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Jithin, Will try booting with the -f boot flag. Will also open a thread on Desktop support for Mavericks. I really appreciate all your help, over the past few months, as I slowly worked on my Hackintosh project. Thanks again, WDB :thumbup:

Yes, seemed to be working fine, right after the install. But, after the MultiBeast restart, it started the boot process...... then, the brief appearance of the white Apple logo screen........then, immediate shut down and beginning the same process with restart. :crazy: WDB.

Computer starts to go through the boot sequence. There is a brief view of the white Apple Screen, then, immediate restart. No black screen. WDB

Jithin, Decided to install Mavericks instead of Yosemite. Seemed to install without much trouble. Ran MultiBeast with the following Configuation. (See screenshot) On first reboot after MultiBeast install, in verbose mode, computer gets to the end of the loading files and immediately shuts...

As shown in the profile, the correct CPU is the i5-4590.... Sorry my error. So, the appropriate definition is: system definition is iMac15,1 ? Thank you. WDB

Have checked for an EIST recently to disable it, and I did not find one in the bios. (Will check again) As for the system definition, does MacPro 4,1 (Apple Mac Pro "Quad Core" 3.33 (2009/Nehalem) Specs) sound like the proper definition? Just going by the processor.... mine is Intel Core i5...

For this GA-B85M-HD3/rev.2.0 motherboard, Bios Ver is FF, which is the latest version for the rev.2.0 MB. Bios date is 6-10-14. I did not use any DSDT or SSDTs. Could not find a DSDT file for this motherboard. Just ran MultiBeast and used EasyBeast. See screenshot for the MultiBeast...

Jithin, Finally got back to my Descktop Hackintosh project. Finished the install with MultiBeast and on initial reboot of system... screen freezes. Have tried numerous boot flags with no luck. Can you help me? See attached screen shot. Thanks for your help. WDB

Ran CPU-Z previously to update my system profile. Graphics was listed as "GPU - Intel 45 Express Chipset Family". I was also able to install Snow Leopard 10.6.3 and had it running, but was unable to upgrade beyond 10.6.7 Is there another program, similar to CPU-Z that could better identify my...

Was able to install Yosemite via USB stick with the following boot flags: -x -v cpus=1 PCIRootUID=1 System quickly stops on restart, before I'm able to run Multibeast..... see screenshot Could not find any solution in the forum. Need help. Thanks WDB

Trying to get to install screen using USB Yosemite boot stick. System hangs at "Local APIC error". Have tried numerous boot flags: -x -v -f cpus=1 PCIRootUID=1 GraphicsEnabler=Yes npci=0x2000 Please see my profile for this HP laptop dv6t-1100 CTO (NB636AV). Screen shot is attached. Thanks to...

Jithin, Changed to the DVI-D video port & BINGO :D, the gray screen quickly loads and I'm at the installation screen for Yosemite. I was using the VGA port, as I had my old computer running on the DVI-D port on my monitor & was switching back & forth between the two inputs. How did you figure...

Jithin, Thanks for sticking with me on this build problem. Made all BIOS changes you suggested. Three of recommended changes were not available for change in the BIOS. Tried different USB ports (As you noted, I have some USB2 & some USB3 on my motherboard.) Tried booting with "kext-dev-mode=1...

Checked Bios: Legacy USB Support - Enabled Tried loading in verbose mode and took the following screenshot.:banghead:

Tried booting with the flag: dart=0 USBBusFix=Yes -f-v The slide load indicator got about 25-30% complete. Then, it stopped & I got the little round emblem with a backslash. Tried it several times. No luck.:problem: See screenshot

USB is 2.0 & replaced it into a designated USB 2.0 slot. Reboot and same problem. Tried verbose mode and same result as in previous screenshot. Noted error message 15-17 lines up from bottom of screenshot...Kext com.apple.driver.appleUSBXHCI Failed to load (error 0xdc008016) :eh:

Jithin...thanks for your help. Updated my hardware profile. ? which bootloader. Using USB2 stick to install OS X Yosemite on dual boot system with Win 8.1 Followed dual boot instructions from TonyMac. Frozen at Gray Apple loading screen. Booted in verbose mode, last line says "load succeeded"...

First build with Gigabyte GA-B85M-HD3, i5-Haswell 4590 CPU, using onboard graphics, ADATA 8GB of DDR3 1600 memory (2x4GB), WD 1TB HDD, Dual boot Win 8.1/MAC OS X Yosemite, HP dvd1265i optical drive, MAC compatible Bluetooth keyboard & mouse. Have carefully followed instructions for Dual Boot...