Sudo hdiutil create -o /tmp/BigSur -size 16384m -volname BigSur -layout SPUD -fs HFS+J PLEASE DO NOT ASK ME OR ANYBODY ELSE FOR HELP REGARDING OBTAINING macOS ON LINUX OR WINDOWS, YOU WILL BE IGNORED!!ġ: A fairly modern CPU with X86-64 support (Intel or AMD is fine)Ģ: A PC running Windows or Linux with a MINIMUM of 16GB of RAM (The instructions in this guide will be for Windows, for Linux its almost identical)ģ: Access to an existing macOS install to obtain the installation filesĤ: Some way of transferring the ISO from macOS to your host machine (shared folder, 32 GB USB flash drive or external HDD)ĥ : A copy of VMWare Player 16 or VMWare Workstation 16 (EXSi is also mentioned as being supported however I haven't tested it)Ĩ: Virtualisation support must be enabled in your systems UEFIĢ: Download and extract VMWare macOS Unlockerģ: Open the extracted folder and run 'win-install.bat' as administratorĤ: Wait, it might take up to 5 minutes to find and download the macOS VMWare Tools ISOĥ: When the command prompt goes away we are ready to proceed with the next stepġ: On your existing macOS installation download Big Sur from the app storeĢ: When the download finishes Big Sur setup will run, quit the installer back to desktopĤ: Create a blank image by issuing the following command (type your password when prompted) and hitting Enter

Obtaining the macOS operating system files outside of an existing macOS installation is software piracy, as such it is against the forums ToS to provide help with obtaining macOS IN ANY OTHER WAY than the method I will outline in this guide. This guide REQUIRES you to have a working Mac or access to an existing macOS install.

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