INSTALLING MAC OSX ON VIRTUALBOX

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  • Install Oracle VirtualBox on your PC
  • Get an ISO copy of the MAC OSX you plan on installing
  • Create a new VM in VirtualBox
    • Give the VM a name and be sure to keep it handy, you will need it later
    • Select “MAC OS X” as the type
    • Select “MAC OS X (64-bit)” as the version
    • Click Next
    • On the memory page set the memory to a minimum of 4096 MB and click Next
    • On the Hard disk page click Create
    • Leave the Hard disk file type setting to VDI and click Next
    • Leave the Storage on physical hard disk to dynamically allocated and click Next
    • On the File location and size page, change the virtual hard disk to at least 25.00 GB and click Create
  • Go into the VM Settings and change the following:
    • On the System Tab:
      • Uncheck Floppy
      • Change the Processor to a minimum of 2
    • On the Display tab:
      • Set the Video Memory to 128 MB
    • On the Storage tab:
      • Select the empty optical drive drive and add the ISO to your MAC OS X install
    • On the Network Tab:
      • Changed the Attached to from NAT to Bridged Adapter
  • Click OK to save all changes
  • No the tricky part
  • Close Virtual Box all together.
  • Open a command prompt with Administrative privileges and run the following commands being sure to change the MACOSX to the name you gave the VM
    • cd “C:Program FilesOracleVirtualBox” or where ever you have VirtualBox installed
    • VBoxManage modifyvm “MACOSX” –cpuidset 00000001 000106e5 00100800 0098e3fd bfebfbff
    • VBoxManage setextradata “MACOSX” “VBoxInternal/Devices/efi/0/Config/DmiSystemProduct” “iMac11,3”
    • VBoxManage setextradata “MACOSX” “VBoxInternal/Devices/efi/0/Config/DmiSystemVersion” “1.0”
    • VBoxManage setextradata “MACOSX” “VBoxInternal/Devices/efi/0/Config/DmiBoardProduct” “Iloveapple”
    • VBoxManage setextradata “MACOSX” “VBoxInternal/Devices/smc/0/Config/DeviceKey” “ourhardworkbythesewordsguardedpleasedontsteal(c)AppleComputerInc”
    • VBoxManage setextradata “MACOSX” “VBoxInternal/Devices/smc/0/Config/GetKeyFromRealSMC” 1
  • Startup the VM
  • Upon startup, select the language you are using on the system and click the next arrow
  • On the OSX Utilities page, select the Disk Utility and click Continue
  • When the Disk Utility opens, select you virtual hard disk, select the Erase tab, Click Erase, and Click Erase again to confirm erasing the volume
  • Once the disk is erased, close the Disk Utility
  • Now the OS X Utilities windows will reopen
  • Select the Reinstall OS X and click Continue
  • On the next screen, showing you the OS you are installing, click Continue
  • On the License Agreement page, click Continue and when the confirmation window opens, click Agree
  • Next select the Untitled disk and click Install

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