[Solved] Stuck at "mbinit: done [128MB total pool size, (85/42 split]"

[fc75015]

Same here . This Hackintosh thing is not trivial... everything was working fine until I did some modifications (but don't know which one...)

 

[Jithin.C.V]

I've tried to set up my Hackintosh, however, whenever I boot from the HDD, I get the error "mbinit: done [128MB total pool size, (85/42 split]". If I boot into my UniBeast flash drive and then into the HDD, it boots successfully. Why, I don't know, but I've tried everything I could. I've copied the EFI file from my UniBeast drive and added it to my HDD. I've re-adjusted my flags ( -v -dart-0). I've installed all of the required drivers and the Nvidia web drivers, but still no luck. I have a feeling this issue has to do with my GPU (listed below), but I still don't know how to fix it. Here's my "important" parts list:

Motherboard: EVGA Z170 Stinger Mini-ITX
CPU: i7-6700K
GPU: EVGA GTX 970 3.5GB

Are you able to boot without your GPU ??

 

[mixail82]

I was able to bypass this on OS X 10.11. I took notes the entire time, and I'll get back to you once I found out how I fixed it

9fiftyfife I have the exact same issue. stuck at "mbinit: done [128MB total pool size, (85/42 split]"

Waiting for your help.. really appreciate it!!

 

[mixail82]

Here's the official writeup of what I did (only read if you care to, it's quite long):

https://9fiftyfive.github.io/blog/evga-z170-stinger-hackintosh/

Try setting your boot arguments on your installation USB to this:

-v, cpus=1, dart=0, nv_disable=1

Thank you so much!! Ill read it and follow up with the results..

 

[jeff8houses]

I too am stuck in this rut and haven't yet been able to get past it either. I'm running with a minimal setup using onboard Intel video but will try dropping in an Nvidia to see if anything changes. So far nothing I change in boot arguments or bios options has been changing anything.

Gigabyte GA-H170N-WIFI
16 Gb DDR4
Crucial MX300 SSD

I'll keep at it but if others have gotten past this I'd love to hear it! Thanks!

 

[mixail82]

Ok!!! I got my system up and running!!!!

9fiftyfife, thank you for your article I tried those flags and they didn't help me, so I did more research on how to make my motherboard working with macOS and BIG thanks to giacomoleopardo, found here on tonymacx86 thread: https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/giacomoleopardos-workstation-triplet.199643/. I then followed up his direction on how to create USB and although I did everything like he says it would still not boot up and so then I went to Bios and changed settings like he says step by step and system started booting up from USB in no time. So what I would suggest, instead of trying thousands of combinations of flags, make sure your BIOS is set up in the right way. I spend a lot of nights trying to figure it out but with no luck and the problem was with my BIOS configurations. After I configured BIOS everything worked like a charm. The only thing is audio is not working now but I think it can be fixed too...

 

[mixail82]

Glad to see you got it working! I'll put the link that helped you in the original post for future reference. As far as audio goes, take a look at the troubleshooting tips posted on this thread:

https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/...ierra-on-any-supported-intel-based-pc.200564/

Thanks Ill take a look! I tried to install VooDo and it works but I don't like the sound so I want to fix the Realtek on my motherboard.

 

[jeff8houses]

Are you trying to install 10.11 or 10.12?

10.12 I tried changing things around in bios as much as possible and also tried using these settings https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/guide-el-capitan-on-the-skylake-h170n-wifi.178197/ , though they're for El Cap and am still getting stuck at the "mbinit" line over and over. Driving me nuts! I'm sure it's one little thing but it's killing me! Thanks so much for the help!

Jeff

 

[jeff8houses]

OK. Success! After all that I didn't have my XHCI Hand-off: Enabled set correctly. I swore I had set it but must have somehow overlooked it (like 10 times). But I'm up and running now! Woohoo!

 

[mixail82]

OK. Success! After all that I didn't have my XHCI Hand-off: Enabled set correctly. I swore I had set it but must have somehow overlooked it (like 10 times). But I'm up and running now! Woohoo!

I'm sure your neighbors heard you when you bypassed that line!!!