franceer.blogg.se - Ipsw file

# This script checks Apple's IPSW feed to get the appropriate IPSW file This script is available below and also from GitHub at the following location:

download_latest_macOS_ipsw_for_virtualization.sh

If the download fails, a message is displayed notifying the user that the download failed and the script exits with an error.

If the download succeeds, a message is displayed notifying the user that the download has completed and where the IPSW file is stored.

Download the IPSW file to a temp directory.

If it finds a matching IPSW download URL, it will take the following actions: The script checks Apple’s IPSW feed to get the appropriate IPSW file for the current release of macOS used by the VirtualMac2,1 Mac model. For more details, please see below the jump. Using this information, I’ve written a script to download the appropriate IPSW file for building macOS virtual machines by checking the file linked above for the download URL associated with the VirtualMac2,1 Mac model. This means that we should be able to identify and download the appropriate IPSW file for use when building Mac virtual machines. If you look at the XML file from the link above, it provides download links for the current version of macOS for the various Mac models which support running that version of macOS.Īmong the various models listed is the model identifier for Mac virtual machines ( VirtualMac2,1) created using Apple’s Virtualization framework. ipsw file extension and are commonly referred to as IPSW files.Īpple publishes the download links for macOS restore images via the following URL: A change between creating Mac virtual machines on Intel Macs and creating them on Apple Silicon Macs is that virtualization on Apple Silicon Macs often assumes that the virtual machine is built using a macOS restore image .