In this tutorial, I am going to show you how to install mac os x el capitan on VMware workstation. OS X El Capitan (version 10.11) is the twelfth major release of OS X (now named macOS), Apple Inc.’s desktop and server operating system for Macintosh computers. It is the successor to OS X Yosemite and focuses mainly on performance, stability and security. Following the California landmark-based naming scheme introduced with OS X Mavericks, El Capitan was named after a rock formation in Yosemite National Park, signifying its goal to be a refined version of Yosemite. El Capitan is the final version to be released under the name OS X; its successor, Sierra, was announced as macOS Sierra.

System Requirements

Your PC must meet the following minimum system factors

• 2GB Memory(RAM)
• Number of Processors: 2
• Hard Disk: 80GB
• Graphics memory: 256 MB

Requirement for VMware

• Download MacOS 10.11 El Capitan VMware VMDK
• Download unlocker208
• VMware 12 Full version is downloadable

You need the VMware Unlocker tool. OS X support is built in to every VMware hypervisor product, but it’s coded to prevent exposing it unless you’re running on Apple hardware. The unlocker program hacks the VMware binary to open up the OS X guest features.

Adding Apple Guest OS in VMware:

Download Unlocker208 from here and extract, then Right mouse on ‘win-install.cmd’  > Run As Administrator.

install unblocker

Once it has successfully patched the VMware workstation, you should be able to see the Mac OS X guest support on VMware.

Creating a New Virtual Machine

Step 1: Lunch and Start the New Virtual Machine Wizard. Choose File > New Virtual Machineto begin creating your virtual machine.

Step 2: Choose the Typical virtual machine configuration option, then click next.

Install Mac OS X El Capitan

Step 3: For the Guest OS, you have to select I will install the Operating System later. Because we don’t have the ISO to install, instead we have VMDK file.

Guest OS Installation

Step 4: Since you have installed unlocker208, you are now able to select Apple Mac OS X as operating system. for version select OS X 10.11 and click Next to go further.

Select a Guest OS

Step 5: Choose a name for your Virtual Machine as well as a location where it will be stored.

Name the New Virtual Machine

Step 6: Next up is creating your virtual disk. The advised maximum limit is 60 GB, which is okay. I advise you to stay with the “Split virtual disk into multiple files” option, otherwise VMware will immediately allocate the space on your hard drive.

specify-disk-capacity

Step 7: if you want to get fancy, you can customize the hardware that your VM will use I’ll go ahead and do this to show you some of the option you can change, but if you are okay with the VMware default you can go ahead and select “Finish”.

Finish VM

Editing VM to add VMDK

Step 1: Click on Edit virtual machine settings. > Remove current Hard Disk> Select Harddisk (Sata) Click Remove.

Remove HD Sata

Step 2: Once you Remove Current Hard Disk, click “Add”. Select Hard Disk and click next.

Add HD

Step 3: From the select disk type page, select “SATA (Recommended)” and click Next.

Select Disk Type

Step 4: From select disk page, select “Use and existing virtual disk”, then click Next.

use an existing hard disk

Step 5: browse the Mac OS 10.11 El Capitan VMDK (El Capitan VMware image) file from the extracted folder that you downloaded. Then click on Finish, then click on OK.

Select an Existing Disk

Editing VM Configuration

Once you insert existing disk, it’s time to editing vm configuration. Navigate to that folder where you have saved your VM of Mac OS X El Captain.

Step 1: Open the New folder that we create for the virtual machine and open the file .vmx using notepad.

Open VMX

Step 4. Scroll down and add this code ( Smc.version = 0 ). After typing that save it.

Add Command

Installing Mac OS X El Captain 10.11 on VMware

Step 1: Once you’re ready to begin installing, simply click on “Power on this virtual machine”. From here on the install should begin.

Step 2: After you will see the welcome page, select a language then click Continue.

Install Mac OS X El Capitan on VMware

Step 3: Choose a keyword layout and then click Continue.

Select your Keyboard

Step 4: From here Check “Enable Location Services on this MAC” and then Continue.

Enable Location services

Step 5: From screen shot below, select “Don’t transfer any information now” then Continue.

Transferring Files

Step 6: Now you are in authentication page. It is asking from you whether you have to be log in with Apple ID account or without. Click Continue.

Sign in with Apple ID Account

Step 7: Now you must agree with the terms and conditions.

Agreement

Step 9: Select a name and account name and enter your password then Continue.

Create your Account

Step 10: For Diagnostics and Usage click Agree. And now you are in the interface of Mac OS X El Captain.

Diagnostics Usage

Finally, you will arrive at the El Capitan Desktop.

Conclusion

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How to Install Mac OS X El Capitan on VMware