How to Fix Stuck on "IOConsoleUsers" with ASRock W480, 10850K, iGPU

How to Fix Stuck on "IOConsoleUsers" with ASRock W480, 10850K, iGPU

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:

In hacking the new ASRock W480 Creator, I seem to have encountered a problem installing macOS, where I get stuck near "IOConsoleUsers". Per the Dortania suggestions, I have:

• Disabled CSM in the BIOS
• Set ig-platform-id ("PciRoot(0x0)/Pci(0x2,0x0)" "00009B3E") and device-id ("PciRoot(0x0)/Pci(0xIC,0x4)" "F2150000")...

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Author: ckrueger99