Running a Mac OSX VM in Virtualbox
6#VirtualBox #CurrentOperatingSystems #VMs
Full steps can be found at https://i12bretro.github.io/tutorials/0090.html
01. Locate a Mac OSX Catalina iso
02. Launch Virtualbox
03. Create a New VM by selecting Machine ≫ New
Name: MAC OSX
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 OSX.vdi
File size: 60.00 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 OSX .iso file
14. Click Choose
15. Click OK
16. Right Click the Start Button ≫ Command Prompt (Admin) ≫ Paste in the following commands
FULL STEPS ON GITHUB LINK ABOVE
17. If you are running an AMD processor also run the following command:
VBoxManage modifyvm "MAC OSX" --cpu-profile "Intel Core i7-6700K"
18. Make sure the MAC OSX VM is selected and click Start ≫ Normal
19. After a long initialization sequence the OSX 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 OSX ≫ Click Erase
24. Click Done ≫ Close Disk Utility
25. Click Install macOS
26. Click Continue, Click Agree
27. Select the OSX disk ≫ Click Install
28. Wait while OSX 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 Continue on the Data & Privacy screen
32. Select Don't transfer any information now ≫ Click Continue
33. Select Set Up Later ≫ Click Continue ≫ Click Skip
34. Click Agree ≫ Agree again
35. Enter a name, user name, password ≫ Click Continue
36. Click Customize Settings
37. Click Continue ≫ Select Use or Don't Use for Location Services
38. Pick a timezone ≫ Click Continue
39. Uncheck the Send Mac Analytics box ≫ 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 OSX
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