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Install Yosemite/Mavericks on Asus Q501LA, are you installing 10.10.2 or above? Go here to read more information!
Here is a tutorial how to install Yosemite on your laptop, Asus Q501LA.
Download the contents of DSDT/SSDT and kexts.
Since this laptop has UEFI motherboard, you will need to use Clover bootloader. Chameleon or Chimera will not work.
- 8GB+ USB
- Mavericks or Yosemite AppStore
- EFI zip file, link
- Access to Mac
- Open Disk Utility
- Create two partitions
- Name one as CLOVER (Format as MS DOS) and other one as Untitled (Format as Mac Journaled) and Boot Options as MBR
- Then click Apply
- Open Terminal
- Type in:
sudo /Applications/Install\ OS\ X\ Yosemite.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/Untitled --applicationpath /Applications/Install\ OS\ X\ Yosemite.app --nointeraction
It will take a while, be patient.
- Once it's done, then extract the EFI folder and place them in CLOVER partition.
- Turn off CSM, Vt-d, Boot Secure, Wake on Lid, PreXCHCI to Smart Auto
- Press
escto open Boot Menu and boot as USB - When you get to CLOVER bootloader, type in
-v, then you should be able to reach installer. - Then go to Utilities > Disk Utility > Format your HDD as Mac Journaled and you should install.
If you are having a problem with a graphic (like messy video), close the laptop lid and open the lid. That should solve your graphical issue.
- You should be able to boot to Mac, no problem.
- Once you reach to Mac, download Clover and tick these options and install
- After that, you will see EFI partition on your Desktop. Extract the EFI folder (from Github) and place them in EFI partition.
- Then, you open Kext Utility and install
AppleHDA,CodecCommander, andGenericUSBXHCI - Reboot and boom, you are done!
Special thanks to Rehabman, InsanelyMac, pokenguyen(for the pictures)