Cannot get to installer 'using 16384 buffer headers and 10240 cluster IO buffer headers'

Cannot get to Mojave installer on brand new build.
Booting from USB drive in verbose mode shows the last line as, "using 16384 buffer headers and 10240 cluster IO buffer headers"
I found many many old posts of people encountering the same error, but they were just yelled at for not having their profile filled out, and no solution was presented.

This is my 4th Hackintosh - have always been able to find a solution previously, so first post.
Build and steps taken so far:

MSI H370M Bazooka...

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Author: atxishome