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corpnewt / gibMacOS

Py2/py3 script that can download macOS components direct from Apple
MIT License
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Only working on UEFI systems #78

Open truongwp opened 4 years ago

truongwp commented 4 years ago

Hi there,

I tried both Opencore and Clover, both MBR and GPT format, but the USB installation only works with UEFI systems. On legacy BIOS systems, it just hangs and nothing else.

Thanks so much. I hope this issue can be solved.

filamento commented 4 years ago

I can confirm this problem. I've tried to boot Clover on a Gigabyte GA-P67A-D3-B3 (rev. 1.0, bios F7), but it just hangs at the "Loading Operating System" message.

Are there other options for people with legacy BIOS mainboards? What can we do?

filamento commented 4 years ago

I've "solved" my problem by borrowing a real Mac, and using Unibeast to create a bootable Catalina USB drive.

But Unibeast formats the USB drive as HFS, and I was forced to do EVERYTHING on a Macintosh (copying kexts, editing the config.plist, cleaning up folders, etc)

The beautiful thing about gibMacOS is that it would let us do all the work under Windows. It's very annoying to go around begging people to borrow their Macs :(

Could you please add support for Legacy BIOS systems, please??

truongwp commented 4 years ago

@filamento I think the best advantage of gibMacOS is we don't need a macOS computer to create the USB installation. It's perfect if gibMacOS supports Legacy BIOS systems.