Unable Boot on Clover Kabylake Notebook

Q: What is a Hackintosh?

A non-Apple computer configured to run macOS using compatible PC hardware combined with a custom bootloader and configuration files to emulate a real Mac environment.

Q: Is building a Hackintosh legal?

Installing macOS on non-Apple hardware violates Apple’s End User License Agreement (EULA). It is generally not illegal for personal experimentation but not permitted for commercial use.

Q: What hardware is best for a Hackintosh?

The best hardware closely matches real Apple systems, with Intel CPUs (6th Gen to Core Ultra), AMD Radeon GPUs, compatible chipsets, and Intel-based Wi-Fi cards offering higher success rates.

Q: Can I build a Hackintosh with an AMD CPU?

Yes, macOS can run on AMD Ryzen CPUs using kernel patches, but Intel CPUs provide better native compatibility.

Q: What is OpenCore?

OpenCore is a modern Hackintosh bootloader that provides near-native macOS behavior and is the recommended bootloader for new installations.

Q: Is Clover still supported?

Yes, Clover is still supported but less recommended compared to OpenCore for modern systems.

Q: Which macOS versions support Hackintosh?

Hackintosh systems support macOS versions from Leopard up to recent releases, depending on hardware compatibility.

Q: Do NVIDIA graphics cards work on Hackintosh?

Only older NVIDIA GPUs work on older macOS versions; modern NVIDIA GPUs are incompatible with current macOS releases due to lack of driver support.

Q: What is an EFI folder?

The EFI folder contains the bootloader, drivers, kexts, and configuration files required to boot macOS on a Hackintosh.

Q: What are kexts?

Kexts (kernel extensions) are drivers that enable hardware functionality such as audio, Ethernet, USB, and graphics.

Kharisma Ananda · November 7, 2020

Hello,

my MacOS Mojave unable to boot. It was boot looping, few second after selecting MacOS it from Clover menu.

It failed to boot after a text shown "SMCRTC: Start", take a look at this pic,

this is my default boot arguments

I used config2.plist to boot from USB installation image for installing. I have followed the installation guide, except the "Embedded Controller Device" because i use Mojave not Catalina. I pasted the NOTEBOOKS CHIPSET SERIES SKYLAKE+ Olarila EFI folder for my Kabylake laptop and finally the patched DSDT from you. So there is only 1 config.plist at the Clover folder.

Could you give the solution? thank you

MaLd0n · November 8, 2020

Extract tables with F4 key in Clover boot screen, files generated in Clover/Acpi/origin, post here

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