v0.11.3

Minor update • 28/04/2024

This update includes the following features / fixes / changes:

• Added options for booting without passthrough or USB to main menu, if applicable
• Added progress bars for AutoPilot stages
• Added a progress bar when downloading macOS with AutoPilot or standalone script
• Added a splash screen on program exit
• Updated the progress bar style in system check scripts
• Changed the colour of grey used throughout the project for better contrast
• Fixed logging of BaseSystem check in AutoPilot flow
• Fixed the BaseSystem integrity check in AutoPilot
• Fixed the infinite error loop on incompatible OS detection
• Fixed an issue where the OVMF EFI shell would load after applying Sonoma 14.4 patch
• Fixed an issue where AutoPilot menu flow would get trapped after screen resolution stage when custom resolutions are unsupported
• now that is a hot looking progress bar innit

To see individual code changes, visit the project's commits page at https://github.com/Coopydood/ultimate-macOS-KVM/commits/main

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v0.11.3-rc1

Release candidate • 26/04/2024

Warning

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No changelog can be provided at this time, as features are being finalised.

By testing out this build, you accept the risks involved with using pre-release software.

To see individual pre-release code changes, visit the project's commits page at https://github.com/Coopydood/ultimate-macOS-KVM/commits/dev

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v0.11.3-pre2

Pre-release • 26/04/2024

Warning

THIS IS A PRE-RELEASE.
No changelog can be provided at this time, as features are incomplete or unconfirmed.

This is (probably) an unstable, highly experimental build of the project. By testing out this build, you accept the risks involved with using pre-release software.

To see individual pre-release code changes, visit the project's commits page at https://github.com/Coopydood/ultimate-macOS-KVM/commits/dev

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v0.11.3-pre1

Pre-release • 26/04/2024

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No changelog can be provided at this time, as features are incomplete or unconfirmed.

This is (probably) an unstable, highly experimental build of the project. By testing out this build, you accept the risks involved with using pre-release software.

To see individual pre-release code changes, visit the project's commits page at https://github.com/Coopydood/ultimate-macOS-KVM/commits/dev

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v0.11.2

Minor update • 03/04/2024

This update includes the following features / fixes / changes:

• Fixed Sonoma 14.4 support in base config and AutoPilot (@jim-p) (#78 by @johanhenselmans)
• Fixed repo update utility branch targeting (#77 by @adil192)
• Changed the way the repo update utility fetches updates
• Added experimental support for displaying live, realtime notices of non-version-specific issues throughout AutoPilot
• Restyling of log file entries
• Support for debug lines in log files
• macOS Sonomyusbdoesntwork 14.4

To see individual code changes, visit the project's commits page at https://github.com/Coopydood/ultimate-macOS-KVM/commits/main

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v0.11.1

Minor update • 23/02/2024

This update includes the following features / fixes / changes:

• Discord rich presence now shows number of passthrough devices
• Fairly large documentation update
• Changed the way the XML converter interprets the VM name
• AutoPilot now hands off entire XML conversion to XMLC, rather than integrated (#70 by @dvdmuckle)
• Fixed an issue where AutoPilot would crash with a TypeError (#70)
• Fixed an issue where XMLC may try to import the XML twice (#70)
• Fixed capitalisation in Extras menu
• AutoPilot summary main menu keybind updated in line with other menus
• Extremely long boot time on macOS Ventura and later can be fixed by removing the -v boot argument
• invalid literal; "SussyMac"

To see individual code changes, visit the project's commits page at https://github.com/Coopydood/ultimate-macOS-KVM/commits/main

Note

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v0.11.1-pre1

Pre-release • 22/02/2024

Warning

THIS IS A PRE-RELEASE.
No changelog can be provided at this time, as features are incomplete or unconfirmed.

This is (probably) an unstable, highly experimental build of the project. By testing out this build, you accept the risks involved with using pre-release software.

To see individual pre-release code changes, visit the project's commits page at https://github.com/Coopydood/ultimate-macOS-KVM/commits/dev

Note

Remember, commits by Coopydood will always be signed as 4CD28348A3DD016F or GitHub's public key.

v0.11.0

Major update • 15/01/2024

This update includes the following features / fixes / changes:

• Added USB passthrough assistant (@Hyperchromiac)
• Added the ability to use physical disks during AutoPilot
• Added support for physical disks to XML converter
• Added support for USB passthrough to XML converter
• Added Barrier installer (for use in macOS guest)
• Added experimental --targetBranch argument to updater
• VPTA will automatically offer relevant boot patches if needed
• Using VPTA to passthrough a GPU now offers the USB assistant
• Changed the default macOS version to macOS Monterey (12)
• OpenCore image patch rollup + disable secboot
• Generated scripts now display macOS version in the verbose panel
• Major UI change to device ID presentation across the project
• Full menu redesign throughout the project
• VFIO-PCI passthrough assistant overhaul with rich device selection (@Hyperchromiac)
• Existing OVMF variable file is no longer replaced by passthrough variant
• macOS Boot Argument Editor now supports AutoPatch CLI arguments
• Removed redundant passthrough tools menu shortcut from extras menu
• Removed macOS Sonoma experimental tag
• Removed VM-check from Extras menu for better performance
• Decreased storage size footprint of the project
• Fixed HDD generation size offset on macOS Ventura and later
• Fixed some issues relating to long boot times on macOS Ventura and later
• Fixed an issue where virtual NVMe drives would break when converting to XML
• Fixed an issue where macOS Boot Argument editor wouldn't unmount the OC image
• Minor README design changes
• oh my god I can finally stage ALL my changes!!1!

To see individual code changes, visit the project's commits page at https://github.com/Coopydood/ultimate-macOS-KVM/commits/main

Important

This update was re-released on 27/01/2024 to include important fixes.

Note

This release has multiple authors. Attributions for contributor changes are included in relevant lines above.

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v0.11.0-rc1

Release candidate • 14/01/2024

Warning

THIS IS A RELEASE CANDIDATE.
No changelog can be provided at this time, as features are being finalised.

By testing out this build, you accept the risks involved with using pre-release software.

To see individual pre-release code changes, visit the project's commits page at https://github.com/Coopydood/ultimate-macOS-KVM/commits/dev

Note

Remember, commits by Coopydood will always be signed as 4CD28348A3DD016F or GitHub's public key.

v0.11.0-pre4

Pre-release • 14/01/2024

Warning

THIS IS A PRE-RELEASE.
No changelog can be provided at this time, as features are incomplete or unconfirmed.

This is an unstable, highly experimental build of the project. By testing out this build, you accept the risks involved with using pre-release software.

To see individual pre-release code changes, visit the project's commits page at https://github.com/Coopydood/ultimate-macOS-KVM/commits/dev

Note

Remember, commits by Coopydood will always be signed as 4CD28348A3DD016F or GitHub's public key.