How to Fix Mojave reinstall, stuck on reinstall
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
- Boot with
-v keepsyms=1 debug=0x100to identify the exact kernel panic. - Validate your config.plist using ocvalidate.
- Ensure your EFI matches the Dortania guide specifications for your CPU generation.
Verification
- Reboot and verify if the functionality is restored and stable under typical usage.
Original Question:
After having an stable running OpenCore 0.6.1 based Mojave 10.14.4 install running for several months, I made the mistake of applying an Apple security update; I couldn't boot after that. I updated OpenCore to 0.6.7, but mistakenly thought it didn't work.
So I built a fresh OpenCore 0.6.7 USB installer of Mojave 10.14.6. after booting from the USB, I selected to reinstall over my existing installation. And, after reboot, I selected "Install macOS" from the OpenCore menu and waited though the 35 min installation. After the reboot, I booted macOS only to be presented with the macOS Reinstall macOS screen, again. Selecting this goes through the same cycle, starting macOS runs the (re)installer (I've gone through this cycle several times). This cycle all happens, now, without the USB being used.
I have not been able to find out about others' experiences of reinstalling macOS using Opencore. What am I doing wrong? How do I get of of this reinstall loop?Note, the recovery option still lists 10.14.4.
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