AJC Posted March 28, 2021 Author Share Posted March 28, 2021 I just removed your EFI folder from the EFI partition and replaced it with my clover EFI and it worked fine ( as fine as it ever does till it gets the kernel panic) the revved the clover folder and Added your EFI agin and it does the same exact thing, ( the picture I posted ) I am mounting the EFI partition of the usb Stick using clover configurator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theroadw Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 @5T33Z0 Those SSDT's are included in a combo SSDT, everything he needs to boot is there, I'm not sure he followed the create install media guide properly. @AJC You can try changing scanpolicy to 0 (zero) in config.plist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJC Posted March 28, 2021 Author Share Posted March 28, 2021 I created the install stick using terminal on my Mac. clover recognizes the install media as well as my other attempts with open core. I just copied an OC EFI I created a while back ( also gets kernel panics ) over to the EFI partition and it recognized the install media, tried to instal then stoped at kernel panic. if the install media is the issue them why do other EFI folders work ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theroadw Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 Also If you want to stick with clover, you can use my config.plist as a guide. Use only the kexts and SSDT's that are in my EFI Copy the Device properties for your IGPU (Graphics card) Copy the SMBIOS But there's a lost more chance to get it wrong. You could also start with a clean Clover config, and just add the things above. I personally like OpenCore, it's a bit tougher to get it going at first but once it runs, it's way better. @AJC Ok so install media is fine, could be the scan policy is the only thing that is wrong and why the install doesn't show up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJC Posted March 28, 2021 Author Share Posted March 28, 2021 I've tried both multiple times and keep failing. I will use which ever one you think we can get working. what do you mean copy the device properties and the SMBIOS ? where are those things / how do I copy them ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theroadw Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 (edited) Try changing scan policy to 0 (zero) Edited March 29, 2021 by theroadw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theroadw Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 I see from your previous config.plist that you had ScanPolicy 33,494,787 You can also try that one if zero fails Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJC Posted March 29, 2021 Author Share Posted March 29, 2021 what are you using to make these changes ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theroadw Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 XCode but you can use use any text editor, just search for ScanPolicy, I added a screen grab above Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJC Posted March 29, 2021 Author Share Posted March 29, 2021 I cant seem to find it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theroadw Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 Open config.plist with a textedit command + f type scanpolicy in search field enter it will highlight the zone and the number below between the > < brackets is the one you need to change Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJC Posted March 29, 2021 Author Share Posted March 29, 2021 I mede the change to 0 using proper tree. I copied your EFI with the edited config.plist onto the EFI partition and the change worked, it recognized the install media and allowed me to choose osx to instal. I chose osx to install and it started , lots of text scrolling by ( too fast for me to read) for about 30 sec then the screen goes blank, I let it sit for a few min thinking it just needed some time but nope, it is frozen on a blank screen now. I rebooted and it did the same thing. also my usb stick has a light on it that flashes when the drive is being accessed and stays solid when not active , I know the process has frozen because the light on the drive is solid and has been for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theroadw Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 You added the serial number and mlb uid correct? So you get a black screen but no reboot, it's just stalled correct? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theroadw Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 Ok it's progress... may need to add this to your boot-args igfxonln=1 -wegnoegpu keepsyms=1 open your config.plist, search for boot-args and add the missing items: it should read: kext-dev-mode=1 -v igfxonln=1 -wegnoegpu keepsyms=1 I suspect the framebuffer (igpu) may be the problem but let's eliminate all others first Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theroadw Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 Also worth checking out your Bios Settings: Advanced Menu > Secure Boot > OFF System Options > Virtualization VTd > OFF Built in Device Options > Video Memory Size > 128 or 256 Built in Device Options > Graphics > UMA mode Built in Device Options > Mobile Network Device > OFF Built in Device Options >GPS > OFF Built in Device Options >LAN/WLAN Switch > OFF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJC Posted March 29, 2021 Author Share Posted March 29, 2021 how do I add the serial number and the UID ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJC Posted March 29, 2021 Author Share Posted March 29, 2021 followed this procedure that you gave me = Download https://github.com/corpnewt/GenSMBIOS Open terminal and drag and drop GenSMBIOS.command Enter Press 2 Drag and drop your config.plist Press 3 MacBookPro15,1 Q done Also, I added the boot arguments you mentioned as well as the bios settings and it pretty much doing the same thing ( tries to load with a ton of text scrolling by really fast for several seconds then a sudden black screen ) , except now it reboots and loads windows without giving me the OC screen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theroadw Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 Try this config.plist Also if it's doing the same thing can you record a video with your phone of the boot process that shows the messages and post it, that would help to identify the problem. config.plist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJC Posted March 29, 2021 Author Share Posted March 29, 2021 the new config file didn't do anything until I changed the scan policy to 0 like last time. once I did that it ran the same. I took a video of it but its too large to post here ( its 110mb) do you have some other way I can get you the video ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theroadw Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 wetransfer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJC Posted March 29, 2021 Author Share Posted March 29, 2021 What’s that ? What’s your email ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theroadw Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 google is your friend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anto65 Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 1 hour ago, AJC said: the new config file didn't do anything until I changed the scan policy to 0 like last time. once I did that it ran the same. I took a video of it but its too large to post here ( its 110mb) do you have some other way I can get you the video ? Here https://easyupload.io/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJC Posted March 29, 2021 Author Share Posted March 29, 2021 I need your email address to use we transfer, what’s your email ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJC Posted March 29, 2021 Author Share Posted March 29, 2021 her is a link to the video files, let me know if it works or not https://easyupload.io/m/4csd76 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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