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- Motherboard
- ASUS ROG Maximus X Wifi
- CPU
- Intel i7 8700k
- Graphics
- Sapphire Radeon Pulse Rx 580 8gb
Good Day Everyone. I told my wife that I could build a better Hackintosh for a little more money than the new IMac we were looking at to replace our 2012 model. I actually spent a good bit more (adding a Drobo to the list and other nice things). However, for over a week now this build has been sitting on our table (not working) and she is starting to act a little irritated.
I am following the build "Stork's MyHero II Build: ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z370 HERO X - i7-8700K - AMD RX 580".
Everything has gone fine until I boot from the SSD for the completion of the install; the progress line gets to about 85% done and it stops. I've re-created this several times, followed instructions every time, created another boot USB, etc., and still get the freeze at the same place. I also can't get a clover Verbose setting to work on this final install boot for some reason. I check the box, run the install from the SSD, and no verbose - just an apple and a progress line.
Here is the build:
ASUS ROG Maximus X Hero (Wi-Fi AC)
Intel Core I7 - 8700K
Corsair Dominator Platinum RAM- 16GB, 3466 Mhz
Corsair RMX Series, RM750x Modular Power Supply
Sapphire Radeon Pulse Rx-580 8Gb
Broadcom BCM94352Z DW1560 802.11a/b/g/n/ac WLAN + Bluetooth 4.0 M.2 NGFF Mini Card 867 Mbps
Corsair Hydro Series H100i-V2 AIO Liquid CPU Cooler
Samsung860 EVO 1 TB 2.5" SATA III Internal SSD
(2 each) LG-24UD58-B 24" UHD IPS Monitor w/FreeSync (running them from DisplayPort) - both plugged in
The fist problem I had was that the boot USB could not see the SSD. I found a really neat product at a local electronics store - an INSIGNIA Hard Drive Dock. it has a power supply and plugs into a USB 3 port. It holds 2 drives, either SATA or SSD, just slide them in from the top, then push the eject button when you are done. So I hooked that to my old IMac and formatted the SSD, then put it back into the Hackintosh build.
My BIOS Settings followed the instructions in the build:
Updated Bios to latest (ASUS 1602), then:
Optimized Defaults, then,
-VT-d (DISABLED)
-CFG-LOCK (I didn't see this option)
-Secure Boot Mode (Disabled)
-OS Type (Other OS)
-IO Serial Port (I didn't see this option)
-XHCI Handoff (Enabled)
-AI Overclocker (X.M.P)
-Extreme Tweaking (Enabled)
-Graphics Configuration (Primary Display PEG)
-Legacy USB Support (Enabled)
-Keyboard and Mouse Simulation (Disabled)
-Power on by PCI (Disabled)
-Fast Boot (Disabled)
-Boot Logo Display (Disabled)
-Secure Boot OS Type (Other OS)
-Boot Option (instruction say to choose the USB, but mine does not give that as a choice, so I hit F8 on each boot to choose the USB) The SSD does show up as the only option.
I made my boot USB following the instructions but used a USB 3.0 because that is all I had. However, with it progressing as far in the installation as it has, could this still be a problem?
In summary,
1. I boot from the USB Install macOS High Sierra
2. I format the SSD for Max OS Extended Journaled
3. I click on Install High Sierra (the installer runs, then reboots)
4. I follow the instructions to disable the APFS file system conversion and then reboot
5. I choose the USB to boot from again
6. At the Clover Screen I choose High Sierra, the install screen runs, then it reboots
This gets me to step 5, Post Installation with Multibeast
1. I select the USB to boot from
2. At the Clover Screen, I choose the High Sierra installation on the SSD
3. This is where it hangs - I get the apple and a progress bar and it freezes at around 85%. I have left it overnight to see if it is just taking a long time, but it never moves.
I know this is a long post, and sorry if I left out any detail. Really hope that someone can help me with this.
Thanks,
Mike
I am following the build "Stork's MyHero II Build: ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z370 HERO X - i7-8700K - AMD RX 580".
Everything has gone fine until I boot from the SSD for the completion of the install; the progress line gets to about 85% done and it stops. I've re-created this several times, followed instructions every time, created another boot USB, etc., and still get the freeze at the same place. I also can't get a clover Verbose setting to work on this final install boot for some reason. I check the box, run the install from the SSD, and no verbose - just an apple and a progress line.
Here is the build:
ASUS ROG Maximus X Hero (Wi-Fi AC)
Intel Core I7 - 8700K
Corsair Dominator Platinum RAM- 16GB, 3466 Mhz
Corsair RMX Series, RM750x Modular Power Supply
Sapphire Radeon Pulse Rx-580 8Gb
Broadcom BCM94352Z DW1560 802.11a/b/g/n/ac WLAN + Bluetooth 4.0 M.2 NGFF Mini Card 867 Mbps
Corsair Hydro Series H100i-V2 AIO Liquid CPU Cooler
Samsung860 EVO 1 TB 2.5" SATA III Internal SSD
(2 each) LG-24UD58-B 24" UHD IPS Monitor w/FreeSync (running them from DisplayPort) - both plugged in
The fist problem I had was that the boot USB could not see the SSD. I found a really neat product at a local electronics store - an INSIGNIA Hard Drive Dock. it has a power supply and plugs into a USB 3 port. It holds 2 drives, either SATA or SSD, just slide them in from the top, then push the eject button when you are done. So I hooked that to my old IMac and formatted the SSD, then put it back into the Hackintosh build.
My BIOS Settings followed the instructions in the build:
Updated Bios to latest (ASUS 1602), then:
Optimized Defaults, then,
-VT-d (DISABLED)
-CFG-LOCK (I didn't see this option)
-Secure Boot Mode (Disabled)
-OS Type (Other OS)
-IO Serial Port (I didn't see this option)
-XHCI Handoff (Enabled)
-AI Overclocker (X.M.P)
-Extreme Tweaking (Enabled)
-Graphics Configuration (Primary Display PEG)
-Legacy USB Support (Enabled)
-Keyboard and Mouse Simulation (Disabled)
-Power on by PCI (Disabled)
-Fast Boot (Disabled)
-Boot Logo Display (Disabled)
-Secure Boot OS Type (Other OS)
-Boot Option (instruction say to choose the USB, but mine does not give that as a choice, so I hit F8 on each boot to choose the USB) The SSD does show up as the only option.
I made my boot USB following the instructions but used a USB 3.0 because that is all I had. However, with it progressing as far in the installation as it has, could this still be a problem?
In summary,
1. I boot from the USB Install macOS High Sierra
2. I format the SSD for Max OS Extended Journaled
3. I click on Install High Sierra (the installer runs, then reboots)
4. I follow the instructions to disable the APFS file system conversion and then reboot
5. I choose the USB to boot from again
6. At the Clover Screen I choose High Sierra, the install screen runs, then it reboots
This gets me to step 5, Post Installation with Multibeast
1. I select the USB to boot from
2. At the Clover Screen, I choose the High Sierra installation on the SSD
3. This is where it hangs - I get the apple and a progress bar and it freezes at around 85%. I have left it overnight to see if it is just taking a long time, but it never moves.
I know this is a long post, and sorry if I left out any detail. Really hope that someone can help me with this.
Thanks,
Mike