Here are the links to the downloads that you’ll be needing to install macOS High Sierra onto your VirtualBox successfully. Got all of that? Splendid! Once you have got that out of the way, you can now proceed to install macOS High Sierra in VirtualBox on Windows 10. The minimum requirements that you are going to need are: It works like a charm with High Sierra, but before you get onto the guide, there are three little requirements that your Windows 10 computer is going to need in order for you to install the macOS onto your computer. VirtualBox is one tiny, powerful dude, and it is capable of installing macOS onto your Windows 10 computer as an app.
If you instead don’t want to get macOS High Sierra and you just want macOS Sierra (the predecessor) then you can always follow this guide: How to Install macOS Sierra in VirtualBox on Windows 10 This guide is using macOS High Sierra 10.13.6 which is the final version. So if you want to get macOS High Sierra on your Windows 10 using Virtualbox, then here’s how.
It’s not a major upgrade unlike what we first expected it to be off but at least it’s an improvement. In the sense, Apple hasn’t really changed what has worked well for their macOS users yet they have paid very close attention to the finer details and idiosyncrasies that have become too stale for us macOS users lately. Like really, Apple sounds like one of your older relatives who says “dope” without knowing the multitude of could-be-misunderstood meanings which comes with it.īut aside from all that, High Sierra is not that bad. (if you didn’t know I am being sarcastic btw) Mv /tmp/ ~/HighSierraPublicBeta3.As much as it sounds hilarious beyond comprehension on why the world’s most innovative company decided to add “High” to Sierra (the predecessor macOS version) it must have taken them a lot of creativity and sleepless nights to come up with that. Hdiutil convert /tmp/ -format UDTO -o /tmp/HighSierra.iso Hdiutil attach /tmp/ -noverify -mountpoint /Volumes/install_buildĬp /tmp/BaseSystem.dmg /Volumes/OS\ X\ Base\ System
Hdiutil create -o /tmp/HighSierra.cdr -size 8965m -layout SPUD -fs HFS+J # Restore the High Sierra Beta Installer's BaseSystem.dmg into file system and place custom BaseSystem.dmg into the root Hdiutil detach /Volumes/OS\ X\ Base\ System/ Hdiutil attach /tmp/ -noverify -mountpoint /Volumes/install_buildĪsr restore -source ~/SharedSupport/BaseSystem.dmg -target /Volumes/install_build -noprompt -noverify -eraseĬp -R /Volumes/highsierra/Packages /Volumes/OS\ X\ Base\ System/System/Installation Hdiutil create -o /tmp/HighSierraBase.cdr -size 7316m -layout SPUD -fs HFS+J Hdiutil attach ~/SharedSupport/InstallESD.dmg -noverify -mountpoint /Volumes/highsierra
# Generate a BaseSystem.dmg with High Sierra Beta Installer Packages # Create bootable ISO from HighSierra 10.13db3 (17A306f) Run the following script to create ISO file I had upload the whole SharedSupport folder. 2.2 Bootable ISO imageĪfter installation completed, upload InstallESD.img & BaseSystem.dmg to macOS vm.
cmd , it will patch VMWare workstation for appleSMCTable about smc.version = 0 and smc.version = 1Īfter vmdk file downloaded, follow the installation instruction from the link above. So just open command prompt with Admin right, then run It provides python script to patch, yet unfortunately it does not work well in python3, after converted by 2to3.py, still have modules missing, print sytax and str on buffer API …etc Next, download the tools to unlock vmware from. 2.1 High Sierra vmdk imageįollow the instructions and download vmdk from Google drive only.
So the work around is using 3rd party image to repack dmg to iso for vmware installation.
At the same time, I don’t like using third party vmdk image. Unfortunately dmg2iso does not work, boot up failure. I only find people repack it on Mac OS.