MP 1,1-5,1 Manually Configured OpenCore on the Mac Pro

[xb12]

The display of the core i3 processor means nothing. It’s 100% cosmetic and fixable with opencore settings.

you could probably try using The copy of refind by @Dayo To boot with a boot screen.

Thank you.

 

[kcarney81]

I spent all weekend attempting to upgrade opencore 0.5.5 to 0.6.1 with no luck. Replaced all files on my EFI volume and took the attached config.plist from 1st post with no modifications and get a black screen after the opencore apple logo loads 2/3. I also tested out the 0.6.2 release version with the same result. Downgrading to 0.6.0 with the vanilla config.plist file works perfectly, am I missing something with 0.6.1? Shouldn't this work OOB?

It's a MacPro5,1 with Catalina. I've attached my working 0.6.0 config.

 

[Grumply]

I spent all weekend attempting to upgrade opencore 0.5.5 to 0.6.1 with no luck. Replaced all files on my EFI volume and took the attached config.plist from 1st post with no modifications and get a black screen after the opencore apple logo loads 2/3. I also tested out the 0.6.2 release version with the same result. Downgrading to 0.6.0 with the vanilla config.plist file works perfectly, am I missing something with 0.6.1? Shouldn't this work OOB?

It's a MacPro5,1 with Catalina. I've attached my working 0.6.0 config.

Take a look at the two configs I posted up a few posts back - I ended up needing two separate configs (a pre-install, and a post-install) in order to get Catalina up and running. They're Martin's personal config, give them a shot.

 

[kcarney81]

I'll give the post-install config a try when I get home later on, I've been hesitant to poke at it further since it's now fully functional with 0.6.0. Aside from hardware acceleration causing kernel panics, Catalina and Win10 boots ok with what I posted.

 

[Grumply]

I'll give the post-install config a try when I get home later on, I've been hesitant to poke at it further since it's now fully functional with 0.6.0. Aside from hardware acceleration causing kernel panics, Catalina and Win10 boots ok with what I posted.

Did you install through the Opencore method? Or is your Catalina a Dosdude or Cloned install?

I tried the cloned method first and wasted most of a day trying to get it up and running. The Opencore install was the only method that worked for me.

 

[kcarney81]

Did you install through the Opencore method? Or is your Catalina a Dosdude or Cloned install?

I tried the cloned method first and wasted most of a day trying to get it up and running. The Opencore install was the only method that worked for me.

It's a dosdude install, pre-opencore

 

[Grumply]

It's a dosdude install, pre-opencore

If you can, I'd suggest wiping it and starting over with the Opencore install. It's a fiddly process, but the end result seems to be a genuinely stable build.

 

[kcarney81]

If you can, I'd suggest wiping it and starting over with the Opencore install. It's a fiddly process, but the end result seems to be a genuinely stable build.

I'd consider it, got a link to the process?

 

[Grumply]

I'd consider it, got a link to the process?

It's the process detailed in the first post of this thread. I'd suggest trying it with Martin's pre-install and post-install configs that I posted up though (that was the key to get it working for me).

 

[kcarney81]

It's the process detailed in the first post of this thread. I'd suggest trying it with Martin's pre-install and post-install configs that I posted up though (that was the key to get it working for me).

Ah gotcha, I was looking at it as more of an upgrade manual not fresh install. I guess it can be adapted for going from catalina to catalina on a second disk and I happen to have a new ssd and icydock coming tomorrow anyway. I was going to use them for Windows 10, but if this brings more stability to my Mac then it can wait.

 

[i.am.not.a.hipster]

Enthusiasm returned and I manually updated my config file to match 0.6.1's requirements. No beans. Wouldn't boot, just fell back to the simple boot picker in the same way the config file from post 1 does for me. Only thing that worked was my chain-boot to Windows through rEFInd.

Checked the plist file differences back to 0.5.8 and didn't see anything that would make the older version too unhappy with a newer plist file, so swapped out the guts of OpenCore and rebooted. Boots fine, acceleration working. Also fixes Catalina not updating for me with 0.5.6, so I guess I’m happy.

I also now remember that I am not booting the OS from NVME (I said it had been a while). I'm using the internal bays for Mojave and Catalina while having all my user areas on NVME.

Attached is my current config.plist which works fine on 0.5.8 and not on 0.6.1. I'll trace what's changed another day, too late now. Clues appreciated.

May I please know what you meant by "swapped out the guts of OpenCore and rebooted?"

I have the exact same problem that you encountered -- the endless loop of being thrown back to the OC boot picker menu.

I have tried redoing the OC installation process 2 times now but failed both times with the same result of being thrown back to the boot picker.

Hope you can kindly clarify how you fix this.

 

[hwojtek]

I have the exact same problem that you encountered -- the endless loop of being thrown back to the OC boot picker menu.

Your OC configuration file contains settings from older versions.

 

[startergo]

I spent all weekend attempting to upgrade opencore 0.5.5 to 0.6.1 with no luck. Replaced all files on my EFI volume and took the attached config.plist from 1st post with no modifications and get a black screen after the opencore apple logo loads 2/3. I also tested out the 0.6.2 release version with the same result. Downgrading to 0.6.0 with the vanilla config.plist file works perfectly, am I missing something with 0.6.1? Shouldn't this work OOB?

It's a MacPro5,1 with Catalina. I've attached my working 0.6.0 config.

try this config

 

[kcarney81]

try this config

Will try later today. From a quick glance only a small block of text was removed from the config I posted

<key>Generic</key>
<dict/>
<key>DataHub</key>
<dict/>
<key>PlatformNVRAM</key>
<dict/>
<key>SMBIOS</key>
<dict/>

Deprecated in 0.6.1?

 

[startergo]

Will try later today. From a quick glance only a small block of text was removed from the config I posted

<key>Generic</key>
<dict/>
<key>DataHub</key>
<dict/>
<key>PlatformNVRAM</key>
<dict/>
<key>SMBIOS</key>
<dict/>

Deprecated in 0.6.1?

No, but they are empty databases. There is one more change.

 

[TECK]

I recently installed Mohave on disk A because of a failed disk. The system is telling me to upgrade the OS but is giving me a null version? Before I used to get a specific version. I don't have an Apple ID set.

 

[GSXB]

Do you have imacpro board-id in your config? "will not boot" is a vague term. Provide a debug boot log as a minimum.

Ya it’s in my config beta 7 will only boot to desktop by sooofing an iMac pro with the Mac Pro config the apple appears the a reboot to boot picker

 

[startergo]

Ya it’s in my config beta 7 will only boot to desktop by sooofing an iMac pro with the Mac Pro config the apple appears the a reboot to boot picker

So you say with board-id spoofing only it will not boot Catalina DP7?

 

[kcarney81]

No, but they are empty databases. There is one more change.

Aside from the file extension..

 

[startergo]

Aside from the file extension..

SecureBootModel

 

[kcarney81]

SecureBootModel

It's not in either file

 

[startergo]

It's not in either file

Change it to disabled. I did not save the changes.

 

[kcarney81]

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Change it to disabled. I did not save the changes.

Thank you very much, I'll add the change and try it when I get home.

 

[i.am.not.a.hipster]

Your OC configuration file contains settings from older versions.

Interesting perspective ....but I used the same config.plist as attached on the first post of this thread though....the one that goes with 0.6.1.

 

[paulogilmour]

Hello everyone. I reinstalled Windows 10 following the exFat method described here. It worked perfect. Until after an update, for a reason I don't know, it no longer displays the opencore boot piker. I can't get into Catalina, unless I remove the hard drive that contains Windows. Looking at the Windows EFI partition, I noticed that the BOOT folder was created. I deleted it, but Windows still automatically booted. And I can't access Catalina.

Answering myself! I remembered that this has already happened here. There is a problem with the ROM. How I had a backup of it. I restored it, now I have the correct boot menu again and I can choose Catalina or Windows.