- Joined
- Feb 11, 2012
- Messages
- 23
- Motherboard
- Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD5H
- CPU
- i5-3570K
- Graphics
- HD 4000
It's nice that there have been additional updates to Unibeast and Multibeast but none of the software on Tonymac has allowed me to get a working 10.8.5 ML install on my system.
I have a z77x-uD5H motherboard, 3750k i5 cpu, and 8GB of DDR3 memory, and a 320 GB hd I had laying around. I do not have any graphics card, I am using the VGA output from the motherboard to drive a monitor using the HD4000 onboard graphics.
Since I didn't have an intel mac to make a USB installer, I used this setup to get snow leopard going, I was able to get 10.6.8 installed so I could use the app store to buy ML. I downloaded ML 10.8.5, then I put my USB stick in, I used the latest version of Unibeast to create the USB installer. Ok, I got that with no errors. But when I try to boot from the USB stick to install ML on the hard drive, it will hang at an AppleUSBEHCI message, I have to take the stick out and then put it back in, then it will allow me to complete the install, I thought that was strange. Another strange thing was when you reach the part where you can customize the installation with additional fonts, languages, etc., I do not see anything listed. I went ahead and did the install on my hard drive anyway, ML did install. After restarting the sstem, I do a f12 to choose to boot from the USB stick, I can see the ML volume I installed and can choose it. But it will not let me boot into it, I have tried all kinds of boot flags but I haven't found anything that works. Some of the messages that come up are the AppleUSBEHCI, missing bluetooth controller, and IOBluetoothHCIController [start], it will just sit there and nothing happens after that. I've done over 20 installs with no success.
Has **ANYONE** on this board been able to do a 10.8.5 install on a z77x-UD5H using a similar method as mine ? I just don't know what else to check. I wonder if my hard drive or using the VGA output is causing some kind of problem, I even wonder if my motherboard is faulty but I can boot another hard drive with win7 and my system works. I can see having problems with an offbeat parts but not with an intel cpu and the Gigabyte motherboard like I have. Something is strange but I don't know what it is. Hopefully someone with more experience can give me hand as this is pretty much the end of the road for me. It's been a horrible experience ! I can give more details on my system if needed.
I have a z77x-uD5H motherboard, 3750k i5 cpu, and 8GB of DDR3 memory, and a 320 GB hd I had laying around. I do not have any graphics card, I am using the VGA output from the motherboard to drive a monitor using the HD4000 onboard graphics.
Since I didn't have an intel mac to make a USB installer, I used this setup to get snow leopard going, I was able to get 10.6.8 installed so I could use the app store to buy ML. I downloaded ML 10.8.5, then I put my USB stick in, I used the latest version of Unibeast to create the USB installer. Ok, I got that with no errors. But when I try to boot from the USB stick to install ML on the hard drive, it will hang at an AppleUSBEHCI message, I have to take the stick out and then put it back in, then it will allow me to complete the install, I thought that was strange. Another strange thing was when you reach the part where you can customize the installation with additional fonts, languages, etc., I do not see anything listed. I went ahead and did the install on my hard drive anyway, ML did install. After restarting the sstem, I do a f12 to choose to boot from the USB stick, I can see the ML volume I installed and can choose it. But it will not let me boot into it, I have tried all kinds of boot flags but I haven't found anything that works. Some of the messages that come up are the AppleUSBEHCI, missing bluetooth controller, and IOBluetoothHCIController [start], it will just sit there and nothing happens after that. I've done over 20 installs with no success.
Has **ANYONE** on this board been able to do a 10.8.5 install on a z77x-UD5H using a similar method as mine ? I just don't know what else to check. I wonder if my hard drive or using the VGA output is causing some kind of problem, I even wonder if my motherboard is faulty but I can boot another hard drive with win7 and my system works. I can see having problems with an offbeat parts but not with an intel cpu and the Gigabyte motherboard like I have. Something is strange but I don't know what it is. Hopefully someone with more experience can give me hand as this is pretty much the end of the road for me. It's been a horrible experience ! I can give more details on my system if needed.