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Stuck at 'Start RandomSeed' on Mojave in VirtualBox 6.(??) Monday, January 21, 2019 Edit this post. Can I install High Sierra. I have a Dell Inspiron 3650 with a Intel core i5, GTX 1060, 16 GB of RAM and a 2TB hard drive and no available mac to use. Is there any way.
Check compatibility
You can upgrade to macOS High Sierra from OS X Mountain Lion or later on any of the following Mac models. Your Mac also needs at least 2GB of memory and 14.3GB of available storage space.
MacBook introduced in late 2009 or later
MacBook Air introduced in late 2010 or later
MacBook Pro introduced in mid 2010 or later
Mac mini introduced in mid 2010 or later
iMac introduced in late 2009 or later
Mac Pro introduced in mid 2010 or later
MacBook Air introduced in late 2010 or later
MacBook Pro introduced in mid 2010 or later
Mac mini introduced in mid 2010 or later
iMac introduced in late 2009 or later
Mac Pro introduced in mid 2010 or later
To find your Mac model, memory, storage space, and macOS version, choose About This Mac from the Apple () menu. If your Mac isn't compatible with macOS High Sierra, the installer will let you know.
Make a backup
Before installing any upgrade, it’s a good idea to back up your Mac. Time Machine makes it simple, and other backup methods are also available. Learn how to back up your Mac.
Get connected
It takes time to download and install macOS, so make sure that you have a reliable Internet connection. If you're using a Mac notebook computer, plug it into AC power.
Download macOS High Sierra
For the strongest security and latest features, find out whether you can upgrade to macOS Mojave, the latest version of the Mac operating system.
If you still need macOS High Sierra, use this App Store link: Get macOS High Sierra.
Begin installation
After downloading, the installer opens automatically.
Click Continue and follow the onscreen instructions. You might find it easiest to begin installation in the evening so that it can complete overnight, if needed.
If the installer asks for permission to install a helper tool, enter the administrator name and password that you use to log in to your Mac, then click Add Helper.
Allow installation to complete
Please allow installation to complete without putting your Mac to sleep or closing its lid. Your Mac might restart, show a progress bar, or show a blank screen several times as it installs both macOS and related updates to your Mac firmware.
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Learn more
- If you have hardware or software that isn't compatible with High Sierra, you might be able to install an earlier macOS, such as Sierra or El Capitan.
- macOS High Sierra won't install on top of a later version of macOS, but you can erase your disk first or install on another disk.
- You can use macOS Recovery to reinstall macOS.
This project is no longer maintained. Please use runMacOSinVirtualBox instead.
This is a preconfigured macOS VirtualBox Virtual Machine, along with a script for preparing a bootable install ISO image from a downloaded Mac OS installer app.
Note: The
create_install_iso.sh
script is tailored to macOS hosts, and the macOS High Sierra installer app. The script will will need to be modified to work with the installer app for other versions of macOS.Usage
- Download the macOS installer app if you have not already. It should be located in your
Applications
directory. - Clone this repo to your machine.
- Run
create_install_iso.sh
, which will create a file named 'HighSierra.iso' on your desktop, based on the downloaded macOS installer app. - In the VirtualBox GUI, open the virtual machine from the repo, create a new virtual hard disk, and set the
HighSierra.iso
image created in step 3 as a disk in the VM's optical drive. Make sure that you do not set the new virtual hard drive as an SSD, otherwise the High Sierra installer will format the drive as APFS, which is not yet recognized by VirtualBox's EFI BIOS and you will be unable to boot from the hard drive. - Start the VM, and wait for the macOS installer to boot.
- Open Disk Utility, from the View menu enable the option to 'Show all devices', and erase the VirtualBox hard disk image.
- Quit Disk Utility, and install macOS to the newly initialized hard drive.
- When the installer completes, reboot. The VM will boot from the USB drive; remove the disk from the virtual drive and reboot the VM.
- With the Installer ISO image not available to boot from, you will be dumped into the EFI Shell. Enter the following at the EFI prompt to boot macOS from the virtual hard drive and finish installation:
FS1:'macOS Install DataLocked FilesBoot Filesboot.efi'
Alternatively, you can enterexit
at the prompt to go to the EFI BIOS boot screen, and use theBoot from file
option to navigate to boot.efi.
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