4/8/2023 0 Comments Disk sensei high sierra![]() Erase), the VDI disk I created (the hard disk shown on the left) as Mac OS Extended Journaled. VBoxManage setextradata "VBoxInternal/Devices/smc/0/Config/GetKeyFromRealSMC" 1įinally, when the installer came up, before attempting to install, I had to select Disk Utility from the list, and find and format (e.g. VBoxManage setextradata "VBoxInternal/Devices/smc/0/Config/DeviceKey" "ourhardworkbythesewordsguardedpleasedontsteal(c)AppleComputerInc" VBoxManage setextradata "VBoxInternal/Devices/efi/0/Config/DmiBoardProduct" "Iloveapple" VBoxManage setextradata "VBoxInternal/Devices/efi/0/Config/DmiSystemVersion" "1.0" VBoxManage setextradata "VBoxInternal/Devices/efi/0/Config/DmiSystemProduct" "iMac17,1" Without these extra data settings, the installer failed mid-boot, infinitely looping with some error pertaining to trying to reboot MACH). I borrowed these values from Windows VirtualBox install instructions, and modified the system product to match my iMac's (iMac17,1). These extra data settings I found to be omitted from most or all of the Mac installation instructions that I found online. ![]() NOTE: These seemed to be critical for me to get the installer to boot and run. I used following VirtualBox Virtual Machine configuration values (settings):Īdditionally, from the command line had to create the following Virtual Box extra data values for the VM. The installer is running in a Virtual Machine (guest) under VirtualBox 5.2.19, running on a Late 2015 iMac (Retina) host. Any suggestions guys ?Īs of today, I was able to a successfully boot and launch the High Sierra installer from an ISO image that I converted from the High Sierra 10.13.6 installer that I downloaded from the Apple Store (converted using Pat's Nov. However, when I tried using it to install it in VirtualBox (Version 5.2.6 r120293 (Qt5.6.3) it seems to get stuck, as shown in the image forever. But nevertheless I continued and it seemed to work fine. Restore the 10.13 Installer's BaseSystem.dmg into file system and place custom BaseSystem.dmg into the rootĬp /tmp/BaseSystem.dmg /Volumes/OS\ X\ Base\ SystemĪnd got a bunch of errors on the line cp -R /Volumes/highsierra/Packages /Volumes/OS\ X\ Base\ System/System/Installation. ![]() Hdiutil detach /Volumes/OS\ X\ Base\ System/ Rm /Volumes/OS\ X\ Base\ System/System/Installation/PackagesĬp -R /Volumes/highsierra/Packages /Volumes/OS\ X\ Base\ System/System/Installation Hdiutil attach /Applications/Install\ macOS\ High\ Sierra.app/Contents/SharedSupport/InstallESD.dmg -noverify -mountpoint /Volumes/highsierraĪsr restore -source /Applications/Install\ macOS\ High\ Sierra.app/Contents/SharedSupport/BaseSystem.dmg -target /Volumes/install_build -noprompt -noverify -erase I tried following all the steps listed above by as below to create an ISO of High Sierra: Running this in an existing vmware install of macOS High Sierra Mac:~ username$ cp -R /Volumes/highsierra/Packages /Volumes/OS\ X\ Base\ System/System/Installation cp: /Volumes/OS X Base System/System/Installation/Packages: File exists cp: /Volumes/highsierra/Packages: unable to copy extended attributes to /Volumes/OS X Base System/System/Installation/Packages: No such file or directory cp: /Volumes/OS X Base System/System/Installation/Packages/Core.pkg: No such file or directory cp: /Volumes/OS X Base System/System/Installation/Packages/EmbeddedOSFirmware.pkg: No such file or directory cp: /Volumes/OS X Base System/System/Installation/Packages/FirmwareUpdate.pkg: No such file or directory cp: /Volumes/OS X Base System/System/Installation/Packages/OSInstall.mpkg: No such file or directory I even re-downloaded the installation file just in case. When I run the script (edited for the final release) it fails on line 6. 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 10.13 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 /Applications/Install \ macOS \ 10.13 \ Beta.app/Contents/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 /Applications/Install \ macOS \ 10.13 \ Beta.app/Contents/SharedSupport/InstallESD.dmg -noverify -mountpoint /Volumes/highsierra # Generate a BaseSystem.dmg with 10.13 Install Packages ![]()
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