Sep 16, 2016 I had success installing Sierra on VirtualBox 5.1.14 using the El Capitan preset. I had to use the first set of magic codes, but after that it was smooth sailing! Thanks for the tutorial! Sierra Running - Oracle VM VirtualBox045.png 922×615 749 KB. Torvic 24 February 2017 09:19 #18. Yes, I tested Sierra too, it works the same way as El. MacOS X El Capitan. El Capitan is the twelfth significant drop of the Macintosh operating system. After Yosemite, Apple announced its super new OS X El Capitan. In addition to Yosemite’s features and updates, Apple has included new features and tons of updates and new features. El Capitan is complete and even more of what a user needs. On VMware player as well as a workstation, one can conveniently upgrade the existing El Capitan on simulated machine available on Windows on PC. Moreover, windows 10 can host the most recent El Capitan 10.11.4 with the help of VMware player and workstation. For Application developers, using OS X El Capitan on VMware offers an added advantage.
I am not even going to explain how much work it was to get El Capitan on a 2009 Mac mini. Nor will I discuss how ridiculous it was to replace the HDD with a SSD as the boot drive without having the original disk and without cloning. It's been a pretty interesting 24 hours since getting this machine and staring at screens going through issues I've never experienced in decades of Windows PCs.
So,to give a backfround, all I wanted to do was test build projects right? All I wanted was a very cheap $99 way to test out my projects on iOS as I plan on releasing my games on the platform in the future. I do not want to hear about how I should have bought a computer that costs 5x as much to do these test builds.
Anyways I got unity installed and was going to deploy a sample project. Can anyone explain to me why the version of xcode on the app store doesn't support El Capitan? See, I can't figure it out because if there is anything I now know about code now it is that legacy platforms can run our application, just without all the newest things.
So, am I missing something like usual or is there really no way to make this work? How can I get old versions of xcode so I can just test out my projects. I am not asking for a lot here. Any help would be greatly appreciated...honestly I am about ready to break down if I just wasted around 14 hours getting this far. Thank you so much for your time, I await your answers.
Check compatibility
You can upgrade to OS X El Capitan from OS X Snow Leopard or later on any of the following Mac models. Your Mac also needs at least 2GB of memory and 8.8GB of available storage space.
MacBook introduced in 2009 or later, plus MacBook (13-inch, Aluminum, Late 2008)
MacBook Air introduced in late 2008 or later
MacBook Pro introduced in mid 2007 or later
Mac mini introduced in early 2009 or later
iMac introduced in mid 2007 or later
Mac Pro introduced in early 2008 or later
Xserve models introduced in early 2009
To find your Mac model, memory, storage space, and macOS version, choose About This Mac from the Apple menu . If your Mac isn't compatible with OS X El Capitan, the installer will let you know.
Make a backup
Before installing any upgrade, it’s a good idea to back up your Mac. Time Machine makes it simple, and other backup methods are also available. Learn how to back up your Mac.
Get connected
It takes time to download and install OS X, so make sure that you have a reliable Internet connection. If you're using a Mac notebook computer, plug it into AC power.
Download OS X El Capitan
For the strongest security and latest features, find out whether you can upgrade to macOS Catalina, the latest version of macOS.
If you still need OS X El Capitan, use this link: Download OS X El Capitan. A file named InstallMacOSX.dmg will download to your Mac.
Install the macOS installer
Double-click the downloaded file to open a window showing its contents. Then double-click the file within, named InstallMacOSX.pkg.
Follow the onscreen instructions, which will guide you through the steps necessary to install.
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Begin installation
After installation of the installer is complete, open the Applications folder on your Mac, then double-click the file named Install OS X El Capitan.
Click Continue and follow the onscreen instructions. You might find it easiest to begin installation in the evening so that it can complete overnight, if needed.
Allow installation to complete
Please allow installation to complete without putting your Mac to sleep or closing its lid. Your Mac might restart, show a progress bar, or show a blank screen several times as it installs both OS X and related updates to your Mac firmware.
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- OS X El Capitan won't install on top of a later version of macOS, but you can erase your disk first or install on another disk.
- You can use macOS Recovery to reinstall macOS.