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- Jul 5, 2017
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- Motherboard
- MSI Z170A Gaming M5
- CPU
- i7-6700K
- Graphics
- Vega 64
- Mac
- Mobile Phone
Hi,
it's my first Hackintosh and so far I've come pretty close to setting up my first Hackintosh properly. I got it running with an Nvidia GTX 1050ti from an old SATA HDD. But I've run into problems when setting it up or changing it to boot off a Samsung 960 EVO NVMe SSD. I suppose for a "first-timer" it's quite a challenging task I set myself . Anyway I would appreciate any help.
First my setup:
Motherboard: MSI Z170 Gaming M5 (BIOS version 1E, which seems to be the latest version)
CPU: i7-6700K
RAM: 16GB (2x8GB) G.Skill Trident Z DDR4-3000 (running at 2133 according to BIOS which I just left at default)
SSD: Samsung 960 EVO 250GB
HDD: 2.5" 320GB (don't know which speed, but slow)
Graphics: Gigabyte GTX 1050ti 4GB
What I did:
Version A (without the Nvidia GTX 1050ti, using only the Intel Graphics):
1. Use Unibeast to create a bootable Clover USB-Stick
2. placed IONVMeFamily.kext into Clover/kexts/other at EFI partition of USB
3. added Pike R. Alpha's addition to the config.plist at EFI partition of USB
4. booted of the USB-Stick (sometimes I had to restart but most of the time it just went well) plugged into USB 2.0 Port (I also tried the USB-ports at the motherboard which are all defined as USB 3 and it most of the time didn't even start the macOS )
5. Used Disc Utility to erase the 960 EVO – which with the above shows up properly –
6. Install macOS Sierra onto 960 EVO SSD and restarted
7. once again boot from USB and select 960 EVO > boots into final steps of installation (user-name, etc.)
8. Start Multibeast to start post-installation with the following settings:
- Quick Start
- UEFI Boot Mode
- Drivers:
- Audio > ALC1150 (Audio worked fine with the initially mentioned installation at SATA HDD)
- Network > AtherosE2200Ethernet (don't know if it's necessary, LAN seemed to work OOB)
9. mounted EFI partition of 960 EVO SSD and added Pike R. Alpha's patch to the config.plist (otherwise I would start at all – or maybe here is the mistake?!) > also added IONVMeFamily.kext into EFI/Clover/kexts/other
10. Booted from 960 EVO SSD > Clover shows as it should
11. Boot process starts properly but just stops at one point. I booted in verbose mode to make a photo of where it stops (see image attached)
Maybe someone immediately recognizes my error or is able to read between the lines of the verbose-mode image?!
What has (mostly) worked so far (up to the point to boot from the SSD):
Version B (with Nvidia GPU installed):
1. Use Unibeast to create a bootable Clover USB-Stick
2. Use Disc Utility to erase the HDD (SSD not shown)
3. install macOS Sierra onto SATA HDD
4. boot from USB and start macOS from HDD
5. Start Multibeast to start post-installation with the following settings:
- Quick Start
- Legacy Boot Mode (according to Fresh Tech Canada's Youtube Video this is the way to get this motherboard running with the Nvidia Pascal)
- Drivers:
- Audio > ALC1150 (Audio worked fine with the initially mentioned installation at SATA HDD)
- Network > AtherosE2200Ethernet (don't know if it's necessary, LAN seemed to work OOB)
6. Restart and boot from HDD > clover shows as expected
7. install Nvidia Web Drivers for Sierra 10.12.5
8. use Clover to check for proper entries (as in Fresh Tech Canada's Youtube Video):
- ACPI:
- FixUSB
- FixHDA
- FixHPET
- FixiPiC
- AddDTGP
- Boot:
- dart=0
- Graphics:
- Inject Intel < unchecked
- System Parameters:
- Inject System ID < checked
- NvidiaWeb < checked
9. edited config.plist with the following as instructed here:
Code (Text):
<key>SystemParameters</key>
<dict>
<key>InjectKexts</key>
<string>YES</string>
<key>InjectSystemID</key>
<true/>
<key>NvidiaWeb</key>
<true/>
</dict>
10. Boot from SATA HDD and GPU works fine (except some minor glitches which I already found a solution for) > somehow USB connectivity is not properly working, one USB 3 HDD is listed as internal drive when connected to USB 2 port, otherwise not recognized at all … a second USB 3 HDD is not found (neither as internal drive nor in the Disc Utility)
11. Use Pike R. Alpha's addition and Rehabman's NVMe-Patch to get the 960 EVO SSD to show up > works fine
12. after I erase the SSD I used Carbon Copy Clone to clone the boot HDD to the SSD
13. copy EFI folder of SATA boot HDD to EFI partition of SSD > use Clover to set the Boot drive to the SSD
14. tried to boot from SSD results in "no OS found please restart or select other disc" > it didn't even start Clover from the SSD to start macOS boot process
My guess for Version B is that the Legacy Boot Mode might be the problem. But of course I simply don't know and since I'm new the problem might surely be found elsewhere.
So here I am and I'm fairly positive that I'm close but not there, yet.
I hope that my detailed list will give you hints on where I'm stuck … and once again I would highly appreciate your help!
Thank you!
it's my first Hackintosh and so far I've come pretty close to setting up my first Hackintosh properly. I got it running with an Nvidia GTX 1050ti from an old SATA HDD. But I've run into problems when setting it up or changing it to boot off a Samsung 960 EVO NVMe SSD. I suppose for a "first-timer" it's quite a challenging task I set myself . Anyway I would appreciate any help.
First my setup:
Motherboard: MSI Z170 Gaming M5 (BIOS version 1E, which seems to be the latest version)
CPU: i7-6700K
RAM: 16GB (2x8GB) G.Skill Trident Z DDR4-3000 (running at 2133 according to BIOS which I just left at default)
SSD: Samsung 960 EVO 250GB
HDD: 2.5" 320GB (don't know which speed, but slow)
Graphics: Gigabyte GTX 1050ti 4GB
What I did:
Version A (without the Nvidia GTX 1050ti, using only the Intel Graphics):
1. Use Unibeast to create a bootable Clover USB-Stick
2. placed IONVMeFamily.kext into Clover/kexts/other at EFI partition of USB
3. added Pike R. Alpha's addition to the config.plist at EFI partition of USB
4. booted of the USB-Stick (sometimes I had to restart but most of the time it just went well) plugged into USB 2.0 Port (I also tried the USB-ports at the motherboard which are all defined as USB 3 and it most of the time didn't even start the macOS )
5. Used Disc Utility to erase the 960 EVO – which with the above shows up properly –
6. Install macOS Sierra onto 960 EVO SSD and restarted
7. once again boot from USB and select 960 EVO > boots into final steps of installation (user-name, etc.)
8. Start Multibeast to start post-installation with the following settings:
- Quick Start
- UEFI Boot Mode
- Drivers:
- Audio > ALC1150 (Audio worked fine with the initially mentioned installation at SATA HDD)
- Network > AtherosE2200Ethernet (don't know if it's necessary, LAN seemed to work OOB)
9. mounted EFI partition of 960 EVO SSD and added Pike R. Alpha's patch to the config.plist (otherwise I would start at all – or maybe here is the mistake?!) > also added IONVMeFamily.kext into EFI/Clover/kexts/other
10. Booted from 960 EVO SSD > Clover shows as it should
11. Boot process starts properly but just stops at one point. I booted in verbose mode to make a photo of where it stops (see image attached)
Maybe someone immediately recognizes my error or is able to read between the lines of the verbose-mode image?!
What has (mostly) worked so far (up to the point to boot from the SSD):
Version B (with Nvidia GPU installed):
1. Use Unibeast to create a bootable Clover USB-Stick
2. Use Disc Utility to erase the HDD (SSD not shown)
3. install macOS Sierra onto SATA HDD
4. boot from USB and start macOS from HDD
5. Start Multibeast to start post-installation with the following settings:
- Quick Start
- Legacy Boot Mode (according to Fresh Tech Canada's Youtube Video this is the way to get this motherboard running with the Nvidia Pascal)
- Drivers:
- Audio > ALC1150 (Audio worked fine with the initially mentioned installation at SATA HDD)
- Network > AtherosE2200Ethernet (don't know if it's necessary, LAN seemed to work OOB)
6. Restart and boot from HDD > clover shows as expected
7. install Nvidia Web Drivers for Sierra 10.12.5
8. use Clover to check for proper entries (as in Fresh Tech Canada's Youtube Video):
- ACPI:
- FixUSB
- FixHDA
- FixHPET
- FixiPiC
- AddDTGP
- Boot:
- dart=0
- Graphics:
- Inject Intel < unchecked
- System Parameters:
- Inject System ID < checked
- NvidiaWeb < checked
9. edited config.plist with the following as instructed here:
Code (Text):
<key>SystemParameters</key>
<dict>
<key>InjectKexts</key>
<string>YES</string>
<key>InjectSystemID</key>
<true/>
<key>NvidiaWeb</key>
<true/>
</dict>
10. Boot from SATA HDD and GPU works fine (except some minor glitches which I already found a solution for) > somehow USB connectivity is not properly working, one USB 3 HDD is listed as internal drive when connected to USB 2 port, otherwise not recognized at all … a second USB 3 HDD is not found (neither as internal drive nor in the Disc Utility)
11. Use Pike R. Alpha's addition and Rehabman's NVMe-Patch to get the 960 EVO SSD to show up > works fine
12. after I erase the SSD I used Carbon Copy Clone to clone the boot HDD to the SSD
13. copy EFI folder of SATA boot HDD to EFI partition of SSD > use Clover to set the Boot drive to the SSD
14. tried to boot from SSD results in "no OS found please restart or select other disc" > it didn't even start Clover from the SSD to start macOS boot process
My guess for Version B is that the Legacy Boot Mode might be the problem. But of course I simply don't know and since I'm new the problem might surely be found elsewhere.
So here I am and I'm fairly positive that I'm close but not there, yet.
I hope that my detailed list will give you hints on where I'm stuck … and once again I would highly appreciate your help!
Thank you!
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