Do not recommend Catalina

Martin Wimpress 2024-05-13 11:41:42 +01:00
parent ad8358dd97
commit 2ccd476ea9
1 changed files with 9 additions and 10 deletions

@ -5,11 +5,11 @@
`quickget` automatically downloads a macOS recovery image and creates a virtual machine configuration.
``` shell
quickget macos catalina
quickemu --vm macos-catalina.conf
quickget macos big-sur
quickemu --vm macos-big-sur.conf
```
macOS `high-sierra`, `mojave`, `catalina`, `big-sur`, `monterey`, `ventura` and `sonoma` are supported.
macOS `mojave`, `catalina`, `big-sur`, `monterey`, `ventura` and `sonoma` are supported.
- Use cursor keys and enter key to select the **macOS Base System**
- From **macOS Utilities**
@ -80,13 +80,13 @@ The default macOS configuration looks like this:
``` shell
guest_os="macos"
img="macos-catalina/RecoveryImage.img"
disk_img="macos-catalina/disk.qcow2"
macos_release="catalina"
img="macos-big-sur/RecoveryImage.img"
disk_img="macos-big-sur/disk.qcow2"
macos_release="big-sur"
```
- `guest_os="macos"` instructs Quickemu to optimise for macOS.
- `macos_release="catalina"` instructs Quickemu to optimise for a
- `macos_release="big-sur"` instructs Quickemu to optimise for a
particular macOS release.
- For example VirtIO Network and Memory Ballooning are available
in Big Sur and newer, but not previous releases.
@ -98,9 +98,8 @@ macos_release="catalina"
There are some considerations when running macOS via Quickemu.
- Supported macOS releases:
- High Sierra
- Mojave
- Catalina **(Recommended)**
- Catalina
- Big Sur
- Monterey
- Ventura
@ -115,7 +114,7 @@ There are some considerations when running macOS via Quickemu.
- USB host and SPICE pass-through is:
- UHCI (USB 2.0) on macOS Catalina and earlier.
- XHCI (USB 3.0) on macOS Big Sur and newer.
- Display resolution can only be changed via macOS System Preferences.
- Display resolution can be changed via `quickemu` using `--width` and `--height` command line arguments.
- **Full Duplex audio requires [VoodooHDA OC](https://github.com/chris1111/VoodooHDA-OC) or pass-through a USB audio-device to the macOS guest VM**.
- NOTE! [Gatekeeper](https://disable-gatekeeper.github.io/) and [System Integrity Protection (SIP)](https://developer.apple.com/documentation/security/disabling_and_enabling_system_integrity_protection) need to be disabled to install VoodooHDA OC
- File sharing between guest and host is available via [virtio-9p](https://wiki.qemu.org/Documentation/9psetup) and [SPICE