Virtualized ARM MacOS new VM first run fails "An error occurred during installation. Installation failed."

[aphor]

Describe the issue
Creating a new virtualized MacOS v12+ on ARM works but first run installation process fails.

Configuration

• UTM Version: 4.7.4 (115) [from Apple App Store]
• macOS Version: Sequoia 15.6.1
• Mac Chip (Intel, M1, ...): M1 Max

system.log excerpt

Dec 31 14:03:21 ardrach com.apple.Virtualization.Installation[16798]: Entered:_AMDFUDeviceConnected, libusbrestore-device:0x0x14975b170
Dec 31 14:03:21 ardrach com.apple.Virtualization.Installation[16798]: _findMatchingLocationID: Failure to create 'locationID' property from IORegistryEntry
Dec 31 14:03:21 ardrach CoreDeviceService[911]: Entered:_AMDFUDeviceConnected, libusbrestore-device:0x0x600000190240
Dec 31 14:03:21 ardrach CoreDeviceService[911]: _findMatchingLocationID: Failure to create 'locationID' property from IORegistryEntry
Dec 31 14:03:21 ardrach UARPUpdaterServiceDisplay[389]: (null)
Dec 31 14:03:21 ardrach AMPDeviceDiscoveryAgent[564]: Entered:_AMDFUDeviceConnected, libusbrestore-device:0x0x616021440
Dec 31 14:03:21 ardrach AMPDeviceDiscoveryAgent[564]: _findMatchingLocationID: Failure to create 'locationID' property from IORegistryEntry
Dec 31 14:03:22 ardrach MobileDeviceUpdater[16557]: Entered:_AMDFUDeviceConnected, libusbrestore-device:0x0xbec1d8c00
Dec 31 14:03:22 ardrach UARPUpdaterServiceDisplay[389]: Entered:_AMDFUDeviceConnected, libusbrestore-device:0x0x7002a8000
Dec 31 14:03:22 ardrach MobileDeviceUpdater[16557]: _findMatchingLocationID: Failure to create 'locationID' property from IORegistryEntry
Dec 31 14:03:22 ardrach UARPUpdaterServiceDisplay[389]: _findMatchingLocationID: Failure to create 'locationID' property from IORegistryEntry
Dec 31 14:03:22 ardrach AMPDeviceDiscoveryAgent[564]: failed to get productID from DFU mode device
Dec 31 14:03:22 ardrach com.apple.Virtualization.Installation[16798]: (null)
Dec 31 14:03:22 ardrach com.apple.Virtualization.Installation[16798]: Created state machine for device with ECID=0x40BE2EB03D05BE07
Dec 31 14:03:22 ardrach com.apple.Virtualization.Installation[16798]: State Machine Dump, status:RUNNING - [state:DFU remaining-cycles:2 (current state)] -> [state:Recovery remaining-cycles:2] -> [state:RestoreOS remaining-cycles:1]
Dec 31 14:03:22 ardrach com.apple.Virtualization.Installation[16798]: AMRestorableDeviceCopyPSDProbe: Failure to locate probe for [0x80100000] in IORegistry
Dec 31 14:03:22 --- last message repeated 1 time ---
{0x1103067B:perform_restore_installing;0x110306B4:await_system_image_invert_retry}
	restore-step-uptime = 21
	restore-step-user-progress = 12
	waiting for await_system_image_invert_retry.
	[AsyncCP][WaitStart] Start to Wait checkpoint restore_system_image.
	[AsyncCP][WaitEnd] Wait checkpoint restore_system_image success.
	entering mount_filesystems
	LPStaticMedia *copy_media_for_partition_id(partition_id_t): partition id (3) device_node is set to NULL. Returning nil
	Skipping mount of update partition
	ASR failed and this target does not support retry..bailing
	failed to restore/invert APFS image, error 1102
	[20:03:53.0639-GMT]{5>7} CHECKPOINT FAILURE:(FAILURE:1102) (null):[0x06B4] await_system_image_invert_retry [0]D(failed to restore APFS image)[1]D(ASR failed(ENOSPC) TotalSpace: 10764 InitialFreeSpace: -1 FreeSpace: 10732 InitialDataVolumeUsage: -1 DataVolumeUsage: 0)
	restore-step-results = {0x110706B4:{0:1102}}
	restore-step-codes = {0x110706B4:{0:1102}}
	restore-step-domains = {0x110706B4:{0:"AMRestoreErrorDomain"}}
	restore-step-error = {0x110706B4:"[0]D(failed to restore APFS image)[1]D(ASR failed(ENOSPC) TotalSpace: 10764 InitialFreeSpace: -1 FreeSpace: 10732 InitialDataVolumeUsage: -1 DataVolumeUsage: 0)"}
	restore-step-uptime = 21
	restore-step-user-progress = 12
	[20:03:53.0640-GMT]{5>7} CHECKPOINT NOTICE: (NVRAM set) restore-step-user-progress=12 [sync=true] (first failure)
	[20:03:53.0640-GMT]{5>7} CHECKPOINT FAILURE:(FAILURE:1102) RESTORED:[0x067B] perform_restore_installing [0]D(failed to restore APFS image)[1]D(ASR failed(ENOSPC) TotalSpace: 10764 InitialFreeSpace: -1 FreeSpace: 10732 InitialDataVolumeUsage: -1 DataVolumeUsage: 0)
	restore-step-results = {0x1107067B:{0:1102};0x110706B4:{0:1102}}
	restore-step-codes = {0x1107067B:{0:1102};0x110706B4:{0:1102}}
	restore-step-domains = {0x1107067B:{0:"AMRestoreErrorDomain"};0x110706B4:{0:"AMRestoreErrorDomain"}}
	restore-step-error = {0x1107067B:"[0]D(failed to restore APFS image)[1]D(ASR failed(ENOSPC) TotalSpace: 10764 InitialFreeSpace: -1 FreeSpace: 10732 InitialDataVolumeUsage: -1 DataVolumeUsage: 0)"}
	restore-step-uptime = 21
	restore-step-user-progress = 12
	[20:03:53.0641-GMT]{5>7} CHECKPOINT BEGIN: RESTORED:[0x067C] cleanup_boot_command
	restore-step-ids = {0x1103067B:62;0x110306B4:107;0x1103067C:108}
	restore-step-names = {0x1103067B:perform_restore_installing;0x110306B4:await_system_image_invert_retry;0x1103067C:cleanup_boot_command}
	restore-step-uptime = 21
	restore-step-user-progress = 12
	entering reset_boot_command_if_in_values
	40A0DDD2-77F8-4392-B4A3XXXXXXXXX6516:recovery-boot-mode = <delete>
	40A0DDD2-77F8-4392-B4A3XXXXXXXXX6516:iboot-failure-reason = <delete>
	[20:03:53.0641-GMT]{5>7} CHECKPOINT END: RESTORED:[0x067C] cleanup_boot_command
	restore-step-ids = {0x1103067B:62;0x110306B4:107}
	restore-step-names = {0x1103067B:perform_restore_installing;0x110306B4:await_system_image_invert_retry}
	restore-step-uptime = 21
	restore-step-user-progress = 12
	[20:03:53.0642-GMT]{5>7} CHECKPOINT BEGIN: RESTORED:[0x1613] cleanup_recovery_os_volume
	restore-step-ids = {0x1103067B:62;0x110306B4:107;0x11031613:109}
	restore-step-names = {0x1103067B:perform_restore_installing;0x110306B4:await_system_image_invert_retry;0x11031613:cleanup_recovery_os_volume}
	restore-step-uptime = 21
	restore-step-user-progress = 12
	[20:03:53.0642-GMT]{5>7} CHECKPOINT END: RESTORED:[0x1613] cleanup_recovery_os_volume
	restore-step-ids = {0x1103067B:62;0x110306B4:107}
	restore-step-names = {0x1103067B:perform_restore_installing;0x110306B4:await_system_image_invert_retry}
	restore-step-uptime = 21
	restore-step-user-progress = 12
	[20:03:53.0643-GMT]{5>7} CHECKPOINT BEGIN: RESTORED:[0x0647] cleanup_check_result
	restore-step-ids = {0x1103067B:62;0x110306B4:107;0x11030647:110}
	restore-step-names = {0x1103067B:perform_restore_installing;0x110306B4:await_system_image_invert_retry;0x11030647:cleanup_check_result}
	restore-step-uptime = 21
	restore-step-user-progress = 12
	[20:03:53.0643-GMT]{5>7} CHECKPOINT END: RESTORED:[0x0647] cleanup_check_result
	restore-step-ids = {0x1103067B:62;0x110306B4:107}
	restore-step-names = {0x1103067B:perform_restore_installing;0x110306B4:await_system_image_invert_retry}
	restore-step-uptime = 21
	restore-step-user-progress = 12
	[20:03:53.0644-GMT]{5>7} CHECKPOINT BEGIN: RESTORED:[0x06C2] cleanup_send_crash_logs
	restore-step-ids = {0x1103067B:62;0x110306B4:107;0x110306C2:111}
	restore-step-names = {0x1103067B:perform_restore_installing;0x110306B4:await_system_image_invert_retry;0x110306C2:cleanup_send_crash_logs}
	restore-step-uptime = 21
	restore-step-user-progress = 12
	[20:03:53.0645-GMT]{5>7} CHECKPOINT END: RESTORED:[0x06C2] cleanup_send_crash_logs
	restore-step-ids = {0x1103067B:62;0x110306B4:107}
	restore-step-names = {0x1103067B:perform_restore_installing;0x110306B4:await_system_image_invert_retry}
	restore-step-uptime = 21
	restore-step-user-progress = 12
	[20:03:53.0645-GMT]{5>7} CHECKPOINT BEGIN: RESTORED:[0x0648] cleanup_send_final_status
	restore-step-ids = {0x1103067B:62;0x110306B4:107;0x11030648:112}
	restore-step-names = {0x1103067B:perform_restore_installing;0x110306B4:await_system_image_invert_retry;0x11030648:cleanup_send_final_status}
	restore-step-uptime = 21
	restore-step-user-progress = 12
	d_final_status}
	restore-step-uptime = 21
	restore-step-user-progress = 12
	
	==== end of device restore output ====
Dec 31 14:03:59 ardrach com.apple.Virtualization.Installation[16798]: <Restore Device 0x129707660>: Restore failed (result = 1102)
Dec 31 14:03:59 ardrach com.apple.Virtualization.Installation[16798]: Can't send dump_console command since device is not in recovery mode
Dec 31 14:03:59 ardrach com.apple.Virtualization.Installation[16798]: AMRestorePerformRestoreModeRestoreWithError failed with error: 1102
Dec 31 14:03:59 ardrach com.apple.Virtualization.Installation[16798]: State Machine Dump, status:ERROR - [state:DFU remaining-cycles:1] -> [state:Recovery remaining-cycles:0] -> [state:RestoreOS remaining-cycles:0 (current state)]
Dec 31 14:03:59 ardrach com.apple.Virtualization.Installation[16798]: [PurpleReverseProxy]: Dec 31 14:03:59 com.apple.Virtualization.Installation[16798] <Error>: ReverseProxyHost.c:125(ControlMessage): unexpected event 8
Dec 31 14:03:59 ardrach com.apple.Virtualization.Installation[16798]: State is now set to error: AMRestorePerformRestoreModeRestoreWithError failed with error: 1102
...

config.plist

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
	<key>Backend</key>
	<string>Apple</string>
	<key>ConfigurationVersion</key>
	<integer>4</integer>
	<key>Display</key>
	<array>
		<dict>
			<key>DynamicResolution</key>
			<true/>
			<key>HeightPixels</key>
			<integer>1200</integer>
			<key>PixelsPerInch</key>
			<integer>80</integer>
			<key>WidthPixels</key>
			<integer>1920</integer>
		</dict>
	</array>
	<key>Drive</key>
	<array>
		<dict>
			<key>Identifier</key>
			<string>890B4ABC-20C9-449E-85EE-D02980AC336A</string>
			<key>ImageName</key>
			<string>890B4ABC-20C9-449E-85EE-D02980AC336A.img</string>
			<key>Nvme</key>
			<false/>
			<key>ReadOnly</key>
			<false/>
		</dict>
	</array>
	<key>Information</key>
	<dict>
		<key>Icon</key>
		<string>mac</string>
		<key>IconCustom</key>
		<false/>
		<key>Name</key>
		<string>macOS</string>
		<key>UUID</key>
		<string>77780DCE-0A66-482B-9612-816D7F3DFE59</string>
	</dict>
	<key>Network</key>
	<array>
		<dict>
			<key>MacAddress</key>
			<string>de:b8:f2:4d:8e:34</string>
			<key>Mode</key>
			<string>Shared</string>
		</dict>
	</array>
	<key>Serial</key>
	<array/>
	<key>System</key>
	<dict>
		<key>Architecture</key>
		<string>aarch64</string>
		<key>Boot</key>
		<dict>
			<key>OperatingSystem</key>
			<string>macOS</string>
			<key>UEFIBoot</key>
			<false/>
		</dict>
		<key>CPUCount</key>
		<integer>2</integer>
		<key>MacPlatform</key>
		<dict>
			<key>AuxiliaryStoragePath</key>
			<string>AuxiliaryStorage</string>
			<key>HardwareModel</key>
			<data>
			YnBsaXN0MDDTAQIDBAQFXxAZRGF0YVJlcHJlc2VudGF0aW9uVmVy
			c2lvbl8QD1BsYXRmb3JtVmVyc2lvbl8QEk1pbmltdW1TdXBwb3J0
			ZWRPUxACowYHBxAPEAAIDys9UlRYWgAAAAAAAAEBAAAAAAAAAAgA
			AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABc
			</data>
			<key>MachineIdentifier</key>
			<data>
			YnBsaXN0MDDRAQJURUNJRBNAvi6wPQW+BwgLEAAAAAAAAAEBAAAA
			AAAAAAMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAZ
			</data>
		</dict>
		<key>MemorySize</key>
		<integer>4096</integer>
	</dict>
	<key>Virtualization</key>
	<dict>
		<key>Audio</key>
		<true/>
		<key>Balloon</key>
		<true/>
		<key>ClipboardSharing</key>
		<true/>
		<key>Entropy</key>
		<true/>
		<key>Keyboard</key>
		<string>Mac</string>
		<key>Pointer</key>
		<string>Trackpad</string>
	</dict>
</dict>
</plist>

[osy]

Perhaps you're out of disk space on your machine? Or maybe you allocated too small of a disk to the VM?

[maarsson]

Same issue here.
Just confirmed, I have disk space, and 64GB allocated VM space should be enough for me.
My host config:

UTM Version: 4.7.4 (115) [from Apple App Store]
macOS Version: Sequoia 15.6.1
Mac Chip (Intel, M1, ...): M1

Tried even 4.7.3, and to install 15.6

[489cmr9hjg-arch]

Having the same problem.

Appears to me the disk image isn't created at all.

Even tried creating a full 80gig disk image on an external HD to write to, and go the same error.

Tried on a machine with Sequoia 15.7.3 and one with Tahoe 26.2 ... with the IPSW file:
UniversalMac_15.0_24A526n_Restore.ipsw

Bill