Clover Bootloader For El Capitan
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This machine is not capable of EFI/UEFI booting. Is there any bootloader that I can use for El Capitan? I tried using Clover, on a disk with an MBR sector written to it, but it failed to work. It would go directly to the EFI menu that is included with the Clover implementation of EFI, instead of showing the Clover menu. For El Capitan, however, we'll be using the new Clover bootloader (more on that later), which doesn't work with the MBR partition scheme. Then, create a new partition layout with 1 partition. Set the format to 'Mac OS Extended (Journaled)'. Clover is an open source EFI bootloader that was developed two years ago by developers based at Project OS X. The group of developers was led by Slice; they were trying to come up with something that will solve inherent in existing OSX installation methods that are based on legacy boot leaders.
Though it is not a major upgrade from Yosemite to El Capitan (10.10 to 10.11), some small things to consider before starting to install El Capitan 10.11, so I'd like to share it here briefly. But, I assume you are familiar with Yosemite and Clover. If not, my previous document for Yosemite installation would be helpful for you :The main difference is in the 'bootloader,' which is the program that actually boots Windows and Mac OS X when you start your computer. For our purposes, we'll be relying on the new Clover Bootloader, which is now used in all Hackintosh installation methods for OS X El Capitan, including tonymacx86's ever-popular Unibeast method. Clover Configuration is specifically designed to help you customize the manner in which EFI or Legacy bootloader works. This makes clover a simple system but essential software solution that can generate personalized configured files. Difference Between GPT and MBR when Install OS X El Capitan. Download microsoft outlook for free mac.
http://macosx4pc.blogspot.kr/2014/10/clover-bootload-with-yosemite-moving.html0. Backup, Backup, Backup : You should clone or copy your existing Yosemite partition. I cloned it to another partition in same PC to share the same Clover bootloader.
Notice: Following steps are my trial and errors to install El Capitan, you can refer this by your own risk & responsibility. No guarantee for you to make it work by following same procedures. Please stop here if you can't do that it by your own responsibility.
1. Clover bootloader : Upgrade it to the latest, but I selected 3276 because some of unknown issues for 3280 for me. You need to update Clover Configurator to the latest too.
http://sourceforge.net/projects/cloverefiboot/
http://www.hackintoshosx.com/files/file/49-clover-configurator/
Updated on 30-July.2016: You can click drvier64UEFI to include all kext files. And, check UEFI boot only & EFI Clover only when you create EFI partition in separate like me. If you install Clover EFI in ESP but don't check ESP Clover option, your install would be failed. FYI, I installed Clover 3650 without issues.
2. Clover Configurator : Must-have utility to configure Clover bootloader
You should mount EFI at first to update config.plist file, go to Mount EFI, and select Mount EFI partition. disk0s1 is EFI partition for me. Then select the config.plist file at File -> Open, EFI -> Clover folder in sequence.
All you need to update are 1. BooterConfig and CstActiveConfig at RtVariables like this : 0x28 and 0x3.
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And, 2. check rootless=0 at Boot sections (see right picture to see the sections I refer)
Create 10.11 folder under EFI/CLOVER/kexts/, then copy the files under 10.10 into 10.11 folder. But, I downloaded the latest fakeSMC.kext from here :
http://www.tonymacx86.com/downloads.php?do=cat&id=11
For your information, followings are not matter for me (so to speak, it doesn't matter to do or not do to) :
- Copy the files under 10.10 to [Other] folder
- Removing kext-dev-mode=1
- CstActiveConfig : 0x3 or 0x63
- Deleting all folders under EFI/CLOVER/kexts except for [Other] or [11.11]
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3. Enable HDMI sound of NVidia GTX 660 after installation : please run at following site after downloading and decompression. No need to select 'Enable HDMI of Intel CPU' but need to select ALC887 for B75M-D3H mainboard, but this enables HDMI sound of GTX 660 too for me.https://github.com/toleda/audio_CloverALC
Added on 30-July.2016: If your HDMI Audio doesn't work after installing latest Clover, then please check if NVAudio.kext file exists in /Volumes/EFI/EFI/CLOVER/kexts/10.11/ even though audio_cloverALC-110.sh executed. You can copy it from ./10.10/ to ./10.11/ folder.
That's all! You finished major steps to install El Capitan on Gigabyte B75M-D3H.
P.S: Following URL is the references for trial and errors, and I found out the clue for sound issue here. But, no other issues for me at this moment:
http://www.tonymacx86.com/el-capitan-desktop-support/173991-big-list-solutions-el-capitan-install-problems.html
13-Oct. 2015 updated: I found out that files in driver64 & driver64UEFI are essential to boot Yosemite successfully with updated Clover bootloader. If you are in trouble like stuck in boot screen +++++++++++++++, or kernel panic, then please check files in these two folders in EFI partition. Most of the errors while booting are relevant with files in these two folder in my experience.
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Only one issue unsolved are no SATA/SAS information displayed at About My Mac, which blocks to check if Trim is working or not. But, I assume it works by config.plist update as I stated in my previous posting for Yosemite :http://macosx4pc.blogspot.kr/2014/10/clover-bootload-with-yosemite-moving.html
Thanks for your reading!