High Sierra MBR and Firmware Check Patch 10.13.x

With this, we can now install using base method?

Pretty awesome!!I just wanna know how to solve the problem of mouse/keyboard freezing when booting into the install screen using Chameleon?And it seems that the USB kexts r not working any more!!

Very Good! Wanna try it soon

Thanx

Glad to see, no obvious change for DP2.

@crazybirdy,

 

Install method works as advertised and very useful to install on GPT disks as well.  Maybe you should rename the patch to "High Sierra Bypass Firmware and MBR Check Patch".

 

Thanks for your hard work . 

Hi buddy great work. I have an issue tho I boot up and installer error log shows up I have 2 portions named as described added my uuid of installdata copied base system ect to install data to and put the patched osinstall in osinstall.framework/xxx/xx so on can you tell me what I may have done wrong

Sorry bud I'm awful at writing. Show all files I used but as far as I can tell there is only one ia file the one you supply

Can we inbox each other at all

that's fine.

Thank you il pm you after work

that's fine.

 

Tried to pm you says you can't get any messages so il write it here

 

Right ok so I don't need 2 portions just one e.g. I have a 8gb USB and vmwere I format USB as guid restore base system then make a packages folder in the same place as the old method and copy osinstalker.mpkg. From here copy the installdata folder of yours on root of USB then copy all shared support files in to installdata folder and adding the USB uuid as described in read me then in privateframwork add osinstall to Osinstall.framework is that correct. Sorry for being a pain iv just been over the read me over and over but I boot the USB and at setup screen well what should be setup screen just a restart option and a error log

@crazybirdy hope the above makes sense

Can any one else help

I tried with 2 portions bud and I use vm to make the USB not install to

Iv also followed the read me down to a the T

FYI,

 

I successfully upgraded DB6 to DB7 with my original DB6 Disk1mbrInstaller.  Only needed to replace OSInstall.mpkg from DB6/17A344b with OSInstall.mpkg from DB7/17A352a in /Disk1mbrInstaller/System/Installation/Packages folder.

 

Steps to upgrade install:

1) Directly run DB7 "Install macOS High Sierra Beta.app", targeting the desired HFS+ or APFS installation partition --> automatically creates "macOS Install Data" folder on that volume

2) At first restart, boot to Disk1mbrInstaller ---> choose language ---> files from install packages written to disk

3) At second restart, boot to fully upgraded High Sierra partition

Thanks!

Like mentioned above, I've now upgraded DB7 to DB8 with my original DB6 Disk1mbrInstaller. - only needed to replace OSInstall.mpkg in  /Disk1mbrInstaller/System/Installation/Packages to the new one from DB8/17A358a. 

 

Also when prepared with the full /S/L/E folder from "Core.pkg" (see post#3239 & 

How to create a macOS Installer which doesn't need bootloader kext injection (FakeSMC in pre-linked kernel), bypass High Sierra firmware and MBR check), I noticed my USB mouse is fully functional and I can access the installer menu items at the top (unlike when you boot to "macOS Install" in a mackintosh).

 

Update Sep 26 2017:  Upgraded to High Sierra 10.13.0 Release 17A365 with OSInstall.mpkg in /Disk1mbrInstaller/System/Installation/Packages

of DB9 Disk1mbrInstaller  .

Are you creating 2 partitions on the target Hard Drive, or on the USB pen drive??

Sorry, but the english directions are not clear.

 

1. Create a bootable USB installation drive.

2. On the target HDD create 2 partitions... OR on the bootable USB create 2 partitions?? 

 

Not clear... are you creating a USB drive that is then patched and modified so that you install it to the target HDD?

or

are you copying files from the USB drive to the target HDD which now has 2 partitions and then once modified boot from the target HDD???

 

Dans

Let me get this correct

Where it says "you need 2 partitions - one for A.Disk1mbrInstaller,  size 2.5Gb... this is on the USB?

and then B.Disk2Install Data... 25 Gb minimum....

 

1. I already created a USB drive and have the OS installer.app on there....

SO then...

are the 2 partitions A and B for the target HDD?

 

or

 

should I wipe the USB and then put A on it and B on the target HDD????

 

IF A &B are on the target HDD then you just install your boot loader and run it??

Can someone clarify in English:

OSInstaller replace to /Volumes/Disk1mbrInstaller/System/Library/Privateframeworks/OSInstaller.framework/Version/A/OSinstaller

 

Is this meaning - copy  System/Library/Privateframeworks etc from Basesystem.dmg to DISK1MBRINSTALLER????

What does replace mean...does it mean COPY?

Ok Crazybirdy thank you.

I installed on usb drive, and on hdd creating per your instructions...

Using Enoch2902, and the Installer (first one from release day, not subsequent update installer) & Nvidia 720 vid card, i5 processor 2300 MHz (6 year old machine)... have used this since snow leopard, ok ... so has old bios etc.

 

followed steps and also A4 A5 to get it to boot.

 

The system boots up and starts to load ok, then hangs with a 

local host com apple xlc launchd messages ..then hangs with

 

IOConsoleUsers: gIOScreenLockState 3, hs 0, bs 0, nov 0, sm 0x0

 

 Video card nv_disable=1 does not help ... removing all video card kext does not help...

Any suggestions as to cause?

Yes, tried all that so no luck yet.... I will keep trying .... 

this new MacOS is a real tough one....

System starts booting, but then 

complains can't find  /Library/LaunchAgents...

 

I have S/L/Launch agents copied over from .dmg as per instructions...

 

If I copy S/L/Launchagents to /Library   then it complains about duplicates..!

 

Can you post picture of what the file structure should look like??  

Hi,

 

I followed all the steps but ended up with the OSInstall.mpkg error.

The log file is attached for help plz.

TIA

Installer Log 10-18-17.txt