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Hackintosh Boot Flags


In the Boot Args section of Clover, enter the boot flags.
If this is your first time building or making a Hackintosh, boot flags may seem like a foreign concept. Once you understand what each of them means, you can get started!

Clover Boot Flags:

An example of verbose mode. When the computer hangs (stops), the last message you see is the message you should search to find a solution. 
Verbose Mode:

 -v 

Safe Mode:

 -x 

Single User Mode:

 -s 

 Zone Postponing: (use if hanging)
 -no-zp 

Single CPU core mode:

 cpus=1 

No Kext Cache Mode: (When changing kexts)
 -f 

Disables VT-x or VT-d:

 dart=0 

Verbose Mode:

 -v 

Enable NVIDIA Web Drivers: (do not use with nv_disable=1)
 nvda_drv=1  

Disable NVIDIA graphics cards: (do not use with nvda_drv=1)
 nv_disable=1 

Kext Dev Mode:

 kext-dev-mode=1 
  
If you're stuck at [PCI Configuration Began]:

 npci=0x2000 
 npci=0x3000 

Set Maximum Memory (RAM): (In megabytes)
 maxmem=4096 
 maxmem=8192 

Troubleshooting:

If you are having any trouble, first try this string. It works on a lot of systems with Intel HD Graphics to get into the OS X Installer from a Unibeast USB.

 -v -x -s -no-zp 

If you have an NVIDIA Desktop GPU, use this string to boot into the installer:

 -v -x -s nv_disable=1 

If all else fails, or you don't know where to start, use this string:

 -v -x -s -f cpus=1 maxmem=4096 nv_disable=1 -no-zp 

If you have an NVIDIA Desktop GPU and you've installed NVIDIA Web Drivers (Link), use this string:

 -v nvda_drv=1  + your bootflags (do not use nv_disable=1)

Common Issues:

If in verbose mode, a message about [IOBluetoothHCIController][start] -- completed or something similar appears, it normally has to do with a graphics issue. If you have an NVIDIA or AMD GPU, use nv_disable=1 and it should boot. Otherwise, boot into safe mode.

Comment any issues you have and I could recommend you a set of bootflags to use!

Source : http://www.fitzweekly.com