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Booting OpenCore and macOS
Now we finally get to boot OpenCore!
Reboot machine while holding Option to select the EFI Boot entry with the OpenCore icon (holding the Control key will make this the default boot entry):
- This will be the Mac Boot Picker
Now that you've loaded OpenCore, now select Install macOS:
- This will be the OpenCore Picker
You will soon reach the installer screen! If you enabled verbose mode when building OCLP, a lot of text will run across the screen. From there it's just like any normal macOS install. For an example of how the boot process looks, see the following video:
If your Mac is looping back into the beginning of the setup after the first reboot, turn it off, start it again and hold Option. This time select the option with a grey hard disk icon, it can say "macOS Installer" or the name you gave the disk during the installer process. Keep repeating this step after every reboot if necessary.
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MacBookPro11,3 Note: When booting macOS Monterey, you'll need to boot into safe mode if acceleration patches are not installed yet. Otherwise you'll hit a black screen due to missing NVIDIA drivers. Safe Mode can be entered by holding Shift+Enter when selecting macOS Monterey in OCLP's Boot Menu.
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