Press the F10 key to save, and then escape until you get back to the main menu, where you'll then select "Continue". Select device manager, OVMF Platform Configuration and then "change preferred". You'll see an interface that looks like a BIOS. Right when you see the terminal window open, hit "escape". Change the default of 1280x720 by what you want to use, in my case, 1920x1080. Here, you'll find a line that reads screenresolution. Open the CLOVER folder, and ediut the ist file, using textedit. Now open the Finder, and go to the EFI disk in the sidebar. Or replace disk2s1 by the correct identifier for your EFI disk.
Grab the identifier for the disk that reads EFI, it should be the same as mine, disk2s1. Now, for the window resolution, it's a bit more involved. By default, it's 2, but as I have 32Gb on my device, I'll put 16 in there. m defines the memory usage of the VM, in gigabytes. In this file, you'll see all the parameters for the Qemu virtual machine.
Here, you'll find a file called "launch".įirst, make a copy, in case something goes wrong, so you can restore the previous version, open the file with your text editor of choice. Snaps create a folder in your /home directory, to store everything, so head over there, and go to Sosumi, then Common. Once the boot process is complete, you'll have to sift through a few settings screen, and log in using an Apple ID, or create one if you don't already have one.Ĭlose the VM by shutting it down, and open your file manager.
One last reboot, and you'll be able to select the "Boot mac OS frm Mac HD" option in Clover, the last option on the right. Once the installation is complete, your VM will reboot and let you complete the first-run setup. The operation should be pretty fast, and you can then close the disk utility window, and start the installer by double clicking on "Reinstall macOS". Then, click on "Erase", and select the format you'd prefer using, I used APFS, as that's the most recent Apple Filesystem, but it will work fine if you use Mac OS Extended. VirtIO Block media", with a size of 68Gb. Double click on "disk utility", and select the disk called "Apple Inc. To begin with, you'll have to format the virtual disk that the VM has created for you.
You should get a terminal window which shows you the download progress for the system image that will let you install macOS.Ĭlick inside the window to focus is, and then press enter to start the installer.Īfter a while, you should end up in the installer window for Mac OS.
Let the installation run its course, and you should get a menu entry called, you guessed it, SOSUMI. Once you're all set, you just open a terminal window, and run this command: Now be warned that Apple's End User Licence Agreement doesn't allow to run Mac OS in a VM on hardware that isn't made by Apple, so do this at your own risk!Īs always with virtual machines, you need to ensure that your CPU supports virtualization in the BIOS. It's nothing you couldn't do on your own with a bit more time, but this snap package has the advantage of being just one command line away, and taking care of all the setup for you. Sosumi is a SNAP package that lets you install a Qemu virtual machine running Mac OS Catalina. The Linux Experiment merch: get your goodies there! □ Still, some of us might want, or need to test stuff out on Apple's operating system, fortunately, there is now a simple solution to do just that, with just one command line.īecome a channel member to get access to a weekly patroncast and vote on the next topics I'll cover: Most of you probably know that you can only run macOS on hardware that Apple sells, at least if you're not willing to go the hackintosh route, which can be painful and complex.
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