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Monterey VM reboot loop and kernel panic in VirtualBox 6.1.32 (on Apple host hardware)
After some research, the problem seems to be about TSC (Time Stamp Counter) emulation.
The following worked for me:
Close ALL VirtualBox windows (otherwise the next setting will be overwritten)
Run ...
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How long will Apple support macOS for Intel Macs?
From Apple's Developer Documentation:
macOS Tahoe will be the last release for Intel-based Mac computers. Those systems will continue to receive security updates for 3 years.
Rosetta was designed to ...
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Monterey VM reboot loop and kernel panic in VirtualBox 6.1.32 (on Apple host hardware)
I found that changing number of virtual CPUs to 1 helps. But then it's slower, of course.
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Upgrading from Windows 10 to Windows 11 for free
Answers to the Questions
A clean install of the current Windows 11 Pro release (Version 22H2) is possible for all three Macs.
Activation will occur automatically after an administrator account ...
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Use OSX terminal to find out the CPU instructions set (AVX, SSE and such)
Enter
sysctl -a | grep cpu.feat
get a list like
machdep.cpu.features: FPU VME DE PSE TSC MSR PAE MCE CX8 APIC SEP MTRR PGE MCA CMOV PAT PSE36 CLFSH DS ACPI MMX FXSR SSE SSE2 SS HTT TM PBE SSE3 ...
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Migrate home-brew back from M1 to Intel
If you still have access to the M1 Mac:
On the M1 Mac, run brew bundle dump and copy the resulting Brewfile to your Intel Mac
On the Intel Mac
Remove /opt/homebrew
Install brew using the ...
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Use OSX terminal to find out the CPU instructions set (AVX, SSE and such)
Just to extend LangLangC's answer, for some reason, AVX2 does not appear in the machdep.cpu.features list but in a separate list: machdep.cpu.leaf7_features. To check all supported flags you can use:
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How do I move a maximized window from one monitor to another?
Are both displays the same resolution? [Not the same physical size, that's not important.]
Are you confusing 'maximised' with 'fullscreen'?
You can move any window, maximised or not, by dragging the ...
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macOS 11+ on Intel based mac
Big Sur, Monterey and Ventura contain code for both Intel and Apple Silicon CPUs. (As do most new applications -- they are 'Universal Binaries' that contain both sets of instructions.)
There is ...
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QEMU arm on a Intel macOS
The problem here seems to be that you're missing the EFI firmware. An ARM machine cannot boot anything by "itself" really, you need a loader like what the EFI firmware will give you.
You ...
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AppleScript Written on Intel iMac Runs Very Slow When MBA Exported As app on M2
This is not an answer to your question as it stands, rather a recommended solution for your underlying problem.
VueScan provides macOS support for nearly all scanners. Your particular scanner is ...
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How to run a process on macOS without GPU access?
Yes, an easy way of doing this is to use virtualisation. You have indicated in your question that this would be acceptable to you.
Simply setup a virtual machine using whatever virtualisation program ...
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Can I run any lower than my current version of macOS through a virtualisation or emulation environment like Parallels?
Is there a possibility to run these older apps on the new Mac in a virtual environment on the new Mac like Parallels, VMWare or another app?
Yes! The best solution for older macOS is UTM, which is ...
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Installing MacOS in Recovery Mode from internet or USB fails with Error code: 110
This is the best answer. Per the above.
CMD+R will download and install macOS Sierra does not allow format of drive with APFS and will error with error 110. Unable to mount dmg.
CMD+OPTION+R will ...
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If my MBA has 4 cores, why does About This Mac say it has 2?
It's two cores using Hyper-threading. That's an Intel idea that splits a core into two hypothetical cores, which allows for slightly more efficient multi-threading without any changes at the ...
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What i7 MacBooks have?
You have the Intel i7-4770HQ CPU, which is listed with a PassMarks score of 6,140.
In comparison, the current base model 16" MacBook Pro with Apple Silicon features the M1 Pro 10-core CPU, which ...
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How to install Debian Linux on a MacBook Pro 13" Mid 2012 for testing (dual boot)? How to back up for case of destroying OS X system?
With a machine from that era, you can boot into Linux from a USB storage device without touching the existing configuration. Here are instructions for doing so with Ubuntu; you may be able to find a ...
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Macbook Air from 2012, version Catalina, not booting up and playing beeps
The memory failed the integrity check (support.apple.com) at startup. The memory modules in that model are permanently attached to the logic board, so the whole board would have to be replaced. Not an ...
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Cannot update Windows with Bitlocker enabled on Bootcamp - in either PowerShell or Setttings menu
I found the solution to this however random. I did a few things though I can't remember in what chronological order. For one, I corrupted my Windows partition on Bootcamp by running a script off of ...
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Does Apple silicon hardware support USB tethering in macOS recovery mode?
M1 Macs cannot use USB tethering to provide a network while in Recovery Mode. This is the same as your experience on an Intel Mac.
The recoveryOS UI only presents options for connecting to WiFi, or ...
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My MacBook Pro 2018 (Intel) reaches 100 degrees Celsius very often
Yes, Intel CPUs can run at 100°C under normal load. That's why Apple moved to their own CPUs, which don't turn half the battery to heat.
My Macbook reached 100 degrees Celsius while compiling a ...
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Can I run any lower than my current version of macOS through a virtualisation or emulation environment like Parallels?
The problem is the difference in CPU architecture. Virtualization works because the software is just pretending to be another OS running on the same sort of CPU as it would do natively.
When you 'mix' ...
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Media starts, stops and skips randomly, maybe the keyboard is too hot?
This appears to have been caused by a faulty or damaged headphone jack.
When I move/wiggle my headphone cable it triggers everything I described above. Connecting via bluetooth fixes this. (Maybe it's ...
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Is there a way to setup a Apple Intel compilation environment on a Apple Silicon system?
Normally you wouldn't need a specific CPU to produce binaries for that CPU. That is the case in general across operating systems and platforms, and also for the Intel and ARM-based Macs. You just need ...
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How can I force an install of an Intel binary on an Apple Silicon machine? In this case, MAMP 6.9
Yes you can!
You just have to hack/patch the Intel installer to ignore the architecture mismatch and the install will go ahead as normal.
The basis of this answer lies in the instructions that exist ...
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Why does external display slow down video playback and how to fix it?
I am also on the same setup (UBC-C Charges the Mac and gives out display to the monitor).
If you want to play it on Google Chrome effectively:
Open Chrome, select the three dots on the left, then ...
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Is it possible to install Windows natively on an Intel Mac that has no OS and only external storage?
This answer assumes you are installing Windows 10 to an external USB SSD. You should be able to use your M1 Mac to create the Windows 10 USB installer flash drive. However, I do not have a Apple ...
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Running a ARM64 Ubuntu install with QEMU on Intel based Mac Book Pro
You're trying to run software written for the ARM64 architecture via a program that emulates (or virtualizes) the x86_64 architecture. That won't work as they are different architectures.
What to do ...
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Mac Encoding issue for third party screen recording app?
The recording was made at a frame rate higher than 60 fps and regarded as a slow motion video, such as that would be taken on an iPhone. The default behaviour is to slow down the middle part of the ...
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