Sonoma won't start - circle with a line

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.

z4r3d002 · January 7, 2024

Hello dear Olarila community. I own a Hackintosh laptop with Sonoma(14.0) on it. I recently installed Windows 10 as a dual boot to play a few games and stored the EFI folder on my USB stick. When I wanted to start MacOS again today, after the verbose boot came a circle with a solid line, when the circle appears, the verbose log becomes very blurry. The last line where what is written is called something with "waiting for root device", right after that comes the circle and the log becomes blurry. It is very important to be able to access the system again, as there is some personal data on the laptop. it's also encrypted with FileVault. I tried to access the recovery partition but it doesn't show the hard drive. I dont know, what do do, before I installed Windows, it went perfectly. I also tried different USB sticks. Thanks for help

MaLd0n · January 7, 2024

Hardware?

z4r3d002 · January 7, 2024

43 minutes ago, MaLd0n said:

Hardware?

CPU: Intel i3 1005G1
GPU: Intel UHD Graphics

SSD: NVMe Kingston RBUSNS8 / 256 GB

RAM: 8GB DDR4

I dont know how its got unstartable, didnt changed anything on the BIOS

MaLd0n · January 7, 2024

Olarila EFI to Icelake?

z4r3d002 · January 7, 2024

2 hours ago, MaLd0n said:

Olarila EFI to Icelake?

Yes, changed SMBios, Airportitlwm to Sonoma (V2.3.0 Debug), and another device-id for the iGPU

#edit: btw that was the only EFI that has worked for me, thank you a lot for your work

Edited January 7, 2024 by z4r3d002

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