Describe the bug
After creating the boot thumbdrive with OpenCore.
To Reproduce
I created the bootdrive using Ubuntu and followed the first method. Afterwards, I copied the BaseSystem.dmg
and the BaseSystem.chunklist
(which I got via macrecovery.py for Big Sur; tried Catalina too, same result) to the com.apple.recovery.boot
folder at the root of the drive. After that I downloaded the EFI folder from this repo and placed it along the com.apple.recovery.boot
folder at the root.
Then I restarted the laptop, went into BIOS and changed all the options from the README.
When choosing the thumbdrive as a startup device, I was greeted with OpenCore screen with icons, where I clicked the first one. Then the screen went black (but lit up). Sometimes it stays this way for more than 20 minutes until I manually turn off the laptop, other times it just reboots randomly. I tried using DEBUG version of OpenCore in hopes of getting the logs and finding the problem but to no avail (I replaced the files from the EFI folder from this repo to the files from the DEBUG release, as stated here: everything stays the same, even if I delete OpenCanopy.efi
and remove the lines for it from config.plist.
Expected behavior
The installation starts.
Hardware:
ThinkPad T450, i5-5300U, HD Graphics 5500, 8 GB, Intel 7265
Additional context
I've noticed that the config.plist
in the repo is capitalized, however it is not in the guides. Nonetheless, changing it (nor not changing it) doesn't help to solve the issue.
The content of my drive (roor)
The content of my drive (EFI/OC folder)
I'd be happy to provide any additional info that might be required and if I install the MacOS successfully, I'd love to contribute to writing a detailed guide, if you want any help! Thanks in advance!