Install Os X 10.12 On Unsupported Mac

  

Hello Folks, the following article will guide you through installing Mac OS 10.12 Sierra on any windows PC or Laptop. Read the article carefully so that you don’t miss any part.
Alright ! Did you ever thought that installing Mac OS 10.12 Sierra on windows PC / Laptop ?? YES ! You can install it with the help of VMWare WORKSTATION PLAYER. This will help us to create a “Virtual Machine” to run another Operating System inside the windows Operating System, with this you don’t have to restart your computer to jump between the operating systems. Off course, we can install Sierra along with a side with windows as a Dual Boot on the Same drive, but that topic will be discussed in other articles. Anyone can try & install Mac OS Sierra on a windows Laptop or PC using Vmware Workstation Player.

Install Os X 10.12 On Unsupported Mac

Next, install the MacOS High Sierra as usual on the desired volume. It should be noted that if you install the operating system on an officially supported Mac model for any reason, then at this stage, the installation is complete, and you don’t need to do 8-11 steps. It installs an app named Install Version Name. Open that app from your Applications folder to begin installing the operating system. MacOS Sierra 10.12 can upgrade El Capitan, Yosemite, Mavericks, Mountain Lion, or Lion; OS X El Capitan 10.11 can upgrade Yosemite, Mavericks, Mountain Lion, Lion, or Snow Leopard.

Step By Step Video Guide:

https://youtu.be/DVZW1NJKxBQ

NOTE :

  • IN ORDER TO INSTALL Mac OS 10.12 SIERRA INSIDE THE WINDOWS OPERATING SYSTEM USING VMWARE WORKSTATION, MAKE SURE THAT YOUR COMPUTER PROCESSOR OR CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT HAS TO SUPPORT VIRTUALIZATION TECHNOLOGY ( VT ).
  • BASICALLY, VT ALLOWS TO RUN MULTIPLE OPERATING SYSTEMS ON THE SAME MACHINE. YOU CAN INSTALL AS MANY OPERATING SYSTEMS AS YOU WISH WITH THE HELP OF VT. CHECK YOUR BIOS SETTING TO ENABLE VT.
  • BY DEFAULT MOST OF THE COMPUTERS HAVE THIS (VT ) OPTION TURNED ON. NO MATTER THAT WHAT TYPE OF CPU THAT YOU HAVE, WETHER ITS INTEL OR AMD CHECK THE BIOS SETTING FOR THE OPTION ( VT ).
  • FOR INTEL USERS THE OPTION To ENABLE VT IN THE BIOS SETTING WILL BE LIKE:

VT-X/EPT

  • FOR AMD USERS THE OPTION To ENABLE VT IN THE BIOS SETTING WILL BE LIKE:

AMD-V/RVI

Once everything is ready , now on your WINDOWS PC open TASK MANAGER (HOLD CTRL + SHIFT + ESC)-> PERFORMANCE -> CPU and

Check virtualization status. Mostly You will see ENABLED by default on most of the computers. Once its enabled now we are ready to start installing Sierra.

Now Download all of the files from the links below and place it on your DESKTOP for easier navigation.

Install Os X 10.12 On Unsupported Mac

VMWARE ADD-ON TOOLS ZIP FILE: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9SvdLiwSfz5T0FHQTRQY1V5VzQ/view?usp=sharing

MacOS Sierra 10.12 FINAL: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9SvdLiwSfz5d0M2MERTTlVlZWM/view?usp=sharing

VMware Workstation player: http://bit.ly/2gZSViX

INSTALLATION GUIDE:

  • Now go a head and install VMware Workstation Player 12 on your PC, and Extract the two Zip files that you downloaded.
  • Now open VMWARE ADDON Tools FOLDER, and Look inside for WIN-INSTALL.CMD Script, right click on it and run it as ADMINISTRATOR.The script will run inside the command prompt, don’t quit until it exits itself. This will patch the VMWare Workstation Player to install Mac OS Sierra 10.12
  • Now open VMWare Workstation Player 12, Choose to create a new virtual machine.
  • Now you will see a dialogue will be opened, choose I will install the operating system later then choose Apple mac OS X and version will be set as 10.12.
  • Now name the Virtual Machine, and copy the address of the location.then click NEXT, and select STORE VIRTUAL DISK AS A SINGLE FILE and then click Finish . Now we have successfully created a virtual machine.
  • Now click on EDIT VIRTUAL MACHINE SETTINGS and Manipulate the hard ware resources. Under the memory section choose at least 4GB or Higher. Under the processor , section, select the maximum cores for performance.
  • Now select the hard disk and click on remove. Then Click on ADD to create a new Hard disk follow the screen shots below:
  • Now here click on BROWSE and Navigate to the extracted folder and look for the file named “Mac os sierra 10.12.vmdk” and open it.
  • Now click Finish and close the VMWARE Workstation Player 12 on your PC. And Then open WINDOWS EXPLORER, paste the address in the address bar which we have copied during the installation process. This will take to the location where all of the VIRTUAL MACHINES FILES stores .now look for the file named MacOS 10.12 sierra.vmx and open it with the notepad. Now in the notepad come to the bottom of all of the lines and add the new statement called smc.version = “0” save it and exit.
  • Now open the VMWARE workstation Player, and click the PLAY VIRTUAL MACHINE. This will run the mac os sierra. If you see apple Logo then everything is going perfect, just in case if you see any errors make sure that your system or PC has virtualization technology support.Note : In order to control the virtual machine with mouse cursor press CTRL + G, therefore the control of the mice will be inside the virtual machine.TO control your host or Windows OS with mouse cursor press CTRL + ALT , therefore the control will be back to host or windows OS.
  • Now create an account and login, now you have success fully installed Mac os Sierra 10.12 On windows PC using Vmware Player

Years ago I wrote a post for installing Mac OS Yosemite on Virtual Box. A new version of Mac OS X with code name Sierra has been just published therefore I would like to update my post for installing this new version on Virtual Box with the host of Windows 10.

1. Download pre-installed VirtualBox image from following link.
Mirror 1:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B08CMVb2YK_EaTBKNUV2LWVVOUU

Mirror 2:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B52GrzXI5cXhYjduY0V0N0NENW8
For mirror 2, use HjSplit to join the files back. It’s about 5GB. HjSplit is also in Google Drive folder.

2. Extract macOS 10.12 Sierra by TechReviews.rar file to a folder, you’ll get a list of these files

3. In VirtualBox, create a new machine with following settings

4. For Hard drive, browse to macOS 10.12 Sierra by TechReviews.rar file which can be found in extract folder before.

5. Click Create. Right click on the new machine and select Settings. Be sure that Floppy Disk is disabled.

6. Set number of processors to the max of real processors you have, it’ll speed up the installation. I have a dual core so I set the number of processors to 2.

7. In Display settings, set Video Memory to max 128MB.

7+. Start your cmd and execute following code. Please adjust the script with your installation path of your VirtualBox and the name of your virtual machine (in my case it is macOS Sierra)

Install Os X 10.12 On Unsupported Machine

8. Start your machine. It will take a while depending on the power of your real CPU and hard disk to set up the installation process.

9. When boot finishes, you should land on the welcome screen for setting up Mac OS X. The following images show my sample settings, you can change them if you want.

Install Os X 10.12 On Unsupported Mac

10. Create account takes a while. Just wait until you’re forwarded to the login screen.

11. Login with your new created account. You’ll be asked for some more settings before going to the main screen of Mac OS X.

Install Os X 10.12 On Unsupported Macro

12. Done. Enjoy your hackintosh.