Didds Posted May 12, 2022 Share Posted May 12, 2022 Hi Guys, For two days now I have been trying to install OSX on to this laptop the Dell E5450. I have seen both here and on YouTube much success on the install. I used to make hackintosh a few years ago and was given this laptop and thought I would have another go at it. I dont mind what OS provided its Catalina or newer. What is easier Clover or OpenCore? I have been trying to use OpenCore and now made installers and copied over various EFI folders, I have set the BIOS correctly and the the installer boots and I get to the install screen. I Erase the SSD and hit the installer everything look to be going well, I get a reboot back to the installer and I select my SSD and the installation continues with Apple logo and a 24 minute countdown under it. The system will reboot again so I select my SSD again and it seems to continue but after about 3 or 4 times of doing this it kind of gets stuck in a loop of the same thing and I never get to the setup screen. This same thing has happened with Catalina, Big Sur and Monterey, I build the installer and all looks to be going good and then that. I feel I am so close not cant seem to work out what is wrong here ****I have added an image of what it does before it reboots**** Any help would be great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Jake Lo Posted May 12, 2022 Moderators Share Posted May 12, 2022 Post full system specs and EFI folder you're using Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Didds Posted May 12, 2022 Author Share Posted May 12, 2022 The Laptop is Dell E5450 16gb RAM 500GB SSD BIOS A15 CPU i5 5300u I have attached my EFI Thanks so much for this EFI.zip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Jake Lo Posted May 13, 2022 Moderators Share Posted May 13, 2022 Since you didn't post full specs like wifi/ BT/ audio Codec/ touchpad..etc. I'll just assume you have Intel wifi etc. Give this a try, replace the OC and Boot into /EFI Compatible for BS and Monterey E5450_OC0.8.0_IntelWifi.zip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Didds Posted May 14, 2022 Author Share Posted May 14, 2022 Oh wow thank you so much for that. I took a photo of the BIOS system info for you. I cant see any info about the trackpad on it though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Didds Posted May 14, 2022 Author Share Posted May 14, 2022 You absolute star Jake.... This worked a treat. I rebuilt the installer with monterey and it installed fine. I copied over the EFI once installed and it boots great, wifi, HDMI, sound, trackpad and bluetooth all working fine. Thanks for your help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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