ck3k Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 Hello there, Second time trying to build a hackintosh since I tried once around 3 years ago?! Not sure, but it was Acer Aspire 7542g or something, can't remember accurately. I remember it worked back then quite good as in the successful birth has happend, so I've got a spare Dell laptop now. I'm currently long user of an MBA and I'd like to try to get something out of that Dell laptop. By following the resources given here: https://osxlatitude.com/index.php?/topic/8506-dell-latitude-inspiron-precision-el-capitan-clover-guide/by Jake (thanks dude!), I've managed to create USB Clover-based bootable device with latest version of OS X El Capitan downloaded from the AppStore. Configuration: Inspiron 3542 4th Gen Dual Core Celeron 2957U 1.4GHz 4GB RAM DDR3 500GB HDD Intel HD Graphics (Haswell) Problem: When I boot into clover, and select to boot my disk (Install OS X El Capitan), the black screen with Apple logo appears and then restarts. Just tried: Boot with safemode on (Resets) Boot with single user mode (Resets) Boot with verbose output (Show a lot of pluses like +++++..; and the resets, no error shown prior) Combined above boot flags (Resets) Use different USB ports A few more details. Since I saw similar hardware on thread located here: https://osxlatitude.com/index.php?/topic/9377-inspiron-3542-el-captain-installation/; i used bootpack E7440 also suggested by Jake with necessary updates written there. ​ My USB root looks like this: And this is my HACK folder (tools + necessary EFI and such). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Jake Lo Posted December 7, 2016 Moderators Share Posted December 7, 2016 Boot to Clover, hit spacebar and select "Verbose (-v)" and "Don't reboot on panic (debug=0x100)" Then Boot macOS with selected options. Post KP here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Hervé Posted December 7, 2016 Administrators Share Posted December 7, 2016 The reboot is probably due to the unsupported CPU model. I guess you'd have to try and fake a different CPU id. I don't think this specific Haswell Intel HD graphics GPU is supported either... In other words, don't hold your breath; you may have to upgrade your CPU to a supported Core "i" model to be able to install and run OS X. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ck3k Posted December 7, 2016 Author Share Posted December 7, 2016 @Jake Lo, I already tried that. No output is given in verbose mode except a lot of pluses before restart. @Herve It's quite possible that might be the case. Maybe it's better to choose building a MacMini instead, equivalent to this configuration? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Jake Lo Posted December 20, 2016 Moderators Share Posted December 20, 2016 Move the memory stick to slot A/slot 1 if you have only 1 stick on the system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Bronxteck Posted December 20, 2016 Administrators Share Posted December 20, 2016 maybe update clover to latest and use it the normal way instead of OEM way. like using os version kext folder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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