Asus X99 DELUXE II Science - not complete guide but some thoughts in the journey

Toooorch · October 23, 2016

Hello,

I have tried many things in my journey to get my rig working completely and I think it will be useful for someone and maybe we will discover some new technics to get working something next.

My rig:

Asus X99 DELUXE II

Seasonic 850W 80Plus Gold

Intel i7 5820K OC

Samsung EVO 850 250GB

nVidia 750Ti - 4GB = real pain in the ass in this rig and it is only temporary solution because I also tried already RX480 but everyone already knows problems of these RX cards/Clover

Some facts about the motherboard and also proper kext which can enable this piece of the motherboard.

Storage:

8 SATA 6Gb/s ports, 1 x SATA Express port all controlled by Intel C610/X99 Series Chipset (+ some U.2 port/M.2 options for i7)

SSD Trim enabled by Trim Enabler

Network:

Intel I218V = Working flawlessly with IntelMausiEthernet.kext

Intel I211-AT = Some troubles but It works with AppleIGB.kext / AppleIntelE1000e.kext

ASUS Wi-Fi - Up to 1300Mbps transfer speed - dual band frequency 2.4/5 GHz = It works OOB

Asus Bluetooth 4.0 = It works perfectly with BrcmBluetoothInjector.kext

Audio:

Realtek® ALC1150 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC featuring Crystal Sound 3 = It works perfectly after VoodooHDA 2.8.8 is installed and then 2.8.9 kext is applied (install VoodooHDA and then after restart install 2.8.9). I don't know why, but if you try to install imminently only 2.8.9 kext it will have horrible quality.

USB:

4 x USB 3.0/2.0 port(s) + ASMEDIA HUB - Works with kext patch (up to 5Gb/s) and X99 Injector X99_Injector_USB_3.kext

6 x USB 2.0/1.1 port(s) (4 at back panel, ) - Nothing to say - OOB

4 x USB 3.1 port(s) - I don't have now any proper hardware (I will get it later) for test it, but I think it will need also a kext patch to get full speed.



<dict>

                <key>Comment</key>

                <string>USB 3.0 Speed</string>

                <key>Disabled</key>

                <false/>

                <key>Find</key>

                <data>

                g710////EA==

                </data>

                <key>Name</key>

                <string>AppleUSBXHCIPCI</string>

                <key>Replace</key>

                <data>

                g710////Gw==

                </data>

</dict>

BIOS:

I recommend installing latest BIOS 1401 because this BIOS fixed some weird things what I experienced on older versions...

BIOS Settings:

Safe Mode: Other OS = mandatory for Clover

CMS: Disabled = mandatory for Clover / you will have different behavior when you will use "auto". So it is better to complete disable it (for NVMe it is neccessary to have this in "auto" and have some patches in os).

Intel USB 3.0 XHCI Mode Smart Auto

XHCI-Hand-off = Enabled

EHCI-Hand-off = Enabled

These settings depend on the type of installation but everything enabled is okay.

Extensions card:

ThunderboltEX3 =

Other BIOS settings:

USB 3.0 charging = Enabled

XMP Overclock

iMessage/iCloud Fix:

iMessageDebug from real mac = base64 ROM and MLB number in clover config = never install with these numbers or check "no connection" in first setup of your machine.

XCPM

I have fully working XCPM on my Haswell-E 5820K.

First add some kernel patches to the clover config.plist



<dict>

				<key>Comment</key>

				<string>Haswell-E CPUID Patch</string>

				<key>Disabled</key>

				<false/>

				<key>Find</key>

				<data>

				g8Dp

				</data>

				<key>MatchOS</key>

				<string>10.12</string>

				<key>Replace</key>

				<data>

				g8Dm

				</data>

			</dict>

			<dict>

				<key>Comment</key>

				<string>XCPM Core Scope MSRS © Pike R. Alpha</string>

				<key>Disabled</key>

				<false/>

				<key>Find</key>

				<data>

				vgIAAAAx0uhs/P//

				</data>

				<key>MatchOS</key>

				<string>10.12</string>

				<key>Replace</key>

				<data>

				vgIAAAAx0pCQkJCQ

				</data>

			</dict>

			<dict>

				<key>Comment</key>

				<string>XCPM PKG Scope MSRS © Pike R. Alpha</string>

				<key>Disabled</key>

				<false/>

				<key>Find</key>

				<data>

				vgcAAAAx0uiU/P//

				</data>

				<key>MatchOS</key>

				<string>10.12</string>

				<key>Replace</key>

				<data>

				vgcAAAAx0pCQkJCQ

				</data>

			</dict>

			<dict>

				<key>Comment</key>

				<string>XCPM Bootstrap Sierra © Pike R. Alpha</string>

				<key>Disabled</key>

				<false/>

				<key>Find</key>

				<data>

				g8PEg/si

				</data>

				<key>MatchOS</key>

				<string>10.12</string>

				<key>Replace</key>

				<data>

				g8PBg/si

				</data>

			</dict>

			<dict>

				<key>Comment</key>

				<string>XCPM Idle Patch © Pike R. Alpha</string>

				<key>Disabled</key>

				<false/>

				<key>Find</key>

				<data>

				ILniAAAADzA=

				</data>

				<key>MatchOS</key>

				<string>10.12</string>

				<key>Replace</key>

				<data>

				ILniAAAAkJA=

				</data>

			</dict>

Then switch to OsxAptioFix2Drv-free2000.efi - it solved my problems about random restarts!

Boot-args and EFI files:

Always latest clover in EFI partition

main highlights = npci=0x2000

SMBIOS: MacPro6,1

You have to use Test2.efi for fix allocation problems

Every mentioned kext in /kexts/10.12

What is also nice to have:

I have had problems with my graphics (it working well with nVidia WEB drivers, but it causes also weird restarts before the driver installed and you will have some multiple boots before the driver is installed.

Also, I can't boot (strong screen glitches) and I have to use now iMac14,2 SMBIOS but when nVidia driver is applied it is possible to change SMBIOS to MacPro6,1 with these additional boot args and some text patches to GPolicy (Brummler GDP patch).

agdp=Mac-27ADBB7B4CEE8E61

I will update this thread with new discoveries for my rig

cheers, feedback is appreciated

More updated github repo

https://github.com/Toooorch/X99-Deluxe-II

x99 Deluxe II.zip

MorleyRigged · December 1, 2016

Nice work!

I've been trying for months to even get my install working. Truth be told I gave up and started using windows but this gives me hope.

If you feel like being a paid consultant to help me I would make it worth your while

Drenan · December 21, 2016

Hello there, I'm in a similar state as you are, but without the thunderbolt success.. Where did you find the post for thunderbolt configuration? I'm going crazy about it..

leibb · January 9, 2017

Bluetooth can drive? Normal with no problem?

Toooorch · January 15, 2017

Bluetooth can drive? Normal with no problem?

Yes, use included BrcmBluetoothInjector.kext

Hello there, I'm in a similar state as you are, but without the thunderbolt success.. Where did you find the post for thunderbolt configuration? I'm going crazy about it..

It was only illusion :/ sorry. I will update guide today.

Asus X99 DELUXE II Science - not complete guide but some thoughts in the journey

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