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virtualization

  1. bogdanw

    Virtual Sonoma on Apple Silicon with macOS Monterey

    Is it possible to run a Sonoma virtual machine on MBA M1 with macOS Monterey 12.7 (21G816)? I’ve tried with the release UniversalMac_14.0_23A344_Restore.ipsw and I get UTM: “Your machine does not support running this IPSW” VirtualBuddy: “Failed to obtain hardware model from restore image”...
  2. Z

    Virtualization Framework Improvements?

    Besides VM state handling and resizable desktops, has anyone noticed any differences/improvements with Apple‘s Virtualization Framework in macOS Sonoma?
  3. S

    UTM virtualisation of ubuntu 20.04 randomly freezes on apple silicon M2.

    The virtualisation is flawless and almost feel like bare metal performance. I am facing one issue with the usage. My ubuntu vm randomly freezes and get stuck infinitely[4-7 times a day]. The only recovery option is to reboot the vm.Interestingly the macOS and utm application runs fine and is...
  4. ylluminate

    Any benchmark comparisons for the macOS Virtualization Framework in Ventura vs Monterey and a new feature list for same?

    Curious, with the headaches of virtualization on Apple Silicon macOS, what kinds of a differential are we seeing between the Virtualization Framework on Ventura vs Monterey? Has anyone seen a list of new features, changes or fixes for the Virtualization Framework in Ventura?
  5. brosenz

    Parallels: macOS Guest optimal resolution with scaled Host resolution

    In this article Parallels explain how to customize the Guest macOS: https://kb.parallels.com/en/128842 With the 2021 MBP 16.2, I am using a non standard resolution within the host OS, scaled to 1496x967 (instead the Standard of 1728x117), what would the correct parameters to get full screen...
  6. jchap

    Parallels Desktop now a security risk? (according to CleanMyMac)

    I've recently noticed that CleanMyMac now flags Parallels Desktop 17 as a "suspicious" app, as shown below. As shown in the image, their apparent reasoning for this is that the app is "associated with or owned by Russian or Belarusian developers, where government authorities can access their...
  7. slplss

    Paralells Desktop + ARM Windows on M1 Pro

    Running emulated Intel apps for my work on virtualised Insider ARM build of Windows. Am I going to have headaches, or will I be fine? I know people run Parallels just fine on 8GB Macs, so 16GB RAM should be plenty. Please share your experience with Parallels running on Apple silicon.
  8. haralds

    VMware Virtualization Update - late and not worth waiting for!

    The VMware Product Manager is confident that they can deliver a Tech Preview BY THE END OF THIS YEAR! You read correctly, Parallels Desktop is shipping as a release and VMware will be diligently working for many more months. Will they make up for it by delivering the hoped for X86 emulation...
  9. haralds

    Parallels Desktop for Apple Silicon

    Parallels Desktop has been officially released today as 16.5.0. It does not directly support Intel code emulation/translation, but the Windows 10 ARM64 now in Preview does. Parallels supports a Guest driver for that configuration. For Linux it supports Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Debian 10.7, Fedora...
  10. jent

    How to boot into virtual machine of old Macs in VMware Fusion?

    I'm trying to wipe the data off my old Macs but would like to back them up and be able to run them in a virtual machine if possible, but I'm new to VMware Fusion and virtualization in general. How should I back up or save my old Macs so that I can take my new Mac and run an instance of the old...
  11. jent

    Emulating/virtualizing my old Macs and their data

    I'm somewhat new to these concepts so feel free to correct me or ask for clarification. I'm planning to get rid of some of my previous Macs (that are between nine and fifteen years old) and I'm in the process of copying all the data over to external hard drives so I can wipe the computers clean...
  12. I

    M1/USB and Ham apps/win-only firmware updates?

    Posted this on the video thread; maybe more traction here. QQs (maybe)— Collective thoughts wanted on Windows/Parallels and hardware: I was looking at getting either a Surface or M1 MBA (only currently have a work-issued Mac, and iPad these days) to run Win honestly for the occasional hardware...
  13. R

    Did someone managed to virtualize Kali Linux using QEMU?

    There is a lot a talking about the virtualization success from windows 10 (ARM) on M1. But I'm interested in running Kali Linux virtualized on my M1 Mac. I searched through the whole internet and did some experimental testing using Alexander Graf's QEMU Hyperviser Framework, but without...
  14. robertcoogan

    VMware Fusion will not launch Snow Leopard install for VM

    I have a copy of my Snow Leopard install DVD on ISO (I used PowerISO under Windows 10 in BootCamp to rip it). When I try to launch it in VMware Fusion 11, Fusion says that it doesn't recognize the OS as Mac OS X Server. I have looked this up, and I still have no idea why it would say this, other...
  15. Voyageur

    How will the disappearance of the Bootcamp affect you?

    A detailed response in the comments is welcome.
  16. J

    Could x86-64 emulation be possible on ARM Macs?

    Rosetta 2 will not support virtualization using x86-64. And people are talking about it. But could x86-64 emulation be possible?
  17. D

    Age of Empires III for Mac (MacSoft Version)

    Hello Everyone, With the recent update to Catalina, I am no longer able to play my old copy of Age of Empires III since it is 32-bit software. I saw that some folks are installing older versions of macOS on as virtual machines to use their old 32-bit apps, so I figured I would give that a try...
  18. S

    Question about 2019 5K 27" iMac

    I'm in the market for a new iMac in the next few months. I have my eye on this one: 3.7GHz 6-core 9th-generation Intel Core i5 processor, Turbo Boost up to 4.6GHz 32GB 2666MHz DDR4 memory Radeon Pro Vega 48 with 8GB of HBM2 memory My intention is to run Windows 10 using Parallels Desktop as I...
  19. O

    macOS server in MacPro 2012 or virtualized in KVM/Qemu?

    Hi, I need to set up a file server for my company. We have around 10 users, with only 2 PCs (accounting). We use a gigabit switch so nothing crazy like 10GbE. We have a few Web Designers who need to have access to files relatively quick. I have 2 machines lying around to do that job which are...
  20. AphoticD

    Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger on a Modern Intel Mac (Virtualization)

    There are many ways to emulate a PowerPC Tiger system on modern Intel systems, but virtualization options for (Intel) Tiger are few and far between. VMware Fusion *can* run the Intel version of Tiger Server if you can tame it (10.5 Server was the first officially supported virtualized Mac OS X)...