The process of converting the downloaded Mac OS X installer.app in to an ISO used to be fairly easy but since Mavericks has been more complex. Since about the only legitimate scenario that requires such an ISO is VirtualBox this is not a well discussed topic. This simple illustrated guide will get you up and running with Ubuntu Desktop on your Mac. We will also install Guest Additions, allowing easy drag and drop between your dual operating systems. Virtualbox is a powerful tool that allows many different operating systems to be run from other operating systems within a window, and best.
Currently MacOS X is available to download for everyone, and with it you will obtain a mass of advantages and bonuses, like incredible Aqua interface and unforgettable style and traditions of classical MacOS X design. However, at the moment all the enthusiasts are capable to install and run MacOS X on VirtualBox VM instance, but you’ve got to know, that you will encounter some obstacles and thorns on your way. The main reason is different hardware architecture, PC has a lot of special options and peculiarities comparing to MacOS X platform, and during installation of MacOS in VirtualBox you will tackle with them all. Also no one guarantees that everything would work fine on your VirtualBox instance, without any problems and barriers, so be ready for unexpected surprises and moments.
In this article I’m going to tell you how to run Mac OS X on VirtualBox, how to customize it and how to transform the virtual instance into functional representation easily.
Click Install macOS High Sierra — Quit Install macOS menu item at the virtual machine window top-left corner to quit mac os installation wizard. Then select Disk Utility in macOS Utilities window, click the Continue button. Select the virtual disk in Disk Utility left panel, then click Erase button at the top bar, it will popup a window. On this iteration the algorithm “How to install Mac OS X on VirtualBox?” is approaching to its conclusion. Using the predefined instruction, you will easily be able to install and run MacOSX 10.11 ElCapitan on your Windows PC platform and VirtualBox appropriately and use it with full comfort and coziness. INSTALLING VIRTUALBOX Download VirtualBox installation DMG from select OS X hosts. Double-click on the DMG file, to mount the contents. A window opens, prompting you to double-click on the VirtualBox.pkg installer file dis-played in.
The first thing what you should do prior to setting up, is to download the virtual hard disk image with the stored copy of Mac OS X (in this build 10.11 ElCaptain version is installed), so everything that you need is to get the installed copy of HDD, import it into VirtualBox and start using it as if you installed it yourself.
The copy:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B7cXiM2mdMukRW85U0xxM2FCRFU
So, download the file from the source link and extract the archive to the reliable destination.
Now I will describe the hardware requirements for the MacOS X installation on VirtualBox.
Requirements for the personal computer:
OS: Windows 10/8/7 (64-bit)
CPU: Intel
RAM: 3072 MB (minimal)
BIOS: Virtualization Enable (VT-x)
The next step, which you should perform, is to install VirtualBox.
Further create new VM instance. Here come the parameters:
Name: OSX ElCapitan Final
Type: MacOSX
Version: MacOSX 10.11 ElCapitan (64-bit)
Image: OSX ElCapitan Retail.vmdk
When the form with RAM memory definition appears during VirtualBox setting up, set the RAM size to 4 GB (minimum 2.56 GB).
Next step is related to virtual machine configuration. Set up the following settings for exact reproduction of hardware platform and correct VM operation:
CPU: 2 CPU and Enable PAE/NX
System: Disable Floppy, Enable EFI, Chipset is IHC9 or PIIX3.
On this iteration the algorithm “How to install Mac OS X on VirtualBox?” is approaching to its conclusion. Using the predefined instruction, you will easily be able to install and run MacOSX 10.11 ElCapitan on your Windows PC platform and VirtualBox appropriately and use it with full comfort and coziness. As far as this instruction is quite detailed and circumstantial, you will not feel any discomfort or confusion while addressing to it. Also we checked the links given in the beginning of the article, and may guarantee that they are all correct and working. Thus, they will serve you well and successfully.
Years ago I wrote a post for installing Mac OS Yosemite on Virtual Box. A new version of Mac OS X with code name Sierra has been just published therefore I would like to update my post for installing this new version on Virtual Box with the host of Windows 10.
1. Download pre-installed VirtualBox image from following link.
Mirror 1:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B08CMVb2YK_EaTBKNUV2LWVVOUU
Mirror 2:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B52GrzXI5cXhYjduY0V0N0NENW8
For mirror 2, use HjSplit to join the files back. It’s about 5GB. HjSplit is also in Google Drive folder.
2. Extract macOS 10.12 Sierra by TechReviews.rar file to a folder, you’ll get a list of these files
3. In VirtualBox, create a new machine with following settings
4. For Hard drive, browse to macOS 10.12 Sierra by TechReviews.rar file which can be found in extract folder before.
5. Click Create. Right click on the new machine and select Settings. Be sure that Floppy Disk is disabled.
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6. Set number of processors to the max of real processors you have, it’ll speed up the installation. I have a dual core so I set the number of processors to 2.
7. In Display settings, set Video Memory to max 128MB.
7+. Start your cmd and execute following code. Please adjust the script with your installation path of your VirtualBox and the name of your virtual machine (in my case it is macOS Sierra)
Mac In Virtualbox
8. Start your machine. It will take a while depending on the power of your real CPU and hard disk to set up the installation process.
9. When boot finishes, you should land on the welcome screen for setting up Mac OS X. The following images show my sample settings, you can change them if you want.
10. Create account takes a while. Just wait until you’re forwarded to the login screen.
11. Login with your new created account. You’ll be asked for some more settings before going to the main screen of Mac OS X.
12. Done. Enjoy your hackintosh.