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I am attempting to set up a MacOS X Catalina virtual machine on VirtualBox 6.1.16 r140961 (Qt5.6.2). I followed the guide at WikiGain and loaded into a UEFI interactive shell. I found a user in the comments with the same problem and a link to a solution. I followed the link to a SuperUser answer and followed the instructions to boot the boot.efi file. I saw a bunch of white text scroll past, as is expected in the WikiGain article. Then the screen froze, and I saw a bunch of lines containing the string Err(0xe).

This is my 4th time attempting to set up a Mac VM on my computer with different tutorials and a similar error. I am able to sucessfully run Windows and Linux VMs, but not Mac. Virtualization is enabled in my BIOS. I only need this VM to run as a server, so I do not need sound or a normal display size.

Links to images showing the problem:

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  • I’m voting to close this question because the use of macOS on non-Apple hardware is a legal grey area and as a result "Hackintosh" questions have been deemed [off-topic](http://meta.superuser.com/questions/1471/are-hackintosh-questions-allowed). – Tetsujin Jan 09 '21 at 17:33
  • @Tetsujin I disagree. The provided link is about Hackintosh's, but this question is about virtual OS X. If I had no original Mac hardware, it may be against the apple EULA when downloading the software. If, for example, I purchased a second-hand Mac Mini and used its license key, would that be allowed? If someone asked a question in that situation with the same issue as me, would that be okay, considering that someone without a Mac key could follow the same instructions? In any case, Apple has not and likley will not crack down on this usage of their software. – jerbear4328 Jan 09 '21 at 17:56
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    The "license key" for macOS is Apple hardware. The OS has no purchase price & no installer/validity key, your 'entry token' is your purchased hardware. IMO, that differentiation alone makes it the same as asking for a Windows keygen. Legalities aside, trying to do this in totally unsupported hardware with no available drivers is fraught with user-specific difficulty, which no-one except an owner of identical hardware could even help you investigate. Further - opinion aside, the owners of Stack Exchange have decided they don't want to play in these muddied waters, so have deemed it off-topic. – Tetsujin Jan 09 '21 at 18:03
  • @Tetsujin That makes sense. However, there are other questions on SuperUser like the one I linked that discuss this same topic, and the users reached a consensus that it is allowed. Also, the question you linked is 10 years old. [There is a new question](https://meta.superuser.com/questions/12050/revisit-the-hackintosh-policy) revisiting this policy, and most users agree to lift the ban. I notice that you disagreed with this in the chatroom, but that is an opinion. – jerbear4328 Jan 09 '21 at 18:24
  • This is one of those areas where user consensus was overridden by management policy. Again, legality aside, you have a one-person problem, unsolvable by anyone familiar with Macs & VMs in general. The lead answer on your linked question explains this. So it boils down to "even if it doesn't get closed, the chances of a working answer are slim". Ultimately it's not up to me, it takes 5 user close votes or a mod vote to close any question – Tetsujin Jan 09 '21 at 18:29
  • I understand. If this question is voted to be closed, then that is fair. If there is a chance of a working answer, I would like to try. – jerbear4328 Jan 09 '21 at 18:34

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I found a fix! In one Virtualbox Forum a user suggests to run the command VBoxManage modifyvm "High Sierra" --cpu-profile "Intel Core i7-6700K"

I replaced High Sierra with my VM name and the VM booted to the installation after seecting the boot.efi file! It took a long time, but I now have a working Mac VM! =)

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