Simo Posted December 3, 2024 Posted December 3, 2024 Hello, I successfully installed HexOS using UTM on macOS with an Apple M3 CPU (ARM). UTM, which is built on QEMU, allows you to emulate* a different architecture if you’re running something other than ARM. In this case, it was used to emulate x86_64, which is required for HexOS. Notes: • Disable UEFI: Ensure UEFI is disabled in the hypervisor template. • Use BIOS: During the HexOS installation process, do not enable UEFI; choose BIOS instead. • Add Pool Drives Later: Pool drives (IDE) were added after the initial setup. If this step is not followed, the deck may not be able to locate the local server. • App Installation: Apps were added via the TrueNAS interface because the HexOS installation was failing at 60%. • Hardware Settings: • Architecture: x86_64 • System: Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009) (alias of pc-q35-9.1) (q35) • Emulated Display Card: virtio-vga-gl (GPU Supported) 1 1 Quote
Simo Posted December 4, 2024 Author Posted December 4, 2024 16 hours ago, AJV said: How’s the performance? Havent tested numbers, just only eyeballing transfered a file and transfered like normal speeds Quote
Simo Posted December 4, 2024 Author Posted December 4, 2024 16 hours ago, AJV said: Is this better than VMWare? Im not sure if VMware allows emulating x86_64 from ARM, I believe not, thats why im using UTM Quote
Adam Rowe Posted Friday at 10:01 AM Posted Friday at 10:01 AM Hey, I’m looking at getting a Mac mini to run HexOS and home assistant. Can you access external drives through UTM? Looking at getting a refurbished base Mac mini and some external SSDs for HexOS to access. thanks! Quote
AJV Posted 18 hours ago Posted 18 hours ago If you have an Intel Mac you can natively install HexOS from what I understand Quote
Sonic Posted 14 hours ago Posted 14 hours ago On 12/3/2024 at 8:51 PM, Simo said: Hello, I successfully installed HexOS using UTM on macOS with an Apple M3 CPU (ARM). UTM, which is built on QEMU, allows you to emulate* a different architecture if you’re running something other than ARM. In this case, it was used to emulate x86_64, which is required for HexOS. Notes: • Disable UEFI: Ensure UEFI is disabled in the hypervisor template. • Use BIOS: During the HexOS installation process, do not enable UEFI; choose BIOS instead. • Add Pool Drives Later: Pool drives (IDE) were added after the initial setup. If this step is not followed, the deck may not be able to locate the local server. • App Installation: Apps were added via the TrueNAS interface because the HexOS installation was failing at 60%. • Hardware Settings: • Architecture: x86_64 • System: Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009) (alias of pc-q35-9.1) (q35) • Emulated Display Card: virtio-vga-gl (GPU Supported) Thank you for this guide. I was able to install HexOs in UTM on a M3. Quote
Mobius Posted 7 hours ago Posted 7 hours ago very cool getting it to work on an arm mac I would however recommend not keeping anything mission critical on it if you don't have another backup on another device or on the cloud. Quote
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