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  • 1.  How to install Mac OSX 10.14 VM on M2 Mac?

    Posted Apr 05, 2024 01:54 PM

    Hello,

    I have just setup the most recent version VMware Fusion on my M2 Mac running MacOS 14. I am using a personal license.

    I would like to run a VM of Mac OSX 10.14 and have the ISO downloaded, but I don't see the option for setting up a OSX machine in the quick start menu. Is it possible to run OSX on an M2 Mac win VMware Fusion?

    Does anyone have an instructional guide or advice on how I can do this?



  • 2.  RE: How to install Mac OSX 10.14 VM on M2 Mac?

    Posted Apr 05, 2024 02:29 PM
     wrote:

    Hello,

    I have just setup the most recent version VMware Fusion on my M2 Mac running MacOS 14. I am using a personal license.

    I would like to run a VM of Mac OSX 10.14 and have the ISO downloaded, but I don't see the option for setting up a OSX machine in the quick start menu. Is it possible to run OSX on an M2 Mac win VMware Fusion?

    Does anyone have an instructional guide or advice on how I can do this?

    There are none because Fusion does not support virtualization of any macOS version on Apple Silicon Macs. Even if it did, it would be unable to run versions of macOS like 10.12 that run only on Intel CPUs.

    If you want to run Monterey or later as a virtual machine, use UTM (you can get it for free). There’s no need to switch to Parallels on Apple Silicon to get macOS virtualization because they also don’t support macOS versions before Monterey. UTM provides the same macOS virtualization features as Parallels but at a much lower cost.

    Any other macOS versions: you’re out of luck. 



  • 3.  RE: How to install Mac OSX 10.14 VM on M2 Mac?

    Posted Apr 05, 2024 02:38 PM

    Thanks for the reply, I appreciate it.

    If I can get VMWare Fusion 13 running on an Intel Mac, would that be capable of running a OSX 10.14 VM?



  • 4.  RE: How to install Mac OSX 10.14 VM on M2 Mac?

    Posted Apr 05, 2024 02:58 PM
     wrote:

    Thanks for the reply, I appreciate it.

    If I can get VMWare Fusion 13 running on an Intel Mac, would that be capable of running a OSX 10.14 VM?

    Fusion 13 will run on any Intel Mac running Monterey or later. It will run Intel macOS operating systems. I can vouch that it works because I run 10.14 as a VM with Fusion 13 on a 2014 Mac mini and Monterey.



  • 5.  RE: How to install Mac OSX 10.14 VM on M2 Mac?

    Posted Apr 05, 2024 03:00 PM

    great news, thanks so much for taking the time to reply. I appreciate it!



  • 6.  RE: How to install Mac OSX 10.14 VM on M2 Mac?

    Posted Apr 06, 2024 07:18 AM

    Actually, it is also possible, at least in theory (it would probably be too slow for real use), to emulate Intel macOS on Apple Silicon, with UTM:

    https://khronokernel.com/apple/silicon/2021/01/17/QEMU-AS.html



  • 7.  RE: How to install Mac OSX 10.14 VM on M2 Mac?

    Posted Apr 06, 2024 07:23 AM

    Anyway, virtualizing or emulating an Intel-only version of macOS/OS X/Mac OS X always has the problem of not having graphics acceleration: so it is useful only for a light, hobbyist or nostalgic use.



  • 8.  RE: How to install Mac OSX 10.14 VM on M2 Mac?

    Posted Apr 06, 2024 03:07 PM
     wrote:

    Actually, it is also possible, at least in theory (it would probably be too slow for real use), to emulate Intel macOS on Apple Silicon, with UTM:

    https://khronokernel.com/apple/silicon/2021/01/17/QEMU-AS.html

    The process involves creating a Hackintosh within the UTM virtual machine using OpenCore tools. Yuck. 🤮 that’s not for the faint of heart. Also note that the author said it was unusable, so the “probably too slow for real use” is an understatement. 

    I do agree with  follow on post that it’s a science project and not for serious use.