EDIT 1: It installs but I am still figuring out how to boot. Any help will be appreciated.
EDIT 0: I plugged in a different external HDMI monitor and I can get to the install screen. Apparently the HDMI port broke on my first external monitor . I'll leave this here for other people having the same problem.
Hi,
I'm new to these forums but I've been a Mac/Linux user for a while. I have a decent programming background (I write unit tests before I code, my code is commented and modular, etc.) in higher level languages but basically no background in assembly or anything lower level., so I don't think I could inject op codes during installation with a PERL script.
I'm following the myHack guide exactly to make a GUID Mavericks stick, so I'm in AHCI mode, legacy BIOS mode, etc. First, I tried the installer from tonycrapx86 and used GraphicsEnabler=Yes and No, and all the other common "easy fixes". I get a black screen after the white Apple logo screen with both myHack and tonycrapx86's installer, though when I run myHack with -v I don't see the Apple screen at all.
The only error message I've spotted in verbose mode before my screen goes black is BootCacheControl: Unable to open /var/db/BootCache.playlist: 2 no such file or directory.
I think I have to load a modified DSDT before it gets to the install screen. Unfortunately there is no option to do that in the installer, and I don't see anything to help me do that from digging around my USB drive. Am I right and if so, how do I do this? I know I can pull it with a Linux boot stick and then edit it in TextWrangler. If not, what could I do try to get the graphics working for the installation? My laptop does not have a discrete graphics card.
Also, I tried everything relevant on this thread and nothing helped me. I don't think drivers are an issue because I don't have Optimus or any other type of discrete graphics card.
Any help is appreciated. Feel free to suggest "obvious" solutions; I've only built one Hackintosh before and it was a desktop that went by without a hitch.
