Aria Reid

Even after re-downloading the RAW image from Olarila Vanilla Images, the issue persists. Limitations I do NOT have access to a real Mac I cannot use a virtual machine Internet during Recovery is unreliable (WiFi not available in Recovery, Ethernet also failing) My questions Is there any known issue with Olarila Monterey RAW images when created from Windows? Could Balena Etcher be causing false corruption or writing issues with macOS RAW images? Is there a recommended tool or method on Windows to flash Monterey installers more reliably? Could this error be related to OpenCore configuration (SecureBootModel, SIP, etc.) rather than the image itself? Any help or guidance would be greatly appreciated run 3. Thanks in advance. I’ve re-downloaded the Monterey RAW image multiple times and tested different USB drives, but the installer always says it’s corrupted. Since I don’t have access to a real Mac or a VM, is there any reliable way to create a proper Monterey installer from Windows, or could this be related to my OpenCore configuration instead of the image itself?

Hey! That reboot loop usually means there’s a compatibility or configuration issue. A few things you can check: BIOS settings – Make sure AHCI is enabled, and virtualization or VT-d is disabled. Boot flags – Try adding -v (verbose mode) to see exactly where it fails, or test with -x (safe mode). Graphics – If your GPU isn’t supported natively, you might need to use nv_disable=1 or inject the right drivers. NVRAM reset – Clear CMOS or reset NVRAM in Clover/OpenCore if that’s an option. If you share your full hardware details (CPU, GPU, and BIOS version), I can help narrow it down further.