i5 only boots in safe mode

[WhatWhereAmI]

[SOLVED] i5 only boots in safe mode

Hey guys,

So I'm trying to get the following build working:

H97N-WIFI
i5-4670K
Samsung SSD
Mavericks 10.9.3

I'm using the integrated HD4600 and I've managed to install OSX, but I've only been able to boot into safe mode. In safe mode I was able to fire up MultiBeast and setup the boot loader and everything. I've tried a whole bunch of combinations of boot flags like GraphicsEnabler=Yes|No, etc.

Is there anything else I should be trying? I was thinking this is a graphics issue, are there other possibilities I should consider? When I boot with verbose output everything seems to be fine, but the graphic mode just never starts.

Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated, thanks.

 

[WhatWhereAmI]

could this be a compatibility issue with the motherboard?

 

[WhatWhereAmI]

Turns out this motherboard just won't work with with the intel 4600 on this cpu. Probably some kind of incompatibility with the chipset. I ordered a GA-H87N-WIFI to replace this GA-H97N-WIFI and the graphics started right up no problem.

 

[p5ld2vm]

I just bought the H97N-WIFI thinking it was so related to the h87 (and it was cheaper than the H87, go figure) that it would be a piece of cake to get it going.

I can boot with -x in safe mode, but when I do without, it gets stuck.

Where did you read that the H97 and the HD4600 was incompatible?
Although I have seen hundreds of threads, I didn't see that one!