USB won't boot into Mojave installer

[xWeasel]

Hi, I downloaded the Olarila image file for Mojave and used Etcher to create a bootable USB. I also edited my BIOS according to the guide, but when I boot the UEFI USB, I get a black screen with a white horizontal line in the top left corner (attached a picture showing this). I waited 30 minutes and still nothing happened. I then tried to create the bootable USB on another USB, but still the same issue. After this I tried to download Mojave from the appstore and create a bootable USB using that but I got the same issue. Can anyone help me? Thank you.

Motherboard: ASUS P8Z77-V LK, GPU: GTX 780, CPU: Intel i5-3570k

Edited November 7, 2018 by Guest

[MaLd0n]

use UEFI, boot with F8 key and select UEFI USB stick

[xWeasel]

use UEFI, boot with F8 key and select UEFI USB stick

Thank you for the rapid reply! I am booting the UEFI USB but still have the same problem (sorry i forgot to attach the picture before but I added it now). Also I was following your guide and it said that all I needed was the image file. Sorry i'm a noob at this.

[MaLd0n]

[ref]xWeasel[/ref], sound like a legacy boot, check bios settings

[xWeasel]

[ref]xWeasel[/ref], sound like a legacy boot, check bios settings

Thank you for the reply. I set both legacy mode and UEFI as enabled and still the same issue.

[MaLd0n]

try with other clover version

[xWeasel]

try with other clover version

Thanks for the reply. I have tried to use "clover configurator" to mount the USB's EFI and replace it with one I downloaded and still didn't work (I also changed the "config.plist" to match closely to my specs). Do you recommend using clover EFI bootloader instead?

[MaLd0n]

[ref]xWeasel[/ref], u need install other version

[xWeasel]

[ref]xWeasel[/ref], u need install other version

Thanks for the reply. I tried using v2.4k r4741and still got the same issue.

[MaLd0n]

idk, check ur procedure

[xWeasel]

idk, check ur procedure

Ok I managed to finally boot into Clover by setting the USB first on the boot and the UEFI as the second, but the Apple logo shows and after a few minutes, the PC restarts. Any ideas why? I tried putting it in safe mode but I get the same issue.

[xWeasel]

idk, check ur procedure

I finally got it working, but now Clover doesn’t show the SSD I installed Mojave on, so I cant finish the installation. Any ideas?

[MaLd0n]

[ref]xWeasel[/ref], check if ahci is enable in bios and u can try enable "ALPM IO Error AppleAHCIPort" patch in config.plist

[xWeasel]

[ref]xWeasel[/ref], check if ahci is enable in bios and u can try enable "ALPM IO Error AppleAHCIPort" patch in config.plist

Thanks for the reply. AHCI is enabled and could you please tell me how I can enable that? Couldn't find the option for it on Clover Configurator.

[MaLd0n]

[ref]xWeasel[/ref], press O in Clçover boot screen and enable patch, Olarila image have it in config.plist

[xWeasel]

[ref]xWeasel[/ref], press O in Clçover boot screen and enable patch, Olarila image have it in config.plist

Thank you sooo much for helping me out! I finally got everything to work. Except for the audio which I am currently trying to fix.

EDIT: To make it work, I had to change a few settings in the Clover installation and add an efi file to load my SSD (because the format of it was APFS).

[MaLd0n]

[ref]xWeasel[/ref],

[salut0714]

Hi xWeasel ,

I downloaded the High Sierra Olarila image and successful install with my PC.

after that , downloaded the Mojave Olarila image and got the same issue with yours .

Would you please tell me more detail how to fix this issue ?

Many thanks !

mobo : EP45T-UD3LR

CPU : Core2 Quad Q9650

GPU : GT710

[MaLd0n]

Guys, forget Mojave, is not for old hardware

work, but need a some tricks and no vanilla way

stay in High Sierra

[salut0714]

Thanks for your information .

[xWeasel]

Hi xWeasel ,

I downloaded the High Sierra Olarila image and successful install with my PC.

after that , downloaded the Mojave Olarila image and got the same issue with yours .

Would you please tell me more detail how to fix this issue ?

Many thanks !

mobo : EP45T-UD3LR

CPU : Core2 Quad Q9650

GPU : GT710

 

Hey! I'm really sorry I didn't see your post come up in my notifications. What is the problem you have, because I literally had soo many over here loool.