[HELP] No EFI partition in my SSD?

[PandoraDev]

hello fellas, I need help with my Mojave laptop. the specs:
Model: Lenovo G570
CPU: i5-2410M
GPU: HD Graphics 3000
SSD: SATA

I cannot find any efi partitions in the ssd so i cannot boot it without USB. Can you help?

 

[Feartech]

hello fellas, I need help with my Mojave laptop. the specs:
Model: Lenovo G570
CPU: i5-2410M
GPU: HD Graphics 3000
SSD: SATA

I cannot find any efi partitions in the ssd so i cannot boot it without USB. Can you help?

please read the faq for proper hardware profile setup:

[FAQ] READ FIRST! Laptop Frequent Questions

This is an updated FAQ from the Original Thread: https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/faq-read-first-laptop-frequent-questions.164990/post-1045259 Before asking a question, many common questions are already commonly asked and answered, and many answers exist in the sticky threads in this forum...

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use software like hackintool or efi mounter to mount your EFI

 

[PandoraDev]

please read the faq for proper hardware profile setup:

[FAQ] READ FIRST! Laptop Frequent Questions

This is an updated FAQ from the Original Thread: https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/faq-read-first-laptop-frequent-questions.164990/post-1045259 Before asking a question, many common questions are already commonly asked and answered, and many answers exist in the sticky threads in this forum...

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use software like hackintool or efi mounter to mount your EFI

I get this if i unplug my usb and run efi mounter:

command terminated with a non-zero status. (1)

and I see no boot efi partition in hackintool either.

 

[Feartech]

I get this if i unplug my usb and run efi mounter:

and I see no boot efi partition in hackintool either.

let me know when you update your profile

 

[PandoraDev]

let me know when you update your profile

done.

 

[Feartech]

done.

when you installed macOS and got to the diskutilty screen, did you make sure to click on view and then click on show all devices and then erased the entire drive? because if you didn't, then that may be why the lack of EFI

 

[PandoraDev]

when you installed macOS and got to the diskutilty screen, did you make sure to click on view and then click on show all devices and then erased the entire drive? because if you didn't, then that may be why the lack of EFI

oh, yeah.. please tell me I could do that after the install.

 

[Feartech]

oh, yeah.. please tell me I could do that after the install.

no, you do it before the install

it is also mentioned here:

[Guide] Booting The USB Installer Using OpenCore

A guide in setting up your USB installer using OpenCore. You must have either a built-in ethernet or compatible Broadcom Wifi in your laptop for this guide to work. Built-in Intel Wifi can also work if set correctly...

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[PandoraDev]

no, you do it before the install

it is also mentioned here:

[Guide] Booting The USB Installer Using OpenCore

A guide in setting up your USB installer using OpenCore. You must have either a built-in ethernet or compatible Broadcom Wifi in your laptop for this guide to work. Built-in Intel Wifi can also work if set correctly...

www.tonymacx86.com

hello again, Thank you, I was able to see and mount efi partition after a reinstall.
BUT...
this time it wont show opencore in my boot devices menu. It wont boot into it either.
But I am sure i did it right as i did the same thing i did on my desktop and it works on the desktop.

 

[Feartech]

hello again, Thank you, I was able to see and mount efi partition after a reinstall.
BUT...
this time it wont show opencore in my boot devices menu. It wont boot into it either.
But I am sure i did it right as i did the same thing i did on my desktop and it works on the desktop.

always best to clean nvram when you make any changes to your EFI