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On the System/Motherboard tab in Boot Order, you can uncheck the Floppy Drive (who has these now?)ī. Click the settings button on the Main Menu to tweak a few settings.Ī. When you click the create button, you will now see your new VM in the VirtualBox main GUI.Ĩ. On the File location and size screen, you can set the location of the new virtual hard disk and its size - I recommend changing disk size to 40GB or larger. For Storage on physical hard disk, I have chosen the default Dynamically allocated (grows larger to a set limit as you need more disk space).ħ. For the hard disk file type, the default is VDI (VirtualBox Disk Image) but I have selected VMDK for inter-operability with VMWare. Choose to "Create a virtual hard disk now", then click the create button.ĥ. Leave the Memory size at the recommended 2048 MB, then click next.Ĥ. I named my Virtual Machine "El_Capitan", then clicked next.ģ.

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Select Mac OS X and Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan (64 -bit) for Operating System type and version. Open the VirtualBox program and click the "New" button to create a new VM.Ģ.

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At the end of the process, you will have an El Capitan iso on your desktop - copy this onto an exFAT formatted USB for use on the PC Host later.Ĭreate an El Capitan Virtual Machine in VirtualBoxġ. Open OS X terminal, then run the following commands to execute the script: cd downloadsĤ. # Rename the ElCapitan ISO image and move it to the desktop Hdiutil convert /tmp/ElCapitan.sparseimage -format UDTO -o /tmp/ElCapitan.iso # Convert the ElCapitan spareseimage to ISO/CD master Hdiutil resize -size min /tmp/ElCapitan.sparseimage Hdiutil compact /tmp/ElCapitan.sparseimage Hdiutil detach /Volumes/OS\ X\ Base\ System/ Rm /Volumes/OS\ X\ Base\ System/System/Installation/PackagesĬp -rp /Volumes/install_app/Packages /Volumes/OS\ X\ Base\ System/System/Installation/Ĭp -rp /Volumes/install_app/BaseSystem.chunklist /Volumes/OS\ X\ Base\ System/BaseSystem.chunklistĬp -rp /Volumes/install_app/BaseSystem.dmg /Volumes/OS\ X\ Base\ System/BaseSystem.dmg # Remove Packages link and replace with actual files # Restore the Base System into the El Capitan Blank sparseimageĪsr restore -source /Volumes/install_app/BaseSystem.dmg -target /Volumes/install_build -noprompt -noverify -erase Hdiutil attach /tmp/ElCapitan.sparseimage -noverify -nobrowse -mountpoint /Volumes/install_build Hdiutil create -o /tmp/ElCapitan -size 7316m -layout SPUD -fs HFS+J -type SPARSE # Create El Capitan sparseimage of 7316mb with a Single Partition - Apple Partition Map Hdiutil attach /Applications/Install\ OS\ X\ El\ Capitan.app/Contents/SharedSupport/InstallESD.dmg -noverify -nobrowse -mountpoint /Volumes/install_app Note: you will need approx 16GB of free space on your hard disk for the script to complete. The commands in this executable script are shown below for informational purposes. Download and unzip the CECI.tool (attached to this post) into your ~/Downloads folder. On your Mac or Hack, download "Install OS X El Capitan.app" from the App Store into your Applications folder.Ģ.

Prepare Installation ISO on your Mac or Hackġ.

16GB or larger exFAT formatted USB stick to transfer El Capitan iso from Mac/Hack to Host PC.

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Install OS X El Capitan app and Mac or Hack to prepare installation iso Hard Disk with at least 40GB free for Virtual Machine.4GB or more RAM (2GB or more will be needed for OS X).

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Intel PC with four or more CPU cores running Windows 7 X64 or later OS (2 or more cores needed for OS X).

I’ve gathered info for this guide from several threads in the Multibooting and Virtualisation section of this forum and also the wider internet HOW TO: Create a bootable El Capitan ISO for comment on faking Ivybridge Reviews video tutorial. There are other tutorials and videos on the net about running OS X on Windows machines using pre-made VMDK disk images but you can never guarantee what else is in there…. The virtual machine should be useful for testing El Capitan and also for creating installers for use on a real machine/hackintosh.

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Run Vanilla OS X El Capitan, Sierra, High Sierra or Mojave in VirtualBox 5.x.x on a Windows Hostįollowing on from my previous guide on how to create a VMware virtual machine running Vanilla OS X El Capitan in Windows, I’ve decided to write a similar guide for creating a VirtualBox El Capitan VM.