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Creation of a macOS Sierra (macOS 10.12) guest VM through VirtualBox on a Mac host
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| # macOS installers can be found at https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211683 | |
| # for Sierra (macOS 10.12), after running the installer | |
| # you get "Install macOS Sierra.app" in your Applications folder | |
| # work around "not a valid volume mount point" issues | |
| # cf. https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/not-a-valid-volume-mount-point-cant-make-bootable-drive.1935673/page-3?post=28197924#post-28197924 | |
| sudo plutil -replace CFBundleShortVersionString -string "12.6.03" /Applications/Install\ macOS\ Sierra.app/Contents/Info.plist | |
| # create a DVD-Rom disk image | |
| hdiutil create -o /tmp/Sierra.cdr -size 5200m -layout SPUD -fs HFS+J | |
| hdiutil attach /tmp/Sierra.cdr.dmg -noverify -mountpoint /Volumes/install_build | |
| sudo /Applications/Install\ macOS\ Sierra.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/install_build --applicationpath /Applications/Install\ macOS\ Sierra.app | |
| mv /tmp/Sierra.cdr.dmg ~/Desktop/InstallSystem.dmg | |
| hdiutil detach /Volumes/Install\ macOS\ Sierra | |
| hdiutil convert ~/Desktop/InstallSystem.dmg -format UDTO -o ~/Desktop/Sierra.iso | |
| # disk image is located at ~/Desktop/Sierra.iso.cdr | |
| # virtual machine "Sierra" was created through VirtualBox | |
| # work around installation locked at "IOConsoleUsers: gIOScreenLockState 3, hs 0, bs 0, now 0, sm 0x0" | |
| # mix of https://www.virtualbox.org/ticket/16644#comment:26 and minimalistically tuned hackintosh hacks | |
| # VBoxManage is located at /Applications/VirtualBox.app/Contents/MacOS/VBoxManage | |
| VBoxManage setextradata "Sierra" "VBoxInternal/Devices/efi/0/Config/DmiSystemVersion" "1.0" | |
| VBoxManage setextradata "Sierra" "VBoxInternal/Devices/efi/0/Config/DmiSystemProduct" "MacBookPro6,1" | |
| VBoxManage setextradata "Sierra" "VBoxInternal/Devices/efi/0/Config/DmiBoardProduct" "Mac-F22589C8" | |
| VBoxManage modifyvm "Sierra" --paravirtprovider none | |
| # REVERT BACK SYSTEM ACCELERATION WHEN INSTALLATION IS FINISHED | |
| VBoxManage modifyvm "Sierra" --paravirtprovider default | |
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I had to create a macOS 10.12 (Sierra) virtual machine while running macOS 11.6 (BigSur).
Oracle VirtualBox 6.1