#!/usr/bin/env bash # Special thanks to: # https://github.com/Leoyzen/KVM-Opencore # https://github.com/thenickdude/KVM-Opencore/ # https://github.com/qemu/qemu/blob/master/docs/usb2.txt # # qemu-img create -f qcow2 mac_hdd_ng.img 128G # # echo 1 | sudo tee -a /sys/module/kvm/parameters/ignore_msrs # this is required # # Usage: # # $ boot-macOS-headless.sh # # (qemu) change vnc password # Password: ******** # # Note: Using RealVNC client, connect to ``. # E.g. `vncviewer localhost:5901` ############################################################################ # NOTE: Tweak the "MY_OPTIONS" line in case you are having booting problems! ############################################################################ # Changelog: # - Add support for 'savevm' # - Fix cpuid related warning on EPYC # - Fix 'savevm' support MY_OPTIONS="+ssse3,+sse4.2,+popcnt,+avx,+aes,+xsave,+xsaveopt,check" # This script works for Catalina as well as Mojave. Tested with macOS 10.14.6 and macOS 10.15.6. ALLOCATED_RAM="3072" # MiB CPU_SOCKETS="1" CPU_CORES="2" CPU_THREADS="4" REPO_PATH="." OVMF_DIR="." # for snapshots export TMPDIR=$PWD # shellcheck disable=SC2054 args=( -enable-kvm -m "$ALLOCATED_RAM" -cpu Penryn,kvm=on,vendor=GenuineIntel,+invtsc,vmware-cpuid-freq=on,"$MY_OPTIONS" -machine q35 -usb -device usb-kbd -device usb-tablet -smp "$CPU_THREADS",cores="$CPU_CORES",sockets="$CPU_SOCKETS" -device isa-applesmc,osk="ourhardworkbythesewordsguardedpleasedontsteal(c)AppleComputerInc" -drive if=pflash,format=raw,readonly,snapshot=off,file="$REPO_PATH/$OVMF_DIR/OVMF_CODE.fd" -drive if=pflash,format=raw,snapshot=on,file="$REPO_PATH/$OVMF_DIR/OVMF_VARS-1024x768.fd" -smbios type=2 -device ich9-ahci,id=sata # -drive id=OpenCoreBoot,if=none,snapshot=on,format=qcow2,file="$REPO_PATH/OpenCore/OpenCore.qcow2" -device ide-hd,bus=sata.2,drive=OpenCoreBoot -device ide-hd,bus=sata.3,drive=InstallMedia -drive id=InstallMedia,if=none,file="$REPO_PATH/BaseSystem.img",format=raw # -drive id=MacHDD,if=none,snapshot=on,file="$REPO_PATH/mac_hdd_ng.img",format=qcow2 -drive id=MacHDD,if=none,snapshot=off,file="$REPO_PATH/mac_hdd_ng.img",format=qcow2 -device ide-hd,bus=sata.4,drive=MacHDD -netdev user,id=net0 -device vmxnet3,netdev=net0,id=net0,mac=52:54:00:c9:18:27 -monitor stdio -vga vmware -display none -vnc 0.0.0.0:1,password -k en-us ) qemu-system-x86_64 "${args[@]}"