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Motherboard
GA-H170M-DS3H
CPU
i5-6500
Graphics
AMD RX 480
Mac
  1. iMac
  2. MacBook Pro
Mobile Phone
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  2. iOS
As the title say, yersterday in the night I power off my hackintosh (I din't uninstall or change anything on the system), just a power off like a normal day, and today when I turn on and select macOS Sierra; boot, but just get a Black Screen with cursor (Is logged because I have an automatic login to my account) and just see the Black Screen, the cursor and the Paragon NTFS Mount notification that I see in every start... Is there any way to fix?

system:
macOS Sierra 10.12.2 Beta 3
i5-6500
GA-H170M-DS3H
RX 480 (I'm not using it, I boot with the igpu (Intel HD 530)


System dual boot with windows (clover installation UEFI) in separated ssd.
Tried in single mode, secure mode, with verbose, with all and just get the same: black screen with cursor + the notifications of paragon ntfs

Edit:
Windows SSD, boot without problem
macOS 1tb Backup Drive (I haven't update the backup for like 1month) boot too (I'm writing this post with the backup)
Linux USB Boot too
macOS SSD (Pricinpal) Boot with the black screen
 
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You may try the following:

  • Force Shut Down the Computer.
  • Turn Power Button to OFF (0)
  • Pull the Power Cable from its socket
  • Push the On/Off switch to discharge any residual current from the MoBo.
  • Disconnect the Windows Disk (either PWR or SATA Data cable)
  • Locate CMOS jumper and 'short' it for 10 seconds using the flat-head screw driver.
  • Reinsert PWR cable to the socket
  • Turn PWR Switch on and Restart
  • Wait for the screen to display and select "Load Optimized Default BIOS and Reboot" the machine.
  • On the reboot press Del key >BIOS Setup screen
  • Correct the Year/Month/Date/Time
  • Reset the previously working BIOS Options for Clover booting with the Siera System Disk as #1
  • F-10>Yes
  • See if you can boot through Clover with your previously working Boot Flags.
  • Log on to Sierra Desktop and check everything
Once you can do that shut down >Power Off and connect "Windows System HDD" after all the previous steps to enter the inside of the Desktop case.
Once again you may or may not have to press F7 to get Optimized BIOS and resetting menus disturbed by the hardware troubleshoot minus CMOS reset.

See how it goes
Hopefully things are back to normal.
Good luck
 
You may try the following:

  • Force Shut Down the Computer.
  • Turn Power Button to OFF (0)
  • Pull the Power Cable from its socket
  • Push the On/Off switch to discharge any residual current from the MoBo.
  • Disconnect the Windows Disk (either PWR or SATA Data cable)
  • Locate CMOS jumper and 'short' it for 10 seconds using the flat-head screw driver.
  • Reinsert PWR cable to the socket
  • Turn PWR Switch on and Restart
  • Wait for the screen to display and select "Load Optimized Default BIOS and Reboot" the machine.
  • On the reboot press Del key >BIOS Setup screen
  • Correct the Year/Month/Date/Time
  • Reset the previously working BIOS Options for Clover booting with the Siera System Disk as #1
  • F-10>Yes
  • See if you can boot through Clover with your previously working Boot Flags.
  • Log on to Sierra Desktop and check everything
Once you can do that shut down >Power Off and connect "Windows System HDD" after all the previous steps to enter the inside of the Desktop case.
Once again you may or may not have to press F7 to get Optimized BIOS and resetting menus disturbed by the hardware troubleshoot minus CMOS reset.

See how it goes
Hopefully things are back to normal.
Good luck

I will try this tomorrow and edit this post with updates, thank you.

If anyone know another method, please let me know, still without luck fixing my problem
 
Hey @cmn699 tried that method and don't work, is weird because I see the 1password notification (a new update), See that Flux load etc, the Paragon NTFS and just the black screen with cursor.
 
Does your Boot flag still show any reference to load nVidia conflicting with your IGP? h

I don't have Nvidia, I have AMD RX 480 but I boot to macOS with the iGPU but is weird I have a hackintosh backup (1 month ago) and boot, windows boot, I have a kali linux usb and boot, all except the principal ssd, I have as last option move my backup to the principal but I will try to fix that... Is there any way to saved the verbose log?
 
Please recheck your BIOS option regarding IGP vs PEG to make sure it is selecting IGP .
Please recheck your Clover Boot Args: about the possibility of "nvda_drv= " there interfering with your Intel HD IGP load.
 
Please recheck your BIOS option regarding IGP vs PEG to make sure it is selecting IGP .
Please recheck your Clover Boot Args: about the possibility of "nvda_drv= " there interfering with your Intel HD IGP load.

Done and still getting that problem, tried downloading the FakeSMC again and put on the EFI but nope, doesn't solved the problem :/
 
What I am thinking is that your IGP IntelHD Video is not loading properly toward the end of booting on to the desktop. I am considering various causes for that to occur. In the original USB installer created in Unibeast, I've seen Nvidia as a default. That is why I mentioned whether that could be still in the Boot flag of the System Disk. From your clarification posted simultaneously with my last one, you have ruled that out and possible BIOS choice problem too. So ignore my response above this one.
I cannot off hand think of a way to see what is in your Computer's Clover >Config.plist that could cause the present last step impediment to boot to the desktop.
 
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