chore: drop macos high-sierra; recovery server is no longer available

README.md

@@ -37,8 +37,7 @@ Haiku, KolibriOS, OpenIndiana, ReactOS, and more.
 
 # Features
 
--   **macOS** Sonoma, Ventura, Monterey, Big Sur, Catalina, Mojave &
-    High Sierra
+-   **macOS** Sonoma, Ventura, Monterey, Big Sur, Catalina & Mojave
 -   **Windows** 10 and 11 including TPM 2.0
 -   [Ubuntu](https://ubuntu.com/desktop) and all the **[official Ubuntu
     flavours](https://ubuntu.com/download/flavours)**

docs/quickemu.1.md

@@ -167,8 +167,7 @@ Haiku, KolibriOS, OpenIndiana, ReactOS, and more.
 
 # Features
 
--   **macOS** Sonoma, Ventura, Monterey, Big Sur, Catalina, Mojave &
-    High Sierra
+-   **macOS** Sonoma, Ventura, Monterey, Big Sur, Catalina & Mojave
 -   **Windows** 10 and 11 including TPM 2.0
 -   [Ubuntu](https://ubuntu.com/desktop) and all the **[official Ubuntu
     flavours](https://ubuntu.com/download/flavours)**
@@ -503,8 +502,7 @@ quickget macos catalina
 quickemu --vm macos-catalina.conf
 ```
 
-macOS `high-sierra`, `mojave`, `catalina`, `big-sur`, `monterey`,
-`ventura` and `sonoma` are supported.
+macOS `mojave`, `catalina`, `big-sur`, `monterey`, `ventura` and `sonoma` are supported.
 
 -   Use cursor keys and enter key to select the **macOS Base System**
 -   From **macOS Utilities**

docs/quickget.1

@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ quickget macos catalina
 quickemu \-\-vm macos\-catalina.conf
 .EE
 .PP
-macOS \f[CR]high\-sierra\f[R], \f[CR]mojave\f[R], \f[CR]catalina\f[R],
+macOS \f[CR]mojave\f[R], \f[CR]catalina\f[R],
 \f[CR]big\-sur\f[R], \f[CR]monterey\f[R], \f[CR]ventura\f[R] and
 \f[CR]sonoma\f[R] are supported.
 .IP \[bu] 2

docs/quickget.1.md

@@ -262,8 +262,7 @@ quickget macos catalina
 quickemu --vm macos-catalina.conf
 ```
 
-macOS `high-sierra`, `mojave`, `catalina`, `big-sur`, `monterey`,
-`ventura` and `sonoma` are supported.
+macOS `mojave`, `catalina`, `big-sur`, `monterey`, `ventura` and `sonoma` are supported.
 
 -   Use cursor keys and enter key to select the **macOS Base System**
 -   From **macOS Utilities**

quickemu

@@ -526,17 +526,17 @@ function vm_boot() {
     macos)
         # https://www.nicksherlock.com/2020/04/installing-macos-catalina-on-proxmox-with-opencore/
         # https://www.nicksherlock.com/2022/10/installing-macos-13-ventura-on-proxmox/
+        # noTSX stops cpuid errors https://duckduckgo.com/?t=ffab&q=CPUID.07H%3AEBX.rtm+%5Bbit+11%5D&ia=web also cited by NickSherlock for Ventura install
         # Penryn  https://github.com/search?q=repo%3Akholia%2FOSX-KVM%20%20GenuineIntel&type=code
         # https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacOS_version_history#Releases
-        # quickget current list: high-sierra mojave catalina big-sur monterey ventura sonoma
+        # quickget current list: mojave catalina big-sur monterey ventura sonoma
         # A CPU with SSE4.1 support is required for >= macOS Sierra
         # A CPU with SSE4.2 support is required for >= macOS Catalina
         # A CPU with AVX2 support is required for >= macOS Ventura
         case ${macos_release} in
         ventura|sonoma)
             if check_cpu_flag sse4_2 && check_cpu_flag avx2; then
-                # noTSX stops cpuid errors https://duckduckgo.com/?t=ffab&q=CPUID.07H%3AEBX.rtm+%5Bbit+11%5D&ia=web also cited by NickSherlock for Ventura install
-                CPU="-cpu Haswell-noTSX-IBRS,kvm=on,vendor=GenuineIntel,+sse3,+sse4.2,+aes,+xsave,+avx,+xsaveopt,+xsavec,+xgetbv1,+avx2,+bmi2,+smep,+bmi1,+fma,+movbe,+invtsc"
+                CPU="-cpu Haswell-v4,kvm=on,vendor=GenuineIntel,+avx,+avx2,+sse,+sse2,+sse3,+sse4.2,vmware-cpuid-freq=on"
             else
                 echo "ERROR! macOS ${macos_release} requires a CPU with SSE 4.2 and AVX2 support."
                 exit 1
@@ -544,9 +544,7 @@ function vm_boot() {
             ;;
         catalina|big-sur|monterey)
             if check_cpu_flag sse4_2; then
-                # Used in past versions: +movbe,+smep,+xgetbv1,+xsavec,+avx2
-                # Warn on AMD:           +fma4,+pcid
-                CPU="-cpu Haswell-noTSX-IBRS,kvm=on,vendor=GenuineIntel,+sse3,+sse4.2,+aes,+xsave,+avx,+xsaveopt,+xsavec,+xgetbv1,+bmi2,+smep,+bmi1,+fma,+movbe,+invtsc"
+                CPU="-cpu Haswell-v4,kvm=on,vendor=GenuineIntel,+avx,+sse,+sse2,+sse3,+sse4.2,vmware-cpuid-freq=on"
             else
                 echo "ERROR! macOS ${macos_release} requires a CPU with SSE 4.2 support."
                 exit 1
@@ -554,8 +552,7 @@ function vm_boot() {
             ;;
         *)
             if check_cpu_flag sse4_1; then
-                # as above but 4.1 (for older hosts)
-                CPU="-cpu Penryn,kvm=on,vendor=GenuineIntel,+aes,+avx,+bmi1,+bmi2,+fma,+hypervisor,+invtsc,+kvm_pv_eoi,+kvm_pv_unhalt,+popcnt,+ssse3,+sse4.1,vmware-cpuid-freq=on,+xsave,+xsaveopt,check"
+                CPU="-cpu Penryn,kvm=on,vendor=GenuineIntel,+avx,+sse,+sse2,+sse3,+sse4.1,vmware-cpuid-freq=on"
             else
                 echo "ERROR! macOS ${macos_release} requires a CPU with SSE 4.1 support."
                 exit 1
@@ -563,6 +560,19 @@ function vm_boot() {
             ;;
         esac
 
+        # https://www.techpowerup.com/cpu-specs/xeon-w-2140b.c2953  8 cores 16 threads # skylake server
+        # https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IMac_Pro#Technical_specifications Orig: High Sierra  Max: Sonoma
+        # https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacOS#Hardware_compatibility needs 8GB RAM
+        # https://qemu.readthedocs.io/en/v9.0.0/system/qemu-cpu-models.html#important-cpu-features-for-amd-x86-hosts
+        # https://www.reddit.com/r/hackintosh/comments/141wnjk/state_of_macos_14_sonoma_on_x86/
+        for FLAG in abm adx aes amd-ssbd bmi1 bmi2 cx8 eist ept f16c fma invtsc \
+                    mmx movbe mpx pdpe1gb smep vaes vbmi2 vpclmulqdq \
+                    xgetbv1 xsave xsaveopt; do
+            if check_cpu_flag "${FLAG}"; then
+                CPU+=",+${FLAG}"
+            fi
+        done
+
         OSK=$(echo "bheuneqjbexolgurfrjbeqfthneqrqcyrnfrqbagfgrny(p)NccyrPbzchgreVap" | tr 'A-Za-z' 'N-ZA-Mn-za-m')
         # Disable S3 support in the VM to prevent macOS suspending during install
         GUEST_TWEAKS="-global kvm-pit.lost_tick_policy=discard -global ICH9-LPC.disable_s3=1 -device isa-applesmc,osk=${OSK}"

quickget

@@ -865,7 +865,7 @@ function releases_lmde() {
 }
 
 function releases_macos() {
-    echo high-sierra mojave catalina big-sur monterey ventura sonoma
+    echo mojave catalina big-sur monterey ventura sonoma
 }
 
 function releases_mageia() {
@@ -2104,7 +2104,7 @@ function get_macos() {
                            -A "InternetRecovery/1.0" \
                            -b "session=\"${appleSession}\"" \
                            -H "Content-Type: text/plain" \
-                           -d $'cid='$(generate_id 16)$'\nsn='${MLB}$'\nbid='${BOARD_ID}$'\nk='$(generate_id 64)$'\nfg='$(generate_id 64)$'\nos='${OS_TYPE} \
+                           -d $'cid='"$(generate_id 16)"$'\nsn='${MLB}$'\nbid='${BOARD_ID}$'\nk='"$(generate_id 64)"$'\nfg='"$(generate_id 64)"$'\nos='${OS_TYPE} \
                            http://osrecovery.apple.com/InstallationPayload/RecoveryImage | tr ' ' '\n')
     downloadLink=$(echo "$info" | grep 'oscdn' | grep 'dmg')
     downloadSession=$(echo "$info" | grep 'expires' | grep 'dmg')