HD3000 on High Sierra

[dsasa008]

Hello Everyone,

Long time user here, haven't had the need to ask any questions so far, which attests for the quality of this forum. However, I have decided to revive my dusty Acer Aspire and run Hack on it. The USB installer was created using Unibeast, and I am able to get to the desktop with no switches. But aside from keyboard and sound not working, I am unable to get the full graphics, it only shows 4MB in "about this Mac". I have consulted Rehabman's guides on Laptops, and tried using the provided GitHub plist (1366x768) but then I am unable to boot at all. Are there any concrete steps I can take to get the full graphics and/or keyboard? right now I am running clean install of High Sierra and booting from Unibeast Clover USB.

Thank you!

 

[RehabMan]

Hello Everyone,

Long time user here, haven't had the need to ask any questions so far, which attests for the quality of this forum. However, I have decided to revive my dusty Acer Aspire and run Hack on it. The USB installer was created using Unibeast, and I am able to get to the desktop with no switches. But aside from keyboard and sound not working, I am unable to get the full graphics, it only shows 4MB in "about this Mac". I have consulted Rehabman's guides on Laptops, and tried using the provided GitHub plist (1366x768) but then I am unable to boot at all. Are there any concrete steps I can take to get the full graphics and/or keyboard? right now I am running clean install of High Sierra and booting from Unibeast Clover USB.

Thank you!

Follow the Clover guide linked from the FAQ.
http://www.tonymacx86.com/el-capita...faq-read-first-laptop-frequent-questions.html

Although you should read the FAQ for an overview of issues, the Clover guide is linked from the first question: "Q. Where do I start?", just after the bold face "Clover Guide".
Here is a direct link, just to be clear:
https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/guide-booting-the-os-x-installer-on-laptops-with-clover.148093/

Also, your profile must be filled out with complete details as requested in the FAQ, again under "Q. Where do I start?". All seven details requested are equally important.

And if you have an issue (after following the guide), or on any other problem, you must provide a detailed description of the problem including information that helps us understand what you're doing. Always attach "Problem Reporting" files as per FAQ.
http://www.tonymacx86.com/el-capita...faq-read-first-laptop-frequent-questions.html
The required files and data are fully detailed in the last question in the FAQ:
"Q. What are typical "Problem Reporting" files?"

 

[dsasa008]

Follow the Clover guide linked from the FAQ.
http://www.tonymacx86.com/el-capita...faq-read-first-laptop-frequent-questions.html

Although you should read the FAQ for an overview of issues, the Clover guide is linked from the first question: "Q. Where do I start?", just after the bold face "Clover Guide".
Here is a direct link, just to be clear:
https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/guide-booting-the-os-x-installer-on-laptops-with-clover.148093/

Read it several times over... What confuses me is the absence of HD3000 specific instructions? I have the same issue regardless of the MacOS version - El Capitan, Sierra, High Sierra.

Also, your profile must be filled out with complete details as requested in the FAQ, again under "Q. Where do I start?". All seven details requested are equally important.

Sorry about that, rushed, done now.

I am not sure my files will help as those are "stock" - I have installed the system, and haven't touched it yet? If I do Multibeast over it, it bricks it every time to the point where I can't boot from an USB in the safe mode.

 

[RehabMan]

Read it several times over... What confuses me is the absence of HD3000 specific instructions? I have the same issue regardless of the MacOS version - El Capitan, Sierra, High Sierra.

HD3000 plists are linked from the guide.

 

[dsasa008]

HD3000 plists are linked from the guide.

Thanks for your response!
So when I use the 1366x768 plist (which should apply to my laptop) it becomes unbootable, no -x -f help (same with other plists, tried them just for the hell of it). Is there anything else but replacing the plist in the EFI partition that I should be aware of?

 

[RehabMan]

Thanks for your response!
So when I use the 1366x768 plist (which should apply to my laptop) it becomes unbootable, no -x -f help (same with other plists, tried them just for the hell of it). Is there anything else but replacing the plist in the EFI partition that I should be aware of?

No "Problem Reporting" files attached.
Read FAQ, "Problem Reporting" again. Carefully. Attach all requested files/output.
https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/faq-read-first-laptop-frequent-questions.164990/

 

[dsasa008]

So what I did so far was to create a new USB installer using Legacy option in Unibeast, which to my surprise worked, because never it did in the past without UEFI. The only difference is a new USB memory stick? RehabMan's method of creating a bootable USB has yet to work for me as I get "No bootable device" message right after POST - no offence RehabMan, I admire your work and contributions

After that I was able to add RehabMan's 1366x768 plist to my USB and voila, my graphics came on showing 512MB (at this point I don't want to fiddle with the boot drive until I confirm a stable configuration). The next successful one was the HDA audio.

Still working on the keyboard not showing up using RehabMan's Voodoo-PS2-Controller - the kext loads as it is asking for a keyboard configuration but no response to keys. I will update once I have the essentials up and running and if I get there create a quick guide for folks who have TimelineX's lying around.

 

[RehabMan]

So what I did so far was to create a new USB installer using Legacy option in Unibeast, which to my surprise worked, because never it did in the past without UEFI. The only difference is a new USB memory stick? RehabMan's method of creating a bootable USB has yet to work for me as I get "No bootable device" message right after POST - no offence RehabMan, I admire your work and contributions

Your system is old and probably not UEFI capable.

 

[dsasa008]

Your system is old and probably not UEFI capable.

Absolutely agreed!

 

[dsasa008]

So I managed to get the keyboard to work.
However, once I try to install clover on the hard drive I get "No bootable device found" after the POST, regardless if I use Multibeast or RehabMan's manual instructions from the Laptop guide page. After that I cannot boot even with the USB (I can't see what caused the panic because of no-scroll-up-in-verbose), -x -s or -f switches don't work so I can't access the log. I also get the same message if I try to create USB manually, only Unibeast works for me. I wonder if this has something to do with the MBR/GPT and BIOS? Perhaps APFS conversion?

The weird part is that after installing Clover on HDD I am getting the "crypto" point KP even after booting from the USB, in other words, that's the point of no return for me - the only thing I can do (as usual) is to wipe the drive clean on another computer and reinstall, but I can only boot from an USB... I did try copying the EFI from USB to SSD but no success there.