Boot from clover fails 3-4 times before successful system boot

[SuzyCreamcheese]

As the title suggests I have a working install of Monterey, but it takes 3-4 tries from the Clover boot loader before it successfully loads. It gets as far as the Apple logo, but quickly reboots before anything shows up on the progress bar. Too quickly for me to capture anything using verbose mode. Nothing changes, but usually around attempt 4 or 5 I will see the progress bar start and then everything quickly boots up. The system is otherwise very stable and everything works as it should. All hardware is recognized under the system profile.

I originally had a vanilla install of Mojave that worked fine (except for a minor sleep issue). I was able to update to Catalina using the system updater, and then from Catalina directly to Monterey. All with the apple updater. Mojave to Catalina was flawless.

I searched the forum for others that might have had a similar issue and found this post. But it does not seem to solve my problem. My system specs are below. Any help is appreciated.

MacOS Monterey 12.2.1
iMac 17,1 SMBIOS
Gigabyte GA-H87M-D3H
Haswell i5 4670 3.4GHz
16 GB 1333 MHz DDR3 memory
Sapphire Pulse 4GB ITX RX 570
120GB SSD (MacOS)
2TB HDD (home folder + storage)
2TB HDD (Windows 10)
ASUS USB-BT400 Bluetooth
Dual screen 2008 23" Apple displays (DVI and DVI-to-HDMI)

Clover Bootloader 5144
VirtualSMC.kext
WhateverGreen.kext
Lilu.kext
AppleALC.kext
BlueToolFixup.kext

 

[antieatingactivist]

you can add debug=0x100 to your boot args. this will disable the automatic reboot after the panic happens. hopefully that will give you more insight to what is causing the issue.

 

[SuzyCreamcheese]

you can add debug=0x100 to your boot args. this will disable the automatic reboot after the panic happens. hopefully that will give you more insight to what is causing the issue.

That’s a handy trick that I was not aware of. Thanks for the tip.

I’m getting an “in memory panic stackshot succeeded” error. Screenshot attached. A quick search of the forum and I wasn’t able to find any definitive solutions. Where is best to start troubleshooting?

 

[P1LGRIM]

Where is best to start troubleshooting?

Your kernel panic information has scrolled off the top of your screen.
You should video the boot process and then extract the relevant frame(s) to post here.

 

[SuzyCreamcheese]

Your kernel panic information has scrolled off the top of your screen.
You should video the boot process and then extract the relevant frame(s) to post here.

Here's what I got. Not exactly the clearest shot, but hopefully it helps. I don't think the refresh rate on these old Apple studio displays are up to today's standards! Or my old iPhone 7...

Thanks for having a look.

Edit to add: I can try again if there is a particular area that isn't clear enough. Just not sure it will get any better.

 

[SuzyCreamcheese]

Your kernel panic information has scrolled off the top of your screen.
You should video the boot process and then extract the relevant frame(s) to post here.

OK. I tried again, but with the camera closer. It cuts off portions of the text, but is more clear. Not sure what can be done about the text overlap from the low refresh rate.

I can't make heads or tails out of this, TBH. I see something about "... load succeeded" which seems like similar messaging to the final error message. And I also see something kernel related prior to initialization before it wants to shut down, I assume, because it shows the system uptime in nanoseconds shortly after.

 

[P1LGRIM]

Looks like a problem with Lilu/WhateverGreen kexts.

zip and attach your /EFI folder.
Also post a screenshot of /Library/Extensions folder.

 

[SuzyCreamcheese]

Looks like a problem with Lilu/WhateverGreen kexts.

zip and attach your /EFI folder.
Also post a screenshot of /Library/Extensions folder.

Trying to be thorough, so here's what I got.

Attached:
EFI folder
Screenshot of Library/Extensions
text doc of S/L/E files (just in case)


I also got a pop up for "Panic Medic Boot", which is new to me... screenshot attached. Also, below is the "problem report" text after the last kernel panic before it successfully booted.




Problem Details and System Configuration

panic(cpu 2 caller 0xffffff80003d5bf3): Kernel trap at 0xffffff80041be644, type 14=page fault, registers:
CR0: 0x000000008001003b, CR2: 0xffffff800379c000, CR3: 0x000000000a3e3000, CR4: 0x00000000001626e0
RAX: 0x000000000000002a, RBX: 0x0000000000000000, RCX: 0xffffff94eed170c0, RDX: 0xffffffd0439dbce0
RSP: 0xffffffd0439dbb80, RBP: 0xffffffd0439dbbc0, RSI: 0xffffff800420eec5, RDI: 0xffffff800420eec5
R8: 0x00000000000056ce, R9: 0x0000000000000000, R10: 0x0000000000000001, R11: 0x0000000000000005
R12: 0xffffff800379c010, R13: 0xffffff94eed170c0, R14: 0xffffff800412f5b2, R15: 0xffffff8003b56870
RFL: 0x0000000000010202, RIP: 0xffffff80041be644, CS: 0x0000000000000008, SS: 0x0000000000000000
Fault CR2: 0xffffff800379c000, Error code: 0x0000000000000000, Fault CPU: 0x2, PL: 0, VF: 2

Panicked task 0xffffff94ef450670: 39 threads: pid 0: kernel_task
Backtrace (CPU 2), panicked thread: 0xffffff94ef505aa0, Frame : Return Address
0xffffffd0439db5b0 : 0xffffff8000285ffd
0xffffffd0439db600 : 0xffffff80003e6035
0xffffffd0439db640 : 0xffffff80003d5803
0xffffffd0439db690 : 0xffffff8000225a60
0xffffffd0439db6b0 : 0xffffff80002863cd
0xffffffd0439db7d0 : 0xffffff8000285b86
0xffffffd0439db830 : 0xffffff8000b16409
0xffffffd0439db8a0 : 0xffffff80003d5bf3
0xffffffd0439dba20 : 0xffffff80003d58d8
0xffffffd0439dba70 : 0xffffff8000225a60
0xffffffd0439dba90 : 0xffffff80041be644
0xffffffd0439dbbc0 : 0xffffff80041aae10
0xffffffd0439dbc30 : 0xffffff80041ac2be
0xffffffd0439dbc60 : 0xffffff800420241c
0xffffffd0439dbd50 : 0xffffff80041ae844
0xffffffd0439dbe50 : 0xffffff80041b0b8e
0xffffffd0439dbe70 : 0xffffff80002d93a5
0xffffffd0439dbee0 : 0xffffff80002da412
0xffffffd0439dbfa0 : 0xffffff800022518e
Kernel Extensions in backtrace:
as.vit9696.Lilu(1.6)[6167D1C2-7FCA-3319-8246-9CAAFA704235]@0xffffff80041a9000->0xffffff80041d3fff
as.vit9696.WhateverGreen(1.5.7)[63CFA827-6233-382B-9550-35AD0A6BA08E]@0xffffff80041f1000->0xffffff800426cfff
dependency: as.vit9696.Lilu(1.6.0)[6167D1C2-7FCA-3319-8246-9CAAFA704235]@0xffffff80041a9000->0xffffff80041d3fff
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.9)[897B72E0-B98F-30BA-8CB2-4E5E469CE4B6]@0xffffff8002de7000->0xffffff8002e11fff

Process name corresponding to current thread (0xffffff94ef505aa0): kernel_task
Boot args: dart=0 darkwake=0 slide=0

Mac OS version:
Not yet set

Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 21.3.0: Wed Jan 5 21:37:58 PST 2022; root:xnu-8019.80.24~20/RELEASE_X86_64
Kernel UUID: 93729D02-FE6F-355B-BA76-BA930AA7103F
KernelCache slide: 0x0000000000000000
KernelCache base: 0xffffff8000200000
Kernel slide: 0x0000000000010000
Kernel text base: 0xffffff8000210000
__HIB text base: 0xffffff8000100000
System model name: iMac17,1 (Mac-DB15BD556843C820)
System shutdown begun: NO
Panic diags file unavailable, panic occurred prior to initialization
Hibernation exit count: 0

System uptime in nanoseconds: 451361664
Last Sleep: absolute base_tsc base_nano
Uptime : 0x000000001ae73eff
Sleep : 0x0000000000000000 0x0000000000000000 0x0000000000000000
Wake : 0x0000000000000000 0x000000102927c60c 0x0000000000000000
Zone info:
Foreign : 0xffffff800aae8000 - 0xffffff800aaf5000
Native : 0xffffff80226f5000 - 0xffffffa0226f5000
Readonly : 0xffffff84ef3c1000 - 0xffffff8688d55000
Metadata : 0xfffffff8ab538000 - 0xfffffff8cb6b5000
Bitmaps : 0xfffffff8cb6b5000 - 0xfffffff8d16b5000
last started kext at 443463916: >!AAHCIPort 351 (addr 0xffffff80013bc000, size 40960)
loaded kexts:
com.insanelymac.RealtekRTL8111 2.2.2
as.vit9696.VirtualSMC 1.2.7
com.rehabman.driver.USBInjectAll 0.7.1
as.acidanthera.BlueToolFixup 2.6.1
as.vit9696.!AALC 1.6.4
as.vit9696.WhateverGreen 1.5.7
as.vit9696.Lilu 1.6.0
>!AAHCIPort 351
>!AACPIButtons 6.1
>!ARTC 2.0.1
>!AHPET 1.8
>!ASMBIOS 2.1
>!AAPIC 1.7
@!ASystemPolicy 2.0.0
@nke.applicationfirewall 402
|IOKitRegistryCompatibility 1
|EndpointSecurity 1
@Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X 7.0.0
@kec.!AEncryptedArchive 1
|IOAHCI!F 295
>usb.!UHostPacketFilter 1.0
|IOUSB!F 900.4.2
>usb.!UXHCIPCI 1.2
>usb.!UXHCI 1.2
>usb.!UEHCIPCI 1.2
>usb.!UEHCI 1.2
>!A!ILpssGspi 3.0.60
>!AEFINVRAM 2.1
|IOHID!F 2.0.0
>!AEFIRuntime 2.1
|IOTimeSync!F 1000.11
|IONetworking!F 3.4
>DiskImages 493.0.0
|IO!B!F 9.0.0
|IOReport!F 47
$quarantine 4
$sandbox 300.0
@kext.!AMatch 1.0.0d1
|CoreAnalytics!F 1
>!ASSE 1.0
>!AKeyStore 2
>!UTDM 532.40.7
|IOUSBMass!SDriver 209.40.6
|IOSCSIBlockCommandsDevice 452.60.2
|IO!S!F 2.1
|IOSCSIArchitectureModel!F 452.60.2
>!AMobileFileIntegrity 1.0.5
$!AImage4 4.2.0
@kext.CoreTrust 1
>!AFDEKeyStore 28.30
>!AEffaceable!S 1.0
>!ACredentialManager 1.0
>KernelRelayHost 1
|IOUSBHost!F 1.2
>!UHostMergeProperties 1.2
>usb.!UCommon 1.0
>!ABusPower!C 1.0
>!ASEPManager 1.0.1
>IOSlaveProcessor 1
>!AACPIPlatform 6.1
>!ASMC 3.1.9
|IOPCI!F 2.9
|IOACPI!F 1.4
>watchdog 1
@kec.pthread 1
@kec.Libm 1
@kec.corecrypto 12.0

 

[Feartech]

Trying to be thorough, so here's what I got.

Attached:
EFI folder
Screenshot of Library/Extensions
text doc of S/L/E files (just in case)


I also got a pop up for "Panic Medic Boot", which is new to me... screenshot attached. Also, below is the "problem report" text after the last kernel panic before it successfully booted.




Problem Details and System Configuration

panic(cpu 2 caller 0xffffff80003d5bf3): Kernel trap at 0xffffff80041be644, type 14=page fault, registers:
CR0: 0x000000008001003b, CR2: 0xffffff800379c000, CR3: 0x000000000a3e3000, CR4: 0x00000000001626e0
RAX: 0x000000000000002a, RBX: 0x0000000000000000, RCX: 0xffffff94eed170c0, RDX: 0xffffffd0439dbce0
RSP: 0xffffffd0439dbb80, RBP: 0xffffffd0439dbbc0, RSI: 0xffffff800420eec5, RDI: 0xffffff800420eec5
R8: 0x00000000000056ce, R9: 0x0000000000000000, R10: 0x0000000000000001, R11: 0x0000000000000005
R12: 0xffffff800379c010, R13: 0xffffff94eed170c0, R14: 0xffffff800412f5b2, R15: 0xffffff8003b56870
RFL: 0x0000000000010202, RIP: 0xffffff80041be644, CS: 0x0000000000000008, SS: 0x0000000000000000
Fault CR2: 0xffffff800379c000, Error code: 0x0000000000000000, Fault CPU: 0x2, PL: 0, VF: 2

Panicked task 0xffffff94ef450670: 39 threads: pid 0: kernel_task
Backtrace (CPU 2), panicked thread: 0xffffff94ef505aa0, Frame : Return Address
0xffffffd0439db5b0 : 0xffffff8000285ffd
0xffffffd0439db600 : 0xffffff80003e6035
0xffffffd0439db640 : 0xffffff80003d5803
0xffffffd0439db690 : 0xffffff8000225a60
0xffffffd0439db6b0 : 0xffffff80002863cd
0xffffffd0439db7d0 : 0xffffff8000285b86
0xffffffd0439db830 : 0xffffff8000b16409
0xffffffd0439db8a0 : 0xffffff80003d5bf3
0xffffffd0439dba20 : 0xffffff80003d58d8
0xffffffd0439dba70 : 0xffffff8000225a60
0xffffffd0439dba90 : 0xffffff80041be644
0xffffffd0439dbbc0 : 0xffffff80041aae10
0xffffffd0439dbc30 : 0xffffff80041ac2be
0xffffffd0439dbc60 : 0xffffff800420241c
0xffffffd0439dbd50 : 0xffffff80041ae844
0xffffffd0439dbe50 : 0xffffff80041b0b8e
0xffffffd0439dbe70 : 0xffffff80002d93a5
0xffffffd0439dbee0 : 0xffffff80002da412
0xffffffd0439dbfa0 : 0xffffff800022518e
Kernel Extensions in backtrace:
as.vit9696.Lilu(1.6)[6167D1C2-7FCA-3319-8246-9CAAFA704235]@0xffffff80041a9000->0xffffff80041d3fff
as.vit9696.WhateverGreen(1.5.7)[63CFA827-6233-382B-9550-35AD0A6BA08E]@0xffffff80041f1000->0xffffff800426cfff
dependency: as.vit9696.Lilu(1.6.0)[6167D1C2-7FCA-3319-8246-9CAAFA704235]@0xffffff80041a9000->0xffffff80041d3fff
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.9)[897B72E0-B98F-30BA-8CB2-4E5E469CE4B6]@0xffffff8002de7000->0xffffff8002e11fff

Process name corresponding to current thread (0xffffff94ef505aa0): kernel_task
Boot args: dart=0 darkwake=0 slide=0

Mac OS version:
Not yet set

Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 21.3.0: Wed Jan 5 21:37:58 PST 2022; root:xnu-8019.80.24~20/RELEASE_X86_64
Kernel UUID: 93729D02-FE6F-355B-BA76-BA930AA7103F
KernelCache slide: 0x0000000000000000
KernelCache base: 0xffffff8000200000
Kernel slide: 0x0000000000010000
Kernel text base: 0xffffff8000210000
__HIB text base: 0xffffff8000100000
System model name: iMac17,1 (Mac-DB15BD556843C820)
System shutdown begun: NO
Panic diags file unavailable, panic occurred prior to initialization
Hibernation exit count: 0

System uptime in nanoseconds: 451361664
Last Sleep: absolute base_tsc base_nano
Uptime : 0x000000001ae73eff
Sleep : 0x0000000000000000 0x0000000000000000 0x0000000000000000
Wake : 0x0000000000000000 0x000000102927c60c 0x0000000000000000
Zone info:
Foreign : 0xffffff800aae8000 - 0xffffff800aaf5000
Native : 0xffffff80226f5000 - 0xffffffa0226f5000
Readonly : 0xffffff84ef3c1000 - 0xffffff8688d55000
Metadata : 0xfffffff8ab538000 - 0xfffffff8cb6b5000
Bitmaps : 0xfffffff8cb6b5000 - 0xfffffff8d16b5000
last started kext at 443463916: >!AAHCIPort 351 (addr 0xffffff80013bc000, size 40960)
loaded kexts:
com.insanelymac.RealtekRTL8111 2.2.2
as.vit9696.VirtualSMC 1.2.7
com.rehabman.driver.USBInjectAll 0.7.1
as.acidanthera.BlueToolFixup 2.6.1
as.vit9696.!AALC 1.6.4
as.vit9696.WhateverGreen 1.5.7
as.vit9696.Lilu 1.6.0
>!AAHCIPort 351
>!AACPIButtons 6.1
>!ARTC 2.0.1
>!AHPET 1.8
>!ASMBIOS 2.1
>!AAPIC 1.7
@!ASystemPolicy 2.0.0
@nke.applicationfirewall 402
|IOKitRegistryCompatibility 1
|EndpointSecurity 1
@Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X 7.0.0
@kec.!AEncryptedArchive 1
|IOAHCI!F 295
>usb.!UHostPacketFilter 1.0
|IOUSB!F 900.4.2
>usb.!UXHCIPCI 1.2
>usb.!UXHCI 1.2
>usb.!UEHCIPCI 1.2
>usb.!UEHCI 1.2
>!A!ILpssGspi 3.0.60
>!AEFINVRAM 2.1
|IOHID!F 2.0.0
>!AEFIRuntime 2.1
|IOTimeSync!F 1000.11
|IONetworking!F 3.4
>DiskImages 493.0.0
|IO!B!F 9.0.0
|IOReport!F 47
$quarantine 4
$sandbox 300.0
@kext.!AMatch 1.0.0d1
|CoreAnalytics!F 1
>!ASSE 1.0
>!AKeyStore 2
>!UTDM 532.40.7
|IOUSBMass!SDriver 209.40.6
|IOSCSIBlockCommandsDevice 452.60.2
|IO!S!F 2.1
|IOSCSIArchitectureModel!F 452.60.2
>!AMobileFileIntegrity 1.0.5
$!AImage4 4.2.0
@kext.CoreTrust 1
>!AFDEKeyStore 28.30
>!AEffaceable!S 1.0
>!ACredentialManager 1.0
>KernelRelayHost 1
|IOUSBHost!F 1.2
>!UHostMergeProperties 1.2
>usb.!UCommon 1.0
>!ABusPower!C 1.0
>!ASEPManager 1.0.1
>IOSlaveProcessor 1
>!AACPIPlatform 6.1
>!ASMC 3.1.9
|IOPCI!F 2.9
|IOACPI!F 1.4
>watchdog 1
@kec.pthread 1
@kec.Libm 1
@kec.corecrypto 12.0

your clover version is too old for Monterey

also missing ACPI/Patched folder with relevant/needed files

 

[P1LGRIM]

it takes 3-4 tries from the Clover boot loader before it successfully loads.

This behaviour is typical of what happens when you have multiple memory fix drivers.

You have AptioMemoryFix.efi and OsxAptioFixDrv-64.efi which both do the same job and are mutually exclusive.
Choose one or the other but not both.

Remove AptioInputFix.efi.