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Alienware 15 r3 High sierra installation

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Hi,
I am new to hackintosh. I am trying to install high sierra on my alienware 15 r3 i7-700hq, gtx1070, gsync, hdd laptop but I am always stucking at apple logo. Please see my clover file.

error msg:
(com.apple.windowServer) Service only ran for 0 seconds. Pushing respawn out by 10seconds
 

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Hi,
I am new to hackintosh. I am trying to install high sierra on my alienware 15 r3 i7-700hq, gtx1070, gsync, hdd laptop but I am always stucking at apple logo. Please see my clover file.

error msg:
(com.apple.windowServer) Service only ran for 0 seconds. Pushing respawn out by 10seconds
Follow the Clover guide linked from the FAQ.

Although you should read the FAQ for an overview of issues, the Clover guide is linked from the first question: "Q. Where do I start?", just after the bold face "Clover Guide".
Here is a direct link, just to be clear:

Also, your profile must be filled out with complete details as requested in the FAQ, again under "Q. Where do I start?". All seven details requested are equally important.

And if you have an issue (after following the guide), or on any other problem, you must provide a detailed description of the problem including information that helps us understand what you're doing. Always attach "Problem Reporting" files as per FAQ.
The required files and data are fully detailed in the last question in the FAQ:
"Q. What are typical "Problem Reporting" files?"
 
Hi,
I am new to hackintosh. I am trying to install high sierra on my alienware 15 r3 i7-700hq, gtx1070, gsync, hdd laptop but I am always stucking at apple logo. Please see my clover file.

error msg:
(com.apple.windowServer) Service only ran for 0 seconds. Pushing respawn out by 10seconds

I’m running an AW17R5 (i9/1080)
NVMe0: OS X 10.13.6 H.Sierra
NVMe1: Black Arch
HDD: Storage

As simple as it sounds; read everything|anything on here, carefully.
The reason you’re getting 1 word answers; RehabMan & Co. spend way too much time redirecting questions to their respective threads, and cannot help you without ALL the information==Do a bit of leg work; reading, hardware profile, appropriate thread posting, etc.

That said...
toor@d4k7:~#Bios <disable VT for Direct I/O, disable Secure Boot, set SATA Operation to AHCI, disable TPM Firmware>

toor@d4k7:~#Bootable USB <UniBeast==respectively, Clover Configurator==mnt EFI partition of “USB”, Clover Installer==install to EFI partition of USB, drag/drop RehabMan’s VOODOOPS2Controller.kext into EFI/CLOVER/KEXTS/OTHER. Copy Clover Configurator, Clover Installer, and MultiBeast==respectively to the USB main drive (NOT EFI PARTITION)

toor@d4k7:~#Boot from aforementioned USB <F12>

toor@d4k7:~#From Clover splash screen <select “Install MacOS from...>

toor@d4k7:~#From safe-screen <Disk Utility==Format desired drive, respectively. Reboot back into USB>

toor@d4k7:~#From safe-screen <Install OS X>

A thought or two... The install WILL fail. When it gets to around 2 minutes left, your machine will restart. No worries... Boot back into Clover. Rather than trying “Install MacOS” again, boot from the internal drive/target drive (do this 2-3 times; it WILL work)

Also... Something that isn’t mentioned enough: have an Ethernet/Cat cable ready; you’re gonna need it.

Hope that helped.

- d4k7
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