stuck on install from site - no such file or directory

[Hbg1968]

Well, I have Catalina installed, but I have few USB issues. I decided to try a fresh install on a fresh SSD following this sites guide on Mojave using my new AMD Mac.

However, I am stuck here on this section of the guide:-

Preparing the installer · Knowledge Base

Legacy Mojave install guide on Knowledge Base.

kb.amd-osx.com

[email protected] /Volumes % diskutil mount /dev/disk4s1
Volume EFI on /dev/disk4s1 mounted
cd: no such file or directory: /Volumes/OS X Base System/System/Library
[email protected] /Volumes % cd /Volumes/OS\ X\ Base\ System/System/Library

Where xxx is my name.

 

[Hbg1968]

I managed to get past this step, and now:-
[email protected] Library % sudo mkdir Kernels
Password:
mkdir: Kernels: File exists
[email protected] Library % sudo cp ~/Desktop/kernel Kernels/kernel
cp: /Users/xxxx/Desktop/kernel: No such file or directory
[email protected] Library % sudo cp ~/Desktop/kernel Kernels/kernel

 

[Hbg1968]

Now,
[email protected] Library % sudo cp ~/Desktop/kernel Kernels/kernel
cp: Kernels/kernel: Operation not permitted
[email protected] Library %

 

[Shaneee]

Install Mojave using createinstallmedia. No need to mess around with the kenrel file. https://dortania.github.io/OpenCore-Install-Guide/

 

[Hbg1968]

Install Mojave using createinstallmedia. No need to mess around with the kenrel file. https://dortania.github.io/OpenCore-Install-Guide/

Im repeating the same process, but on an imac atm. If that don't work, I'll try your suggestion.
I didn't copy the full install mojave on to my usb.

 

[Shaneee]

You can use gibMacOS to download the full installer and create the Install Application to then run createinstallmedia. From there just mount the EFI and add OpenCore.

 

[Hbg1968]

You can use gibMacOS to download the full installer and create the Install Application to then run createinstallmedia. From there just mount the EFI and add OpenCore.

Thank you, i did try that before, but it didn't work? I was using oc 0.6.0 and Catalina. I have it up and running, but i have been having usb issues. All the guides i have found relate to Intel, not amd. There were a couple of other things like my bt adapter, which shows, but none of the devices stay connected. There were also a few error messages on startup.
I figured I'd start a fresh install, using older tutorials.

 

[Hbg1968]

i run into the same error messages on the imac. It said the usb drive was mounted. Again operation not permitted.

 

[Shaneee]

Check your config on this site, https://opencore.slowgeek.com/

 

[Hbg1968]

You can use gibMacOS to download the full installer and create the Install Application to then run createinstallmedia. From there just mount the EFI and add OpenCore.

Hi, I started doing this tonight but struggled at the SSDT section. This is what I have so far on my newer Install (Containing Mojave) using Opencore https://opencore.slowgeek.com/?file=amd060HOzKuk&rs=amd060

 

[Hbg1968]

Check your config on this site, https://opencore.slowgeek.com/

I think this is the one on my current drive containing Catalina. I updated the Config.plist as per the Sanity Checkers reccomendations, however the same errors still come up. I still have to investigate the USB side as my mouse sometimes freezes, and it seem that my USB Bluetooth adapter isn't fully MacOS compatible (it keeps dropping devices).

 

[Hbg1968]

I think this is the one on my current drive containing Catalina. I updated the Config.plist as per the Sanity Checkers reccomendations, however the same errors still come up. I still have to investigate the USB side as my mouse sometimes freezes, and it seem that my USB Bluetooth adapter isn't fully MacOS compatible (it keeps dropping devices).

OMG, I have noticed that my USB Mouse is working better, so I checked the USB Ports,and there are still only 15. Could I have fixed this issue?
I connected my BT Mouse, up, and it keeps sticking. My Denon headphones keep dropping out, so maybe I need a better BT adapter, or perhaps there is a kext that supports my BT Adapter.
The errors still come up on bootup, and I am sure I updated my config.PList, after mounting my EFI.

 

[RyzeCooker]

Why the crazy amount of Ethernet kexts? From what I can tell from the specs for your board RealtekRTL8111.kext is all you need.

 

[Hbg1968]

Why the crazy amount of Ethernet kexts? From what I can tell from the specs for your board RealtekRTL8111.kext is all you need.

I had some issues initially. The unit has built in Lan, and I have a TP Link AC1300 USB Adapter. I couln't complete the Install of Catalina, so I purchased a TP Link PCI card, which worked straight away. I then installed drivers for my USB Adapter. My main concern has been fixing my USB, Bluetooth, the startup text plus my Google Chrome screen wobbling sometimes (which seems to have gone).
So get rid of:-
AppleRTLB8169
AtherosE2200
IntelMausiEthernet
LucyRTL8125
SmallTreeIntel8256
?

 

[RyzeCooker]

Yeah, but only if you use it hardwired on the board's built-in Ethernet-port. I'm not sure what kext the TP Link devices require so tread carefully. You could remove them one step at a time, always keeping the Realtek one, and see what works (or stops working). I just jumped out at me, that why I commented.

The No Schema errors mean that things are missing at expected places or referred to with a wrong name, so for instance somewhere in your plist there is a referral to 'Protocols' within the UEFI section, but I believe that is called 'ProtocolOverrides' now (since 0.5.9 or so). Sometimes it's simply a matter of renaming something, some times a certain boolean or string needs to be added for the errors to go away.

Changes are listed in the Differences.pdf in all OpenCore releases and Sanity Checker is a fantastic tool.

 

[Hbg1968]

Yeah, but only if you use it hardwired on the board's built-in Ethernet-port. I'm not sure what kext the TP Link devices require so tread carefully. You could remove them one step at a time, always keeping the Realtek one, and see what works (or stops working). I just jumped out at me, that why I commented.

The No Schema errors mean that things are missing at expected places or referred to with a wrong name, so for instance somewhere in your plist there is a referral to 'Protocols' within the UEFI section, but I believe that is called 'ProtocolOverrides' now (since 0.5.9 or so). Sometimes it's simply a matter of renaming something, some times a certain boolean or string needs to be added for the errors to go away.

Changes are listed in the Differences.pdf in all OpenCore releases and Sanity Checker is a fantastic tool.

From what I've read (on other sites) TP Link uses Realtek. I assume I just remove the foreign items from Opencore, mount my EFI, modify my config.plist, take a snapshot, save and reboot?

I did rename 'Protocols' to 'ProtocolOverrides', so I'm unsure why it was still showing.
My USB MSI wired mouse still sometimes stops. I connected a Logitech M585 up via Bluetooth, and it was also freezing. I then connected it to the unifying receiver and was also having issues.
Now, I connect an Acer Wireless mouse (with its receiver), and it it seems to work okay. Just annoying the Logitech, which is probably the best of all of them, doesn't want to co-operate (works fine on my HP Notebook, and MS Surface).

 

[Hbg1968]

Part of the issue with my mice maybe related to the fact I am using a Logitech K600, which has a builtin trackpad.
I guess MacOS can't handle it.

 

[Hbg1968]

Part of the issue with my mice maybe related to the fact I am using a Logitech K600, which has a builtin trackpad.
I guess MacOS can't handle it.

I was also having issues in windows 10.