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I am trying to install Mavericks onto my PC(i5-4670k MSI Z87m-G43 HD 7870 Tahiti 2x4GB RAM) and I get into uniBeast after startup and try USB then the Apple logo flashes then the PC restarts.
I have tried GraphicsEnabler=No but I am not sure what to do next.
All help appreciated.
 
Thank you for the response. I am really quite new to this and I am not sure what "Patching the Kernel" is and what the risks associated with it are.
I also want to say that I am dual booting this with windows 8 and could it cause compatibility issues on windows 8?
 
acwilson96 said:
Thank you for the response. I am really quite new to this and I am not sure what "Patching the Kernel" is and what the risks associated with it are.
I also want to say that I am dual booting this with windows 8 and could it cause compatibility issues on windows 8?
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Patching the kernel will not affect Windows -- it is a file 'mach_kernel' used only in OS X (eg. it is the OS X kernel, not the Windows kernel).

You don't really have a choice.

If you follow the link and read my blog, you can see exactly what the patch does...
 
Ah thats good to hear, I read how the section that says "How to patch your kernel" briefly and I noticed that my Mavericks thumb drive doesn't have that file on it, only the Mavericks install
 
acwilson96 said:
Ah thats good to hear, I read how the section that says "How to patch your kernel" briefly and I noticed that my Mavericks thumb drive doesn't have that file on it, only the Mavericks install
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It is there, but hidden. Use ShowAllFiles.
 
Ok I have patched the kernel however when I get the Apple logo and the spinning wheel it spins for a bit then a sign appears over the apple logo like this(but greyed out). no-sign.png
I also get the error "Still waiting for root device" in Verbose
 
acwilson96 said:
Ok I have patched the kernel however when I get the Apple logo and the spinning wheel it spins for a bit then a sign appears over the apple logo like this(but greyed out).
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I also get the error "Still waiting for root device" in Verbose
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If this is booting the installer from USB, then you have a USB issue. Try different USB ports, different USB stick (8GB USB2 preferred), different USB options in BIOS. I'm not familiar with your board, so I can't tell you what to look for.

Sometimes unplugging the USB stick and replugging after "still waiting" shows up can help.
 
I tried unplugging and plugging the USB back in and it furthered some more and ended on:
Code: 
ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin::start - waitForService(resourceMatching(AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement) timed out
WARNING IOPlatformPluginUtil : getCPUIDInfo: this is an unkown CPU model 0x3c
  -- power management may be incomplete or unsupported
DSMOS has arrived
[IOBluetoothHCIController][start] -- completed
 
acwilson96 said:
I tried unplugging and plugging the USB back in and it furthered some more and ended on:
Code: 
ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin::start - waitForService(resourceMatching(AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement) timed out
WARNING IOPlatformPluginUtil : getCPUIDInfo: this is an unkown CPU model 0x3c
  -- power management may be incomplete or unsupported
DSMOS has arrived
[IOBluetoothHCIController][start] -- completed
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Graphics problem. What are the details of your hardware? Your profile appears to be empty...
 
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