Running a MacOS 15 Sequoia VM in Proxmox VE

#MacOS #Sequoia #Proxmox #VirtualMachine

💡 NOTE: MacOS higher than version 12 requires a CPU with AVX2 instruction support
 
   03. Extract the downloaded KVM OpenCore bootloader .gz file
   04. Upload the Sequoia and KVM OpenCore .iso files to the Proxmox ISO library
   05. Log into the ProxMox web UI
   06. Right click the ProxMox node name ≫ Create VM
   07. Type MacOSSequoia in the name field, set the VM ID to 1500 (unless 1500 is in use) ≫ Next
   08. On the OS tab, set the Type field to Other and select the KVM OpenCore .iso in the ISO Image field ≫ Next
   09. On the System tab, set the Graphic card field to VMware compatible, BIOS field to OVMF (UEFI), Uncheck the Pre-Enroll Keys checkbox, Check the Add EFI Disk checkbox, Machine field to q35 and the SCSI Controller to VirtIO SCSI ≫ Next
   10. On the Hard Disk tab, set the Bus/Device field to VirtIO Block, Disk size field to 64, Cache field to Write back (unsafe) ≫ Next
   11. On the CPU tab, set Cores field to 4, Type field to host ≫ Next
   12. On the Memory tab, set the Memory to 8192 or more ≫ Next
   13. On the Network tab, set the Model field to VMware vmxnet3 ≫ Next
   14. Verify the summary and click Finish
   15. Click the MacOSSequoia VM ≫ Select Hardware from the left sub-navigation menu
   16. Click Add ≫ CD/DVD Drive
   17. Select the MacOS Sequoia .iso downloaded earlier ≫ Click Add
   18. Right click the Proxmox node name ≫ Console
   19. Run the following commands in the terminal
         # edit the VM conf file, change 1500 to the VM ID for the MacOSSequoia VM
   20. If running on an Intel CPU, add the following line to the bottom of the .conf file:
         FULL STEPS ON GITHUB LINK ABOVE
   21. If running on an AMD CPU, add the following line to the bottom of the .conf file:
         FULL STEPS ON GITHUB LINK ABOVE
   22. Press CTRL+W and search for ,media=cdrom
   23. Delete the ,media=cdrom from the two attached .iso files (KVM OpenCore and Sequoia) and add cache=unsafe
   24. Press CTRL+O, Enter, CTRL+X to write the changes to the conf file
   25. Back in the Proxmox web UI, right click the MacOSSequoia VM in the left navigation pane ≫ Start
   26. Click console in the left sub-navigation menu
   27. At the OpenCore menu press Enter to start the MacOS installer
   28. If Install MacOS isn't an option select UEFI Shell ≫ Press Enter
   29. Type the following in the UEFI shell:
         fs0:
         # launch the MacOS installer
   30. After a long initialization sequence the MAC OS Setup should start
   31. Select Disk Utility
   32. Select the VIRTIO Block Media ≫ Click Erase
   33. Name the drive MacOS ≫ Set the Format to APFS ≫ Click Erase
   34. Click Done ≫ Close Disk Utility
   35. Click Install macOS Sequoia
   36. Click Continue ≫ Click Agree ≫ Click Agree again
   37. Select the MacOS disk ≫ Click Install
   38. Wait while Mac OS installs files, the VM will reboot several times
   39. Select your Country or Region ≫ Click Continue
   40. Confirm your languages and keyboard layout ≫ Click Continue
   41. Click Not Now on the Accessibility screen
   42. Click Continue on the Data & Privacy screen
   43. Select Not Now on the Migration Assistant screen
   44. Select Set Up Later and then Skip on the Apple ID screen
   45. Click Agree on the Terms and Conditions screen ≫ Agree again
   46. Enter a name, user name, password ≫ Click Continue
   47. Click Continue ≫ Select Use or Don't Use for Location Services
   48. Pick a timezone ≫ Click Continue
   49. Uncheck Share Mac Analytics with Apple ≫ Click Continue
   50. Click Set Up Later on the Screen Time screen
   51. Pick a theme ≫ Click Continue
   52. Welcome to MacOS 15 Sequoia
 
Configuring Booting Without OpenCore Mounted
   01. Log into the MacOSSequoia VM
   04. Start LaunchPad from the dock
   05. Search terminal ≫ Click Terminal to launch it
   06. Run the following commands in the terminal window
         cd ~/Downloads/MountEFI-update
         chmod +x MountEFI.command
         ./MountEFI.command

....Full steps can be found on GitHub [link at the top]

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[sultanalanazi]

Your explanation was incredibly detailed and easy to understand. The way you broke down the information made it super helpful, and I genuinely appreciate the effort you put into making it clear. Thank you for taking the time to provide such a well-explained response!

[gi]

Success, excellent manuals works like charm. Thanks! I had proxmox mac os 14 beta to upgraded 14.7. I failed upgrade to 15. I wonder it will be fine to future upgrade from this.

[rexxy]

Hi.

When I goes to proxmox -> shell to insert the lines for Intel via nano, there are nothing in there like in your video. It just blank. I pit the Intel lines and go on (thinking the rest will be generated) with no luck.

[acebugner]

The video is easy to follow; however, several instructions need to be corrected. The link to download Sequoia is not working, the instructions on the Create your own ISO, need to be adjusted to Sequoia. The installer must run on a compatible Mac hardware, if you create your own ISO. The ISO upload location on Proxmox is usually called "local" NOT "ISO". I will post other issues as I follow the video.

[LDEV-lp]

Hi，Can this virtual Mac receive Apple's version updates normally?

[SethRhodes]

😂 thanks for this! I now have a doctorate in Yeti History.

[dewpointau]

For anyone having problems installing build 3: it doesn't seem to work. Build 1 is installing exactly like filmed on video. If you have problems with installation just switch to build 1.

[davidmagosi]

The MacOS Sequoia .iso download is not avaible in the website.

[blackjackfruit]

Are the steps to get GPU passthrough the same as previous versions? If passthrough isn't the same could you make a video on the subject where one proxmox vm runs linux using the integrated graphics and macos using an AMD GPU?

[rogerkrush]

can be updated? login to apple services is recommended? appstore apps avaliable ?

I have an Issue.
I had my Proxmox setup working but I needed to reinstalled everything because my WebInterface was unaccesable. Everything worked even Apple ID.

I reinstalled using this tutorial and it's great!, but I can't setup my Apple ID, it says: Verification Error: Unknown error happened.
That error happens no matter if you put right or wrong credentials.

Have anyone how to fix that?
Regards in advance

[yohanespradono]

can we use it to develop flutter for ios?

[ConnerWithAnE_]

Do you know of any other download locations? IA is down

[ajays]

Thanks for this video. I will try this on my proxmox server. Do I need a dedicated gpu for this to work? I'm running Proxmox on an Intel nuc.Also, how can I change the serial # of the device once I install the VM so I can sign up to apple id?

[kvaliantis]

Very explanatory. Can you do a video about gpu pass through?

[nejihuuga]

Amazing Video!
I am getting stuck on step 30 however
I have followed all instructions perfectly, but it just crashes and reboots before the loading bar can complete

please help

[JoshuaHemingway]

I've tried so many times and with some many iso's when I boot up for the first time my only options are UEFI Shell and Reset NVRAM. Install Sonoma is not present. I've used the same Sonoma.iso to install in VMware workstation so I really dont understand.

Have Anyone found a way to bypass VM Apple’s recognition? In order to log in with Apple ID and use Apple services

[ZombieLurker]

Is it just me or is the Mac OS Beta iso in the internet archives, not upload to proxmox or work to make a bootable usb? It uploads to 100% then stays at that and never finishes. Same with using 'dd' to make a usb. It does the same thing both ways. Thre is only one iso on the link you listed and that's the one I am using. Can't seem to find it elsewhere.

[rodrigobarbosa]

it doesn't worked for me :[, after doing the step "fs0:...", the installation freezes at apple logo with the bar above but with no progress.