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[Guide] Booting The USB Installer Using OpenCore

Hello @Feartech,

many thanks to your guide.
I also started with OC on the my zBook 15 G3 and tried your EFI folder.
Unfortunately, I’m stock with apple loading screen. I would like to use the Debug version of OC. But as I see on opencore website the newest version is v0.5.8 but you’re using v0.5.9. It looks like a nightly build. Where I can find the debug version?

Many thanks in advance.
the config,plist has verbose enabled, where does it hang on your system?

you can build your own OC:
 
Maybe I give some more input about the zBook 15 G3 with following specifications:

  • Intel Core i7-6820HQ
  • NO dGPU only Intel HD graphics 530 (the Nvidia GPU is removed)
  • Chipset Mobile Intel CM236
  • 15.6 LED backlit FHD (1920 x 1080)
  • HP Z Turbo Drive G2 512 GB NVMe PCIe SSD
  • 32 GB RAM
  • Ethernet Intel I219-LM
  • WLAN + BT Broadcom BCM94350ZAE
Following is attached:
- OC EFI folder based on your configuration
- log file
- Screenshot of errors (IMG_5392.jpg)
- screenshot of freezed apple logo (IMG_5393.jpg )
 

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  • opencore-2020-05-10-162027.txt
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Maybe I give some more input about the zBook 15 G3 with following specifications:

  • Intel Core i7-6820HQ
  • NO dGPU only Intel HD graphics 530 (the Nvidia GPU is removed)
  • Chipset Mobile Intel CM236
  • 15.6 LED backlit FHD (1920 x 1080)
  • HP Z Turbo Drive G2 512 GB NVMe PCIe SSD
  • 32 GB RAM
  • Ethernet Intel I219-LM
  • WLAN + BT Broadcom BCM94350ZAE
Following is attached:
- OC EFI folder based on your configuration
- log file
- Screenshot of errors (IMG_5392.jpg)
- screenshot of freezed apple logo (IMG_5393.jpg )
for the moment, try without the SMC* kexts to see if you get further

USBInjectAll.kext may also help
 
You're right the failures disapeared after removing the SMC* kexts.
But still stock in the Apple boot loading screen. Should I try using another usb stick?
 
You're right the failures disapeared after removing the SMC* kexts.
But still stock in the Apple boot loading screen. Should I try using another usb stick?
maybe try the config.plist from post 1?
 
It's working.
Only thing I cannot use the touchpad mouse click.
But usb mouse is working.

Many thanks for your help.
 
It's working.
Only thing I cannot use the touchpad mouse click.
But usb mouse is working.

Many thanks for your help.
you may have i2C trackpad:
 
- Screenshot of errors (IMG_5392.jpg)

Those are battery related errors, because you need to almost always patch battery sections on OSX.

Maybe check your trackpad in windows, to find out whether it's I2C, but it probably is.
 
I found the problem with errors while booting. It looks like the Wifi+BT DW1820a card does not recognized correctly. Even in Windows the system crashes when trying to configure the device under network. For me it looks like that HP blocks the Wifi card. When the card is disabled in BIOS booting to MacOS runs perfectly.

Does anybody have any experience with the WLAN + BT Broadcom BCM94350ZAE in HP laptops?
 
I found the problem with errors while booting. It looks like the Wifi+BT DW1820a card does not recognized correctly. Even in Windows the system crashes when trying to configure the device under network. For me it looks like that HP blocks the Wifi card. When the card is disabled in BIOS booting to MacOS runs perfectly.

Does anybody have any experience with the WLAN + BT Broadcom BCM94350ZAE in HP laptops?
there is a section here:
 
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