Cannot install on Dell Precision 7710

[AaronCampbell72]

I downloaded the image and burned it using Etcher. The installation stops with a "Loaded Kexts: None" I have attached a screenshot of the verbose.

My laptop is:

Dell Precision 7710

i7 Processor

Intel Graphics

Intel MB

[MaLd0n]

post one photo with full screen

[AaronCampbell72]

Thank you so much for the crazy-fast response. Here's the best pic I could get of the verbose.

[MaLd0n]

use fakesmc instead virtualsmc

FakeSMC.kext.zip

[AaronCampbell72]

Incredibly helpful. Thank you for identifying the failure so quickly. I have NO idea how to use one over the other, but I have my friendly Google to help me. Thank you

[MaLd0n]

[ref]AaronCampbell72[/ref], just put in Clover/Kexts/Other and remove VirtualSMC

[AaronCampbell72]

I am SOOOO close.

I couldn't figure out how to remove the virtualSMC from the image or how to add the fakeSMC so I downloaded the Mojave image. I used 7-zip to view its contents and saw it had the fakeSMC kext in it so I imaged it to my USB using etcher.

It booted into the first part of the installation where I partition the drive and tell it where to install macOS.

It then reboots, and I press F12 to boot again from the Clover screen. After some verbose, the Apple logo appears saying "about 15 minutes" and then I get the attached Verbose screen.

p.s. Don't let me forget to send you send beer when I finally get through this D&D mission

[MaLd0n]

the installer is finish?

[AaronCampbell72]

I accidentally figured it out. The second time you boot and press F12 to install from the USB, I added all Clover options and then it booted normally. It's finishing the second boot and taking me to the final setup now.

Fingers crossed. I think it may actually work this time.

Added in 6 minutes 48 seconds:

Nope. I was wrong. Instead of it booting into the welcome screen where you specify country, keyboard, username, etc. it just booted to a solid yellow screen. I'm thinking it's going to be something in my Dell Precision 7710 BIOS settings.

[MaLd0n]

what GPU? try with -x

[AaronCampbell72]

Do you mean add -x as an argument within the clover menu?

[MaLd0n]

[ref]AaronCampbell72[/ref], press BarSpace in clover boot screen and u see -x safe mode

[AaronCampbell72]

Thank you.

It boots to a blank/black screen now.

Added in 54 minutes 19 seconds:

It's definitely a graphics card issue. My Display adapters are:

AMD FirePro W5170M

Intel® HD Graphics 530

I'm Googling known issues but not finding anything.

[MaLd0n]

ye

use intelhd, work fine, i never use firepro

[AaronCampbell72]

Is there a way to tell Clover to use intel and NOT firepro?

BTW, if I can get this thing working I'm not going to just send you 1 beer. I'm going to send you a CASE of beer. I'm so close to getting this thing to work

[MaLd0n]

u need unplug GPU and use hdmi, dvi or dp intelhd graphics

Added in 3 minutes 55 seconds:

haha

is a notebook, we need disable gpu

in my image use config2.plist

[AaronCampbell72]

I'll give that a try this evening when I get home. Do I select config2.plist and restart the process, or just select config2.plist and try to boot into the HDD that I just finished installing the image on?

[MaLd0n]

press O key in clover boot screen and select config2.plist