Acer Aspire R5-471T Can't boot Installer

[King_Khan]

Laptop has the following Hardware:

CPU/Chipset: i5-6200U/Skylake
GPU: HD 520
SSD: m.2 256 GB SSD

I get to Clover, but after selecting install Mac OS, the screen flashes black for a sec before loading windows.

used the fakesmc, voodoops2, and intel100unsupported kext for installer. I also used the intel 520 config.plist

I have tried a sierra installer as well. I believe the version of el capitan that was being used for the install was 10.11.3. I understand that skylake was officially supported after 10.11.4 so I am attempting to get my hands on that copy.

See EFI/Clover zip attached.

 

[AGuyWhoIsBored]

Laptop has the following Hardware:

CPU/Chipset: i5-6200U/Skylake
GPU: HD 520
SSD: m.2 256 GB SSD

I get to Clover, but after selecting install Mac OS, the screen flashes black for a sec before loading windows.

used the fakesmc, voodoops2, and intel100unsupported kext for installer. I also used the intel 520 config.plist

I have tried a sierra installer as well. I believe the version of el capitan that was being used for the install was 10.11.3. I understand that skylake was officially supported after 10.11.4 so I am attempting to get my hands on that copy.

See EFI/Clover zip attached.

First thing I noticed: your config.plist is setup incorrectly...

    <key>#DisableDrivers</key>
    <array>
        <string>CsmVideoDxe</string>
        <string>VBoxExt4</string>
    </array>
    <key>ACPI</key>
    <dict>
        <key>#DropMCFG</key>
        <false/>
        <key>#PatchAPIC</key>
        <false/>
        <key>#ResetAddress</key>
        <string>0x64</string>
        <key>#ResetValue</key>
        <string>0xFE</string>
        <key>#SortedOrder</key>
        <array>
            <string>SSDT-3.aml</string>
            <string>SSDT-1.aml</string>
            <string>SSDT-2.aml</string>
        </array>
        <key>#smartUPS</key>

That's just a snippet. The # aren't supposed to be there. I would remove those on all of the entries you see in the config.plist, and then try to boot into OSX again...
You also have a very interesting config.plist in general ...
EDIT: with that kind of hardware, I think you should redo your config.plist. It looks like it has quite a few patches that aren't supposed to be there, and weird things in general (as I mentioned earlier)

Also, you reference SSDT's 1, 2, and 3 in your config.plist, yet they don't exist in your ACPI/patched folder...

Try fixing those things, and then see if that fixes it!

-Duncan

 

[donny745]

check this https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/testing-thread-skylake-platform-in-os-x.176407/

 

[King_Khan]

Thanks guys, will take a look at the config.plist

I pulled that plist off of rehabman's GitHub. I only have access to a mac a few times a week. Is there anyway that I can edit the plist using Linux or windows? I assume that I simply have to use a text editor.

 

[RehabMan]

Laptop has the following Hardware:

CPU/Chipset: i5-6200U/Skylake
GPU: HD 520
SSD: m.2 256 GB SSD

I get to Clover, but after selecting install Mac OS, the screen flashes black for a sec before loading windows.

used the fakesmc, voodoops2, and intel100unsupported kext for installer. I also used the intel 520 config.plist

I have tried a sierra installer as well. I believe the version of el capitan that was being used for the install was 10.11.3. I understand that skylake was officially supported after 10.11.4 so I am attempting to get my hands on that copy.

See EFI/Clover zip attached.

Follow the Clover guide linked from the FAQ.

http://www.tonymacx86.com/el-capita...faq-read-first-laptop-frequent-questions.html

Pay attention the Skylake info in the FAQ. It is important.

 

[King_Khan]

As per everyone's suggestion I revisited my plist. I have made a few changes to it. I first used Rehabman's plist from GitHub for intel 520,30 etc. I then added the APIC fix listed in the skylake thread to kextstopatch along with the USBinjectall. Added the APIC since my image is 10.11.3.

After this I actually made some progress. Now I actually see the apple logo, but this is very short lived. I almost immediately receive a KP and then the laptop reboots. Kinda stuck now.

I have attached my updated efi/clover and a picture of the KP.

 

[RehabMan]

Added the APIC since my image is 10.11.3.

From where did you download OS X?

 

[King_Khan]

From where did you download OS X?

I used the OSX copy on my friend's real MBP on Sierra. This is the copy that he used to upgrade from yosemite. He is now running sierra.

I still havent gotten a copy of 10.11.4 to try.

 

[RehabMan]

I used the OSX copy on my friend's real MBP on Sierra. This is the copy that he used to upgrade from yosemite. He is now running sierra.

I still havent gotten a copy of 10.11.4 to try.

On your friend's MBP, download 10.11.6.

 

[King_Khan]

On your friend's MBP, download 10.11.6.

We tried that, but the only OS that he can download from the app store is Sierra. When we search for El Capitan, only sierra shows up.

Edit: Actually we checked his purchase history and are downloading another copy of El Capitan. Not sure if this is newer than the version i was previously using.