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Create an ISO from the mojave installer app
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| #!/bin/bash | |
| # This assumes that the ~6GB mojave installer is in the /Applications folder. | |
| # If it's not, just open the App Store, search Mojave, and you can download the installer file from there. | |
| hdiutil create -o /tmp/mojave.cdr -size 6g -layout SPUD -fs HFS+J | |
| hdiutil attach /tmp/mojave.cdr.dmg -noverify -mountpoint /Volumes/install_mojave | |
| sudo /Applications/Install\ macOS\ mojave.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/install_mojave | |
| mv /tmp/mojave.cdr.dmg ~/Desktop/InstallSystem.dmg | |
| hdiutil detach /Volumes/Install\ macOS\ mojave | |
| hdiutil convert ~/Desktop/InstallSystem.dmg -format UDTO -o ~/Desktop/mojave.iso | |
| mv ~/Desktop/mojave.iso.cdr ~/Desktop/mojave.iso | |
| rm ~/Desktop/InstallSystem.dmg | |
| # Now there should be an ISO on your desktop called mojave.iso | |
| # Once mojave is installed, in order to install VMware tools to enable full-screen resolution, run: | |
| sudo spctl --master-disable | |
| # on the guest OS. That will disable Gatekeeper and allow any apps and the necessary kexts to run |
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This worked on Catalina for me if I opened disk utility (GUI) and erased the disk there first. Then I could continue after step 3