- Joined
- Feb 26, 2012
- Messages
- 38
- Motherboard
- Asus H97M-PLUS
- CPU
- i5-4570
- Graphics
- GT640
- Mac
- Classic Mac
- Mobile Phone
After more than a week or re-installing (did so about 20 times), trying to get my rig going, I've come to the conclusion that this board and CPU are just too new and will need people that can look at code (I can't) and figure out ways to run it as a hackintosh.
I've tried the Uni/MultiBeast approach. I get the UniBeast to install 10.9.3, but even booting with -x, safe mode, I get about 3 minutes before a system freeze happen. No log, nothing to tell me what's wrong. I had a semi-running system at one point, would only crash if I plugged a USB thing into it. And the HD4600 is not supported yet, I got 1920x1080 but no acceleration so unusable with the apps I need.
I wiped and I tried another way to install, and I was able to get 10.9.3 installed again. I could not find a way to get to the Desktop without -x. Once there, though, I didn't get the system freeze after 3 minutes.... up to 3 hours and no freeze.
I wiped and tried Uni/MultiBeast again, this time, keeping things at a bare minimum with DSDT free, only SMBIOS and bootloader.
No USB, disk, network or graphics kexts. Got to boot to the Desktop with -x and.... system freeze after 3 minutes.
So, MultiBeast is installing something without telling me what it is (guessing under Basic Boot Options, which I can't untick) and it is screwing up something in my setup.
Clearly something's not right here. I tried before, with a well-known board (the one in my name, the P5LD2VM) and it was quite easy as many had ironed out the problems before I got to turn it into a hackintosh.
I wish I could help, I'm ok dealing with software in computers, but I have never learned code and I just copy-paste what I can find on the internet.
I will be taking a step back, and a breather, as this is annoying me to the point of affecting my mood now. I'll look at the progress done, and decide when it's time to come back.
Should you need anything from my setup to test, I'm here. But as for trouble-solving this on my own, I'm done for now. Need to slow down the growth of white hair!
Good luck!
I've tried the Uni/MultiBeast approach. I get the UniBeast to install 10.9.3, but even booting with -x, safe mode, I get about 3 minutes before a system freeze happen. No log, nothing to tell me what's wrong. I had a semi-running system at one point, would only crash if I plugged a USB thing into it. And the HD4600 is not supported yet, I got 1920x1080 but no acceleration so unusable with the apps I need.
I wiped and I tried another way to install, and I was able to get 10.9.3 installed again. I could not find a way to get to the Desktop without -x. Once there, though, I didn't get the system freeze after 3 minutes.... up to 3 hours and no freeze.
I wiped and tried Uni/MultiBeast again, this time, keeping things at a bare minimum with DSDT free, only SMBIOS and bootloader.
No USB, disk, network or graphics kexts. Got to boot to the Desktop with -x and.... system freeze after 3 minutes.
So, MultiBeast is installing something without telling me what it is (guessing under Basic Boot Options, which I can't untick) and it is screwing up something in my setup.
Clearly something's not right here. I tried before, with a well-known board (the one in my name, the P5LD2VM) and it was quite easy as many had ironed out the problems before I got to turn it into a hackintosh.
I wish I could help, I'm ok dealing with software in computers, but I have never learned code and I just copy-paste what I can find on the internet.
I will be taking a step back, and a breather, as this is annoying me to the point of affecting my mood now. I'll look at the progress done, and decide when it's time to come back.
Should you need anything from my setup to test, I'm here. But as for trouble-solving this on my own, I'm done for now. Need to slow down the growth of white hair!
Good luck!