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[captncreepy]

Hi all! Here for a bit of education and camaraderie...

This is my first endeavor in 'hackintosh - long time Mac user. I've successfully loaded Monterey at present and previously Ventura but had memory issues. Looking for some advice on how to best proceed.

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[Edhawk]

If the memory issues are related to your AMD graphics, where you only have 512 or 1024mb of RAM assigned and you can’t find the option to increase the amount of RAM for the graphics, then you need to have a look at the GitHub page linked below.

GitHub - DavidS95/Smokeless_UMAF

Contribute to DavidS95/Smokeless_UMAF development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com

 

[captncreepy]

I was actually having trouble at 8G. I don't recall the specific message, something along the lines of failed to allocate an amount with a remaining amount that repeated hundreds of times. From what I could tell, the fix didn't look simple nor efficient. Does that change anything from your perspective...?

It made me a bit nervous, thus my downgrade to Monterey - which isn't quite as dialed in as Ventura was for me. I've been trying to boot Sonoma to no avail, I'm clearly missing something! Would appreciate feedback on my files if you'd be so inclined? Oh, and I'm using the smokeless booter, thanks for the recommendation.

 

[Edhawk]

Post a copy of your OpenCore EFI folder, I'm happy to have a look to see if anything needs tweaking.

Just remember to redact/delete the serial number from your config.plist before posting a copy here.

 

[captncreepy]

I've attached my plist, much appreciated!

 

[Edhawk]

You need to post a copy of your Whole EFI folder, not just the config.plist. As the config doesn’t always tell us the whole story about your OC setup.

 

[captncreepy]

You need to post a copy of your Whole EFI folder, not just the config.plist. As the config doesn’t always tell us the whole story about your OC setup.

You need to post a copy of your Whole EFI folder, not just the config.plist. As the config doesn’t always tell us the whole story about your OC setup.

Sorry about that. Attached.

Had to trash the Resources folder due to upload constraints, I'll put it up separately should it be needed.

 

[leesurone]

Sorry about that. Attached.

Had to trash the Resources folder due to upload constraints, I'll put it up separately should it be needed.

The first thing I noticed is you are loading Whatevergreen.kext which will not enable graphics for your AMD iGPU, you should be using Nootedred.kext instead. You can try the attached which uses your USB Map but an older version of Nootedred which should work with Ventura.

 

[captncreepy]

The first thing I noticed is you are loading Whatevergreen.kext which will not enable graphics for your AMD iGPU, you should be using Nootedred.kext instead. You can try the attached which uses your USB Map but an older version of Nootedred which should work with Ventura.

I actually reinstalled Ventura yesterday - read somewhere to load without the Nooted kext - likely timing on my upload. With only evergreen I have graphics, just crap graphics. I've also picked up a Display Port cable to try and help move my install forward as I've seen a couple places that my igpu would need disabled. Still no luck with Sonoma, however, I'm not having the memory issues I experienced last time installing Ventura so great news there. I'm guessing the change is due to the DP?

Thank you much for the input.
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[captncreepy]

I actually reinstalled Ventura yesterday - read somewhere to load without the Nooted kext - likely timing on my upload. With only evergreen I have graphics, just crap graphics. I've also picked up a Display Port cable to try and help move my install forward as I've seen a couple places that my igpu would need disabled. Still no luck with Sonoma, however, I'm not having the memory issues I experienced last time installing Ventura so great news there. I'm guessing the change is due to the DP?

Thank you much for the input.
CC

I spoke too soon on the memory issue... it has returned.

 

[leesurone]

I actually reinstalled Ventura yesterday - read somewhere to load without the Nooted kext - likely timing on my upload. With only evergreen I have graphics, just crap graphics. I've also picked up a Display Port cable to try and help move my install forward as I've seen a couple places that my igpu would need disabled. Still no luck with Sonoma, however, I'm not having the memory issues I experienced last time installing Ventura so great news there. I'm guessing the change is due to the DP?

Thank you much for the input.
CC

Yes, you can install without Nootedred and then enable it afterwards to get accelerated graphics. Just be aware you get nothing from Whatevergreen.kext., you'd get the exact same result without it, install will complete but graphics are crap and not worth it.

If you had a compatible graphics card you would need to disable the iGPU but without a graphics card if you disable the iGPU there will be nothing providing video. Black screen all the way......ha. Using Display Port is fine but if your EFI was setup correctly it wouldn't solve the issues you had using HDMi. DP or HDMI output should be interchangeable.

 

[captncreepy]

Yes, you can install without Nootedred and then enable it afterwards to get accelerated graphics. Just be aware you get nothing from Whatevergreen.kext., you'd get the exact same result without it, install will complete but graphics are crap and not worth it.

If you had a compatible graphics card you would need to disable the iGPU but without a graphics card if you disable the iGPU there will be nothing providing video. Black screen all the way......ha. Using Display Port is fine but if your EFI was setup correctly it wouldn't solve the issues you had using HDMi. DP or HDMI output should be interchangeable.

That makes sense. Any thoughts as to why / what I'm missing to get to the restore screen on Sonoma? I can't even get to the first reboot...! Attached is file I've been working from today. I'm chasing my tail trying to correct errors at this point, catching the 'usr/standalone/os.dmg root hash' error.

 

[leesurone]

That makes sense. Any thoughts as to why / what I'm missing to get to the restore screen on Sonoma? I can't even get to the first reboot...! Attached is file I've been working from today. I'm chasing my tail trying to correct errors at this point, catching the 'usr/standalone/os.dmg root hash' error.

This is what I use to boot Sonoma on my mini AMD system, see if it helps. It has no USB Mapping which you should be able to add later once install completes. If you get a prohibited sign try a different USB port.

 

[captncreepy]

This is what I use to boot Sonoma on my mini AMD system, see if it helps. It has no USB Mapping which you should be able to add later once install completes. If you get a prohibited sign try a different USB port.

I do believe it's gonna go if I can stop the boot loop. haven't gotten Sonoma to progress this far yet. I've stripped the BT and Wifi kext, set SB to disabled and am still rebooting. Did any other recommendations?

Thanks!
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[leesurone]

I do believe it's gonna go if I can stop the boot loop. haven't gotten Sonoma to progress this far yet. I've stripped the BT and Wifi kext, set SB to disabled and am still rebooting. Did any other recommendations?

Thanks!
CC

Here, this has Misc/ Security/SecureBootModel set to Disabled instead of Default. If it installs you can change that back afterwards

 

[captncreepy]

Here, this has Misc/ Security/SecureBootModel set to Disabled instead of Default. If it installs you can change that back afterwards

I'm still catching the boot loop for some reason.. will keep troubleshooting but wanted to thank you for the time and help!

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[captncreepy]

I found the issue!! There must have been some prior build artifacts on my ssd that were snagging the boot loop and interfering with my boot to recovery, I changed drives and it went immediately. Thank you, Leesurone, I would still be digging through debug info had you not shared a working file for basically my hardware!!