IBM Thinkpad X201 Sierra Install

[Biscotti]

Hi,

I'm using Unibeast on an old 2010 Thinkpad x201.

This is an i5 Arrandale machine, the first with integrated Intel HD graphics, far as I can tell.
It only has a VGA port -- no digital graphics.
The screen is 1280x800.

With Inject Intel and verbose enabled in the Clover Configurator, it boots, and spews maybe 300 lines of verbose text output.

It then tries to bring up the first Apple install screen. I can see the screen mostly, but it looks like the refresh rate is off.Pixels of different colors are misaligned. I can read the menu, mostly, and see a dialog box in the middle of the screen but keystrokes don't work. I can see a badly formed spinning ball.

Someone suggested using a VGA to HDMI cable as one way to deal with the non-existent VGA support in OS X.

Is there a kext I need for this old graphics hardware?

Any other guesses on how to proceed?

Or is this just a fool's errand?

The lack of keyboard input indicates there is another lurking problem.

Thanks,


CPU-Z version 1.79.0.x64

Processors
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Number of sockets 1
Number of threads 4

APICs
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Socket 0
-- Core 0
-- Thread 0 0
-- Thread 1 1
-- Core 2
-- Thread 0 4
-- Thread 1 5

Timers
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ACPI timer 3.580 MHz
Perf timer 2.468 MHz
Sys timer 1.000 KHz


Processors Information
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Socket 1 ID = 0
Number of cores 2 (max 2)
Number of threads 4 (max 4)
Name Intel Core i5 540M
Codename Arrandale
Specification Intel(R) Core(TM) i5 CPU M 540 @ 2.53GHz
Package (platform ID) Socket 989 rPGA (0x4)
CPUID 6.5.2
Extended CPUID 6.25
Core Stepping C2
Technology 32 nm
TDP Limit 25.0 Watts
Core Speed 1463.2 MHz
Multiplier x Bus Speed 11.0 x 133.0 MHz
Rated Bus speed 2394.3 MHz
Stock frequency 2533 MHz
Instructions sets MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, EM64T, VT-x, AES
L1 Data cache 2 x 32 KBytes, 8-way set associative, 64-byte line size
L1 Instruction cache 2 x 32 KBytes, 4-way set associative, 64-byte line size
L2 cache 2 x 256 KBytes, 8-way set associative, 64-byte line size
L3 cache 3 MBytes, 12-way set associative, 64-byte line size
Max CPUID level 0000000Bh
Max CPUID ext. level 80000008h
Cache descriptor Level 1, D, 32 KB, 2 thread(s)
Cache descriptor Level 1, I, 32 KB, 2 thread(s)
Cache descriptor Level 2, U, 256 KB, 2 thread(s)
Cache descriptor Level 3, U, 3 MB, 16 thread(s)
FID/VID Control yes


Turbo Mode supported, enabled
Max turbo frequency 3066 MHz
Max non-turbo ratio 19x
Max turbo ratio 23x
Max efficiency ratio 9x
TDC Limit 21 Amps
Max bus number 255
Attached device PCI device at bus 255, device 2, function 1

Temperature 0 44 degC (111 degF) (Core #0)
Temperature 1 48 degC (118 degF) (Core #2)
Power 0 8.08 W (Package)
Clock Speed 0 1463.17 MHz (Core #0)
Clock Speed 1 1463.17 MHz (Core #2)



Chipset
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Northbridge Intel Havendale/Clarkdale Host Bridge rev. 02
Southbridge Intel QM57 rev. 06
Memory Type DDR3
Memory Size 4 GBytes
Channels Dual, (Symmetric)
Memory Frequency 532.1 MHz (4:16)
CAS# latency (CL) 7.0
RAS# to CAS# delay (tRCD) 7
RAS# Precharge (tRP) 7
Cycle Time (tRAS) 20
Row Refresh Cycle Time (tRFC) 60
Command Rate (CR) 1T
Host Bridge 0x0044
Host Bridge 0x2C62
Host Bridge 0x2D01
Host Bridge 0x2D10
Host Bridge 0x2D11
Host Bridge 0x2D12
Host Bridge 0x2D13

Graphics
-------------------------------------------------------------------------

Number of adapters 1

Graphic APIs
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API Intel I/O

Display Adapters
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Display adapter 0
Display name \\.\DISPLAY1
Name Intel(R) HD Graphics
Board Manufacturer Lenovo
PCI device bus 0 (0x0), device 2 (0x2), function 0 (0x0)
Vendor ID 0x8086 (0x17AA)
Model ID 0x0046 (0x215A)
Performance Level 0

Win32_VideoController AdapterRAM = 0x6B9D5800 (1805473792)
Win32_VideoController DriverVersion = 8.15.10.2900
Win32_VideoController DriverDate = 11/26/2012

Monitor 0
Model ()
ID LEN4011
Serial
Manufacturing Date Week 1, Year 2009
Size 12.0 inches
Max Resolution 1280 x 800 @ 60 Hz
Horizontal Freq. Range 0-0 kHz
Vertical Freq. Range 0-0 Hz
Max Pixel Clock 0 MHz
Gamma Factor 2.2

 

[RehabMan]

Hi,

I'm using Unibeast on an old 2010 Thinkpad x201.

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

 

[Biscotti]

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

Thanks for the help, RehabMan.

So, using that link I now have a USB stick built which in turn built a external USB drive containing a Mac Recovery Partition and a Mac Sierra Partition.

Booting to Clover on the original USB stick allows me to boot the Mac Sierra Partition on the external drive. This process, however, boot loops about 3 screens of verbose output in. The boot loop just hangs the machine. (I think this is because Clover is not on the external USB and this is BIOS Machine trying to boot a UEFI disk, which can't happen without Clover's help.)

I've attached a screen showing the last of the verbose output before the boot loop.

A google search seemed to indicate that the last line before the loop:

"IOConsoleUsers: gIOSScreenLockState 3 ....."

is perhaps associated with USB 3.0 in Sierra??

Any hints on how to proceed would be most appreciated.

 

[RehabMan]

Thanks for the help, RehabMan.

So, using that link I now have a USB stick built which in turn built a external USB drive containing a Mac Recovery Partition and a Mac Sierra Partition.

Booting to Clover on the original USB stick allows me to boot the Mac Sierra Partition on the external drive. This process, however, boot loops about 3 screens of verbose output in. The boot loop just hangs the machine. (I think this is because Clover is not on the external USB and this is BIOS Machine trying to boot a UEFI disk, which can't happen without Clover's help.)

I've attached a screen showing the last of the verbose output before the boot loop.

A google search seemed to indicate that the last line before the loop:

"IOConsoleUsers: gIOSScreenLockState 3 ....."

is perhaps associated with USB 3.0 in Sierra??

Any hints on how to proceed would be most appreciated.

Read FAQ, "Problem Reporting"
https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/faq-read-first-laptop-frequent-questions.164990/

And also fill out your profile as per FAQ.

Don't forget that Arrandale requires significant patching (link is in the guide) and reaching the installer requires deleting the Intel graphics kexts (which is why you need to use basebinaries clone).

 

[MarcoMjet]

is a graphics problem...