MacOS 10.15 Catalina Installer Stuck

[zedan25]

Hello guys,

I have had a hackintosh for a while now running high sierra, I built it following the guide and troubleshootings threads on here. My hackintosh has been running without issues but now I want to update it to Catalina.

I tried upgrading straight to Catalina following this guide but it always got stuck on the boot screen without launching the installer. After that I tried to follow the full guide here and still faced the same issue. Attempted configuring the installation USB following this post and some troubleshooting from this thread without any success. I seem to always run into this crash point when attempting to boot the installer: nx_volume_group_update:6352: Volume High Sierra role 0 Not a System or data volume. I included the clover file from the USB installer I created for Catalina, screenshots from boot screen, and debug file using this tool from my current build.

Build:
- Z170N-WIFI
- Core i5-6600K LGA1151
- GEFORCE GTX 750
- Samsung SSD 850 EVO

Any help/suggestions to fix this issue?

 

[trs96]

GEFORCE GTX 750

Doesn't have support in Catalina. Use your Intel iGPU instead. Remove the 750 from your PCIe slot.

 

[zedan25]

Thanks! Removed the 750 but now I’m stuck on the clover boot screen and it doesn’t launch the installer drive, just stays on the same screen when pressed. Am I missing any kexts needed for the switch?

 

[trs96]

I’m stuck on the clover boot screen and it doesn’t launch the installer drive

Did you change the BIOS/UEFI to use the integrated graphics instead of the 750 ?

Am I missing any kexts needed for the switch?

No way to know unless you upload the EFI folder you have installed to the USB installer.

 

[zedan25]

BIOS settings had Internal Graphics set on “auto” and I switched it to “enabled” but still having the same issues. EFI folder is included in the original post with the clover folder from the USB installer

 

[zedan25]

Update: I got around to launch the installer and ran into an issue I’ve seen before. Will look into the EFI folder of the USB to see if I can fix the configuration. The battle goes on…