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detecting if my process is running on a virtual macos x instance and not on my local mac machine
I m trying to identify if my launched process is running on a local mac machine(desktop/laptop) or a virtual macOS X instance like AWS EC2, Azure, MacStadium etc. I have followed this link which searched for its limited providers in the output, but I m not bound to any limited providers and looking for a general solution which is applicable to all the providers. Is there some hardware/network/virtualization-related information that can be used to identify if the process is launched on a virtual MacOS instance? OR is there some system Information that I can use to be sure that my process is running on a local machine?
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2 Requests for Rosetta: support BMI1/2 and F16C and support also AVX1/2 on Rosetta Linux..
Hi, REQUEST 1: seems Microsoft is ahead of Apple in X86 ARM emulation support at least in features supported.. see: https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2024/11/06/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-27744-canary-channel/ x64 emulated applications through Prism will now have support for additional extensions to the x86 instruction set architecture. These extensions include AVX and AVX2, as well as BMI, FMA, F16C BMI1/2 and F16C aren't yet supported by Rosetta.. would be useful for games like Alan Wake 2.. so asking for Rosetta equaling features to Prism emulator.. REQUEST 2: there is no way to currently enable AVX1/2 on Rosetta Linux.. on macOS using export ROSETTA_ADVERTISE_AVX=1 does the trick.. but not on Linux VM's.. tested setting this via: /bin/launchctl setenv ROSETTA_ADVERTISE_AVX 1 on Mac before VM launch and inside Linux VM but AVX2 isn't exposed..
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Developer account can't be added on a virtualised macOS using Virtualization framework
Dear Support Team, I constantly get a 401 unauthorised error, when I try to add my Developer account in Xcode while running a virutalised macOS using https://developer.apple.com/documentation/virtualization. So I can't use signing, entitlements, etc when building within a virutalised macOS. The error shown is below: There was a failure decoding response: (HTTP 401, 60 bytes) The data couldn’t be read because it isn’t in the correct format. I've found probably the same issue here https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/759877 Unfortunately, I can't find any updates. Are you aware of this problem? Are there any planned fixes in upcoming macOS updates? 15.0 (24A335) Version 16.1 (16B40) Apple M1 Pro, 16 GB Ram Best regards, Evgenii
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Troubleshooting "Decoding Error" in Xcode 16.2 on MacMini M1 with Sequoia 15.1
I'm working with a MacMini M1 running Sequoia 15.1 OS, and I've configured a Virtual Machine on this device using the Virtualization.Framework to operate with the same OS version. While I can sign into my account through System Settings without any problems, I encounter difficulties when trying to add my account to Xcode 16.2. Initially, the login appears to succeed, but Xcode quickly presents a "Decoding Error": There was an issue decoding the response: (HTTP 401, 60 bytes) The data couldn’t be read because it is not in the correct format. As a result, I'm unable to access any account details or team information. I found a similar issue but I don't think it was resolved, even if it's marked as such: https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/767673 Is there an existing workaround?
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Rossetta Linux fails with recent kernels>=6.11
Hi, please see detailed findings on: https://github.com/utmapp/UTM/discussions/6799 basically apps that runned via Rosetta Linux now fail in kernels>=6.11 like the included in Ubuntu 24.10 with: /media/rosetta/rosetta hello assertion failed [hash_table != nullptr]: Failed to find vdso DT_HASH (Vdso.cpp:78 get_vdso_dynamic_data) Trace/breakpoint trap the issue seems to be due to this commit. https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/48f6430505c0b0498ee9020ce3cf9558b1caaaeb
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Nested Hyper-V Support for VM's
Hello! I am wondering about the status of Nested Hyper-V Support for VM's? This is specifically regarding this issue with Parallels Desktop, which claims the issue is on Apple's side: Parallels Article: https://kb.parallels.com/en/116239 Within the Article, the no longer accessible previous Apple discussion post for this issue (at least I cannot access it): https://discussions.apple.com/thread/255546412 Is this something that will be fixed and supported soon? Thank you! (If this should be posted somewhere else please just let me know where!)
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M4 devices - VMs pre 13.4 fail to boot
Hi, It seems that on M4 devices any virtual machine with macOS version older than 13.4 fail to boot, they stuck with a black screen. This is regardless of the virtualization software used (UTM, VirtualBuddy, Viable, etc...). After talking to many people everyone experiences the same. At least for me, this is a massive limitation of the platform, I really hope this is a bug which can be fixed. Thanks, Csaba
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Metal passthrough on intel VMs causes com.apple.screensharing.menuextra to crash and screensharing to exit
https://feedbackassistant.apple.com/feedback/15645457 Metal passthrough on intel VMs causes com.apple.screensharing.menuextra to crash and screensharing to exit Create a 15.1 VM with metal passthrough on 15.0.1 or 15.1 host, enable Screen Sharing, then try connecting to with VNC after restarting the machine. I'm using Anka to create the VM. You'll see VNC work (open vnc://192.168.64.3:5900), then a few seconds in show "Reconnecting...", then work, then go to "Reconnecting..." for ~5m until it eventually works consistently. You'll see launchd showing exits/failures (see screenshots) You'll see diagnostic reports showing things like: Thread 0 Crashed:: Dispatch queue: com.apple.RenderBox.Encoder 0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x7ff801da5b52 __pthread_kill + 10 1 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x7ff801ddff85 pthread_kill + 262 2 libsystem_c.dylib 0x7ff801d00b19 abort + 126 3 libsystem_c.dylib 0x7ff801cffddc __assert_rtn + 314 4 Metal 0x7ff80d045d72 MTLReportFailure.cold.1 + 41 5 Metal 0x7ff80d01fa2a MTLReportFailure + 513 6 Metal 0x7ff80cfb74e0 +[MTLLoader sliceIDForDevice:legacyDriverVersion:airntDriverVersion:] + 200 7 Metal 0x7ff80cf265c9 +[_MTLBinaryArchive(MTLBinaryArchiveInternal) deserializeBinaryArchiveHeader:fileData:device:] + 89 8 Metal 0x7ff80cf10f0c -[_MTLBinaryArchive loadFromURL:error:] + 537 9 Metal 0x7ff80cf10288 -[_MTLBinaryArchive initWithOptions:device:url:error:] + 844 10 RenderBox 0x7ff9041a15fd RB::(anonymous namespace)::load_library_archive(NSBundle*,
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Xcode 16.1 can't load the Account information in VM
I have a MacMini M2 machine running Sequoia 15.1 OS. On this machine, I am running a Virtual Machine, utilizing the Virtualization.Framework, with the same OS version, 15.1. Logging into my account in the System Settings is successful. Next, I need to add my account in Xcode 16.1. While the initial login is successful, Xcode immediately displays the following error: Decoding Error. There was a failure decoding response: (HTTP 401, 60 bytes) The data couldn’t be read because it isn’t in the correct format. As a result, I cannot see any account information, teams, etc. A very similar bug has been reported at this issue - https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/759877, but there has been no progress or updates there. Is there any chance to fix this and get it working?
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Sending events to VZVirtualMachineView
I'm trying to send various user input events to a virtual machine. The app is built in SwiftUI, so the VZVirtualMachineView is part of a view controller wrapped in NSViewControllerRepresentable. Non-modified keystrokes and mouse clicks work fine, but I can't send modified keystrokes (e.g., ⌘F). These come through without the modifier (e.g., plain F). I also haven't been able to get mouse scroll wheel events to do anything in the VM. I installed a local event monitor with addLocalMonitorForEvents(matching:handler:). Before the VM boots and the VM view exists, typing myself generates events that I see with the monitor. After the VM boots, though, the monitor does not see any of my keystrokes. The monitor never sees any of my programmatically generated events. I am sending these all through NSWindow.sendEvent(_:). Is there anything special about VZVirtualMachineView that might affect how it handles injected events? It's obvious possible (likely) that I'm doing something wrong with how I build and/or send these events into the application. Can anyone point me to documentation or examples that aren't easily found through search engines?
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Oct ’24
Can't enroll in 15.1 beta in VM after signing into iCloud
I have created an Apple silicon macOS Sequoia VM using UTM on my Mac also running macOS Sequoia. As noted in the documentation, I can now sign-in to iCloud in the VM. I want to update the VM to macOS Sequoia 15.1 beta. (I understand that Apple Intelligence won't be available in the VM. I need to test my software.) However, when I go to Software Update in the System Settings, I am not offered the opportunity to enroll in the beta. (The "Beta Updates" section never appears.) Is this intentional?
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macOS Sequoia 15.1 Beta 2 fails to install as Virtual Machine using Apple's "RunningMacOSInAVirtualMachineOnAppleSilicon" sample project
Every time I attempt to install the macOS Sequoia 15.1 Beta 2 IPSW (UniversalMac_15.1_24B5024e_Restore.ipsw) it fails with the following error in installWithCompletionHandler: Error Domain=com.apple.MobileDevice.MobileRestore Code=3194 "Declined to authorize this DFU file on this device for this user." UserInfo={NSLocalizedDescription=Declined to authorize this DFU file on this device for this user., NSLocalizedFailureReason=Bei der Installation ist ein unbekannter Fehler aufgetreten.} I'm running macOS Sonoma 14.6.1, tried with both MobileDevice.pkg from Xcode 16 beta installed and with the official Device Support for macOS 15 beta installed. In either cases it fails with the same error. The upgrade also fails within a VM for both macOS Sequoia 15.0 Beta 7 and macOS Sequoia 15.1 Beta 2. After pressing Update Now in System Settings › General › Software Update the VM restarts and shows a crash report which unfortunately doesn't contain any useful info (and can't be sent since Apple ID login is only supported with a macOS 15 host...) Anyone know how to solve this?
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Multiple Resolutions in one Virtual Machine
Hi team, I was trying to launch Virtual machine on MacOS 14 using native framework with different Resolutions. let graphicsConfiguration = VZMacGraphicsDeviceConfiguration() graphicsConfiguration.displays = [ VZMacGraphicsDisplayConfiguration(widthInPixels: 2700, heightInPixels: 2200, pixelsPerInch: 100), VZMacGraphicsDisplayConfiguration(widthInPixels: 1920, heightInPixels: 1200, pixelsPerInch: 80) ] return graphicsConfiguration } But I'm getting below error: Fatal error: 'try!' expression unexpectedly raised an error: Error Domain=VZErrorDomain Code=2 "More than one display is configured." UserInfo={NSLocalizedFailure=Invalid virtual machine configuration., NSLocalizedFailureReason=More than one display is configured.} Please let me know it is possible to have multiple resolutions in single VM or not. My use case is to get support of multiple resolutions like 1920x1080, 2048x1536, 1024x728 etc. Thanks.
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Sep ’24
Virtualization framework time out of sync
When running Linux in a VM, if I close the lid of my macbook, when I reopen it, for exemple, two hours later, the Linux VM time has "drifted" and is two hours in the past. https://developer.apple.com/documentation/virtualization/running_linux_in_a_virtual_machine Microsoft solves this issue on their Hypervisor with a RTC device /dev/ptp_hyperv, and configuring chrony to use it, see https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/time-sync#chrony Linux KVM do the same : https://docs.redhat.com/en/documentation/red_hat_enterprise_linux/7/html/virtualization_deployment_and_administration_guide/chap-kvm_guest_timing_management#sect-KVM_guest_timing_management-Host-guest-time-sync It seems there is also a virtio_rtc module coming Virtualizing macOS on macOS has AppleVirtualPlatformRTCPlugin setting time on the guest. But how to get a Linux time in sync with
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Xcode 16 can't target RealityKitContent on macOS 14?
I'm working on a multi-platform app (macOS and visionOS for now). In these early stages it’s easier to target the Mac, but I started with a visionOS project. One of the things the template creates is a RealityKitContent package dependency. I can target macOS 14.5 in Xcode, but when it goes to build the RealiityKitContent, I get this error: error: Building for 'macosx', but '14.0' must be >= '15.0' [macosx] info: realitytool ["/Applications/Xcode-beta.app/Contents/Developer/usr/bin/realitytool" "compile" "--platform" "macosx" "--deployment-target" "14.0" … Unfortunately, I'm unwilling to update this machine to macOS 15, as it's too risky. Running macOS 15 in a VM is not possible (Apple Silicon). This strikes me as a bug, or severe shortcoming, of realitytool. This was introduced with visionOS 1.0, and should be able to target macOS < 15. It's not really reasonable to use Xcode 15, since soon enough Apple will require I build with Xcode 16 for submission to the App Store. Is this a bug, or intentional?
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Jul ’24
Rosetta 2 in MacOS VM
I'm running a MacOS15 beta 3 VM on a MacOS15 beta 3 Host (M2 Pro Mac Mini) using the Apple Virtualization Framework (via https://github.com/s-u/macosvm). For building my app inside the VM I need Rosetta 2, since flutter still uses some Intel binaries. But when I want to install Rosetta 2 I'm always getting the message, that installing Rosetta 2 is not allowed on this system. Digging in the log files I found a message from the installer, that the system is not supported. Searching online I just find a method for using Rosetta 2 inside Linux VM's using the Virtualization Framework. Am I missing something or is it not possible to use Rosetta 2 with MacOS guests?
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Jul ’24
Example Virtualization fails with Error Domain=VZErrorDomain Code=1
Hey im trying this example: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/virtualization/running_linux_in_a_virtual_machine And downloaded the vmlinuz and initrd.img from here https://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/releases/40/Everything/aarch64/os/images/pxeboot but when trying to run i get this error: The output of: file vmlinuz is PE32+ executable (EFI application) Aarch64 (stripped to external PDB), for MS Windows I tried to uncompress with gunzip but this did not work if found this but this did not help eitehr https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/709539
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Jul ’24
Virtual serial ports
Hello, I want to add virtual serial ports to a macOS VM (host = Sonoma, guest = Sonoma). Here is what I tried so far: option 1 I create a VZVirtioConsoleDeviceConfiguration and I add a port to it, with a VZFileHandleSerialPortAttachment connected to two pipes: let consoleDeviceConfiguration = VZVirtioConsoleDeviceConfiguration() let guestPort = VZVirtioConsolePortConfiguration() guestPort.isConsole = false guestPort.name = "myserialport" let guestToHostPipe = Pipe() let hostToGuestPipe = Pipe() guestPort.attachment = VZFileHandleSerialPortAttachment( fileHandleForReading: hostToGuestPipe.fileHandleForReading, fileHandleForWriting: guestToHostPipe.fileHandleForWriting ) consoleDeviceConfiguration.ports[0] = guestPort // config is my VZVirtualMachineConfiguration config.consoleDevices = [consoleDeviceConfiguration] Then after the VZVirtualMachine is instantiated, I get the runtime VZVirtioConsoleDevice for my device and I set my service as its delegate. In the guest system, the device is created with the expected name (/dev/cu.myserialport) When I open it (e.g. screen /dev/cu.myserialport 9600), the consoleDevice(_:,didOpen:) delegate method is called as expected. Then I start sending data to hostToGuestPipe.fileHandleForWriting, but I get nothing in my guest system. option 2 Instead of using config.consoleDevices, I add a VZVirtioConsoleDeviceSerialPortConfiguration to config.serialPorts and I use the same scheme as above with a VZFileHandleSerialPortAttachment and two pipes. It works, but: I can't find a way to rename the devices (/dev/cu.virtio, /dev/cu.virtio1, etc) I can't detect when the endpoint is opened/closed. Am I missing something?
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