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Designate a new folder for kexts and label it "My Kexts" (for example).

To save time from having to copy each kext from each of the unzipped kext folders, I copied these to new a folder on my hard drive to make it easier for dragging and dropping the next time.

#Clover boot loader installation full#

HELPFUL HINT: When I was setting up the installer for my AMD machine, I ended up using different flsh drives to test because the Catalina full installer didn't work nor did the Catalina Recovery Installer, and I had to then try the versions for Mojave. This way you can move kexts in and out later on. If there are other kexts you want to test, you can go to BOOT -> EFI -> Clover -> kexts and make a separate folder called "unused", "Not used" or similar (the OS won't look for those types of filenames) and keep any extra kexts there to experiment. If it uses one of the types listed above, you're in luck! Else, you can purchase a USB-to-Ethernet adapter for $20 or less and it should work. No matter what computer or board you're using, go the manufacturer's product page to get the specs and see what type of networking set it uses.

RealtekRTL8100 - for 10/100 Gbs Realtek LAN chipsets.

RealtekRTL8111 - Works with most gigabit Realtek LAN chipsets.

IntelMausiEthernet - Works with most newer Intel LAN chipsets.

AtherosE2200Ethernet - this works for most Atheros or Killer networking chipsets.

AppleIntelE1000 - Works with older Intel LAN chipsets, but be warned that it can crash using newer chipsets.

In the chapter for Buying Advice in the section of Motherboards were listed some of the more popular networking sets used: The last essential piece for now is the one for networking, as the installation process requires a connection. Initially it won't work when you have your Hackintosh booting freely but will be used afterwards.

AppleALC.kext - This kext is required for audio output and input for your system.

WhateverGreen.kext - The kext here replaces older graphics kexts for better compatibility including fixes for Intel, Nvidia, and AMD Graphics sets.

Lilu.kext- This piece acts like a fix-all for a number of older compatibility issues.

Without it, your system will not be able to load the MacOS.

VirtualSMC.kext - This is the primary kext needed among all others.

#Clover boot loader installation mac#

Windows users will have to right-click the file and unzip it whereas Mac users just double-click the. From here on out, the process for kexts will be the same for both Windows and Mac users. Since we're on the subject of kexts, let's get these out of the way. Alternatively you can simply perform a Google search for the kext(s) you need and get the latest versions just in case they are not quite updated on the above link. These can be downloaded from the link here:īookmark this page so you can refer to it if and when you need more kexts.

#Clover boot loader installation drivers#

The ist file and the drivers folder were generated automatically when you installed Clover. Not only is this done for compatibility testing, but allows for more control as the Clover bootloader provides limited ability to change parameters after the computer has been booted. The editing process lets you modify the files before installing macOS.

kexts - These are the individual pieces needed to run MacOS that are not part of the original operating system.

#Clover boot loader installation driver#

We won't be modifying and data in any driver, but simply moving driver files around in order to get it working.

drivers folder - This folder holds the various drivers used after Clover gets loaded and after you select the MacOS.

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ist - This is the primary file that gets loaded when you select the MacOS drive after booting, whether it's the one used to install MacOS or the one used to load the drive with MacOS after it's been installed.

Now that you have the operating system and Clover on your flash drive, the next steps involve adding and modifying the Clover files so that it can boot properly for your machine.