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enMTW
Feb 19, 2015

Looking for someone to any/all of these parts of the guide with me. I'd be on Skype/TeamViewer, guiding you through the process. Just need to validate that they work for other people before I post the steps in the thread:

1. Removing Chameleon

2. Fixing USB after sleep/Audio after sleep

3. Installing Windows through Boot Camp

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Wasabi the J
Jan 23, 2008

MOM WAS RIGHT

enMTW posted:

Looking for someone to any/all of these parts of the guide with me. I'd be on Skype/TeamViewer, guiding you through the process. Just need to validate that they work for other people before I post the steps in the thread:

1. Removing Chameleon

2. Fixing USB after sleep/Audio after sleep

3. Installing Windows through Boot Camp

I'd love to do it but I'm not available until Monday; if you want you can guide my friend through the process, but he has 0% knowledge of how it works.

enMTW
Feb 19, 2015

Wasabi the J posted:

I'd love to do it but I'm not available until Monday; if you want you can guide my friend through the process, but he has 0% knowledge of how it works.

I can do it on Monday!

Wasabi the J
Jan 23, 2008

MOM WAS RIGHT

enMTW posted:

I can do it on Monday!

It's also that x99 hell build FYI.

enMTW
Feb 19, 2015

Wasabi the J posted:

It's also that x99 hell build FYI.

Extra fun. I'm up for it.

Question Mark Mound
Jun 14, 2006

Tokyo Crystal Mew
Dancing Godzilla

enMTW posted:

What motherboard do you have?

A 256gb SSD is a measly $60 these days, just saying. 128 is even cheaper. You can install Tuxera NTFS once you have the OS installed and use your main drive for actual file storage.
ASRock Z97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150.

SSDs cost a little more than that in the UK (about $60 for the 128), but it's really more that I just wanna screw around in OSX and those apps and I'm pretty broke after just upgrading my PC. Just got the VM setup but I'll need to apply some kind of fix to get iCloud working, I'll have a look at that over the weekend.

enMTW
Feb 19, 2015

Question Mark Mound posted:

ASRock Z97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150.

SSDs cost a little more than that in the UK (about $60 for the 128), but it's really more that I just wanna screw around in OSX and those apps and I'm pretty broke after just upgrading my PC. Just got the VM setup but I'll need to apply some kind of fix to get iCloud working, I'll have a look at that over the weekend.

That motherboard isn't covered by the guide. It is possible to get OS X running on it, though. Consult this guide while stepping through mine in the OP http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/302041-guide-asrock-h97-pro4-yosemite-with-clover-uefi-installation/

Ah, ok.

Question Mark Mound
Jun 14, 2006

Tokyo Crystal Mew
Dancing Godzilla

enMTW posted:

That motherboard isn't covered by the guide. It is possible to get OS X running on it, though. Consult this guide while stepping through mine in the OP http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/302041-guide-asrock-h97-pro4-yosemite-with-clover-uefi-installation/

Ah, ok.
Cheers! I'll read it over the weekend. :)

Sasquatch!
Nov 18, 2000


enMTW posted:

Looking for someone to any/all of these parts of the guide with me. I'd be on Skype/TeamViewer, guiding you through the process. Just need to validate that they work for other people before I post the steps in the thread:

1. Removing Chameleon

2. Fixing USB after sleep/Audio after sleep

3. Installing Windows through Boot Camp
I might be able to do #2 with you on Sunday. PM sent.

KOTEX GOD OF BLOOD
Jul 7, 2012

Any idea why iMessage would work inconsistently? Most of the time it delivers messages fine but sometimes it'll just start trying to send as SMS and then report "Not Delivered." Ethernet is en0. (Also, deleting my network kexts caused OS X to stop booting...)

e: Could it have anything to do with my using a TP-Link TL-WDN4800 with the locale issue?

KOTEX GOD OF BLOOD fucked around with this message at 18:25 on Oct 24, 2015

enMTW
Feb 19, 2015

KOTEX GOD OF BLOOD posted:

Any idea why iMessage would work inconsistently? Most of the time it delivers messages fine but sometimes it'll just start trying to send as SMS and then report "Not Delivered." Ethernet is en0. (Also, deleting my network kexts caused OS X to stop booting...)

e: Could it have anything to do with my using a TP-Link TL-WDN4800 with the locale issue?

That's very odd. Try using this script (https://gist.github.com/theracermaster/b6a9db46b14061d4c995) to generate a new MLB value. Put it in your Clover config and give it a go. Backup your old value first.

Maybe. Dunno.

~Coxy
Dec 9, 2003

R.I.P. Inter-OS Sass - b.2000AD d.2003AD
From the last thread; is this still the card to buy if you want Continuity etc.?
http://world.taobao.com/item/38195333521.htm?fromSite=main&spm=a230r.1.0.0.M8souu&mt=&spm=a230r.1.0.0.M8souu

Mainly I just want to be able to SMS from my Mac.

kitten smoothie
Dec 29, 2001

FWIW SMS works just fine with working iMessage and doesn't need wifi/BT to work. I don't have any Continuity compatible hardware on my machine and SMS forwarding works great.

enMTW
Feb 19, 2015

~Coxy posted:

From the last thread; is this still the card to buy if you want Continuity etc.?
http://world.taobao.com/item/38195333521.htm?fromSite=main&spm=a230r.1.0.0.M8souu&mt=&spm=a230r.1.0.0.M8souu

Mainly I just want to be able to SMS from my Mac.

That's a great one. Amazon has one at a cheaper price, but the engineering on that card is top notch.

But, as Kitten says, you do not need WiFi/BT for SMS. It just uses iCloud.

alo
May 1, 2005


I finally dumped my ATI 6850 and got a nvidia GTX 950 (apparently there's a problem with wake from sleep with ATI cards on hackintoshes, it'll just go to a black screen).

After the swap, everything is perfect (sleep and wake).

Thanks again for this thread!

enMTW
Feb 19, 2015

alo posted:

I finally dumped my ATI 6850 and got a nvidia GTX 950 (apparently there's a problem with wake from sleep with ATI cards on hackintoshes, it'll just go to a black screen).

After the swap, everything is perfect (sleep and wake).

Thanks again for this thread!

Yep, that's an issue with El Cap. No one is quite sure what causes it, but it's being looked into.

Np!

Wasabi the J
Jan 23, 2008

MOM WAS RIGHT
I waited for you enMTW... :c

Beeftweeter
Jun 28, 2005

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I updated my Hackintosh today and I'm not getting any video from my GTX 970 with the Nvidia driver – the Apple driver works, but everything looks hosed up and it takes forever for it to refresh whatever is on the screen. I don't really know why this happened or what caused it since the only things that were installed were a security update (2015-004) and the command-line Xcode tools. After this happened, the Nvidia web driver updater popped up to tell me about a new version, so I installed it and I'm still getting nothing.

I tried replacing the AppleGraphicsControl kext even though it didn't seem to be updated, and out of desperation I even generated a MacPro3,1 SMBIOS config; I usually use a cloned MacPro6,1 SMBIOS and haven't had any problems with it up until now. It still boots and is reachable over the network, so I've been loving around with it using VNC, but I can't figure out what the gently caress went wrong. Anyone know what's going on with this? It's on 10.10.5 14F1021.

Beeftweeter
Jun 28, 2005

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Well, I kinda fixed it by using an old config.plist that had my integrated Intel graphics working. So I booted using that over HDMI, logged in, and then switched my monitor's input to DisplayPort, which is connected to my 970.

I have no idea why this works or how, because the last time I tried this OS X would kernel panic if I had both devices enabled. I'd still like to figure out why I can't boot with just the 970 though. Having to switch inputs every time I reboot is going to be a pain in the rear end, and I'm using a really old config.plist.

enMTW
Feb 19, 2015

Wasabi the J posted:

I waited for you enMTW... :c

I added you on Skype, never got a message? :(

enMTW
Feb 19, 2015

Beeftweeter posted:

I updated my Hackintosh today and I'm not getting any video from my GTX 970 with the Nvidia driver – the Apple driver works, but everything looks hosed up and it takes forever for it to refresh whatever is on the screen. I don't really know why this happened or what caused it since the only things that were installed were a security update (2015-004) and the command-line Xcode tools. After this happened, the Nvidia web driver updater popped up to tell me about a new version, so I installed it and I'm still getting nothing.

I tried replacing the AppleGraphicsControl kext even though it didn't seem to be updated, and out of desperation I even generated a MacPro3,1 SMBIOS config; I usually use a cloned MacPro6,1 SMBIOS and haven't had any problems with it up until now. It still boots and is reachable over the network, so I've been loving around with it using VNC, but I can't figure out what the gently caress went wrong. Anyone know what's going on with this? It's on 10.10.5 14F1021.

That is very weird. Unsure. It doesn't work with MacPro3,1?

Beeftweeter
Jun 28, 2005

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enMTW posted:

That is very weird. Unsure. It doesn't work with MacPro3,1?

Nope. No idea what happened, but I'm afraid to reboot :ohdear:

~Coxy
Dec 9, 2003

R.I.P. Inter-OS Sass - b.2000AD d.2003AD
Trying to get SMS Relay to work; I signed out of iMessage and now I can't get back into it.

28/10/2015 9:48:07.920 PM Messages[443]: [Warning] (IMAccount: 0x7fd4f8ea9ab0 [ID: 3336A27D-218A-413C-8CCC-9076AAF5B034 Service: IMService[iMessage] Login: E:coxy@XXX Active: NO LoginStatus: Connected]) - isActive: NO - isOperational: NO - registration status: 18446744073709551615
28/10/2015 9:48:15.872 PM imagent[292]: [Warning] IMDAccountController: Could not find an account for service: (null)
28/10/2015 9:48:15.872 PM Messages[443]: [Warning] (IMAccount: 0x7fd4f8ea9ab0 [ID: 3336A27D-218A-413C-8CCC-9076AAF5B034 Service: IMService[iMessage] Login: E:coxy@XXX Active: YES LoginStatus: Connected]) - isActive: YES - isOperational: NO - registration status: 18446744073709551615
28/10/2015 9:48:26.019 PM identityservicesd[253]: [Warning] Registration failed for Registration info (0x7ff1b0734860): [Registered: NO] [Type: AppleID] [Device Name: blackrockspire] [Service Type: iMessage] [Env: (null)] [Main ID: coxy@XXX] [Phone Number: coxy@XXX] [AppleID: coxy@XXX] [UserID: E:coxy@XXX] [C2K: YES] [Push Token: <888ef06d dc0bbe7a a6d367e5 4c15becb beb6dc55 37c9c5b8 b8fd87af a97eab57>] [Region ID: R:AU] [Base Number: +610000000000] [URIs: ()] [Candidates: (+61YYYYYYYYY, coxy@XXX)] [Auth Cert: 0x7ff1b0733f30] [Reg Cert: 0x0] [Profile ID: D:52513373] [Auth User ID: D:52513373] [Heartbeat Date: (null)] (Error: 9)

Any ideas? :smith:

enMTW
Feb 19, 2015

~Coxy posted:

Trying to get SMS Relay to work; I signed out of iMessage and now I can't get back into it.

28/10/2015 9:48:07.920 PM Messages[443]: [Warning] (IMAccount: 0x7fd4f8ea9ab0 [ID: 3336A27D-218A-413C-8CCC-9076AAF5B034 Service: IMService[iMessage] Login: E:coxy@XXX Active: NO LoginStatus: Connected]) - isActive: NO - isOperational: NO - registration status: 18446744073709551615
28/10/2015 9:48:15.872 PM imagent[292]: [Warning] IMDAccountController: Could not find an account for service: (null)
28/10/2015 9:48:15.872 PM Messages[443]: [Warning] (IMAccount: 0x7fd4f8ea9ab0 [ID: 3336A27D-218A-413C-8CCC-9076AAF5B034 Service: IMService[iMessage] Login: E:coxy@XXX Active: YES LoginStatus: Connected]) - isActive: YES - isOperational: NO - registration status: 18446744073709551615
28/10/2015 9:48:26.019 PM identityservicesd[253]: [Warning] Registration failed for Registration info (0x7ff1b0734860): [Registered: NO] [Type: AppleID] [Device Name: blackrockspire] [Service Type: iMessage] [Env: (null)] [Main ID: coxy@XXX] [Phone Number: coxy@XXX] [AppleID: coxy@XXX] [UserID: E:coxy@XXX] [C2K: YES] [Push Token: <888ef06d dc0bbe7a a6d367e5 4c15becb beb6dc55 37c9c5b8 b8fd87af a97eab57>] [Region ID: R:AU] [Base Number: +610000000000] [URIs: ()] [Candidates: (+61YYYYYYYYY, coxy@XXX)] [Auth Cert: 0x7ff1b0733f30] [Reg Cert: 0x0] [Profile ID: D:52513373] [Auth User ID: D:52513373] [Heartbeat Date: (null)] (Error: 9)

Any ideas? :smith:

Describe the error you see on screen. When you try to sign in to iMessage, does it sit there attempting to sign in forever?

~Coxy
Dec 9, 2003

R.I.P. Inter-OS Sass - b.2000AD d.2003AD
Sorry, that would have been a good idea.

I get the spinner for about 20 seconds, then an error dialog:

Could not sign in to iMessage.
An error occurred during activation. Try again.

The login window has a red message saying:

An error occurred during authentication.

For background, I do have a credit card and about $10 balance on my iTunes account, iCloud works OK on my Mac, FaceTime does not work on my Mac, iMessage/FaceTime works on my iPhone.

~Coxy fucked around with this message at 00:20 on Oct 29, 2015

enMTW
Feb 19, 2015

~Coxy posted:

Sorry, that would have been a good idea.

I get the spinner for about 20 seconds, then an error dialog:

Could not sign in to iMessage.
An error occurred during activation. Try again.

The login window has a red message saying:

An error occurred during authentication.

For background, I do have a credit card and about $10 balance on my iTunes account, iCloud works OK on my Mac, FaceTime does not work on my Mac, iMessage/FaceTime works on my iPhone.

For some reason, your MLB value is blacklisted. Generate a new serial in Clover Configurator, reboot, run this script, set the resulting output as the MLB value, reboot and try again.

~Coxy
Dec 9, 2003

R.I.P. Inter-OS Sass - b.2000AD d.2003AD
Thanks, but no change I'm afraid. :smith:

Do these screenshots look OK?





Edit: perhaps's it's the ROM value? When I run iMessageDebug v2 I get all 0000s for ROM?

~Coxy fucked around with this message at 14:23 on Oct 29, 2015

stevewm
May 10, 2005
Hmm... Usually I can figure this out, but I am stuck on this one.

I have a GTX 960 and thus require the Nvidia WebDriver.

After the upgrade, I booted with nv_disable=1, installed the correct WebDriver. and then attempted to boot with nvda_drv=1 as usual. However my monitor just goes to sleep, like its not loading the driver.

enMTW
Feb 19, 2015

stevewm posted:

Hmm... Usually I can figure this out, but I am stuck on this one.

I have a GTX 960 and thus require the Nvidia WebDriver.

After the upgrade, I booted with nv_disable=1, installed the correct WebDriver. and then attempted to boot with nvda_drv=1 as usual. However my monitor just goes to sleep, like its not loading the driver.

Power cycle the monitor. Sometimes you have to do that. Are you using the latest web driver?

stevewm
May 10, 2005
Not home right now to see the exact version number, but when I booted into 10.11 for the first time, the Nvidia pref pane offered to automatically download and install the newest one for El Cap. I assumed that would be the correct one.

enMTW
Feb 19, 2015

New WebDriver just released. Has some bug fixes. http://us.download.nvidia.com/Mac/Quadro_Certified/346.03.03f02/WebDriver-346.03.03f02.pkg

Pixelmator and Aperture work now, among others.

enMTW fucked around with this message at 19:27 on Oct 29, 2015

enMTW
Feb 19, 2015

stevewm posted:

Not home right now to see the exact version number, but when I booted into 10.11 for the first time, the Nvidia pref pane offered to automatically download and install the newest one for El Cap. I assumed that would be the correct one.

Are you on 10.11.1? The latest WebDriver only supports 10.11.1, not 10.11.0. You can remove the version check (see OP) to get around that, if you need 10.11.0 for whatever reason.

stevewm
May 10, 2005

enMTW posted:

Are you on 10.11.1? The latest WebDriver only supports 10.11.1, not 10.11.0. You can remove the version check (see OP) to get around that, if you need 10.11.0 for whatever reason.

That is likely it.. I likely have 10.11.0 installed...

I'll give that a try when I get home later. I should have researched it a little further.


Thanks!

stevewm
May 10, 2005
Just wanted to add I fixed my problem. It turned out to be my SMBIOS setting which was set to iMac15,1. Somehow I had managed to open a very old backup copy of my Clover config.plist with the wrong SMBIOS setting and had saved it to /EFI/Clover overwriting my correct config.

enMTW
Feb 19, 2015

stevewm posted:

Just wanted to add I fixed my problem. It turned out to be my SMBIOS setting which was set to iMac15,1. Somehow I had managed to open a very old backup copy of my Clover config.plist with the wrong SMBIOS setting and had saved it to /EFI/Clover overwriting my correct config.

Oops! Glad you figured it out.

enMTW
Feb 19, 2015

I have a universal audio after-sleep fix! Will write that up this weekend. Very easy fix to apply. Fixes ALC8XX-1150. Works on 10.10 and 10.11.

~Coxy
Dec 9, 2003

R.I.P. Inter-OS Sass - b.2000AD d.2003AD

~Coxy posted:

Thanks, but no change I'm afraid. :smith:

Do these screenshots look OK?





Edit: perhaps's it's the ROM value? When I run iMessageDebug v2 I get all 0000s for ROM?

It turned out that my Clover was fine, which is why my NVRAM seemed to be working except for ROM value.

The problem was an oddity in Clover, where it will look for a NVRAM.plist file on all volumes, even non-boot ones.

Inside
/Volumes/EFI/EFI/CLOVER/misc/debug.log

1:694 0:025 Loading nvram.plist from Vol 'Macintosh SSD' - loaded, size=795
1:698 0:004 PutNvramPlistToRtVars ...

(Macintosh SSD is my System 10.9 disk.)

I junked that nvram.plist file and rebooted.
1:635 0:024 PutNvramPlistToRtVars: nvram.plist not found

Now my ROM is being populated and iMessage works!

enMTW
Feb 19, 2015

~Coxy posted:

It turned out that my Clover was fine, which is why my NVRAM seemed to be working except for ROM value.

The problem was an oddity in Clover, where it will look for a NVRAM.plist file on all volumes, even non-boot ones.

Inside
/Volumes/EFI/EFI/CLOVER/misc/debug.log

1:694 0:025 Loading nvram.plist from Vol 'Macintosh SSD' - loaded, size=795
1:698 0:004 PutNvramPlistToRtVars ...

(Macintosh SSD is my System 10.9 disk.)

I junked that nvram.plist file and rebooted.
1:635 0:024 PutNvramPlistToRtVars: nvram.plist not found

Now my ROM is being populated and iMessage works!

I thought that NVRAM.plist thing was removed months ago! Very odd. Glad you fixed it.

Easy Tiger
Apr 14, 2008
Anyone else ready to buy a Mac now because you're so impressed with OS X?

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~Coxy
Dec 9, 2003

R.I.P. Inter-OS Sass - b.2000AD d.2003AD
I've always been a Mac user; for me Hackintosh is merely because Apple won't sell me the Mac I want to buy.

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