[GH-ISSUE #918] The BASESYSTEM_IMAGE parameter has no effect in Launch.sh #679

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opened 2026-02-27 23:01:35 +03:00 by kerem · 1 comment

kerem commented

2026-02-27 23:01:35 +03:00

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Originally created by @aqr199 on GitHub (Feb 13, 2026).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/sickcodes/Docker-OSX/issues/918

The BASESYSTEM_IMAGE parameter has no effect in Launch.sh

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-drive id=InstallMedia,if=none,file=/home/arch/OSX-KVM/BaseSystem.img,format=${BASESYSTEM_FORMAT:-qcow2} \
-drive id=MacHDD,if=none,file=${IMAGE_PATH:-/home/arch/OSX-KVM/mac_hdd_ng.img},format=${IMAGE_FORMAT:-qcow2} \
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Originally created by @aqr199 on GitHub (Feb 13, 2026). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/sickcodes/Docker-OSX/issues/918 The BASESYSTEM_IMAGE parameter has no effect in Launch.sh ``` ... -drive id=InstallMedia,if=none,file=/home/arch/OSX-KVM/BaseSystem.img,format=${BASESYSTEM_FORMAT:-qcow2} \ -drive id=MacHDD,if=none,file=${IMAGE_PATH:-/home/arch/OSX-KVM/mac_hdd_ng.img},format=${IMAGE_FORMAT:-qcow2} \ ... ```

kerem commented

2026-02-27 23:01:36 +03:00

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@aqr199 commented on GitHub (Feb 13, 2026):

fix Makefile

# export SHORTNAME=monterey
DISK_SIZE := 256G

BASESYSTEM_IMAGE ?= /home/arch/OSX-KVM/BaseSystem.img
IMAGE_PATH ?= /home/arch/OSX-KVM/mac_hdd_ng.img

all: BaseSystem.img mac_hdd_ng.img

BaseSystem.img: BaseSystem.dmg
        qemu-img convert BaseSystem.dmg -O raw $(BASESYSTEM_IMAGE)

BaseSystem.dmg:
        ./fetch-macOS-v2.py --shortname=$(SHORTNAME)

mac_hdd_ng.img:
        qemu-img create -f qcow2 $(IMAGE_PATH) ${DISK_SIZE}

clean:
        rm -rf BaseSystem{.dmg,.img,.chunklist} $(BASESYSTEM_IMAGE)

fix Launch.sh

-drive id=InstallMedia,if=none,file=${BASESYSTEM_IMAGE:-/home/arch/OSX-KVM/BaseSystem.img},format=${BASESYSTEM_FORMAT:-qcow2} \
-drive id=MacHDD,if=none,file=${IMAGE_PATH:-/home/arch/OSX-KVM/mac_hdd_ng.img},format=${IMAGE_FORMAT:-qcow2} \

@aqr199 commented on GitHub (Feb 13, 2026): fix Makefile ``` # export SHORTNAME=monterey DISK_SIZE := 256G BASESYSTEM_IMAGE ?= /home/arch/OSX-KVM/BaseSystem.img IMAGE_PATH ?= /home/arch/OSX-KVM/mac_hdd_ng.img all: BaseSystem.img mac_hdd_ng.img BaseSystem.img: BaseSystem.dmg qemu-img convert BaseSystem.dmg -O raw $(BASESYSTEM_IMAGE) BaseSystem.dmg: ./fetch-macOS-v2.py --shortname=$(SHORTNAME) mac_hdd_ng.img: qemu-img create -f qcow2 $(IMAGE_PATH) ${DISK_SIZE} clean: rm -rf BaseSystem{.dmg,.img,.chunklist} $(BASESYSTEM_IMAGE) ``` fix Launch.sh ``` -drive id=InstallMedia,if=none,file=${BASESYSTEM_IMAGE:-/home/arch/OSX-KVM/BaseSystem.img},format=${BASESYSTEM_FORMAT:-qcow2} \ -drive id=MacHDD,if=none,file=${IMAGE_PATH:-/home/arch/OSX-KVM/mac_hdd_ng.img},format=${IMAGE_FORMAT:-qcow2} \ ```