How to Fix Big Sur on Dell XPS 8900
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:
Hi there. I've been running Catalina 10.15.2 for the past year or so on my Dell XPS 8900. Recently I decided to upgrade to macOS Big Sur. I've downloaded the current OS from Apple, but can't boot from the USB I've created. I've tried updating Clover from the version that has been working with Catalina (5102) to the recommended version for Big Sur (5126) and when I pressed the install selection at the clover boot screen, the screen froze and I couldn't select anything else. I've attempted...
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