How to Fix USB not booting, just showing macOS.dmg (name of usb stick) apple logo and bar starts then reboots
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:
I had Big Sur on my machine, I used the EXACT same files and methods to get it installed and it worked earlier.. I attempted a Monterey update and it failed so put the same USB stick in and now it won’t load. Anyone have any ideas?
Edit: I solved it by using Catalina base system dmg
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