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Posted on Aug 9, 2020 8:07 PM
Don't use Firefox for these links...
Catalina…
Try the standalone in Safe Mode...
Use the 'createinstallmedia' command in Terminal
- Connect the USB flash drive or other volume that you're using for the bootable installer. Make sure that it has at least 12GB of available storage and isformatted as Mac OS Extended.
- Open Terminal, which is in the Utilities folder of your Applications folder.
- Type or paste one of the following commands in Terminal. These assume that the installeris still in your Applications folder, and MyVolume is the name of the USB flash drive or other volume you're using. If it has a different name, replaceMyVolumein these commands with the name of your volume.Catalina:*
sudo /Applications/Install\ macOS\ Catalina.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/MyVolumehttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201372
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User profile for user: BDAqua
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Aug 9, 2020 8:07 PM in response to peteypete66
Don't use Firefox for these links...
Catalina…
Try the standalone in Safe Mode...
Use the 'createinstallmedia' command in Terminal
- Connect the USB flash drive or other volume that you're using for the bootable installer. Make sure that it has at least 12GB of available storage and isformatted as Mac OS Extended.
- Open Terminal, which is in the Utilities folder of your Applications folder.
- Type or paste one of the following commands in Terminal. These assume that the installeris still in your Applications folder, and MyVolume is the name of the USB flash drive or other volume you're using. If it has a different name, replaceMyVolumein these commands with the name of your volume.Catalina:*
sudo /Applications/Install\ macOS\ Catalina.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/MyVolumehttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201372
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Aug 15, 2020 7:02 PM in response to peteypete66
Not saying it's impossible at all, but my bet is that VMware won't allow it on pupose...
"License, unless you obtained the Apple Software from the Mac App Store, through an automatic
download or under a volume license, maintenance or other written agreement from Apple, you are
granted a limited, non-exclusive license to install, use and run one (1) copy of the Apple Software on a
single Apple-branded computer at any one time. For example, these single-copy license terms apply to
you if you obtained the Apple Software preinstalled on Apple-branded hardware."
https://www.apple.com/legal/sla/docs/macOSCatalina.pdf
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Aug 15, 2020 4:09 PM in response to BDAqua
It’s running on intel chipset, so, I don’t see why not. I’ve seen it done, maybe unsupported, just can’t find a good iso to use. I’m even willing to pay for the iso, just looking for where to get one
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Aug 10, 2020 4:44 AM in response to peteypete66
Depending on the Virtual Machine that you plan to use, some (e.g. Parallels) can install the macOS guest directly from the macOS installer .dmg.
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Aug 15, 2020 1:31 PM in response to BDAqua
Not yet. It’s a windows machine running VMWare. I’ve gotten a few but are “damaged” and kicks out after the initial welcome screen.
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Aug 15, 2020 2:37 PM in response to peteypete66
Hmmm, does Apple Allow OSX to run on non-Apple Hardware?
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Aug 15, 2020 11:43 PM in response to BDAqua
Im willing to purchase a license, not expecting to break license.
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Aug 16, 2020 7:27 AM in response to peteypete66
But, even the Licenses they do sell, require that it be installed & run only on Apple Hardware... & I'm not on your case, just trying to point out your difficulty.
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Aug 16, 2020 6:28 PM in response to BDAqua
Understood, and I appreciate your responses. :)
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