macOS 9.2.1 installer hangs installing on M4Max MacBook Pro running Sequoia 15.2
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**Describe the issue**
I am trying to run a macOS 9.2.1 guest on an M4Max MacBook Pro running macOS Sequoia 15.2. The VM boots fine from the installer ISO but after starting the installation the installer consistently hangs about 20% of the way into the installation. I've tried several different installer ISOs and several different UTM VM configurations, all with the same results. I am able to run the old macOS 9.2.1 guest that was previously available in the UTM gallery. But if I boot that VM from an installer disk, erase the HD, and try to do a clean install onto that, I get the same hang with "estimated time remaining: 4 minutes" at about 20% on the progress bar.
**Configuration**
* UTM Version: 4.6.4 (107)
* macOS Version: Sequoia 15.2
* Mac Chip (Intel, M1, ...): M4Max
**Crash log**
The UTM app did not crash.
**Debug log**
Launching: qemu-system-ppc -L /Users/sam/Library/Containers/com.utmapp.UTM/Data/Library/Caches/qemu -S -spice unix=on,addr=4D6EFE89-3FF4-4110-8E05-7FE7A930FE6D.spice,disable-ticketing=on,image-compression=off,playback-compression=off,streaming-video=off,gl=off -chardev spiceport,name=org.qemu.monitor.qmp.0,id=org.qemu.monitor.qmp -mon chardev=org.qemu.monitor.qmp,mode=control -nodefaults -vga none -device sungem,mac=C6:F8:CC:03:A4:E2,netdev=net0 -netdev user,id=net0 -device VGA -smp cpus=1,sockets=1,cores=1,threads=1 -machine mac99,via=pmu -accel tcg,tb-size=64 -m 256 -audio coreaudio -audiodev spice,id=audio0 -usb -device usb-tablet,bus=usb-bus.0 -device usb-mouse,bus=usb-bus.0 -device usb-kbd,bus=usb-bus.0 -device ich9-usb-ehci1,id=usb-controller-0 -device ich9-usb-uhci1,masterbus=usb-controller-0.0,firstport=0,multifunction=on -device ich9-usb-uhci2,masterbus=usb-controller-0.0,firstport=2,multifunction=on -device ich9-usb-uhci3,masterbus=usb-controller-0.0,firstport=4,multifunction=on -chardev spicevmc,name=usbredir,id=usbredirchardev0 -device usb-redir,chardev=usbredirchardev0,id=usbredirdev0,bus=usb-controller-0.0 -chardev spicevmc,name=usbredir,id=usbredirchardev1 -device usb-redir,chardev=usbredirchardev1,id=usbredirdev1,bus=usb-controller-0.0 -chardev spicevmc,name=usbredir,id=usbredirchardev2 -device usb-redir,chardev=usbredirchardev2,id=usbredirdev2,bus=usb-controller-0.0 -device ide-cd,bus=ide.0,drive=drive0,bootindex=0 -drive "if=none,media=cdrom,id=drive0,file.filename=/Users/sam/Documents/Macintosh Repository Downloads/macos-922-uni/macos-922-uni.iso,file.locking=off,readonly=on" -device ide-hd,bus=ide.1,drive=drive1,bootindex=1 -drive "if=none,media=disk,id=drive1,file.filename=/Users/sam/Library/Containers/com.utmapp.UTM/Data/Documents/Mac OS 9.2.1 (config only).utm/Data/disk-0.qcow2,discard=unmap,detect-zeroes=unmap" -device virtio-serial -device virtserialport,chardev=org.qemu.guest_agent,name=org.qemu.guest_agent.0 -chardev spiceport,name=org.qemu.guest_agent.0,id=org.qemu.guest_agent -name "Mac OS 921 config only" -uuid 4D6EFE89-3FF4-4110-8E05-7FE7A930FE6D -rtc base=localtime -g 1280x720x32 -cpu G3 -usbdevice keyboard
(NOTE: There seem to be 130 NUL characters (hex 0) after the readable text in the exported debug.log file.)
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[config.plist.zip](https://github.com/user-attachments/files/18266439/config.plist.zip)
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