[Guide] El Capitan on the GA-H87N-WIFI with GT 740

[benze]

great guide, only prob is generating the ssdt :

ssdtPRGen.sh v0.9 Copyright (c) 2011-2012 by † RevoGirl
v6.6 Copyright (c) 2013 by † Jeroen
v16.5 Copyright (c) 2013-2016 by Pike R. Alpha
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Bugs > https://github.com/Piker-Alpha/ssdtPRGen.sh/issues <


/Users/mrx/ssdtPRGen.sh: line 3406: /Users/mrx/Library/ssdtPRGen/Data/Models.cfg: No such file or directory
System information: Mac OS X 10.11.1 (15B42)
Brandstring 'Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4670 CPU @ 3.40GHz'


gModelDataVersion:
/Users/mrx/ssdtPRGen.sh: line 2707: /Users/mrx/Library/ssdtPRGen/Data/Ivy Bridge.cfg: No such file or directory
/Users/mrx/ssdtPRGen.sh: line 2718: /Users/mrx/Library/ssdtPRGen/Data/Haswell.cfg: No such file or directory
/Users/mrx/ssdtPRGen.sh: line 2729: /Users/mrx/Library/ssdtPRGen/Data/Broadwell.cfg: No such file or directory
/Users/mrx/ssdtPRGen.sh: line 2740: /Users/mrx/Library/ssdtPRGen/Data/Skylake.cfg: No such file or directory
Scope (_PR_) {220 bytes} with ACPI Processor declarations found in the DSDT (ACPI 1.0 compliant)
Generating ssdt.dsl for a 'iMac14,1' with board-id [Mac-031B6874CF7F642A]
Haswell Core i5-4670 processor [0x306C3] setup [0x0605]
Processor NOT matched, checking required arguments!

I had something similar. The .sh script wasn't d/l'in the stuff on the fly, so I ended up downloading the entire Lib myself from https://codeload.github.com/Piker-Alpha/ssdtPRGen.sh/zip/Beta and then running the script.

Eric

 

[Drumitar]

I had something similar. The .sh script wasn't d/l'in the stuff on the fly, so I ended up downloading the entire Lib myself from https://codeload.github.com/Piker-Alpha/ssdtPRGen.sh/zip/Beta and then running the script.

Eric

thanks ill give it a try !

 

[Drumitar]

figured it out, i did download the data as well, but it still wasn't working there appears to be an error in the script variables

the path to the cfg files is wrong

it should read

# Path and filename setup.
#
gHome=$(echo $HOME)
gPath="${gHome}/Library/ssdtPRGen"
gDataPath="${gPath}/ssdtPRGen.sh-Beta/Data" * change to
gToolPath="${gPath}/ssdtPRGen.sh-Beta/Tools" * change to

ran it again after changing this and boom !

thanks for the help !

 

[Drumitar]

one more question, what is the difference between using the null power managerment kext and the method described in this thread ?

i notice now i dont have a sleep slider. only display sleep ? is this normal ?

 

[ammulder]

Different SMBIOS system definitions get different Energy Saver screens. You can fool around with different system definitions if you like.

My (poor) understanding of NullCPUPowerManagement.kext is that it uses some generic behavior instead of using all the specific characteristics of the CPU. Sometimes it works moderately well. But in general you would expect it not to be as aggressive on running as fast or saving as much power when idle, so you may see higher temps or whatever.

And to your far earlier question, FakePCIID and associated kexts are here: https://github.com/RehabMan/OS-X-Fake-PCI-ID

 

[Drumitar]

thanks, do the FakePCIID kext go in the clover kext folder or do i install them with kext beast to mac os x extension directory ?

thanks,

 

[ammulder]

Either one

 

[Drumitar]

Either one

what is the difference between installing with kext beast into the system kexts folders or putting in them in the clover kexts folder ? anything ?

 

[RFEndemann]

I have all the same parts except for the GPU & Motherboard. I have the GA-H97N. Will your guide still work or are there different steps? With regard to GPU - I went with a EVGA 980 TI Hybrid. Is there anything I have to do differently from your guide based on the different video card?

And

What if I want to install Windows on a separate drive? How does that alter the guide?

Thanks!

 

[ammulder]

I haven't used a 97 board, so I can't say for sure. You wouldn't want to use the DSDT in the first post, and you may or may not need different Ethernet drivers. For the GTX 980, you'll need to boot with nv_disable=1 when running the installer and starting up the system, until you can install the Nvidia Web drivers. You may also want to look for a guide for your specific board -- I'm not sure exactly which H97 you have, but for instance: http://www.tonymacx86.com/el-capita...d4600-gtx-750-ti-using-clover-el-capitan.html

Finally, on the Windows issue, I've never installed to separate drives myself, but I'm told it's easier. I think you want to install each OS in UEFI mode with the drive for the other one disconnected, and then put it all together at the end and tell your BIOS to boot to Clover (on the OS X drive) and I guess Clover should see the Windows drive too.