The following guide was a complete walkthrough for updating to or installing a fresh version of OS X El Capitan. It requires no experience and all of the basic installation and post-installation tools is available on tonymacx86.com.
Table of Contents
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Step 1:download OS X El Capitan |
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Step 2:create a bootable USB with Unibeast |
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Step 3:recommended BIOS Settings |
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Step 4:install OS X El Capitan |
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Step 5:post Installation with Multibeast |
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Step 6:alternate Post Installation |
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Troubleshooting and Optimizations |
Before you Begin
1. Register Here at tonymacx86! If you do have a user account, create one!
2. Get our latest
Unibeastand
MultibeastTools from the Downloads section.
3. Purchase a 16GB or larger USB drive.
4. Do a full backup of your system. We strongly recommend performing a full backup of your existing system using Carbon Copy Cloner. By doing this, you can always go back to your working installation.
Unibeast is a tool, creates a bootable installer out of your downloaded version of OS x. In order to start fresh, you'll need access to a functional computer running MAC OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.8 or later. This was a requirement, as you need access to the Mac App Store to download OS X and create the installation drive. To start from scratch, booting the 10.6 Snow Leopard Retail DVD directly, check Outiboot + multibeast.
For the first time tonymacx86.com is recommending Clover as your default bootloader. If you have followed updates until OS X Yosemite using chimera, check outclover Basics and switching Advice.
Existing Clover users may does a direct update to OS x El Capitan by simply running the Install OS X el Capitan app as Norma L MAC users would. Follow these steps:direct Update to OS X El Capitan using Clover.
STEP 1:download OS X El Capitan The full operating system was a free download for anyone who had purchased Mac OS X Snow Leopard, lion, or Mountain lion or Have a Mac preloaded with OS X Mavericks or Yosemite. Download the application from the Mac App Store using your Apple ID on any Mac or functional computer running MAC OS X 10. 6.8 or later.
1. Open Mac App Store 2. Log in with your Apple ID 3. Download OS X El Capitan
The application Install OS X El Capitan would appear in/applications. |
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STEP 2:create a bootable USB drive with Unibeast Take a deep breath and take your time-this are pretty simple, but it's easy-to-miss things if you rush. Follow each step to the letter.
1. Insert the USB Drive 2. Open/applications/utilities/disk Utility 3. Highlight the USB drive in left column |
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4. Click on the
Partitiontab
5. Click
Currentand choose
1 Partition
6. Click
Options ...
7. Choose
GUID Partition Table
8. Under
Name:Type
USB(You can rename it later)
9. Under
Format:Choose
Mac OS Extended (journaled)
Ten. Click
ApplyThen
Partition
Download and run
Unibeast
Click
Continue,
Continue,
Continue,
Continue,
Agree
At Destination Select, choose
USBand click
Continue
. at
Select OS InstallationScreen Choose
El Capitanand click
Continue
. at
Bootloader OptionsScreen Choose
UEFI Boot ModeOr
Legacy Boot Mode
(Optional) at
Graphics ConfigurationScreen choose the appropriate graphics option for your system and click
Continue.
Verify installation options, then click
Continue, enter password and click
Install
Unibeast'll now create the bootable USB drive. The process would only take about ten minutes, depending on system and drive speed. Do not unplug or stop during this time.
Drag.
MultibeastTo your completed USB drive.
Clover Note:unibeast delivers basic bootloader support based on we testing on recommended CUSTOMAC systems. For further bootloader customization, download and run Theofficial Clover package. Advanced users could also compile Clover by downloading the full source.
STEP 3:recommended BIOS Settings If you ' re installing on a recommended Customac desktop with AMI UEFI BIOS, the options is simple. For the other systems make sure to the set your BIOS to Optimized Defaults, and your hard drive to AHCI mode. Here is standard AMI UEFI BIOS settings forgigabyte ami UEFI BIOS, Gigabyte Award bios, ASUS ami UEFI bios, and MSI ami U EFI BIOS.
1. To access Bios/uefi Setup, press and holdDeleteOn a USB Keyboard while the system is booting up 2. LoadOptimized Defaults 3. If your CPU supportsvt-d, disable it 4. If your system hasCfg-lock, disable it 5. If your system hasSecure Boot Mode, disable it 6. Set OS Type toOther OS 7. If your system hasIO SerialPort, disable it 8. Set XHCI Handoff toEnabled 9. If you had a 6 series or x58 system with award BIOS, disableUSB 3.0 Ten. Save and exit. |
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STEP 4:install OS X El Capitan You ' re almost done! All your need to do are boot from the USB drive and install! For best results, insert the USB in a USB 2.0 port. 1. Turn on the computer 2. Press the hotkey to choose boot device (usually F12, F11, F10, or F8) 3. Choose USB 4. At Clover boot screens, choose boot Mac OS X from USB 5. When your arrive at the Installer, choose Language. |
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If you had issues reaching the installer, first make sure you ' re using a USB 2.0 port. If you ' re using a NVIDIA graphics card, need to enter the extra boot flagnv_disable=1 to reach the install Er. For instructions on entering boot flags seeclover Basics and switching Advice.
6. For a new installation of OS X, must erase and format the destination drive according to the following steps before Continuing.
A. In the top menu bar Choose
Utilities, and Open
Disk UtilityB. Highlight your target drive for the El Capitan installation on left column.
C. Click
Erasebutton
D. For
Name:Type
El Capitan(You can rename it later)
E. For
Format:Choose
OS X Extended (journaled)
F. For
Scheme:Choose
GUID Partition Map
G. Click
Erase
H. Close
Disk Utility
7. When the installer asks your where to install, choose
El Capitan, or your existing install.
8. Upon completion, the system would automatically restart.
STEP 5:post Installation with Multibeast Multibeast is a all-in-one post-installation tool designed to enable boot from hard drive, and install support for Audio, Network, and Graphics. The installation is complete and the drive isn ' t bootable yet. Boot from the USB again, this time choosing El Capitan.
1. Turn on the computer 2. Press the hotkey to choose boot device 3. Choose USB 4. At the Boot screen, choose your new El Capitan installation. 5. Complete OS X El Capitan Setup |
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6. Open and run
Multibeast. If your system requires installing Clover to the root of the drive, such as Gigabyte 6 Series and X58 systems, skip Tostep 6.
7. If This is a fresh installation, click
Quick Start. UEFI Boot Modeis recommended for 7/8/9+ Series Customac desktops and all UEFI capable systems.
Legacy Boot Modeis recommended for 5/6 Series Customac desktops and all BIOS based systems.
8. Choose the appropriate audio and network options for your system:
9. Click
CustomizeFor further options
Ten. Click
PrintOr
Saveto your configuration
One. Click
BuildThen
Install
If using a NVIDIA ' GeForce GTX, Maxwell ti, 950, 960, 970, 980, 980 ti, or TITAN x graphics card, OS x graphics D Rivers is not natively supported. Alternate NVIDIA drivers is required.
(Optional) Download and install
Alternate NVIDIA Graphics Drivers
Reboot.
yay! You are now having a fully updated bootable version of OS X El Capitan on your customac! And a super handy USB rescue Drive. It's easy-to-get frustrated, but don ' t give up! If you get stuck, there is many users with similar hardware on the tonymacx86 Forum to provide support.
Thanks to all of the hard working developers, hackers, and testers all over the world without whom this guide would never have been possible.
STEP 6:alternate post-installation This alternate post-installation method is in place before Multibeast is released. If you have the already used multibeast you don't need to follow these steps. Follow this method if your system requires installing Clover to the root of the drive.
1. Press the hotkey to choose boot device 2. Choose USB 3. At Clover boot screens, choose boot Mac OS X from El Capitan 4. Complete OS X El Capitan Setup 5. Download El Capitan post-install Tools |
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The post-installation.zip contains the custom Clover installers and Essential kexts. This would provide boot from hard drive in place of Multibeast. Alternately, continue booting from the USB drive.
6. Run one of the custom Clover installers.
UEFI Boot Mode(CLOVER_V2.3K_R3320_UEFI.PKG) is recommended for 7/8/9+ Series Customac desktops and all UEFI capable systems.
Legacy Boot Mode(CLOVER_V2.3K_R3320_LEGACY.PKG) is a recommended for 5/6 Series Customac desktops and all BIOS based systems.
Legacy Boot mode-root(clover_v2.3k_r3320_legacy_root.pkg) is for older systems, cannot boot from EFI partition. For further bootloader customization, download and run the official Clover package. For further bootloader customization, download and run the
Official Clover Package.
7. Run
Customac EssentialsTo install FAKESMC and Ethernet support.
The next steps configure the system definition, configure graphics, and provide it with a unique serial number.
8. Download and Open
Clover Configurator
9. Your Config.plist should auto-mount. If not, choose
Mount EFI Partition.
Ten. Select
SMBIOStab
One. Press
Magic Wand Icon
Choose a System Definition from the list. Then choose a version of the system from the dropdown. This would auto-populate your config.plist with appropriate SMBIOS information including a unique serial number. If you ' re unsure-choose, Mac Pro 3,1 would work for most desktop systems.
(Optional) If you have a existing chimera SMBIOS located at/extra/smbios.plist, you can choose the same system Defin Ition in Clover Configurator, then copy this serial number into your config.plist manually.
(Optional) If you configured graphics for the Unibeast installation, open
Graphicstab and select
Inject NVIDIAOr
Inject ATI.
15.
Saveand close Clover Configurator.
The next optional steps configure the system ' s Realtek ALC onboard audio codec.
(Optional) Download
CloverALC110 Script
(Optional) browser/click on download file
(Optional) finder/double click. command file
(Optional) Go through steps in Terminal to install appropriate audio choices
If using a NVIDIA ' GeForce GTX, Maxwell ti, 950, 960, 970, 980, 980 ti, or TITAN x graphics card, OS x graphics D Rivers is not natively supported. Alternate NVIDIA drivers is required.
(Optional) Download and install
Alternate NVIDIA Graphics Drivers
Reboot.
Troubleshooting and Optimizations: After your ' ve completed the guide, things such as HDMI audio and iMessage may not work automatically and universally. The list below should serve to fully optimize your system after initial setup.
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Alternate NVIDIA Graphics Drivers
NVIDIA releases alternate graphics drivers separately on the web for each OS X build. These is different from the drivers Apple ships as standard, and should is considered experimental. In the past, the drivers has been known to solve OpenCL issues with certain applications, as well as providing better NAT Ive GPU power management for certain devices. They also would enable the latest ' Maxwell ' cards to work with full Acceleration-nvidia GeForce GTX, 950 Ti, 960, 970, 980, 980 Ti, and TITAN x.
NVIDIA releases Alternate Graphics Drivers for OS X 10.11.4 (346.03.06)
Clover Bootloader Credits
Unibeast contains and deliver files from the Clover EFI Bootloader project. For more information and sources used seehttp://sourceforge.net/projects/cloverefiboot/. Clover v2 is open source based on different projects:clover, rEFIt, XNU, VirtualBox. The main is EDK2 latest revision.
Clover Note:Unibeast delivers basic bootloader support based on we testing on recommended CUSTOMAC systems. For further bootloader customization, download and run Theofficial Clover package. Advanced users could also compile Clover by downloading the full source.
Clover Developers:
Slice, with help of Kabyl, Usr-sse2, Jadran, Blackosx, Dmazar, Stlvnub, PCJ, Apianti, JRCs, Pene, Frodokenny, Skoczy, YCR. RU, Oscar09, Xsmile, Sothor, Rehabman ...
Source Code Credits:
Intel, Apple, Oracle, Chameleon, REFIt and Xom.
Clover Source and Downloads:
Sourceforge:clover
Unibeast:install OS X El Capitan on any supported intel-based PC