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- Jul 20, 2015
- Messages
- 12
- Motherboard
- GA-Z170-HD3
- CPU
- i5-6600K
- Graphics
- GeForce GTS 250 1024MB
- Mobile Phone
I'm having problem trying to install Sierra on my GA-EX58-UD4P system and i7-975 Bloomfield processor. I'm starting with a new SSD, not an upgrade.
After I choose for the BIOS to boot from the USB it reads b1f:init for a while, then puts a 6 at the end, clears the screen and has an underscore at the top left, with nothing else. No other activity.
I followed the installation directions to a tee. I created the 32GB USB with legacy mode (this mobo has a BIOS, not UEFI) and nVidia injection.
I understand the X58 mobos were weird with El Capitan and Sierra. I've been reading these forums for hours looking for a solution. There's some weirdness about having to change the config.plist to identify the machine as a MacPro5,1 so that it won't run a check for ECC memory (which I don't have) but I don't know how to do that. Go back to the running Mac computer I downloaded Sierra with and run Clover Configurator to change it in the config.plist on the USB? Manually edit the config.plist with a text editor on the working Mac? I'm utterly confused.
TIA for any help anyone can provide.
Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD4P
Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1333MHz 4GB x4 DIMMs
Intel Core i7-975 3.33GHz Bloomfield
GeForce GTS-250
After I choose for the BIOS to boot from the USB it reads b1f:init for a while, then puts a 6 at the end, clears the screen and has an underscore at the top left, with nothing else. No other activity.
I followed the installation directions to a tee. I created the 32GB USB with legacy mode (this mobo has a BIOS, not UEFI) and nVidia injection.
I understand the X58 mobos were weird with El Capitan and Sierra. I've been reading these forums for hours looking for a solution. There's some weirdness about having to change the config.plist to identify the machine as a MacPro5,1 so that it won't run a check for ECC memory (which I don't have) but I don't know how to do that. Go back to the running Mac computer I downloaded Sierra with and run Clover Configurator to change it in the config.plist on the USB? Manually edit the config.plist with a text editor on the working Mac? I'm utterly confused.
TIA for any help anyone can provide.
Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD4P
Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1333MHz 4GB x4 DIMMs
Intel Core i7-975 3.33GHz Bloomfield
GeForce GTS-250