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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  • by Archimedes_Claw,

    Archimedes_Claw Archimedes_Claw Oct 14, 2016 6:06 PM in response to Archimedes_Claw
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    Oct 14, 2016 6:06 PM in response to Archimedes_Claw

    Well i'm stuck. I do not have a w8.1 key code. it will not let me install without it.

  • by Archimedes_Claw,

    Archimedes_Claw Archimedes_Claw Oct 14, 2016 6:17 PM in response to Archimedes_Claw
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    Oct 14, 2016 6:17 PM in response to Archimedes_Claw

    I'm trying to get a temp code from Microsoft right now.

  • by Archimedes_Claw,

    Archimedes_Claw Archimedes_Claw Oct 14, 2016 6:48 PM in response to Archimedes_Claw
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    Oct 14, 2016 6:48 PM in response to Archimedes_Claw

    Microsoft outsourcing their help desk is worse than I remember. The conversation is going nowhere it has been 40 minutes of chat purgatory. They want to take control of my PC and install Windows 10. *Sigh*.

  • by Loner T,

    Loner T Loner T Oct 14, 2016 7:00 PM in response to Archimedes_Claw
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    Oct 14, 2016 7:00 PM in response to Archimedes_Claw

    Do not let the M$ folks take control. W8.1 can be installed without activation. Is the installer asking for a key and not allowing you to go forward?

  • by Archimedes_Claw,

    Archimedes_Claw Archimedes_Claw Oct 14, 2016 7:17 PM in response to Archimedes_Claw
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    Oct 14, 2016 7:17 PM in response to Archimedes_Claw

    OK I got an 8.1 key code. However it will not allow me to install on the partition.

     

    I think we need to clear things out. Please advise.

     

    Thanks

  • by Archimedes_Claw,

    Archimedes_Claw Archimedes_Claw Oct 14, 2016 7:21 PM in response to Archimedes_Claw
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    Oct 14, 2016 7:21 PM in response to Archimedes_Claw

    Just to be clear I want to install on Disk 1 partition 4. It wouldn't let me install or format even after I cleared the NVRAM.


    Here is the lists. I'm becoming a pro.



    Last login: Fri Oct 14 20:17:46 on console

    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       1.2 TB     disk1s2

       3:                 Apple_Boot Boot OS X               134.2 MB   disk1s3

       4:       Microsoft Basic Data                         500.0 GB   disk1s4

       5:                  Apple_HFS REMAINDER               1.3 TB     disk1s5

    /dev/disk2 (internal, virtual):

       #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER

       0:                  Apple_HFS Macintosh HD           +1.3 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

    iMac:~ iMac$ diskutil cs list

    CoreStorage logical volume groups (1 found)

    |

    +-- Logical Volume Group E610C174-48F0-4ADE-9F4D-282E90082242

        =========================================================

        Name:         OSX-Macintosh-LVG

        Status:       Online

        Size:         1305855254528 B (1.3 TB)

        Free Space:   114688 B (114.7 KB)

        |

        +-< Physical Volume 293DE2C3-93DE-443E-A678-FEE4E86C0A2B

        |   ----------------------------------------------------

        |   Index:    0

        |   Disk:     disk0s2

        |   Status:   Online

        |   Size:     120988852224 B (121.0 GB)

        |

        +-< Physical Volume 1813B344-4246-4556-9DA4-07A7C30EDB95

        |   ----------------------------------------------------

        |   Index:    1

        |   Disk:     disk1s2

        |   Status:   Online

        |   Size:     1184866402304 B (1.2 TB)

        |

        +-> Logical Volume Family 11857AAE-8E46-4F96-BBE3-7F031F3CB62D

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

            Encryption Type:         None

            |

            +-> Logical Volume AE789475-5B0D-4163-90E4-A0729AE2CF5A

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

                Disk:                  disk2

                Status:                Online

                Size (Total):          1299999883264 B (1.3 TB)

                Revertible:            No

                LV Name:               Macintosh HD

                Volume Name:           Macintosh HD

                Content Hint:          Apple_HFS

                LVG Type:              Fusion, Sparse

  • by Loner T,

    Loner T Loner T Oct 14, 2016 7:49 PM in response to Archimedes_Claw
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    Oct 14, 2016 7:49 PM in response to Archimedes_Claw

    Do you get a GPT vs MBR error when trying to install W8.1?

  • by Archimedes_Claw,

    Archimedes_Claw Archimedes_Claw Oct 14, 2016 7:56 PM in response to Loner T
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    Oct 14, 2016 7:56 PM in response to Loner T

    Nope it wouldn't let me select a drive. I'm going to try 1 more time really quick after resetting everything.

    this should take just about 15 minutes. I'm going to rebuild the installer as well.

  • by Archimedes_Claw,

    Archimedes_Claw Archimedes_Claw Oct 14, 2016 8:37 PM in response to Archimedes_Claw
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    Oct 14, 2016 8:37 PM in response to Archimedes_Claw

    Windows could not run the initializer, to continue please re-run the installer.

     

    I got this message right after I entered the key code. I'm going to try EFI really quick.

     

    and here we are...

    ok here is what I see ince EFI when I select d1s4 Windows cannot be intalled to this disk. The selected disk has an MBR partition table. on EFI systems, Windows can only be instaled to GPT disks.

  • by Loner T,

    Loner T Loner T Oct 15, 2016 6:45 AM in response to Archimedes_Claw
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    Oct 15, 2016 6:45 AM in response to Archimedes_Claw

    When resizeStack is used to create a FAT32 partition, it also creates an MBR corresponding to it. WE can remove the MBR easily and retry.

     

    Download and install GPT Fdisk - https://sourceforge.net/projects/gptfdisk/ .

     

    You will need to disable SIP by booting into Local Recovery (using Command+R - not Internet Recovery) and click on Utilities -> Terminal and type

     

    csrutil status

    csrutil disable

    csrutil status

     

    Boot normally and check the output of csrutil status which should now be disabled.

     

    Now run (this text is for informational purposes)

     

    sudo gdisk /dev/disk1

    x (Experts Menu)

    o (Print the current MBR)

    n (Create a new PMBR)

    o (Print the MBR)

    w (Write MBR)

    y (Confirm)

    q (Quit)

     

    Now try to install W8.1.

  • by Archimedes_Claw,

    Archimedes_Claw Archimedes_Claw Oct 15, 2016 9:43 AM in response to Archimedes_Claw
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    Oct 15, 2016 9:43 AM in response to Archimedes_Claw

    I'm getting command not found when i type  >csrutil status

  • by Archimedes_Claw,

    Archimedes_Claw Archimedes_Claw Oct 15, 2016 9:50 AM in response to Archimedes_Claw
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    Oct 15, 2016 9:50 AM in response to Archimedes_Claw

    Is does work in regular boot up. Its when I'm in recovery mode. I'm giving it another shot. No dice.

     

    -bash-3.2# csrutil status

    -bash: csrutil: command not found

    -bash-3.2#

  • by Loner T,

    Loner T Loner T Oct 15, 2016 10:14 AM in response to Archimedes_Claw
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    Oct 15, 2016 10:14 AM in response to Archimedes_Claw

    You are in Internet Recovery. If you boot your Mac and hold Alt/Option key, do you see a Recovery HD icon?

  • by Archimedes_Claw,

    Archimedes_Claw Archimedes_Claw Oct 15, 2016 10:22 AM in response to Loner T
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    Oct 15, 2016 10:22 AM in response to Loner T

    I think we murdered by local recovery partition a few pages ago. This might be why i cannot boot into this mode? I am not getting the recovery icon. Just the internet variation of it.

  • by Loner T,

    Loner T Loner T Oct 15, 2016 10:39 AM in response to Archimedes_Claw
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    Oct 15, 2016 10:39 AM in response to Archimedes_Claw

    Archimedes_Claw wrote:

     

       3:                 Apple_Boot Boot OS X               134.2 MB   disk0s3

     

       3:                 Apple_Boot Boot OS X               134.2 MB   disk1s3

    You should have Local Recovery, even though the size on disk0s3/disk1s3 is incorrect. Your local Recovery HD may be corrupt.

     

    Here is an example from one of my Minis. See the highlighted entries.

     

    diskutil list

    /dev/disk0

       #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER

       0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *256.1 GB   disk0

       1:                        EFI EFI                     209.7 MB   disk0s1

       2:          Apple_CoreStorage                         128.0 GB   disk0s2

      3:                 Apple_Boot Boot OS X               134.2 MB   disk0s3

       4:       Microsoft Basic Data BOOTCAMP                127.7 GB   disk0s4

    /dev/disk1

       #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER

       0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *1.0 TB     disk1

       1:                        EFI EFI                     209.7 MB   disk1s1

       2:          Apple_CoreStorage                         999.3 GB   disk1s2

       3:                 Apple_Boot Boot OS X               650.0 MB   disk1s3

    /dev/disk2

       #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER

       0:                  Apple_HFS OSX-FusionHD           *1.1 TB     disk2

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