Install Ventura 13.2 on Mac mini 2018 16GB i3 with virtualbox 7.0.6

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saimens
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Install Ventura 13.2 on Mac mini 2018 16GB i3 with virtualbox 7.0.6

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Hi all,

I try to install Ventura on a Mac mini from 2018. The initial start terminates with a critical error (see screenshot).

Any idea what I could try?

I already red that Ventura 13.2 is needed on virtualBox 7.0.6. But this wasn't it. Ii can install the sam .iso on the same machine with Parallels.

Thanks

Simon
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granada29
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Re: Install Ventura 13.2 on Mac mini 2018 16GB i3 with virtualbox 7.0.6

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saimens wrote: I already red that Ventura 13.2 is needed on virtualBox 7.0.6. But this wasn't it. ...
That is correct. VirtualBox 7.0.6 has a problem loading EFI boot files on macOS Ventura 13.3 and later. See Guru meditation with macOS Ventura 13.3

Your log shows you are running Ventura 13.3, which explains your crash.
saimens
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Re: Install Ventura 13.2 on Mac mini 2018 16GB i3 with virtualbox 7.0.6

Post by saimens »

Thanks for the quick reply.
granada29 wrote:Your log shows you are running Ventura 13.3, which explains your crash.
The host is 13.3.1 The guest ist 13.2 (I hope at least ...)

Is the limitation regarding the guest and / or the host?
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Re: Install Ventura 13.2 on Mac mini 2018 16GB i3 with virtualbox 7.0.6

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saimens wrote:Is the limitation regarding the guest and / or the host?
I guess you have not read the thread linked in my earlier post where this is made quite clear.

The problem is caused by changes made by Apple to their hypervisor engine on Ventura 13.3
Oracle developers are implementing a workaround which will hopefully be available in the next release of VirtualBox.

You have 2 problems.

1. Your host system (macOS 13.3+) has a known problem running VirtualBox 7.0.6
2. The other is that (to my knowledge anyway), no-one has yet successfully managed to get Ventura to run as a guest under any version of VirtualBox. Maybe you can crack that one?
saimens
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Re: Install Ventura 13.2 on Mac mini 2018 16GB i3 with virtualbox 7.0.6

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granada29 wrote:
You have 2 problems.

1. Your host system (macOS 13.3+) has a known problem running VirtualBox 7.0.6
2. The other is that (to my knowledge anyway), no-one has yet successfully managed to get Ventura to run as a guest under any version of VirtualBox. Maybe you can crack that one?
thanks for the clarification.
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