Help/Support DSMOS: SMC Read Error K0 "Don't Steal MacOS" - MacOS Sierra VMWare

Rook · August 7, 2017

Hey,

So I decided to reboot my VMWare today because normally I just keep it suspended for faster boot times. But after rebooting, it wouldn't turn on anymore.

It would load the Apple logo and get stuck with a "Don't Steal MacOS" error message.

Anyone have an idea on how to fix it?

Archangel04 · August 7, 2017

http://www.nicksherlock.com/2017/04/fix-for-macos-sierra-10-12-4-dont-steal-mac-os-error-on-boot-on-proxmox-4-4/

Rook · August 7, 2017

Just now, Archangel04 said:

http://www.nicksherlock.com/2017/04/fix-for-macos-sierra-10-12-4-dont-steal-mac-os-error-on-boot-on-proxmox-4-4/

That mentions something about a Linux OS?

sn0wqt · August 7, 2017

Don't steal it then

Ted2 · August 7, 2017

have you installed hackintosh?

edit; ur windows?

Rook · August 7, 2017

Just now, Ted2 said:

have you installed hackintosh?

edit; ur windows?

I'm on VMWare

Ted2 · August 7, 2017

Just now, DiDA said:

I'm on VMWare

windows loading macos using vmware

or macos loading windows using vmware?

Ted2 · August 7, 2017

"Don't Steal Mac OS X.kext, sometimes referred to as DSMOS or DSMOSX, is a file present in Intel-capable versions of the Mac OS X operating system which enforces a form of Digital Rights Management, preventing Mac OS X being installed on stock PCs. The name of the kext is a reference to the Mac OS X license conditions, which allow installation on one piece of Apple hardware only. According to Apple, anything else is stealing Mac OS X. The kext is located at /System/Library/Extensions on the volume containing the operating system.[4] The extension contains a kernel function called page_transform() which performs AES decryption of "apple-protected" programs. A Mac OS X system which is missing this extension, or a system where the extension has determined it's not running on Apple hardware, will be missing this decryption capability, and as a result will not be able to run the Apple-restricted binaries Dock, Finder, loginwindow, SystemUIServer, mds, ATSServer, backupd, fontd, translate, or translated."

I can't find anything for a fix, but sh!tt

Rook · August 7, 2017

Ok, so after spending a few minutes on it, I was able to fix it via these instructions.

1. Re-run VMWare Unlocker

2. I copied and pasted all these information to my .vmx and opened it with VMWare:

.encoding = "windows-1251"
config.version = "8"
virtualHW.version = "12"
numvcpus = "2"
scsi0.present = "TRUE"
scsi0.virtualDev = "lsilogic"
sata0.present = "TRUE"
memsize = "4096"
sata0:1.present = "TRUE"
sata0:1.autodetect = "TRUE"
sata0:1.deviceType = "cdrom-raw"
ethernet0.present = "TRUE"
ethernet0.connectionType = "nat"
ethernet0.virtualDev = "e1000e"
ethernet0.wakeOnPcktRcv = "FALSE"
ethernet0.addressType = "generated"
usb.present = "TRUE"
ehci.present = "TRUE"
ehci.pciSlotNumber = "34"
sound.present = "TRUE"
sound.virtualDev = "hdaudio"
sound.fileName = "-1"
sound.autodetect = "TRUE"
pciBridge0.present = "TRUE"
pciBridge4.present = "TRUE"
pciBridge4.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort"
pciBridge4.functions = "8"
pciBridge5.present = "TRUE"
pciBridge5.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort"
pciBridge5.functions = "8"
pciBridge6.present = "TRUE"
pciBridge6.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort"
pciBridge6.functions = "8"
pciBridge7.present = "TRUE"
pciBridge7.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort"
pciBridge7.functions = "8"
vmci0.present = "TRUE"
smc.present = "TRUE"
hpet0.present = "TRUE"
ich7m.present = "TRUE"
usb.vbluetooth.startConnected = "TRUE"
board-id.reflectHost = "TRUE"
firmware = "efi"
displayName = "macOS Sierra"
guestOS = "darwin16-64"
nvram = "macOS Sierra.nvram"
virtualHW.productCompatibility = "hosted"
powerType.powerOff = "soft"
powerType.powerOn = "soft"
powerType.suspend = "soft"
powerType.reset = "soft"
extendedConfigFile = "macOS Sierra.vmxf"
isolation.tools.hgfs.disable = "FALSE"
smc.version = "0"
MemTrimRate = "0"
logging = "FALSE"
monitor.idleLoopSpinUS = "3000"
monitor.idleLoopDynamic = "FALSE"
sched.mem.pshare.enable = "FALSE"
mainMem.useNamedFile = "FALSE"
cpuid.coresPerSocket = "2"
numa.autosize.vcpu.maxPerVirtualNode = "2"
numa.autosize.cookie = "20001"
uuid.bios = "56 4d d6 cc d6 d1 4c 60-26 c4 02 e2 53 e3 16 9c"
uuid.location = "56 4d d6 cc d6 d1 4c 60-26 c4 02 e2 53 e3 16 9c"
migrate.hostlog = ".\macOS Sierra-957f2e23.hlog"
pciBridge0.pciSlotNumber = "17"
pciBridge4.pciSlotNumber = "21"
pciBridge5.pciSlotNumber = "22"
pciBridge6.pciSlotNumber = "23"
pciBridge7.pciSlotNumber = "24"
scsi0.pciSlotNumber = "16"
usb.pciSlotNumber = "32"
ethernet0.pciSlotNumber = "160"
sound.pciSlotNumber = "33"
vmci0.pciSlotNumber = "35"
sata0.pciSlotNumber = "36"
ethernet0.generatedAddress = "00:0c:29:e3:16:9c"
ethernet0.generatedAddressOffset = "0"
vmci0.id = "-164909231"
monitor.phys_bits_used = "42"
vmotion.checkpointFBSize = "33554432"
vmotion.checkpointSVGAPrimarySize = "33554432"
cleanShutdown = "FALSE"
softPowerOff = "FALSE"
usb:1.speed = "2"
usb:1.present = "TRUE"
usb:1.deviceType = "hub"
usb:1.port = "1"
usb:1.parent = "-1"
toolsInstallManager.updateCounter = "33"
vmx.buildType = "release"
priority.grabbed = "high"
scsi0:0.present = "TRUE"
scsi0:0.fileName = "OS X 10.11 El Capitan-cl1.vmdk"
sata0:1.fileName = "auto detect"
scsi0:0.redo = ""
tools.syncTime = "FALSE"
usb.autoConnect.device0 = ""
tools.remindInstall = "FALSE"
checkpoint.vmState = ""
sata0:1.startConnected = "FALSE"
ethernet0.startConnected = "TRUE"
gui.lastPoweredViewMode = "fullscreen"
usb_xhci.present = "TRUE"
mks.enable3d = "TRUE"
svga.graphicsMemoryKB = "2097152"
sata0:0.present = "FALSE"
floppy0.present = "FALSE"
usb_xhci.pciSlotNumber = "192"
usb_xhci:6.speed = "2"
usb_xhci:6.present = "TRUE"
usb_xhci:6.deviceType = "hub"
usb_xhci:6.port = "6"
usb_xhci:6.parent = "-1"
usb_xhci:7.speed = "4"
usb_xhci:7.present = "TRUE"
usb_xhci:7.deviceType = "hub"
usb_xhci:7.port = "7"
usb_xhci:7.parent = "-1"
fileSearchPath = "D:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\Images\macOS Sierra;."
usb_xhci:4.present = "TRUE"
usb_xhci:4.deviceType = "hid"
usb_xhci:4.port = "4"
usb_xhci:4.parent = "-1"

Might not be the best solution ^ but it worked.

3. Run VMWare and it will ask you to locate a missing file, do so and point it to your .vmdk file.

4. Boot it and it should be fixed!