- #OS X EL YOSEMITE VMWARE IMAGE FOR FREE#
- #OS X EL YOSEMITE VMWARE IMAGE INSTALL#
- #OS X EL YOSEMITE VMWARE IMAGE ISO#
#OS X EL YOSEMITE VMWARE IMAGE INSTALL#
Start Install OS X El Capitan.app and update the VM to El Capitan.Use a network share on the host to accomplish that. Copy the downloaded Install OS X El Capitan.app to the Applications folder in the VM.Boot the VM, format the hdd, then install and configure Yosemite.At the moment we have plans to offer you 30+ Linux/Unix distributions, we may add more to our list in near future, you can also send us suggestions if we are.
#OS X EL YOSEMITE VMWARE IMAGE FOR FREE#
We provide images for both architectures 32bit and 64bit, you can download for free for both architectures. Enter the following in Terminal: VBoxManage list vms #to list all available VMs From here you can download and attach the VMDK image to your VMware and use it. If your Mac contains a Haswell processor you have to change the the cpuid in the VM.
#OS X EL YOSEMITE VMWARE IMAGE ISO#
Nano ~/Desktop/prepare_yosemite_iso.sh #paste the content of the script here, save the file to disk with ctrl-O and quit nano with ctrl-XĬhmod +x ~/Desktop/prepare_yosemite_iso.shĮxecute the script: ~/Desktop/prepare_yosemite_iso.shĪfter several minutes the iso with the name Yosemite.iso will be moved to your desktop. In Terminal enter: touch ~/Desktop/prepare_yosemite_iso.sh Mv /tmp/Yosemite.cdr ~/Desktop/Yosemite.isoĬopy the above lines, paste it into a new document prepare_yosemite_iso.sh on your desktop with a decent editor (below I use nano) and make it executable. # Rename the ISO and move it to the desktop Hdiutil convert /tmp/Yosemite.sparseimage -format UDTO -o /tmp/Yosemite # Convert the sparse bundle to ISO/CD master Hdiutil resize -size `hdiutil resize -limits /tmp/Yosemite.sparseimage | tail -n 1 | awk ''`b /tmp/Yosemite.sparseimage # Resize the partition in the sparse bundle to remove any free space Rm /Volumes/install_build/System/Installation/PackagesĬp -rp /Volumes/install_app/Packages /Volumes/install_build/System/Installation/Ĭp -rp /Volumes/install_app/BaseSystem.dmg /Volumes/install_build/Ĭp -rp /Volumes/install_app/BaseSystem.chunklist /Volumes/install_build/ # Remove Package link and replace with actual files Hdiutil attach /tmp/Yosemite.sparseimage -noverify -nobrowse -mountpoint /Volumes/install_build
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# Mount the sparse bundle for package addition Hdiutil resize -size 8g /tmp/Yosemite.sparseimage # Increase the sparse bundle capacity to accommodate the packages Hdiutil convert /Volumes/install_app/BaseSystem.dmg -format UDSP -o /tmp/Yosemite # Convert the boot image to a sparse bundle Hdiutil attach /Applications/Install\ OS\ X\ Yosemite.app/Contents/SharedSupport/InstallESD.dmg -noverify -nobrowse -mountpoint /Volumes/install_app The script assumes that Install OS X Yosemite.app was downloaded to the folder /Applications. Use the following shell script to create a bootable Yosemite.iso. The intermediate step of creating a Yosemite.iso seems to be inevitable.ĭownload the latest VirtualBox installer, the latest Yosemite installer and the latest El Capitan installer.
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A "bootable" El Capitan iso boots to an EFI command line only. The script below apparently doesn't work with El Capitan. You first have to create a Yosemite VM and then update to El Capitan. The installation of El Capitan is a dual-stage process.
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don't work properly in VirtualBox (or I don't get it to work). A lot of features like drag-and-drop, change the monitor resolution etc. I strongly recommend to purchase Parallels Desktop or VMware Fusion though. This how-to targets VirtualBox because the OP uses it.