Can't boot Mojave installer (gIOScreenLockState)

[Francesco96]

Hello, I'm having problems booting the Mojave installer. I've attached my Clover boot folder. In addition to that I had to add the USB Injection fix (without it get stuck at "Still waiting for root device"). I keep getting the "gIOScreenLockState 3, hs 0, bs 0, now 0, sm 0x0" error despite having added the WhateverGreen kext (note that I only use my IGPU set as primary graphics in BIOS). If someone could help me I would really appreciate it. Thanks a lot

 

[cmn699]

Hello, I'm having problems booting the Mojave installer. I've attached my Clover boot folder. In addition to that I had to add the USB Injection fix (without it get stuck at "Still waiting for root device"). I keep getting the "gIOScreenLockState 3, hs 0, bs 0, now 0, sm 0x0" error despite having added the WhateverGreen kext (note that I only use my IGPU set as primary graphics in BIOS). If someone could help me I would really appreciate it. Thanks a lot

• Your CLOVER /kexts/Other lacks Lilu.kext & AppleALC.kexts .
• In addition several of your config.plist SECTIONS are either blank or need changes.
• I'll try to edit and upload screen shots from your uploaded CLOVER shortly.

Edited to add Images:

 

[Francesco96]

Thanks a lot for all of this help. I've added the missing Lilu kext and the installer booted and I managed to get throughout the first part of the installation. Then my computer rebooted as normal but it wasn't able to load Clover anymore, it just loads a black screen. I've tried reinstalling Clover on others usb drives but nothing. Older Clover builds get loaded, as well as OpenCore, so I don't think it's a motherboard problem but I'm stuck I have no clue on how to proceed. Do you have any ideas on what has happened and how to fix it? Thanks a lot again.

 

[cmn699]

Thanks a lot for all of this help. I've added the missing Lilu kext and the installer booted and I managed to get throughout the first part of the installation. Then my computer rebooted as normal but it wasn't able to load Clover anymore, it just loads a black screen. I've tried reinstalling Clover on others usb drives but nothing. Older Clover builds get loaded, as well as OpenCore, so I don't think it's a motherboard problem but I'm stuck I have no clue on how to proceed. Do you have any ideas on what has happened and how to fix it? Thanks a lot again.

• If you had succeeded booting with the USB Installer after making all the changes including the config.plist, try to reboot with the same USB Installer as First boot device in BIOS and from the Boot Menu option screen to enter Clover Boot Manger screen where you are expected to see both the USB Installer icon and the System Disk
• Then switch to the System disk icon to boot.
  • Whenever you post, please upload the photo of whatever screen you have concern and we will then know what you are really facing.

 

[Francesco96]

I probably haven't explain my self correctly, please forgive me but English isn't my first language. My problem is that my motherboard won't load Clover, not that I can't boot OSX with it. I can't reach the Clover Boot Menu, it only shows a black screen. I already had my USB drive as my first boot option but it wouldn't load. I've tried also selecting the drive from the UEFI boot override, but nothing. I've tried copying the EFI folder inside the EFI partition on another USB drive, but nothing. I've tried reinstalling Clover with the same config and same kext in another USB drive, but again nothing. I've tried a blank Clover install, but nothing. Only an old version of Clover gets loaded. When I try to boot, no matter how i select the drive, after the motherboard logo i only see a black screen, nothing written on it. I hop now it is a bit more clear. Thank you again.

 

[cmn699]

I probably haven't explain my self correctly, please forgive me but English isn't my first language. My problem is that my motherboard won't load Clover, not that I can't boot OSX with it. I can't reach the Clover Boot Menu, it only shows a black screen. I already had my USB drive as my first boot option but it wouldn't load. I've tried also selecting the drive from the UEFI boot override, but nothing. I've tried copying the EFI folder inside the EFI partition on another USB drive, but nothing. I've tried reinstalling Clover with the same config and same kext in another USB drive, but again nothing. I've tried a blank Clover install, but nothing. Only an old version of Clover gets loaded. When I try to boot, no matter how i select the drive, after the motherboard logo i only see a black screen, nothing written on it. I hop now it is a bit more clear. Thank you again.

• In the BIOS , Boot Option Priorities |Boot Sequence|Boot Order , are you able to see your UEFI USB Installer Flash drive?
• Do you see any other Devices ( both real like your SSD /HDD and "Bogus" like "OS X" or macOS) in the Boot Option Priorities list?

 

[cmn699]

I probably haven't explain my self correctly, please forgive me but English isn't my first language. My problem is that my motherboard won't load Clover, not that I can't boot OSX with it. I can't reach the Clover Boot Menu, it only shows a black screen. I already had my USB drive as my first boot option but it wouldn't load. I've tried also selecting the drive from the UEFI boot override, but nothing. I've tried copying the EFI folder inside the EFI partition on another USB drive, but nothing. I've tried reinstalling Clover with the same config and same kext in another USB drive, but again nothing. I've tried a blank Clover install, but nothing. Only an old version of Clover gets loaded. When I try to boot, no matter how i select the drive, after the motherboard logo i only see a black screen, nothing written on it. I hop now it is a bit more clear. Thank you again.

May be you need to edit your EFI/CLOVER/Drivers/UEFI folder see edited image

 

[Francesco96]

Thank you again but I still haven't fixed the problem. I've tried those files without.success. I'm attaching a screen of the boot entry lists inside the setup utility if that helps (I have disabled CSM so only uefi boot entries are possible). Hope this helps and again thank you for everything.

 

[cmn699]

Thank you again but I still haven't fixed the problem. I've tried those files without.success. I'm attaching a screen of the boot entry lists inside the setup utility if that helps (I have disabled CSM so only uefi boot entries are possible). Hope this helps and again thank you for everything.

• your Boot options look OK.
• May be your CLOVER is corrupt.
• If you want to try, you may use the uploaded EFI.zip extracted and pasted in the Mounted EFI partition of your current macOSMojave USB installer disk using Clover Configurator Global and after moving the current EFI to a safer place, just in case this uploaded one does not help.

 

[Francesco96]

Hi I'm sorry I haven't answered yet, but I had a very busy week and I didn't find spare time for my hackintosh. I hope I'll be able to try your uploaded EFI during the weekend. Thanks a lot and sorry for not answering sooner.