KP after initial Yosemite install on Lenovo W510

[sneitzel]

[SOLVED] Yosemite KP on Lenovo W510 / Install guide

I got the Yosemite installer to boot and run on my Lenovo W510, however...

After the installer finishes and reboots I am getting a panic no matter what I try.

This is not my first hackintosh, but the screen is not giving me any clues as to what's wrong.
Suggestions?



EDIT:
As noted in post #11 of this thread, this issue turned out to be a bad initial install. Most everything is working now. I will document here the process/options/kexts I used to get things working.

Lenovo W510 model 4319RU, Corei7/2.67GHz/M620, discrete NVIDIA Quadro FX880M graphics, Chipset: Intel ID0044 Southbridge ID3B07

I have a patched BIOS that removed the whitelist restriction and have an Azurewave AW-C123H WIFI/BT combo card installed (BCM4352 & BCM20702).

Start with the basic things in BIOS. Set SATA to AHCI, disable VT-d

Boot from the Unibeast/Yosemite USB drive (use the USB port on the rear of the machine, the side USB3 ports will not work for the install) and at the boot screen use GraphicsEnabler=Yes.

Install as per standard instructions from TonyMacx86.com.
After the install is complete again boot from the USB drive, select your new install and remember to use GraphicsEnabler=Yes.

Once the basic setup is complete, run Multibeast for Yosemite and select the following options:

To be continued...

 

[RehabMan]

I got the Yosemite installer to boot and run on my Lenovo W510, however...

After the installer finishes and reboots I am getting a panic no matter what I try.

This is not my first hackintosh, but the screen is not giving me any clues as to what's wrong.
Suggestions?

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Only nvidia or nvidia + Intel?

 

[sneitzel]

Only nvidia or nvidia + Intel?

It has discrete NVIDIA graphics, that is what I am using. I looked in the BIOS and I do not see an option to switch to Intel.

 

[RehabMan]

It has discrete NVIDIA graphics, that is what I am using. I looked in the BIOS and I do not see an option to switch to Intel.

Sorry, don't know much about nvidia config. Maybe someone else will chime in.

 

[sneitzel]

So you are thinking it's graphics related?
You actually helped me get Mavericks running on this very same laptop.
Never had any issues with the NVIDIA graphics there, just needed GraphicsEnabler=Yes at boot.

 

[RehabMan]

So you are thinking it's graphics related?
You actually helped me get Mavericks running on this very same laptop.
Never had any issues with the NVIDIA graphics there, just needed GraphicsEnabler=Yes at boot.

You sure it wasn't GraphicsEnabler=No? No seems more appropriate for your series nvidia.

 

[sneitzel]

In the past, without GraphicsEnabler=Yes all I would get was a black screen after the initial grey apple logo screen. It was that way with SL and Mavericks. =YES corrected that issue.
I tried =No just now with multiple combinations (-x -f etc.) and every time In get the same result as in the original post.

EDIT:
I will add, I even have to use =Yes when booting from the USB Install drive as well. Otherwise, black screen.

 

[RehabMan]

In the past, without GraphicsEnabler=Yes all I would get was a black screen after the initial grey apple logo screen. It was that way with SL and Mavericks. =YES corrected that issue.
I tried =No just now with multiple combinations (-x -f etc.) and every time In get the same result as in the original post.

You're probably right. Maybe Quadro numbering scheme has nothing to do with Geforce numbering scheme. And I don't have any nvidia hardware with no plans to purchase any (intel integrated is fine for my purpose).

You might try a different smbios... one that has nvidia.

 

[sneitzel]

You might try a different smbios... one that has nvidia.

How do I do that if I cannot get past the KP? Can I change that by booting from the installer USB drive?

 

[RehabMan]

How do I do that if I cannot get past the KP? Can I change that by booting from the installer USB drive?

Put the USB into a working Mac. Edit the /Extra/smbios.plist.