Latest revision as of 11:43, 5 August 2024

requirements

cpu with virtualization technology
virtualization enable on bios
kvm module enable on linux
disk space for creating virtual disk

verify your cpu

to confirm your computer have virtualization enable:

grep -E '(vmx|svm)' /proc/cpuinfo

offline install

for offline installation you need a mac to create the ventura img, on your mac install command line tools:

xcode-select --install

download and install assistant package on your mac:

https://swcdn.apple.com/content/downloads/07/49/032-35706-A_E13VXNW85V/adm3i8lj9k9gmo6swtwto3lv6jc57q8i61/InstallAssistant.pkg

download this script to create the offline installation ventura dmg:

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kholia/OSX-KVM/f66a236a4a08411b61daef064dc0833594eded59/scripts/create_dmg_ventura.sh

set execute permissions to file:

chmod +x create_dmg_ventura.sh

execute the file on your mac:

./create_dmg_ventura.sh

archlinux

install packages:

pacman -S git virt-manager dmg2img base-devel networkmanager bridge-utils --noconfirm

enable and start libvirt service:

systemctl enable libvirtd && systemctl start libvirtd

add your user to libvirt group:

gpasswd -a username libvirt

redhat

for redhat or any redhat derivatives:

https://wiki.vidalinux.org/index.php/Howto_KVM

ubuntu

install universe repo:

sudo add-apt-repository universe
sudo apt update

install packages:

sudo apt install dmg2img qemu-kvm libvirt-daemon-system libvirt-clients bridge-utils virt-manager git build-essential -y

enable and start libvirt service:

sudo systemctl enable libvirtd && systemctl start libvirtd

add your user to libvirt group:

sudo gpasswd -a username libvirt

create bridge interface

create the bridge interface:

nmcli connection add type bridge autoconnect yes con-name br0 ifname br0

add device to bridge:

nmcli connection add type bridge-slave autoconnect yes con-name br0-eth0 ifname eth0 master br0

add ip address to bridge interface:

nmcli connection modify br0 ipv4.address 192.168.75.15 ipv4.method manual ipv4.gateway 192.168.75.1 ipv4.dns 4.2.2.1,4.2.2.2

active bridge interface:

nmcli connection up br0

configure kvm

download osx-kvm git repo:

git clone --depth 1 --recursive https://github.com/kholia/OSX-KVM.git

fetch osx ventura baseimg:

cd OSX-KVM
./fetch-macOS-v2.py

select number six to download ventura:

1. High Sierra (10.13)
2. Mojave (10.14)
3. Catalina (10.15)
4. Big Sur (11.7) - RECOMMENDED
5. Monterey (12.6)
6. Ventura (13)

convert basesystem dmg to img:

dmg2img -i BaseSystem.dmg BaseSystem.img

create qemu hard drive for osx installation:

qemu-img create -f qcow2 mac_hdd_ng.img 128G

edit OpenCore-Boot.sh and change ALLOCATED_RAM:

ALLOCATED_RAM="8192"

edit OpenCore-Boot.sh and change cpu threads:

-smp threads="$CPU_THREADS",cores="$CPU_CORES",sockets="$CPU_SOCKETS"

edit OpenCore-Boot.sh and change OVMF_VARS.fd archive:

-drive if=pflash,format=raw,file="$REPO_PATH/$OVMF_DIR/OVMF_VARS.fd"

edit OpenCore-Boot.sh and change installation media controller to virtio:

#-device ide-hd,bus=sata.3,drive=InstallMedia
-drive id=InstallMedia,if=none,file="$REPO_PATH/BaseSystem.img",if=virtio,format=raw

edit OpenCore-Boot.sh and change sata for virtio in the following line:

-drive id=MacHDD,if=none,file="$REPO_PATH/mac_hdd_ng.img",if=virtio,format=qcow2
#-device ide-hd,bus=sata.4,drive=MacHDD

edit OpenCore-Boot.sh and change vga driver:

#-monitor stdio
#-device VGA,vgamem_mb=128
-vga virtio

run the script to launch the installation:

./OpenCore-Boot.sh

urls to download modified archives:

MacOS-libvirt-ventura.xml - https://pastebin.com/raw/YFdvGrUJ
OpenCore-Boot.sh - https://pastebin.com/raw/iHYuxv8R

macosx gpu buyers guide

https://dortania.github.io/GPU-Buyers-Guide

references

[sound card]

https://tinyurl.com/r5kazh5w

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