Mac On VirtualBox

Introduction

We can install Mac OS on VirtualBox. This article discusses how to install Mac OS on VirtualBox. We can let the $O$ be the operating system of the host machine and $O'$ be the operating system of the guest machine.

$O$ can be the $\in [Windows, Linux, Mac]$ and $O'$ $\in {Mac}$.

Prerequisites

• VirtualBox

• VirtualBox Extension Pack

• 100 GB of free space

• 8 GB of RAM

• 4 CPU cores +

• 128 MB of video memory

• Virtualization enabled in BIOS

• MacOS ISO image

Installation

Step 1: Download VirtualBox

Download VirtualBox from here.

Step 2: Download VirtualBox Extension Pack

Download VirtualBox Extension Pack from here.

Step 3: Download MacOS ISO Image

Download MacOS ISO Image from here.

Step 4: Create Virtual Machine

• Configure the virtual machine as per prerequisites.
  • Select the type of virtual machine as Mac OS X.
  • Select the version of Mac OS as Mac OS X (64-bit).
  • Select the amount of RAM as 8 GB.
  • Select the number of CPU cores as 4.
  • Select the amount of video memory as 128 MB.
  • Select the amount of storage as 100 GB.
  • Select the type of storage as VDI.
  • Select the storage format as Dynamic Allocation.
  • Select the storage location as Default.

Step 5: Faking Mac Hardware

Open your terminal under command prompt and type the following commands as administrator.

Replace Your Virtual Machine Name with the name of your virtual machine.

    cd "C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox\"
    VBoxManage.exe modifyvm "Your Virtual Machine Name" --cpuidset 00000001 000106e5 00100800 0098e3fd bfebfbff
    VBoxManage setextradata "Your Virtual Machine Name" "VBoxInternal/Devices/efi/0/Config/DmiSystemProduct" "iMac11,3"
    VBoxManage setextradata "Your Virtual Machine Name" "VBoxInternal/Devices/efi/0/Config/DmiSystemVersion" "1.0"
    VBoxManage setextradata "Your Virtual Machine Name" "VBoxInternal/Devices/efi/0/Config/DmiBoardProduct" "Iloveapple"
    VBoxManage setextradata "Your Virtual Machine Name" "VBoxInternal/Devices/smc/0/Config/DeviceKey" "ourhardworkbythesewordsguardedpleasedontsteal(c)AppleComputerInc"
    VBoxManage setextradata "Your Virtual Machine Name" "VBoxInternal/Devices/smc/0/Config/GetKeyFromRealSMC" 1

Step 6: Assign ISO Image to Virtual Machine

• Open VirtualBox.
• Select the virtual machine.
• Click on Settings.
• Click on Storage.
• Click on Empty.
• Click on Choose Disk.
• Select the ISO image.
• Click on OK.

Step 7: Start Virtual Machine

• Open VirtualBox.
• Select the virtual machine.
• Click on Start.

Step 8: Install MacOS

I wont be discussing the installation process of MacOS as it is very simple.

Conclusion

We can install Mac OS on VirtualBox. This article discussed how to install Mac OS on VirtualBox. I just did this so i can test my website on macOS