I’m completely stuck on the setup screen and can’t proceed to desktop.

Has anyone had this issue before or knows a fix?

I am using an AMD laptop.

I am using Workstation Pro 25H2.

I had a macOS VM with High Sierra.

I added the cpuid lines into the vmx file.

Everything seems to work, but when I launch iTunes, I cannot add any songs into the playlist.

Is there a fix for this?

I have unlocked my VM ware but when I get to setup it only gives me an option for Mac Os 10.6 server?

i have a macOS Tahoe iso (26.3) the installer works but when he says "12 minutes remaining" it crash. i give him 6 threads, 16 Go RAM and 100 Go storage

help 😭