Mac Os X Yosemite Download For Virtualbox

Virtual macOS on macOS Host 18 August 2016 on Six years with Mac OS X as my primary operating system (OS) has included three hardware upgrades and a couple fresh installs. The complete OS and application rebuilds were not necessitated by any particular problems. It is mostly a psychological carry over from two decades of painful Microsoft Windows upgrades. Something just feels right about a complete reinstall. Recently I've been testing automated ways of installing applications and customizing the configuration of both apps and the OS. Having a virtual machine (VM) to test with makes the process go faster, so I set out to build a macOS VM. The steps below resulted in a working macOS VM on my MacBook Pro (MBP).

Mac OS X Yosemite (version 10.10) is the eighth major release of Mac OS X (now named macOS), Apple’s desktop and server operating system for Macintosh computers. Dymo labelwriter software for mac sierra. 5 Download OS X EL Capitan OS X El Capitan (version 10.11) is the twelfth major release of OS X (now named macOS), Apple Inc.’s desktop and server operating system for Macintosh. We’ve made a few tweaks, but we need to make a few more more in order to convince the operating system it’s running on a real Mac. Sadly, there are no options for this from VirtualBox’s interface, so you’ll need to open the Command Prompt.

A guide to installing a macOS virtual machine on a macOS host. Prerequisites Apple License Agreement Compliance Before we get started I must point out that I'm not violating the Licensing Agreement nor am I suggesting anyone do so. Per Apple's you are granted a limited, non-transferable, non-exclusive license: (iii) to install, use and run up to two (2) additional copies or instances of the Apple Software within virtual operating system environments on each Mac Computer you own or control that is already running the Apple Software, for purposes of: (a) software development; (b) testing during software development; (c) using OS X Server; or (d) personal, non-commercial use. VirtualBox This guide assumes you have VirtualBox 5.x installed on your macOS host machine.

MacOS Installer Currently, I have not had any luck getting macOS El Capitan (10.11.x) to boot in a VirtualBox VM. Most likely this is due to Apple's change from an MBR (master boot record) base system to GPT (GUID partition table). As a result I had to download Install OS X Yosemite from the Apple App Store to my MBP. Install iESD Ruby Gem The iESD ruby gem enables you to modify extensions, kextcache, and packages in macOS InstallESD disk image used by Mac OS X installer.

It will be used to convert the Yosemite installer into a disk image format that can be used by VirtualBox. The first step is to verify that you are running Ruby version 1.9.2 or later. Run the following command and verify the version: ruby -v Next install the iESD ruby gem using the command below: gem install iesd Create OS X Yosemite Bootable Image Since the installer included with the Install OS X Yosemite app is not bootable we need to use iESD to create a bootable disk image using the command below: iesd -i /Applications/Install OS X Yosemite.app -o Yosemite.dmg -t BaseSystem Install OS X in VirtualBox VM Create VirtualBox VM Follow these steps to create a new VirtualBox VM that we will install Mac OS X into: • Start the VirtualBox GUI application. • From the Machine menu select New. • Type macOS into the Name field, select Mac OS X for the Type, select Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite (64-bit) for the Version, and click the Continue button.

• The Memory Size should be at least 2048 MB. Click Continue.

• Select Create a virtual hard disk now and click Create. • Select VDI and click Continue. • Select Dynamically allocated and click Continue.

• Leave the File location as the default macOS value, change the size to 40.00 GB, and click Create. Configure VirtualBox VM Now that the VM has been created we'll need to modify a few configuration settings before booting the first time. • While still in VirtualBox with the newly created macOS VM selected, click the Settings button.

• Select the Storage tab. • Under the Storage Tree section select the Empty optical drive. • Click the small CD-ROM image in the Attributes area to the right of the Optical Drive label, and select Virtual Optical Disk File. • Select the Yosemite.dmg bootable image file you created earlier and click Open. • Click OK to close the VM Settings window.

Boot VM and Install OS X Yosemite It will take anywhere from 15-30 minutes to complete the steps below, including an automated reboot, at which point you should have a running Yosemite VM. • While still in VirtualBox with the newly created macOS VM selected, click the Start button. • It may take 1 to 2 minutes to finish booting from the disk image mounted to the optical drive but eventually you will be presented with the Welcome screen. • Select your preferred language ( Use English for the main language in my case) and click the arrow button to continue. • Before continuing on the next screen we need to format the VirtualBox hard drive created for this VM following these steps • At the top of the window select Utilities > Disk Utility.