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Install Mac OSX Catalina(10.15) on vmware workstation 16

It seems easier to install the newer Catalina on vmware workstation. The steps of the (maybe) fastest method are as follows:

  1. Download latest Clover ISO image from github. We need this to boot the Mac guest OS.
  2. Download Mac Catalina installation ISO image. You can find the download link using Google.
  3. Download latest unlocker for vmware from github. Though it says ‘Unlocker 3 is designed for VMware Workstation 11-15’, it works for vmware workstation 16.1.0.
  4. Run unlocker to unlock vmware. If any problem occurs, check unlocker’s manual(like the python3 naming).
  5. Create a vmware guest machine that is suitable for the installation of Catalina. Again, Google can do a good job.
  6. Since the vmware is unlocked we can directly install Catalina using ISO image without making any change to it.
  7. Now change the CD setting of VM to Clover ISO image. And boot from this CD. The boot screen should be something like this, more or less:
https://www.tonymacx86.com/attachments/img_0956-jpg.338970/

Choose the one we just installed and the guest OS should boot without problems. It may take some time to boot for the 1st time.

The Clover ISO is needed every time the guest OS boots. To make the guest boot from virtual harddisk, you can copy the EFI folder in Clover ISO to the EFI partition of the virtual harddisk. And then config the vmware firmware to boot from there. There is a detailed description about it.





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