Download and install a flashing utility like or Rufus on your Windows PC.
: Obtain the macOS Big Sur 11.2 .raw file from the Olarila Forum .
To use the .raw image, you must write it to a USB flash drive (minimum 16GB-32GB recommended) using a disk imaging tool:
You must write the sector-by-sector RAW image directly to your flash drive. Regular file copying will not work. Using BalenaEtcher (Windows, macOS, Linux) Download and install the free utility . Launch the application.
Close Disk Utility, select , choose your formatted drive, and let the process run. Your system will reboot multiple times; always ensure you boot back into the USB installer and select the newly created hard drive partition until setup is complete. Post-Installation Clean Up
Power on the PC and press your motherboard's boot menu key (usually F8, F11, or F12). Select your USB drive prefixed with .
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Olarila distributes its images primarily through its official forum and community-maintained file mirrors.
A dedicated SSD formatted to APFS during installation. Step 3: Flashing the RAW Image to Your USB Drive
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