I'm about to lay it all on the table. Brace yourselves.
About a month and a half ago I got the idea to build a computer. My Macbook Pro (2011) was having trouble with basic tasks, and as a normal guy interested in gaming and music, I needed something a bit more. At the time, I was completely incompetent as far as computer knowledge went. Basically, ask me what a processor was, and I wouldn't have a clue in the slightest how to respond. Anyway, one way or another, I found myself surfing /r/Minecraft on a normal Friday morning, and saw a post talking about something called a "Hackintosh", apparently "shredding Minecraft" with max shaders. Apparently intrigued by the prospect of shredding Minecraft, I did some research on the hackintosh. This is where I met /r/hackintosh .
Immediately introduced to a world of new, I instantly knew what I wanted to do to solve my dilemma. Being a Macbook Pro user, I didn't want to leave my coveted OSX, but I understood that Windows was the powerhouse in gaming. I'm not sure how I discovered it, but when I was first introduced to dual-booting, the project that I had been dreaming of became much more ethical. And so I began.
My research that I put into the project took off like crazy, to the point where I'd sit on my old computer drooling over Linus Tech Tips videos as I anxiously waited for my recently ordered parts to arrive. I became knowledgeable enough in those long days that I felt 100% confident in the result of the project. And then the parts arrived.
Building the newly-dubbed "Wakbook" was a breeze, and was quite fun! As soon as all the cables were connected and I was happy with cable management for the time being, I quickly plugged 'er in, anxious for what appeared to be the most daunting part of the task. There were some hiccups, but I managed to get OSX and Windows operating on the Wakbook that same day. However, here's where I need help.
When I originally got OSX running, it wasn't exactly the way I had hoped... it only boot with the -x flag. This was fine for the initial startup, but once I got settled in and wanted to use the computer for actual music production, I began getting frustrated. Not only did I have to boot in safe mode to start the thing, but audio didn't work at all and graphics were quite hit-and-miss. For a while, it really didn't bother me, since I was consumed with gaming on the Windows partition, but every time I wanted to do some music, I'd catch myself and realize that I couldn't do it. A couple days ago, I decided to do something about it.
After looking up some various blogs and videos about the issue, I was told to add some code to a certain Chameleon file in OSX. Something to do with PCI? Anyway, I went ahead and did it, and I almost had a heart attack, because the computer booted up without safe mode! Sure, the audio and graphics were still screwed up, but it was a start. After this initial success, I decided to restart once more to make sure it was truly a solution, and perhaps not to my surprise, OSX got stuck on the Apple logo without safe mode.
Now infuriated with my inability to fix my dear Wakbook, I came to the conclusion that I needed to try Multibeast install again. Maybe I didn't pick the right settings? I honestly haven't the slightest clue what kexts should be installed, so I initially picked EasyBeast and called it quits, but I then decided at my second go around to try the third option, something like DSDT Free? I installed the settings, alongside some LGA1150 (Something like that) audio driver that I thought was compatible with my motherboard. I restarted the computer, and here is where I am today:
http://i.imgur.com/9vlgVxG.png http://i.imgur.com/ufGhknH.png
Those are the last 2 pages of booting with -v. I had to record it in video and then take screenshots of the video because the verbose literally lasts 3 seconds before the screen goes black for 2 seconds and the Gigabyte logo appears and bootloader comes up again. A few days ago I posted the verbose on /r/hackintosh , but instead got some comments joking around and not actually helping me with my issues. I was seriously frustrated with the community here, and I went about 3 days without even touching OSX until this morning, I decided that I was sick of not having the hackintosh of my dreams. I've booted with about every flag known to man, and nothing will get my Wakbook to start up again. For now, I turn to you, /r/hackintosh , in the hopes that you will cut the comedy and help me in my time of need.
tl;dr I tried before, and just got jokes from you guys. I am posting these images again in the hopes that I can figure out how to start OSX again. I have tried booting with -x -f GraphicsEnabler PCIRoot and all kinds of other junk that hasn't changed the effect: I reach a black screen after booting OSX within 3 seconds and then bootloader restarts
EDIT: Here's the parts list. http://pcpartpicker.com/user/nasiscoe/saved/hzLwrH
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