Batch Update 2 - September 2023

Changes:

- Update to OpenCore 0.9.5

- Switch around the emulated video device (required for Ventura)

- Change default resolution to 1920x1080

- Include ventura in shortname CLI help

- Add notes on 'bridged networking'

- Better networking documentation (thomaspaulb)

- Support for offline installations (kwadwokyeremeh)

- Initial WIP macOS Sonoma support (via 'luchina-gabriel')

OVMF-notes.txt

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Current OVMF blobs are borrowed from the following URL(s),
 
-- http://ftp.debian.org/debian/pool/main/e/edk2/ (ovmf_2022.08-1_all.deb)
+- http://ftp.debian.org/debian/pool/main/e/edk2/ (ovmf_2023.05-2_all.deb)
 
 Building OVMF
 -------------

OpenCore-Boot.sh

@@ -37,11 +37,12 @@ args=(
   # -device usb-mouse,bus=ehci.0
   -device nec-usb-xhci,id=xhci
   -global nec-usb-xhci.msi=off
+  # -global ICH9-LPC.acpi-pci-hotplug-with-bridge-support=off
   # -device usb-host,vendorid=0x8086,productid=0x0808  # 2 USD USB Sound Card
   # -device usb-host,vendorid=0x1b3f,productid=0x2008  # Another 2 USD USB Sound Card
   -device isa-applesmc,osk="ourhardworkbythesewordsguardedpleasedontsteal(c)AppleComputerInc"
   -drive if=pflash,format=raw,readonly=on,file="$REPO_PATH/$OVMF_DIR/OVMF_CODE.fd"
-  -drive if=pflash,format=raw,file="$REPO_PATH/$OVMF_DIR/OVMF_VARS-1024x768.fd"
+  -drive if=pflash,format=raw,file="$REPO_PATH/$OVMF_DIR/OVMF_VARS-1920x1080.fd"
   -smbios type=2
   -device ich9-intel-hda -device hda-duplex
   -device ich9-ahci,id=sata
@@ -52,10 +53,10 @@ args=(
   -drive id=MacHDD,if=none,file="$REPO_PATH/mac_hdd_ng.img",format=qcow2
   -device ide-hd,bus=sata.4,drive=MacHDD
   # -netdev tap,id=net0,ifname=tap0,script=no,downscript=no -device virtio-net-pci,netdev=net0,id=net0,mac=52:54:00:c9:18:27
-  -netdev user,id=net0 -device virtio-net-pci,netdev=net0,id=net0,mac=52:54:00:c9:18:27
+  -netdev user,id=net0,hostfwd=tcp::2222-:22 -device virtio-net-pci,netdev=net0,id=net0,mac=52:54:00:c9:18:27
   # -netdev user,id=net0 -device vmxnet3,netdev=net0,id=net0,mac=52:54:00:c9:18:27  # Note: Use this line for High Sierra
   -monitor stdio
-  -device VGA,vgamem_mb=128
+  -device vmware-svga
 )
 
 qemu-system-x86_64 "${args[@]}"

OpenCore/EFI/BOOT/.contentVisibility

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Disabled