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Created November 28, 2017 22:50 — forked from arobb/sierra-virtualbox-install.md
Install macOS Sierra in VirtualBox on macOS host

https://www.reddit.com/r/hackintosh/comments/4s561a/macos_sierra_16a238m_install_success_and_guide/

Step 1 (Creating a bootable macOS Sierra ISO for VirtualBox):

  1. hdiutil attach /Applications/Install\ macOS\ Sierra\ Public\ Beta.app/Contents/SharedSupport/InstallESD.dmg -noverify -nobrowse -mountpoint /Volumes/install_app
  2. hdiutil create -o /tmp/Sierra.cdr -size 7316m -layout SPUD -fs HFS+J
  3. hdiutil attach /tmp/Sierra.cdr.dmg -noverify -nobrowse -mountpoint /Volumes/install_build
  4. asr restore -source /Volumes/install_app/BaseSystem.dmg -target /Volumes/install_build -noprompt -noverify -erase
  5. rm /Volumes/OS\ X\ Base\ System/System/Installation/Packages
  6. cp -rp /Volumes/install_app/Packages /Volumes/OS\ X\ Base\ System/System/Installation/
  7. cp -rp /Volumes/install_app/BaseSystem.chunklist /Volumes/OS\ X\ Base\ System/BaseSystem.chunklist