macOS 12 (Monterey) File Type: Bootable ISO image Primary Use Cases:
| Problem | Solution | |---------|----------| | ISO won’t boot in VirtualBox | Enable EFI, disable floppy controller, set chipset to PIIX3 | | “This copy of Install macOS Monterey is damaged” | Run date 0101010116 (set date to 2016) during installation or use latest ISO | | VMware guest tools fail | Install open-vm-tools from Homebrew after Monterey boots | | Large ISO (13GB) won’t fit on 8GB USB | Use a 16GB+ USB or split ISO using split -b 4096m Monterey.iso | Macos Monterey Iso Download