OpenCore BigSur USB boot stalls out — help interpreting verbose logging?

[JordanOrlando]

I've completed my USB Big Sur installer, and switched it to DEBUG mode (according to the guide). Booting stalls out the same way each time. The logs saved to the USB drive's EFI partition all look like this (below). Can anyone help me interpret this, and pinpoint why my boot won't continue beyond this point?

Thanks in advance for any help or advice.

00:000 00:000 OC: OpenCore DBG-071-2021-07-05 is loading in Optional mode (0/0)...
00:030 00:030 OC: Boot timestamp - 2021.07.30 20:50:39
00:059 00:029 OCCPU: Failed to get info for processor 0 - Device Error
00:088 00:028 OCCPU: MP services threads 12 (enabled 12) - Success
00:117 00:028 OCCPU: MP services Pkg 1 Cores 6 Threads 2 - Success
00:146 00:028 OCCPU: Found Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3930K CPU @ 3.20GHz
00:175 00:029 OCCPU: Signature 206D7 Stepping 7 Model 2D Family 6 Type 0 ExtModel 2 ExtFamily 0 uCode 70C
00:217 00:041 OCCPU: EIST CFG Lock 1
00:247 00:029 OCCPU: Timer address is 408 from LPC
00:276 00:029 OCCPU: Failed to get FSBFrequency data using Apple Platform Info - Not Found
00:406 00:129 OCCPU: Intel TSC: 3295932196Hz, 3295MHz; FSB: 102997881Hz, 102MHz; MaxBusRatio: 32
00:434 00:028 OCCPU: Detected Apple Processor Type: 07 -> 0703
00:463 00:028 OCCPU: CPUFrequencyFromTSC 3295932196Hz 3295MHz
00:492 00:028 OCCPU: CPUFrequency 3295932196Hz 3295MHz
00:521 00:029 OCCPU: FSBFrequency 102997881Hz 102MHz
00:550 00:029 OCCPU: Pkg 1 Cores 6 Threads 12
00:593 00:042 OC: OcLoadNvramSupport...
00:623 00:030 OC: Not deleting NVRAM 4D1EDE05-38C7-4A6A-9CC6-4BCCA8B38C14:UIScale, matches add
00:652 00:029 OC: Not deleting NVRAM 4D1EDE05-38C7-4A6A-9CC6-4BCCA8B38C14efaultBackgroundColor, matches add
00:681 00:028 OC: Not deleting NVRAM 4D1FDA02-38C7-4A6A-9CC6-4BCCA8B30102:rtc-blacklist, matches add
00:710 00:029 OC: Not deleting NVRAM 7C436110-AB2A-4BBB-A880-FE41995C9F82:boot-args, matches add
00:739 00:028 OC: Not deleting NVRAM 7C436110-AB2A-4BBB-A880-FE41995C9F82:ForceDisplayRotationInEFI, matches add
00:768 00:029 OC: Setting NVRAM 4D1EDE05-38C7-4A6A-9CC6-4BCCA8B38C14efaultBackgroundColor - ignored, exists
00:798 00:029 OC: Setting NVRAM 4D1EDE05-38C7-4A6A-9CC6-4BCCA8B38C14:UIScale - ignored, exists
00:827 00:029 OC: Setting NVRAM 4D1FDA02-38C7-4A6A-9CC6-4BCCA8B30102:rtc-blacklist - Not Found
00:869 00:042 OC: Setting NVRAM 7C436110-AB2A-4BBB-A880-FE41995C9F82:SystemAudioVolume - ignored, exists
00:898 00:029 OC: Setting NVRAM 7C436110-AB2A-4BBB-A880-FE41995C9F82:boot-args - ignored, exists
00:927 00:028 OC: Setting NVRAM 7C436110-AB2A-4BBB-A880-FE41995C9F82:csr-active-config - ignored, exists
00:956 00:029 OC: Setting NVRAM 7C436110-AB2A-4BBB-A880-FE41995C9F82rev-lang:kbd - ignored, exists
01:117 00:160 OC: Setting NVRAM 7C436110-AB2A-4BBB-A880-FE41995C9F82:run-efi-updater - ignored, exists
01:146 00:029 OC: Setting NVRAM 7C436110-AB2A-4BBB-A880-FE41995C9F82:ForceDisplayRotationInEFI - ignored, exists
01:175 00:028 OC: Current version is DBG-071-2021-07-05
01:204 00:028 OC: OcMiscMiddleInit...
01:243 00:039 OC: StorageHandle C1146898 with Disabled LauncherOption pointing to Default
01:275 00:032 OC: OcLoadUefiSupport...
01:304 00:028 OCAE: Builtin installed
01:333 00:029 OCRTC: Wake log is 0x00 0x00 0 0x00
01:362 00:028 OCOS: Discovered rotate NVRAM override to 0
01:391 00:028 OC: Loading Apple Secure Boot with Default (level 1)
01:420 00:029 OCII: AIFTimerBoostInit Current timer is 549183
01:449 00:029 OCII: AIFTimerBoostInit changed period 549183 to 50000
01:478 00:029 OC: Installing KeySupport...
01:520 00:041 OCII: gST->ConIn CD8A6C90 vs found CD8A6C90
01:550 00:030 AIK: Using 5 (50ms)
01:579 00:028 OCABC: ALRBL 0 RTDFRG 1 DEVMMIO 0 NOSU 0 NOVRWR 0 NOSB 0 FBSIG 0 NOHBMAP 0 SMSLIDE 1 WRUNPROT 1
01:608 00:028 OCABC: FEXITBS 0 PRMRG 0 CSLIDE 1 MSLIDE 0 PRSRV 0 RBMAP 0 VMAP 1 APPLOS 0 RTPERMS 0
01:637 00:028 OCABC: Firmware has 16715469 free pages (790221 in lower 4 GB)
01:666 00:029 OCABC: Awaiting rendezvous with OpenRuntime r12
01:694 00:028 OC: RequestBootVarRouting 1
01:724 00:029 OC: AVX enabled - 1
01:753 00:029 OC: Got 4 drivers
01:795 00:041 OC: Driver HfsPlus.efi at 0 is being loaded...
01:836 00:040 OCB: Arch filtering 0(33796)->C0BE3018(33796) caps 4 - Success

 

[Gigamaxx]

I've completed my USB Big Sur installer, and switched it to DEBUG mode (according to the guide). Booting stalls out the same way each time. The logs saved to the USB drive's EFI partition all look like this (below). Can anyone help me interpret this, and pinpoint why my boot won't continue beyond this point?

Thanks in advance for any help or advice.

00:000 00:000 OC: OpenCore DBG-071-2021-07-05 is loading in Optional mode (0/0)...
00:030 00:030 OC: Boot timestamp - 2021.07.30 20:50:39
00:059 00:029 OCCPU: Failed to get info for processor 0 - Device Error
00:088 00:028 OCCPU: MP services threads 12 (enabled 12) - Success
00:117 00:028 OCCPU: MP services Pkg 1 Cores 6 Threads 2 - Success
00:146 00:028 OCCPU: Found Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3930K CPU @ 3.20GHz
00:175 00:029 OCCPU: Signature 206D7 Stepping 7 Model 2D Family 6 Type 0 ExtModel 2 ExtFamily 0 uCode 70C
00:217 00:041 OCCPU: EIST CFG Lock 1
00:247 00:029 OCCPU: Timer address is 408 from LPC
00:276 00:029 OCCPU: Failed to get FSBFrequency data using Apple Platform Info - Not Found
00:406 00:129 OCCPU: Intel TSC: 3295932196Hz, 3295MHz; FSB: 102997881Hz, 102MHz; MaxBusRatio: 32
00:434 00:028 OCCPU: Detected Apple Processor Type: 07 -> 0703
00:463 00:028 OCCPU: CPUFrequencyFromTSC 3295932196Hz 3295MHz
00:492 00:028 OCCPU: CPUFrequency 3295932196Hz 3295MHz
00:521 00:029 OCCPU: FSBFrequency 102997881Hz 102MHz
00:550 00:029 OCCPU: Pkg 1 Cores 6 Threads 12
00:593 00:042 OC: OcLoadNvramSupport...
00:623 00:030 OC: Not deleting NVRAM 4D1EDE05-38C7-4A6A-9CC6-4BCCA8B38C14:UIScale, matches add
00:652 00:029 OC: Not deleting NVRAM 4D1EDE05-38C7-4A6A-9CC6-4BCCA8B38C14efaultBackgroundColor, matches add
00:681 00:028 OC: Not deleting NVRAM 4D1FDA02-38C7-4A6A-9CC6-4BCCA8B30102:rtc-blacklist, matches add
00:710 00:029 OC: Not deleting NVRAM 7C436110-AB2A-4BBB-A880-FE41995C9F82:boot-args, matches add
00:739 00:028 OC: Not deleting NVRAM 7C436110-AB2A-4BBB-A880-FE41995C9F82:ForceDisplayRotationInEFI, matches add
00:768 00:029 OC: Setting NVRAM 4D1EDE05-38C7-4A6A-9CC6-4BCCA8B38C14efaultBackgroundColor - ignored, exists
00:798 00:029 OC: Setting NVRAM 4D1EDE05-38C7-4A6A-9CC6-4BCCA8B38C14:UIScale - ignored, exists
00:827 00:029 OC: Setting NVRAM 4D1FDA02-38C7-4A6A-9CC6-4BCCA8B30102:rtc-blacklist - Not Found
00:869 00:042 OC: Setting NVRAM 7C436110-AB2A-4BBB-A880-FE41995C9F82:SystemAudioVolume - ignored, exists
00:898 00:029 OC: Setting NVRAM 7C436110-AB2A-4BBB-A880-FE41995C9F82:boot-args - ignored, exists
00:927 00:028 OC: Setting NVRAM 7C436110-AB2A-4BBB-A880-FE41995C9F82:csr-active-config - ignored, exists
00:956 00:029 OC: Setting NVRAM 7C436110-AB2A-4BBB-A880-FE41995C9F82rev-lang:kbd - ignored, exists
01:117 00:160 OC: Setting NVRAM 7C436110-AB2A-4BBB-A880-FE41995C9F82:run-efi-updater - ignored, exists
01:146 00:029 OC: Setting NVRAM 7C436110-AB2A-4BBB-A880-FE41995C9F82:ForceDisplayRotationInEFI - ignored, exists
01:175 00:028 OC: Current version is DBG-071-2021-07-05
01:204 00:028 OC: OcMiscMiddleInit...
01:243 00:039 OC: StorageHandle C1146898 with Disabled LauncherOption pointing to Default
01:275 00:032 OC: OcLoadUefiSupport...
01:304 00:028 OCAE: Builtin installed
01:333 00:029 OCRTC: Wake log is 0x00 0x00 0 0x00
01:362 00:028 OCOS: Discovered rotate NVRAM override to 0
01:391 00:028 OC: Loading Apple Secure Boot with Default (level 1)
01:420 00:029 OCII: AIFTimerBoostInit Current timer is 549183
01:449 00:029 OCII: AIFTimerBoostInit changed period 549183 to 50000
01:478 00:029 OC: Installing KeySupport...
01:520 00:041 OCII: gST->ConIn CD8A6C90 vs found CD8A6C90
01:550 00:030 AIK: Using 5 (50ms)
01:579 00:028 OCABC: ALRBL 0 RTDFRG 1 DEVMMIO 0 NOSU 0 NOVRWR 0 NOSB 0 FBSIG 0 NOHBMAP 0 SMSLIDE 1 WRUNPROT 1
01:608 00:028 OCABC: FEXITBS 0 PRMRG 0 CSLIDE 1 MSLIDE 0 PRSRV 0 RBMAP 0 VMAP 1 APPLOS 0 RTPERMS 0
01:637 00:028 OCABC: Firmware has 16715469 free pages (790221 in lower 4 GB)
01:666 00:029 OCABC: Awaiting rendezvous with OpenRuntime r12
01:694 00:028 OC: RequestBootVarRouting 1
01:724 00:029 OC: AVX enabled - 1
01:753 00:029 OC: Got 4 drivers
01:795 00:041 OC: Driver HfsPlus.efi at 0 is being loaded...
01:836 00:040 OCB: Arch filtering 0(33796)->C0BE3018(33796) caps 4 - Success

Have you tried different USB ports?

 

[JordanOrlando]

I have not. (I’m using the same port that I used to successfully install my existing Clover/Sierra system — but of course I understand that that was very different.)

Is there something in the log that suggests a USB problem?

Thanks for responding!

 

[etorix]

I see no issue in the log you posted, but I have no direct experience with X79 systems.
Can you post the ACPI folder from OpenCore SysReport and your (anonymised) EFI folder?

 

[JordanOrlando]

I see no issue in the log you posted, but I have no direct experience with X79 systems.
Can you post the ACPI folder from OpenCore SysReport and you (anonymised) EFI folder?

Yes, I will — thank you!

I'm not sure what you mean by "the ACPI folder from OpenCore SysReport" — apologies. (There's obviously the ACPI folder from within the EFI directory on my installer's EFI partition, but that just has my two .aml files).

This reply contains my EFI directory as a .zip archive.

 

[etorix]

Since you use the debug version of OpenCore, setting Misc>Debug>SysReport to "true" will dump the ACPI tables for your motherboard (DSDT, SSDT and "hidden SSDT" files). This can be used to make custom SSDTs, as explained in Dortania's guide, and also to look for non-standard issues.

I already see you're using SSDT-IMEI, which is not mentioned in the guide, but not SSDT-UNC, which is.
Why are you using MCEReporterDisabler, CpuTscSync and XHCI-unsupported at this stage?
Is this a first attempt, or have you already installed an earlier version of OS X with Clover or OpenCore—and are reusing some previous knowledge here?
Kernel>Quirks are all off, which does not fit with the guide. Unless you have patched the BIOS to unlock registers 0xE2 and 0x1AA you need both AppleXcpmCfgLock and AppleXcpmExtraMsrs on a HEDT platform.
SMBIOS should be MacPro6,1 for SandyBridge-E, not iMac19,1.
Boot-arg "debug=0x100" may be useful for further attempts.

 

[JordanOrlando]

Since you use the debug version of OpenCore, setting Misc>Debug>SysReport to "true" will dump the ACPI tables for your motherboard (DSDT, SSDT and "hidden SSDT" files). This can be used to make custom SSDTs, as explained in Dortania's guide, and also to look for non-standard issues.

Understood. I'll do that next time I try to boot and post it here.

I already see you're using SSDT-IMEI, which is not mentioned in the guide, but not SSDT-UNC, which is.

I'm going back through the guide pages, trying to pinpoint what influenced my SSDT decisions. It was a combination of several redundant sections of the guide, about different ways to identify the approprate SSDTs for my hardware — one page lets you simply pick out your CPU and download a pre-assembled list of SSDT files.

Why are you using MCEReporterDisabler, CpuTscSync and XHCI-unsupported at this stage?

Same remarks. I'll go back through my notes and try to determine why I added these

Is this a first attempt, or have you already installed an earlier version of OS X with Clover or OpenCore—and are reusing some previous knowledge here?

I'm currently typing on my rock-solid 2017 Clover/Sierra install — it's the same hardware; I'm trying to install OpenCore/Big Sur onto a new, blank SSD in the same machine. I did the Clover install.

I was going to try to do Big Sur using Clover, but got talked out of it by various posters here: I became convinced that OpenCore was the way to go, despite the steep learning curve. I basically got the dortania guide and started from scratch.

Kernel>Quirks are all off, which does not fit with the guide. Unless you have patched the BIOS to unlock registers 0xE2 and 0x1AA you need both AppleXcpmCfgLock and AppleXcpmExtraMsrs on a HEDT platform.

I'm sorry — is this something I set in config.plist, or files I add to a subdirectory of EFI/EFI, or both?

SMBIOS should be MacPro6,1 for SandyBridge-E, not iMac19,1.

Again, this is a config.plist setting, correct? (Apologies for my ignorance.)

Boot-arg "debug=0x100" may be useful for further attempts.

Understood.

Thank you very much for taking the time to help! I really appreciate it.

Jordan

 

[1Revenger1]

This looks like a Sandy Bridge system, it's getting stuck on HfsPlus.efi I'm fairly certain.
Your getting stuck on OC booting, not on macOS, so ACPI, SMBIOS or booter->Quirks aren't going to change anything.

For Ivy Bridge/Older you need to use HfsPlusLegacy.efi

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[JordanOrlando]

This looks like a Sandy Bridge system, it's getting stuck on HfsPlus.efi I'm fairly certain.
Your getting stuck on OC booting, not on macOS, so ACPI, SMBIOS or booter->Quirks aren't going to change anything.

For Ivy Bridge/Older you need to use HfsPlusLegacy.efi

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Thanks — I’ll change that first.

Really stupid question: How does the doctored EFI directory with the OpenCore mechanism get from the USB installer to the (eventual) boot drive? Is that second version (on the boot drive) identical to the one on the USB installer? (I don’t know if it works the same way with OpenCore as with Clover.)

 

[1Revenger1]

Thanks — I’ll change that first.

Really stupid question: How does the doctored EFI directory with the OpenCore mechanism get from the USB installer to the (eventual) boot drive? Is that second version (on the boot drive) identical to the one on the USB installer? (I don’t know if it works the same way with OpenCore as with Clover.)

It's not doctered in any way. We just copy the EFI from the USB on to the boot drive. No reason to do the work all over again or change it, the same config should be able to boot both the installer and macOS itself without any changes. I've never seen a situation where you'd want seperate configs for those.