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Q: Yosemite/Boot Camp installation hangs.

I had previously set up Windows with Boot Camp before moving to Yosemite and all seemed to work well.

When I no longer needed Windows I deleted it.

I am now trying to reinstall Windows ( I need to somehow update the firmware on my self-installed Crucial SSD, which apparently I cannot do under OS X) but cannot get to the actual Windows install stage of the process. The machine seems reluctant to boot to Windows for the set up.

Boot Camp successfully creates the Boot Camp partition and the USB memory stick with the Windows ISO and support files.

At this point, a message box pops up asking if I want to continue or abort, but before I can do anything the system shuts down and restarts.

On restart, there is no WiFi connection, but otherwise all seems to be OS X normal. There is no pending Windows installation, and on starting Boot Camp all I am able to do is remove the Windows partition.

I tried a reinstall of Yosemite which seemed to go well, but the problem remains.

A very small version of the above mentioned message box seems to remain in the system and appears at certain points. That just confuses me!

 

The system is relatively new and shouldn't have and oddball utilities or drivers so I'm a little baffled.

iMac (27-inch, Late 2013), Mac OS X (10.0.x)

Posted on Jan 11, 2015 3:43 AM

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  • by baregills,

    baregills baregills Jan 12, 2015 8:01 AM in response to Loner T
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    Jan 12, 2015 8:01 AM in response to Loner T

    That was my original starting point (seems like a long time ago) and I still have the .iso CD in my USB DVD Drive!

     

    The issue that blocks every option I try is that my iMac has only a single SATA port - seems crazy, but that's the way it is, and in order to update the firmware I need a second SATA port in order to dual boot.

     

    With what is supposed to be an all-in-one approach, Apple obviously saw no need to include extra cost items (like expansion options, other than user upgradeable memory).

     

    I am almost convinced that the only way is to open the case again, take out the SSD and update it under Windows.

  • by Loner T,

    Loner T Loner T Jan 12, 2015 8:25 AM in response to baregills
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    Jan 12, 2015 8:25 AM in response to baregills

    How is your SSD connected? Can you check System Report -> SATA/SATA Express?

  • by baregills,

    baregills baregills Jan 12, 2015 8:53 AM in response to Loner T
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    Jan 12, 2015 8:53 AM in response to Loner T

    Intel 8 Series Chipset:

     

      Vendor: Intel

      Product: 8 Series Chipset

      Link Speed: 6 Gigabit

      Negotiated Link Speed: 6 Gigabit

      Physical Interconnect: SATA

      Description: AHCI Version 1.30 Supported

     

    Crucial_CT960M500SSD1:

     

      Capacity: 960.2 GB (960,197,124,096 bytes)

      Model: Crucial_CT960M500SSD1                  

      Revision: MU03   

      Serial Number:         14100C086509

      Native Command Queuing: Yes

      Queue Depth: 32

      Removable Media: No

      Detachable Drive: No

      BSD Name: disk0

      Medium Type: Solid State

      TRIM Support: No

      Partition Map Type: GPT (GUID Partition Table)

      S.M.A.R.T. status: Verified

      Volumes:

    EFI:

      Capacity: 209.7 MB (209,715,200 bytes)

      BSD Name: disk0s1

      Content: EFI

      Volume UUID: 0E239BC6-F960-3107-89CF-1C97F78BB46B

    My iMac:

      Capacity: 959.34 GB (959,337,365,504 bytes)

      Available: 727.19 GB (727,191,339,008 bytes)

      Writable: Yes

      File System: Journaled HFS+

      BSD Name: disk0s2

      Mount Point: /

      Content: Apple_HFS

      Volume UUID: 47FFB88A-44CF-3929-BB6C-1019738E50E6

    Recovery HD:

      Capacity: 650 MB (650,002,432 bytes)

      BSD Name: disk0s3

      Content: Apple_Boot

      Volume UUID: A6F85111-B702-3EBC-930E-DA0726E328E9

  • by Loner T,

    Loner T Loner T Jan 12, 2015 9:09 AM in response to baregills
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    Jan 12, 2015 9:09 AM in response to baregills

    The SSD is SATA connected. If you burn the firmware upgrade .ISO to a physical disk, and power cycle your iMac and hold the Alt/Option key, do you see this CD as a bootable source? If yes, booting from it should allow you to upgrade the firmware using the link I posted earlier.

     

    Have I misunderstood you problem so far?

  • by baregills,

    baregills baregills Jan 12, 2015 10:03 AM in response to Loner T
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    Jan 12, 2015 10:03 AM in response to Loner T

    A little.

     

    Whatever I do, I cannot see my USB connected DVD drive (or any other USB device) as bootable.

    My understanding is that only SATA connected devices can be used for booting, other than the USB option, when used with BCA to create a Windows environment.

     

    As my iMac comes with only one SATA port, I am out of luck it seems.

     

    However, there may be an alternative I have just found. A company in USA has developed an interface card which fits in the PCI blade SSD slot, which will support a standard SATA device.

     

    If this works, it could give me an option for a SATA connected DVD drive which could then be used to boot from. It does mean opening up the case, removing the main board and careful fitting though. No saving this time, but maybe useful in future.

     

    I have asked for guidance from the company.

  • by Loner T,

    Loner T Loner T Jan 12, 2015 10:15 AM in response to baregills
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    Jan 12, 2015 10:15 AM in response to baregills

    Can you see the USB drive in OSX Finder? Is it a USB2 or USB3 drive?

     

    The best way to check is to look under System Report -> USB and see if the Optical drive shows up under High-Speed (USB2) bus or Super-speed (USB3) bus?

  • by baregills,

    baregills baregills Jan 12, 2015 10:59 AM in response to Loner T
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    Jan 12, 2015 10:59 AM in response to Loner T

    USB 3.0 SuperSpeed Bus:

     

      Host Controller Location: Built-in USB

      Host Controller Driver: AppleUSBXHCI

      PCI Device ID: 0x8c31

      PCI Revision ID: 0x0005

      PCI Vendor ID: 0x8086

      Bus Number: 0x0a

     

    INIC-3609:

     

      Product ID: 0x3940

      Vendor ID: 0x13fd  (Initio Corporation)

      Version: 3.00

      Serial Number: 303030303030303030303030

      Speed: Up to 5 Gb/sec

      Manufacturer: Initio

      Location ID: 0x15100000 / 12

      Current Available (mA): 900

      Current Required (mA): 144

      Capacity: 5.2 MB (5,169,696 bytes)

      Removable Media: Yes

      Detachable Drive: Yes

      BSD Name: disk2

      Partition Map Type: Unknown

      S.M.A.R.T. status: Not Supported

      Volumes:

    disk2s1:

      Capacity: 4.5 MB (4,501,504 bytes)

      Media Type: CD-ROM

      BSD Name: disk2s1

      Content: Apple_partition_scheme

    disk2s1s1:

      Capacity: 32 KB (32,256 bytes)

      Media Type: CD-ROM

      BSD Name: disk2s1s1

      Content: Apple_partition_map

    Untitled Disc:

      Capacity: 3.4 MB (3,407,872 bytes)

      Available: Zero KB

      Media Type: CD-ROM

      Writable: No

      File System: HFS+

      BSD Name: disk2s1s2

      Mount Point: /Volumes/Untitled Disc

      Content: Apple_HFS

      Volume UUID: 0D90CFD3-AE36-31BF-A46B-569D85D540E4

     

    USB3.0 Hub:

     

      Product ID: 0x0812

      Vendor ID: 0x2109  (VIA Labs, Inc.)

      Version: b.e1

      Speed: Up to 5 Gb/sec

      Manufacturer: VIA Labs, Inc.

      Location ID: 0x15500000 / 4

      Current Available (mA): 900

      Current Required (mA): 0

     

    USB3.0 Hub:

     

      Product ID: 0x0812

      Vendor ID: 0x2109  (VIA Labs, Inc.)

      Version: b.e1

      Speed: Up to 5 Gb/sec

      Manufacturer: VIA Labs, Inc.

      Location ID: 0x15510000 / 11

      Current Available (mA): 900

      Current Required (mA): 0

     

    678901234600000000000000000000000000000000:

     

      Product ID: 0x55aa

      Vendor ID: 0x174c  (ASMedia Technology Inc.)

      Version: 1.00

      Serial Number: 0123456789ABCDEF0170

      Speed: Up to 5 Gb/sec

      Manufacturer: 234567890123460000000000000000000000000000

      Location ID: 0x15200000 / 2

      Current Available (mA): 900

      Current Required (mA): 144

      Capacity: 1 TB (1,000,204,886,016 bytes)

      Removable Media: Yes

      Detachable Drive: Yes

      BSD Name: disk1

      Partition Map Type: GPT (GUID Partition Table)

      S.M.A.R.T. status: Verified

      Volumes:

    EFI:

      Capacity: 209.7 MB (209,715,200 bytes)

      BSD Name: disk1s1

      Content: EFI

      Volume UUID: 0E239BC6-F960-3107-89CF-1C97F78BB46B

    Time Machine:

      Capacity: 999.86 GB (999,860,912,128 bytes)

      Available: 534.68 GB (534,678,036,480 bytes)

      Writable: Yes

      File System: Journaled HFS+

      BSD Name: disk1s2

      Mount Point: /Volumes/Time Machine

      Content: Apple_HFS

      Volume UUID: 73D6A89F-F390-35AB-98A3-9C91A8E14597

  • by Loner T,

    Loner T Loner T Jan 12, 2015 11:09 AM in response to baregills
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    Jan 12, 2015 11:09 AM in response to baregills

    Is the INIC-3609 a USB Hub? If yes, can you connect your Optical drive directly to the Mac?

     

    If it is a flash drive, can you find a USB2 flash drive and build the bootable USB (using Crucial instructions) and test?

  • by baregills,

    baregills baregills Jan 12, 2015 2:21 PM in response to Loner T
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    Jan 12, 2015 2:21 PM in response to Loner T

    As far as I can tell, the INIC-3609 is the integral USB controller for the DVD drive, not a hub.

    My DVD drive is connected directly into the iMac USB 3.0 socket in any case.

    It does not show as a valid boot device.

     

    As to USB booting of any kind, this is what Apple support have to say....

    Intel-based Macs support starting from an external USB storage device's volume that:

    • Has been formatted with a GUID partition type
    • Contains an installation of Mac OS X 10.4.5 or later, or Mac OS X 10.5 or later, which is compatible with (or shipped with) the Mac that the USB device is connected to. Note: You should not use a version of Mac OS X that is earlier ("older") than the version your Mac shipped with.

    That the external device must be an OS X of the right level.

  • by Loner T,

    Loner T Loner T Jan 12, 2015 2:38 PM in response to baregills
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    Jan 12, 2015 2:38 PM in response to baregills

    Do you have access to an external Apple SuperDrive? You can boot from a CD/DVD with ISO 9660 file system, or a bootable CD/DVD.

  • by baregills,

    baregills baregills Jan 13, 2015 1:05 AM in response to Loner T
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    Jan 13, 2015 1:05 AM in response to Loner T

    No, I don't.

    They seem very expensive for what they offer.

    My optical drive is actually a BluRay writer which cost me less than half the price of an Apple Superdrive, so it looked a better deal.

    Perhaps it wasn't.

     

  • by Loner T,

    Loner T Loner T Jan 13, 2015 3:39 AM in response to baregills
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    Jan 13, 2015 3:39 AM in response to baregills

    Since the Crucial update also allows a USB flash drive option, do you want to try it using a USB2 flash drive. I would not recommend a USB3 flash drive.

     

    Please see the Crucial link for Option 2: Create a Bootable USB Drive .



     

  • by baregills,

    baregills baregills Jan 13, 2015 3:48 AM in response to Loner T
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    Jan 13, 2015 3:48 AM in response to Loner T

    I have tried it and I just cannot boot from it.

    Just now I tried to set up a bootable flash drive as detailed on setting up Ubuntu.

    I downloaded the Ubuntu .iso and using Terminal converted it to .img and saved that to a USB 2.0 flash drive.

    The instructions were then to restart holding down cmd, which I did. (I think that holding down C should work also).

    The message was that "the flash drive is not readable", but on the plus side, it seems that it did try to read it.

    I then took the flash drive and popped in to my Windows laptop.

    Booted from the flash and had Ubuntu installed and running in 10 minutes.

    I also have a Macbook pro and trying that, it's exactly the same - "the flash is not readable" or so it tells me.

  • by Loner T,

    Loner T Loner T Jan 13, 2015 5:43 AM in response to baregills
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    Jan 13, 2015 5:43 AM in response to baregills

    Can you try Rufus - https://rufus.akeo.ie ?

  • by baregills,

    baregills baregills Jan 13, 2015 7:20 AM in response to Loner T
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    Jan 13, 2015 7:20 AM in response to Loner T

    No joy with that either.

     

    I have created a Yosemite installation flash drive, from which I can both boot and install, so it does seem to work as stated but, it seems, no more.

     

    I appreciate all your help, but it is becoming a monster. I think the easiest solution is to open the case, remove the SSD and update it from Windows.

    I can then install the blade SATA converter and reinstall the old HDD and then locate my SSD outside the case for future access.

     

    £20, but worth it for the flexibility.

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