Install macOS on VMware Workstation 16 AMD Ryzen

[4fr33]

Most people with AMD processors cannot install macOS on VMware Workstation.

I solved the problem like this:

I added this entry to the .vmx file

hw.model = "MacBookPro16,4"
board-id = "Mac-A61BADE1FDAD7B05"
smc.version = "0"
cpuid.0.eax = "0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:1011"
cpuid.0.ebx = "0111:0101:0110:1110:0110:0101:0100:0111"
cpuid.0.ecx = "0110:1100:0110:0101:0111:0100:0110:1110"
cpuid.0.edx = "0100:1001:0110:0101:0110:1110:0110:1001"
cpuid.1.eax = "0000:0000:0000:0001:0000:0110:0111:0001"
cpuid.1.ebx = "0000:0010:0000:0001:0000:1000:0000:0000"
cpuid.1.ecx = "1000:0010:1001:1000:0010:0010:0000:0011"
cpuid.1.edx = "0000:0111:1000:1011:1111:1011:1111:1111"

board-id and hw.model can be changed to another, e.g. on an iMac:

hw.model = "iMac20,2"
board-id = "Mac-AF89B6D9451A490B"

All Apple models are listed here

Edited January 14, 2022 by 4fr33

[chasedykstra]

You're a legend, this helped out with everything.

[SGM]

It didn't help. I have tried everything I could find online in 2 days, and still unable to boot. AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, VMWare 17.

I get an error message saying "Your computer restarted because of a problem. Press any key or wait a few seconds to continue starting up.", and this loops forever. Apple logo, then VMWare logo, then this error, then the Apple logo, then VMWare logo, then this error... infinietly.

[TANGCLA]

On 10/1/2023 at 7:05 PM, SGM said:

It didn't help. I have tried everything I could find online in 2 days, and still unable to boot. AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, VMWare 17.

I get an error message saying "Your computer restarted because of a problem. Press any key or wait a few seconds to continue starting up.", and this loops forever. Apple logo, then VMWare logo, then this error, then the Apple logo, then VMWare logo, then this error... infinietly.

With Ventura onwards, AMD Ryzen CPUs won't work.

The latest version you can install is Monterey (12.7).

 

Refer here: https://github.com/DrDonk/unlocker/wiki/AMD-CPUs

[Miko Miko]

This did not work on my AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 16-Core Processor. 

 

And I had to change the virtualHW.version from 20 to 10. Like this (virtualHW.version = "10") in the VMX file to get it to work. Hope it helps anyone with same CPU.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[amirasd]

i have a laptop with ryzen 9 7945hs, 16gigs ddr5  4800mhz ram adn 500 gigs free storage
using win11, workstation player 17
i want to download latest supported macos that can be made a VM 
 

 

[Slice]

Latest supported macos will be sequoia but not out of box.

[JohnnyPN]

Oh my god. It worked like a charm. It took me 2 years to look for a solution on AMD chip, and finally I found this post. You're amazing bro. Thank you so much. You're saving me life in the water. Appreciated!

[Williamsmith7]

Installing macOS on VMware Workstation 16 with an AMD Ryzen can be tricky because macOS works better with Intel. You might need extra fixes to make it run smoothly. Check for guides and patches to help!

[carlo_67]

1 ora fa, Williamsmith7 ha detto:

perché macOS funziona meglio con InteL.

🤥 

have you ever tried an AMD hackintosh?