When AC2 finishes the install you should be done and your vm should boot to macOS 12 Setup Assistant! UPDATE! Drag macOS 12 IPSW file into Apple Configurator 2, click Restore to install macOSĨ. Temporary disable macOS Firewall and iCloud Private Relay (Apple Configurator 2 can’t restore VM with those features enabled) Both are default off if you did not turn them on or sign in with your AppleIDħ.

Open Apple Configurator 2, if everything works, There should have a VirtualMac in DFU modeĦ. Quit the app when “Virtual Machine” window showed up, move disk.dmg into the app’s containerĥ. Clone this project from Github save as zip for use in Xcode.

Empty dmg image (This will be your system storage, name it disk.dmg, you can create it from Disk Utility)ġ.

Apple Silicon M1 Mac (running macOS Monterey).

Not every question will be answered, we don’t reply to email, and we cannot provide direct troubleshooting advice.My video walking you through the process of setting up a virtual machine that can run macOS Monterey! Requirements & Instructions (Modified Original Instructions) If not, we’re always looking for new problems to solve! Email yours screen captures as appropriate, and whether you want your full name used. Read our super FAQ to see if your question is covered. We’ve compiled a list of the questions we get asked most frequently along with answers and links to columns: This Mac 911 article is in response to a question submitted by Macworld reader John. Parallels right now charges $49.99 for a version upgrade, while VMware has as $79 price tag on it. These are one-time prices, not yearly licensing fees, but the changes made in each version of macOS related to virtualization software is significant enough that you will need to purchase an upgrade each time you want to move to a later version of macOS. Personal-use-only version of Fusion available at no cost for home users. Parallels costs $79.99 for the home edition VMware Fusion is $149 for its basic version.

Launch the app when you need Mojave otherwise, it can stay on standby and no reboot is required.Ĭost is the only thing that might hold you back. With either Parallels or VMware Fusion, you can start with a clone of your Mojave installation or install one from scratch, and then keep Mojave running in a bottle forever.

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