How to Fix XPS 9500 (2020) macOS could not be installed on your computer

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How to Fix XPS 9500 (2020) macOS could not be installed on your computer

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:

Hello, I am having trouble installing Catalina 10.15.6 on my XPS 9500 (2020). I managed to install it before with my EFI and bootable USB. I tried to install Big Sur after. It worked up until the computer restarted and macOS would no longer boot (says it needs to restart).

I wiped my NVMe SSD twice, disabled my original Windows SSD, and made sure all my boot configs are correct (I followed the dortania guide and this:https://github.com/zachs78/MacOS-XPS-9500-OpenCore).

Right now, I can access OC and boot up the installation USB, which I am met with "macOS could not be installed on your computer", with this as my dump log: https://pastebin.com/Q6475wue

I have no idea why this is not working anymore? My original EFI config is not working, I started from scratch again and even copied a bunch online to test it out. I disabled both my NVMes to try and figure out if they're somehow interfering. Please someone take a look as I am stumped!

Dell XPS 9500 (2020) Base model

i5-10300H

8GB Factory RAM,

WD Blue SN550 1TB NVMe

Integrated intel graphics

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