Already for quite some time I'm keeping an eye out on this thread since I'm trying to successfully install Lilu and Whatevergreen on my Macbook, to fix the graphics issues I'm facing. For example, Google Maps in the browser just gets extremely slow, because my Macbook switches from its integrated graphics card to the dedicated one.
First of all, I made a back-up of my Macbook using Time Machine. Then, I followed the steps as described in
this forum post. So, I downloaded Lilu (version 1.3.6) and Whatevergreen (version 1.2.9), then rebooted my Macbook into recovery mode and disabled SIP. Afterwards, I rebooted my Macbook again to MacOS and moved both the Lilu and Whatevergreen kexts to the /System/Library/Extensions folder.
Then, I ran the following commands one by one.
Code:
sudo chmod -R 755 /System/Library/Extensions/Lilu.kext
sudo chmod -R 755 /System/Library/Extensions/WhateverGreen.kext
sudo chown -R root:wheel /System/Library/Extensions/Lilu.kext
sudo chown -R root:wheel /System/Library/Extensions/WhateverGreen.kext
Via “System Report” I checked whether the Lilu and Whatevergreen kexts were loaded successfully: both Lilu and Whatevergreen were there, but their "Loaded" status stated "No". I tried rebuilding the kext cache by running:
Which returned nothing worth mentioning besides the "kext with invalid signature allowed" warnings (just as mentioned in
this forum post).
Finally, I rebooted my Macbook, entered my password on the lock screen, and then my Macbook greeted me with
"Your computer restarted because of a problem". In other words: installing Lilu and Whatevergreen failed (miserably).
Via “Recovery Mode” I tried removing both extensions by deleting their kexts from /System/Library/Extensions and then running
to rebuild the kernel extension caches. But running this command caused an error stating “not being able open to /Library/StagedExtensions”. Even after running
Code:
kextcache --clear-staging
my Macbook still could not rebuild the kernel extension caches. A reboot and resetting NVRAM would be my last resort. Unfortunately, I still ran into the
“your computer restarted because of a problem” screen.
Even removing the whole Library folder via “Recovery Mode” and manually restoring it from the Time Machine backup didn't solve the problem. In the end, I just restored my Macbook from the Time Machine backup.
So currently I'm still left with the same graphic issues I mentioned at the beginning of this post. Is there anything I'm missing which causes my
"computer to restart because of a problem" after installing both Lilu and Whatevergreen?
I already tried previous versions of Lilu and Whatevergreen, but these worked out the same for me.
My Macbook configuration is as follows:
MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Late 2013)
Processor:
2,6 GHz Intel Core i7
Memory:
16 GB 1600 MHz DDR3
Graphics (Built-In):
Intel Iris Pro 1536 MB
Graphics (PCIe):
NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M
