[Guide] HP Elite 8300 & 6300 Pro (all form factors) using Clover UEFI hotpatch

[soundbase]

So is HFS+J = Mac OS Extended (Journalled)?
and GPT Partion Table = GUID?

If so, that is what I setup when I erased it, and Yes I called it install_osx

It's meant to automatically create the EFI on the Bootable installer right? Thats from what I understand from the Rehabman guide.

Or should I do the other method, where I create two partitions and installed Clove on the one partition and Catalina on the other?

 

[trs96]

For now am just leaving it on, and will test out later if its bricked or not

It doesn't get bricked until you reboot with Clover installed to the EFI partition, so yes, remove it before you reboot. Mount the EFI and then delete the folder.

 

[trs96]

Or should I do the other method, where I create two partitions and installed Clove on the one partition and Catalina on the other?

Just follow Sniki's guide exactly as presented. Don't mix the instructions from other guides.

 

[soundbase]

It doesn't get bricked until you reboot with Clover installed to the EFI partition, so yes, remove it before you reboot. Mount the EFI and then delete the folder.

Done, have removed it on the MacBook EFI. Lucky catch. Thanks

 

[soundbase]

Just follow Sniki's guide exactly as presented. Don't mix the instructions from other guides.

So I have created the Bootable installer as per Sniki's instructions with the HFS+J (Mac OS X Extended Journalled), and the GPT Partion table (GUID Partition Scheme), and labelled it install_osx and then run the terminal command. But its still not creating a EFI Partition

This is what I get after running a diskutil list after the Bootable installer has completed


/dev/disk2 (external, physical):

#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER

0: FDisk_partition_scheme *31.4 GB disk2

1: Apple_HFS Install macOS Catalina 31.4 GB disk2s1

So no EFI Partition

 

[soundbase]

So I have created the Bootable installer as per Sniki's instructions with the HFS+J (Mac OS X Extended Journalled), and the GPT Partion table (GUID Partition Scheme), and labelled it install_osx and then run the terminal command. But its still not creating a EFI Partition

This is what I get after running a diskutil list after the Bootable installer has completed


/dev/disk2 (external, physical):

#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER

0: FDisk_partition_scheme *31.4 GB disk2

1: Apple_HFS Install macOS Catalina 31.4 GB disk2s1

So no EFI Partition

Looking at my previous Mojave installer and using the diskutil list it looks like my Catalina isn't creating the right partition scheme. So here for Catalina under Diskutil is says FDisk_Partition scheme. Where I see on my previous Mojave installer under diskutil is says GUID_partition_scheme.

So why is it doing a FDisk_partition_scheme and not a GUID_partition_scheme?

 

[trs96]

Looking at my previous Mojave installer and using the diskutil list it looks like my Catalina isn't creating the right partition scheme.

What you can do is format it FAT32 and MBR temporarily. After that then format HFS + ext. Journaled and GUID then check whether it's fixed with diskutil list command.

 

[soundbase]

What you can do is format it FAT32 and MBR temporarily. After that then format HFS + ext. Journaled and GUID then check whether it's fixed with diskutil list command.

Thank you this worked!

 

[soundbase]

Where do I find the VirtualSMC.efi for this step:


'Into EFI/Clover/Drivers/UEFI, make sure to add VirtualSMC.efi (included on the downloaded zip of VirtualSMC)'


I downloaded the VirtualSMC folder from the link provided. But it doesn't contain an efi file. Only dSIM, Kext files. is there another location to download this efi file?

 

[Feartech]

Where do I find the VirtualSMC.efi for this step:


'Into EFI/Clover/Drivers/UEFI, make sure to add VirtualSMC.efi (included on the downloaded zip of VirtualSMC)'


I downloaded the VirtualSMC folder from the link provided. But it doesn't contain an efi file. Only dSIM, Kext files. is there another location to download this efi file?

first result in a google search takes you to:

VirtualSMC/EfiDriver/VirtualSmc.efi at master · acidanthera/VirtualSMC

SMC emulator layer. Contribute to acidanthera/VirtualSMC development by creating an account on GitHub.

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