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My new Dell ROG GL arrived via Instagram, and I’m hitting a wall trying to install macOS.
Basically, I start the installation, pick my language, select the drive... everything seems fine. It starts extracting and shows the progress bar from 0 to 100%. Then, it reboots automatically. But right after those Dell splash screens, it hangs indefinitely on the macOS logo where it says "Starting macOS." The animation keeps swirling, but nothing happens. I let it sit there for half an hour. Nothing.
I have a legitimate copy of Windows 7, but I’ve also tried two different cracked versions. All three attempts resulted in the exact same failure: the system reboots and then gets stuck staring at that loading logo.
Any advice? Am I doing something wrong, or could this be a hardware issue with the laptop itself?
The laptop originally came with FreeDOS, but I wiped that during the formatting process while attempting the install, so now there isn't even a DOS environment left.
Thanks.
Basically, I start the installation, pick my language, select the drive... everything seems fine. It starts extracting and shows the progress bar from 0 to 100%. Then, it reboots automatically. But right after those Dell splash screens, it hangs indefinitely on the macOS logo where it says "Starting macOS." The animation keeps swirling, but nothing happens. I let it sit there for half an hour. Nothing.
I have a legitimate copy of Windows 7, but I’ve also tried two different cracked versions. All three attempts resulted in the exact same failure: the system reboots and then gets stuck staring at that loading logo.
Any advice? Am I doing something wrong, or could this be a hardware issue with the laptop itself?
The laptop originally came with FreeDOS, but I wiped that during the formatting process while attempting the install, so now there isn't even a DOS environment left.
Thanks.