Can't Get to Installer- Sabertooth X79, 4930k, GTX 760

[thepaperclipper]

This is the first Hackintosh build I've ever attempted. I have an existing Windows machine that I would love to run Mac OS X. I removed the drive with the Windows partition, inserted a left-over SSD and followed the guide for installing 10.9 to the letter, but I can't seem to make it to the installer. I've tried a variety of boot arguments, but can never make it all the way.

The parts in my build are as follows:

Corsair C70 Chasis
ASUS X79 Sabertooth Mainboard (bios 4502, set to defaults)
Intel 4930K CPU (running at stock clock speed)
Corsair H100i CPU Cooler
EVGA GTX 760 SC 4GB GPU
Crucial Ballistix 1 x 8GB DDR3 1600MHz Memory Module (Place-Holder for Corsair Vengeance Pro 8 x 8GB Memory Modules)
Crucial M4 128GB SSD (Place-Holder for Samsung 840 Pro 512GB SSD)
Corsair AX860i PSU

Any help in this would be much appreciated!

 

[dkmn]

Saw your post on a similar thread.

You need a patched kernel for Ivy Bridge-E cpus. I don't see it in the download section, Google around. I think a guy named stinga11 modded it. He may be on this forum, too, I don't recall.

Someone on that thread also put npci=0x3000. I think 0x2000 is probably correct for your board.

David

ETA: Looked over your hardware again. Should be a very nice rig once you get up and going. One of my HackPros is an X79 rig.

 

[thepaperclipper]

Thanks for the assistance, David. I'll have a chance to try this out once I get home this evening. I'll update after.

I'm also really excited about this build. I've been a Mac user for my mobile solution for some time, but I'm excited to get a Mac with some real power behind it for my video/ graphics work.

 

[thepaperclipper]

I successfully found stinga11's modded kext for Ivy Bridge-E support and applied it successfully, but I'm still not making it al the way to the installer. I'm getting further, but it will stop. I see this when booting verbose, right before the display goes black:

Any ideas?

 

[dkmn]

Huh... I'm trying to read the screenshot. Can you send me your email?
David

ETA:
Should not be a kext, just a kernel.
Also, are you specifying any additional PciRootUID info?

 

[Adrian B]

Huh... I'm trying to read the screenshot. Can you send me your email?
David

ETA:
Should not be a kext, just a kernel.
Also, are you specifying any additional PciRootUID info?

Click on the image to enlarge it.

@thepaperclipper,

Reboot and try the same again - when it sticks try to quickly remove and then replace the USB flash drive.

Adrian B

 

[boynep]

Ok, I have the same motherboard as you. But I have 3930K CPU.

In order to get to the installer. I have to use npci=0x3000 exclusively everytime. Try that and let me know.

 

[dkmn]

Can you list all the boot flags you are using?
(manually and with the boot.plist)

 

[boynep]

Can you list all the boot flags you are using?
(manually and with the boot.plist)

Here is my manual code at the time of installation.

-v GraphicsEnabler=No npci=0x3000 cpus=1

My boot.plist.


<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
<key>Boot Banner</key>
<string>No</string>
<key>EthernetBuiltIn</key>
<string>Yes</string>
<key>IGPEnabler</key>
<string>Yes</string>
<key>Instant Menu</key>
<string>Yes</string>
<key>Kernel Flags</key>
<string>npci=0x3000</string>
<key>Legacy Logo</key>
<string>Yes</string>
<key>UseKernelCache</key>
<string>No</string>
</dict>
</plist>

For some reason I can't use Timeout. If I have timeout it doesn't start I get error waiting for root device...So I have omitted it. I have to select disk everytime I restart. I can live without that. Also, I don't need AppleHDA as I have usb card sound card that works fine.