Micky1979 Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 Actually what this Hex string represents, I do not know. But it ain't a disk or partition. OK thanks, is for the nvram then.. i guess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronManJFF Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 Anyone been able to install Sierra 10.12.2 from a USB stick successfully ? I had a brain cramp and wanted to to give it a go. I am stuck at the very end of the installation with error "The installer payload failed signature check." I updated the date with ntpdate -u time.apple.com but to no avail.... if anyone has a hint... Good thing I am doing this on my 'test disk'..you are never too carefull.. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micky1979 Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 I updated the date with ntpdate -u time.apple.com but to no avail.... if anyone has a hint... Tried w/o internet connection and a good bios-date? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronManJFF Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 I haven't tried w/o net connection. Thanks for the suggestion about the BIOS date, I will check that when I get back home. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhaeuser Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 OK thanks, is for the nvram then.. i guessYes, it is for the EFI Variable Store, thus you can set any value to any GUID 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elviejo Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 Anyone been able to install Sierra 10.12.2 from a USB stick successfully ? I had a brain cramp and wanted to to give it a go. I am stuck at the very end of the installation with error "The installer payload failed signature check." I updated the date with ntpdate -u time.apple.com but to no avail.... if anyone has a hint... Good thing I am doing this on my 'test disk'..you are never too carefull.. Thanks. Delete the Install macOS Sierra in your applications folder and download it again, use a different USB stick, preferably an unused one to create the usb installation, if you are using your QUO board with SIP disabled it will boot without problem, also try a different usb port. The probable cause could be a corrupted installation app or a failing usb stick. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronManJFF Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 Was the BIOS date...methinks because I dual boot and Windows 10 probably sets it differently. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bs0d Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 Sorry for posting here instead of dedicated section, but I think someone from here should see it first if wanted. So I am selling my Z77MX-QUO-AOS GM board + i7 3770S + 4x4GB DDR3 1600 Corsair for 400$ since for months it sits in the corner(using my laptop mostly) I think its better if someone will be happy with it as I was. Who want it can PM for details. i too have an AOS system packed away in box, that could do with a good home. Z77MX-QUO-AOS board and i5 3570k with 2 x crucial ballistix 8GB DDR3 1600 for a total of 16GB (which are brand new) and TPLink WDN4800 WIFI pci-e card for $350 ONO PM for details. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bltzkrg Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 Hey all, I am looking to getting Sierra installed on my box. I am going to do the install on a new SSD that i recently received. Reading all of the threads, I am undecided if I should use the Sierra Patched X-MASS BIOS or the one that Tosk posted. Goals: Install Sierra on a new SSD in addition to the other drives Still run Yosemite (or update to El Capitan) on current OSX drive after BIOS flash Eventually cut over to only running Sierra on new drive but want to ensure that everything is working in new OS before removing old drive I did create a build signature to try and help make an educated decision. Thanks in advance! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tosk Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 Reading all of the threads, I am undecided if I should use the Sierra Patched X-MASS BIOS or the one that Tosk posted. Use the Sierra Patched X-MASS BIOS first before you try mine. It might work better for you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronManJFF Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 Hey all, I am looking to getting Sierra installed on my box. I am going to do the install on a new SSD that i recently received. ... Use the Sierra Patched X-MASS BIOS first before you try mine. It might work better for you. You will need a Defaults.plist in EFI partition. This should work for your build ... all you need to do is insert serial number. <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd"> <plist version="1.0"> <dict> <key>Version</key> <string>1.0.1</string> <key>Date</key> <integer>0</integer> <key>Defaults:4D1FDA02-38C7-4A6A-9CC6-4BCCA8B30102</key> <dict> <key>BiosVersion</key> <string>IM131.88Z.010A.B05.1210121459</string> <key>ProductId</key> <string>Mac-FC02E91DDD3FA6A4</string> <key>ProductFamily</key> <string>iMac</string> <key>ProductName</key> <string>iMac13,2</string> <key>SystemSerial</key> <string>YOUR_SERIAL_GOES_HERE</string> <key>BaseBoardSerial</key> <string>YOUR_SERIAL+5_DIGITS_GOES_HERE</string> </dict> <key>Defaults:7C436110-AB2A-4BBB-A880-FE41995C9F82</key> <dict> <key>boot-args</key> <string>-v kext-dev-mode=1</string> <key>csr-active-config</key> <integer>103</integer> </dict> <key>Defaults:1F8E0C02-58A9-4E34-AE22-2B63745FA101</key> <dict> <key>BootEntryTemplate</key> <string>$label</string> <key>DarwinDiskTemplate</key> <string>$label $platform.$major.$minor</string> <key>DarwinRecoveryDiskTemplate</key> <string>$label $platform.$major.$minor</string> <key>DisableNvidiaInjection</key> <true/> </dict> </dict> </plist> 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottroadjack Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 Hi Scott The main purpose a a Defaults.plist is to enable you to override the BIOS defaults without having to mod your BIOS. it is a lot easier to edit a file than to create a custom BIOS image for every single possible configuration. To properly prepare a Defaults.plist file for you I need to know which version of OS X you are currently running and which BIOS you are currently using. At the moment I do not have OS X installed. I am currently running the XMASS bios. I want to install Sierra. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronManJFF Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 This should work for your config(Scott) .. <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd"> <plist version="1.0"> <dict> <key>Version</key> <string>1.0.1</string> <key>Date</key> <integer>0</integer> <key>Defaults:4D1FDA02-38C7-4A6A-9CC6-4BCCA8B30102</key> <dict> <key>BiosVersion</key> <string>IM131.88Z.010A.B05.1210121459</string> <key>ProductId</key> <string>Mac-FC02E91DDD3FA6A4</string> <key>ProductFamily</key> <string>iMac</string> <key>ProductName</key> <string>iMac13,2</string> <key>SystemSerial</key> <string>YOUR_SERIAL_GOES_HERE</string> <key>BaseBoardSerial</key> <string>YOUR_SERIAL+5_DIGITS_GOES_HERE</string> </dict> <key>Defaults:7C436110-AB2A-4BBB-A880-FE41995C9F82</key> <dict> <key>boot-args</key> <string>-v</string> <key>csr-active-config</key> <integer>103</integer> </dict> <key>Defaults:1F8E0C02-58A9-4E34-AE22-2B63745FA101</key> <dict> <key>BootEntryTemplate</key> <string>$label</string> <key>DarwinDiskTemplate</key> <string>$label $platform.$major.$minor</string> <key>DarwinRecoveryDiskTemplate</key> <string>$label $platform.$major.$minor</string> <key>DisableNvidiaInjection</key> <true/> </dict> </dict> </plist> The file must be named "Defaults.plist" and placed inside the /EFI/Oz folder on the EFI partition of the SSD (if you have multiple SSD then place it on the SSD connected to port 0 of the red SATA connector, if you only have one SSD I still suggest you connect it to port 0 of the red SATA connector)To create a serial you can use utilities such as Champlist or Chameleon Wizard and take the serial and paste it in the appropriate place in Defaults.plist (select iMac 13,2 as Model Number) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwdrummer0 Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 This should work for your config(Scott) .. <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd"> <plist version="1.0"> <dict> <key>Version</key> <string>1.0.1</string> <key>Date</key> <integer>0</integer> <key>Defaults:4D1FDA02-38C7-4A6A-9CC6-4BCCA8B30102</key> <dict> <key>BiosVersion</key> <string>IM131.88Z.010A.B05.1210121459</string> <key>ProductId</key> <string>Mac-FC02E91DDD3FA6A4</string> <key>ProductFamily</key> <string>iMac</string> <key>ProductName</key> <string>iMac13,2</string> <key>SystemSerial</key> <string>YOUR_SERIAL_GOES_HERE</string> <key>BaseBoardSerial</key> <string>YOUR_SERIAL+5_DIGITS_GOES_HERE</string> </dict> <key>Defaults:7C436110-AB2A-4BBB-A880-FE41995C9F82</key> <dict> <key>boot-args</key> <string>-v</string> <key>csr-active-config</key> <integer>103</integer> </dict> <key>Defaults:1F8E0C02-58A9-4E34-AE22-2B63745FA101</key> <dict> <key>BootEntryTemplate</key> <string>$label</string> <key>DarwinDiskTemplate</key> <string>$label $platform.$major.$minor</string> <key>DarwinRecoveryDiskTemplate</key> <string>$label $platform.$major.$minor</string> <key>DisableNvidiaInjection</key> <true/> </dict> </dict> </plist> The file must be named "Defaults.plist" and placed inside the /EFI/Oz folder on the EFI partition of the SSD (if you have multiple SSD then place it on the SSD connected to port 0 of the red SATA connector, if you only have one SSD I still suggest you connect it to port 0 of the red SATA connector) To create a serial you can use utilities such as Champlist or Chameleon Wizard and take the serial and paste it in the appropriate place in Defaults.plist (select iMac 13,2 as Model Number) Hey IronMan, Anyway you could help me make a Defaults.plist for my current setup in my signature? I'd be using the modified Xmas bios that was posted here not too many posts ago. Also, I remember you talking about having SIP disabled in the plist at one time. Anyway you could put that in also? No rush as i'm sure your busy! Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronManJFF Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 Hi dwdrummer0, do you plan on moving to Sierra soon or will you stick to El Capitan ? Asking because if you plan on moving to Sierra then you cannot be defined as MacPro3,1 for Sierra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwdrummer0 Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 Hi dwdrummer0, do you plan on moving to Sierra soon or will you stick to El Capitan ? Asking because if you plan on moving to Sierra then you cannot be defined as MacPro3,1 for Sierra Hey IronMan! I plan on moving fully over too Sierra. Ill upgrade El Capitan to Sierra and keep another partition of Mavericks. I installed Sierra last night on a test partition and booted with another bootloader that I cannot say on here, but everything seemed to be working with the Imac definition provided with that bootloader. I would just like to use the Ozmosis bootloader instead of the other and use the defaults.plist. Also, its really annoying to have to disable SIP all the time when i'm making changes : / Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronManJFF Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 This should work for your build (dwdrummer) ... all you need to do is insert serial number for iMac 13,2. <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd"> <plist version="1.0"> <dict> <key>Version</key> <string>1.0.1</string> <key>Date</key> <integer>0</integer> <key>Defaults:4D1FDA02-38C7-4A6A-9CC6-4BCCA8B30102</key> <dict> <key>BiosVersion</key> <string>IM131.88Z.010A.B05.1210121459</string> <key>ProductId</key> <string>Mac-FC02E91DDD3FA6A4</string> <key>ProductFamily</key> <string>iMac</string> <key>ProductName</key> <string>iMac13,2</string> <key>SystemSerial</key> <string>YOUR_SERIAL_GOES_HERE</string> <key>BaseBoardSerial</key> <string>YOUR_SERIAL+5_DIGITS_GOES_HERE</string> </dict> <key>Defaults:7C436110-AB2A-4BBB-A880-FE41995C9F82</key> <dict> <key>boot-args</key> <string>-v kext-dev-mode=1</string> <key>csr-active-config</key> <integer>103</integer> </dict> <key>Defaults:1F8E0C02-58A9-4E34-AE22-2B63745FA101</key> <dict> <key>BootEntryTemplate</key> <string>$label</string> <key>DarwinDiskTemplate</key> <string>$label $platform.$major.$minor</string> <key>DarwinRecoveryDiskTemplate</key> <string>$label $platform.$major.$minor</string> </dict> </dict> </plist> Notes: 1) -v in <key>boot-args</key> is to boot in verbose mode, it helps in debugging, you can omit it. It is a matter of preference 2) kext-dev-mode=1 in <key>boot-args</key> is for backward compatibility with earlier version of OS X (Yosemite and earlier) 3) <key>csr-active-config</key><integer>103</integer> = disable SIP 3) YOU MUST RESET NVRAM FOR CHANGES TO TAKE EFFECT. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwdrummer0 Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 This should work for your build (dwdrummer) ... all you need to do is insert serial number for iMac 13,2. <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd"> <plist version="1.0"> <dict> <key>Version</key> <string>1.0.1</string> <key>Date</key> <integer>0</integer> <key>Defaults:4D1FDA02-38C7-4A6A-9CC6-4BCCA8B30102</key> <dict> <key>BiosVersion</key> <string>IM131.88Z.010A.B05.1210121459</string> <key>ProductId</key> <string>Mac-FC02E91DDD3FA6A4</string> <key>ProductFamily</key> <string>iMac</string> <key>ProductName</key> <string>iMac13,2</string> <key>SystemSerial</key> <string>YOUR_SERIAL_GOES_HERE</string> <key>BaseBoardSerial</key> <string>YOUR_SERIAL+5_DIGITS_GOES_HERE</string> </dict> <key>Defaults:7C436110-AB2A-4BBB-A880-FE41995C9F82</key> <dict> <key>boot-args</key> <string>-v kext-dev-mode=1</string> <key>csr-active-config</key> <integer>103</integer> </dict> <key>Defaults:1F8E0C02-58A9-4E34-AE22-2B63745FA101</key> <dict> <key>BootEntryTemplate</key> <string>$label</string> <key>DarwinDiskTemplate</key> <string>$label $platform.$major.$minor</string> <key>DarwinRecoveryDiskTemplate</key> <string>$label $platform.$major.$minor</string> </dict> </dict> </plist> Notes: 1) -v in <key>boot-args</key> is to boot in verbose mode, it helps in debugging, you can omit it. It is a matter of preference 2) kext-dev-mode=1 in <key>boot-args</key> is for backward compatibility with earlier version of OS X (Yosemite and earlier) 3) <key>csr-active-config</key><integer>103</integer> = disable SIP 3) YOU MUST RESET NVRAM FOR CHANGES TO TAKE EFFECT. Thank you so much for your time IronMan! I owe you! Ill try it out in the next couple days and report back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwdrummer0 Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 This should work for your build (dwdrummer) ... all you need to do is insert serial number for iMac 13,2. <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd"> <plist version="1.0"> <dict> <key>Version</key> <string>1.0.1</string> <key>Date</key> <integer>0</integer> <key>Defaults:4D1FDA02-38C7-4A6A-9CC6-4BCCA8B30102</key> <dict> <key>BiosVersion</key> <string>IM131.88Z.010A.B05.1210121459</string> <key>ProductId</key> <string>Mac-FC02E91DDD3FA6A4</string> <key>ProductFamily</key> <string>iMac</string> <key>ProductName</key> <string>iMac13,2</string> <key>SystemSerial</key> <string>YOUR_SERIAL_GOES_HERE</string> <key>BaseBoardSerial</key> <string>YOUR_SERIAL+5_DIGITS_GOES_HERE</string> </dict> <key>Defaults:7C436110-AB2A-4BBB-A880-FE41995C9F82</key> <dict> <key>boot-args</key> <string>-v kext-dev-mode=1</string> <key>csr-active-config</key> <integer>103</integer> </dict> <key>Defaults:1F8E0C02-58A9-4E34-AE22-2B63745FA101</key> <dict> <key>BootEntryTemplate</key> <string>$label</string> <key>DarwinDiskTemplate</key> <string>$label $platform.$major.$minor</string> <key>DarwinRecoveryDiskTemplate</key> <string>$label $platform.$major.$minor</string> </dict> </dict> </plist> Notes: 1) -v in <key>boot-args</key> is to boot in verbose mode, it helps in debugging, you can omit it. It is a matter of preference 2) kext-dev-mode=1 in <key>boot-args</key> is for backward compatibility with earlier version of OS X (Yosemite and earlier) 3) <key>csr-active-config</key><integer>103</integer> = disable SIP 3) YOU MUST RESET NVRAM FOR CHANGES TO TAKE EFFECT. 1 question. Where it says "YOUR_SERIAL+5_DIGITS_GOES_HERE", do I just put the serial number generated for 13,2 then any 5 digits after? Thanks again for your time IronMan! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronManJFF Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 Exactly 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwdrummer0 Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 Exactly IronMan! That Defaults.plist worked out AMAZING! You are incredible my friend. Very smooth upgrade from El Capitan to Sierra. Send me your PayPal address, your next couple of beers are on me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanceomni Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 Z77MXQUOAOS.H2O.167X-MASS on the wiki does not match the checksum and is dated 2015/12/24 I read there is a version of this patched for Sierra. Most links in this thread are expired. Can someone point me to the correct location? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elviejo Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 (edited) Z77MXQUOAOS.H2O.167X-MASS on the wiki does not match the checksum and is dated 2015/12/24 I read there is a version of this patched for Sierra. Most links in this thread are expired. Can someone point me to the correct location? Here. Z77MXQUOAOS.H2O.167X-MASS.zip Edited January 21, 2017 by elviejo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanceomni Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 Was the BIOS date...methinks because I dual boot and Windows 10 probably sets it differently. Tab functionality does not appear to work to change the system time. (H20.XMAS) Can this be set via the shell? EDIT: I solved my problem by setting the system date via Terminal in the installer using the "date" command. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottroadjack Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 This should work for your config(Scott) .. <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd"> <plist version="1.0"> <dict> <key>Version</key> <string>1.0.1</string> <key>Date</key> <integer>0</integer> <key>Defaults:4D1FDA02-38C7-4A6A-9CC6-4BCCA8B30102</key> <dict> <key>BiosVersion</key> <string>IM131.88Z.010A.B05.1210121459</string> <key>ProductId</key> <string>Mac-FC02E91DDD3FA6A4</string> <key>ProductFamily</key> <string>iMac</string> <key>ProductName</key> <string>iMac13,2</string> <key>SystemSerial</key> <string>YOUR_SERIAL_GOES_HERE</string> <key>BaseBoardSerial</key> <string>YOUR_SERIAL+5_DIGITS_GOES_HERE</string> </dict> <key>Defaults:7C436110-AB2A-4BBB-A880-FE41995C9F82</key> <dict> <key>boot-args</key> <string>-v</string> <key>csr-active-config</key> <integer>103</integer> </dict> <key>Defaults:1F8E0C02-58A9-4E34-AE22-2B63745FA101</key> <dict> <key>BootEntryTemplate</key> <string>$label</string> <key>DarwinDiskTemplate</key> <string>$label $platform.$major.$minor</string> <key>DarwinRecoveryDiskTemplate</key> <string>$label $platform.$major.$minor</string> <key>DisableNvidiaInjection</key> <true/> </dict> </dict> </plist> The file must be named "Defaults.plist" and placed inside the /EFI/Oz folder on the EFI partition of the SSD (if you have multiple SSD then place it on the SSD connected to port 0 of the red SATA connector, if you only have one SSD I still suggest you connect it to port 0 of the red SATA connector) To create a serial you can use utilities such as Champlist or Chameleon Wizard and take the serial and paste it in the appropriate place in Defaults.plist (select iMac 13,2 as Model Number) Thanks! I am running into an issue now. After booting to the USB installer for Sierra, it goes into verbose mode. From there it goes to a grey screen and just gives me the beachball. I have tried two different USB flash drives, in two separate ports. The bios version I am using is H20.167x-MASS, but I also tried the imac13,2 version made by Tosk. I get the same issue with both. Am I doing something wrong? I have verified that the Defaults.plist file is in the EFI/OZ folder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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