After install of Big Sur the USB drive is still needed

[shadow_keeper]

Hi,

 

I used your 11.6.5.raw image, and also used the 'Haswell Desktop' OC files to overwrite the vanilla ones on the EFI partition.  After I did that Haswell edit, the install GUI popped up and everything went as planned...nice!  Without the Haswell edits, the install GUI was not launching of course.

 

After install and a functioning desktop, I then mounted the working EFI partition on the USB installer (disk4s1) and also mounted the EFI partition on my Macintosh-HD volume (disk0s1).  Copied the EFI contents from the USB drive to my Macintosh drive's EFI partition.

 

Only problem I have now, is that the USB drive I used to install is required to boot the machine.  If I pull the drive out and try to boot off the Macintosh-HD option, it just errors out right away with a bunch of text instantly within 2 seconds after hitting enter.  If I reboot, and hit F-11 to reset NVRAM and try the Macintosh-HD again, it then just instantly gets stuck at a black screen with a white apple logo on it and never has any hard disk activity.  If I reboot and put the USB install drive back in, then boot and select the Macintosh-HD drive, it boots fine to my desktop again.

 

How can I fix this so I can pull the USB drive out finally?  The config.plist is unedited from the Haswell Desktop set you offer on your website - it is unchanged and was copied over to my hard drive?  I attached the file anyway..,.,.  

 

Any clues?

Thanks,

Larry

config.plist.zip

Edited March 20, 2022 by shadow_keeper

[MaLd0n]

https://www.olarila.com/topic/20908-guide-easy-fast-and-perfect-hackintosh-vanilla-step-by-step-clover-and-opencore-bootloader/

 

[shadow_keeper]

That is the page and steps I followed.  My installation was successful, I just can't pull the USB installer out anymore.  It won't boot off my hard drive after reboot.  No hard disk activity after you select "Macintosh-HD".  If you boot with the USB installer and then select "Macintosh-HD", works every time.  EFI folders of USB installer and Macintosh-HD are identical.

 

This is a pain......

 

Edited March 20, 2022 by shadow_keeper

[MaLd0n]

check ur procedure

u just need same efi folder from usb into ssd

[shadow_keeper]

EFIi folders are the same, identical.  Not an SSD, and internal SATA drive.

OMG, big brain fart this morning!  lol. 

For any others that have this problem after you google search it:

When replicating your EFI folder from the USB installer to your internal hard rive (SSD or Spinner), you *MUST* create a subfolder called "EFI", even though the mount point (and hard drive icon) is labeled 'EFI' for your disk0s1 mount.

Once the EFI folder is created, then copy the contents of the BOOT and OC folders into there and your reboot will work.  Slap in the forehead this morning.....thank god for a good cup of coffee

 

Now my only quirk after post-install is that I only have one display on my NVidia Quadro K4200 card, when my previous Hackintosh OS was Mojave - Mojave seen both of my displays, one dual-link DVI connection and one display port connection.  My hard drive finally crashed yesterday which is what invoked this new install in the first place.  Now the only display BigSur sees in the dual-link DVI.  

 

[MaLd0n]

Don't need create nothing