jamesstringer90 / jamesstringer90/appsandbox
VM Stuck on installing (macOS)
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- C
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Description
I put in a Windows 10 ISO on my M1 iMac, but it seems to be stuck on Installing Windows in the status message & the display window won't open.
Log:
[MyAppSandbox] Building Windows disk from ISO (64 GB) ...
[MyAppSandbox] Detected ISO language: en-US
[MyAppSandbox] Windows disk built; booting to finish install in the guest.
[MyAppSandbox] Install complete -- starting VM.
[MyAppSandbox] Launching Windows VM via QEMU...
Specs:
iMac 24-inch, M1, 2021
Memory: 8GB
Host OS: macOS Tahoe 26.5.2
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reproducing the Windows 10 ISO installation on the reported M1 iMac configuration and trace the QEMU VM launch after the log reaches "Launching Windows VM via QEMU...". Investigate why the display window does not open and consider the issue resolved when the VM launches visibly and the installation status no longer remains stuck.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- c, macos
- Domain
- desktop, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100