[Updated] Stork's Thunderbolt Build: i5-3570K | GA-Z77X-UP5-TH | GTX 650 Ti | Yosemite
I updated Thunderball to El Capitan (10.11) by using UniBeast 6 and the Post Install pkg as outlined in tonymacx86's Guide
http://www.tonymacx86.com/el-capita...-el-capitan-any-supported-intel-based-pc.html
I installed El Capitan by doing a fresh install on a separate drive and used the Migration Assistant to move my applications and user folders from my Mavericks installation during the 2nd phase of the installation process. By using the Migration Assistant, I didn't have to update my Mavericks installation directly, thus, by passing any problems installing El Capitan on my Mavericks production installation. Please note, when using Migration Assistant, do not leave Other Files checked - uncheck it or your installation won't work.
For this system, you'll need to do a few extra steps when following tony's above guide.
Print out the tonymacx86 Guide so you can check off each step to ensure that you have read the step, understand what needs to be done and not inadvertently miss a step - it happens(!);
Print out this post so you can consult it as you proceed with the installation;
After creating the USB installer thumb drive, put on the required El Capitan Post Install Tools, Clover package, Clover Configurator and toleda's CloverALC110 script zip files - also put EFI Mounter v2 application on the drive (it's located in the Download menu > Download Index . Community Software);
Shut down the system and disconnect every drive but the drive for El Capitan unless you're going to use Migration Assistant like I did - then only leave that migration drive connected along with the new installation drive;
The USB installer thumb drive will only work in the Back Panel USB 2 ports in the same stack as the eSATA , left of the stack with the Ethernet plug;
Boot into the BIOS and
Change the BIOS' BIOS Features > Boot Mode Selection to UEFI and Legacy. Keep this setting throughout installing (booting with the USB installer thumb drive;
While in the BIOS, define the USB installer thumb drive as the priority boot drive (Boot Option Priorities) as this will save you from hitting F12 and select the USB installer thumb drive each time the installation reboots.
: after completing the installation using tony's Guide, but before you run the Post Installer and Clover pkgs,
Open the Security & Privacy Preference Pane in System Preferences, which is located in your Dock (the following procedure is location in Post #1);
Select the General Tab;
In the lower left corner, click on the padlock and type in your Admin username & password;
Click on the "Anywhere" radio button under "Allow applications and downloaded from:"; and
Close the System Preferences window.
Now, cick on the About This Mac to see what is your System Definition (SysDef) which Clover selected for you. My SysDef was iMac13,2 which is probably good for now. You will need to run Clover Configurator if you want to use iMessage:
Enter the Terminal and enter
and note the drive disk
xs1 designation for your El Capitan drive - mine was disk
0s1;
Mount your EFI drive partition using EFI Mounter v2 application choosing the diskxs1 drive partion you found in the above step;
Open Clover Configuator and (even though it opens a config.plist file) go to the File > Open and select your config.plist on your El Capitan EFI partition which you mounted in the previous step;
Click on the SMBIOS menu item in the left menu column;
Check to see if it has the iMac13,2 defined (I have an i5-3570K);
Click the Wizard (wand) icon on the right and redefine to the iMac13,2 System Definition;
On the right side of the window, click three times on the Shake button for
both Week of Manufacture and Unit number, then pick OK;
File > Save; and
Close Clover Configurator.
Finally, boot into the BIOS and change the BIOS' Boot Mode Selection parameter from UEFI and Legacy to UEFI (only). If you forget to do make this change, your system will get into a reboot cycle. AND, change your boot drive from the USB installer thumb drive to your El Capitan drive.
Update: I've tested which USB ports are working. My Z77X-UP5 TH motherboard is Revision 1 (Rev 1). According to the Z77X-UP5 TH users manual, the Rev 1 motherboard has:
Chipset: [Intel]
- Up to 2 USB 3.0/2.0 ports (available through the internal USB headers)
- Up to 6 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (2 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB headers)
Chipset +2 VIA VL810 Hubs:
- Up to 8 USB 3.0/2.0 ports (4 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB headers)
On the Back Panel, the two USB 3 ports in the stack with the HDMI port (next to the D-Sub and DVI connectors stack) work as do the two USB 2 ports in the stack with the eSATA port. The last two USB 3 ports in the stack with the Ethernet port do not work and are probably the ports connected to the VIA chipset.
On the Front Panel, only the single USB 3 port on the NZXT H2 case works (Intel chipset). The three USB 2 ports do not work (VIA chipset). This occurs no matter which of the three Front Panel USB 3/2 headers you use.
So, I have one working USB 3/2 port on the Front Panel, and two working USB 3/2 ports and two working USB 2 ports on the Back Panel. Would it nice to have all of them working?...yeah, but that's more than I use, anyway.
Again, the above is for the Rev 1 motherboard.
with eight USB ports on each chipset (16 total), plus the two Thunderbolt connectors.
