This guide covers a creation of basic ist which will allow to boot most of the systems. The best way to edit a ist is to use some specific tools like Clover Configurator, Xcode, Plist Editor Pro etc. But we don't recommend you to use a text editor as it has a chance of ist file corruption. The configuration file is written in XML and can be edited using a text editor. It can boot into some installation but when talking about the majority, it will fail to boot on most of the newer machines and high end builds.Īlso, it's a good idea to create a ist for each specific system which will exclude the errors and trouble while installation and you can easily boot into macOS installation. The ist which is installed by Clover Boot loader, is the default ist and is not optimised for all the systems. If the ist is already present, it will be renamed as backup ist or remain untouched. Without a ist, no machine can boot into macOS.Ī basic ist file is automatically created while installing Clover Boot loader at /EFI/Clover/. The ist is a system configuration file for the Hackintosh and allows to boot macOS. By following this guide, you'll be able to create a basic ist for booting macOS on Desktop.
