#OS X VM WARE MAC OS X#
I tested on VirtualBox and it does not work.īy default, VMware does not provide the option to create macOS and Mac OS X machines. Fortunately there is a tool that helps me unlock this option, this tool is VMware macOS Unlocker. It supports Windows, Linux and MacOS. Skip this step if you were able to create a macOS virtual machine. I created a virtual disk containing the macOS installer, you just downloaded it, attached it to the virtual machine, and installed it. I’m not sure if VMware Workstation 12 supports macOS 10.14 virtual machines, but version 14 and 15 has support.
#OS X VM WARE HOW TO#
This article will guide you how to install macOS Mojave on VMware Workstation. From Windows, you can use Clover Boot Disk to create macOS Mojave bootable USB with just a few clicks. But not all hardware is supported, and you also need to refer to a lot of documentation so that macOS can be installed and running on your computer.Īn easier way to experience macOS right on a computer running Windows or Linux is to install macOS on VMware Workstation. The advantage of this is that you will be familiar with the installation and use without affecting the settings on the computer. By using virtual machines, you can use macOS and Windows or Linux simultaneously. Using virtual disks ensures that all data on the real disks will not be affected. But I noticed running macOS on the VM is very slow, although I set it up to 4GB of RAM. MacOS is a proprietary operating system that runs on Apple Macs. There are now many techniques you can use to install macOS on your Intel PC (Hackintosh).
The game would crash on launch.MacOS Mojave is the latest version of the macOS operating system, you can easily install macOS Mojave on VMware Workstation. For example, I was not able to launch 3D FPS games like Left 4 Dead and Left 4 Dead 2 into the VM.
It looks like things are working OK, but it'll take time and many more tests to make sure everything is really working. But the VM uses the physical ATI Radeon, and the physical screen, and in theory it could use full GPU power. I'm still lacking passthrough for USB keyboard and mouse, meaning I need a remote computer with VSphere Client to control my VM using the embedded console. Then I was able to boot my Mac OS X VM with 12 GB RAM and the graphics card in passthrough. I've had to add into the vmx file those two lines: pciHole.start = "1200" The VM wouldn't boot when configured with both the graphics card in passthrough and more than 2 GB RAM.
#OS X VM WARE MANUAL#
That required a manual tweak of the vmx file. I've finally managed to boot a Mac OS X 10.6.8 virtual machine on top of ESXi, on my Mac Pro with a proper ammount of RAM (12 GB), and the graphics card in passthrough mode.
It requires a good knowledge of virtualization and VMware products like ESXi and VSphere, serious sysadmin skills, and lots of perseverance. Lately I've been quite involved into a virtualization project: running Mac OS X and Windows as workstations on top of VMware "bare-metal" hypervisor ESXi on my Mac Pro.