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[sammybee]

Please no video!

It is normally really a trivial and straight forward process!

A video of creating a USB flash drive certainly would be some potential overkill

Haha I'm sure I'll get it working eventually! Hopefully... aha

Judging my the amount of people with a successful install with your guide it's defiantly user error (me) at fault here!

When I format the USB itself (not the partition but the usb itself) in Disk utility does that remove the EFI that I installed myself or not? Maybe that's where my issue lies if so.

 

[kgp]

I formatted it via Disk Utility formatting the entire USB (not just the partition) with "Mac Os Journaled" and "GUID Partition Map". I've also attached that below.

1.) I'll go ahead and do that!
2.) I defiantly won't do that again, I see how much of a mistake that was now. Normally I wouldn't in this case I thought it was a format error because of the failed install message from the Sierra installer (which I was of course wrong about).
4.) I've 100% been using the OsxAptioFix2Drv-free2000.efi instead of the OsxAptioFix*.efi with all my EFI's so far.
5.) I'll give it a try!

Thanks KGP, I can't tell you enough how much I appreciate you guiding me through this. I can understand how this is just as frustrating for you as it is for me and defiantly do not want to be screwing up my system.

I'll give it another go in the morning and if I'm still unsuccessful I'll put together a video of my entire install process (only if that's something you'd have time to look at, totally understand if you don't!) .

Thanks again!

By the way, I still to not understand how you could format the EFI partition with Disk Utility. By formatting the USB Flash drive with "Mac Os Journaled" and "GUID Partition MAP", up to my knowledge you do not touch the EFI partition. Please don't confuse the readers with your misleading ideas....

 

[kgp]

Haha I'm sure I'll get it working eventually! Hopefully... aha

Judging my the amount of people with a successful install with your guide it's defiantly user error (me) at fault here!

When I format the USB itself (not the partition but the usb itself) in Disk utility does that remove the EFI that I installed myself or not? Maybe that's where my issue lies if so.

I have no doubt in some user error(s) at your side!! And "some" is kind and polite in this case

Concerning the formatting see my reply, which I just sent a few seconds ago.

The EFI partition is created and formated during the CLOVER install and has nothing to do with Disk Utility. With the latter you are also not able to create, access, format or delete the EFI partition!

Cheers

KGP

 

[sammybee]

By the way, I still to not understand how you could format the EFI partition with Disk Utility. By formatting the USB Flash drive with "Mac Os Journaled" and "GUID Partition Table", up to my knowledge you do not touch the EFI partition. Please don't confuse the readers with your misleading ideas....

Sorry I defiantly wasn't trying to mislead anyone. I didn't realise that formatting with those settings via disk utility wouldn't format the EFI of the USB I was using, I think that's where hopefully all my problems have arised from.

What I've done now is formatted that USB I was previously using to as "master boot" with "exfat" to completely remove the EFI partition made my clover on that USB (to my understanding that's how to remove the EFI made by clover) then reformatted it as the correct settings detailed in your guide (Mac Os Journaled) and (GUID partition table) it's now currently reinstalling OS Sierra onto the USB.

problems have come from

I have no doubt in some user error(s) at your side!! And "some" is kind and polite in this case

Concerning the formatting see my reply, which I just sent a few seconds ago.

The EFI partition is created and formated during the CLOVER install and has nothing to do with Disk Utility. With the latter you are also not able to create, access, format or delete the EFI partition!

Cheers

KGP

Haha it's ok 100% something I've done.

Ahh ok so if I were to use a USB again that I previously used clover to install the EFI partition, format it using the correct settings in disk utility would that actually keep the previous EFI or replace it?

 

[kgp]

Sorry I defiantly wasn't trying to mislead anyone. I didn't realise that formatting with those settings via disk utility wouldn't format the EFI of the USB I was using, I think that's where hopefully all my problems have arised from.

What I've done now is formatted that USB I was previously using to as "master boot" with "exfat" to completely remove the EFI partition made my clover on that USB (to my understanding that's how to remove the EFI made by clover) then reformatted it as the correct settings detailed in your guide (Mac Os Journaled) and (GUID partition table) it's now currently reinstalling OS Sierra onto the USB.

problems have come from



Haha it's ok 100% something I've done.

Ahh ok so if I were to use a USB again that I previously used clover to install the EFI partition, format it using the correct settings in disk utility would that actually keep the previous EFI or replace it?

Did you read my replies above at all?????

DISK UTILITY IS NOT ABLE TO CREATE, ACCESS, FORMAT OR DELETE THE EFI PARTITION!!!!

THE EFI PARTITION, IF NOT ALREADY PRESENT, IS CREATED AND FORMATTED DURING THE CLOVER INSTALL!!! IF YOU REINSTALL CLOVER, ONLY THE CLOVER RELATED CONTENT OF THE EFI PARTITION IS REWRITTEN OR REPLACED!

IF YOU FORMAT YOUR DISK WITH "macOS JOURNALED" AND A "GUID PARTITION MAP" YOU DO NOT TOUCH AT ALL THE EFI PARTITION!!!

IF YOU WANT TO DELETE, REPLACE OR EDIT THE CONTENT OF YOUR EFI PARTITION, YOU HAVE TO DO IT MANUALLY!!!

Man, if you would be able to listen once!

It is really hopeless...

 

[sammybee]

Sorry KGP, I defiantly did read and understood what you were saying regarding disk utility not formatting the EFI partition created by clover I just wanted to clarify that Clover would write over a partition it had previously made if I were to reinstall the EFI via clover which you've confirmed.

Sorry for the frustration, I've just reinstalled clover onto the USB and am now attempting an install with the EFI I sent you but am currently stuck on "PCI configuration begin" again using the same BIOS settings, usb ports and USB I was using previously. Obviously I've completely screwed up (again).

I'll keep attempting an install...

 

[kgp]

Sorry KGP, I defiantly did read and understand what you were saying regarding disk utility not formatting the EFI parition created by clover I just wanted to clarify that Clover would write over a partition it had previously made if I were to reinstall the EFI via clover which you've confirmed.

Sorry for the frustration, I've just reinstalled clover onto the USB and am now attempting an install with the EFI I sent you but am currently stuck on "PCI configuration begin" again using the same BIOS settings, usb ports and USB I was using previously. Obviously I've completely screwed up (again).

I'll keep attempting an install...

Of course it replaces during the reinstall all files previously installed by Clover! It also depends which files you select under customization. All clover files not selected but previously installed will be removed during the reinstall. All clover files additional selected and not installed before will be added.. None-clover files manually added (e.g. config.plist, kexts etc..) will remain untouched! More questions?

Did you install clover, subsequently delete the content of the EFI partition, copy the EFI partition you sent me, once more reinstall Clover and finally check if there is just the OsxAptioFix2Drv-free2000.efi and no other OsxAptioFixDrv**.efi??? Exactly in this order??

@sammybee, you really have to loose this knot now by yourself! Over and out!

Good luck

 

[sammybee]

Of course it replaces during the reinstall all files previously installed by Clover! It also depends which files you select under customization. All clover files not selected but previously installed will be removed during the reinstall. All clover files additional selected and not installed before will be added.. None-clover files manually added (e.g. config.plist, kexts etc..) will remain untouched! More questions?

Did you install clover, subsequently delete the content of the EFI partition, copy the EFI partition you sent me, and once more reinstall Clover??? Exactly in this order??

@sammybee, you really have to loose this knot now by yourself! Over and out!

Good luck

That completely makes sense, thank you for clarifying that.

No I installed Clover, then after it had created the EFI partition I copied the EFI files I sent you over the EFI partition Clover had created then attempted an install. Do I then have to reinstall clover after copying those files over?

That's ok you've already spent so much time helping me out!

Thank you

 

[kgp]

That completely makes sense, thank you for clarifying that.

No I installed Clover, then after it had created the EFI partition I copied the EFI files I sent you over the EFI partition Clover had created then attempted an install. Do I then have to reinstall clover after copying those files over?

That's ok you've already spent so much time helping me out!

Thank you

Of course you did not do what I told you before! Just see my last question in my reply above!!!!

Did you install clover, subsequently delete the content of the EFI partition, copy the EFI partition you sent me, once more reinstall Clover and finally check if there is just the OsxAptioFix2Drv-free2000.efi and no other OsxAptioFixDrv**.efi??? Exactly in this order??

And then please look if xHCI is set to "SMART AUTO"!!! I hope at least you remember which port you used when successfully booting with your USB flash drive yesterday!

 

[sammybee]

Sorry KGP, where I've gone wrong is not reinstalling clover after adding in OsxAptioFix2Drv-free2000.efi and the kexts from the EFI I sent you. I've done the exact process you've just described and am currently just getting "kmod start.com.app" as the last line in -v mode with no install screen.

"xCHI" is set to "Smart Auto" and I'm using the same port as the successful install the other day.

Sorry, I know it seems like a lost cause I'd just really love to get this working.