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  • Posted 3/29/18 8:55 AM, 11 messages.
  • Rename InstallESDDmg.pkg inside the SharedSupport folder to InstallESD.dmg Edit InstallInfo.plist using WordPad (or another text editor) and remove the chunklistURL and chunklistid keys for InstallESD as well as rename InstallESDDmg.pkg to InstallESD.dmg (example here) Write BaseSystem to USB Format the USB drive using Boot Disk Utility.

Post 74, Sanchayan says, 'If you follow the directions of the OP, open the macOS install Mojave/Sierra/high sierra.app package in Applications (do so by right click, show package contents)z you'll see in the contents and sharedsupport (inside contents folder), the files are copied from the macOS install data directory to SharedSupport, as the.

Download macOS

  1. Get FetchMacOS and place it in a known folder.

  2. Open Command Prompt and use cd to go to the known folder.

  3. Run fetch-macos.exe -p PRODUCTID -o SharedSupport where PRODUCTID is the macOS package you want to download.

Edit Downloaded Files

  1. Rename InstallESDDmg.pkg inside the SharedSupport folder to InstallESD.dmg

  2. Edit InstallInfo.plist using WordPad (or another text editor) and remove the chunklistURL and chunklistid keys for InstallESD as well as rename InstallESDDmg.pkg to InstallESD.dmg (example here)

Write BaseSystem to USB

  1. Format the USB drive using Boot Disk Utility. Select DL and Save after DL for Clover Bootloader Source, Clover for Format Options, and a 200MB Boot Partition Size for Multi Partitioning

  2. Extract 4.hfs from SharedSupportBaseSystem.dmg --> save to it's local folder

  3. Restore 4.hfs to the USB's second partition ---> 2nd partition becomes bootable 'OS X Base System'

Resize BaseStstem USB Partition

Open Paragon Partition Manager Free and resize the second partition of the USB drive to the full size allowed. Don't forget to apply the changes at the end.

Copy Additional Data

  1. Open TransMac and navigate to the HFS+ Volume/Install macOS High Sierra.app/Contents folder. Right click anywhere in the empty space on the RHS pane and select Copy Here.

  2. In the next stage, select the SharedSupport folder we created earlier as the Files and Folders to be copied to the Mac Volume.

Preparation

Download OS X Yosemite from the Mac App Store and open the Terminal.app to install iesd, a Ruby tool to customize OS X Install ESD's:

Customize InstallESD

Before we can use the vanilla Yosemite Installer in VirtualBox, we have to customize the InstallESD using iesd first as well as convert it into a sparse image (UDSP format):

Now we need to mount both the original InstallESD and the customized sparse image that we just generated ...

Contents Sharedsupport Installesd.dmg Missing

Contents Sharedsupport Installesd.dmg Missing

... to copy the missing original base system files back into the customized InstallESD:

Unmount both the InstallESD and the sparse image:

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As well as the mounted disks via diskutil and your Terminal:

Note: If that doesn't work and you get a 'resource busy' message in step 12, try using the Disk Utility.app:

Finally we can convert it back into a .dmg file (UDZO format):

Installation in VirtualBox

Open VirtualBox, insert the customized yosemitefixed.dmg in the CD-ROM drive of your guest system and make sure to adjust the chipset to 'PIIX3'.

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Now you can start up your VM, open the Disk Utility.app within the installer and create a new HFS+ partition to install a fresh copy of Yosemite.

Here are some of the frequently asked questions from the comments. In case you encounter any issues or problems, check below to find a solution.

Error message: 'Kernel driver not installed (rc=-1908)'

Try to reinstall VirtualBox to fix this error.

Stuck on boot: 'Missing Bluetooth Controller Transport'

Try the following steps to fix this issue:

  1. Stop the virtual machine in VirtualBox.
  2. Open a new terminal window.
  3. Run the following command to adjust the guest CPU (don't forget to replace [your_VM_name>] with your actual VM name):

Adjust screen resolution

To control the GOP (Graphics Output Protocol), use the following Terminal command:

Where [n] can be 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 referring to 640x480, 800x600, 1024x768, 1280x1024, 1440x900 or 1920x1200 screen resolution respectively.