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> uses them on a Mac OS host - so no kext hacks needed like if you were building a Hackintosh why would the host be relevant at all

by Hello71 10y ago

voltagex_ 10y ago
VirtualBox and VMware don't "support" virtualisation of OS X on non-OS X platforms. You either have to hack your VM, or the guest installer.
- kbutler 10y ago
  "hack" is a bit strong. You can install MacOS on current virtual box on Windows with only a text file modification. The issue is that the MacOS license only grants permission to use it in VMs on Apple hardware.
  - voltagex_ 10y ago
    Can a vanilla OS X DMG / ISO be installed with this text file modification? (last time I looked, you had to replace one of VirtualBox's DLLs on Windows, for example)
    - grandalf 10y ago
      I'd like to know how to do this too.
    - kbutler 10y ago
      Yes (though I misspoke - it's changing VirtualBox settings, rather than text file mod) http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/309654-run-vanilla-os-x-el-capitan-sierra-yosemite-or-mavericks-in-virtualbox-5010-on-a-windows-host/ http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/309654-run-vanilla-os... Starts with an installer from the Mac App Store to make an install DVD, or a physical Snow Leopard DVD, no DLL replacement or kernel modifications.
- aruggirello 10y ago
  Sorry, but I can choose "Mac OS X" right from the "machine type" (It then lists a number of OS X versions from Snow Leopard up to El Capitan) when creating a new machine on VirtualBox 5.x on Linux, and I'm fairly sure it was the same on 4.x too. How is this "unsupported"? Don't know about VMware though. Edit: I must add that there are no Guest Additions available for OS X, so if you go on and create the machine, it won't be able to benefit from decent graphics integration, shared clipboard, drag & drop support - but this is IMHO far from OS X not being supported.

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> uses them on a Mac OS host - so no kext hacks needed like if you were building a Hackintosh why would the host be relevant at all

by Hello71 10y ago

> uses them on a Mac OS host - so no kext hacks needed like if you were building a Hackintosh why would the host be relevant at all

voltagex_ 10y ago
VirtualBox and VMware don't "support" virtualisation of OS X on non-OS X platforms. You either have to hack your VM, or the guest installer.
- kbutler 10y ago
  "hack" is a bit strong. You can install MacOS on current virtual box on Windows with only a text file modification. The issue is that the MacOS license only grants permission to use it in VMs on Apple hardware.
  - voltagex_ 10y ago
    Can a vanilla OS X DMG / ISO be installed with this text file modification? (last time I looked, you had to replace one of VirtualBox's DLLs on Windows, for example)
    - grandalf 10y ago
      I'd like to know how to do this too.
    - kbutler 10y ago
      Yes (though I misspoke - it's changing VirtualBox settings, rather than text file mod) http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/309654-run-vanilla-os-x-el-capitan-sierra-yosemite-or-mavericks-in-virtualbox-5010-on-a-windows-host/ http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/309654-run-vanilla-os... Starts with an installer from the Mac App Store to make an install DVD, or a physical Snow Leopard DVD, no DLL replacement or kernel modifications.
- aruggirello 10y ago
  Sorry, but I can choose "Mac OS X" right from the "machine type" (It then lists a number of OS X versions from Snow Leopard up to El Capitan) when creating a new machine on VirtualBox 5.x on Linux, and I'm fairly sure it was the same on 4.x too. How is this "unsupported"? Don't know about VMware though. Edit: I must add that there are no Guest Additions available for OS X, so if you go on and create the machine, it won't be able to benefit from decent graphics integration, shared clipboard, drag & drop support - but this is IMHO far from OS X not being supported.