Install macOS on Almost Any PC (Virtual Machine)

Today's video explains how to set up a simple macOS VM. This can be done by anybody with a PC that has a CPU that supports the SSE4.2 instruction set and 64GB of free space.

THIS IS FOR DESKTOP ONLY! NOT LAPTOP

Guides Used https://passthroughpo.st/new-and-improved-mac-os-tutorial-part-1-the-basics/ https://passthroughpo.st/mac-os-vm-guide-part-2-gpu-passthrough-and-tweaks/

Download Manjaro (XFCE for a simpler OS, and GNOME for a more full-fledged OS) https://manjaro.org/download/

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Installing Dependencies Arch (Manjaro included): sudo pacman -Sy qemu python python-pip git Redhat: sudo yum install qemu python python-pip git Debian: sudo apt-get install qemu python python-pip git pip install click requests

Making the VM git clone https://github.com/foxlet/macOS-Simple-KVM.git cd macOS-Simple-KVM ./jumpstart.sh --Catalina qemu-img create -f qcow2 MyDisk.qcow2 64G

Open basic.sh, add two lines at the end -drive id=SystemDisk,if=none,file=MyDisk.qcow2
-device ide-hd,bus=sata.4,drive=SystemDisk
Boot using ./basic.sh

Press Ctrl+Alt+G to switch between keyboard/mouse inputs for KVM and Linux

Setting Display Resolution diskutil list Mount EFI partition of the first entry sudo diskutil mount disk0s1 Open config.plist, edit screen resolution to the resolution of your monitor

Press escape when you start up VM Type exit, press enter Device manager: OVMF Platform Configuration Change resolution to what you set it to in the config.plist Press f10, y and enter, then escape and continue

Changing Resource Allocation to VM Open basic.sh Change -m 2G to the amount of RAM you want to allocate Change -smp 4, cores=2 to -smp cpus=X,cores=X,threads=1,sockets=1

Timestamps 0:00 - Intro 1:23 - Requirements 2:09 - Installing Dependencies 2:46 - Basic Setup 4:01 - Booting Up The VM 4:57 - Changing VM Resolution 6:06 - Changing CPU/Memory Allocation 7:00 - Part 2: GPU Passthrough, Hardware Acceleration, Virt-Manager 7:28 - Requirements 8:04 - Conclusion

Music: TheFatRat - Telescope Art by @inksplash_draws ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BZaW5HrohQ