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Matgen84
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43 minutes ago, Slice said:

Clover keeps backward compatibility.

 

Thanks :)  Sorry for repeat: I've compile Clover 5100 this afternoon and make a clean install in EFI Partition. There is no change: folders are same as before. I don't understand why.

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LAbyOne
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1 hour ago, Matgen84 said:

 

Thanks :)  Sorry for repeat: I've compile Clover 5100 this afternoon and make a clean install in EFI Partition. There is no change: folders are same as before. I don't understand why.

Probably you should also trash the cloverinstaller.plist, which is where it stores all your previous installs and consequently their path/structure...

Same plist that keep track and let you see what kexts were previously installed (check-marked) ... maybe? (i guess, but i might be wrong)

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Matgen84
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12 minutes ago, LAbyOne said:

Probably you should also trash the cloverinstaller.plist, which is where it stores all your previous installs and consequently their path/structure...

Same plist that keep track and let you see what kexts were previously installed (check-marked) ... maybe? (i guess, but i might be wrong)

 

Thanks. There is no such file in my Hack. Sorry, Clover can't keep any track what kexts were previously installed, because he never install kexts but only efi files.

 

When Clover v2.5k introduce new structure for Drivers efi folders, I have not this issue.

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vector sigma
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1 hour ago, LAbyOne said:

Probably you should also trash the cloverinstaller.plist, which is where it stores all your previous installs and consequently their path/structure...

No, isn't. Nor the pkg nor the app rely on any plist to create a directory structure. 

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Slice
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30 minutes ago, drayon said:

 

Slice, someone on MacRumors forums said Clover has been abandoned and that you're now working on OpenCore with the team.

 

Is this true?

 

thanks

Not true.

Clover on sf.net is abandoned but Clover on github is alive.

I will also support OpenCore when I have a time for it.

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Matgen84
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31 minutes ago, vector sigma said:

No, isn't. Nor the pkg nor the app rely on any plist to create a directory structure. 

 

Strangely, com.projectosx.clover.installer.plist doesn't exist in Library/Preferences on my system :cry:

 

What do you think of my previous message: Slice answers only to backward compatibility

  

Since December 17th 2019, there is new folder where we can store ours kexts (Clover Instructions Topic). Question: I suppose Clover keep a compatibility with previous kexts folder? Right.
 
I've compile Clover and make a clean install in EFI Partition with no change: folders are same as before.

Sorry for my bad english

n.d.k
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2 hours ago, Matgen84 said:

Hi All

 

Anybody knows how to hide new text (top left): it appears when I update to r5100 (f3c01aa).

 

 

 

Clover_screenshot.png

 

file: CloverBootloader/rEFIt_UEFI/refit/menu.c

 

 

Screen Shot 2019-12-20 at 12.27.54 AM.png

 

Should remove 2 lines above as well.

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Matgen84
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6 minutes ago, n.d.k said:

 

file: CloverBootloader/rEFIt_UEFI/refit/menu.c

 

 

Screen Shot 2019-12-20 at 12.27.54 AM.png

 

Should remove 2 lines above as well.

 

Thanks :) I saw these lines one hour ago: removing it is a good but temporary solution. I hope at least a lasting solution in the config.plist

HmO
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Last commit build error

src/CloverBootloader/rEFIt_UEFI/refit/menu.c:4219:34: error: result of comparison against a string literal is unspecified (use strncmp instead) [-Werror,-Wstring-compare]

      if (SelfVolume->VolName[0] != L"#") {

                                 ^  ~~~~

src/CloverBootloader/rEFIt_UEFI/refit/menu.c:4219:34: error: comparison between pointer and integer ('CHAR16' (aka 'unsigned short') and 'unsigned short *') [-Werror]

      if (SelfVolume->VolName[0] != L"#") {

          ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ^  ~~~~

Slice
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5 hours ago, Matgen84 said:

 

Thanks :) I saw these lines one hour ago: removing it is a good but temporary solution. I hope at least a lasting solution in the config.plist

I made the follow change.

If VolumeName begins with # then the line will not shown.

So, create a file .VolumeLabel.txt in the EFI partition with a name for this volume

"EFI" or "ESP" or "My USB Stick" or "#EFI" or anything else.

In the case of "#..." the message "Clover booted from XXX" will disappear.

Good?

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Slice
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18 minutes ago, HmO said:

Last commit build error

src/CloverBootloader/rEFIt_UEFI/refit/menu.c:4219:34: error: result of comparison against a string literal is unspecified (use strncmp instead) [-Werror,-Wstring-compare]

      if (SelfVolume->VolName[0] != L"#") {

                                 ^  ~~~~

src/CloverBootloader/rEFIt_UEFI/refit/menu.c:4219:34: error: comparison between pointer and integer ('CHAR16' (aka 'unsigned short') and 'unsigned short *') [-Werror]

      if (SelfVolume->VolName[0] != L"#") {

          ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ^  ~~~~

My mistake

L"#" -> L'#'

Fixed!

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Jief_Machak
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8 hours ago, Matgen84 said:

Hi All

 

Anybody knows how to hide new text (top left): it appears when I update to r5100 (f3c01aa).

 

 

 

Clover_screenshot.png

OK, some people don't like the information about CLover boot volume.

Is it really a problem to see that in Clover, which you are supposed to see only few seconds at boot ? Maybe I should move on bottom right corner, like "5100, booted from xxx" ? Or a setting, disabled by default ?

 

Oups, I was too quick, I didn't check. I see that Slice did something. Thanks Slice.

That said, maybe the bottom right corner, next to the version, is nicer anyway. Opinion, anyone ?

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Florin9doi
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Is Clover capable to patch Universal Mach-O kernels (Fat) (10.4.x to 10.7.x)? 

https://github.com/CloverHackyColor/CloverBootloader/blob/49380a97ecd81aa117f24a06b52e751b600e4258/rEFIt_UEFI/Platform/kernel_patcher.c#L1826

Here it handles only 0xFEEDFACE and 0xFEEDFACF headers but Fat files have a 0xCAFEBABE header. 

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vector sigma
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29 minutes ago, Florin9doi said:

Is Clover capable to patch Universal Mach-O kernels (Fat) (10.4.x to 10.7.x)? 

https://github.com/CloverHackyColor/CloverBootloader/blob/49380a97ecd81aa117f24a06b52e751b600e4258/rEFIt_UEFI/Platform/kernel_patcher.c#L1826

Here it handles only 0xFEEDFACE and 0xFEEDFACF headers but Fat files have a 0xCAFEBABE header. 

Install OsxFatBinaryDrv.efi so the prelinked kernel is "thinned".

 

EDIT

boot.efi get thinned to the arch the CPU is using. Then the chosen booter knows what to do.

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Matgen84
Matgen84
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2 hours ago, Slice said:

I made the follow change.

If VolumeName begins with # then the line will not shown.

So, create a file .VolumeLabel.txt in the EFI partition with a name for this volume

"EFI" or "ESP" or "My USB Stick" or "#EFI" or anything else.

In the case of "#..." the message "Clover booted from XXX" will disappear.

Good?

 

I don't understand well this change. Hackinbtosher who choose UEFI only knows that Clover boot from EFI, I think.

I don't understand also: "If Volumename begins with #: it means we have to rename the volume: for example catalina-HD to #catalina-HD :worried_anim:

 

Personally, I prefer the reverse: In the case of "#...." the message Clover boot from XXX" will appear. Just my opinion: this change could be optional.

 

Sorry for my bad english, If I misunderstood what you says.

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