Running Macos Sonoma VM on Linux

README.md

Quickstart Guide for macOS Sonoma VM on Linux using QEMU/KVM

Prerequisites

• Modern Linux distribution (e.g., Ubuntu 22.04 LTS or later)

• CPU with Intel VT-x / AMD SVM support

• Install necessary packages:

  sudo apt-get install qemu uml-utilities virt-manager git wget libguestfs-tools \
  
  p7zip-full make dmg2img tesseract-ocr tesseract-ocr-eng genisoimage vim net-tools screen -y
  

Installation Steps

1. Clone the OSX-KVM Repository

• Clone the repository to get the necessary scripts and files:

  git clone --depth 1 --recursive https://github.com/kholia/OSX-KVM.git
  
  cd OSX-KVM
  

2. Fetch the macOS Installer

• Use the script to download the macOS Sonoma installer:

  ./fetch-macOS-v2.py
  

3. Prepare the Installation Image

• Convert the downloaded BaseSystem.dmg to an ISO:

  dmg2img -i BaseSystem.dmg -o BaseSystem.iso
  

4. Create and Run the VM

• Configure the virtual machine using QEMU:

  qemu-system-x86_64 -enable-kvm -m 4096 -cpu host -smp 4,sockets=1,cores=2,threads=2 \
  
  -machine q35,accel=kvm -usb -device usb-kbd -device usb-tablet \
  
  -drive if=pflash,format=raw,readonly,file=OVMF_CODE.fd \
  
  -drive if=pflash,format=raw,file=OVMF_VARS.fd \
  
  -drive format=raw,file=BaseSystem.img -netdev user,id=net0 \
  
  -device vmxnet3,netdev=net0,id=net0,mac=52:54:00:c9:18:27 \
  
  -device ide-drive,bus=ide.2,drive=Clover \
  
  -drive id=Clover,if=none,snapshot=on,format=qcow2,file=./'Clover.qcow2' \
  
  -device ide-drive,bus=ide.1,drive=MacHDD \
  
  -drive id=MacHDD,if=none,file=./'MacHDD.qcow2',format=qcow2 \
  
  -monitor stdio
  

5. Install macOS Sonoma

• Follow the on-screen instructions to install macOS Sonoma.

• After installation, configure your VM settings as needed.

Post-Installation

• Install additional tools and drivers for better integration and performance.

• Configure networking and other peripherals as necessary.

Notes

• For detailed instructions and troubleshooting, visit the OSX-KVM GitHub page.

• This guide assumes a working knowledge of Linux and command-line interface. .