I have a setup running OSX via QEMU/KVM using this guide. But memory operations seems to be very limited.
Limited as in slow?
Osx-kvm: Run macOS on QEMU/KVM
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Re: Osx-kvm: Run macOS on QEMU/KVM
#52Le sigh, continuous integration of osx and iOS apps is near impossible using standard cloud providers. I would gladly take an osx geared towards the data center.
We have a pretty good CI setup for our iOS apps using (shockingly) Microsoft's TFS. Not sure about any other cloud providers, but I was surprised by how easy it was to get working on a MS product.
Re: Osx-kvm: Run macOS on QEMU/KVM
#53Le sigh, continuous integration of osx and iOS apps is near impossible using standard cloud providers. I would gladly take an osx geared towards the data center.
In theory this should be possible on Google Cloud using nested virtualization or EC2 bare metal...
Re: Osx-kvm: Run macOS on QEMU/KVM
#54Re: Osx-kvm: Run macOS on QEMU/KVM
#55How does it compare to running a Hackintosh? Is it much easier to set up? Do you still need to have compatible hardware and to mess with drivers and system configuration? How easy are OS upgrades? How is the performance, including graphics? Any issues?
> How does it compare to running a Hackintosh? Is it much easier to set up?
I have no idea about Hackintosh, but you can efficiently just grab ready-to-use VM image somewhere and use it with libvirt/virt-manager, e.g convert VMWare one. It's just works.
> Do you still need to have compatible hardware and to mess with drivers and system configuration?
I only had issues with sound since QEMU doesn't have compatible sound hardware and HDA driver for Hackintosh didn't work out-of-the-box. This can be solved by passing USB audio card.
Addition: obviously your CPU must support whatever instruction set macOS require otherwise it's won't work.
> How easy are OS upgrades?
There were some breakages, but they usually fixed within QEMU upstream in few weeks. Though this mean you might need recent QEMU sometimes.
> How is the performance, including graphics?
Performance is great. Surprisingly without GPU you can even run some image editing software with lag since Apple software OpenGL implementation is more or less working.
Or you can just buy compatible GPU and pass it to VM, then it's also just work without any issues.
> Any issues?
My VM image HWID got banned from using App Store fairly soon. Fortunately Xcode and all software I possibly need can be downloaded without it so I never did any research on how Hackintosh users solve it.
PS: Edited. Added note about SSE.
Re: Osx-kvm: Run macOS on QEMU/KVM
#56I have a setup running OSX via QEMU/KVM using this guide. But memory operations seems to be very limited.
Can you give an example? I compile a lot of stuff in my macOS VM and there basically no performance loss.
Re: Osx-kvm: Run macOS on QEMU/KVM
#57How does it compare to running a Hackintosh? Is it much easier to set up? Do you still need to have compatible hardware and to mess with drivers and system configuration? How easy are OS upgrades? How is the performance, including graphics? Any issues?
> How does it compare to running a Hackintosh? Is it much easier to set up? I have no idea about Hackintosh, but you can efficiently just grab ready-to-use VM image somewhere and use it with libvirt/virt-manager, e.g convert VMWare one. It's just works. > Do you still need to have compatible hardware and to mess with drivers and system configuration? I only had issues with sound since QEMU doesn't have compatible sou…
> My VM image HWID got banned from using App Store fairly soon
I never heard about HWID on Mac OS X before, and quick googling didn't produce any information about HWID on Hackintosh. Are you sure that is the real issue? Where can I read more about HWID?
Re: Osx-kvm: Run macOS on QEMU/KVM
#58Earlier quoted context omitted.
> How does it compare to running a Hackintosh? Is it much easier to set up? I have no idea about Hackintosh, but you can efficiently just grab ready-to-use VM image somewhere and use it with libvirt/virt-manager, e.g convert VMWare one. It's just works. > Do you still need to have compatible hardware and to mess with drivers and system configuration? I only had issues with sound since QEMU doesn't have compatible sou…
> My VM image HWID got banned from using App Store fairly soon I never heard about HWID on Mac OS X before, and quick googling didn't produce any information about HWID on Hackintosh. Are you sure that is the real issue? Where can I read more about HWID?
Sorry. I probably shouldn't have called it HWID, but the fact is: App Store account that I've registered using said VM was after about a months limited so I unable to use it.
So I came to conclusion they detected it's was used on VM and limited it.
PS: And yeah I tried to use another new store account that also stuck in same state.
Re: Osx-kvm: Run macOS on QEMU/KVM
#59Earlier quoted context omitted.
> My VM image HWID got banned from using App Store fairly soon I never heard about HWID on Mac OS X before, and quick googling didn't produce any information about HWID on Hackintosh. Are you sure that is the real issue? Where can I read more about HWID?
Sorry. I probably shouldn't have called it HWID, but the fact is: App Store account that I've registered using said VM was after about a months limited so I unable to use it. So I came to conclusion they detected it's was used on VM and limited it. PS: And yeah I tried to use another new store account that also stuck in same state.
I guess it's because you used the same image as many other people?.. Which brings me to the question: was it an install disk image, or a pre-installed, ready-to-go OS image? Can you install a fresh OS from an install disk?
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#60Earlier quoted context omitted.
I really want this. I'm a hardcore linux guy(23+ years), but I have to run a windows vm for some instruments I have that wont run under wine. I hate windows. It sucks so much. Even just using it not that often with my instruments reminds me why I stopped using it.
I really want this. I'm a hardcore windows guy(23+ years), but I have to run a linux vm for some programs I have that wont run under WSL. I hate linux. It sucks so much. Even just using it not that often with my programs reminds me why I stopped using it.
I.... think I get the jokes guys, but you do know that I have no idea what part you're referring to.... >.And if you'd tell me... maybe I'd help.... :P :)