{"id":2053,"date":"2021-04-27T15:44:51","date_gmt":"2021-04-27T15:44:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dft.wiki\/?p=2053"},"modified":"2023-07-12T08:46:44","modified_gmt":"2023-07-12T12:46:44","slug":"running-macos-in-virtualbox-on-linux","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dft.wiki\/?p=2053","title":{"rendered":"Running MacOS in VirtualBox on Linux"},"content":{"rendered":"

This step-by-step will work on VirtualBox 5.x and 6.x<\/strong> for macOS Sierra 10.12<\/strong>, macOS High Sierra 10.13<\/strong>, macOS Catalina 10.15<\/strong>, and others.<\/p>\n

Make sure your system is up to date and all the dependencies are installed.<\/p>\n

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y\r\nsudo apt install virtualbox virtualbox-dkms virtualbox-ext-pack virtualbox-guest-additions-iso virtualbox-guest-utils virtualbox-qt -y<\/pre>\n
Create a VM using VirtualBox:<\/p>\n
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  • Name it MacOS,<\/li>\n
  • Give 4+ GB of RAM,<\/li>\n
  • Give 100+ GB of Storage,<\/li>\n
  • Give it 3+ CPUs,<\/li>\n
  • Disable Floppy,<\/li>\n
  • Enable EFI,<\/li>\n
  • Give 128+ MB for Video,<\/li>\n
  • Enable 3D Acceleration,<\/li>\n
  • Network Adapter work better as Bridged,<\/li>\n
  • Add the ISO installation disk to the CD drive.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
    Go to the Linux terminal and issue the following commands to modify your VM to mimic Apple hardware:<\/p>\n
    VBoxManage modifyvm \"MacOS\" --cpuidset 00000001 000106e5 00100800 0098e3fd bfebfbff\r\nVBoxManage modifyvm \"MacOS\" --cpu-profile \"Intel Core i7-6700K\"\r\nVBoxManage setextradata \"MacOS\" \"VBoxInternal\/Devices\/efi\/0\/Config\/DmiSystemProduct\" \"iMac11,3\"\r\nVBoxManage setextradata \"MacOS\" \"VBoxInternal\/Devices\/efi\/0\/Config\/DmiSystemVersion\" \"1.0\"\r\nVBoxManage setextradata \"MacOS\" \"VBoxInternal\/Devices\/efi\/0\/Config\/DmiBoardProduct\" \"Iloveapple\"\r\nVBoxManage setextradata \"MacOS\" \"VBoxInternal\/Devices\/smc\/0\/Config\/DeviceKey\" \"ourhardworkbythesewordsguardedpleasedontsteal(c)AppleComputerInc\"\r\nVBoxManage setextradata \"MacOS\" \"VBoxInternal\/Devices\/smc\/0\/Config\/GetKeyFromRealSMC\" 1\r\nVBoxManage setextradata \"MacOS\" \"VBoxInternal2\/EfiGraphicsResolution\" \"1920x1080\"<\/pre>\n
    Many of the commands above can be customized.<\/p>\n
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    • Do not issue the second line if your processor is not an Intel<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
    • Customize the size of the desired screen on the last line with: 1920×1200 1920×1080<\/strong> 1600×1200 1680×1050 1440×900<\/strong> 1280×800 1024×768 640×480<\/li>\n
    • Also edit the file MacOS\/MacOS.vbox to make modifications of the VM, for example: Display VRAMSize=”256<\/span>“<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
      Start the VM and first set up the partition for the installation using the Disk Utility<\/strong>.<\/p>\n
      Look for your disk. If it does not show up immediately, click on VIEW<\/strong> then ALL<\/strong>.<\/p>\n
      Click on Erase<\/strong> and give the name for the new partition.<\/p>\n
      Close the Disk Utilities<\/strong> and begin the installation.<\/p>\n
      \n
      BONUS<\/strong><\/p>\n
      Open the Terminal and install the package manager Brew:<\/p>\n
      \/bin\/bash -c \"$(curl -fsSL https:\/\/raw.githubusercontent.com\/Homebrew\/install\/HEAD\/install.sh)\"<\/pre>\n
      Then, install the basic CLI tools:<\/p>\n
      brew Install wget\r\nbrew Install htop\r\nbrew Install tnftp<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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