* Gentoo (October-2017) running on AMD FX-8320 CPU with AMD RX 470 GPU
passthrough.
Tested with QEMU >= 2.10 (with an out-of-tree patch) and Linux 4.10.x / 4.12.x.
A CPU with SSE4.1 support is required for macOS High Sierra. Intel VT-x / AMD
SVM is required.
@ -22,6 +25,8 @@ SVM is required.
* Download macOS High Sierra installer from Apple App Store.
If you are getting a partial installer from the Apple App Store, [follow the instructions here](http://osxdaily.com/2017/09/27/download-complete-macos-high-sierra-installer/) to get the full (5GB) version instead.
* Clone this repository. Files included in this repository are needed for ISO
creation.
@ -129,6 +134,8 @@ changes and exit the OVMF menu. Relaunch the `boot-macOS-HS.sh` script.
* For debugging and general tips, see the main [README.md](../README.md) file
and [notes.md](../notes.md) file.
* For USB and GPU passthrough notes, see [UEFI notes](../UEFI/README.md) file.
@ -196,6 +196,12 @@ method or the following `virsh` method to install OS X / macOS.
problematic, whereas Linux 4.9.x with QEMU 2.8.x works fine on the same
distribution.
### Is This Legal?
The "secret" Apple OSK string is widely available on the Internet. It is also included in a public court document [available here](http://www.rcfp.org/sites/default/files/docs/20120105_202426_apple_sealing.pdf). I am not a lawyer but it seems that Apple's attempt(s) to get the OSK string treated as a trade secret did not work out. Due to these reasons, the OSK string is freely included in this repository.
Gabriel Somlo also has [some thoughts](http://www.contrib.andrew.cmu.edu/~somlo/OSXKVM/#sec_4) on the legal aspects involved in running macOS under QEMU/KVM.