Did you input the boot flags prior to booting? I need to input the flags I indicated in order to boot for install.
Not dumb at all! I just couldn't tell at what point you got the black screen. So if you are not getting a boot menu, then it seems that the usb wasn't formatted or created correctly. Did you also download and include the files recommended in the guide, like the following:
20. Navigate to /EFI/CLOVER/ and replace default config.plist with attached config.plist*
21. Navigate to /EFI/CLOVER/kexts/ and create a folder called 10.10
22. Navigate to /EFI/CLOVER/kexts/10.10/ and adFakeSMC.kext
23. Navigate to /EFI/CLOVER/kexts/10.10/ and addyour ethernet kext
24. Navigate to /EFI/CLOVER/kexts/10.10/ and addNullCPUPowerManagement.kext
25. Navigate to /EFI/CLOVER/drivers64UEFI/ remove VBoxHfs-64.efi and aHFSPlus.efi
26. (Optional) Navigate to /EFI/CLOVER/ACPI/patched/ and add DSDT.aml and SSDT.aml
Should you be able to get a boot menu, that's where you would be able to enter the boot flags. I am sorry, it is really hard to diagnose what the issue behind a screen.
I would use Chimera instead of Clover because your Motherboard is not UEFI.
Did you input the boot flags prior to booting? I need to input the flags I indicated in order to boot for install.
Good for you! I knew you could do it.
I can't remember what the Clover boot menu looks like anymore and I don't believe I kept the USB key. However, I am pretty sure you can modify the config.plist file located in /efi/clover directory and you can add your boot arguments there. Locate this section in the file and add the arguments as highlighted below:
<key>Boot</key>
<dict>
<key>Arguments</key>
<string>dart=0 kext-dev-mode=1 nv_disable=1</string>
<key>DefaultVolume</key>
<string>MacHDD</string>
<key>Legacy</key>
<string>PBR</string>
<key>Log</key>
<true/>
<key>Secure</key>
<false/>
<key>Timeout</key>
<integer>10</integer>
<key>XMPDetection</key>
<string>NO</string>
If you need any other boot flags, you can add them within the "string" argument. Let me know if that works!
Regards.