[WorksForMe] Can't get past "Waiting on root device"

ReMa · Post by **ReMa** » 2. Dec 2019, 14:12

Hi, everyone! I have to do a project at University where we create a mac os high sierra virtual machine.
I have a macbook pro 15 retina 2012 running mojave currently. I downloaded the official version of High Sierra from App Store and converted it to .cdr.
When starting the machine, i get to the point where it shows "HID: Legacy Shim 2" and "waiting on root device". Then it freezes and letters get distorted. Nothing happens.

I'm suspecting that something might be wrong with my configuration but I don't know where to look and changed various settings like usb, chipsets e.t.c. already.

Post by **socratis** » 2. Dec 2019, 16:30

ReMa wrote:I downloaded the official version of High Sierra from App Store and converted it to .cdr

How exactly did you do that?

Have a look at 1) [HowTo] Create OSX ISO from the OSX Install app (note the 1st post, it has a link to an App that does that) and 2) [HowTo] Install OSX 10.13 in a VM.

ReMa · Post by **ReMa** » 6. Dec 2019, 03:32

Most likely I did it wrong!

Thanks for the links, It worked.

Post by **socratis** » 6. Dec 2019, 03:56

Glad you got it going, marking as [WorksForMe].

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