Hi, I'm also really hoping for this golden build guide.
I'm an ASUS motherboard fan boy, but I hear very good things about the Gigabyte. You really don't have to do much; it's pretty automated.
I would recommend getting a used Dell DW1560 WiFi card on
Amazon to replace the one on the motherboard. The Intel one that comes with the motherboard isn't compatible. On the ASUS motherboard it was an easy and perfect fit. There are plenty of new Chinese ones available but I preferred to go with known used one and not wait 3 weeks to get it. I paid half what they are asking now so look around.
The only issue I initially had was that after the install was complete, Clover would not install on the SSD for some reason. I needed to do a manual install, and it was pretty much clear sailing from there. I had a few minor issues but the forum was great, especially
@pastrychef and a few others.
If you get the ASUS feel free to ping me for help. In fact I wouldn't mind doing a Golden Build post a la
@pastrychef so we could validate the install steps.
Edit: The only intricate part was getting continuity and messaging to work. Lot's of steps but it worked.
My Hardware is:
- ASUS ROG Strix z390-I Gaming
- i7-9700k
- Samsung Evo 970 500 GB
- Saphire + RX 580
I followed the original Install OSX 10.14 Guide so far, got stuck in Step 4.8
"8. Upon completion, the system will automatically restart."
Got into these Problems so far:
- Install Mojave freezes at 2 min left
-> fixed deleting the AptioMemoryFix-64.efi
- Install Mojave crashed while rebooting the 2nd time
-> fixed placing Lilu.kext and WhateverGreen.kext in the EFI/CLOVER/kext/other
With that fixed i can go a step further by choosing different Boot options in Clover:
- Clover shows me 5 Options at the moment i can boot to:
1. "External" Boot macOS from Install macOS Mojave -> brings me back to step 4.4
2. "APFS" Boot FileVault Prebooter from Preboot -> gets stuck at Apple Logo and about 60% loaded bar
3. "APFS" Boot macOS Install Prebooter from Preboot -> striked through circle
4. "APFS" Boot macOS from Mojave -> gets stuck at Apple Logo and 75% loaded bar
5. "Recovery" Boot Recovery from Recovery -> brings me back to Step 4.4 (but now i even have a 6th option)
-> 6. "APFS" Boot macOS Install from Mojave -> gets stuck on Apple Logo and 60% loaded bar
- My Memory is Corsair Vengance DDR4 3000Mhz but in Bios it shows as DDR4 2150Mhz
-> I can manually change this, but i haven't noticed any difference...
Things I also tryed:
- Installing from 64GB or 16 GB USB stick
- some different Bios Settings
- Creating a Install macOS drive with UniBeast 9.1.0 and the settings from above
so, if you have any Idea of what I am doing wrong or what i should try next pls reply.
Or if you have the same / similar Hardware and got it working and are really awesome post some guide what you did in order t get it working
Thanks in advance