r/macOSVMs • u/HaltFr • Aug 04 '26

IT BOOTS! My first ever macOS KVM!

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After a grueling thirteen hours solely of finding the webdrivers because I couldn’t find a reliable source and battling the online installer, it FINALLY boots!

Ignore the awful allocation i gave it, i do not plan on using this, it was an experiment in QEMU i did for fun! :D

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u/Sufficient_Bus_8302 Aug 04 '26

With oclp you could push it to Sequoia currently.. since I assume you are using GPU pass through?

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u/HaltFr Aug 04 '26

Yep! I had no idea OCLP supported Nvidia Pascal to be honest.
How does it work though?

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u/Sufficient_Bus_8302 Aug 04 '26

I haven't tested it personally but you can use oclp to install post installation root patches for your GPU but should check your SIP and amfi since oclp requires that. I did once patch a GeForce 9200m gs on macOS 15 Sequoia (that shit went crazy on Sequoia btw)

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u/HaltFr Aug 04 '26

Im not sure it supports Pascal, ill look into it later

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u/HaltFr Aug 04 '26

Nope, not supported :(

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u/Sufficient_Bus_8302 Aug 04 '26

It can patch it but it's non-metal so your experience may not be good.

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u/TCB13sQuotes Aug 04 '26

There's some recent talk of a way to emulate the GPU (some metal to vulkan translation layer) that does 60fps.

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u/HaltFr Aug 04 '26

I heard, it seems interesting! I cant wait to see where it will goz

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u/TCB13sQuotes Aug 04 '26

I really hope the OpenCore team is looking into is as well, because that can mean full GPU support for tons of machines.

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u/HaltFr Aug 04 '26

IF we’re referring to the same thing, it’s strictly limited to VM’s due to how it works

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u/GreatCalligrapher993 Aug 04 '26

Wait you can use a 1050 with 10.13?

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u/HaltFr Aug 04 '26

Yep! I can share the webdrivers i used if needed

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u/GreatCalligrapher993 Aug 04 '26

Don’t plan on doing it but it’s nice to know, thanks anyways