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Original author(s) | Innotek GmbH |
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Developer(s) | Oracle Corporation |
Initial release | 17 January 2007; 12 years ago |
Stable release | |
Repository | |
Written in | C, C++, x86 Assembly |
Operating system | Windows, macOS, Linux and Solaris[1] |
Platform | x64 only (version 5.x and earlier works on IA-32)[2] |
Size | 97–163 MB depending on platform[2] |
Type | Hypervisor |
License | Base Package (USB support only for USB 1.1): GNU General Public License version 2 (Optionally CDDL for most files of the source distribution), 'Extension Pack' (including USB 3.0 support): PUEL |
Website | virtualbox.org |
Oracle VM VirtualBox (formerly Sun VirtualBox, Sun xVM VirtualBox and Innotek VirtualBox) is a free and open-sourcehostedhypervisor for x86 virtualization, developed by Oracle Corporation. Created by Innotek GmbH, it was acquired by Sun Microsystems in 2008, which was, in turn, acquired by Oracle in 2010.
VirtualBox may be installed on Windows, macOS, Linux, Solaris and OpenSolaris. There are also ports to FreeBSD[3] and Genode.[4] It supports the creation and management of guest virtual machines running Windows, Linux, BSD, OS/2, Solaris, Haiku, and OSx86,[5] as well as limited virtualization of macOS guests on Apple hardware.[6][7] For some guest operating systems, a 'Guest Additions' package of device drivers and system applications is available,[8][9] which typically improves performance, especially that of graphics.[10]
- 3Emulated environment
- 4Feature set
History[edit]
Logo of VirtualBox OSE, 2007–2010
VirtualBox was first offered by Innotek GmbH from Weinstadt, Germany, under a proprietary software license, making one version of the product available at no cost for personal or evaluation use, subject to the VirtualBox Personal Use and Evaluation License (PUEL).[11] In January 2007, based on counsel by LiSoG, Innotek GmbH released VirtualBox Open Source Edition (OSE) as free and open-source software, subject to the requirements of the GNU General Public License (GPL), version 2.[12]
Innotek GmbH also contributed to the development of OS/2 and Linux support in virtualization[13] and OS/2 ports[14] of products from Connectix which were later acquired by Microsoft. Specifically, Innotek developed the 'additions' code in both Windows Virtual PC and Microsoft Virtual Server, which enables various host–guest OS interactions like shared clipboards or dynamic viewport resizing.
Sun Microsystems acquired Innotek in February 2008.[15][16][17]
Oracle Corporationacquired Sun in January 2010 and re-branded the product as 'Oracle VM VirtualBox'.[18][19][20]
Licensing[edit]
The core package is, since version 4 in December 2010, free software under GNU General Public License version 2 (GPLv2). The separate 'VirtualBox Oracle VM VirtualBox extension pack' providing support for USB 2.0 and 3.0 devices, Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP), disk encryption, NVMe and Preboot Execution Environment (PXE) boot is under a proprietary license, called Personal Use and Evaluation License (PUEL), which permits use of the software for personal use, educational use, or evaluation, free of charge.[21] Since VirtualBox version 5.1.30[22] Oracle defines personal use as the installation of the software on a single host computer for non-commercial purposes.[23]
Prior to version 4, there were two different packages of the VirtualBox software. The full package was offered free under the PUEL, with licenses for other commercial deployment purchasable from Oracle. A second package called the VirtualBox Open Source Edition (OSE) was released under GPLv2. This removed the same proprietary components not available under GPLv2.[23][24]
Building the BIOS for VirtualBox since version 4.2[citation needed] requires the use of the Open Watcom compiler,[25] for which the Sybase Open Watcom Public License is approved as 'Open Source' by the Open Source Initiative[26] but not as 'free' by the Free Software Foundation or under the Debian Free Software Guidelines.[25][27]
Although VirtualBox has experimental support for Mac OS X guests, the end user license agreement of Mac OS X does not permit the operating system to run on non-Apple hardware, and this is enforced within the operating system by calls to the Apple System Management Controller (SMC) in all Apple machines, which verifies the authenticity of the hardware.[28]
Emulated environment[edit]
Running UbuntuLive CD under VirtualBox on Ubuntu
Users of VirtualBox can load multiple guest OSes under a single host operating-system (host OS). Each guest can be started, paused and stopped independently within its own virtual machine (VM). The user can independently configure each VM and run it under a choice of software-based virtualization or hardware assisted virtualization if the underlying host hardware supports this. The host OS and guest OSs and applications can communicate with each other through a number of mechanisms including a common clipboard and a virtualized network facility. Guest VMs can also directly communicate with each other if configured to do so.[29]
Software-based virtualization[edit]
In the absence of hardware-assisted virtualization, VirtualBox adopts a standard software-based virtualization approach. This mode supports 32-bit guest OSs which run in rings 0 and 3 of the Intel ring architecture.
- The system reconfigures the guest OS code, which would normally run in ring 0, to execute in ring 1 on the host hardware. Because this code contains many priviliged instructions which cannot run natively in ring 1, VirtualBox employs a Code Scanning and Analysis Manager (CSAM) to scan the ring 0 code recursively before its first execution to identify problematic instructions and then calls the Patch Manager (PATM) to perform in-situ patching. This replaces the instruction with a jump to a VM-safe equivalent compiled code fragment in hypervisor memory.
- The guest user-mode code, running in ring 3, generally runs directly on the host hardware in ring 3.
In both cases, VirtualBox uses CSAM and PATM to inspect and patch the offending instructions whenever a fault occurs. VirtualBox also contains a dynamic recompiler, based on QEMU to recompile any real mode or protected mode code entirely (e.g. BIOS code, a DOS guest, or any operating system startup).[30]
Using these techniques, VirtualBox can achieve a performance comparable to that of VMware.[31][32]
Hardware-assisted virtualization[edit]
VirtualBox supports both Intel's VT-x and AMD's AMD-V hardware-assisted virtualization. Making use of these facilities, VirtualBox can run each guest VM in its own separate address-space; the guest OS ring 0 code runs on the host at ring 0 in VMX non-root mode rather than in ring 1.
VirtualBox supports some guests (including 64-bit guests, SMP guests and certain proprietary OSs) only on hosts with hardware-assisted virtualization.
Device virtualization[edit]
The system emulates hard disks in one of three disk image formats:
- VDI: This format is the VirtualBox-specific VirtualBox Disk Image and stores data in files bearing a '.vdi' filename extension.
- VMDK: This open format is used by VMware products such as VMware Workstation and VMware Player. It stores data in one or more files bearing '.vmdk' filename extensions. A single virtual hard disk may span several files.
- VHD: This format is used by Windows Virtual PC and Hyper-V, and is the native virtual disk format of the Microsoft Windows operating system, starting with Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. Data in this format are stored in a single file bearing the '.vhd' filename extension.
A VirtualBox virtual machine can, therefore, use disks previously created in VMware or Microsoft Virtual PC, as well as its own native format. VirtualBox can also connect to iSCSI targets and to raw partitions on the host, using either as virtual hard disks. VirtualBox emulates IDE (PIIX4 and ICH6 controllers), SCSI, SATA (ICH8M controller) and SAS controllers to which hard drives can be attached.
VirtualBox has supported Open Virtualization Format (OVF) since version 2.2.0 (April 2009).[33]
Both ISO images and host-connected physical devices can be mounted as CD/DVD drives. For example, the DVD image of a Linux distribution can be downloaded and used directly by VirtualBox.
By default, VirtualBox provides graphics support through a custom virtual graphics-card that is VESA compatible. The Guest Additions for Windows, Linux, Solaris, OpenSolaris, or OS/2 guests include a special video-driver that increases video performance and includes additional features, such as automatically adjusting the guest resolution when resizing the VM window[34]or desktop composition via virtualized WDDM drivers .
For an Ethernet network adapter, VirtualBox virtualizes these Network Interface Cards:[35]
- AMD PCnet PCI II (Am79C970A)
- AMD PCnet-Fast III (Am79C973)
- Intel Pro/1000 MT Desktop (82540EM)
- Intel Pro/1000 MT Server (82545EM)
- Intel Pro/1000 T Server (82543GC)
- Paravirtualized network adapter (virtio-net)
The emulated network cards allow most guest OSs to run without the need to find and install drivers for networking hardware as they are shipped as part of the guest OS. A special paravirtualized network adapter is also available, which improves network performance by eliminating the need to match a specific hardware interface, but requires special driver support in the guest. (Many distributions of Linux ship with this driver included.) By default, VirtualBox uses NAT through which Internet software for end-users such as Firefox or ssh can operate. Bridged networking via a host network adapter or virtual networks between guests can also be configured. Up to 36 network adapters can be attached simultaneously, but only four are configurable through the graphical interface.
For a sound card, VirtualBox virtualizes Intel HD Audio, Intel ICH AC'97 and SoundBlaster 16 devices.[36]
A USB 1.1 controller is emulated so that any USB devices attached to the host can be seen in the guest. The proprietary extension pack adds a USB 2.0 or USB 3.0 controllers and, if VirtualBox acts as an RDP server, it can also use USB devices on the remote RDP client as if they were connected to the host, although only if the client supports this VirtualBox-specific extension (Oracle provides clients for Solaris, Linux and Sun Ray thin clients that can do this, and have promised support for other platforms in future versions).[37]
Feature set[edit]
- 64-bit guests (hardware virtualization support is required)
- Seamless mode — the ability to run virtualized applications side by side with normal desktop applications
- Shared clipboard
- Shared folders
- Special drivers and utilities to facilitate switching between systems
- Command line interaction (in addition to the GUI)
- Public API (Java, Python, SOAP, XPCOM) to control VM configuration and execution[38]
- Nested paging for AMD-V and Intel VT (only for processors supporting SLAT and with SLAT enabled)
- Limited support for 3D graphics acceleration (including OpenGL up to (but not including) 3.0 and Direct3D 9.0c via Wine's Direct3D to OpenGL translation)
- SMP support (up to 32 virtual CPUs per virtual machine), since version 3.0
- Teleportation (aka Live Migration)
- 2D video output acceleration (not to be mistaken with video decoding acceleration), since version 3.1
- EFI has been supported since version 3.1 (Windows 7[39][40] guests are not supported)[41]
- Storage emulation features
- NCQ support for SATA, SCSI and SAS raw disks and partitions
- SATA disk hotplugging
- Pass-through mode for solid-state drives
- Pass-through mode for CD/DVD/BD drives — allows users to play audio CDs, burn optical disks, and play encrypted DVD discs
- Can disable host OS I/O cache
- Allows limitation of IO bandwidth
- PATA, SATA, SCSI, SAS, iSCSI, floppy disk controllers
- VM disk image encryption using AES128/AES256
- Storage support
- Raw hard disk access — allows physical hard disk partitions on the host system to appear in the guest system
- VMware Virtual Machine Disk (VMDK) format support — allows exchange of disk images with VMware
- Microsoft VHD support
- QEMU qed and qcow disks
- HDD format disks (only version 2; versions 3 and 4 are not supported) used by Parallels virtualization products
- Since version 3.2
- Mac OS X Server guest support — experimental
- Memory ballooning (not available on Solaris hosts)
- RAM deduplication (Page Fusion) for Windows guests on 64-bit hosts
- CPU hot-plugging for Linux (hot-add and hot-remove) and certain Windows guests (hot-add only)
- Deleting snapshots while the VM is running
- Multi-monitor guest setups in the GUI, for Windows guests
- LSI Logic SAS controller emulation
- Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) video acceleration via a non-free extension
- Run and control guest applications from the host — for automated software deployments
- Since version 4.0
- The PUEL/OSE separation was abandoned in favor of an open source base product and a closed source extension pack that can be installed on top of the base product. As part of this change, additional components of VirtualBox were made open source (installers, documentation, device drivers)
- Intel HD audio codec emulation
- Intel ICH9 chipset emulation
- A new VM storage scheme where all VM data is stored in one single folder to improve VM portability
- Several UI enhancements including a new look with VM preview and scale mode
- On 32-bit hosts, VMs can each use more than 1.5 GB of RAM
- In addition to OVF, the single file OVA format is supported
- CPU use and I/O bandwidth can be limited per VM
- Support for Apple DMG images (DVD)
- Multi-monitor guest setups for Linux/Solaris guests (previously Windows only)
- Resizing of disk image formats from Oracle, VDI (VirtualBox disk image), and Microsoft, VHD (Virtual PC hard disk)
- Since version 4.1
- Windows Aero support (experimental)
- Virtual machine cloning
- Since version 4.2
- Virtual machine groups — allows management of a group of virtual machines as a single unit (power them on or off, take snapshots, etc.)
- Some VM settings can be altered during VM execution
- Support up to 36 NICs in case of the ICH9 chipset
- Support for limiting network I/O bandwidth
- Can automatically run VMs on host system startup (except on Windows hosts)
- Since version 4.3
- VM video-capture support
- Host touch device support (GUI passes host touch events to guest)/USB virtualization of such devices
- Since version 5.0[42]
- Paravirtualization support for Windows and Linux guests to improve time-keeping accuracy and performance
- USB3 controller based on Intel's hardware implementation.[43] It's supported by any Windows version starting from Windows 7, any Linux kernel starting from 2.6.31 and Mac OS X starting from version 10.7.4.[citation needed]
- Bidirectional drag and drop support for Windows, Linux and Solaris guests
- VM disk image encryption via a non-free extension
- VM output scaling and HiDPI displays support
- Hotplugging of SATA disks using GUI
- USB traffic capturing
- VMs can be disconnected from a GUI session and run in background[44]
- AVX, AVX-2, AES-NI, SSE 4.1/4.2 instructions (if supported by the host CPU)
Since version 6.0[45]
- Support for exporting virtual machines to Oracle Cloud
- A file manager which allows to control the guest file system and copy files from/to it
- VMSVGA GPU driver for Linux hosts
- Surround speakers setup support
- Support for hardware-assisted nested virtualization on AMD CPUs
Limitations[edit]
- VirtualBox has a very low transfer rate to and from USB2 devices.[46][47]
- Despite being an open source product, some of its features are available only in a binary form under a commercial license (see 'VirtualBox Extension Pack' below).
- USB3 devices pass through is not supported by older guest OSes like Windows Vista and Windows XP due to the lack of drivers.
- Guest Additions for MacOS are unavailable at this time.[48]
- Guest Additions for Windows 9x (Windows 95, 98 and ME) are not available. This results in poor performance due to the lack of graphics acceleration with the default 16-bit color mode (external third-party software is available[49][50][51] to enable support for 32-bit color mode, resulting in better performance).[52][53][54]
- EFI support is incomplete, e.g. EFI boot for a Windows 7 guest is not supported.[48][41] Secure UEFI boot for guest OSes is missing.[55]
- Only older versions of DirectX and OpenGL passthrough are supported (the feature can be enabled using the 3D Acceleration option for each VM individually).[56]
- Video RAM is limited to 128 MiB (256 MiB with 2D Video Acceleration enabled) due to technical difficulties[57] (merely changing the GUI to allow the user to allocate more video RAM to a VM or manually editing the configuration file of a VM won't work and will result in a fatal error[57]).
VirtualBox Extension Pack[edit]
Some features require the installation of the closed-source 'VirtualBox Extension Pack':[1]
- Support for a virtual USB 2.0/3.0 controller (EHCI/xHCI)
- VirtualBox RDP: support for the proprietary remote connection protocol developed by Microsoft and Citrix Systems.
- PXE boot for Intel cards.
- VM disk image encryption
While Guest Additions are installed within each suitable guest virtual machine, the Extension Pack is installed on the host running VirtualBox.
Host OS support[edit]
VirtualBox can be run under Windows, GNU/Linux, macOS, Sun Solaris and FreeBSD.
Since version 5 (July 2015), VirtualBox has stated that they are dropping support for Windows XP host,[58] thus leaving its users with Windows XP hosts vulnerable to flaws of earlier releases.
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to VirtualBox. |
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- Official website (includes documentation in HTML and PDF formats)
Retrieved from 'https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=VirtualBox&oldid=919113458'
I was pretty unsure myself whether I would want to jump onto a Mac ever since I first googled Samurai Jack when I was like 9 years old (don’t ask me why) on my computer which ran on Microsoft’s Windows.
Since then, it took me a while to get used to Apple’s macOS and the way I did it was rather than buying the Mac itself I tried it out on my Windows PC.
So, if you want to try Apple’s macOS on your Windows 10 too here’s how you can install macOS Sierra Final in VirtualBox on Windows 10.
Note
This guide is using macOS Sierra 10.12 which is the final version. If you instead don’t want to get macOS Sierra and you are looking for the newer version which is macOS High Sierra then you can always follow this guide: How to Install macOS High Sierra in VirtualBox on Windows 10
meet VirtualBox
VirtualBox is one tiny, powerful dude, and it is capable of installing macOS onto your Windows 10 computer as an app.
It works like a charm with Sierra, but before you get onto the guide, there are three little requirements that your Windows 10 computer is going to need in order for you to install the macOS onto your computer. ?
The minimum requirements that you are going to need are:
• a 64-Bit Computer
• at least 4GB RAM
• a Dual-Core processor
Got all of that? Splendid! Once you have got that out of the way, you can now proceed to install macOS Sierra in VirtualBox on Windows 10.
Here are the links to the downloads that you’ll be needing to install macOS Sierra onto your VirtualBox successfully. ?
Download (Updated February 2019)
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Now I know what you’re thinking, “Which one of the two macOS Sierra 10.12 Final download links should I download from?”
The reason why I have included two Google Drive download links for you is that the (One Full) download link has the entire macOS Sierra 10.12 Final file from Apple as one 5GB file. So if you are alright with letting your computer run all night to download the 5GB file then you can go for this
The (5 of 5) download link has the entire macOS Sierra 10.12 Final file as 5 separate 1GB files, so if your internet connection is pretty weak or if you just simply want to take your time and download one by one then you can go for this. ?
Once, you are done with the download ‘stuff’, you can now go on with the 5 quick and simple steps below.
How to Install macOS Sierra in VirtualBox on Windows 10: 5 Steps
Step 1: Extract the Image File with Winrar or 7zip.
- The first thing that you should do is go ahead and install WinRAR. (I have included the latest (March 2018) link for WinRAR for you)
- Once you have done that, right click on the macOS 10.12 Sierra file that you’d downloaded.
- Then select Extract Here.
Note
Oracle Virtualbox For Macbook
Also, make sure that you have enabled Virtualization in your computer’s BIOS.
You can use this helpful guide:
Step 2: Install VirtualBox
- Download the latest version of VirtualBox (I have included the latest (June 2018) link for VirtualBox for you above)
- It’s pretty easy to install VirtualBox. Just keep clicking Next and then Finished and you’re good to go.
Step 3: Create a New Virtual Machine
- Now you have to create your new Virtual Machine. So what you have to do is, open the VirtualBox you’ve just downloaded.
- Next click on New which you can see to your upper left-hand side.
- Sweet! Now all you have to do is follow on by adding each of the below details into each of the fields. ?
Name: macOS 10.12 Sierra
Type: Mac OS X
Version: Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan (64 bit) or 10.12 Sierra
Memory size is 4 GB ( 70% of your Ram )
Virtual disk file: macOS 10.12 Sierra.vmdk
Step 4: Edit Your Virtual Machine
- Once you have created your Virtual Machine, now it’s time to edit it. So first tap on Settings.
- Then, you should be able to see General to your right-hand side, so put everything into default there.
- After that, under General, you should be able to see the System. Click that.
- You’re doing a great job so far! Alright, from here onwards, it’s pretty shit easy. You just have to follow what I selected for each of the fields based on the pictures below. ?
CPU: Select 2 CPU (you can choose more than 2 if you want but it is entirely according to your CPU) and then enable PAE/NX
System: Now you have to enable EFI and then disable Floppy. Next, make sure you choose the Chipset as IHC9 (you can also choose PIIX3)
Graphics: Set your Video Memory to 128MB
Storage: Finally, choose your macOS 10.12 Sierra.vmdk and make sure that under Attributes, you set the Hard Disk to SATA Port 0. Once done, click OK.
Note
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Now close your VirtualBox. Then proceed with the next step.
Step 5: Add Code to VirtualBox with Command Prompt (cmd)
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Before you add the code onto VirtualBox with your Command Prompt, you have a few little changes that you have to make things easier for you.
- Replace the phrase “Your VM Name” in the code (below) with your own virtual machine name which you can find in General, then under Basic. It’s best if you copy the code below into your Notepad and thenreplace the areas where it says “Your VM Name” with your own virtual machine name before moving on the next step.
Code for Virtualbox 5.x.x and Virtualbox 6.x.x
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- You’re almost done! Now, all that you have to do is find your Command Prompt (cmd) and Run as an administrator.
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- Finally, add the code one by one into your Command Prompt. Take all the time in the world that you need.
Done! Run Your Virtual Machine
That’s it, you did a great job!
Now you can go ahead run your Virtual Machine new macOS Sierra in your VirtualBox on your Windows 10 computer.
- Open your VirtualBox then click on Start or Run the macOS Sierra VM. and run your Virtual Machine new macOS Sierra in your VirtualBox on your Windows 10 computer.
- Again you’ll see another black screen with all geeky code on it. Don’t worry, it’s just doing its thing. You can go grab a donut whilst you’re at it.
- From here on out, you can continue on with Sierra’s introduction.