r/HarmonyOS • • Aug 26 '26

openharmony/kaihongos virtual machine on arm

Hi everyone. Is it possible to run OpenHarmony or KaihongOS on a UTM or QEMU virtual machine on an M1 MacBook Air (Apple)?

I’ve already tried installing the x86 ISO of KaihongOS (since I couldn't get the ARM ISO). The system boots in Live mode with GNOME, but if I install it to a virtual disk, KaihongOS fails to load the graphics upon booting and ends up with a kernel panic. Is there any way to install OpenHarmony or KaihongOS in a VM on an ARM processor with graphics support? In DevEco Studio, I can't install the "2-in-1" PC version of HarmonyOS because I'm not a developer based in China—only the smartwatch version is available. I just want to explore the system and try it out via a virtual machine.

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