VMware Hackintosh works ONLY with my Apple ID associated with a phone number, but not with the 2nd Apple ID that isn't associated with a phone number.

[rbelusko]

Hello

I'm hoping that someone can help me solve this perplexing problem....

I've been running a VMWare Hackintosh for many years and iMessage works just fine. However, I created a 2nd Apple ID and I can't get it working on the same Hackintosh.

Here is the breakdown:

Apple ID #1 - My primary Apple ID that is associated with my phone SIM # for calls and texts.

Apple ID #2 - New, backup Apple ID that is only associated with an email and a landline for two-factor authentication.

Apple ID #1 works on real Apple hardware AND my Hackintosh, with the proper .vmx file edits in place (shown below)

Apple ID #2 only works on real Apple hardware (Tested on a Macbook Pro and an iPhone X). Apple ID #2 does not work on my VMware Hackintosh, which happens to be the same Hackintosh that Apple ID #1 does work on.

Apple ID #2 will login/connect to iCloud and the other online services, but not to iMessage.

My conclusion: something has never been configured correctly in the Vmware .vmx file which is allowing Apple ID #1 to work, but is disallowing Apple ID #2 to work.

Here is my VMware .vmx edits which have allowed Apple ID #1 to work (since 2016):

Delete (from default .vmx config)
- board-id.reflectHost = "TRUE"
- ethernet0.addressType = "generated"
- ethernet0.generatedAddress = "xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx"
- ethernet0.generatedAddressOffset = "0"

Add:

- board-id.reflectHost = "FALSE"
- board-id = "<Data from Clover>
- hw.model.reflectHost = "FALSE"
- hw.model = "<Data from Clover"
- serialNumber.reflectHost = "FALSE"
- serialNumber = "<Data from Clover>"
- smbios.reflectHost = "FALSE"
- ethernet0.addressType = "static"
- ethernet0.Address = "<Data from Web>"
- ethernet0.checkMACAddress = "false"
- efi.nvram.var.ROM.reflectHost = "FALSE"
- efi.nvram.var.MLB.reflectHost = "FALSE"
- efi.nvram.var.ROM = "<Random Numbers>"
- efi.nvram.var.MLB = "W80AxxxxxxA1A"

For the last line (MLB) I was filling in the xxxxxx with 6 random numbers, but leaving the front and the back. Whatever I do, Apple ID #2 will not work inside the Vmware Hackintosh. Please help!

Thanks

Bob