Big Sur Possible with i7 10700f_SOLVED

[bmoag]

Has anyone succeeded installing Big Sur with this CPU that lacks the iGPU using either Clover or Big Sur? I have had success with Open Core on prior generation Intel with iGPU and even Ryzen (no GPU) but I can not get OC 6.6 to boot. The config.p passes the sanity check and I have tried multiple symbios but the boot hangs early and at different places. I could post the EFI sans identifiers but I am not sure it is even possible at this point to boot MacOS with this CPU. I also made a stab with Clover which didn't get very far either.

 

[bmoag]

Well it can be done, at least with OC6.7 and BigSur or I wouldn't be typing this. Why the EFI that boots BS will not boot Catalina I have no idea, I was expecting the opposite. The short of it is that an F class CPU is no problem but the Z490 chipset combined with MSI special sauce are something to avoid, but too late for that. Also read the cryptic Doratanian troubleshooting hints. I am also at a loss as to why the appropriate ethernet kext is not working but I have an old Apple USB ethernet adapter that works so no loss, can circle back there later because I already spend way too much time on this. Never use Safari or Apple TV so no DRM problems. I tried Ryzentosh but that proved useless because of what would not run and then was going to give up on Hackintosh because M1. But old habits are hard to break . . .