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- May 12, 2014
- Messages
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- Motherboard
- Gigabyte Z97N-Wifi
- CPU
- Core i5 4590
- Graphics
- Nvidia GTX 1060 / Intel 4600HD
Hello everyone. I was hoping someone could help me get the actual installer to load. Clover pops up when I put the USB in and when I pick "Install macOS High Sierra from..." the Apple logo pops up with the loading indicator under it implying it will load the installer, but after about 2 seconds it boots into the Dell Logo and then Windows. I want to get into the actual install so I can set up Mac on here.
My Dell Inspiron 15-7000 Specifications
CPU: i5 7300HQ
Graphics: HD 630 + Nvidia GTX 1050Ti (4Gb); Nvidia Optimus DOES come on this laptop
Wifi/BT: BCM94352Z (this is still on its way in the mail)
Screen: 1080p, 15.6" IPS display
RAM: 8 Gb DDR4 RAM
Storage: 256Gb pre-installed Micron SSD (M2 but SATA speed) + a 1tb harddrive that's still on its way in the mail
BIOS: 01.00.05, 3/1/2017
I followed the steps on the laptop guide (https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/guide-booting-the-os-x-installer-on-laptops-with-clover.148093/) all the way through kexts and config.plist and used the following kexts: FakeSMC.kext, VoodooPS2Controller.kext, Lilu.kext, IntelGraphicsFixup.kext, and RealtekRTL8111.kext and the HFSPlus.efi and the afps.efi. The config.plist I used was https://raw.githubusercontent.com/R...fig/master/config_HD615_620_630_640_650.plist. I used the CreateInstallMedia and so far that appeared to work great.
I have referred to the https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/...tan-hackintosh-dual-boot-with-windows.196138/ and https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/...e-i7-6700hq-intel-hd-530-using-clover.191921/ guides for inspiration, but while those computers have similar/the same name they have different specifications and even appear differently externally. The RAM, CPU, and Graphics Card(s) are all different and so the BIOS updates available online are different too as well as the BIOS that came on here (so the BIOS itself is entirely different).
They mention to disable Firmware TPM in the BIOS but there is no such option in the BIOS I have (and remember, my BIOS is different as the laptop is different). Many of the other BIOS options form their guides were there so I applied the following tweaks:
· First restored the BIOS defaults (Click “Restore Settings” and then under “Available Configurations” select “BIOS Defaults”). Then:
· Under System Configuration > SATA Operation, made sure it was set to AHCI.
· Under Secure Boot > Secure Boot Enable, made sure the setting for Secure Boot Enable was set to “Disabled”.
· Under Power Management > Advanced Battery Charge Configuration, made sure “Enable Advanced Battery Charge Mode” was NOT checked (made sure that it was disabled).
· Under Virtualization Support > VT for Direct I/O, made sure that “Enable VT for Direct I/O” was NOT checked (made sure that it was disabled).
· Under SupportAssist System Resolution > SupportAssist OS Recovery, made sure that “SupportAssist OS Recovery” was NOT checked (make sure that it was disabled).
· Under General > Advanced Boot Options, it was mentioned it MIGHT help to “Enable Legacy Option ROMs”. I left this disabled, because to my knowledge I'm not using anything Legacy, but some experienced users recommend enabling that.
Lastly, I have not done anything with the DVMT-prealloc or disabling the graphics card other than what is already done in RehabMan's config.plist. I don't know how to use the DVMT-prealloc without messing up my UEFI as it's not available as a BIOS option (I read somewhere that someone with an older version of this laptop wrecked their laptop by trying to set it in the UEFI terminal) and I'm open to hearing your suggestions and trying them out. I really want to get this up and booted and I have followed the guide as diligently as I can. Like I said, feel free to suggest.
Thanks,
Kyler
My Dell Inspiron 15-7000 Specifications
CPU: i5 7300HQ
Graphics: HD 630 + Nvidia GTX 1050Ti (4Gb); Nvidia Optimus DOES come on this laptop
Wifi/BT: BCM94352Z (this is still on its way in the mail)
Screen: 1080p, 15.6" IPS display
RAM: 8 Gb DDR4 RAM
Storage: 256Gb pre-installed Micron SSD (M2 but SATA speed) + a 1tb harddrive that's still on its way in the mail
BIOS: 01.00.05, 3/1/2017
I followed the steps on the laptop guide (https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/guide-booting-the-os-x-installer-on-laptops-with-clover.148093/) all the way through kexts and config.plist and used the following kexts: FakeSMC.kext, VoodooPS2Controller.kext, Lilu.kext, IntelGraphicsFixup.kext, and RealtekRTL8111.kext and the HFSPlus.efi and the afps.efi. The config.plist I used was https://raw.githubusercontent.com/R...fig/master/config_HD615_620_630_640_650.plist. I used the CreateInstallMedia and so far that appeared to work great.
I have referred to the https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/...tan-hackintosh-dual-boot-with-windows.196138/ and https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/...e-i7-6700hq-intel-hd-530-using-clover.191921/ guides for inspiration, but while those computers have similar/the same name they have different specifications and even appear differently externally. The RAM, CPU, and Graphics Card(s) are all different and so the BIOS updates available online are different too as well as the BIOS that came on here (so the BIOS itself is entirely different).
They mention to disable Firmware TPM in the BIOS but there is no such option in the BIOS I have (and remember, my BIOS is different as the laptop is different). Many of the other BIOS options form their guides were there so I applied the following tweaks:
· First restored the BIOS defaults (Click “Restore Settings” and then under “Available Configurations” select “BIOS Defaults”). Then:
· Under System Configuration > SATA Operation, made sure it was set to AHCI.
· Under Secure Boot > Secure Boot Enable, made sure the setting for Secure Boot Enable was set to “Disabled”.
· Under Power Management > Advanced Battery Charge Configuration, made sure “Enable Advanced Battery Charge Mode” was NOT checked (made sure that it was disabled).
· Under Virtualization Support > VT for Direct I/O, made sure that “Enable VT for Direct I/O” was NOT checked (made sure that it was disabled).
· Under SupportAssist System Resolution > SupportAssist OS Recovery, made sure that “SupportAssist OS Recovery” was NOT checked (make sure that it was disabled).
· Under General > Advanced Boot Options, it was mentioned it MIGHT help to “Enable Legacy Option ROMs”. I left this disabled, because to my knowledge I'm not using anything Legacy, but some experienced users recommend enabling that.
Lastly, I have not done anything with the DVMT-prealloc or disabling the graphics card other than what is already done in RehabMan's config.plist. I don't know how to use the DVMT-prealloc without messing up my UEFI as it's not available as a BIOS option (I read somewhere that someone with an older version of this laptop wrecked their laptop by trying to set it in the UEFI terminal) and I'm open to hearing your suggestions and trying them out. I really want to get this up and booted and I have followed the guide as diligently as I can. Like I said, feel free to suggest.
Thanks,
Kyler