Running a Mac OS 12 Monterey VM in Virtualbox
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Full steps can be found at https://i12bretro.github.io/tutorials/0629.html
01. Download a MacOS Monterey .iso https://archive.org/search.php?query=Mac%20OS%20Monterey&and[]=mediatype%3A%22software%22
02. Launch Virtualbox
03. Create a New VM by selecting Machine ≫ New
Name: Mac OS 12
Machine Folder: C:\VMs
Type: MAC OS X
Version: Mac OS X (64-bit)
Memory Size: 4096 MB
Hard disk: Create a virtual hard disk now
04. Click Create
05. On the Create Virtual Hard Disk dialog
Name the virtual disk image Mac OS 12.vdi
File size: 50.00 GB
Hard disk file type: VDI
Storage on physical hard disk: Dynamically Allocated
06. Click Create
07. Select the VM and Click Settings
08. Select System ≫ Click the Processor tab ≫ Set Processor(s) to at least 2
09. Select Display ≫ Slide Video Memory to 128 MB
10. Select USB ≫ Select USB 3.0
11. Select Storage ≫ Create a new SATA Controller
12. Click the Choose disk button on the optical drive
13. Click the Add button ≫ Browse to and select the MAC OS 12 .iso file
14. Click Choose
15. Click OK
16. Right Click the Start Button ≫ Command Prompt (Admin) ≫ Paste in the following commands
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17. If you are running an AMD processor also run the following command:
VBoxManage modifyvm "Mac OS 12" --cpu-profile "Intel Core i7-6700K"
18. Make sure the Mac OS 12 VM is selected and click Start ≫ Normal
19. After a long initialization sequence the MAC OS Setup should start
20. Select a language ≫ Click the arrow
21. Select Disk Utility
22. Select the VBOX HARDDISK ≫ Click Erase
23. Name the drive OS12 ≫ Set the Format to APFS ≫ Click Erase
24. Click Done ≫ Close Disk Utility
25. Click Install macOS Monterey
26. Click Continue ≫ Click Agree ≫ Click Agree again
27. Select the OS12 disk ≫ Click Install
28. Wait while Mac OS installs files, the VM will reboot several times
29. Select your Country ≫ Click Continue
30. Confirm your languages and keyboard layout ≫ Click Continue
31. Click Not Now on the Accessibility screen
32. Click Continue on the Data & Privacy screen
33. Select Not Now on the Migration Assistant screen
34. Select Set Up Later and then Skip on the Apple ID screen
35. Click Agree ≫ Agree again
36. Enter a name, user name, password ≫ Click Continue
37. Click Continue ≫ Select Use or Don't Use for Location Services
38. Pick a timezone ≫ Click Continue
39. Uncheck Share Mac Analytics with Apple ≫ Click Continue
40. Click Set Up Later on the Screen Time screen
41. Uncheck the Enable Ask Siri box ≫ Click Continue
42. Pick a theme ≫ Click Continue
43. Welcome to MacOS 12 Monterey
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