Clover Success Story

ballistic · November 30, 2014

I'd like to say a big THANK YOU to Slice for Clover :thumbsup_anim: as my hack is working perfectly without any DSDT or SSDT files and only needing to add a single kext for my LAN (RealtekRTL8111.kext). Apart from that and FakeSMC.kext being used in the EFI partition this machine is vanilla and everything works.

I used to use Chameleon but wanted to move to UEFI and have as few, if not zero additional kexts and tweaks on the OS X partition as possible and Clover has made this happen for this machine. For those interested, or if you have the same hardware and need to ask advice then I've listed mine below:

Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3P (rev 1.0)

Intel i7 2700K Sandy Bridge 3.5Ghz

Nvidia GTX 680

Realtek 8111E (on the motherboard)

Arcam rPAC USB DAC for audio (I prefer the quality over onboard sound)

Crucial 512GB SSD

Belkin Bluetooth Adaptor F8T017NG (to use with the magic mouse)

Apple Magic Mouse

Apple USB Keyboard

16GB 1600 DDR3

SMBios set to Mac Pro 6,1 using Clover Configurator

Sleep and wake works perfectly but took lots of experimentation / trial & error around the USB options in Clover config.

Boot takes approx 6 seconds from cold, I skip the Clover boot screen and have native 1920x1200 resolution for the black screen with white Apple logo and progress bar which shows for about 2-3 seconds by using CsmVideoDxe-64.efi option during Clover install.

iMessage and FaceTime work by using the MLB and ROM values from my MBP 10,1. App Store and iTunes accounts work also.

GA-Z68XP-UD3P has the U1G UEFI bios from the Gigabyte site and Clover is installed in only UEFI mode. Boot using darkwake=1 nvda_drv=1 kext-dev-mode=1 options.

No ATI, Intel or Nvidia injection. I use the Nvidia web drivers and Cuda.

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From my Clover config plist here are the ACPI options I've selected for my hardware

<key>ACPI</key>
	<dict>
		<key>DSDT</key>
		<dict>
			<key>Debug</key>
			<false/>
			<key>DropOEM_DSM</key>
			<false/>
			<key>Fixes</key>
			<dict>
				<key>AddDTGP_0001</key>
				<true/>
				<key>AddPNLF_1000000</key>
				<true/>
				<key>DeleteUnused_400000</key>
				<true/>
				<key>FIX_ACST_4000000</key>
				<true/>
				<key>FIX_ADP1_800000</key>
				<true/>
				<key>FIX_RTC_20000</key>
				<true/>
				<key>FIX_S3D_2000000</key>
				<true/>
				<key>FiX_TMR_40000</key>
				<true/>
				<key>FiX_WAK_200000</key>
				<true/>
				<key>FixDarwin_0002</key>
				<true/>
				<key>FixDisplay_0100</key>
				<true/>
				<key>FixHPET_0010</key>
				<true/>
				<key>FixLAN_2000</key>
				<true/>
				<key>FixRegions_10000000</key>
				<true/>
				<key>FixSBUS_0080</key>
				<true/>
				<key>FixUSB_1000</key>
				<true/>
				<key>NewWay_80000000</key>
				<true/>
			</dict>
			<key>Name</key>
			<string>DSDT.aml</string>
			<key>ReuseFFFF</key>
			<false/>
			<key>SlpSmiAtWake</key>
			<true/>
		</dict>
		<key>ResetAddress</key>
		<string>0x0CF9</string>
		<key>ResetValue</key>
		<string>0x06</string>
		<key>SSDT</key>
		<dict>
			<key>DropOem</key>
			<false/>
			<key>EnableC2</key>
			<true/>
			<key>EnableC4</key>
			<true/>
			<key>EnableC6</key>
			<true/>
			<key>EnableC7</key>
			<true/>
			<key>Generate</key>
			<dict>
				<key>CStates</key>
				<true/>
				<key>PStates</key>
				<true/>
			</dict>
			<key>PLimitDict</key>
			<string>0</string>
		</dict>
	</dict>

Kernel and Kext Patches

	<key>KernelAndKextPatches</key>
	<dict>
		<key>AppleRTC</key>
		<true/>
		<key>KextsToPatch</key>
		<array>
			<dict>
				<key>Comment</key>
				<string>External icons patch</string>
				<key>Find</key>
				<data>
				RXh0ZXJuYWw=
				</data>
				<key>Name</key>
				<string>AppleAHCIPort</string>
				<key>Replace</key>
				<data>
				SW50ZXJuYWw=
				</data>
			</dict>
		</array>
	</dict>

Devices

<key>Devices</key>
	<dict>
		<key>Audio</key>
		<dict>
			<key>Inject</key>
			<string>No</string>
		</dict>
		<key>FakeID</key>
		<dict>
			<key>ATI</key>
			<string>0x0</string>
			<key>IMEI</key>
			<string>0x0</string>
			<key>IntelGFX</key>
			<string>0x0</string>
			<key>LAN</key>
			<string>0x0</string>
			<key>NVidia</key>
			<string>0x0</string>
			<key>SATA</key>
			<string>0x0</string>
			<key>WIFI</key>
			<string>0x0</string>
			<key>XHCI</key>
			<string>0x0</string>
		</dict>
		<key>ForceHPET</key>
		<true/>
		<key>USB</key>
		<dict>
			<key>FixOwnership</key>
			<false/>
			<key>HighCurrent</key>
			<true/>
			<key>Inject</key>
			<true/>
		</dict>
	</dict>

Boot and CPU

<key>Boot</key>
	<dict>
		<key>Arguments</key>
		<string>darkwake=1 nvda_drv=1 kext-dev-mode=1</string>
		<key>DefaultVolume</key>
		<string>Macintosh HD</string>
		<key>Legacy</key>
		<string>PBR</string>
		<key>Log</key>
		<false/>
		<key>Secure</key>
		<false/>
		<key>Timeout</key>
		<integer>0</integer>
		<key>XMPDetection</key>
		<integer>1</integer>
	</dict>
	<key>CPU</key>
	<dict>
		<key>BusSpeedkHz</key>
		<integer>100000</integer>
		<key>C2</key>
		<true/>
		<key>C4</key>
		<true/>
		<key>C6</key>
		<true/>
		<key>Latency</key>
		<string>0x3E9</string>

I hope this post helps others who have similar hardware.

kvonlinee · November 30, 2014

Seem work out great for you, is that audio work OBO?

ballistic · November 30, 2014

Seem work out great for you, is that audio work OBO?

You mean Out Of the Box? Yes the Arcam is a very high quality DAC:

http://www.arcam.co.uk/products,rSeries,USB-DACs,rpac.htm

And I use it to feed a pair of Audio Engine A5+ speakers which have a power amp built in

They have a USB port for charging other devices and also a line out so I also have a Tannoy Sub under the desk

tannoy-sfx-sub-blk-B004FP8QL6-5035866855

The sound is awesome :dev:

kvonlinee · November 30, 2014

Good, with those picture is nice.

Thank for your report.

tehnubbz · August 21, 2015

Interesting. Well done OP. I got same spec as you...

Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3P (rev 1.0)

Intel i7 2700K Sandy Bridge 3.5Ghz

Nvidia GTX 680

I'm thinking, when shall I make a move? :lol:

TBH I can't even relax and focus lately so I'm gonna try it sometime in the future. :rolleyes:

Slice · August 21, 2015

Interesting. Well done OP. I got same spec as you...

Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3P (rev 1.0)

Intel i7 2700K Sandy Bridge 3.5Ghz

Nvidia GTX 680

I'm thinking, when shall I make a move?

TBH I can't even relax and focus lately so I'm gonna try it sometime in the future.

Exactly for Hackintosh!

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