Can't make USB 2 to work

[bvahdat]

Are you certain you're using the same config.plist on your EFI partition?

Just for my understanding: if using Clover with "Legacy Boot Mode" works fine and one can boot properly from HD into El Capitan using that and the only problem is to somehow fix the non-working USB, why do I need to make Clover working when installed to ESP?

 

[RehabMan]

Just for my understanding: if using Clover with "Legacy Boot Mode" works fine and one can boot properly from HD into El Capitan using that and the only problem is to somehow fix the non-working USB, why do I need to make Clover working when installed to ESP?

I would recommend always installing to the ESP. Clover is more functional that way (eg. F2 for preboot.log, and F4 for ACPI/origin both work on ESP and seem to have issues when installed "legacy root"). Also you don't have to deal with 4k/AF boot1 problems if you install to the ESP. And your Clover setup is accessible easily from Linux or Windows (because EFI is FAT32).

But as far as extracting ACPI files, you can do that via your USB if you wish.

 

[bvahdat]

Are you certain you're using the same config.plist on your EFI partition?

O.K. still trying to make Clover work in the ESP. Attached is the settings I used for "Clover in the ESP" installation. As already said, can't boot from HD anymore. Now given my profile, which config.plist you would suggest me to try from:

https://github.com/RehabMan/OS-X-Clover-Laptop-Config

As I've got 1920x1080 HD screen resolution which is not given by the repo above.

 

[RehabMan]

O.K. still trying to make Clover work in the ESP. Attached is the settings I used for "Clover in the ESP" installation. As already said, can't boot from HD anymore. Now given my profile, which config.plist you would suggest me to try from:

https://github.com/RehabMan/OS-X-Clover-Laptop-Config

As I've got 1920x1080 HD screen resolution which is not given by the repo above.

The plist files linked by the guide are primarily for Intel graphics.

You will need to do some research on how to enable your Nvidia device (thought you already had it working)... I don't have any hardware like yours..., so no experience with it.

 

[bvahdat]

Are you certain you're using the same config.plist on your EFI partition?

Sorry for bothering again, I'm trying to track down a way with Clover legacy mode but without ESP because then:

- Booting up from HD with clover works just fine
- PS2 keyboard and mouse works using https://github.com/RehabMan/OS-X-Voodoo-PS2-Controller
- Soundcard works using https://sourceforge.net/projects/voodoohda/
- Ethernet/Wifi not working yet (which is not in my scope yet)

Now my problem is that I can't find config.plist file anywhere on HD to try possibles fixes (for example the EHCx->EH0x renaming stuff). The EFI partition content is empty and I can mount to it using:

sudo mount_msdos /dev/disk0s1 /Volumes/EFI

Any thoughts?

 

[RehabMan]

Sorry for bothering again, I'm trying to track down a way with Clover legacy mode but without ESP because then:

- Booting up from HD with clover works just fine
- PS2 keyboard and mouse works using https://github.com/RehabMan/OS-X-Voodoo-PS2-Controller
- Soundcard works using https://sourceforge.net/projects/voodoohda/
- Ethernet/Wifi not working yet (which is not in my scope yet)

Now my problem is that I can't find config.plist file anywhere on HD to try possibles fixes (for example the EHCx->EH0x renaming stuff). The EFI partition content is empty and I can mount to it using:

sudo mount_msdos /dev/disk0s1 /Volumes/EFI

Any thoughts?

Follow the Clover guide linked from the FAQ.

http://www.tonymacx86.com/el-capita...faq-read-first-laptop-frequent-questions.html

Mounting EFI is also covered in the FAQ...

 

[bvahdat]

Follow the Clover guide linked from the FAQ.

http://www.tonymacx86.com/el-capita...faq-read-first-laptop-frequent-questions.html

Mounting EFI is also covered in the FAQ...

All my 3 USB 2.0 ports are now working properly, thanks to https://github.com/RehabMan/OS-X-USB-Inject-All

Given my old hardware, indeed the only way for me to make all this work together was Legacy Mode without ESP. Even the Clover F4 keypress works to have config.plist being generated. Thanks a lot for all your help.

Though my last question: My EFI partition is MS-DOS filesystem as I can mount it through:

sudo mount_msdos /dev/disk0s1 /Volumes/EFI

The other easier way is of course:

sudo diskutil mount /dev/disk0s1

Shouldn't my EFI partion correctly be HFS instead of MS-DOS so that I can mount it using mount_hfs instead of mount_msdos. Or is this up to one's taste which filesystem he/she prefers to pick for EFI?


Kudos!

 

[RehabMan]

All my 3 USB 2.0 ports are now working properly, thanks to https://github.com/RehabMan/OS-X-USB-Inject-All

Given my old hardware, indeed the only way for me to make all this work together was Legacy Mode without ESP. Even the Clover F4 keypress works to have config.plist being generated. Thanks a lot for all your help.

Though my last question: My EFI partition is MS-DOS filesystem as I can mount it through:

sudo mount_msdos /dev/disk0s1 /Volumes/EFI

The other easier way is of course:

sudo diskutil mount /dev/disk0s1

Shouldn't my EFI partion correctly be HFS instead of MS-DOS so that I can mount it using mount_hfs instead of mount_msdos. Or is this up to one's taste which filesystem he/she prefers to pick for EFI?


Kudos!

Per UEFI spec, the ESP is always FAT32.