how to enable wi-fi recovery to install macOS

[Shibby]

Hi, i was finally able to reach MacOS installer from OC using an image from Olarila's site (way too many ads btw and no clarity on guides) but their image EFI worked on my laptop since I cannot find much support for HP Probook 640 G4.

How do you enable wifi in installer? There is no icon in far right corner.
Is there a way to make offline installer, mount it to another USB driver and then for it to be used versus trying to update the recovery OS via internet? trying to load Big Sur. but I'll settle for Catalina or higher.
is there a guide how to do the OC recovery but use a USB macos full installer for offline full install of MacOS?

 

[EliteMacx86]

How do you enable wifi in installer? There is no icon in far right corner.

Natively supported WiFi should work OOTB or with the help of third-party kexts. As you haven't mentioned the WiFi model you're using, would you please take a moment to provide the model?

Is there a way to make offline installer, mount it to another USB driver and then for it to be used versus trying to update the recovery OS via internet? trying to load Big Sur. but I'll settle for Catalina or higher.

Yes, there is a way. You can read more about it here

GUIDE - How to use macOS Internet Recovery using OpenCore

How to use macOS Internet Recovery using OpenCore Method #1: Using macOS STEP 1: Download macOS (aka Recovery Image) Before you start using the Internet Recovery feature, you'll need to have the exact Recovery image of the target OS you want to install. To download the recovery image, follow...

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is there a guide how to do the OC recovery but use a USB macos full installer for offline full install of MacOS?

Yes, you can read about it below

GUIDE - How to Boot macOS Installer on Desktops and Laptops using OpenCore [UEFI/Legacy] - OpenCore Install Guide

How to Boot macOS Installer on Desktops and Laptops using OpenCore [UEFI/Legacy] - OpenCore Install Guide Booting the OS X/macOS installers on a non-Apple computer can be challenging for new users. This guide is intended for those who wish to use OpenCore as a Bootloader and it covers a...

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If you already have a bootable USB prepared (full image), you can just directly read from here

GUIDE - How to Boot macOS Installer on Desktops and Laptops using OpenCore [UEFI/Legacy] - OpenCore Install Guide

How to Boot macOS Installer on Desktops and Laptops using OpenCore [UEFI/Legacy] - OpenCore Install Guide Booting the OS X/macOS installers on a non-Apple computer can be challenging for new users. This guide is for those who wish to use OpenCore as a Bootloader and it covers a complete process...

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[Shibby]

Regarding my built in wifi card on this laptop its:
Wireless: Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 8265

as i mentioned, i was able to reach the mac boot loader using this EFI folder as my many attempts to follow OC instructions never made it past the VoodooPS2 kexts.
https://olarila.com/files/OPENCORE1/EFI.Opencore.NoteBook.KabyLake.zip
now there are a few wifi kexts here. i think they just added top 3 wifi cards.
-Realtek (removed it)
-Atheros E2200 ethernet (removed it)
-IntelMausi (one I used)
i took another snapshot of OC and thats how I reached macos installer to the point where i was able to format my internal SSD drive, then tried to run Install Ventura, and thats where I'm stuck since I have no wifi icon in upper right corner.

could it be that the wifi kext is old?
what should i try?

 

[EliteMacx86]

Regarding my built in wifi card on this laptop its:
Wireless: Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 8265

as i mentioned, i was able to reach the mac boot loader using this EFI folder as my many attempts to follow OC instructions never made it past the VoodooPS2 kexts.
https://olarila.com/files/OPENCORE1/EFI.Opencore.NoteBook.KabyLake.zip
now there are a few wifi kexts here. i think they just added top 3 wifi cards.
-Realtek (removed it)
-Atheros E2200 ethernet (removed it)
-IntelMausi (one I used)
i took another snapshot of OC and thats how I reached macos installer to the point where i was able to format my internal SSD drive, then tried to run Install Ventura, and thats where I'm stuck since I have no wifi icon in upper right corner.

could it be that the wifi kext is old?
what should i try?

You have two options to complete the installation.

Option #1: Add the WiFi Kexts to your EFI and continue with the internet install. You can read more about it here

GUIDE - How to Enable Intel WiFi and Bluetooth on macOS [Clover/OpenCore]

How to Enable Intel WiFi and Bluetooth on macOS [Clover/OpenCore] This guide describes how to enable Intel WiFi and Bluetooth on macOS using Clover and OpenCore. By following this guide, you'll be able to enable Intel WiFi and Bluetooth on your non-Apple computer running macOS using Clover or...

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Option #2. Create a Bootable USB using Createinstallmedia and use the same EFI to install. However, this will require a Mac or a VMware/VirtualBox to create the USB.

 

[Shibby]

So good news. The kext for wifi was not initially implemented on the image i got and i guess i got confused between the kext for ethernet vs wifi. anyways. wifi working.

just a side note I tried to replicate the EFI image from Olaria with OC files on latest version and didn't work. when it booted up i got some weird frequency loop counter and the OC menu was all weird looking. So im gonna continue with Olaria EFI since seems to work.

 

[EliteMacx86]

So good news. The kext for wifi was not initially implemented on the image i got and i guess i got confused between the kext for ethernet vs wifi. anyways. wifi working.

Glad you got it working!

just a side note I tried to replicate the EFI image from Olaria with OC files on latest version and didn't work. when it booted up i got some weird frequency loop counter and the OC menu was all weird looking. So im gonna continue with Olaria EFI since seems to work.

Probably, due to poor configuration of the EFI.