maxell505 Posted March 26, 2014 Author Share Posted March 26, 2014 Here is my disk management screen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fusion71au Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 The system reserved partition suggests the original Windows install was mbr/legacy (if it was UEFI windows, it would be an EFI partition), However, the partition table might be corrupted since when you ran GParted, it says it also has a GPT table/signature! If you want to fix the partition tables properly so you can install OSX you can either 1) Try repairing them with Gdisk. See SteveHHH's answer in this post from the ubuntu forums to remove GPT from the HDD (in your case, at the final step, I would not blank out the MBR). This can be a risky process if you don't know what you are doing but might be able to save your current mbr Windows. As with all things involving disk partitioning, make sure to back up all your data onto some external media. You can save your current partition tables using Gdisk's option "b" eg running gdisk from OSX (might look slightly different in linux or windows): diskutil list /dev/disk0 #: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER 0: GUID_partition_scheme *500.1 GB disk0 1: EFI EFI 209.7 MB disk0s1 2: Apple_HFS OSXDell 124.4 GB disk0s2 3: Apple_Boot Recovery HD 650.0 MB disk0s3 4: Microsoft Reserved 134.2 MB disk0s4 5: Microsoft Basic Data SHARED DATA 249.8 GB disk0s5 6: Microsoft Basic Data WIN7_X64 125.0 GB disk0s6 sudo gdisk /dev/disk0 Password: GPT fdisk (gdisk) version 0.8.6 Partition table scan: MBR: protective BSD: not present APM: not present GPT: present Found valid GPT with protective MBR; using GPT. Command (? for help): ? b back up GPT data to a file c change a partition's name d delete a partition i show detailed information on a partition l list known partition types n add a new partition o create a new empty GUID partition table (GPT) p print the partition table q quit without saving changes r recovery and transformation options (experts only) s sort partitions t change a partition's type code v verify disk w write table to disk and exit x extra functionality (experts only) ? print this menu Command (? for help): b 2) Start from a clean disk (here, the original windows install will be completely lost). You can completely clear the partition tables from your hard drive using Windows Diskpart.exe from the command line (to clean your main HD, you will need to boot from your Windows install DVD, choose repair and then select command line): eg to illustrate, I have "cleaned" disk 2. In your case, select the disk corresponding to a size of 600GB ....then boot your machine with your OSX USB installer.Use the partition tab in Disk Utility to divide your hard disk into partitions - I would recommend a 3 partition layout for your 600GB HD:150GB for OSX150GB for Windows300GB for a Shared Data PartitionSelect GUID partition table as the partition scheme under options and choose HFS+ (Mac OS Extended Journaled) for all the partitions....Then install OSX choosing the first partition....We can format the Windows partition---->NTFS with the Windows Installer and later, the Shared Data partition----> FAT32 (FAT32 can be read & written to by both OS).If you want to use Chameleon as bootloader (default for Niresh distro), you need mbr or hybrid mbr/GPT disk partitioning.If you use the Clover bootloader, you can have a full GPT partitioned disk (with protective mbr instead of hybrid mbr)---->enables use of disks >2TB and more than 4 primary partitions. Recommended reading What is GPT/MBR/Hybrid MBR? Manpage for GDisk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxell505 Posted March 26, 2014 Author Share Posted March 26, 2014 (edited) Oh my gosh. Thank you sooooo much for such a detailed explanation. I will be doing option 2. I am not going to be adding more storage to my computer so judging from that, which bootloader do you think I should use? All I am going to use Windows for, is for my Adobe programs and that is all. Nothing else. I really do not want a shared data partition. So Should I just select to have two partitions and make them both as Mac OSX Journaled and than install OSX on the first partition and than once I have that, I have to use my Windows 8 cd installer and install on the second partition and it automatically formats the second partition as NTFS, right? Edited April 2, 2014 by Gringo Vermelho Redundant fullquote removed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fusion71au Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Bootloader is a matter of personal preference and your technical ability. Chameleon is "easier" for noobs, it is the default for the Niresh distro you use and is excellent for legacy booting. Clover is better for more advanced users, newer machines with (u)efi firmware and will make your machine more "vanilla" eg can use full GPT with >4 partitions, provides pure (u)efi environment like "real mac" etc. You can select 2 partitions if you don't want to share data between OSX & Windows. If you are mainly going to be using OSX, you can give Windows say 60GB and OSX 540GB. NB To create a hybrid mbr, which you will need if you use chameleon, format the Windows partition as FAT in Disk Utility (this is a quirk with DU since hybrid mbr is automatically created by OSX when preparing a bootcamp drive). Keep the Windows partition as HFS if you are aiming for a pure GPT disk (with protective mbr instead of hybrid mbr)--->this requires Clover and a UEFI windows install (see how to create a UEFI bootable Windows USB). Re Windows While you are in the Windows Installer, you will need to select custom install (advanced). At the "Where do you want to install Windows" screen, choose drive options (advanced) and then select the Windows partition to format to NTFS: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxell505 Posted March 26, 2014 Author Share Posted March 26, 2014 THANK YOU SO MUCH! I am going to test this out most likely tonight or tomorrow and I will get back to you with results. Stay updated with this topic please! thank you once again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxell505 Posted March 28, 2014 Author Share Posted March 28, 2014 ok so I installed OSX but it is stuck on the Apple logo right now. The little circular icon kept spinning for about 2 minutes and now it is just frozen at one spot. IDK what to do. I am going to restart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PookyMacMan Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 At the bootloader screen type -v before booting. Then take a pic of where it stops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxell505 Posted March 28, 2014 Author Share Posted March 28, 2014 At the bootloader screen type -v before booting. Then take a pic of where it stops. I did not think that anyone would reply this fast. I will post the picture tomorrow because I have already started the Windows installation, and you know how long that takes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PookyMacMan Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 Oh yeah, lovely Windows... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fusion71au Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 At the bootloader screen type -v before booting. Then take a pic of where it stops. +1 Also have a look at the Noobs Guide to Installing Mavericks for some troubleshooting tips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxell505 Posted March 28, 2014 Author Share Posted March 28, 2014 At the bootloader screen type -v before booting. Then take a pic of where it stops. Here is where it froze. It has been frozen at this point for several minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fusion71au Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 Looks like it is hanging on initializing your graphics (HD3000)... I assume the Mavericks install onto your hard drive completed successfully and you are using chameleon? Are you using MacBookPro 8,1 SMBIOS to enable HD3000? Try boot flags -v -f GraphicsEnabler=Yes UseKernelCache=No dart=0 If this doesn't work, you might have to delete all your graphics kexts from /S/L/E.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxell505 Posted March 28, 2014 Author Share Posted March 28, 2014 Looks like it is hanging on initializing your graphics (HD3000)... I assume the Mavericks install onto your hard drive completed successfully and you are using chameleon? Are you using MacBookPro 8,1 SMBIOS to enable HD3000? Try boot flags -v -f GraphicsEnabler=Yes UseKernelCache=No dart=0 If this doesn't work, you might have to delete all your graphics kexts from /S/L/E.... Yes the installation of Mavericks was successful but I cannot boot into it. I did not use m.u.ltibeast so I do not have any kexts that I have installed. Let me try this and report back with results. Ok it actually booted this time but if you look closely you can see that in the middle of my laptop screen, the pixels are like red and green. Also the screen is stretched or something. I cannot access the next button so I can continue with the setup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fusion71au Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 Hmmm, looks like the native resolution of your panel is not supported and you will have to enable "dual link" for the HD3000 (need dual link for resolutions greater than 1366x768).... This is relatively easy if you use Clover as bootloader - see Clover wiki to add this to config.plist <key>DualLink</key> <integer>0</integer> For chameleon, I believe you will have to create and edit a DSDT that injects it-see Noobs Guide Post Install Graphics Section or have it injected by device properties "EFI string". Edit Correct, DSDT needs a patch. You can extract your native DSDT in Windows using AIDA64 (extreme edition) and patch it with the Windows version of DSDT Editor. You can also install transmac in Windows to create/access the /Extra folder in your Mavericks partition. As a temporary work-around to access and work in Mavericks, you can also try connecting your machine to an external monitor. PS DSDT is not a kext. Place DSDT.aml, SMBIOS.plist and org.chameleon.Boot.plist ---->/Extra Kexts eg FakeSMC.kext belong in /System/Library/Extensions and should be installed with a utility eg kext wizard, kext utility to ensure correct permissions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxell505 Posted March 28, 2014 Author Share Posted March 28, 2014 Hmmm, looks like the native resolution of your panel is not supported and you will have to enable "dual link" for the HD3000.... This is relatively easy if you use Clover as bootloader - see Clover wiki <key>DualLink</key> <integer>0</integer> For chameleon, I believe you will have to create and edit a DSDT that injects it-see Noobs Guide Post Install Graphics Section. So I should follow these steps right? If I do, than how would I load and install kexts when I cannot even get into Mavericks. How would it be possible to do this? Follow the below steps to enable HD3000 1. Make sure vanilla AppleIntelGraphicsHD3000.kext and AppleIntelSNBGraphicsFB.kext are loaded. 2. Open DSDT.aml file using Macaisl or DSDTEditor application and look up for Device GFX0 or IGPU. Then find the address 0x00020000. Its should be something like this Device (GFX0) { Name (_ADR, 0x00020000) Now paste the below code exactly after the above code as shown below shown below. For MacBookPro 8.1 (0116 Device ID) Method (_DSM, 4, Serialized) { Store (Package (0x0E) { "AAPL00,backlight-control", Buffer (0x04) { 0x01, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00 }, "AAPL00,DualLink", Buffer (0x04) { EDIT: I AM USING CHAMELEON. SORRY I FORGOT TO TELL YOU EARLIER. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxell505 Posted March 29, 2014 Author Share Posted March 29, 2014 This might sound very stupid but I am not able to even open DSDT editor on my computer. I have clicked on the batch file and the regular application file but nothing will open. I tried using the AIDA64 program but it will not let me access the ACPI tool. I attatched screenshots. I feel so stupid right now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fusion71au Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 Google is your friend - if you search for "extract dsdt aida64", you get good results like this. The ACPI tool has been removed from AIDA64 at v4.00. Try this version 3.20 that still works: http://www.aida64.com/downloads/aida64extreme320ziphttp://www.aida64.com/archives DSDT Editor requires java - download for windows and install, then double click the file "DSDTparser.jar" to start the program. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxell505 Posted March 29, 2014 Author Share Posted March 29, 2014 Google is your friend - if you search for "extract dsdt aida64", you get good results like this. The ACPI tool has been removed from AIDA64 at v4.00. Try this version 3.20 that still works: http://www.aida64.com/downloads/aida64extreme320zip http://www.aida64.com/archives DSDT Editor requires java - download for windows and install, then double click the file "DSDTparser.jar" to start the program. Ok so I extracted my dsdt and than named it as an .aml file and than I opened the .aml file on DSDT editor and than I copied and pasted the code from the noobs guide link you provided me in the exact spot where the link told me to place. The only thing is that I do not know how to save it. I do not want to save it wrong and not make any mistakes. Please help me. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fusion71au Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 Click on the IASL menu to compile the edited DSDT.... If there are any errors make sure to fix them first (remarks and warnings are OK).... Click on "Save AML as" Name it as DSDT.aml PS DSDT Editor also has some other useful patches that are applicable to your laptop inside /Patches/Notebook Core i Sandy Bridge you might like to try eg I would recommend you apply the DTGP patch. Again, after applying each patch, compile, fix errors, then save as DSDT.aml. The edited DSDT.aml should be copied over to the /Extra folder in your Mavericks partition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxell505 Posted March 29, 2014 Author Share Posted March 29, 2014 Click on the IASL menu to compile the edited DSDT.... DSDT1.png If there are any errors make sure to fix them first (remarks and warnings are OK).... DSDT2.png Click on "Save AML as" DSDT3.png Name it as DSDT.aml DSDT4.png This edited DSDT.aml should be copied over to the /Extra folder in your Mavericks partition. I have two errors. How am I supposed to fix them. do they even matter? I have two errors. How am I supposed to fix them. do they even matter? Untitled.png I clicked on fix errors but nothing happened so I clicked it a few more times and three more errors showed up: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fusion71au Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 The autofix errors button may or may not help - it is no use clicking on it multiple times if it didn't help the the first time. You will have to manually fix the errors in this case. The error description will provide a clue as to the problem... Error in line 19 "name already exists in scope" - you can delete line 19 Error in line 6076 "object does not exist (DTGP)" - you need to apply the DTGP patch like I recommended in post #70. Upload (in zip format) your native DSDT.aml you extracted with AIDA64 so others can look at it (if they have time). You really should be asking these questions in the DSDT part of the forum or post-install section since the original question you asked has already been answered... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxell505 Posted March 29, 2014 Author Share Posted March 29, 2014 ok can we continue in another forum that I made please. IDK what is wrong but I have no idea what is happening. I will post in the other forum topic of my problem and attatch a picture too. Please check it. Here's the link: http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/297140-stretched-screen-on-hackintosh/ Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knguyen2015 Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 Try downloading a tool called GParted. It is a Linux Live CD. Burn it (or put it on a USB drive) and boot from it. You should be able to format your drive as HFS+. Then, boot into the installer, open Disk Utility, select your HFS+ partition, and click the Enable Journaling button in the toolbar. You should then be good to go. I did it but I can't still install OS X Yosemite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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