Update download selection to auto-choose version 7

Revise installation instructions for Ubuntu and Fedora
Fighting with the install
2025-09-08 00:34:27 -05:00 · 2025-09-08 00:25:47 -05:00 · 2025-09-08 00:11:14 -05:00 · 2025-09-07 23:45:22 -05:00 · 2025-09-07 23:27:28 -05:00 · 2025-09-07 23:08:29 -05:00
3 changed files with 147 additions and 109 deletions
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@ -2,21 +2,12 @@
 ### Ubuntu 22.04 Quick Install
 - Full install and activation uses wget and curl commands to run the full sequence so you don’t have to manually configure everything.

-**Automatic Installation (one-liner)**:
+**Automatic Installation (one-liner) `wget` install**:
 ```
-sudo curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kholia/OSX-KVM/master/wget.install.script | bash
-```
-**Or `wget` install**:
-```
-sudo wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kholia/OSX-KVM/master/wget.install.script -O wget.install.script
+sudo wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kholia/OSX-KVM/master/wget.ubuntu.install.script -O wget.ubuntu.install.script && ./wget.ubuntu.install.script
 ```

-#### macOS Recovery and Installation
- Once OpenCore boots, you can download the macOS installer:
-```
-$ ./fetch-macOS-v2.py
-```
-Choose from:
+Chooses 7 from:
 ```shell
 1. High Sierra (10.13)  
 2. Mojave (10.14)  
@ -27,7 +18,7 @@ Choose from:
 7. Sonoma (14)  
 8. Sequoia (15)  

-Select a product to download (1-8): 6
+Select a product to download (1-8): Auto-Chooses 7
 ```
 #### Disk Setup
 1. Select **Disk Utility** from the OpenCore menu.  
@ -48,28 +39,23 @@ Select a product to download (1-8): 6
 - Boot the VM and macOS should start with OpenCore managing the EFI environment.  
 - Optionally, you can keep `fetch-macOS-v2.py` handy to upgrade or reinstall newer macOS versions.

+#### macOS Recovery and Installation
+- Once OpenCore boots, you can download the macOS installer:
+```
+$ ./fetch-macOS-v2.py
+```
+
 ---

 ### Fedora 38+ Quick Install
 - Full install and activation uses wget and curl commands to run the full sequence so you don’t have to manually configure packages or dependencies.

-**Automatic Installation**:
-
+**Automatic Installation with `wget` install**:
 ```
-sudo curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kholia/OSX-KVM/master/wget.fedora.install.script | bash
-```
-**Or `wget` install**:
-```
-sudo wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kholi
-a/OSX-KVM/master/wget.fedora.install.script -O wget.fedora.install.script
+sudo wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kholia/OSX-KVM/master/wget.fedora.install.script -O wget.fedora.install.script && wget.fedora.install.script
 ```

-#### macOS Recovery and Installation
- Once OpenCore boots, you can download the macOS installer using:
-```
-$ ./fetch-macOS-v2.py
-```
-Choose from:
+Chooses 7 from:
 ```
 1. High Sierra (10.13)  
 2. Mojave (10.14)  
@ -80,7 +66,7 @@ Choose from:
 7. Sonoma (14)  
 8. Sequoia (15)  

-Select a product to download (1-8): 6
+Select a product to download (1-8): Auto-Chooses 7
 ```
 #### Disk Setup
 1. Open **Disk Utility** in the OpenCore menu.  
@ -101,6 +87,12 @@ Select a product to download (1-8): 6
 - Boot the VM; OpenCore handles the EFI environment and macOS should load.  
 - Keep `fetch-macOS-v2.py` available for future upgrades or reinstallations.  

+#### macOS Recovery and Installation
+- Once OpenCore boots, you can download the macOS installer using:
+```
+$ ./fetch-macOS-v2.py
+```
+
 ---

 #### Notes
--- a/macOS.qcow2
+++ b/macOS.qcow2
--- a/wget.ubuntu.install.script
+++ b/wget.ubuntu.install.script
@ -1,33 +1,38 @@
 #!/usr/bin/bash
-# macOS KVM Installation Script for a brand-new Linux system
-# Quick Install: curl -fsSL <URL> | bash
+
+# macOS KVM Installation Script with wget/curl support
+# 
+# Quick Install (one-liner):
+#   curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/yourusername/OSX-KVM/master/install-macos-kvm.sh | bash
+#
+# Usage: ./install-macos-kvm.sh [OPTIONS]
+# Options:
+#   --use-curl    Use curl instead of wget for downloads
+#   --help        Show this help message

 set -e  # Exit on any error

 # Default settings
-USE_CURL=false
+USE_CURL=true
 INSTALL_DIR="$HOME/OSX-KVM"

 # Function to display help
 show_help() {
-    cat <<EOF
-macOS KVM Installation Script
-
-Usage: $0 [OPTIONS]
-
-Options:
-  --use-curl    Use curl instead of wget for downloads
-  --help        Show this help message
-
-This script will:
-  1. Install all required packages
-  2. Clone the OSX-KVM repository
-  3. Download macOS recovery image
-  4. Convert BaseSystem.dmg to raw format
-  5. Create macOS disk image (100GB)
-  6. Set proper permissions for libvirt
-  7. Launch macOS VM
-EOF
+    echo "macOS KVM Installation Script"
+    echo ""
+    echo "Usage: $0 [OPTIONS]"
+    echo ""
+    echo "Options:"
+    echo "  --use-curl    Use curl instead of wget for downloads"
+    echo "  --help        Show this help message"
+    echo ""
+    echo "This script will:"
+    echo "  1. Clone the OSX-KVM repository"
+    echo "  2. Download macOS recovery image"
+    echo "  3. Convert BaseSystem.dmg to raw format"
+    echo "  4. Create macOS disk image (100GB)"
+    echo "  5. Set proper permissions for libvirt"
+    echo "  6. Launch macOS VM"
 }

 # Function to check if command exists
@ -35,25 +40,21 @@ command_exists() {
    command -v "$1" >/dev/null 2>&1
 }

-# Function to install packages via apt
-install_package() {
-    local pkg="$1"
-    if ! dpkg -s "$pkg" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-        echo "Installing missing package: $pkg"
-        sudo apt-get install -y "$pkg"
-    fi
-}
-
-# Function to download files
+# Function to download with fallback
 download_file() {
    local url="$1"
    local output="$2"
+    
    echo "Downloading: $url"
+    
    if [ "$USE_CURL" = true ] && command_exists curl; then
+        echo "Using curl for download..."
        curl -L -o "$output" "$url"
    elif command_exists wget; then
+        echo "Using wget for download..."
        wget -O "$output" "$url"
    elif command_exists curl; then
+        echo "wget not found, falling back to curl..."
        curl -L -o "$output" "$url"
    else
        echo "Error: Neither wget nor curl found. Please install one of them."
@ -74,65 +75,68 @@ while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
            ;;
        *)
            echo "Unknown option: $1"
-            show_help
+            echo "Use --help for usage information"
            exit 1
            ;;
    esac
 done

-echo "Updating package list..."
-sudo apt-get update -y
+# Check for required commands
+echo "Checking system requirements..."

-# Install required packages
-REQUIRED_PKGS=(git wget curl python3 python3-pip qemu-system qemu-utils \
-uml-utilities virt-manager libguestfs-tools p7zip-full make dmg2img \
-tesseract-ocr tesseract-ocr-eng genisoimage vim net-tools screen)
-
-for pkg in "${REQUIRED_PKGS[@]}"; do
-    install_package "$pkg"
-done
-
-echo "✓ All required packages installed"
-
-# Check system commands
-for cmd in git qemu-img wget curl python3 make dmg2img; do
-    if ! command_exists "$cmd"; then
-        echo "Error: $cmd is required but not installed."
+if ! command_exists git; then
+    echo "Error: git is required but not installed."
    exit 1
 fi
-done

-echo "✓ System commands verified"
+if ! command_exists qemu-img; then
+    echo "Error: qemu-img is required but not installed."
+    echo "Please install qemu-utils or qemu-system package"
+    exit 1
+fi

-# Create installation directory
+# Check for download capability
+if ! command_exists wget && ! command_exists curl; then
+    echo "Error: Neither wget nor curl found."
+    echo "Please install wget or curl to continue."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "✓ System requirements check passed"
+
+# Create installation directory if it doesn't exist
 if [ -d "$INSTALL_DIR" ]; then
-    echo "Warning: $INSTALL_DIR exists. Backing up to ${INSTALL_DIR}.backup"
+    echo "Warning: $INSTALL_DIR already exists. Backing up to ${INSTALL_DIR}.backup"
    mv "$INSTALL_DIR" "${INSTALL_DIR}.backup.$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S)"
 fi

-# Clone repository
+# Clone the repository
 echo "Cloning OSX-KVM repository..."
 git clone https://github.com/kholia/OSX-KVM.git "$INSTALL_DIR"
 cd "$INSTALL_DIR"

-# Setup KVM
-sudo modprobe kvm
-echo 1 | sudo tee /sys/module/kvm/parameters/ignore_msrs >/dev/null || true
-[ -f kvm_amd.conf ] && sudo cp kvm_amd.conf /etc/modprobe.d/kvm.conf
-
-sudo usermod -aG kvm "$(whoami)"
-sudo usermod -aG libvirt "$(whoami)"
-sudo usermod -aG input "$(whoami)"
-
-# Download macOS recovery image
-echo "Downloading macOS recovery image..."
+# Download macOS recovery image (automatically choose Sonoma - option 7)
+echo "Downloading macOS recovery image (Sonoma - Recommended)..."
 if [ -f "fetch-macOS-v2.py" ]; then
-    python3 fetch-macOS-v2.py
+    echo "7" | python3 fetch-macOS-v2.py
 else
+    echo "Warning: fetch-macOS-v2.py not found, attempting manual download..."
+    # Fallback download URLs for macOS recovery images
    RECOVERY_URL="https://updates.cdn-apple.com/2019FallFCS/fullrestores/061-44998/B5A3E286-1C4A-11EA-99D4-864D6786AB92/BaseSystem.dmg"
    download_file "$RECOVERY_URL" "BaseSystem.dmg"
 fi

+sudo apt-get install qemu-system uml-utilities virt-manager git \
+    wget libguestfs-tools p7zip-full make dmg2img tesseract-ocr \
+    tesseract-ocr-eng genisoimage vim net-tools screen -y
+
+sudo modprobe kvm; echo 1 | sudo tee /sys/module/kvm/parameters/ignore_msrs
+sudo cp kvm_amd.conf /etc/modprobe.d/kvm.conf  # for amd boxes only
+
+sudo usermod -aG kvm $(whoami)
+sudo usermod -aG libvirt $(whoami)
+sudo usermod -aG input $(whoami)
+
 # Convert BaseSystem.dmg to raw format
 echo "Converting BaseSystem.dmg to raw format..."
 if [ -f "BaseSystem.dmg" ]; then
@ -143,36 +147,78 @@ else
    exit 1
 fi

-# Create macOS disk image
+# Create macOS disk image (256GB)
 echo "Creating macOS disk image (256GB)..."
 qemu-img create -f qcow2 macOS.qcow2 256G
-ln -sf macOS.qcow2 mac_hdd_ng.img
-echo "✓ Disk image created"
+echo "✓ macOS.qcow2 created successfully"

-# Set permissions for libvirt
-sudo chown libvirt-qemu:libvirt-qemu macOS.qcow2 2>/dev/null || true
-sudo chmod 664 macOS.qcow2 2>/dev/null || true
-sudo chmod 755 "$INSTALL_DIR" 2>/dev/null || true
+# Create symlink for script compatibility
+echo "Creating compatibility symlink..."
+ln -sf macOS.qcow2 mac_hdd_ng.img
+
+# Fix permissions for libvirt
+echo "Setting up permissions for libvirt..."
+sudo chown libvirt-qemu:libvirt-qemu macOS.qcow2 2>/dev/null || {
+    echo "Warning: Could not change ownership to libvirt-qemu. You may need to run this manually:"
+    echo "  sudo chown libvirt-qemu:libvirt-qemu $INSTALL_DIR/macOS.qcow2"
+}
+
+sudo chmod 664 macOS.qcow2 2>/dev/null || {
+    echo "Warning: Could not change permissions. You may need to run this manually:"
+    echo "  sudo chmod 664 $INSTALL_DIR/macOS.qcow2"
+}
+
+# Fix directory permissions
+sudo chmod 755 "$INSTALL_DIR" 2>/dev/null || {
+    echo "Warning: Could not change directory permissions. You may need to run this manually:"
+    echo "  sudo chmod 755 $INSTALL_DIR"
+}

 # Make scripts executable
+echo "Making scripts executable..."
 chmod +x *.sh

-# Build OpenCore if missing
+# Check if OpenCore exists and build if necessary
 if [ ! -f "OpenCore/OpenCore.qcow2" ]; then
    echo "OpenCore not found, attempting to build..."
-    cd OpenCore || exit
-    [ -f "Makefile" ] && make || echo "Warning: Could not build OpenCore"
+    cd OpenCore
+    if [ -f "Makefile" ]; then
+        make
+    else
+        echo "Warning: Could not build OpenCore. You may need to build it manually."
+    fi
    cd ..
 fi

 echo ""
 echo "🎉 Installation completed successfully!"
+echo ""
 echo "Next steps:"
-echo "1. Start macOS VM: cd $INSTALL_DIR && sudo ./OpenCore-Boot.sh"
-echo "2. Use virt-manager: import XML, start VM"
+echo "1. To start the macOS VM using the script:"
+echo "   cd $INSTALL_DIR && sudo ./OpenCore-Boot.sh"
+echo ""
+echo "2. To use with virt-manager:"
+echo "   - Import the provided libvirt XML configuration"
+echo "   - Start the VM through virt-manager interface"
+echo ""
+echo "3. During installation:"
+echo "   - Select 'macOS Base System' from OpenCore"
+echo "   - Use Disk Utility to format the 256GB drive"
+echo "   - Install macOS to the formatted drive"
+echo ""
+echo "Files created:"
+echo "  - BaseSystem.img (macOS installer)"
+echo "  - macOS.qcow2 (256GB virtual disk)"
+echo "  - mac_hdd_ng.img -> macOS.qcow2 (compatibility symlink)"
 echo ""

-# Prompt to start VM
-read -p "Start macOS VM now? (y/n): " -n 1 -r
+# Ask if user wants to start the VM now
+read -p "Would you like to start the macOS VM now? (y/n): " -n 1 -r
 echo
-[[ $REPLY =~ ^[Yy]$ ]] && sudo ./OpenCore-Boot.sh || echo "VM can be started later"
+if [[ $REPLY =~ ^[Yy]$ ]]; then
+    echo "Starting macOS VM..."
+    sudo ./OpenCore-Boot.sh
+else
+    echo "You can start the VM later by running:"
+    echo "  cd $INSTALL_DIR && sudo ./OpenCore-Boot.sh"
+fi
Author	SHA1	Message	Date
Statik DK Smoke	9a9b0e18a1	Update download selection to auto-choose version 7	2025-09-08 00:34:27 -05:00
Statik DK Smoke	2d728a3033	Revise installation instructions for Ubuntu and Fedora	2025-09-08 00:25:47 -05:00
statikfintechllc	bb8591faa7	Fighting with the install	2025-09-08 00:11:14 -05:00
statikfintechllc	0c7293296c	debugging	2025-09-07 23:45:22 -05:00
Statik DK Smoke	f193460e0c	updated ubuntun, found bug	2025-09-07 23:27:28 -05:00
Statik DK Smoke	cbf0fd015e	Update README.md	2025-09-07 23:08:29 -05:00
Statik DK Smoke	d27e6b3d86	Change installation script URLs for Ubuntu and Fedora	2025-09-07 23:06:54 -05:00