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UniBeast: Install OS X El Capitan on Any Supported Intel-based PC

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It appears that Unibeast 6.0.1 was the problem. I recreated the USB with 6.1.1 and I was able to install El Capitan.
 
I tried running from my newly created USB stick with El Capitan on it (created using Unibeast 6.0.1), but when I try booting from the USB, after the initial selection, I get a blank screen.

Did I create the bootable USB incorrectly? I created the USB using UEFI not Legacy.

Funny you should say that, I had that very same issue yesterday, but I could have sworn it was the same version as I'd used the week before WITHOUT issue. Just downloaded 6.1.1 and trying again :)
 
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My native language is Portuguese in Brazil. But asks to switch to your system language into English?
 
That is just for Unibeast. You'll be able to switch to Portugese after you've got
OS X installed.
 
Thank you Tony for the great work.:)
 
It's been a while since my last install of a Hackintosh.

Why does it need to be a 16GB flash drive? In the example it shows a 8GB and when I last installed I also used a 8GB one and the OS X El Captain is about 6,18GB. Is there something that is installed inside the USB besides El Captain? Or can I use this same 8GB drive?

About the post-installation with Clover. It talks about an alternative while Multibeast 8 is finalized, but will the Hackintosh be fully functional or will I have to wait the Multibeast 8 to finalize the installation? By fully functional I mean booting from my SDD and all.

Thanks!
 
It's been a while since my last install of a Hackintosh.

Why does it need to be a 16GB flash drive? In the example it shows a 8GB and when I last installed I also used a 8GB one and the OS X El Captain is about 6,18GB. Is there something that is installed inside the USB besides El Captain? Or can I use this same 8GB drive?

About the post-installation with Clover. It talks about an alternative while Multibeast 8 is finalized, but will the Hackintosh be fully functional or will I have to wait the Multibeast 8 to finalize the installation? By fully functional I mean booting from my SDD and all.

Thanks!

Your flash drive needs to have a minimum of 7.45GB available after formatting

Yes your hack can be fully functional using Clover.
 
It's been a while since my last install of a Hackintosh.

Why does it need to be a 16GB flash drive? In the example it shows a 8GB and when I last installed I also used a 8GB one and the OS X El Captain is about 6,18GB. Is there something that is installed inside the USB besides El Captain? Or can I use this same 8GB drive?
Thanks!

Since 10.11.1 the amount of free space required on a USB drive has increased to 7.61 GB. This makes
many, but not all brands of 8GB USB drive too small once they are formatted. So rather than have every third person complain that their 8 GB usb drive failed the Unibeast process, the recommended size has been adjusted to 16 GB.

As we get more point updates to El Capitan it will only get larger and soon none of the 8GB drives will
have enough free space. That's the reason why 16GB is the best size to start with for those installing
OS X El Capitan now.

If your 8GB drive will work go ahead and use it. No one is saying you can't use an 8 GB drive if you've
already got one with enough free space after formatting. For anyone buying a new USB go with a 16GB
version to have enough room as El Capitan and future versions of OS X get even bigger.
 
I have 8GB data stick, didn't know it need more than 8GB, so it failed on last step, then I created installer partition on HD and installed it from there.

On 10.11 I had just one issue, USB overcurrent notifications, latest update solved this, now it's perfect :)
 
I have 8GB data stick, didn't know it need more than 8GB, so it failed on last step

We can't make the guide any more clear than this:

Before you Begin

3. Purchase a 16GB or larger USB drive.

If your USB is larger than 32 GB, then simply make the partition you will install to less than
32 GB. (
if you are using a 64 or 128 GB usb drive) 9 or 10 GB is a good size to use for now.

The reason for using a USB drive is so that you'll have it available after the install of El Capitan,
so you can still boot into your system if you are unable to boot from the hard drive. There are
often situations where this is necessary. If you have to completely reinstall due to a HDD failure
you've then got the USB drive with OS X safely archived on it for the longer term. By this time
next year, El Capitan will be taken off of the Mac App Store and no longer available.
 
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