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Q: 'no signed device drivers' can be found on windows bootcamp installation

I'm pretty good with problem solving this sort of thing, but this one's got me stumped. I just bought a new MBP, and I'm installing Bootcamp on it, and no matter what, I'm stopped at the point of installing drivers on the Bootcamp drive during Windows installation with the message "no device drivers were found. make sure the installation media contains the correct drivers." I've tried multiple flash drives, multiple Windows iso images (8.1 and 10), directly downloaded from Microsoft, and from Apple's linked pages. I've tried formatting the virtual Bootcamp drive to MSDOS, I've tried resetting PRAM, I've tried using alternative methods to creating the USB install disk, I've downloaded fresh drivers from an Apple support page, I've even tried again in a different USB port. I've done everything anyone on any forum has ever said about this, and I've still got nothing. I must have attempted this installation around 15 times now, and I've run out of options here. I'm running El Capitan on a Mid-2014 15" MBP, and it says Bootcamp 6.0 should be able to install this without a USB disk, but I'm not given that option. If there's ANYthing besides new a iso, new flash drive, new Bootcamp, new partition format, or new USB creation method, I would love to hear your suggestion, no I need to hear your suggestion because I needed to use this Windows program four days ago.

MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2014), OS X El Capitan (10.11.1)

Posted on Nov 17, 2015 6:47 PM

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  • by Loner T,

    Loner T Loner T Nov 18, 2015 3:14 PM in response to vulgarwizard
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    Nov 18, 2015 3:14 PM in response to vulgarwizard

    Did you have any issues with removal using BCA? Since it is broken right now,

     

    1. Are using EFI boot or BIOS? A quick way to check is to see if there is more than one entry in the output of sudo fdisk /dev/disk0 after the partition has been created. You can check now, for example.

    2. After you remove the partition, can you mount your OS X disk's EFI partition, and checking if there is a Microsoft directory in the EFI partition? See the third page of Can't resize Macintosh HD partition to see who to mount the EFI partition.

    3. You have tried this before, but run a SMC/NVRAM Reset after you remove the Windows partition and before you attempt a re-installation.

    4. Are you on El Capitan (just to confirm)? There is one more set of steps we can test.

  • by vulgarwizard,

    vulgarwizard vulgarwizard Nov 18, 2015 4:08 PM in response to Loner T
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    Nov 18, 2015 4:08 PM in response to Loner T

    had no issues removing the Bootcamp partition (after your previous suggestion, and again when removing it before resetting PRAM). Should there have been?

     

    I'm using BIOS (the drive that says Windows, not EFI Boot at the "select a drive" menu?)

     

    here's the terminal output for sudo fdisk /dev/disk0

     

    diskutil list

    /dev/disk0

       #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER

       0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *251.0 GB   disk0

       1:                        EFI EFI                     209.7 MB   disk0s1

       2:          Apple_CoreStorage Macintosh HD            174.3 GB   disk0s2

       3:                 Apple_Boot Recovery HD             650.0 MB   disk0s3

       4:       Microsoft Basic Data                         75.8 GB    disk0s4

    /dev/disk1 (internal, virtual):

       #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER

       0:                  Apple_HFS (my HD name)           +174.0 GB   disk1

                                     Logical Volume on disk0s2

                                     7D57E7D0-E011-4E69-B1D3-C7E2AAD790E6

                                     Unencrypted

    /dev/disk2 (external, physical):

       #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER

       0:     FDisk_partition_scheme                        *16.0 GB    disk2

       1:                 DOS_FAT_32 WININSTALL              16.0 GB    disk2s1


    sudo fdisk /dev/disk0s4

    Password:

    fdisk: /dev/disk0s4: Resource busy

     

    also, to confirm, I am running El Capitan.

  • by Loner T,

    Loner T Loner T Nov 18, 2015 5:29 PM in response to vulgarwizard
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    Nov 18, 2015 5:29 PM in response to vulgarwizard

    Can you post the output of

     

    sudo fdisk /dev/disk0

     

    (you used disk0s4 earlier ).

  • by vulgarwizard,

    vulgarwizard vulgarwizard Nov 18, 2015 5:34 PM in response to Loner T
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    Nov 18, 2015 5:34 PM in response to Loner T

    we've crossed into the territory where I don't know what I'm looking at anymore haha

     

    sudo fdisk /dev/disk0

    Password:

    Disk: /dev/disk0 geometry: 30515/255/63 [490234752 sectors]

    Signature: 0xAA55

             Starting       Ending

    #: id  cyl  hd sec -  cyl  hd sec [     start -       size]

    ------------------------------------------------------------------------

    1: EE 1023 254  63 - 1023 254  63 [         1 -  490234751] <Unknown ID>

    2: 00    0   0   0 -    0   0   0 [         0 -          0] unused     

    3: 00    0   0   0 -    0   0   0 [         0 -          0] unused     

    4: 00    0   0   0 -    0   0   0 [         0 -          0] unused     

     

    what does this mean?

  • by Loner T,

    Loner T Loner T Nov 18, 2015 6:03 PM in response to vulgarwizard
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    Nov 18, 2015 6:03 PM in response to vulgarwizard

    If you are using Windows (not EFI Boot), then the output of the Fdisk command is incorrect or BCA failed. If you use EFI boot, then this Fdisk is correct. This may be the root cause of your issues.

     

    We should create a MBR and test of W8.1 will get further in installation.

  • by vulgarwizard,

    vulgarwizard vulgarwizard Nov 18, 2015 6:27 PM in response to Loner T
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    Nov 18, 2015 6:27 PM in response to Loner T

    well if both Windows and EFI Boot are giving me the same issue (which I just double checked) then would that make it correct? I just tried booting onto EFI Boot and the "no device drivers..." error persists.

     

    Well, you know I'm out of options, so I guess let's do it. I have an 8.1 .iso, should I recreate a Windows install USB in BCA with it?

  • by Loner T,

    Loner T Loner T Nov 18, 2015 6:59 PM in response to vulgarwizard
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    Nov 18, 2015 6:59 PM in response to vulgarwizard

    No, once a USB installer has been created, it should continue to work. Can you download GPT Fdisk - http://sourceforge.net/projects/gptfdisk/ ?

  • by vulgarwizard,

    vulgarwizard vulgarwizard Nov 18, 2015 7:14 PM in response to Loner T
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    Nov 18, 2015 7:14 PM in response to Loner T

    alright, done. What am I doing with this?

  • by Loner T,

    Loner T Loner T Nov 18, 2015 7:25 PM in response to vulgarwizard
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    Nov 18, 2015 7:25 PM in response to vulgarwizard

    We are going to create a Hybrid MBR that 'maps' the current GPT to a MBR so Windows will see the disk as an MBR disk and try to install in BIOS mode.

     

    Disable El Capitan SIP (System Integrity Protection)

     

    1. Boot into Local Recovery (Command+R) during power up.

    2. Run Utilities -> Terminal.

    3. Type csrutil disable and press return/enter.

    4. Boot normally.

    5. Type csrutil status in OSX Terminal and verify that is it disabled. If still enabled, repeat.

     

    Rebuild MBR to match the new GPT information thus resetting the Hybrid MBR. Use defaults for other questions (like partition codes). The only values that need modifications are the Boot flags and step 10. Accept all other defaults that Gdisk offers. Please see the sample Q&A as an example. These steps can be repeated if you make a mistake before you get to Step 12, otherwise start from Step 1 for these steps. Step 6 has numbers which are typed with a space between the numbers. Please see the sample Q&A before you execute these steps.

    1. Sudo gdisk /dev/rdisk0
    2. P  (Print list of parts)
    3. R  (Recover)
    4. O (print current Hybrid MBR)
    5. H (chooses Hybrid)
    6. Partitions numbers to be hybridized: 2 3 4
    7. Y  (Good for GRUB question)
    8. N  (part 2 boot flag)
    9. N  (part 3 boot flag)
    10. N  (part 4 boot flag - we do not have Windows installed yet)
    11. O  (print current Hybrid MBR)
    12. W (Write the new MBR)
    13. Y (Yes! write the new MBR)
    14. Reboot

     

    Now try to install W8.1 from your USB Installer and using the Windows icon from the USB.

  • by vulgarwizard,

    vulgarwizard vulgarwizard Nov 18, 2015 9:25 PM in response to Loner T
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    Nov 18, 2015 9:25 PM in response to Loner T

    alright, so I followed the terminal process, and got a success message and rebooted. The drive I've been doing this all from has been Windows 10, so I tried with that, and got the same "no signed drivers...." message. So I created a new USB drive with 8.1 on it, and that gave the same thing. There's no difference.

  • by Loner T,

    Loner T Loner T Nov 19, 2015 9:56 AM in response to vulgarwizard
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    Nov 19, 2015 9:56 AM in response to vulgarwizard

    Can you post the output of the GPT and Fdisk commands?

  • by vulgarwizard,

    vulgarwizard vulgarwizard Nov 19, 2015 10:45 AM in response to Loner T
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    Nov 19, 2015 10:45 AM in response to Loner T

    here's what I got from the terminal:

     


    sudo gdisk /dev/rdisk0

    GPT fdisk (gdisk) version 1.0.1

     

     

    Warning: Devices opened with shared lock will not have their

    partition table automatically reloaded!

    Partition table scan:

      MBR: protective

      BSD: not present

      APM: not present

      GPT: present

     

     

    Found valid GPT with protective MBR; using GPT.

     

     

    Command (? for help): p

    Disk /dev/rdisk0: 490234752 sectors, 233.8 GiB

    Logical sector size: 512 bytes

    Disk identifier (GUID): 8004E14C-384E-459E-85C0-A6DF34841402

    Partition table holds up to 128 entries

    First usable sector is 34, last usable sector is 490234718

    Partitions will be aligned on 8-sector boundaries

    Total free space is 2429 sectors (1.2 MiB)

     

     

    Number  Start (sector)    End (sector)  Size       Code  Name

       1              40          409639   200.0 MiB   EF00  EFI System Partition

       2          409640       340908743   162.4 GiB   AF05  Customer

       3       340908744       342178279   619.9 MiB   AB00  Recovery HD

       4       342179840       490233855   70.6 GiB    0700  BOOTCAMP

     

     

    Command (? for help): r

     

     

    Recovery/transformation command (? for help): o

     

     

    Disk size is 490234752 sectors (233.8 GiB)

    MBR disk identifier: 0x17C45D2E

    MBR partitions:

     

     

    Number  Boot  Start Sector   End Sector   Status      Code

       1                     1    490234751   primary     0xEE

     

     

    Recovery/transformation command (? for help): h

     

     

    WARNING! Hybrid MBRs are flaky and dangerous! If you decide not to use one,

    just hit the Enter key at the below prompt and your MBR partition table will

    be untouched.

     

     

    Type from one to three GPT partition numbers, separated by spaces, to be

    added to the hybrid MBR, in sequence: 2 3 4

    Place EFI GPT (0xEE) partition first in MBR (good for GRUB)? (Y/N): y

     

     

    Creating entry for GPT partition #2 (MBR partition #2)

    Enter an MBR hex code (default AF): n

    Set the bootable flag? (Y/N): n

     

     

    Creating entry for GPT partition #3 (MBR partition #3)

    Enter an MBR hex code (default AB): n

    Set the bootable flag? (Y/N): n

     

     

    Creating entry for GPT partition #4 (MBR partition #4)

    Enter an MBR hex code (default 07): n

    Set the bootable flag? (Y/N): n

     

     

    Recovery/transformation command (? for help): o

     

     

    Disk size is 490234752 sectors (233.8 GiB)

    MBR disk identifier: 0x17C45D2E

    MBR partitions:

     

     

    Number  Boot  Start Sector   End Sector   Status      Code

       1                     1       409639   primary     0xEE

       2                409640    340908743   primary     0x01

       3             340908744    342178279   primary     0x01

       4             342179840    490233855   primary     0x01

     

     

    Recovery/transformation command (? for help): w

     

     

    Final checks complete. About to write GPT data. THIS WILL OVERWRITE EXISTING

    PARTITIONS!!

     

     

    Do you want to proceed? (Y/N): y

    OK; writing new GUID partition table (GPT) to /dev/rdisk0.

    Warning: Devices opened with shared lock will not have their

    partition table automatically reloaded!

    Warning: The kernel may continue to use old or deleted partitions.

    You should reboot or remove the drive.

    The operation has completed successfully.

  • by Loner T,

    Loner T Loner T Nov 19, 2015 12:16 PM in response to vulgarwizard
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    Nov 19, 2015 12:16 PM in response to vulgarwizard

    You will need to repeat the steps.

    Enter an MBR hex code (default AF): n

    This cannot be 'n'. Just press Enter/Return and continue to the next question.

  • by vulgarwizard,

    vulgarwizard vulgarwizard Nov 19, 2015 1:21 PM in response to Loner T
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    Nov 19, 2015 1:21 PM in response to Loner T

    I'm presented with the prompt: "set bootable flag? (Y/N)" if I just press enter. the next question after that is: "your option? (Y/N)"

  • by Loner T,

    Loner T Loner T Nov 19, 2015 2:01 PM in response to vulgarwizard
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    Nov 19, 2015 2:01 PM in response to vulgarwizard

    All questions like the following need 'n'. The two questions (MBR Code and Bootability) are separate.

     

    Set the bootable flag? (Y/N): n
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