Harley Gilbert Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 when trying to install catalina on virtualbox it gets to installing rebooting and then it gets stuck on estimated time remaining and just stays there. on vmware when i try install it installs reboots and stuck on apple logo any fixes or codes i put in that can fix it are appreciated thanks! Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/351546-catalina-virtualbox-or-vmware-install-help/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slice Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 May be you need official VMWare documentation? It really doesn't need hackintosh bootloader. But virtualbox does. I can't help you more because I prefer to install macOS without virtual machines. Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/351546-catalina-virtualbox-or-vmware-install-help/#findComment-2781181 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harley Gilbert Posted April 27, 2022 Author Share Posted April 27, 2022 1 minute ago, Slice said: May be you need official VMWare documentation? It really doesn't need hackintosh bootloader. But virtualbox does. I can't help you more because I prefer to install macOS without virtual machines. hmm im not really sure but ive never really gotten any mac to boot on my machines on real so i try to get it running on vms instead, not sure if vmware is even going to have documented anything to do with running mac on their end Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/351546-catalina-virtualbox-or-vmware-install-help/#findComment-2781182 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slice Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 Moreover Apple sources of macOS kernel contains something about vmware. AFAIK they have some agreement about launching macOS on vmware. Not sure about a version. https://github.com/apple-oss-distributions/xnu/blob/xnu-8019.80.24/osfmk/i386/cpuid.h Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/351546-catalina-virtualbox-or-vmware-install-help/#findComment-2781183 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 5T33Z0 Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 @Harley Gilbert There are Tutorials on getting Catalina to Work in Virtualbox on YouTube Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/351546-catalina-virtualbox-or-vmware-install-help/#findComment-2781184 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harley Gilbert Posted April 27, 2022 Author Share Posted April 27, 2022 53 minutes ago, 5T33Z0 said: @Harley Gilbert There are Tutorials on getting Catalina to Work in Virtualbox on YouTube yeah i virtually watched them all virtualbox gets the furthest in the install phase but freezes at end saying estimated time remaining and idk why Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/351546-catalina-virtualbox-or-vmware-install-help/#findComment-2781187 Share on other sites More sharing options...
fantomas Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 @Harley Gilbert Hi, Didn't you know we had a whole dedicated Multi-booting and Virtualisation forum? Take a look at it, maybe you could find answers. Like what, it really helps reading forum rules and posting guidelines... Quote If you have a question please do your best to use the search feature and search the forum before creating a new topic BR fantomas Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/351546-catalina-virtualbox-or-vmware-install-help/#findComment-2781234 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harley Gilbert Posted April 28, 2022 Author Share Posted April 28, 2022 6 hours ago, fantomas said: @Harley Gilbert Hi, Didn't you know we had a whole dedicated Multi-booting and Virtualisation forum? Take a look at it, maybe you could find answers. Like what, it really helps reading forum rules and posting guidelines... BR fantomas yeah i know that but i couldent actually post there before because apprently my account too new should be able post there now Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/351546-catalina-virtualbox-or-vmware-install-help/#findComment-2781260 Share on other sites More sharing options...
fantomas Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 @Harley Gilbert I know you couldn't reply in that area because of your account limitations but I was talking about searching/reading/learning, not posting. That was the point. Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/351546-catalina-virtualbox-or-vmware-install-help/#findComment-2781263 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harley Gilbert Posted April 28, 2022 Author Share Posted April 28, 2022 43 minutes ago, fantomas said: @Harley Gilbert I know you couldn't reply in that area because of your account limitations but I was talking about searching/reading/learning, not posting. That was the point. yeah i did have a look in the area before i posted anyways i got it to work now turns out (at least on virtualbox) i left it on the estimated screen overnight since it got further then i had on vmware and throught it wasnt doing anything because it stayed there a while but i looked back on it and turns out was on the setup your mac screen so it means it does work just very slow at getting past there as for vmware the not booting past apple after setup turns out wasnt given emough ram so it wouldent boot (managed to find same issue on virtualbox when i messed with the settings) so now vmware is also getting to estimated screen and hoping it will work too and maybe itl be faster then virtualbox so yeah Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/351546-catalina-virtualbox-or-vmware-install-help/#findComment-2781279 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayson Suggs Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 VirtualBox is a free and open-source hypervisor from Oracle that enables users to setup their own virtualization environments. It's very easy to use, has great support for Linux, Windows and MacOS operating systems, and offers a great deal of customization options. The Guest Additions feature allows VirtualBox to integrate better with the host system for improved performance and usability. VMware is a proprietary virtualization technology developed by VMware Inc., which offers powerful features such as snapshots of running guests, replication between hosts and many other enterprise-level features. As a closed source software solution though, it may be more expensive than Virtualbox based solutions depending on the licensing model used in remote scenarios and larger deployments scenarios where stability is preferred over cutting edge features like container support which can be found in Virtualbox nowadays. Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/351546-catalina-virtualbox-or-vmware-install-help/#findComment-2802111 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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