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i'm sorry, i can not install clover, i don't know why, please help me.

My laptop is Asus s56CA and I disabled Secure Boot, my mac is 10.9.0

thanks !

 

 

  • Processor
    Intel® Core™ i5 3317U Processor 1.7Ghz turbo 2.6Ghz
  • Operating System
    Windows 8
  • Chipset
    Intel® HM76 Express Chipset
  • Memory
    DDR3 1600 MHz SDRAM, 2 x SO-DIMM socket for expansion 6 GB SDRAM
  • Display
    15.6" 16:9 HD (1366x768) LED Backlight
  • Graphic
    Integrated Intel® HD Graphics 4000
  • Storage
    750GB 5400RPM 
    24GB SSD Cache

 

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i'm sorry, i can not install clover, i don't know why, please help me.

My laptop is Asus s56CA and I disabled Secure Boot, my mac is 10.9.0

thanks !

 

 

  • Processor
    Intel® Core™ i5 3317U Processor 1.7Ghz turbo 2.6Ghz
  • Operating System
    Windows 8
  • Chipset
    Intel® HM76 Express Chipset
  • Memory
    DDR3 1600 MHz SDRAM, 2 x SO-DIMM socket for expansion 6 GB SDRAM
  • Display
    15.6" 16:9 HD (1366x768) LED Backlight
  • Graphic
    Integrated Intel® HD Graphics 4000
  • Storage
    750GB 5400RPM 

    24GB SSD Cache

 

 

 

 

Post install log.

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+ I formated with newfs_msdos ->   disk1s2-> FAT16 and can not install clover

+ I formated with newfs_hfs  -> disk1s2  -> hfs and can not install clover too

 

 

 

Thanks !

 

install log.

Clover EFI installer log - Sat Apr  5 17:43:06 PDT 2014
Installer version: v2k r2652 EFI bootloader
======================================================
/dev/disk0
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *24.0 GB    disk0
   1: D3BFE2DE-3DAF-11DF-BA40-E3A556D89593               6.4 GB     disk0s1
   2:       Microsoft Basic Data SSD                     17.6 GB    disk0s2
/dev/disk1
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *750.2 GB   disk1
   1:         Microsoft Reserved                         134.2 MB   disk1s1
   2:                        EFI EFI                     314.6 MB   disk1s2
   3: DE94BBA4-06D1-4D40-A16A-BFD50179D6AC               944.8 MB   disk1s3
   4:       Microsoft Basic Data WindowOS                64.4 GB    disk1s4
   5:       Microsoft Basic Data Software                343.2 GB   disk1s5
   6:       Microsoft Basic Data Entertainment           271.5 GB   disk1s6
   7:                  Apple_HFS Mac10.9.2               37.4 GB    disk1s7
   8: DE94BBA4-06D1-4D40-A16A-BFD50179D6AC               32.1 GB    disk1s8
/dev/disk2
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:     FDisk_partition_scheme                        *15.6 GB    disk2
   1:                 DOS_FAT_32 CLOVER                  2.0 GB     disk2s1
   2:                  Apple_HFS OS X Base System        13.6 GB    disk2s2

ERROR: can't mount ESP partition (disk1s1) !
Check that the partition is well formated in HFS or Fat32.

To format as HFS use command like:
sudo newfs_hfs -v EFI /dev/rdisk1s1

For format as Fat32 use command like:
sudo newfs_msdos -v EFI -F 32 /dev/rdisk1s1

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Here you are:


Clover EFI installer log - Sat Apr  5 17:43:06 PDT 2014
Installer version: v2k r2652 EFI bootloader
======================================================
/dev/disk0
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *24.0 GB    disk0
   1: D3BFE2DE-3DAF-11DF-BA40-E3A556D89593               6.4 GB     disk0s1
   2:       Microsoft Basic Data SSD                     17.6 GB    disk0s2
/dev/disk1
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *750.2 GB   disk1
   1:         Microsoft Reserved                         134.2 MB   disk1s1
   2:                        EFI EFI                     314.6 MB   disk1s2
   3: DE94BBA4-06D1-4D40-A16A-BFD50179D6AC               944.8 MB   disk1s3
   4:       Microsoft Basic Data WindowOS                64.4 GB    disk1s4
   5:       Microsoft Basic Data Software                343.2 GB   disk1s5
   6:       Microsoft Basic Data Entertainment           271.5 GB   disk1s6
   7:                  Apple_HFS Mac10.9.2               37.4 GB    disk1s7
   8: DE94BBA4-06D1-4D40-A16A-BFD50179D6AC               32.1 GB    disk1s8
/dev/disk2
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:     FDisk_partition_scheme                        *15.6 GB    disk2
   1:                 DOS_FAT_32 CLOVER                  2.0 GB     disk2s1
   2:                  Apple_HFS OS X Base System        13.6 GB    disk2s2

ERROR: can't mount ESP partition (disk1s1) !
Check that the partition is well formated in HFS or Fat32.

To format as HFS use command like:
sudo newfs_hfs -v EFI /dev/rdisk1s1

For format as Fat32 use command like:
sudo newfs_msdos -v EFI -F 32 /dev/rdisk1s1

u need to mount it manualy!

your efi partition its disk1s2 and not disk1s1!

use this comand

mkdir /Volumes/efi

sudo mount -t msdos /dev/disk1s2 /Volumes/efi

after that copy clover installation manualy.

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+ I formated with newfs_msdos ->   disk1s2-> FAT16 and can not install clover

+ I formated with newfs_hfs  -> disk1s2  -> hfs and can not install clover too

 

 

 

Thanks !

 

install log.

Clover EFI installer log - Sat Apr  5 17:43:06 PDT 2014
Installer version: v2k r2652 EFI bootloader
======================================================
/dev/disk0
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *24.0 GB    disk0
   1: D3BFE2DE-3DAF-11DF-BA40-E3A556D89593               6.4 GB     disk0s1
   2:       Microsoft Basic Data SSD                     17.6 GB    disk0s2
/dev/disk1
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *750.2 GB   disk1
   1:         Microsoft Reserved                         134.2 MB   disk1s1
   2:                        EFI EFI                     314.6 MB   disk1s2
   3: DE94BBA4-06D1-4D40-A16A-BFD50179D6AC               944.8 MB   disk1s3
   4:       Microsoft Basic Data WindowOS                64.4 GB    disk1s4
   5:       Microsoft Basic Data Software                343.2 GB   disk1s5
   6:       Microsoft Basic Data Entertainment           271.5 GB   disk1s6
   7:                  Apple_HFS Mac10.9.2               37.4 GB    disk1s7
   8: DE94BBA4-06D1-4D40-A16A-BFD50179D6AC               32.1 GB    disk1s8
/dev/disk2
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:     FDisk_partition_scheme                        *15.6 GB    disk2
   1:                 DOS_FAT_32 CLOVER                  2.0 GB     disk2s1
   2:                  Apple_HFS OS X Base System        13.6 GB    disk2s2

ERROR: can't mount ESP partition (disk1s1) !
Check that the partition is well formated in HFS or Fat32.

To format as HFS use command like:
sudo newfs_hfs -v EFI /dev/rdisk1s1

For format as Fat32 use command like:
sudo newfs_msdos -v EFI -F 32 /dev/rdisk1s1

Never do FAT16, it must be exactly FAT32!

You can't install Clover because it try disk1 while you will use disk2

set

sudo newfs_msdos -v EFI -F 32 /dev/rdisk2s1

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Clover wasnt booting from OS X only from usb .But when i installed windows in my HDD it boots fine now .Why this happend?

There is a lot information to answer.

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You can try formatting your EFI partition to FAT32 in terminal with newfs_msdos (replace X with your disk number, Y is usually 1):

sudo newfs_msdos -v EFI -F 32 /dev/rdiskXsY

The recommended way by Apple is to clone over a disk image of a working EFI partition eg from a GUID partitioned OSX install USB:  see post by pmjordan in this thread.

 

" If disk1 is your external drive, and it contains an ESP as the first partition (disk1s1) and disk0 is the drive whose ESP (disk0s1) you want to fix, run this command:

sudo dd if=/dev/disk1s1 of=/dev/disk0s1

This will copy every single block of disk1's ESP and overwrite the corresponding block in disk0's ESP with it."

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Normal UEFI system must have only one EFI partition no matter how many drives present here.

So first HDD has ESP, all other additional HDD and USB sticks must HAVE NO EFI System Partition Tables.

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Normal UEFI system must have only one EFI partition no matter how many drives present here.

So first HDD has ESP, all other additional HDD and USB sticks must HAVE NO EFI System Partition Tables.

Explains why disk utility finds trouble when I mount the efi?

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Normal UEFI system must have only one EFI partition no matter how many drives present here.

So first HDD has ESP, all other additional HDD and USB sticks must HAVE NO EFI System Partition Tables.

 

So that's why my BIOS only finds my USB as an UEFI file system and not my 2 HDD's? Been trying over and over again to let Clover detect my HD's. My BIOS shows my HDD's as AHCI but won't boot them as UEFI.

 

I have an Asrock Z77 Fatal1ty pro-m

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in my previous installation osx/clover I could do in my clover hdd boot normally without adding it in a bios option.

Now, the current version of clover I installed, the boot does not work and I need to add an option in the bios.

 

What can it be?

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@LexHimself - thanks for the tips on formatting the EFI partition.  I had my M2 SSD quit working right after I added another drive in my system.  I was pretty confused what happened, but a USB Stick saved the day.  Booted back up, applied the formatting and re-installed Clover.  All better.

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just saw this guide and thought it might be worth adding the line 

 

diskutil umount /dev/diskXsX (where X is your mounting point/partition number for EFI)

 

Reason for this is that some people might get a "resource busy" message when trying to re-format EFI even when the partition hasn't been manually mounted at all - at least mine did when I plugged in my pen drive that had an existing EFI partition on it - and the above command will unmount the EFI partition without unmounting the whole drive - therefore keeping disk identifiers. 

 
Seen people confused by that message, so hope this helps someone. 
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