It seems that M4 chips can’t virtualize any version of macOS before 13.4, according to a new Eclectic Light report.
“Running a macOS VM for any version before 13.4 Ventura on an M4 Mac results in a black screen, and the VM fails to boot. This is true whatever settings are used in the virtualiser, even if it’s set to boot the VM in Recovery mode,” the report says. “It’s also true when that VM has been built on that Mac: although that appears to complete successfully, when first run that VM opens as a black screen and never proceeds with personalisation and setup. Currently the only way to run a VM with macOS prior to 13.4 Ventura is to do so on a host with an M1, M2 or M3 chip.”
Eclectic Light adds that as this bug prevents the VM from booting, there’s no reliable way to access its log to discover what’s going wrong there.
