boot-macOS-Mojave.sh

#!/bin/bash

# See https://www.mail-archive.com/qemu-devel@nongnu.org/msg471657.html thread.
#
# The "pc-q35-2.4" machine type was changed to "pc-q35-2.9" on 06-August-2017.
#
# The "media=cdrom" part is needed to make Clover recognize the bootable ISO
# image.

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# NOTE: Tweak the "MY_OPTIONS" line in case you are having booting problems!
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MY_OPTIONS="+pcid,+ssse3,+sse4.2,+popcnt,+avx,+aes,+xsave,+xsaveopt,check"

qemu-system-x86_64 -enable-kvm -m 3072 -cpu Penryn,kvm=on,vendor=GenuineIntel,+invtsc,vmware-cpuid-freq=on,$MY_OPTIONS\
	  -machine pc-q35-2.11 \
	  -smp 4,cores=2 \
	  -usb -device usb-kbd -device usb-tablet \
	  -device isa-applesmc,osk="ourhardworkbythesewordsguardedpleasedontsteal(c)AppleComputerInc" \
	  -drive if=pflash,format=raw,readonly,file=OVMF_CODE.fd \
	  -drive if=pflash,format=raw,file=OVMF_VARS-1024x768.fd \
	  -smbios type=2 \
	  -device ich9-intel-hda -device hda-duplex \
	  -device ide-drive,bus=ide.2,drive=Clover \
	  -drive id=Clover,if=none,snapshot=on,format=qcow2,file=./'Mojave/Clover.qcow2' \
	  -device ide-drive,bus=ide.1,drive=MacHDD \
	  -drive id=MacHDD,if=none,file=./mac_hdd.img,format=qcow2 \
	  -device ide-drive,bus=ide.0,drive=MacDVD \
	  -drive id=MacDVD,if=none,snapshot=on,media=cdrom,file=./'Mojave.iso' \
	  -netdev tap,id=net0,ifname=tap0,script=no,downscript=no -device e1000-82545em,netdev=net0,id=net0,mac=52:54:00:c9:18:27 \
	  -monitor stdio