[Guide] HP ProBook/EliteBook/Zbook using Clover UEFI hotpatch (10.11)

[RehabMan]

Dumb question. How do you know which config.plist to use?

I am upgrading from the old ProBook installer and have a 8460p which is a 6 series laptop, so do I use the config_6x60s.plist ?

I believe 8x60 is the same as 6x60. Read post #1, "Unsupported laptops" if you want to provide details which would allow me to add a new config specifically for 8x60.

 

[Kotek Besar]

Sorry for delay, just in from work..

You must use BOOT from EFI file. You cannot boot UEFI to a USB without it. Selecting a boot device directly is always legacy.

Noted.

Post EFI/Clover folder (as ZIP, without themes).

Attached - thank you.

Are you using the alternate DropTables?

No.

 

[Xeon3D]

Hi. RehabMan I've just finished installing everything. Got a problem ever since installing snow leopard i keep getting this error which shows in the picture any ideas? it stays there for like 10 seconds then just boots up normally.

Looks like a dead or dying hard disk to me... Also, I thought this was working only for El Capitan...

on a side note, anyone knows why the numlock key doesn't light up (nor the wifi button gets white?) it used to be like that on the PBI-CE times...

 

[VioletDragon]

Looks like a dead or dying hard disk to me... Also, I thought this was working only for El Capitan...

on a side note, anyone knows why the numlock key doesn't light up (nor the wifi button gets white?) it used to be like that on the PBI-CE times...

But the SSD is new. How can it be dying when its new.

 

[VioletDragon]

Its ever since installing Snow leopard maybe Snow Leopard is causing it?

 

[RehabMan]

Attached - thank you.

No.

CLOVER/kexts is not per guide. Use only the kexts as linked/listed in the main Clover guide.

ACPI/patched is not per guide (neither for installation or final install).

For installation
- no files in ACPI/patched
- appropriate config.plist from the Clover install guide

For final install ACPI/patched:
- should have no DSDT.aml, no SSDT-1.aml
- only SSDT.aml (from ssdtPRgen.sh) and the various SSDTs appropriate for your hardware
- appropriate config.plist from the ProBook repo

 

[ps004ynos]

Had everything up and running, except for 5Ghz Wifi.

Transferred some old documents from a Time Capsule backup and lost audio. Tried first restart without cache, rebuild and restart x2 without luck. Tried again without luck. Then double checked the 10.11.4 thread on fixing audio, also without luck.

I've attached the files to inspect. Thanks again.

 

[Kotek Besar]

CLOVER/kexts is not per guide. Use only the kexts as linked/listed in the main Clover guide.

ACPI/patched is not per guide (neither for installation or final install).

For installation
- no files in ACPI/patched
- appropriate config.plist from the Clover install guide

For final install ACPI/patched:
- should have no DSDT.aml, no SSDT-1.aml
- only SSDT.aml (from ssdtPRgen.sh) and the various SSDTs appropriate for your hardware
- appropriate config.plist from the ProBook repo

Thank you for your help. It's good to know that at least my computer is not faulty. Just, apparently, I am faulty.

I can't see where I'm going wrong though. I've followed the guide and created 4, maybe 5, USB sticks. Let me show you what I'm doing and maybe you can tell me where I'm going wrong?..

Preparing USB and initial Installation
..
This guide for creating USB and installing using Clover UEFI works well for this laptop: [Guide] Booting the OS X installer on LAPTOPS with Clover

..so I move on to that page and then..

in Terminal..

diskutil list

then

# repartition /dev/disk1 GPT, one partition
# EFI will be created automatically
# second partition, "install_osx", HFS+J, remainder
diskutil partitionDisk /dev/disk1 1 GPT HFS+J "install_osx" R

then..

download Clover from http://sourceforge.net/projects/cloverefiboot/

then..

For Clover UEFI, run the Clover Installer package:
- if using GPT, select the target of the install to "install_osx" using "Change Install Location"
- select "Customize" (the default is a legacy install -- we need to change it)
- check "Install for UEFI booting only", "Install Clover in the ESP" will automatically select
- check "Bluemac" from Themes (the config.plist files I provide use this theme)
- check "OsxAptioFixDrv-64" from Drivers64UEFI

then I find I don't need to do this:

Finally, we need one EFI driver not included in the Clover installer, HFSPlus.efi:
- it can be downloaded from here: https://github.com/JrCs/CloverGrower...64/HFSPlus.efi.
- copy it to /EFI/Clover/drivers64UEFI

..because when I look in /EFI/Clover/drivers64UEFI I see that HFSPlus.efi is already there.

then I:

Remove EFI/CLOVER/kexts/10.6, 10.7, 10.8, 10.9, 10.10, leaving just 'Other'

then this part:

Copy essential kexts to the 'Other' directory (FakeSMC, VoodooPS2Controller). You only need the kexts that allow you to boot and operate the installer. Other kexts that you might use in the final installation can wait.

I always use my own versions of these kexts:
FakeSMC.kext: https://github.com/RehabMan/OS-X-FakeSMC-kozlek
VoodooPS2Controller.kext: https://github.com/RehabMan/OS-X-Voodoo-PS2-Controller
GenericUSBXHCI.kext: https://github.com/RehabMan/OS-X-Generic-USB3

^^ for that, I click:
https://github.com/RehabMan/OS-X-FakeSMC-kozlek then I scroll down to:

Download link for RehabMan builds: https://bitbucket.org/RehabMan/os-x-fakesmc-kozlek/downloads

and click on it, then I download the newest one, which is RehabMan-FakeSMC-2015-1230.zip, unzip and copy FakeSMC.text to the 'Other' directory, as advised.

Then, I open https://github.com/RehabMan/OS-X-Voodoo-PS2-Controller, scroll down to

Downloads are available on Bitbucket:

https://bitbucket.org/RehabMan/os-x-voodoo-ps2-controller/downloads

and click on it. Then I download the newest one which is RehabMan-Voodoo-2015-1229.zip. Unzip, Release, VoodooPS2Controller.kext and copy it to the 'Other' directory as advised.

Finally, I open https://github.com/RehabMan/OS-X-Generic-USB3, scroll to

Downloads are available on Bitbucket:

https://bitbucket.org/RehabMan/os-x-generic-usb3/downloads

I download the newest, which is RehabMan-Generic-USB3-2015-1215.zip, Universal>GenericUSBXHCI.kext and copy it to the 'Other' directory as advised.

after that..

I go to https://github.com/RehabMan/OS-X-Clover-Laptop-Config and click Download ZIP. From that I copy config_HD3000_1600x900.plist and paste it in /EFI/Clover/. I rename that to config.plist after having firstly deleted the existing config.plist from there.

Nearly done.. In Terminal..

# copy installer image
sudo "/Applications/Install OS X El Capitan.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia" --volume  /Volumes/install_osx --applicationpath "/Applications/Install OS X El Capitan.app" --nointeraction

then

# rename
sudo diskutil rename "Install OS X El Capitan" install_osx

Then I restarted the laptop, ESC, F9, boot from EFI file, select the file. Clover loads. I select to boot verbose.. hangs.

Obviously I'm going wrong somewhere, which is embarrassing as I'm normally fairly good with guides. I was able to replace the screen with a 1080p one in my 4530s without too much bother. But that was three years ago so perhaps I'm just getting older. Any pointers welcome!

 

[Xeon3D]

But the SSD is new. How can it be dying when its new.

I've had my fair share of brand new in the box never used SSD's being dead after a few hours (even minutes of use)... cough...OCZ... cough.

Anyway, in your picture, what it shows is a SMART error, so either the SSD doesn't report SMART properly or it's (getting) dead. I'd boot up windows and run the makers diagnostic tool just to be sure.

 

[RehabMan]

Transferred some old documents from a Time Capsule backup and lost audio.

You transferred more than "documents".

In Terminal:

cd ~/Projects/probook.git
git stash
git pull
make install_hda