ncafferkey Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 Hi, I've been trying to install Sierra for about two weeks without success on my T7500 with two hex-core Xeon X5660s. I'm using Clover 2.4k rev 4392. I chose these options when installing Clover: Install Clover in the ESP. Install boot0af in the MBR. OsxAptioFix2Drv-64. I performed the following addition steps: Installed FakeSMC.kext. Installed a patched T7500 DSDT.aml I located on the Internet. Set FixTMR=false. Set AppleIntelCPUPM=true. The last two steps above helped me get past kernel panics during boot, but I'm now stuck when loading graphics drivers (I think). I've attached a screenshot of a typical KP that I get. Some of the last output lines that seem relevant: NVDAStartup: Official AppleTyMCEDriver::... NVDANV50HAL loaded and registered DSMOS has arrived prevent idle sleep list: IODisplayWrangler+ (1) I don't always get all of these lines. Thanks in advance for any help. I'm surprised how much trouble I'm having, as I've read numerous success stories of installing macOS on T7500s, with only relatively minor problems encountered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaLd0n Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 post ur full clover folder inside USB stick here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncafferkey Posted January 30, 2018 Author Share Posted January 30, 2018 BTW, it takes about 5 minutes to get to the point where it crashes, booting from a USB stick. Is this normal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaLd0n Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 Upload full clover folder in zippy share http://www.zippyshare.com/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncafferkey Posted January 31, 2018 Author Share Posted January 31, 2018 Uploaded here: http://www70.zippyshare.com/v/unL9jwQJ/file.html Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaLd0n Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 take a shot CLOVER.zip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncafferkey Posted January 31, 2018 Author Share Posted January 31, 2018 Thanks, but it crashed in the same place. Do you think the graphics card is the problem, or something else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaLd0n Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 is a very old GPU? U check if Nvidia have a WebDriver for ur GPU? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncafferkey Posted February 1, 2018 Author Share Posted February 1, 2018 Yes, it's pretty old, from about 2010, but it's the original card provided with this PC and I think I read of others using it successfully. The only Sierra driver I could find on nVidia's site didn't list the FX3800 as one of the supported cards: is it worth trying anyway? P.S. Is there any way to use generic/framebuffer/VESA graphics so I can at least run the installer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronxteck Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 el captain might support it. you might want to make a more suitable config plist for your machine. the one you posted has tons of graphics injection. Intel, ATI and Nvidia from what I saw. also smbios seems to be doing weird things. you might want to generate a new one for Mac Pro 5,1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronxteck Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 you can try with this one. just replace your old clover files with files I zipped you can leave the other files that your clover has but backup your EFI folder first just in case. for me sleep works but shutdown hangs in 10.13.x also you might want to change your theme to whatever your using as this one is keyed to metal in config plist. I removed all non essentials from zip to upload it t7500.zip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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