#HOW TO INSTALL MAC OS X YOSEMITE ON VIRTUALBOX INSTALL#
#HOW TO INSTALL MAC OS X YOSEMITE ON VIRTUALBOX DRIVERS#
#HOW TO INSTALL MAC OS X YOSEMITE ON VIRTUALBOX UPDATE#
#HOW TO INSTALL MAC OS X YOSEMITE ON VIRTUALBOX ISO#

#HOW TO INSTALL MAC OS X YOSEMITE ON VIRTUALBOX ISO#

Torrent file and use it in your BitTorrent client to get actual ISO image (5.1 GB).ДЈ.

#HOW TO INSTALL MAC OS X YOSEMITE ON VIRTUALBOX INSTALL#

Install VirtualBox, then click downloaded Oracle_VM_VirtualBox_Extension_Pack-4.3.28-100309.vbox-extpack to install VirtualBox Extension Pack.Д¤. DonвЂ™t pick any specific edition, just the general. VirtualBox recommends 2048 MB, while all Hackintosh geeks prefers 4096 MB. Click Next and create a virtual hard drive. Select all defaults: VDI format, dynamically expanding drive, suggested 20 GB size (see below). vdi, if default ( C:UsersVirtualBox VMs) does not suit you. Select virtual machine and click Settings. Go to System section and uncheck Enable EFI. Then go to Storage section, select CD labelled Empty, click CD icon next to SATA Port 1, select Choose a virtual CD/DVD disk file. install Yosemite-Zone.iso image file.Дў0 GB of virtual hard drive is enough, if you just want to play with OS X and keep it in version, youвЂ™ll get from Hackintosh Zone. Note, that pure OS X installation consume about 16-18 GB itself.

#HOW TO INSTALL MAC OS X YOSEMITE ON VIRTUALBOX UPDATE#

If you plan to install some hard toys like xCode (which itself consumes around 6 GB) or plan to update system to newest version (not tested, if possible on hacked version of OS X!), for which youвЂ™ll need 9 GB extra at start, then you may consider creating 30 GB or even 40 GB virtual hard drive in the very beginning. It should auto boot and follow you to language selection screen. In case of any problems, refer to mentioned article, to вЂњ Step 4: Install OS X YosemiteвЂќ section, for a possible solution.Дў. Continue OS X installation wizard until you reach вЂњInstall OS XвЂќ screen with вЂњYosemite ZoneвЂќ drive icon.

from OS X installer menu, select VBOX HARDRIVE, go to Erase section, name disk, click Erase. Select just formatted and named disk and click Customize. Unfold components tree and Graphics section.

#HOW TO INSTALL MAC OS X YOSEMITE ON VIRTUALBOX DRIVERS#

Uncheck Install Audio Drivers (Kexts) and Install Network Drivers (Kexts).

OS X installation takes anywhere from 15 minutes to an hour. Note, that since youвЂ™re installing an OS X on virtual machine, a вЂњminuteвЂќ in OS X installer does not always mean real вЂњminuteвЂќ. In my case, installer hanged for about 15 minutes on вЂњ13 minutes remainingвЂќ. I was installing OS X on virtual machine placed on my pendrive, so carefully observing its icon told me, that installer hasnвЂ™t hanged in fact, but was вЂњdoing somethingвЂќ (veeeery slow, though). In case, it hangsвЂ¦ДЄ very often behavior during above procedure is, that installation hangs at вЂњ2 minutes remainingвЂ¦вЂќ. Go to Storage section and use CD icon to unload Yosemite-Zone.iso file from virtual CD/DVD.Дў. Select hd(0,2) with arrows, but donвЂ™t hit Enter yet. Using keyboard, type: -s -v -x at boot: promot. Wait until OS X loads and show you bash prompt. Mount root device by executing /sbin/fsck -fy command.Д¤. When above command execution is finished, execute /sbin/mount -uw / command and wait for the results.ДҐ. Move to the /.OSInstallSandboxPath/Scripts/ directory ( cd /.OSInstallSandboxPath/Scripts/) and list its contents ( ls).Д¦.

Find subfolder named, where xxxxxx part will be specific to your installation and go into it (the easiest way is to use Tab after each part, i.e. write cd Hack + Tab, Zo + Tab, Post- + Tab + Enter).ДЁ. Wait until above command finishes, execute exit and continue with вЂњ Configure OS XвЂќ section. Note, that this is plenвЂ™s solution to above problem, which worked for me. If it doesnвЂ™t work for you (as reported by many users), then try to follow with GuestвЂ™s solution or read other comments to mentioned article. If you havenвЂ™t done this yet, stop virtual machine and click Settings. Go to Storage section and use CD icon to unload Yosemite-Zone.iso file from virtual CD/DVD. Restart virtual machine and wait until OS X boot screen appears. If it does, click icon corresponding to drive, where you installed OS X. Wait another 15 minutes or so for Yosemite Zone to run OS X for the first time. When you see Mac OS X setup screen, fill it out, providing all the necessary data.

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