How to Fix El Capitan Web installer on Dell Dimension E520 gets stuck with white window after logging in

How to Fix El Capitan Web installer on Dell Dimension E520 gets stuck with white window after logging in

This mini-guide provides a structural approach to troubleshoot and fix the issue.

Prerequisites

• Confirm your hardware specifications (CPU, GPU, Motherboard).
• Ensure you have a bootable recovery USB and backup your EFI.

Fix Steps

1. Check if your GPU requires WhateverGreen or specific boot-args (e.g., agdpmod=pikera).
2. Ensure Metal acceleration is fully supported for your macOS version.
3. Update Lilu and WhateverGreen to the latest versions.

Verification

• Reboot and verify if the functionality is restored and stable under typical usage.

Original Question:

Hardware is as follows: Motherboard/PC: Dell Dimension E520 BIOS Setup: SpeedStep - On; Virtualisation - Off; HDD Mode - RAID/AHCI CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 [Kentsfield] GPU: PNY GT 610 [1GB DDR3] RAM: 2x2GB + 2x1GB DDR2 [6GB] Install Method: Legacy OpenCore 0.6.5 using FAT32 USB made with Diskpart + BOOTICE ​ Trying to install El Capitan (which is the last macOS to work with non-SSE4 CPU's like my Core 2 Quad) functions correctly until after logging into an itunes account - after which it simply displays an empty window with nothing in it; closing it causes the installation to stop ​ Any ideas? ​ Processing img 1bmdksv0zuf61... submitted by /u/Sphinx2399 [link] [comments]