What’s Needed:
In this tutorial we will be creating the bootloader that will allow you to run the macOS installer that will also be created in this guide onto your to-be Hackintosh. This will be created using a flash drive that needs to be 8GB or larger in size so that it has enough space ton hold the Sierra or El Capitan installer files.
You’ll need to be running macOS in order to complete this guide. If you do not have a mac available for use, you can learn how to create a virtual machine on your computer before following this guide:
I tried installing os x but now it never starts, just keeps restarting. So im just gonna install linux or something on it, but this bootloader wont boot linux or windows. So i want to get rid of it. If you can help? All i can boot into is mac os x install.
- MultiBeast is the ultimate post-installation tool for configuring Mac OS X whiter it’s El Capitan or Sierra on PC hardware. It is an all-in-one post-installation tool designed to enable boot from hard drive, and install support for Audio, Network, and Graphics. The good thing is that it has been updated to version 9.0.1 for macOS Sierra.
- To create a macOS flash drive installer you will first need either a. Access to a Mac.
- Effortless to install custom boot loader for OS X installations running on non-Apple machines. The Chameleon Bootloader project provides archives with the boot loader binaries, but also offers an.
- And the software which officially developed for creating Bootable USB for macOS is Disk Utility, Unibeast, and Diskmaker. This is software which we can use for Bootable USB. The easiest and fastest software is Diskmaker, the same like RUFUS that we are making Bootable USB for Windows version.
Bootloader For Mac Os
STEP 1: Creating the macOS Installer
The first step to making a hackintosh is transferring the macOS install files to a USB flash drive to do that follow the guide: How to make a macOS flash drive installer
STEP 2: Setting up the EFI Boot Partition
- DownloadClover EFI Bootloader
- Unzip & Open Clover folder
- Right-click & Open Clover EFI Bootloader (Note: Unsigned Apps like Clover must be right-click opened to avoid security warning)
- Click Continue
- Click Continue again
- Click Change Install Location…
- Select your Flash Drive under destination
- Click Continue
- Click Customize
- Check the following boxes:
- Click Install
- Enter Password and click Install Software
- Click Close
- Click Keep if it prompts
Next Step
Now that you have created a USB Installer you will need to make it bootable on your PC.
If you are following one of our custom guides return to that guide for custom boot steps.
Otherwise follow our general guild on How-to Make Your Hackintosh Installer Bootable
OpenCore is what we refer to as a 'boot loader' – this is a complex piece of software that we use to prepare our systems for macOS – specifically by injecting new data for macOS such as SMBIOS, ACPI tables and kexts. How this tool differs from others like Clover is that it has been designed with security and quality in mind, allowing us to use many security features found on real Macs, such as SIP and FileVault. A more in-depth look can be found here: Why OpenCore over Clover and others
This guide specifically focuses on two main things:
- Installing macOS on an X86-based PC
- Teaching you what makes your Hack work
Because of this, you will be expected to read, learn and even use Google. This is not a simple one-click install setup.
Please remember that OpenCore is still new and currently in beta. While quite stable, and arguably much more stable than Clover in pretty much every way, it is still being frequently updated, so chunks of configuration change quite often (i.e. new quirks replacing old ones).
Mac Will Not Boot Past Apple Screen
Lastly, those having issues can visit both the r/Hackintosh subreddit and r/Hackintosh Discord for more help.