<< Solved >> Help! Updated to Catalina 10.15.5 and stuck on black screen

[talexmediallc]

Solved by using boot override in BIOS to cause system to boot from the opencore thumb drive. Then I reformatted the SSD and did a clean install of Catalina 10.15.5. Deleted old Kexts from library on time machine backup (after causing a kernal panic when I tried to use migration assistant to restore from the time machine backup the first time) and used migration assistant to make my new hack old again (in terms of files etc.). Now it boots and runs like a champ. And, I'm thinking of upgrading the processor and motherboard so that I can see how fast it'll go with the radeon vii gpu.

 

[feftavares]

Só you move from clover to open core?

 

[talexmediallc]

Só you move from clover to open core?

Yes - and I like it. I think that the fact that you have to go through and customize the config.plist really helped me better understand the process and how/why it works which means that when it doesn't work, I am better equiped to troubleshoot the issues.

Here is the guide I used:

OpenCore Desktop Guide · GitBook

dortania.github.io