[Solved] Installation of High Sierra stops after AppleUSBLegacyRoot

[AndreasL]

Hi guys,

This is my first try in installing a Mac!

I’m trying to install highsierra from USB with unibeast8.0 update ( created yesterday)
I get stuck after:
mbinit: done [128 MB total pool size, (85/42) split]

All components are totally new! HD1 Samsung evo 500 gB HD2 Seagate 1 TB as recommended.

Bios changes are made as per manual except VT-d and CFG which I could not find in the bios.

I would be grateful if you could give me a hint or the solution!

Thanx in advance!


New entry!

As usual the problems sits in front of the computer!

I didn’t save the bios changes and I found the Vd-t too!

The boot load runs longer nevertheless it gets stuck now here:

 

[cmn699]

Hi guys,

This is my first try in installing a Mac!

I’m trying to install highsierra from USB with unibeast8.0 update ( created yesterday)
I get stuck after:
mbinit: done [128 MB total pool size, (85/42) split]

All components are totally new! HD1 Samsung evo 500 gB HD2 Seagate 1 TB as recommended.

Bios changes are made as per manual except VT-d and CFG which I could not find in the bios.

I would be grateful if you could give me a hint or the solution!



Thanx in advance!

I guess you have already Disabled Serial Port. If not please do tat too
The uploaded images are from your MoBo Manual showing Vt-d default is ENABLED.
If you have config.plist >Boot Arg: set at dart=0 ,that is equal to Vt-d =Disabled

 

[AndreasL]

Hi thanks, that was the first problem because I did not save the bios. Now Bios should be good.

Optimised Defaults loaded,
VT-D disabled
CFG-lock not in Bios Settings
Secure Boot mode not in Bios Settings
Other Os enabled
IO serial port disabled
XHCI enabled

Looks like as soon as the loader comes to:

LibBootCache:unable to open /var/db/bootcache.playlist: 2 No such file or directory

The problems start.

Afterwards the local host com.apple.xpc.launchd is not working correctly.

Finally systems gets in a loop with :

Date iMac.Fritzbox com apple.xpc.launchd[1] (com.apple.Windowsserver)<Notice>: Service only ran for 0 seconds. pushing resplendent out by 10 seconds.

Then it loops...

Thanks in advance for any help.

 

[AndreasL]

Partly solved

 

[cmn699]

Partly solved

• Please upload the CLOVER folder from High Sierra Unibeast USB Installer disk as a compressed file.
  • Use Clover Configurator Vibrant (CCV) http://mackie100projects.altervista.org/download-mac.php?version=vibrant to mount EFI on the desktop of the Hack or Mac to which the USB is connected
    • click EFI>EFI>CLOVER right click CLOVER....>Compress CLOVER>Upload to the Forum
• Instead of typing the contents of problem boot screen, take a photo and upload the image.

 

[AndreasL]

Unfortunately I do not have acces to a working Mac right now. My Macbook is with my wife on holiday.
I believe I cannot use the CCV with Windows or Ubuntu. However I can read and copy the files from the USB installer with UBUNTU.
Will it work that you tell me which file you are looking for.

 

[AndreasL]

Here the screenshots of Ubuntu

 

[cmn699]

Unfortunately I do not have acces to a working Mac right now. My Macbook is with my wife on holiday.
I believe I cannot use the CCV with Windows or Ubuntu. However I can read and copy the files from the USB installer with UBUNTU.
Will it work that you tell me which file you are looking for.

• The way it is displayed in your images won't help.

• I need to look inside the ENTIRE CLOVER folder which is in in the EFI partition of your USB installer as / EFI/EFI/CLOVER.

• If you can mount that EFI partition of USB installer on your Linux and copy the CLOVER folder and compress it and upload it without damaging its file structure, I can view that in my Mac to check everything inside CLOVER to find any clue to your problem.
• If you can only upload a few folders inside CLOVER individually, then I need the folders "Other" and "drivers64EFI", and the file "config.plist" without any file corruption.

 

[AndreasL]

Hi,
I uploaded the clover folder named CCV.zip
does it work, can you open and read it?

 

[AndreasL]

Just some additional info.
I created the Usb installer from my MacBook running already under High Sierra.
Unfortunately I did not know about the 32 Gb limit so I didn|t partition the 64 GB USB 3.0 stick.
When formating the USB Stick in the disk utility (High Sierra) there is no longer the option to chose the scheme e.g. guid partition map.