For creating a test OSX environment, it is possible to run it within a virtual machine.
On physical mac
Download OS Mavericks from the App Store
Insert a USB Drive of atleast 8GB
Use Disk Utility
Choose USB Drive
Choose Partition. (Partition Layout: 1 partition)
Under options choose master Boot Record
Choose Format (Mac OS Extended (Journaled)
Click Apply
Choose USB Drive
Choose Partition. (Partition Layout: 1 partition)
Under options choose master Boot Record
Choose Format (Mac OS Extended (Journaled)
Click Apply
Use UniBeast
Download UniBeast: http://www.tonymacx86.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=202
Run Unibeast
Choose USB Drive
Select Mavericks 10.9
Continue
This takes a while (Not less than a minute :))
Download UniBeast: http://www.tonymacx86.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=202
Run Unibeast
Choose USB Drive
Select Mavericks 10.9
Continue
This takes a while (Not less than a minute :))
On Windows Host:
To Temporarily disable HyperV as your primary Hyper Visor:
Open Command Prompt:
bcdedit /copy {current} /d “Disable Hyper-V”
bcdedit /set {GUID Provided from previous command} hypervisorlaunchtype off
bcdedit /copy {current} /d “Disable Hyper-V”
bcdedit /set {GUID Provided from previous command} hypervisorlaunchtype off
For Windows 8
Win Key – C
Settings
Power
Hold Shift and Restart
Wait for Boot Screen
Choose Other Operating System
Disable Hyper-V (Remember to do this every time you want to use Virtual Box or
VMWare instead of HyperV)
Win Key – C
Settings
Power
Hold Shift and Restart
Wait for Boot Screen
Choose Other Operating System
Disable Hyper-V (Remember to do this every time you want to use Virtual Box or
VMWare instead of HyperV)
Install Virtual Box or VM Ware
For VMWare:
Install VMWare Workstation 10 (the free VMWare Player will work aswell to
playback VMs)
Install Hackintosh Template for
Install VMWare Workstation 10 (the free VMWare Player will work aswell to
playback VMs)
Install Hackintosh Template for
OSX: http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/files/file/20-vmware-unlocker-for-os-x/
Create a Virtual Machine with Workstation 10 Compatibility hardware
Install Operation System Later
Choose OSX 10.9
Add desired Hardware with at least 40 gig disk space allocated to the Virtual Hard
Disk.
Run NAT preferably
Insert USB Boot Drive Created on Mac into PC
Boot Virtual Machine
Under VM\Removable Disks Connect the USB Drive (this will remove it from
visibility to Windows Host)
Reset the VM
OSX should install
Create a Virtual Machine with Workstation 10 Compatibility hardware
Install Operation System Later
Choose OSX 10.9
Add desired Hardware with at least 40 gig disk space allocated to the Virtual Hard
Disk.
Run NAT preferably
Insert USB Boot Drive Created on Mac into PC
Boot Virtual Machine
Under VM\Removable Disks Connect the USB Drive (this will remove it from
visibility to Windows Host)
Reset the VM
OSX should install
On New OSX VM:
Install Xcode from App Store
Install Xamarin Business Edition (iOS)
Follow Xamarin iOS instructions for Build Agent
Install Xcode from App Store
Install Xamarin Business Edition (iOS)
Follow Xamarin iOS instructions for Build Agent
Setup: http://docs.xamarin.com/guides/ios/getting_started/introduction_to_xama
rin_ios_for_visual_studio/
rin_ios_for_visual_studio/