macOS boot.efi developer's thread

[dgwilson]

FYI - no hardware changes from previous attempts - no cards removed, no HDD's or SSD's installed/removed.

BootLoader v3.1
Install volume updated with boot.efi version 3.1
using replaceBootloader script updated 4 Nov 2015

sudo ./replaceBootloader "Install OS X El Capitan"

    Using volume 'Install OS X El Capitan':

    /.IABootFiles/boot.efi..................................[*REPLACED*]
    /OS X Install Data/boot.efi.............................[.NOTFOUND.]
    /usr/standalone/i386/boot.efi...........................[*REPLACED*]
    /System/Library/CoreServices/boot.efi...................[*REPLACED*]
    /System/Library/CoreServices/bootbase.efi...............[.NOTFOUND.]

    [.NOTFOUND.] just indicates the file is not present on the target.

    If you see any [¡¡FAILED!!] above, try re-running with sudo:

    sudo ./replaceBootloader

Confirmation.

xnotifications-trafficcamnz:~ dgwilson$ cd /Volumes/Install\ OS\ X\ El\ Capitan/
xnotifications-trafficcamnz:Install OS X El Capitan dgwilson$ ls -la System/Library/CoreServices/boo*
-rw-r--r--  3 dgwilson  staff  316416  5 Nov 16:44 System/Library/CoreServices/boot.efi

xnotifications-trafficcamnz:Install OS X El Capitan dgwilson$ ls -la usr/standalone/i386/boo*
-rw-r--r--  3 dgwilson  staff  316416  5 Nov 16:44 usr/standalone/i386/boot.efi

xnotifications-trafficcamnz:Install OS X El Capitan dgwilson$ ls -la .IABootFiles/boo*
-rw-r--r--  3 dgwilson  staff  316416  5 Nov 16:44 .IABootFiles/boot.efi

Install external boot volume on MacPro and reboot to install media
Option to install available.
Selected to install to HDD

Progressed to “About a seconds remaining” - and there’s a very long wait…
then flicks over to About 0 seconds remaining… and a reboot
… I did see the blinking folder with question mark icon …

and the computer rebooted back into the known good environment.

Capturing nvram … just because I can.

nvram -p
efi-boot-device    <array><dict><key>IOMatch</key><dict><key>IOProviderClass</key><string>IOMedia</string><key>IOPropertyMatch</key><dict><key>UUID</key><string>0ACAC73E-995C-4CDB-9400-84F65BB662B0</string></dict></dict><key>BLLastBSDName</key><string>disk5s2</string></dict><dict><key>IOEFIBootOption</key><string>config="\.IABootFiles\com.apple.Boot"</string></dict></array>%00
SystemAudioVolume    @
rc_imgsrc_info    bplist00%a1%01%d1%02%03_%10$8A73B8BF-E8EF-3CAD-8B32-38BEFF749624_%10%17Install OS X El Capitan%08%0a%0d4%00%00%00%00%00%00%01%01%00%00%00%00%00%00%00%04%00%00%00%00%00%00%00%00%00%00%00%00%00%00%00N
IdlePML4    %d0%da%0e%11%80%ff%ff%ff
bluetoothInternalControllerInfo    %06%82%ac%05%00%00 ]%00%19%e3%ef%d1%df
prev-lang:kbd    en:15
SystemAudioVolumeDB    %00
platform-uuid    %00%00%00%00%00%00%10%00%80%00%00%17%f2%08%db%cc
install-product-url    x-osproduct://12F0645B-F17C-30EF-9A39-1CCAFB65D6EE/OS%2520X%2520Install%2520Data
fmm-computer-name    David%e2%80%99s Mac Pro
bluetoothActiveControllerInfo    %06%82%ac%05%00%00%00%00 ]%00%19%e3%ef%d1%df
efi-boot-device-data    %02%01%0c%00%d0A%03%0a%00%00%00%00%01%01%06%00%02%1d%03%05%06%00%04%00%04%01*%00%02%00%00%00(@%06%00%00%00%00%00%e0%1f.:%00%00%00%00>%c7%ca%0a\%99%dbL%94%00%84%f6[%b6b%b0%02%02%7f%ff%04%00
csr-active-config    %80%00%00%00
EFIBluetoothDelay    %b8%0b
LocationServicesEnabled    %01

At this point I thought that all I’d need to do is rerun replacebootLoader so that the “/OS X Install Data/boot.efi” would be updated but the file does not seem to be present.

/Volumes/ElCapInstTest
Davids-Mac-Pro:ElCapInstTest dgwilson$ ls -la
total 8
drwxrwxr-x  9 root  admin  374  5 Nov 17:09 .
drwxrwxrwt@ 8 root  admin  272  5 Nov 17:16 ..
-rw-r--r--  1 root  admin  887  5 Nov 17:09 .OSInstallerMessages
drwx------  5 root  admin  170  4 Nov 12:01 .Spotlight-V100
d-wx-wx-wt  3 root  wheel  102  5 Nov 17:12 .Trashes
drwx------  3 root  admin  102  5 Nov 17:12 .fseventsd
drwx------  8 root  wheel  272  5 Nov 17:09 OS X Install Data

sudo ls -la OS\ X\ Install\ Data/
total 840
drwx------  8 root  wheel     272  5 Nov 17:09 .
drwxrwxr-x  9 root  admin     374  5 Nov 17:09 ..
-rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel     182  5 Nov 17:09 MacOSXInstaller.choiceChanges
-rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel     481  5 Nov 17:09 OSInstallAttr.plist
-rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel  232765 30 Oct 15:09 OSX_10_11_IncompatibleAppList.pkg
-rw-r--r--@ 1 root  wheel  179627  5 Nov 17:09 ia.log
-rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel     493  5 Nov 16:55 index.sproduct
-rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel     632  5 Nov 17:09 minstallconfig.xml

The bad news… I’m not sure what to do next.
The good news… the issues that I had with the install complaining about El Capital already being installed on the host seems to have gone now that I’ve used boot.efi 3.1 on the install media.


- David

 

[clawfinger]

Depending on the output I posted... be careful what you're looking at. I'll happily repost a built fusion drive.
You could cheat... and build a fusion drive out of 2 x HDD's - the system will never know - at least I don't think it will.

- David

So wait, this isn't a real, purchased from Apple with the original system Fusion Drive™ but rather a frankendrive configured to act like a fusion drive via coreStorage? Can I get some confirmation that this setup appears identical to the actual Fusion Drives that less knowledgeable people might have in their, I would guess, non-Mac Pro's?

Come to think of it, if someone does have a Fusion Drive™ from Apple, then I think that guarantees that their system is already El Capitan compatible. Real Fusion Drives are only available at the time of system purchase correct?

Regardless, if you are competent enough to set up a DIY Fusion Drive manually, replicating my script manually should be trivial. Obviously I can't cover every contingency, but if it's possible that someone not very familiar with the command line could actually have an El Capitan non-compatible system that also has a real Fusion Drive, I can see about adding support.

 

[MacUser2525]

FYI - no hardware changes from previous attempts - no cards removed, no HDD's or SSD's installed/removed.

BootLoader v3.1
Install volume updated with boot.efi version 3.1
using replaceBootloader script updated 4 Nov 2015



sudo ./replaceBootloader "Install OS X El Capitan"

.... snip

- David

Damn you guys have obviously never heard of a code box it makes it much easier to read long posts.

sudo ./replaceBootloader "Install OS X El Capitan"

    Using volume 'Install OS X El Capitan':

    /.IABootFiles/boot.efi..................................[*REPLACED*]
    /OS X Install Data/boot.efi.............................[.NOTFOUND.]
    /usr/standalone/i386/boot.efi...........................[*REPLACED*]
    /System/Library/CoreServices/boot.efi...................[*REPLACED*]
    /System/Library/CoreServices/bootbase.efi...............[.NOTFOUND.]

    [.NOTFOUND.] just indicates the file is not present on the target.

    If you see any [¡¡FAILED!!] above, try re-running with sudo:

    sudo ./replaceBootloader

Confirmation.
xnotifications-trafficcamnz:~ dgwilson$ cd /Volumes/Install\ OS\ X\ El\ Capitan/
xnotifications-trafficcamnz:Install OS X El Capitan dgwilson$ ls -la System/Library/CoreServices/boo*
-rw-r--r--  3 dgwilson  staff  316416  5 Nov 16:44 System/Library/CoreServices/boot.efi

xnotifications-trafficcamnz:Install OS X El Capitan dgwilson$ ls -la usr/standalone/i386/boo*
-rw-r--r--  3 dgwilson  staff  316416  5 Nov 16:44 usr/standalone/i386/boot.efi

xnotifications-trafficcamnz:Install OS X El Capitan dgwilson$ ls -la .IABootFiles/boo*
-rw-r--r--  3 dgwilson  staff  316416  5 Nov 16:44 .IABootFiles/boot.efi

An example of your output I snipped in such a box above all that is needed when posting is to put a [ code ] long text output [ / code] (added spaces so it shows up here in this post) around the text and the forum software does the rest for you.[/QUOTE]

 

[clawfinger]

At this point I thought that all I’d need to do is rerun replacebootLoader so that the “/OS X Install Data/boot.efi” would be updated but the file does not seem to be present.

Close, what you actually need to do is rerun replacebootLoader to replace boot.efi on the Installer Media. Stage 1 of the installation sneakily refreshes the bootability of the Installer source at the very end of Stage 1, intending to boot off of it right after Stage 1 completes.

 

[dgwilson]

So wait, this isn't a real, purchased from Apple with the original system Fusion Drive™ but rather a frankendrive configured to act like a fusion drive via coreStorage? Can I get some confirmation that this setup appears identical to the actual Fusion Drives that less knowledgeable people might have in their, I would guess, non-Mac Pro's?

Come to think of it, if someone does have a Fusion Drive™ from Apple, then I think that guarantees that their system is already El Capitan compatible. Real Fusion Drives are only available at the time of system purchase correct?

Regardless, if you are competent enough to set up a DIY Fusion Drive manually, replicating my script manually should be trivial. Obviously I can't cover every contingency, but if it's possible that someone not very familiar with the command line could actually have an El Capitan non-compatible system that also has a real Fusion Drive, I can see about adding support.

Probably not the place here to discuss this, so I'll make it quick.

If you have a MacPro, a SSD and a HDD (or 2 drives for that matter on any Mac) you can create a fusion drive.
There are various articles on the net that tell you how to do this, here is one.
http://www.techrepublic.com/article/pro-tip-how-to-create-and-disable-a-fusion-drive/

In short:

diskutil coreStorage create LOGICAL_VOL_GROUP_NAME DRIVE_1 DRIVE_2
diskutil coreStorage createVolume lvgUUID type name size

And you can do 'diskutil cs list'

My fusion drive isn't built at the moment while I test on individual drives. I can not show you the output of 'diskutil cs list' - I will when I've finished this testing. I have seen the output from this command from a factory build Mac mini with a fusion drive and it was identical to what I had.

- David

 

[clawfinger]

Probably not the place here to discuss this, so I'll make it quick.

Agreed.

I have seen the output from this command from a factory build Mac mini with a fusion drive and it was identical to what I had.

Thanks for the confirmation. I think it still stands though that this comes under the heading of non-standard/advanced setup as I don't think there should be anybody with a non-supported Mac AND an official Fusion Drive™.

 

[dgwilson]

Damn you guys have obviously never heard of a code box it makes it much easier to read long posts.

Fixed. Appreciate the tip. Thanks.

 

[Pike R. Alpha]

@everyone:

I am getting reports from people with memory issue with El Capitan installed. Even with the Apple version of boot.efi on supported hardware. The issue is that Activity Monitor -> Memory -> Physical Memory reports only half of what is actually installed. Not always, but they do run into troubles when it does. A reboot did fix it, but there is no guarantee that it keeps working.

Please verify this if you run into weird kernel panics!

@clawfinger,

Fusion drives should not be a problem, but you probably need to replace the boot.efi on both drives. And if it isn't there already, then put it there.

Another issue is that the Installer detection in boot.efi may fail on Fusion drives!

 

[PeterHolbrook]

Fusion drives should not be a problem, but you probably need to replace the boot.efi on both drives. And if it isn't there already, then put it there.

That's PRECISELY what I was referring to when I mentioned the possible problem of folder coherency on Fusion drives.

 

[Pike R. Alpha]

That's PRECISELY what I was referring to when I mentioned the possible problem of folder coherency on Fusion drives.

Sorry Peter. Was way too much in a hurry so I must have missed it. Anyway.

For Apple RAID, CoreStorage and Fusion Drive support clawfinger should also check:

/com.apple.boot.P/...
/com.apple.boot.R/...
/com.apple.boot.S/...

 

[dgwilson]

Cloned 10.11.0 HDD to SSD - using Carbon Copy Cloner
Replaced with boot.efi 3.1 - public version - on SSD (using replaceBootloader script).
Booted SSD.

In Software Update - while updating Digital Camera RAW 6.17 - I got a Kernel Panic

Anonymous UUID:       <<DELETED>>

Thu Nov  5 23:22:55 2015

*** Panic Report ***
panic(cpu 0 caller 0xffffff80151d6a9a): Kernel trap at 0xffffff801512951a, type 14=page fault, registers:
CR0: 0x000000008001003b, CR2: 0xffffff80331dc000, CR3: 0x000000011c3c0000, CR4: 0x0000000000002660
RAX: 0xc0ffee40c1e5f6d6, RBX: 0xffffff80331dc000, RCX: 0xffffff80158dfe70, RDX: 0x0000000000002000
RSP: 0xffffff90cb2ab1c0, RBP: 0xffffff90cb2ab1f0, RSI: 0xffffff80331dc000, RDI: 0xffffff802276c600
R8:  0xffffff80331dc000, R9:  0x0000000000000010, R10: 0x0000000000002000, R11: 0x0000000000000030
R12: 0x0000000000000000, R13: 0x0000000000000000, R14: 0xffffff80331e9000, R15: 0xffffff802276c600
RFL: 0x0000000000010282, RIP: 0xffffff801512951a, CS:  0x0000000000000008, SS:  0x0000000000000010
Fault CR2: 0xffffff80331dc000, Error code: 0x0000000000000003, Fault CPU: 0x0, PL: 1

Backtrace (CPU 0), Frame : Return Address
0xffffff90cb2aae50 : 0xffffff80150e5357
0xffffff90cb2aaed0 : 0xffffff80151d6a9a
0xffffff90cb2ab0b0 : 0xffffff80151f4093
0xffffff90cb2ab0d0 : 0xffffff801512951a
0xffffff90cb2ab1f0 : 0xffffff8015126142
0xffffff90cb2ab2d0 : 0xffffff80152e936e
0xffffff90cb2ab310 : 0xffffff80152ea5ee
0xffffff90cb2ab380 : 0xffffff80152e886e
0xffffff90cb2ab450 : 0xffffff80152ea040
0xffffff90cb2ab4b0 : 0xffffff80154f76fb
0xffffff90cb2ab520 : 0xffffff801554cdfb
0xffffff90cb2ab5c0 : 0xffffff8015547845
0xffffff90cb2ab6d0 : 0xffffff80154fa3af
0xffffff90cb2ab760 : 0xffffff801552d592
0xffffff90cb2ab920 : 0xffffff8015536975
0xffffff90cb2ab960 : 0xffffff80154f6e30
0xffffff90cb2abbb0 : 0xffffff80154f4eaa
0xffffff90cb2abbe0 : 0xffffff80152ddb0c
0xffffff90cb2abf60 : 0xffffff801562ace1
0xffffff90cb2abfb0 : 0xffffff80151f4896

BSD process name corresponding to current thread: mdworker

Mac OS version:
15A282b

Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 15.0.0: Wed Aug 26 16:57:32 PDT 2015; root:xnu-3247.1.106~1/RELEASE_X86_64
Kernel UUID: 37BC582F-8BF4-3F65-AFBB-ECF792060C68
Kernel slide:     0x0000000014e00000
Kernel text base: 0xffffff8015000000
__HIB  text base: 0xffffff8014f00000
System model name: MacPro1,1 (Mac-F42C88C8)

System uptime in nanoseconds: 176065367808
last loaded kext at 80380559939: com.apple.filesystems.smbfs    3.0.0 (addr 0xffffff7f95c4c000, size 413696)
loaded kexts:
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com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC    1.70
com.apple.driver.AppleTyMCEDriver    1.0.2d2
com.apple.filesystems.autofs    3.0
com.apple.driver.AppleOSXWatchdog    1
com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor    1.9.5d0
com.apple.driver.AppleHDAHardwareConfigDriver    272.50
com.apple.driver.AppleHDA    272.50
com.apple.driver.pmtelemetry    1
com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient    3.6.1
com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl    1.2.13
com.apple.iokit.IOUserEthernet    1.0.1
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager    4.4.0f4
com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X    7.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleLPC    3.1
com.apple.iokit.CSRBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport    4.4.0f4
com.apple.kext.AMDFramebuffer    1.3.6
com.apple.driver.AppleHV    1
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelSlowAdaptiveClocking    4.0.0
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com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin    1.0.0
com.apple.ATIRadeonX2000    10.0.0
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com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient    3.7.7
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage    2.8.0
com.apple.driver.AppleFileSystemDriver    3.0.1
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless    1.0.0d1
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib    1.0.0
com.apple.BootCache    37
com.apple.driver.AppleIntel8254XEthernet    3.1.4b1
com.apple.driver.AirPortBrcm43224    700.36.24
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com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall    163
com.apple.security.quarantine    3
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Model: MacPro1,1, BootROM MP11.005C.B08, 4 processors, Dual-Core Intel Xeon, 2.66 GHz, 5 GB, SMC 1.7f10
Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 4870, ATI Radeon HD 4870, PCIe, 512 MB
Memory Module: DIMM Riser A/DIMM 1, 1 GB, DDR2 FB-DIMM, 667 MHz, 0x80AD, 0x48594D5035313241373242503844322D5935
Memory Module: DIMM Riser A/DIMM 2, 1 GB, DDR2 FB-DIMM, 667 MHz, 0x80AD, 0x48594D5035313241373242503844322D5935
Memory Module: DIMM Riser B/DIMM 1, 1 GB, DDR2 FB-DIMM, 667 MHz, 0x80AD, 0x48594D5035313241373242503844322D5935
Memory Module: DIMM Riser B/DIMM 2, 1 GB, DDR2 FB-DIMM, 667 MHz, 0x80AD, 0x48594D5035313241373242503844322D5935
Memory Module: DIMM Riser B/DIMM 3, 512 MB, DDR2 FB-DIMM, 667 MHz, 0x80AD, 0x48594D5035363441373242503844322D5935
Memory Module: DIMM Riser B/DIMM 4, 512 MB, DDR2 FB-DIMM, 667 MHz, 0x80AD, 0x48594D5035363441373242503844322D5935
AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x14E4, 0x87), Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.10.131.36.16)
Bluetooth: Version 4.4.0f4 16320, 3 services, 26 devices, 1 incoming serial ports
Network Service: Ethernet 2, Ethernet, en1
Network Service: Wi-Fi, AirPort, en2
PCI Card: ATI Radeon HD 4870, Display Controller, Slot-1
PCI Card: PXS3, USB eXtensible Host Controller, Slot-3
Serial ATA Device: ST31500341AS, 1.5 TB
Serial ATA Device: WDC WD15EVDS-63T3B0, 1.5 TB
Serial ATA Device: ST3250824AS  Q, 250.06 GB
Serial ATA Device: WDC WD15EVDS-63T3B0, 1.5 TB
Serial ATA Device: HL-DT-ST BD-RE  BH16NS40
Serial ATA Device: Crucial_CT128M550SSD1, 128.04 GB
USB Device: USB Bus
USB Device: Bluetooth HCI
USB Device: USB Bus
USB Device: USB Bus
USB Device: Hub in Apple Pro Keyboard
USB Device: Apple Optical USB Mouse
USB Device: Apple Pro Keyboard
USB Device: USB Bus
USB Device: USB 2.0 Bus
USB Device: IS888 USB3.0 to SATA bridge
USB Device: USB 3.0 Bus
FireWire Device: built-in_hub, Up to 800 Mb/sec
Thunderbolt Bus:

Have repeated install of Digital Camera RAW successfully.

EDIT1: Then proceeded to update iTunes and it Kernel Panic'd again

Anonymous UUID:      <<DELETED>>

Thu Nov  5 23:29:23 2015

*** Panic Report ***
panic(cpu 0 caller 0xffffff801cbd6a9a): Kernel trap at 0xffffff801c90e05b, type 14=page fault, registers:
CR0: 0x000000008001003b, CR2: 0xffffff80d40b1000, CR3: 0x000000001920a000, CR4: 0x0000000000002660
RAX: 0xffffff80d40b0d3c, RBX: 0x000000000000009e, RCX: 0x0000000000000062, RDX: 0x00000000000005d4
RSP: 0xffffff90d2df3b38, RBP: 0xffffff90d2df3bb0, RSI: 0xffffff80d40b7334, RDI: 0xffffff80d40b0ffc
R8:  0x0000000000000072, R9:  0x0000000000010000, R10: 0x000000000000007f, R11: 0x0000000000001000
R12: 0x00000000000005d4, R13: 0xffffff802aa74000, R14: 0xffffff803ae6f958, R15: 0x0000000000006f4f
RFL: 0x0000000000010213, RIP: 0xffffff801c90e05b, CS:  0x0000000000000008, SS:  0x0000000000000010
Fault CR2: 0xffffff80d40b1000, Error code: 0x0000000000000003, Fault CPU: 0x0, PL: 1

Backtrace (CPU 0), Frame : Return Address
0xffffff90d2df37c0 : 0xffffff801cae5357
0xffffff90d2df3840 : 0xffffff801cbd6a9a
0xffffff90d2df3a20 : 0xffffff801cbf4093
0xffffff90d2df3a40 : 0xffffff801c90e05b
0xffffff90d2df3bb0 : 0xffffff801cb482f9
0xffffff90d2df3be0 : 0xffffff801cb4b4f1
0xffffff90d2df3c40 : 0xffffff801cb49cda
0xffffff90d2df3c60 : 0xffffff801cb4b9cf
0xffffff90d2df3cb0 : 0xffffff801cb78d49
0xffffff90d2df3cf0 : 0xffffff801cb78a40
0xffffff90d2df3d20 : 0xffffff801cb709ba
0xffffff90d2df3d60 : 0xffffff801cb69b7e
0xffffff90d2df3e70 : 0xffffff801cb5f0ac
0xffffff90d2df3ea0 : 0xffffff801cb09027
0xffffff90d2df3ee0 : 0xffffff801cf9e964
0xffffff90d2df3f50 : 0xffffff801cf9e69c
0xffffff90d2df3f60 : 0xffffff801d02ace1
0xffffff90d2df3fb0 : 0xffffff801cbf4896

EDIT2: Kernel Panic during installation of 10.11.1

- download had completed
- Machine restart requested
- installation bar moving across screen - had 18 minutes to go. I think it got down to 12 minutes.

Anonymous UUID:       <<DELETED>>

Thu Nov  5 23:49:18 2015

*** Panic Report ***
panic(cpu 3 caller 0xffffff80091d6a9a): Kernel trap at 0xffffff8009127063, type 13=general protection, registers:
CR0: 0x000000008001003b, CR2: 0x0000000107ffc000, CR3: 0x000000000c0c6000, CR4: 0x0000000000002660
RAX: 0x0000000000000242, RBX: 0xffffff801df10d80, RCX: 0xffffff8015cce000, RDX: 0x0000000100008242
RSP: 0xffffff90c04dbee0, RBP: 0xffffff90c04dbf90, RSI: 0xcc85c77fea383884, RDI: 0xffffff801dcd0000
R8:  0x0000000000003fff, R9:  0xffffff80098e01d0, R10: 0x000000000000000f, R11: 0x0000000000000000
R12: 0xcc85c70000051884, R13: 0x0000000000000000, R14: 0xcc85c70000051884, R15: 0xcc85c70000051884
RFL: 0x0000000000010246, RIP: 0xffffff8009127063, CS:  0x0000000000000008, SS:  0x0000000000000010
Fault CR2: 0x0000000107ffc000, Error code: 0x0000000000000000, Fault CPU: 0x3, PL: 0

Backtrace (CPU 3), Frame : Return Address
0xffffff80b86cddf0 : 0xffffff80090e5357 
0xffffff80b86cde70 : 0xffffff80091d6a9a 
0xffffff80b86ce050 : 0xffffff80091f4093 
0xffffff80b86ce070 : 0xffffff8009127063 
0xffffff90c04dbf90 : 0xffffff8009186459 
0xffffff90c04dbfb0 : 0xffffff80091d14b7 

BSD process name corresponding to current thread: kernel_task

Mac OS version:
15A282b

Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 15.0.0: Wed Aug 26 16:57:32 PDT 2015; root:xnu-3247.1.106~1/RELEASE_X86_64
Kernel UUID: 37BC582F-8BF4-3F65-AFBB-ECF792060C68
Kernel slide:     0x0000000008e00000
Kernel text base: 0xffffff8009000000
__HIB  text base: 0xffffff8008f00000
System model name: MacPro1,1 (Mac-F42C88C8)

System uptime in nanoseconds: 826481706342
last loaded kext at 410609051856: com.apple.filesystems.smbfs    3.0.0 (addr 0xffffff7f8b9ab000, size 409600)
last unloaded kext at 304571827802: com.apple.filesystems.msdosfs    1.10 (addr 0xffffff7f8b9ab000, size 61440)
loaded kexts:
com.apple.filesystems.smbfs    3.0.0
com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC    1.70
com.apple.filesystems.autofs    3.0
com.apple.iokit.CSRBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport    4.4.0f4
com.apple.driver.AppleOSXWatchdog    1
com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor    1.9.5d0
com.apple.driver.AppleHDA    272.50
com.apple.driver.pmtelemetry    1
com.apple.iokit.IOUserEthernet    1.0.1
com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient    3.6.1
com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl    1.2.13
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager    4.4.0f4
com.apple.kext.AMDFramebuffer    1.3.6
com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X    7.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleHV    1
com.apple.ATIRadeonX2000    10.0.0
com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin    1.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleLPC    3.1
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelSlowAdaptiveClocking    4.0.0
com.apple.kext.AMD4800Controller    1.3.6
com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient    3.7.7
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage    2.8.0
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless    1.0.0d1
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib    1.0.0
com.apple.BootCache    37
com.apple.driver.AppleIntel8254XEthernet    3.1.4b1
com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI    5.5.2
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelPIIXATA    2.5.1
com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort    3.1.5
com.apple.driver.AirPortBrcm43224    700.36.24
com.apple.driver.usb.AppleUSBEHCIPCI    1.0.1
com.apple.driver.usb.AppleUSBUHCIPCI    1.0.1
com.apple.driver.AppleRTC    2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons    4.0
com.apple.driver.AppleHPET    1.8
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS    2.1
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC    4.0
com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC    1.7
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient    218.0.0
com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall    163
com.apple.security.quarantine    3
com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet    8
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement    218.0.0
com.apple.kext.triggers    1.0
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport    4.4.0f4
com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib    272.50
com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib    525
com.apple.iokit.IOSurface    108.0.1
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController    1.0.14d1
com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily    11
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily    4.4.0f4
com.apple.driver.CoreCaptureResponder    1
com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport    2.4.1
com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireIP    2.2.6
com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginLegacy    1.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController    272.50
com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily    272.50
com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily    203.8
com.apple.vecLib.kext    1.2.0
com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily    6.0.0d7
com.apple.iokit.IOSlowAdaptiveClockingFamily    1.0.0
com.apple.kext.AMDSupport    1.3.6
com.apple.AppleGraphicsDeviceControl    3.11.31
com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily    2.4.1
com.apple.driver.AppleSMC    3.1.9
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHIDMouse    185.3
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver    900.4.1
com.apple.driver.AppleHIDMouse    185.3
com.apple.driver.usb.IOUSBHostHIDDevice    1.0.1
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIBlockCommandsDevice    3.7.7
com.apple.driver.usb.AppleUSBHub    1.0.1
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBMassStorageDriver    1.0.0
com.apple.driver.usb.AppleUSBHostCompositeDevice    1.0.1
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIMultimediaCommandsDevice    3.7.7
com.apple.iokit.IOBDStorageFamily    1.8
com.apple.iokit.IODVDStorageFamily    1.8
com.apple.iokit.IOCDStorageFamily    1.8
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCISerialATAPI    2.6.2
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily    3.7.7
com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireFamily    4.5.8
com.apple.iokit.IOATAFamily    2.5.3
com.apple.driver.usb.AppleUSBXHCIPCI    1.0.1
com.apple.driver.usb.AppleUSBXHCI    1.0.1
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily    2.8.0
com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family    1100.23
com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily    3.2
com.apple.driver.corecapture    1.0.4
com.apple.driver.usb.AppleUSBUHCI    1.0.1
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com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily    900.4.1
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHostFamily    1.0.1
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHostMergeProperties    1.0.1
com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM    2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleEFIRuntime    2.0
com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily    2.0.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSMBusFamily    1.1
com.apple.security.sandbox    300.0
com.apple.kext.AppleMatch    1.0.0d1
com.apple.driver.AppleKeyStore    2
com.apple.driver.AppleMobileFileIntegrity    1.0.5
com.apple.driver.AppleCredentialManager    1.0
com.apple.driver.DiskImages    414
com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily    2.1
com.apple.iokit.IOReportFamily    31
com.apple.driver.AppleFDEKeyStore    28.30
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform    4.0
com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily    2.9
com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily    1.4
com.apple.kec.Libm    1
com.apple.kec.pthread    1
com.apple.kec.corecrypto    1.0
Model: MacPro1,1, BootROM MP11.005C.B08, 4 processors, Dual-Core Intel Xeon, 2.66 GHz, 5 GB, SMC 1.7f10
Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 4870, ATI Radeon HD 4870, PCIe, 512 MB
Memory Module: DIMM Riser A/DIMM 1, 1 GB, DDR2 FB-DIMM, 667 MHz, 0x80AD, 0x48594D5035313241373242503844322D5935
Memory Module: DIMM Riser A/DIMM 2, 1 GB, DDR2 FB-DIMM, 667 MHz, 0x80AD, 0x48594D5035313241373242503844322D5935
Memory Module: DIMM Riser B/DIMM 1, 1 GB, DDR2 FB-DIMM, 667 MHz, 0x80AD, 0x48594D5035313241373242503844322D5935
Memory Module: DIMM Riser B/DIMM 2, 1 GB, DDR2 FB-DIMM, 667 MHz, 0x80AD, 0x48594D5035313241373242503844322D5935
Memory Module: DIMM Riser B/DIMM 3, 512 MB, DDR2 FB-DIMM, 667 MHz, 0x80AD, 0x48594D5035363441373242503844322D5935
Memory Module: DIMM Riser B/DIMM 4, 512 MB, DDR2 FB-DIMM, 667 MHz, 0x80AD, 0x48594D5035363441373242503844322D5935
AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x14E4, 0x87), Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.10.131.36.16)
Bluetooth: Version 4.4.0f4 16320, 3 services, 26 devices, 1 incoming serial ports
Network Service: Ethernet 2, Ethernet, en1
Network Service: Wi-Fi, AirPort, en2
PCI Card: ATI Radeon HD 4870, Display Controller, Slot-1
PCI Card: PXS3, USB eXtensible Host Controller, Slot-3
Serial ATA Device: ST31500341AS, 1.5 TB
Serial ATA Device: WDC WD15EVDS-63T3B0, 1.5 TB
Serial ATA Device: ST3250824AS  Q, 250.06 GB
Serial ATA Device: WDC WD15EVDS-63T3B0, 1.5 TB
Serial ATA Device: HL-DT-ST BD-RE  BH16NS40
Serial ATA Device: Crucial_CT128M550SSD1, 128.04 GB
USB Device: USB 2.0 Bus
USB Device: IS888 USB3.0 to SATA bridge
USB Device: USB Bus
USB Device: USB Bus
USB Device: Bluetooth HCI
USB Device: USB Bus
USB Device: USB Bus
USB Device: Hub in Apple Pro Keyboard
USB Device: Apple Optical USB Mouse
USB Device: Apple Pro Keyboard
USB Device: USB 3.0 Bus
FireWire Device: built-in_hub, Up to 800 Mb/sec
Thunderbolt Bus:

 

[PeterHolbrook]

using replaceBootloader script

By any chance, have you tried NOT to use that script?

 

[MacUser2525]

Fixed. Appreciate the tip. Thanks.

Your welcome figured you did not know about it as you were not using it, you can do the same with quoting within a post if you want to break it up to reply to points at a time. You just replace the code in my example above with quote if you want to see further examples of what can be done search on BBCode examples. A lot of forums support this idea even if they do not have the buttons for it like here. I never use the buttons anyways I find it easier to just keep typing entering the code(s) needed as I do so.

 

[dgwilson]

BootLoader v3.1

Recreate install Media on MacBookPro - latest El Capitan download from the App Store.
sudo /Applications/Install\ OS\ X\ El\ Capitan.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/Untitled --applicationpath /Applications/Install\ OS\ X\ El\ Capitan.app --nointeraction
Erasing Disk: 0%... 10%... 20%... 30%...100%...
Copying installer files to disk...
Copy complete.
Making disk bootable...
Copying boot files...
Copy complete.
Done.


Replace boot.efi with version 3.1

cp boot.efi /Volumes/Install\ OS\ X\ El\ Capitan/.IABootFiles/.
cp boot.efi /Volumes/Install\ OS\ X\ El\ Capitan/usr/standalone/i386/.
cp boot.efi /Volumes/Install\ OS\ X\ El\ Capitan/System/Library/CoreServices/.

Confirmation.
xnotifications-trafficcamnz:bootloader dgwilson$ ls -la /Volumes/Install\ OS\ X\ El\ Capitan/.IABootFiles/bo*
-rw-r--r--  3 dgwilson  staff  316416  6 Nov 09:28 /Volumes/Install OS X El Capitan/.IABootFiles/boot.efi

xnotifications-trafficcamnz:bootloader dgwilson$ ls -la /Volumes/Install\ OS\ X\ El\ Capitan/usr/standalone/i386/bo*
-rw-r--r--  3 dgwilson  staff  316416  6 Nov 09:28 /Volumes/Install OS X El Capitan/usr/standalone/i386/boot.efi

xnotifications-trafficcamnz:bootloader dgwilson$ ls -la /Volumes/Install\ OS\ X\ El\ Capitan/System/Library/CoreServices/bo*
-rw-r--r--  3 dgwilson  staff  316416  6 Nov 09:28 /Volumes/Install OS X El Capitan/System/Library/CoreServices/boot.efi

Disconnect external HDD from MacBookPro
Mount external HDD in MacPro1,1
Reboot - hold down option key on boot
Install OS X El Capitan
Installer reboots at completion

Mac restarts to another drive with El Capitan on it.

cd /Volumes/ElCapInstTest 
Davids-Mac-Pro:ElCapInstTest dgwilson$ ls -la
total 8
drwxrwxr-x  9 root  admin  374  6 Nov 09:52 .
drwxrwxrwt@ 8 root  admin  272  6 Nov 09:54 ..
-rw-r--r--  1 root  admin  887  6 Nov 09:52 .OSInstallerMessages
drwx------  5 root  admin  170  6 Nov 09:25 .Spotlight-V100
d-wx-wx-wt  3 root  wheel  102  6 Nov 09:55 .Trashes
drwx------  3 root  admin  102  6 Nov 09:54 .fseventsd
drwx------  8 root  wheel  272  6 Nov 09:52 OS X Install Data
Davids-Mac-Pro:ElCapInstTest dgwilson$ sudo ls -la OS\ X\ Install\ Data/
Password:
total 512
drwx------  8 root  wheel     272  6 Nov 09:52 .
drwxrwxr-x  9 root  admin     374  6 Nov 09:52 ..
-rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel     182  6 Nov 09:52 MacOSXInstaller.choiceChanges
-rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel     481  6 Nov 09:52 OSInstallAttr.plist
-rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel  232765 30 Oct 15:09 OSX_10_11_IncompatibleAppList.pkg
-rw-r--r--@ 1 root  wheel   10932  6 Nov 09:52 ia.log
-rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel     493  6 Nov 09:38 index.sproduct
-rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel     632  6 Nov 09:52 minstallconfig.xml

nvram -p
SystemAudioVolume    @
IdlePML4    %d0%da%ce%08%80%ff%ff%ff
rc_imgsrc_info    bplist00%a1%01%d1%02%03_%10$C29467B4-7263-30E2-A64D-F45A8B05F5EE_%10%17Install OS X El Capitan%08%0a%0d4%00%00%00%00%00%00%01%01%00%00%00%00%00%00%00%04%00%00%00%00%00%00%00%00%00%00%00%00%00%00%00N
LocationServicesEnabled    %01
bluetoothInternalControllerInfo    %06%82%ac%05%00%00 ]%00%19%e3%ef%d1%df
prev-lang:kbd    en:15
SystemAudioVolumeDB    %00
platform-uuid    %00%00%00%00%00%00%10%00%80%00%00%17%f2%08%db%cc
install-product-url    x-osproduct://CF741E84-AD92-378F-8E38-458CDA64D3D0/OS%2520X%2520Install%2520Data
fmm-computer-name    David%e2%80%99s Mac Pro
bluetoothActiveControllerInfo    %06%82%ac%05%00%00%00%00 ]%00%19%e3%ef%d1%df
efi-boot-device-data    %02%01%0c%00%d0A%03%0a%00%00%00%00%01%01%06%00%02%1d%03%05%06%00%04%00%04%01*%00%02%00%00%00(@%06%00%00%00%00%00%e0%1f.:%00%00%00%00%19%11%d1%fa%f5spK%ac&%d4aG%f9%f2&%02%02%7f%ff%04%00
efi-boot-device    <array><dict><key>IOMatch</key><dict><key>IOProviderClass</key><string>IOMedia</string><key>IOPropertyMatch</key><dict><key>UUID</key><string>FAD11119-73F5-4B70-AC26-D46147F9F226</string></dict></dict><key>BLLastBSDName</key><string>disk5s2</string></dict><dict><key>IOEFIBootOption</key><string>config="\.IABootFiles\com.apple.Boot"</string></dict></array>%00
csr-active-config    %80%00%00%00
EFIBluetoothDelay    %b8%0b

diskutil info FAD11119-73F5-4B70-AC26-D46147F9F226
   Device Identifier:        disk5s2
   Device Node:              /dev/disk5s2
   Whole:                    No
   Part of Whole:            disk5
   Device / Media Name:      Untitled

   Volume Name:              Install OS X El Capitan

   Mounted:                  Yes
   Mount Point:              /Volumes/Install OS X El Capitan

   File System Personality:  Journaled HFS+
   Type (Bundle):            hfs
   Name (User Visible):      Mac OS Extended (Journaled)
   Journal:                  Journal size 40960 KB at offset 0xe8e000
   Owners:                   Disabled

   Partition Type:           Apple_HFS
   OS Can Be Installed:      Yes
   Media Type:               Generic
   Protocol:                 USB
   SMART Status:             Not Supported
   Volume UUID:              C29467B4-7263-30E2-A64D-F45A8B05F5EE
   Disk / Partition UUID:    FAD11119-73F5-4B70-AC26-D46147F9F226

   Total Size:               499.8 GB (499763888128 Bytes) (exactly 976101344 512-Byte-Units)
   Volume Free Space:        493.1 GB (493093015552 Bytes) (exactly 963072296 512-Byte-Units)
   Device Block Size:        512 Bytes
   Allocation Block Size:    4096 Bytes

   Read-Only Media:          No
   Read-Only Volume:         No

   Device Location:          External
   Removable Media:          No

At this point given that the boot volume remains set to the installer disk… and that it didn’t boot… I took a closer look.

pwd
/Volumes/Install OS X El Capitan
Davids-Mac-Pro:Install OS X El Capitan dgwilson$ ls -la .IABootFiles/bo*
-rw-r--r-- 1 dgwilson staff 604728 22 Sep 17:15 .IABootFiles/boot.efi

The boot.efi has been replaced on the install volume. So I replaced it and rebooted.

Davids-Mac-Pro:Install OS X El Capitan dgwilson$ cp System/Library/CoreServices/boot.efi .IABootFiles/.
Davids-Mac-Pro:Install OS X El Capitan dgwilson$ ls -la .IABootFiles/bo*
-rw-r--r--  1 dgwilson  staff  316416  6 Nov 10:12 .IABootFiles/boot.efi

Reboot.
Install automatically continuing to target volume.

… hmmm left he room, came back to find the Mac had rebooted… back into install of OS X.
I selected the target drive again and begun the install.

OS X could not be installed on your computer - an error occurred while extracting files from the package “Essentials.pkg”.

So I’m going to repeat the whole process and this time use a USB key instead of an external HDD.

 

[clawfinger]

For Apple RAID, CoreStorage and Fusion Drive support clawfinger should also check:

/com.apple.boot.P/...
/com.apple.boot.R/...
/com.apple.boot.S/...

On it.

OS X could not be installed on your computer - an error occurred while extracting files from the package “Essentials.pkg”.

There have been several reports of Installation Media (regardless of whether USB,HDD,SSD based) somehow getting corrupted after even a single use, perhaps due to all the disk images that get mounted not getting properly unmounted etc. My guess would be that this is the source of this issue and I would keep it in mind during future installation attempts.

 

[iMattux]

There have been several reports of Installation Media (regardless of whether USB,HDD,SSD based) somehow getting corrupted after even a single use, perhaps due to all the disk images that get mounted not getting properly unmounted etc. My guess would be that this is the source of this issue and I would keep it in mind during future installation attempts.

Count me in as yet another who has had at least three theoretically perfectly patched (i.e. all three Pike's boot.efi files in place, -rw-r-r- (no@) root wheel) installers fail @ ~9 min remaining of 17 while extracting essentials.Apple might have some kind of issue. Diskutil, however, does not report any errors anywhere.

 

[dgwilson]

Trying the install again off USB key has not succeeded. Similar complaints about damaged packages.
So I thought I'd try of an external hard drive connected over firewire 800. And this time I've run createinstallmedia on the MacPro itself. After replacing the 3 x boot.efi files - the drive is not detected as a startup volume. And still not after a reboot.

 

[PeterHolbrook]

Trying the install again off USB key has not succeeded. Similar complaints about damaged packages.
So I thought I'd try of an external hard drive connected over firewire 800. And this time I've run createinstallmedia on the MacPro itself. After replacing the 3 x boot.efi files - the drive is not detected as a startup volume. And still not after a reboot.

I strongly suggest that you create a "legacy" installer. They can't be created with one single instruction or in one step, but they don't get corrupted, ever. And they don't ruin your hardware.

 

[iMattux]

I strongly suggest that you create a "legacy" installer. They can't be created with one single instruction or in one step, but they don't get corrupted, ever. And they don't ruin your hardware.

Please forgive a non-developer (although I'm studying...) in the developer thread, but I might be throwing some useful information into the mix (or not...). I very carefully followed spliffingate's instructions and created 2 bootable legacy installers - once on the supported iMac in ElCap to a firewire drive and again on my MacPro running Yosemite 10.10.5. to an 8G internal partition. In both cases, the install failed when reading the Essentials.pkg. Install logs do show some interesting errors prior to the crash, if someone wants to compare, I have several saved logs.

I've tested every thing that I can from power supply to hard drives to ram, everything checks out when I'm in Lion or Yosemite. The only way I've been able to boot into El Capitan is with a system that was installed/created on my supported iMac with Pike's boot.efi files. Sooner or later, I get kernel panics and hard crashes/reboots, and the console is logging hundreds of errors every second.

My latest wild theory - supported by 2 different posters on the behemoth MacPro 1,1/2,1 El Capitan thread - is that the problem lies with the OEM 512MB DIMMs. Mine is not "bad" after 8+ hrs of running memtest, I got 0 errors, but it is different and less "modern" than the 1/2/4GB modules that were standard/OEM/minimum. Here's a slightly more qualified opinion than a random poster on the main ElCap thread:

Our 1GB, 2GB, and 4GB modules are dual rank (a single rank module would be significantly more expensive), and always have been. You can populate your machine with any paired combination of our 512mb, 1GB, 2GB, or 4GB modules without any problems. The 512mb modules are single rank modules.

That's a RamJet tech, speaking about single rank vs. dual rank modules, excerpted from this thread on Apple's support site.

I'm definitely grasping at straws, but I'm going to pull the present, tested OK, but pre-Mavericks/Yosemite/EC generation, single rank 512MB modules and replace them with these 4x2GB matched dual rank modules ($19 shipped!) and start all over. I'll post results here (unless the smart kids kids tell me to get out of this thread) when I test it out.

Now, Mr. Wilson, if you'd like to play along, I notice you're running with legacy 512MB modules in Riser B, slots 3 & 4 (they should actually be upstairs on A:3,4 if your MacPro is a true 1,1 - check the inside of the door)... Pull those dusty puppies out of there and see if you get different results. I'm anxious to hear. You'll be able to support or invalidate my theory.

If any of the smart kids have any thoughts or want to tell me why this is a stupid theory, I'd love to be educated.

Cheers

(P.S. - I hope no one is insulted or slighted by the term "smart kids". It is not intended to be anything but sincerely complimentary)

 

[dgwilson]

I strongly suggest that you create a "legacy" installer. They can't be created with one single instruction or in one step, but they don't get corrupted, ever. And they don't ruin your hardware.

Thanks Peter. I'm building legacy now.
Can you confirm for me please:

"11. Finally, replace the bootbase.efi file located in System/Library/CoreServices with Pike’s bootbase.efi that you previously downloaded as indicated earlier."

I can use a copy of boot.efi renamed to bootbase.efi for this purpose?


- David

 

[iMattux]

Thanks Peter. I'm building legacy now.
Can you confirm for me please:

"11. Finally, replace the bootbase.efi file located in System/Library/CoreServices with Pike’s bootbase.efi that you previously downloaded as indicated earlier."

I can use a copy of boot.efi renamed to bootbase.efi for this purpose?


- David

I'll butt in and say, "Yes" just rename Pike's boot.efi - and ask you to pull your legacy 512 ram out when you try the install. See my post above. And I hope it makes a difference for you/us!

 

[PeterHolbrook]

I can use a copy of boot.efi renamed to bootbase.efi for this purpose?

When I wrote the instruction you quoted, technical circumstances were different from what later developments allowed. In other words, now there isn't a separate bootbase.efi by Pike anymore. As a result, and taking for granted that the presence of bootbase.efi is still necessary (I'm not sure it is), simply copy Pike's boot.efi and rename it as bootbase.efi and then copy boot.efi again (this would be for /S/L/CS/ of the installer).

 

[PeterHolbrook]

Please forgive a non-developer (although I'm studying...) in the developer thread, but I might be throwing some useful information into the mix (or not...).

There's nothing to forgive. Good luck with your memory tests.

 

[dgwilson]

When I wrote the instruction you quoted, technical circumstances were different from what later developments allowed. In other words, now there isn't a separate bootbase.efi by Pike anymore. As a result, and taking for granted that the presence of bootbase.efi is still necessary (I'm not sure it is), simply copy Pike's boot.efi and rename it as bootbase.efi and then copy boot.efi again (this would be for /S/L/CS/ of the installer).

Have built the legacy installer.
Have attempted install - fails at the same place with the essentials.pkg error.

Removed the 2 x 512 memory modules - taking machine down to 4GB
Install fails again (using legacy installer). Same issue with essentials.pkg
- I did this a number of times as I'd left the room and came back to the machine having booted into the installer again. The target install disk only had the following:

/Volumes/ElCapInstTest/
Mac-Pro:ElCapInstTest dgwilson$ ls -la
total 8
drwxrwxr-x  10 root  wheel  408  7 Nov 13:44 .
drwxrwxrwt@  8 root  admin  272  7 Nov 13:50 ..
drwx------   5 root  wheel  170  7 Nov 13:44 .OSInstallSandboxPath.trashedSandbox
-rw-r--r--   1 root  wheel  593  7 Nov 13:44 .OSInstallerMessages
drwx------   5 root  admin  170  7 Nov 13:22 .Spotlight-V100
d-wx-wx-wt   3 root  wheel  102  7 Nov 13:46 .Trashes
drwx------   3 root  admin  102  7 Nov 13:46 .fseventsd
drwxr-xr-x   4 root  wheel  136  7 Nov 13:26 private

Being how as I have 2 x MacPro1,1 machines (the second one don't have a high enough spec'd video card at the moment). I decided to take the memory boards from that machine and swap them.

Install fails again (using legacy installer). Same issue with essentials.pkg

Crash log below - was displayed after I booted into a good 10.11 environment.

iMattux - thank you for the RAM suggestion and the link to Amazon.

Anonymous UUID:       <<REMOVED>>

Sat Nov  7 13:46:07 2015

*** Panic Report ***
panic(cpu 1 caller 0xffffff80121d6bba): Kernel trap at 0xffffff80121296c7, type 14=page fault, registers:
CR0: 0x0000000080010033, CR2: 0xffffff801eb8a008, CR3: 0x0000000000713000, CR4: 0x0000000000002660
RAX: 0x0000000000000000, RBX: 0xffffff801dcc5298, RCX: 0x0000000000000001, RDX: 0x0000000000000047
RSP: 0xffffff80abd433b0, RBP: 0xffffff80abd433e0, RSI: 0xffffff801eb20000, RDI: 0xffffff801dcc5260
R8:  0xffffff801ea1f800, R9:  0x0000000000000000, R10: 0xffffff802558a0b0, R11: 0xffffff8020d850a8
R12: 0xffffff801eb8a000, R13: 0x0000000000000000, R14: 0x0000000000000000, R15: 0xffffff801dcc5260
RFL: 0x0000000000010282, RIP: 0xffffff80121296c7, CS:  0x0000000000000008, SS:  0x0000000000000010
Fault CR2: 0xffffff801eb8a008, Error code: 0x0000000000000000, Fault CPU: 0x1, PL: 1

Backtrace (CPU 1), Frame : Return Address
0xffffff80abd43040 : 0xffffff80120e5307 
0xffffff80abd430c0 : 0xffffff80121d6bba 
0xffffff80abd432a0 : 0xffffff80121f4313 
0xffffff80abd432c0 : 0xffffff80121296c7 
0xffffff80abd433e0 : 0xffffff80121260e2 
0xffffff80abd434c0 : 0xffffff8012506324 
0xffffff80abd434e0 : 0xffffff8012504346 
0xffffff80abd43530 : 0xffffff801230671a 
0xffffff80abd435b0 : 0xffffff8012306246 
0xffffff80abd435f0 : 0xffffff80123097f4 
0xffffff80abd43620 : 0xffffff80123052f1 
0xffffff80abd436b0 : 0xffffff8012504d55 
0xffffff80abd437e0 : 0xffffff8012513bf2 
0xffffff80abd439b0 : 0xffffff80122f9f1e 
0xffffff80abd43a80 : 0xffffff80122f96c8 
0xffffff80abd43bc0 : 0xffffff801230cc15 
0xffffff80abd43c10 : 0xffffff801231a317 
0xffffff80abd43f30 : 0xffffff801230f7ca 
0xffffff80abd43f60 : 0xffffff801262afd1 
0xffffff80abd43fb0 : 0xffffff80121f4b16 

BSD process name corresponding to current thread: OS X Installer

Mac OS version:
15B42

Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 15.0.0: Sat Sep 19 15:53:46 PDT 2015; root:xnu-3247.10.11~1/RELEASE_X86_64
Kernel UUID: AB5FC1B4-12E7-311E-8E6F-9023985D8C1D
Kernel slide:     0x0000000011e00000
Kernel text base: 0xffffff8012000000
__HIB  text base: 0xffffff8011f00000
System model name: MacPro1,1 (Mac-F42C88C8)

System uptime in nanoseconds: 778939206663
last loaded kext at 239449653539: com.apple.driver.AppleXsanScheme    3 (addr 0xffffff7f94ff2000, size 32768)
last unloaded kext at 319941657490: com.apple.driver.AppleXsanScheme    3 (addr 0xffffff7f94ff2000, size 32768)
loaded kexts:
com.apple.driver.pmtelemetry    1
com.apple.iokit.IOUserEthernet    1.0.1
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager    4.4.2f1
com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl    1.2.13
com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X    7.0.0
com.apple.kext.AMDFramebuffer    1.3.8
com.apple.driver.AppleHDA    272.50.31
com.apple.driver.AppleOSXWatchdog    1
com.apple.driver.AppleHV    1
com.apple.iokit.CSRBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport    4.4.2f1
com.apple.driver.AppleLPC    3.1
com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin    1.0.0
com.apple.kext.AMD4800Controller    1.3.8
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelSlowAdaptiveClocking    4.0.0
com.apple.nke.webcontentfilter    5
com.apple.driver.DiskImages.ReadWriteDiskImage    415
com.apple.driver.DiskImages.RAMBackingStore    415
com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient    3.7.7
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless    1.0.0d1
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib    1.0.0
com.apple.BootCache    37
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage    2.8.0
com.apple.driver.AppleIntel8254XEthernet    3.1.4b1
com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI    5.5.2
com.apple.driver.AirPortBrcm43224    700.36.24
com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort    3.1.5
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelPIIXATA    2.5.1
com.apple.driver.usb.AppleUSBEHCIPCI    1.0.1
com.apple.driver.usb.AppleUSBUHCIPCI    1.0.1
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons    4.0
com.apple.driver.AppleRTC    2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleHPET    1.8
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS    2.1
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC    4.0
com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC    1.7
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient    218.0.0
com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall    163
com.apple.security.quarantine    3
com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet    8
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement    218.0.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSurface    108.0.1
com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily    11
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController    1.0.14d1
com.apple.driver.CoreCaptureResponder    1
com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib    272.50.31
com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib    525
com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport    2.4.1
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport    4.4.2f1
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily    4.4.2f1
com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController    272.50.31
com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily    272.50.31
com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily    204.1
com.apple.vecLib.kext    1.2.0
com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireIP    2.2.6
com.apple.driver.AppleSMC    3


Model: MacPro1,1, BootROM MP11.005C.B08, 4 processors, Dual-Core Intel Xeon, 2.66 GHz, 4 GB, SMC 1.7f10
Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 4870, ATI Radeon HD 4870, PCIe, 512 MB
Memory Module: DIMM Riser A/DIMM 1, 512 MB, DDR2 FB-DIMM, 667 MHz, 0x80AD, 0x48594D5035363441373242503844322D5935
Memory Module: DIMM Riser A/DIMM 2, 512 MB, DDR2 FB-DIMM, 667 MHz, 0x80AD, 0x48594D5035363441373242503844322D5935
Memory Module: DIMM Riser B/DIMM 1, 1 GB, DDR2 FB-DIMM, 667 MHz, 0x802C, 0x3138484631323837324A4436363742354433
Memory Module: DIMM Riser B/DIMM 2, 1 GB, DDR2 FB-DIMM, 667 MHz, 0x802C, 0x3138484631323837324A4436363742354433
Memory Module: DIMM Riser A/DIMM 3, 512 MB, DDR2 FB-DIMM, 667 MHz, 0x802C, 0x394854463634373246592D36363742344433
Memory Module: DIMM Riser A/DIMM 4, 512 MB, DDR2 FB-DIMM, 667 MHz, 0x802C, 0x394854463634373246592D36363742344433
AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x14E4, 0x87), Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.10.131.36.16)
Bluetooth: Version 4.4.0f4 16320, 3 services, 26 devices, 1 incoming serial ports
Network Service: Ethernet 2, Ethernet, en1
Network Service: Wi-Fi, AirPort, en2
PCI Card: ATI Radeon HD 4870, Display Controller, Slot-1
PCI Card: PXS3, USB eXtensible Host Controller, Slot-3
Serial ATA Device: ST31500341AS, 1.5 TB
Serial ATA Device: WDC WD15EVDS-63T3B0, 1.5 TB
Serial ATA Device: ST3250824AS  Q, 250.06 GB
Serial ATA Device: WDC WD15EVDS-63T3B0, 1.5 TB
Serial ATA Device: HL-DT-ST BD-RE  BH16NS40
Serial ATA Device: Crucial_CT128M550SSD1, 128.04 GB
USB Device: USB Bus
USB Device: Hub in Apple Pro Keyboard
USB Device: Apple Optical USB Mouse
USB Device: Apple Pro Keyboard
USB Device: USB Bus
USB Device: USB Bus
USB Device: USB Bus
USB Device: Bluetooth HCI
USB Device: USB 2.0 Bus
USB Device: IS888 USB3.0 to SATA bridge
USB Device: USB 3.0 Bus
FireWire Device: built-in_hub, Up to 800 Mb/sec
FireWire Device: unknown_device, Unknown
Thunderbolt Bus:

 

[splifingate]

... created 2 bootable legacy installers - once on the supported iMac in ElCap to a firewire drive and again on my MacPro running Yosemite 10.10.5. to an 8G internal partition. In both cases, the install failed when reading the Essentials.pkg. Install logs do show some interesting errors prior to the crash, if someone wants to compare, I have several saved logs.

Aye; it would be of interest.

I just don't understand, as I can create and install these things at-will (always have)....

Stick 'em on a server, share over in the EL Cap thread, email them to me @gmail.com, or whatever . . . once you get all the installer stuff sorted, we can work on boot.efi advancement/development, here (if you so choose).

--8<------

I'm definitely grasping at straws, but I'm going to pull the present, tested OK, but pre-Mavericks/Yosemite/EC generation, single rank 512MB modules and replace them with these 4x2GB matched dual rank modules ($19 shipped!) and start all over. I'll post results here...

[...]

Replacing RAM piece-meal is extremely frustrating: I started with two 512MB sticks in 2006, and frankenschtein'ed through various types and styles over the years (some factory-replacement failures, many red LEDs on the risers, and $ tossed), and have finally achieved Memory Nirvana with these four matching 4GiB pairs (32GiB, total).

One finds one's Sweet Spot, I believe, in matching one's Pairs, and being satisfied with such

This MacPro has been--and (if the future is based upon the past) will continue to be--so very, very stable, that it's difficult for me to imagine it not being so.

btw, you might notice that I'm running my "1,1" with upgraded CPU and 2,1 firmware, so this is another angle, for comparison....