Can not boot hackintosh

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.

Ztarzipper · January 5, 2019

Hello. Big problems or am I doing it the wrong way? My computer is an Intel NUC BNK7i5 with 16 gb ram ddr4. I have made an USB with olaria image to boot up with. When the computer tries to boot it freezes with a white screen before clover boot screen comes up. The usb works fine on my laptop (HP envy 0015NO). I made the usb with win32diskimager. My usbstick is 16gb sandisk. I have also tried with another stick with the same result. Works on my HP and dont work on my NUC. The thing is that I can boot with different images on usb (win, ubuntu, Linux mint)

I have tried to clear cmos, upgrade bios, downgrade bios. The only thing I have not tried is with another ram.

erroruser · January 5, 2019

[ref]Ztarzipper[/ref], could be drivers64uefi an you may need to try different drivers an combinations

Aptiomemory 2. Aptiofixdrv + emuvariable 3. Aptiofix2drv +emuvariable 4. Aptiofix3drv+emuvariable

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