Running a MacOS 15 Sequoia VM in VMware

#MacOS #Sequoia #VMware

Installing and Configuring VMware
💡 NOTE: MacOS higher than version 12 requires a CPU with AVX2 instruction support
 
   04. Install VMware Workstation Player, accepting the defaults
   05. Extract the downloaded MacOS Unlocker for VMware Workstation
   07. Click the Patch button
   08. Wait for patching to complete before continuing
 
Creating the Sequoia VM
   01. Launch VMware Workstation Player
   02. Click Continue to use Workstation Player for free for non-commercial use
   03. Click Finish
   04. Click Create a New Virtual Machine on the right side of the application
   05. Select Installer disc image file (iso) ≫ Browse to and select the downloaded MacOS Sequoia .iso ≫ Click Next
   06. Select Apple Mac OS X and macOS 13 (or the closest version to 15 listed) ≫ Click Next
   07. Name the VM MacOS15 and set the path to store the VM files ≫ Click Next
   08. Adjust the disk size if necessary and set the option to store as a single file ≫ Click Next
   09. Click the Customize Hardware... button
   10. Increase the memory to 8 GB or more and the CPU to 4 cores
   11. Set the Network Adapter the Bridged
   12. Click Close and then Finish to complete the VM configuration
   13. Open File Explorer and navigate to the VM files
   14. Edit the .vmx file in a text editor
   17. Then paste the following options at the bottom of the file
         board-id = "Mac-AA95B1DDAB278B95"
         serialNumber = "C01234567890"
   18. Back in VMware, right click on the MacOS15 VM ≫ Power On
 
Installing MacOS Sequoia
   01. After an initialization sequence the MAC OS Setup should start
   02. Select a Language ≫ Click the next arrow
   03. Select Disk Utility
   04. Select the VMware Virtual SATA Hard Drive Media ≫ Click Erase
   05. Name the drive MacOS ≫ Set the Format to APFS ≫ Click Erase
   06. Click Done ≫ Close Disk Utility
   07. Click Install macOS
   08. Click Continue ≫ Click Agree ≫ Click Agree again
   09. Select the MacOS disk ≫ Click Install
   10. Wait while Mac OS installs files, the VM will reboot several times
   11. Select your Country or Region ≫ Click Continue
   12. Confirm your languages and keyboard layout ≫ Click Continue
   13. Click Not Now on the Accessibility screen
   14. Click Continue on the Data & Privacy screen
   15. Select Not Now on the Migration Assistant screen
   16. Select Set Up Later and then Skip on the Apple ID screen
   17. Click Agree ≫ Agree again
   18. Enter a name, user name, password ≫ Click Continue
   19. Click Continue ≫ Select Use or Don't Use for Location Services
   20. Pick a time zone ≫ Click Continue
   21. Uncheck Share Mac Analytics with Apple ≫ Click Continue
   22. Click Set Up Later on the Screen Time screen
   23. Pick a theme ≫ Click Continue
   24. Welcome to MacOS 15 Sequoia
 
Install VMware Tools (optional, but recommended)
   01. Right click the Install MacOS disc on the desktop ≫ Eject
   02. On the VMware toolbar click Player ≫ Removable Devices ≫ CD/DVD ≫ Settings
   04. Click the Connected checkbox
   05. Click OK
   06. Inside the VM, double click the mounted VMware tools and run the installer
   07. When prompted, go into the Security settings and scroll to the bottom ≫ Click Allow next to VMware ≫ Reboot
   08. After rebooting double click the mounted VMware tools and run the installer again
   09. After the install succeeds, reboot again
 

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[LDEV-lp]

Hello，I cannot log in to the appstore. I have replaced the real device information. Is there any solution?

[GLaDimCHAZ]

Oh my gosh I remember watching your video about Sonoma, I can’t believe it’s already been a year.

[wr]

Thanks so much. I have a MacBook Pro with macOS Sonoma, running Windows on VMware Fusion. Are you aware if I can simply update Sonoma to Sequoia ? Appreciated

[philippebourdais]

tastic video= As always. Thanks a lot.

[kabicakabi]

Bro there is a solution for the yellow screen

[ZorgFS]

checked how it is done on a full scale ESXi setup - no way, I don't need MacOS that much :)

[zkeltonETH]

Does this method support gpu/hardware acceleration?

[scenefan]

It returns an error when I try to log in with an iCloud account

[Memen-vw]

I seem to be stuck on the 2:55 with the apple logo, no loading bar, just the logo. (i have a ryzen 9 6900HS with rtx3060)