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Dell Latitude/Inspiron/Precision/Vostro/XPS -  Clover Guide

 

Up to Sierra Only

 High Sierra Guide below

Mojave Guide

Catalina Guide

 

 

Warning: Follow guide at your own risk, I hold no responsibility if you brick your system or destroy all data during the process. If you're creating the installer from a real Mac, make sure you don't accidentally select the real Mac drive when installing Clover loader. It may cause your Mac to not boot again. You've been warned!

 

BIOS:

Set to Default, apply, then set SATA Operations to AHCI, set Boot List Option to UEFI

Disable Secure Boot, Disable Wake on LAN/WWAN/WLAN, Disable TPM (optional)

Enable Legacy Options ROMs for Broadwell system and below

 

Requirements:

1. A downloaded OS X El Capitan / Sierra Application from the Mac App Store

2. USB flash drive (16GB minimum)

3. Clover Configurator  (Included in Hack_Tools attached below - might not be the latest)

4. Clover Loader

5. ShowHiddenFiles.app (Included in Hack_Tools attached below)

6. A system running OS X to create the USB Installer

7. A supported Wireless card, Intel wireless are NOT supported

 

Overview

1. Prepare a Bootable USB Drive (8GB minimum)

2. Install OS X El Capitan / Sierra

3. Post Installation

 

1: Prepare Bootable USB Drive

This step extracts the OS X Installer contents, then installs Clover bootloader to the USB stick.

 

1. Insert the USB drive on a running OS X system

2. Open /Applications/Utilities/Disk Utility

3. Highlight the USB drive in left column

4. Click on the Partition tab

5. Click Current and choose 1 Partition

6. Click Options...

7. Choose GUID Partition Table

8. Under Name: type USB (You can rename it later)

9. Under Format: choose Mac OS Extended (Journaled)

10. Click Apply then Partition

11. Go to Applications, right click on Install OS X El Capitan / Sierra =>Show Package Contents=>Contents=> SharedSupport

12. Mount InstallESD.dmg

13. Launch ShowHiddenFiles and select Show Special Files ( app attached at the end of guide)

14. Mount BaseSystem.dmg (hidden) from OS X Install ESD

15. Use Disk Utility to restore OS X Base System to USB (see image below)

      DiskUtil.png

16. After restore is complete, USB is now renamed to OS X Base System. Go ahead and rename it to Install OS X El Capitan

17. Go to Install OS X El Capitan/ Sierra=>System=>Installation and delete the alias Packages

18. Copy Packages from root of OS X Install ESD to Install OS X El Capitan/Sierra=>System=>Installation

19. Copy BaseSystem.dmg and BaseSystem.chunklist (hidden files) from OS X Install ESD to root of Install OS X El Capitan/Sierra

20. Launch ShowHiddenFiles and select Hide Special Files

21. Download Clover

22. Launch Clover package installer

23. Hit Continue, Continue, Change Install Location...

25. Choose Install OS X El Capitan/Sierra

26. Hit Continue, then hit Customize. Select these items:   

 

  • Install for UEFI booting only
  • Install Clover in the ESP
  • UEFI Drivers\Recommended Drivers
    • ApfsDriverLoader
    • AptioMemoryFix
    • AudioDxe
    • DataHubDxe
    • FSInject
    • HFSPlus
    • SMCHelper (leave off if you have VirtualSMC.kext in bootpack)
  • Additional drivers
    • PartitionDxe
  • Themes (Optional)

 

  • Note: For non UEFI BIOS, see Note1 of post #2

27. Click Install

28. After installation of Clover, the hidden EFI Partition will appear on the Desktop

29. Download the Generic EFI + Bootpack for your model in post #2, replace the contents to the root of the EFI partition, replacing the existing folders ( Boot and Clover folders - not merge)

Note: Make sure to check the Update section in Post #4 for updated file if any

30. You are now ready to install OS X El Capitan/Sierra

 

:idea: Note: Make a directory in the USB Installer and copy Hack_Tools, Clover package and EFI folder to it for easy access in Step 3

 

2: Install OS X El Capitan/Sierra

1. Turn on the computer with the USB Installer connected

2. Press F2 to configure the BIOS

  • Sata Operaton -> AHCI
  • Secure Boot -> Disabled
  • Boot List Option -> UEFI. 
  • Enable Legacy Option ROMs (Disabled for Skylake and above)
  • Apply and Exit

3. Hit F12 during boot, choose  under UEFI Boot:

4. When Clover boot screen appears, choose Install OS X El Capitan/Sierra

5. The system will then boot into the OS X Installer

6. Choose your language and hit -> to continue

7. For a new installation of OS X, you MUST erase and format the destination drive according to the following steps before continuing. 

*If you are upgrading from Lion, Mountain Lion, Mavericks, or Yosemite and you want to keep your files and apps, skip steps a-i.

 

   a. From the menu bar, click Utilities -> Choose Disk Utility

   b. Highlight your target hard drive for the El Capitan installation in left column.

   c. Click Erase tab

   d. Under Scheme: GUID Partition Map

   e. Under Name: type Macintosh SSD (You can rename it later)

   f. Under Format: choose Mac OS Extended (Journaled)

   g. Click Erase

   h. Click on Partition Tab to add more partition if you prefer

   i. Close Disk Utility

 

8. Click Continue, Continue, Agree

9. Select Macintosh SSD, or name of your existing drive, where you want to install El Capitan and click Continue

10. Upon completion, system will restart

11. Press the F12 to choose boot device

12. Choose  under UEFI Boot:

13. When Clover boot screen appears, choose Macintosh SSD or name of your existing drive

 

The system will boot into the new drive, and complete the installation:

14. Launch the terminal and enter the following command

     diskutil list

     Note: If you see the following, then follow steps in Post #3 Under Core Storage before proceeding

     /dev/disk1 (internal, virtual):

 

3: Post-Installation

Install Clover loader to Macintosh SSD

 

1. Launch Clover package installer

2. Hit Continue, Continue, Change Install Location...

3. Choose Macintosh SSD

4. Hit Continue, then hit Customize. Select these items:

 

  • Install for UEFI booting only
  • Install Clover in the ESP
  • UEFI Drivers\Recommended Drivers
    • ApfsDriverLoader
    • AptioMemoryFix
    • AudioDxe
    • DataHubDxe
    • FSInject
    • HFSPlus
    • SMCHelper (leave off if you have VirtualSMC.kext in bootpack)
  • Additional drivers
    • PartitionDxe
  • Themes (Optional)
  • Install Clover Preference Pane (Optional)
  • Note: For non UEFI BIOS, see Note1 of post #2

5.  Launch ESP Mounter Pro, select the disk you have OS X installed on (ie. disk0s1) - app in Hack_Tools

6. Copy the EFI folder from the USB installer to EFI partition of Macintosh SSD (replace not merge)

7. Copy kexts from /EFI/Clover/Kexts/Other/CopytoLE to /Library/Extensions of Macintosh SSD

    Note: Ignore warning/error messages and click OK, then run commands below.

 

8. Repair permission and rebuild cache. Run command from terminal (or run permission.sh found in Hack_Tools)

 

      sudo chmod -Rf 755 /L*/E*
      sudo chown -Rf 0:0 /L*/E*
      sudo touch -f /L*/E*
      sudo chmod -Rf 755 /S*/L*/E*
      sudo chown -Rf 0:0 /S*/L*/E*
      sudo touch -f /S*/L*/E*
      sudo kextcache -Boot -U /

 

9. Go to System Preferences

  • Enable Clicking for Trackpad
  • Allow apps downloaded from: Anywhere for Security & Privacy (optional)

          Note: For Sierra and up, run this in terminal instead: sudo spctl --master-disable

 

10. Generate own SMBios and SSDT.aml (For Haswell and up, you can enable PluginType in Config instead)

  • Launch /EFI/Clover/Config.plist with Clover Configurator (Included in Hack_Tools attached below)
  • On the left, click on SMBIOS
  • Click on the Up/Down arrow on the right
  • Select the model most suited for your system or use same model included in bootpack, generate a new serial
  • Close Clover Config and save the file.
  • Execute ssdtPRGen.sh from terminal (Included in Hack_Tools attached below)
  • Place generated SSDT.aml in /EFI/Clover/ACPI/Patched

      :excl:  Please use beta version of ssdPRGen.sh to generate SSDT.aml for newer system

 

11. Make sure to disable hibernation as it's a prerequisite to get sleep & wake to work properly on a Hackintosh:

  • sudo pmset hibernatemode 0
  • sudo rm -f /var/vm/sleepimage
  • sudo pmset hibernatefile /dev/null

12. Congratulations! You are done!

 

Hack_Tools.zip

 

 

⚠️When posting for HELP, please include full system specs and attach debug files. If you're not able to start the installer, then attach the Clover folder and include screenshot(s) of the error / KP by booting with verbose + debug 0x100 mode

 

 

Credits:

All apps, kexts and DSDT patches used in creating this guide go to the developers that created them.

I take no credit other than putting this guide and bootpacks together.

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Clover Bootpacks

 

 

I'll be adding more bootpacks when I have them confirmed working by members of this forum...

Don't forget to check the Update section below (post #4) for updated files and information!!!

Note: Sierra bootpacks already have the updated files listed in post #4

 

Note: Bootpack (EFI) consists of combining the Generic EFI + the model you're downloading!!!

 

Instruction:

1) Download the Generic EFI folder.

    Generic EFI Folder

EFI_v5119.zip     

 

2) Download model below and add the contents into the Generic /EFI/Clover  <- folder

 

 

Latitude

UEFI Only - GUID Scheme

-  Kabylake (OS X 10.12.6 and Up)- (See Note2 below)

              Mojave

              7480_Mojave.zip    

                           For Optimus models, add to /EFI/Clover/ACPI/Patched

                           DisableDiscreteGraphics.zip

   Sierra / High Sierra

         5480_HD620_v1.6.4_HS.zip

  5480_HD630-Optimus_HS.zip (BIOS 1.9.3)

 

 - Skylake (OS X 10.11.4 and Up)- (See Note2 below)

   El Capitan

   E7x70.zip - latest Sierra / High Sierra bootpack here

      

   Sierra

   5480_BIOSv1.5.2.zip

   E5470_1.17.3_HS.zip

 

  High Sierra

  E5470_1.18.6_HS.zip

 

 - Broadwell - (See Note2 below)

   El Capitan

   E7450_update.zip - latest Sierra /High Sierra bootpack here

   E5450_HD5500.zip

   E5550.zip

 

   Sierra

   E5550_A15.zip

   E5550_A15_Disable_GT820M.zip

   E5450_HD5500_A15.zip

   3450_A13.zip   

  

  High Sierra

  E5450_HS_A19.zip

 

 - Haswell

   El Capitan

   E7440.zip

   E6540.zip

   E5540.zip

   E5450_HD4400.zip

   3550.zip

   3540.zip

   3440.zip

   3340.zip

 

   Sierra

   E7440_A20.zip

   E6540_Optimus_A17.zip

   E6540_HD4600_Only.zip

   E6440_A14.zip - based off Hervé's work

   E5540_Sierra.zip

   E5440_A13.zip

   3550_HD4400_A12.zip

 

   High Sierra

   E7440_HS.zip

          E6440_A14_HS

              E5440_A21_Disable-Nvidia.zip

 

              Mojave

               E6440_HD4600_Only_Mojave.zip

 - IvyBridge

    El Capitan

    E6230.zip - 1366x768

    E6430.zip - 1600x900 and above

    E5530.zip - Rename Config/DSDT depending on display resolution

    

   Sierra

   E6530_HD4000_Only.zip

   6430u_1366x768.zip - BIOS A06

   See here for 6430u HiRes (1600x900) file

   E6430_A12.zip - check Readme.txt inside bootpack

   E5530_A12.zip 

   E6330_A11.zip - check Readme.txt inside bootpack

   E6230_A11.zip

   E6230_HD3000.zip -> this has SandyBridge CPU

 

               High Sierra               

               E6230_A11

 

Legacy - GUID Scheme - See Note1 below

 - SandyBridge

   El Capitan

   E6420.zip - 1600x900

   E6x20_NVS.zip

   E6220.zip - 1366x768

   E5420.zip

  

   Sierra

   E6220_A13.zip

   E5520_A14.zip - check Readme.txt inside bootpack

   E5420.zip - check Readme.txt inside bootpack 

   E6420_HD3000_A23.zip- check Readme.txt inside ACPI/Patched folder

   E6420_Optimus_A23.zip - check Readme.txt inside ACPI/Patched folder

   E6520_Optimus_A19.zip - check Readme.txt inside ACPI/Patched folder

 

   High Sierra

   E6520_Disabled-NVS_HS.zip

   E6220_A13_HS.zip

 

Inspiron

UEFI Only - GUID Scheme

 - Broadwell - (See Note2 below)

   El Capitan

   5458.zip  

   Inspiron_5548.zip

   5558_HD5500_Only.zip

   5558_HD5500_DisableNvidia.zip

   

    Sierra

    3543_A08.zip

    5548_HD5500_Only.zip

    5548_m270-Disabed_A07.zip

    5558_920M-Disabled_A14.zip

 

    High Sierra

    5558_920M-Disabled_A14_HS.zip

 

 - Haswell

   El Capitan

    5558_HD4400.zip

    3542.zip

 

   Sierra

   3542_A12.zip

  

               High Sierra

               5558_HD4400_HS.zip               

 

Precision

UEFI Only - GUID Scheme

 - Skylake (OS X 10.11.4 and Up)- (See Note2 below)

              El Capitan

   5510_HD530_Disabled-Nvidia.zip

 

  Sierra

  5510_HD530_1.2.25.zip

  7510_HD530_1.12.4.zip - (See more info here)

 

Vostro

UEFI Only - GUID Scheme

- Kabylake

  Sierra / High Sierra

  Vostro_3468_Biosv01.07.00_HS.zip

  Vostro_3468_2.3.0_HS.zip

 

XPS

UEFI Only - GUID Scheme

- Haswell

  Sierra / High Sierra

  XPS 12 9Q33_A07.zip

 

 

:excl: Note1:  

For Exx20 (SandyBridge models), use Legacy - GUID Scheme. Not UEFI

Install Clover with the following settings in 1: Prepare Bootable USB Drive step 26 above:

 

Legacy:

  • Install Clover in the ESP
  • Boot Sectors
    • Install boot0af in MBR
  • Clover for BIOS (Legacy) booting
    • CloverEFI 64-bits SATA
  • BIOS Drivers, 64 bit\Recommended Drivers
    • ApfsDriverLoader
    • AudioDxe
    • FSInject
    • HFSPlus
    • SMCHelper
    • XhciDxe
  • Themes (Optional)
  • Install Clover Preference Pane (Optional - only available on installed disk, not installer)

 

:excl:  :excl: Note2:

Systems with Broadwell / Skylake / Kabylake CPU such as Latitude E7450 and Inspiron 5548, you'll need to set the DVMT prealloc to 96MB in order to bypass KP and to enable full graphics with full QE/CI. For more info, see here.

/!\ New Development: If you don't want to mod the BIOS as it might be difficult for some models, you could skip this step by adding 2 new kexts to /EFI/Clover/kexts/Other

Lilu.kext Whatevergreen

 

:excl:   :excl:  :excl: Notes3:

To prevent artifacts with HD 4000, the following models should not exceed BIOS A11.

Downgrade to A02/A03 and then upgrade to A11 if it has exceeded: E6x30, E5x30

Latitude 6430U should stay at A06

Fix can be found here, no longer need to use old BIOS

 

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Troubleshooting

 

 
Clover rebooting early
 If you encounter any of the bullet below and rebooted, make sure that your 1 DIMM be on slot A.

  • OsxAptioFixDrv: Starting overrides for System\Library\CoreServices\boot.efi
    Using reloc block: yes, hibernate wake: no
    +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

     
  • OsxAptioFixDrv: Starting overrides for System\Library\CoreServices\boot.efi
    Using reloc block: yes, hibernate wake: no
    Error allocating 0x#### pages at 0x####... alloc type 2
    Error loading kernel cache (0x9)
    Boot failed, sleeping for 10 seconds before exiting...

     
  • OsxAptioFixDrv: Starting overrides for System\Library\CoreServices\boot.efi
    Using reloc block: yes, hibernate wake: no
    Error allocating 0x#### pages at 0x####... alloc type 2
    Could not allocate runtime area
    Boot failed, sleeping for 10 seconds before exiting...

Core Storage
1) From terminal, enter diskutil list. Note the virtual drive in red.
  >diskutil list
    /dev/disk0 (internal, physical):
     #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
     0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *256.1 GB   disk0
     1:                        EFI EFI                     209.7 MB   disk0s1
     2:          Apple_CoreStorage Macintosh SSD           63.5 GB    disk0s2
     3:                 Apple_Boot Recovery HD             650.0 MB   disk0s3
  /dev/disk1 (internal, virtual):
     #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
     0:                  Apple_HFS Macintosh SSD          +63.1 GB    disk1
                                   Logical Volume on disk0s2
                                   75DADC16-4B7F-4C7D-9660-10A1C2A9FC02
                                   Unencrypted
 
2) From terminal, run diskutil cs revert /dev/disk1
3) Reboot with USB Installer and select the Installed drive
4) Continue with 3. POST-INSTALLATION
 
Credits to peluko

 

iMessage and FaceTime

https://github.com/camielverdult/Ramblings-of-a-hackintosher-High-Sierra/blob/master/iMessage.md

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Updates Deprecated

 

 

Spoiler


  • El Capitan 10.11.1 

STATUS:

GOOD

UPDATE METHOD:

APP STORE/SYSTEM UPDATE

MODIFICATIONS NEEDED:

None

  • El Capitan 10.11.2 (15C50)

STATUS:

GOOD

UPDATE METHOD:

APP STORE/SYSTEM UPDATE

MODIFICATIONS NEEDED:

None

  • El Capitan 10.11.3 (15D21)

STATUS:

GOOD

UPDATE METHOD:

APP STORE/SYSTEM UPDATE

MODIFICATIONS NEEDED:

None

  • El Capitan 10.11.4 (15E65)

STATUS:

GOOD

UPDATE METHOD:

APP STORE/SYSTEM UPDATE

MODIFICATIONS NEEDED:

Upgrade to latest Clover prior to upgrade just in case

New Issues:

1) KP on some systems with VoodooPS2Controller (Alps touchpad). Reboot with USB installer, select HD/SSD to boot.

    Remove /EFI/Clover/Kexts/Other/VoodooPS2Controller and replace it with Dr. Hurt's version R6B6

2) DummyHDA with Clover-on-the-fly patch stopped working

Install new kexts for according to your CodecID

Latitude Exx20

AppleHDAIDT.kext.zip

 

Latitude Exx30

AppleHDA_IDT.kext.zip

 

Latitude E7x40, E6540, E5440

Precision M4800, M6800

AppleHDA_ALC292.kext.zip

 

Latitude E7x70, E7x50, E5450

Precision 7510

AppleHDA_ALC293.kext.zip

 

Inspiron 3542, 5548, 5558, 5458

Latitude 3340, 3550

AppleHDA_ALC255.kext.zip

 

Inspiron 5537

Latitude 3440, 3540

AppleHDA_ALC283.kext.zip

 

Optiplex 9020

AppleHDA_ALC280.kext.zip

 

Lenovo Z51-70

AppleHDA_ALC236.kext.zip

 

* If your dummyHDA is not listed here and was working prior to 10.11.4, see here how to update it

 

  • El Capitan 10.11.5 (15F34)

STATUS:

GOOD

UPDATE METHOD:

APP STORE/SYSTEM UPDATE

MODIFICATIONS NEEDED:

Same fix applied from 10.11.4 if you're upgrading from 10.11.3 and below

or new install using provided bootpacks

 

  • El Capitan 10.11.6 (15G31)

STATUS:

GOOD

UPDATE METHOD:

APP STORE/SYSTEM UPDATE

MODIFICATIONS NEEDED:

Same fix applied from 10.11.4 if you're upgrading from 10.11.3 and below

or new install using provided bootpacks

 

 

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High Sierra Clover Guide

 

 

Warning: Follow guide at your own risk, I hold no responsibility if you brick your system or destroy all data during the process. If you're creating the installer from a real Mac, make sure you don't accidentally select the real Mac drive when installing Clover loader. It may cause your Mac to not boot again. You've been warned!

 

New Installation

 

Note: By default, upgrading or new Install of HS on an SSD drive, it'll automatically convert to APFS format. 

If you want to use APFS format, skip step 4

 

(1) Create the USB installer via Terminal with "createinstallmedia" (a minimum of 16GB UFD is needed or an external USB drive)

sudo /Applications/Install\ macOS\ High\ Sierra.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/"target_USB" --applicationpath /Applications/Install\ macOS\ High\ Sierra.app --nointeraction

Note: target_USB = name of the USB drive you're writing to

 

(2) Install Clover with following config, add appropriate Sierra bootpacks Only + Generic EFI from post #2 above

      ( See note1 below for updating bootpack for HS if there isn't one for your model in post #2)

     

UEFI: 

  • Install for UEFI booting only
  • Install Clover in the ESP
  • UEFI Drivers\Recommended Drivers
    • ApfsDriverLoader
    • AptioMemoryFix
    • AudioDxe
    • DataHubDxe
    • FSInject
    • HFSPlus
    • SMCHelper (leave off if you have VirtualSMC.kext in bootpack)
  • Additional drivers
    • PartitionDxe
  • Themes (Optional)
  • Install Clover Preference Pane (Optional - only available on installed disk, not installer)

 

Legacy:

  • Install Clover in the ESP
  • Boot Sectors
    • Install boot0af in MBR
  • Clover for BIOS (Legacy) booting
    • CloverEFI 64-bits SATA
  • BIOS Drivers, 64 bit\Recommended Drivers
    • ApfsDriverLoader
    • AudioDxe
    • FSInject
    • HFSPlus
    • SMCHelper
    • XhciDxe
  • Themes (Optional)
  • Install Clover Preference Pane (Optional - only available on installed disk, not installer)

 

    (3) Boot with the USB installer, start Disk Utility and initialize your SSD as an APFS drive. Close Disk Utility, select Install MacOS. 

        If you DO NOT want APFS, then select HFS+ format instead. Then Close Disk Utility and follow step 4, otherwise continue to Step 5

     

    (4) Open the terminal (on the menu bar click Utility>Terminal), and launch this command

    /Volumes/"Image Volume"/"install macOS High Sierra.app"/Contents/Resources/startosinstall --volume /Volumes/"HighSierra" --agreetolicense --converttoapfs NO

    Note: HighSierra = name of the drive you're targeting

     

    (5) System will auto reboot after files has been copied

     

    (6) Boot with USB installer, select "Boot macOS Install from HighSierra". Installation will continue installing and reboot

        (Might have to do this rebooting a couple of times)

     

    (7) Boot with USB installer, finish the customization

     

    (8) Follow post install steps from Post # 1

     

     

    :excl: NOTE1: Updating the Sierra Bootpack to be use for High Sierra unless there's a High Sierra bootpack already

     

    1) Edit config.plist from Sierra Bootpack (I recommend using Clover Configurator 4.59 or newer) and activate FixHeaders option under Acpi:

    FixHeaders.png

     

    2) Update USB port limit for High Sierra where applicable, if current Sierra Bootpack doesn't have it, then you don't need this.

    Either disable 10.12 (Red) and add 10.13 (Green - 9 or 100 Series) or modify 10.12 to 10.13 port limit

    HS_portLimit.png

     

    ⚠️Update: New USB port Limit patch for 10.13.4(5) and 10.13.6

    credits to PMHeart

    USB 10.13.6+ by PMHeart.png

     

    3) Under SMBIOS, update the definition so that Firmware Features and Firmware Feature Mask is now populated

    smBIOS.png

     

    4) [Recommended] Update the Sierra kexts under /EFI/CLOVER/kexts/Other/

        Common links for new kexts:

        https://github.com/vit9696/Lilu/releases

        https://github.com/vit9696/Lilu/blob/master/KnownPlugins.md

        https://bitbucket.org/RehabMan/

     

     

     

    Upgrading to High Sierra and keeping HFS+ format

     

    If you want to keep HFS+ format, run this command instead of launching the "Install MacOS High Sierra.app"

    /Applications/Install\ macOS\ High\ Sierra.app/Contents/Resources/startosinstall --agreetolicense --converttoapfs NO

    If you want to install or upgrade to a different partition/drive

    /Applications/Install\ macOS\ High\ Sierra.app/Contents/Resources/startosinstall --volume /Volumes/"targetdrive" --agreetolicense --converttoapfs NO

    Note: Repair permission and rebuild cache if you lost audio after upgrade. You must upgrade Clover, Config.plist and kexts as noted in 

    :excl: NOTE1: Updating the Sierra Bootpack to be use for High Sierra

     

    ⚠️When posting for HELP, please include full system specs and attach debug files. If you're not able to start the installer, then attach the Clover folder and include screenshot(s) of the error / KP by booting with verbose + debug 0x100 mode

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    Mojave Clover Guide

     

     

    Warning: Follow guide at your own risk, I hold no responsibility if you brick your system or destroy all data during the process. If you're creating the installer from a real Mac, make sure you don't accidentally select the real Mac drive when installing Clover loader. It may cause your Mac to not boot again. You've been warned!

     

    New Installation

     

    BIOS:

    Set to Default, apply, then set SATA Operations to AHCI, set Boot List Option to UEFI, Disable Secure Boot

     

    Note: By default, upgrading or new Install of Mojave on an SSD drive, it'll automatically convert to APFS format. 

     

     

    (1) Create the USB installer via Terminal with "createinstallmedia" (a minimum of 16GB UFD is needed or an external USB drive)

    sudo /Applications/Install\ macOS\ Mojave.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/"target_USB" --applicationpath /Applications/Install\ macOS\ Mojave.app --nointeraction

    Note: target_USB = name of the USB drive you're writing to. When done, USB Drive will automatically renamed to "Install MacOS Mojave"

     

    (2) Install Clover with following config, add appropriate Bootpack to /EFI/Clover

        

    UEFI: 

    • Install for UEFI booting only
    • Install Clover in the ESP
    • UEFI Drivers\Recommended Drivers
      • ApfsDriverLoader
      • AptioMemoryFix
      • AudioDxe
      • DataHubDxe
      • FSInject
      • HFSPlus
      • SMCHelper (leave off if you have VirtualSMC.kext in bootpack)
    • Additional drivers
      • PartitionDxe
    • Themes (Optional)

     

    (3) Boot with the USB installer, start Disk Utility and initialize your SSD as an APFS drive, name it "Mojave". You can partition drive now if preferred. Close Disk Utility, select Install MacOS. 

     

    (4) System will auto reboot after files has been copied

     

    (5) Boot with USB installer, select "Boot macOS Install from Mojave". Installation will continue installing and reboot

        (Might have to do this rebooting a couple of times)

     

    (6) Boot with USB installer, finish the customization

     

    (7) Follow post install steps from Post # 1

     

     

     

     

     

    Upgrading to Mojave

     

    Before upgrading, do the following:

     

    (1) Update to latest Clover

     

    (2) Upgrade kexts you're currently using found  under /EFI/CLOVER/kexts/Other/ and kexts you have installed to /L/E or /S/L/E

      Common links for new kexts:

      https://github.com/vit9696/Lilu/releases

      https://github.com/vit9696/Lilu/blob/master/KnownPlugins.md

      https://bitbucket.org/RehabMan/

     

    (3) Make sure it's still bootable with the above 2 updates

     

    (4) Follow this guide to update Config file and generate USBPort kext

    Note: 

    Mojave, Lilu + WhateverGreen
    You cannot use the Clover's KextsToPatch for framebuffer patching in Mojave for Skylake and above

    MacOS 10.14.1+ does not work with the USB port limit patch, so best to create the USBPort kext in HS

     

     

    Some Mojave bootpack links:

    E7x70 (Skylake), might work on similar Skylake systems with some tweaks

    https://osxlatitude.com/forums/topic/9179-dell-latitude-e7x70-clover-uefi-only/?do=findComment&amp;comment=86790

     

    E7x50 (Broadwell), might work on similar Broadwell system with some tweaks

    https://osxlatitude.com/forums/topic/8514-dell-latitude-e7450-clover-uefi-only/?do=findComment&amp;comment=86791

     

    E7x40 (Haswell), might work on similar Haswell system with some tweaks

    https://osxlatitude.com/forums/topic/6472-dell-latitude-e7240e7440/?do=findComment&amp;comment=86943

     

     

     

    /!\ When posting for HELP, please include full system specs and attach debug files. If you're not able to start the installer, then attach the Clover folder and include screenshot(s) of the error / KP by booting with verbose + debug 0x100 mode

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    Catalina Clover Guide

     

     

    Warning: Follow guide at your own risk, I hold no responsibility if you brick your system or destroy all data during the process. If you're creating the installer from a real Mac, make sure you don't accidentally select the real Mac drive when installing Clover loader. It may cause your Mac to not boot again. You've been warned!

     

    New Installation

     

    BIOS:

    Set to Default, apply, then set SATA Operations to AHCI, set Boot List Option to UEFI, Disable Secure Boot

     

    Note: By default, upgrading or new Install of Catalina on an SSD drive, it'll automatically convert to APFS format. 

     

     

    (1) Create the USB installer via Terminal with "createinstallmedia" (a minimum of 16GB UFD is needed or an external USB drive)

    sudo /Applications/Install\ macOS\ Catalina.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/"target_USB" --nointeraction

    Note: target_USB = name of the USB drive you're writing to. When done, USB Drive will automatically renamed to "Install MacOS Mojave"

     

    (2) Install Clover with following config, add appropriate Bootpack to /EFI/Clover

    Note: In my guides, a bootpack consist of: Config.plist, ACPI folder and kexts folder

    Make sure to click on "Choose Install location" to select your Installer so to not end up installing to your realMac or other media

        

    UEFI: 

    • Install for UEFI booting only
    • Install Clover in the ESP
    • UEFI Drivers\Recommended Drivers
      • ApfsDriverLoader
      • AptioMemoryFix
      • AudioDxe
      • DataHubDxe
      • FSInject
      • HFSPlus
      • SMCHelper (leave off if you have VirtualSMC.kext in bootpack)
    • Additional drivers
      • PartitionDxe
    • Themes (Optional)

     

    (3) Boot with the USB installer, start Disk Utility and initialize your SSD as an APFS drive, name it "Catalina". You can partition drive now if preferred. Close Disk Utility, select Install MacOS. 

     

    (4) System will auto reboot after files has been copied

     

    (5) Boot with USB installer, select "Boot macOS Install from Catalina". Installation will continue installing and reboot

        (Might have to do this rebooting a couple of times)

     

    (6) Boot with USB installer, finish the customization

     

    (7) Follow post install steps from Post # 1

     

     

    Upgrading to Catalina

     

    Before upgrading, do the following:

     

    (1) Update to latest Clover with settings as the new installation above

     

    (2) Upgrade kexts you're currently using found  under /EFI/CLOVER/kexts/Other/ and kexts you have installed to /L/E 

      Most importantly are Lilu.kext, Whatevergreen.kest, and ApplALC.kext

      Common links for new kexts:

    https://github.com/vit9696/Lilu/releases

    https://github.com/vit9696/Lilu/blob/master/KnownPlugins.md

    https://bitbucket.org/RehabMan/

     

    (3) Catalina requires  Embedded Controller in  DSDT to be named "EC". So if you have H_EC, EC0 or ECDV, they need to be renamed.

    Add the patch to Config.plist under ACPI DSDT Patches.

    ECDV.png

     

    (4) Make sure it's still bootable with the above updates

     

    (5) Follow this guide to update Config file and generate USBPort kext

     

    Some Catalina bootpack links:

    E7x70 (Skylake), might work on similar Skylake systems with some tweaks

    https://osxlatitude.com/forums/topic/9179-dell-latitude-e7x70-clover-uefi-only/?do=findComment&comment=95548

     

    E7x50 (Broadwell), might work on similar Broadwell system with some tweaks

    https://osxlatitude.com/forums/topic/8514-dell-latitude-e7450-clover-uefi-only/?do=findComment&comment=95549

     

    E7x40 (Haswell), might work on similar Haswell system with some tweaks

    https://osxlatitude.com/forums/topic/6472-dell-latitude-e7240e7440/?do=findComment&comment=86943

     

     

    /!\ When posting for HELP, please include full system specs and attach debug files. If you're not able to start the installer, then attach the Clover folder and include screenshot(s) of the error / KP by booting with verbose + debug 0x100 mode

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