Mac OS install on AMD Ryzen (VMWare) Opencore

[boltes]

Hello,

Unfortunately I cannot start the setup. The VM was created under VMware 17.5. However, a VM with hardware compatibility 17.0 was also created as a test. Neither led to success. The following loop appears in the bootlog:

 

[HKPhysicist]

Hello,

Unfortunately I cannot start the setup. The VM was created under VMware 17.5. However, a VM with hardware compatibility 17.0 was also created as a test. Neither led to success. The following loop appears in the bootlog:

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These messages are normal. They should end when the installer reached the next stage.

You must also read my post carefully:

Mac OS install on AMD Ryzen (VMWare) Opencore

I wrote this tutorial to help AMD users create their own version of macOS in VMWare where I believe the system runs more smoothly. 1) First you need to download VMWare from the official website and install it by choosing the free, non-commercial version...

forum.amd-osx.com

 

[HKPhysicist]

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WOW!
It seems that users following this post are iphone developers who need to save big money on buying ridiculously expensive Apple gears!

 

[brx7]

I can confirm Sonoma 14.1 working with the provided opencore efi,
using a Ryzen 9 7950X3D, vmware 17.5. next step to see if the icloud stuff works. Shame the IGPU cannot be passed through

 

[brx7]

I changed the ram and cpu in vmware, but will it be correctly reflected in mac? the ram shows up and the cpu cores 8 show also,
I did change cpu in the oc plist to intel 9 10900

 

[brx7]

Performance is a dog though. any tips editing the plist to improve speed?

 

[tucano2000]

Performance is a dog though. any tips editing the plist to improve speed?

I managed a little better by changing the SMBIOS as shown in this post:

Mac OS install on AMD Ryzen (VMWare) Opencore

I wrote this tutorial to help AMD users create their own version of macOS in VMWare where I believe the system runs more smoothly. 1) First you need to download VMWare from the official website and install it by choosing the free, non-commercial version...

forum.amd-osx.com

I'm using 8 core in VMWare but for it to work, first you need to edit the config.plist file as shown in this post:

Mac OS install on AMD Ryzen (VMWare) Opencore

I wrote this tutorial to help AMD users create their own version of macOS in VMWare where I believe the system runs more smoothly. 1) First you need to download VMWare from the official website and install it by choosing the free, non-commercial version...

forum.amd-osx.com

 

[tucano2000]

Hello,

Unfortunately I cannot start the setup. The VM was created under VMware 17.5. However, a VM with hardware compatibility 17.0 was also created as a test. Neither led to success. The following loop appears in the bootlog:

View attachment 12245

Did you set this up in VMWare?



Normally this is not available. You need to do this:

1) Download Unlocker to patch VMWare

11.23 MB file on MEGA

mega.nz

2) After installing VMWare close it.

3) Extract all the unlocker files into a folder, open the command prompt (terminal) in administrator mode and run "win-install.cmd".

This patch releases the Apple Mac OS X version configuration option in VMWare under Virtual Machine Settings, Options, Apple Mac OS X:

use "macOS 14" when configuring your virtual machine

 

[tucano2000]

WOW!
It seems that users following this post are iphone developers who need to save big money on buying ridiculously expensive Apple gears!

Really! You're right.

 

[boltes]

These messages are normal. They should end when the installer reached the next stage.

You must also read my post carefully:

Mac OS install on AMD Ryzen (VMWare) Opencore

I wrote this tutorial to help AMD users create their own version of macOS in VMWare where I believe the system runs more smoothly. 1) First you need to download VMWare from the official website and install it by choosing the free, non-commercial version...

forum.amd-osx.com

Hello, I gave the boot process more time and now the installation worked perfectly! Many Thanks

 

[boltes]

Did you set this up in VMWare?

Yes, that's exactly how I did it (in VMWare 17.5) Now I simply gave the boot process more time and now the installation worked perfectly!

 

[HKPhysicist]

Performance is a dog though. any tips editing the plist to improve speed?

This is mostly due to the fact that VMWare does not support macOS graphic acceleration. Another Ubuntu VM is much faster.

 

[brx7]

This is mostly due to the fact that VMWare does not support macOS graphic acceleration. Another Ubuntu VM is much faster.

you mean through kvm and gpu pass through right?

 

[HKPhysicist]

you mean through kvm and gpu pass through right?

Mine is a Windows 10 host, VMWare macOS guest. VMWare does not provide graphic acceleration to macOS guest.

 

[tonybb8]

Yes, that's exactly how I did it (in VMWare 17.5) Now I simply gave the boot process more time and now the installation worked perfectly!

In Windows, turn off "Memory Integrity" in Core Isolation. This will make the boot process time much faster!
Hope this help!

 

[tonight_at_ten]

This is brilliant, thank you so much for the guide!

I've successfully got a bootable Mac OS VM running on a Ryzen 5 7600X.

Unfortunately the VM is kernel panicking seemingly at random. Any tips for how to troubleshoot or debug? Thanks again for getting me this far!

 

[boltes]

Hi,

i have noticed that macOS starts and works much faster in Vmware if you set the guest operating system to Windows 10x64! Unfortunately, the keyboard no longer works properly. It runs i think because OC-EFI pretends to have a Mac hardware environment anyway.

 

[HKPhysicist]

Hi,

i have noticed that macOS starts and works much faster in Vmware if you set the guest operating system to Windows 10x64! Unfortunately, the keyboard no longer works properly. It runs i think because OC-EFI pretends to have a Mac hardware environment anyway.


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Really?!?! What is your host OS?

 

[boltes]

Really?!?! What is your host OS?

Windows 11x64 on AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

 

[tucano2000]

Hi,

i have noticed that macOS starts and works much faster in Vmware if you set the guest operating system to Windows 10x64! Unfortunately, the keyboard no longer works properly. It runs i think because OC-EFI pretends to have a Mac hardware environment anyway.


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It's true. I tested it and the keyboard doesn't work. I don't know if there are any Opencore settings that can solve this.