Archimedes_Claw
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Q: Boot Camp W10 pro stuck in "Critical_Stop_Error" reboot cycle

Hi,

 

I just successfully loaded W10 Pro on my iMac. I was able to get through past Key code registration and hit the first reboot. I get a windows logo, then the spinning circles (loading),  then sadly a blue screen error (Critical_Stop_Error) and a constant reboot cycle.  Everything was going according to instruction until this point.  I feel like this is windows not seeing proper drivers.

 

I did have to reset my NVRAM to allow the computer to select the bootcamp partition for the load.

 

I remember seeing someone on the forums who has same computer that was never able to resolve. I cannot find the post. I am hoping there may be someone out there who can help me through this. I am so close...yet so far.

 

Computer Specs:

iMac Retina 5k, 27-inch, Late 2014

4ghz i7

32 GB 1600mhz DDR3

AMD Radeon R9M295x 4096MB

128GB SSD

3TB drive SATA HD

 

Bootcamp

Version 6.0.1 (6024.40.2)

 

Windows Partition Size:

355 GB

 

Loaded using

Lexar 32GB USB3.0 flash drive

Posted on Oct 10, 2016 9:09 PM

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Q: Boot Camp W10 pro stuck in "Critical_Stop_Error" reboot cycle

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  • by Archimedes_Claw,

    Archimedes_Claw Archimedes_Claw Oct 13, 2016 6:54 PM in response to Archimedes_Claw
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    Oct 13, 2016 6:54 PM in response to Archimedes_Claw

    Its the source straight from Microsoft when you buy the license

     

    Win10_1607_English_x63.iso

  • by Loner T,

    Loner T Loner T Oct 13, 2016 6:55 PM in response to Archimedes_Claw
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    Oct 13, 2016 6:55 PM in response to Archimedes_Claw

    Can you post the MD5sum of the ISO file? I assume the file is _x64.iso.

  • by Archimedes_Claw,

    Archimedes_Claw Archimedes_Claw Oct 13, 2016 9:11 PM in response to Loner T
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    Oct 13, 2016 9:11 PM in response to Loner T

    MD5 (Users/iMac/Desktop/Win10_1607_English_x64.iso)  =  88b98600511dcd69596df92b242e5

  • by Archimedes_Claw,

    Archimedes_Claw Archimedes_Claw Oct 13, 2016 9:13 PM in response to Archimedes_Claw
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    Oct 13, 2016 9:13 PM in response to Archimedes_Claw

    whoops. sorry


    MD5 (Users/iMac/Desktop/Win10_1607_English_x64.iso)  =  88b98698600511dcd69596df92b242e5

  • by Loner T,

    Loner T Loner T Oct 14, 2016 1:38 AM in response to Archimedes_Claw
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    Oct 14, 2016 1:38 AM in response to Archimedes_Claw

    The MD5sum matches with the ISO on my Mac. If you reboot with the USB Installer connected, and hold Alt/Option, what available options do you see from the USB? Do you see Windows and EFI Boot?

  • by Archimedes_Claw,

    Archimedes_Claw Archimedes_Claw Oct 14, 2016 8:08 AM in response to Loner T
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    Oct 14, 2016 8:08 AM in response to Loner T

    Yes I do.

  • by Loner T,

    Loner T Loner T Oct 14, 2016 8:15 AM in response to Archimedes_Claw
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    Oct 14, 2016 8:15 AM in response to Archimedes_Claw

    Can you test installing Windows using EFI Boot? The initial screens may be tiny.

  • by Archimedes_Claw,

    Archimedes_Claw Archimedes_Claw Oct 14, 2016 8:19 AM in response to Loner T
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    Oct 14, 2016 8:19 AM in response to Loner T

    Will do right now.

     

    should take about 5 minutes here. I'll sadly move over to my PC to report whats going on.

  • by Archimedes_Claw,

    Archimedes_Claw Archimedes_Claw Oct 14, 2016 8:56 AM in response to Archimedes_Claw
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    Oct 14, 2016 8:56 AM in response to Archimedes_Claw

    Same result. I'm starting to think the computer is going to win.

  • by Loner T,

    Loner T Loner T Oct 14, 2016 8:59 AM in response to Archimedes_Claw
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    Oct 14, 2016 8:59 AM in response to Archimedes_Claw

    Can you post the output of

     

    diskutil list

    sudo fdisk /dev/disk1 (assuming disk1 is the HDD)

     

    Since Mac supports legacy BIOS, we can test it.

  • by Archimedes_Claw,

    Archimedes_Claw Archimedes_Claw Oct 14, 2016 9:03 AM in response to Loner T
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    Oct 14, 2016 9:03 AM in response to Loner T

    iMac:~ iMac$ sudo fdisk /dev/disk1

    Disk: /dev/disk1 geometry: 97451/255/63 [1565565872 sectors]

    Signature: 0xAA55

             Starting       Ending

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

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

    1: EE 1023 254  63 - 1023 254  63 [         1 - 4294967294] <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     

  • by Loner T,

    Loner T Loner T Oct 14, 2016 9:47 AM in response to Archimedes_Claw
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    Oct 14, 2016 9:47 AM in response to Archimedes_Claw

    Can you also post the output of

     

    diskutil list

  • by Archimedes_Claw,

    Archimedes_Claw Archimedes_Claw Oct 14, 2016 9:49 AM in response to Loner T
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    Oct 14, 2016 9:49 AM in response to Loner T

    iMac:~ iMac$ diskutil list

    /dev/disk0 (internal, physical):

       #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER

       0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *121.3 GB   disk0

       1:                        EFI EFI                     209.7 MB   disk0s1

       2:          Apple_CoreStorage OSX-Macintosh-LVG       121.0 GB   disk0s2

       3:                 Apple_Boot Boot OS X               134.2 MB   disk0s3

    /dev/disk1 (internal, physical):

       #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER

       0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *3.0 TB     disk1

       1:                        EFI EFI                     209.7 MB   disk1s1

       2:          Apple_CoreStorage OSX-Macintosh-LVG       2.5 TB     disk1s2

       3:                 Apple_Boot Boot OS X               134.2 MB   disk1s3

       4:       Microsoft Basic Data                         501.4 GB   disk1s4

    /dev/disk2 (internal, virtual):

       #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER

       0:                  Apple_HFS Macintosh HD           +2.6 TB     disk2

                                     Logical Volume on disk0s2, disk1s2

                                     AE789475-5B0D-4163-90E4-A0729AE2CF5A

                                     Unencrypted Fusion Drive

    /dev/disk3 (external, physical):

       #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER

       0:     FDisk_partition_scheme                        *8.2 GB     disk3

       1:                 DOS_FAT_32 WININSTALL              8.2 GB     disk3s1

  • by Loner T,

    Loner T Loner T Oct 14, 2016 9:52 AM in response to Archimedes_Claw
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    Oct 14, 2016 9:52 AM in response to Archimedes_Claw

    Can you remove the BC/Windows partition using BC Assistant (only). We can try to use diskutil cs resizeStack to partition the HDD for BIOS installation and test it.

  • by Archimedes_Claw,

    Archimedes_Claw Archimedes_Claw Oct 14, 2016 10:11 AM in response to Loner T
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    Oct 14, 2016 10:11 AM in response to Loner T

    removed

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