experiment-x/run_offline.md
Dhiru Kholia 422bb3b713 Batch Update 2 - September 2023
Changes:

- Update to OpenCore 0.9.5

- Switch around the emulated video device (required for Ventura)

- Change default resolution to 1920x1080

- Include ventura in shortname CLI help

- Add notes on 'bridged networking'

- Better networking documentation (thomaspaulb)

- Support for offline installations (kwadwokyeremeh)

- Initial WIP macOS Sonoma support (via 'luchina-gabriel')
2023-10-02 14:36:40 +05:30

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How to run the Installation offline without macOS

  • Download the Ventura installer (InstallAssistant.pkg) from https://mrmacintosh.com/macos-ventura-13-full-installer-database-download-directly-from-apple/

  • Create an ISO file InstallAssistant.iso with the InstallAssistant.pkg and scripts/run_offline.sh files.

    mkisofs -allow-limited-size -l -J -r -iso-level 3 -V InstallAssistant -o InstallAssistant.iso path/to/InstallAssistant.pkg scripts/run_offline.sh
    
  • Add the following to your OpenCore-Boot.sh

    -drive id=MacDVD,if=none,file="$REPO_PATH/InstallAssistant.iso",format=raw
    -device ide-hd,bus=sata.5,drive=MacDVD
    
  • Run ./OpenCore-Boot.sh from the terminal

  • Use the Disk Utility tool within the macOS installer to partition, and format the virtual disk attached with name macOS

  • When completed, close Disk Utility

  • Go to the Terminal in your virtual machine, Click Utilities, select Terminal

  • Run the sh /Volumes/InstallAssistant/run_offline.sh command

  • Wait for a few minutes for the installation window to appear