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bogdanw

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Is it possible to run a Sonoma virtual machine on MBA M1 with macOS Monterey 12.7 (21G816)?
I’ve tried with the release UniversalMac_14.0_23A344_Restore.ipsw and I get
UTM: “Your machine does not support running this IPSW”
VirtualBuddy: “Failed to obtain hardware model from restore image”
VirtualOS: “Error: Restore image for macOS version 14.0.0 (Build 23A344) is not supported on this machine”

From what I could find
https://github.com/utmapp/UTM/discussions/5286
https://github.com/insidegui/VirtualBuddy/discussions/69
https://github.com/yep/virtualOS/issues/6

I understand that I have to install the latest Xcode, then install additional components.
But the latest Xcode requires macOS 13.5 or later, and Xcode 14.2 available for Monterey installs components for macOS 13.1.
I have already installed Device_Support_for_macOS_14_beta.dmg and MobileDeviceOnDemand.pkg.
 
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