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created icons and background, Italian forum, thank you for the advice

Another new set of OpenCanopy Icons for you. This one is kind of tongue-in-cheek fun set I call "Type." For those of you that really want a simple set! Use with your favorite background or just black.

Thanks all! I was trying to think of something very different and out of the box.

@ameenjuz http://swcdn.apple.com/content/downloads/60/16/071-08928-A_484L5F7UYL/hkminak8a4flh9w3xonfqzm7oc30jagf8c/InstallAssistant.pkg

Chameleon!! You are showing your age! Wow, I remember starting my hackintoshing with Chameleon. Memories.

Nice look.

i like it because it reminds me of something similar I tried many years ago for a Chameleon theme. I had a quick look for it yesterday at the Theme Park on voodooprojects.org to show you but couldn’t find it. I guess it never progressed further than my ideas folder but I’m curious now so I may have a look through some old archives on the weekend. If I find anything I’ll share an image.

Thanks! that did the trick! My eGPU over Thunderbolt 3 is working now finally I still need to tweak it tho, now the eGPU only showing up as an internal PCIe device, and it says Thunderbolt 3 driver not found. This isn't a big problem, but because of that I can't select "Prefer eGPU" option on apps and I have to connect a monitor to the card for apps to utilise the card.

@pkdesign Your BlueSteel Theme is brilliant. Awesome Work buddy.

I have put together this simple little guide for anybody wanting to use a Patched DSDT EFI with the same configuration as me. This is also a thread to discuss everything Z390 Master and try and help where we can and maybe make things a little better for you. A huge massive thank you to @glasgood @MaLd0n @larabee These three guys have helped me and talked me so much and are as helpful as you could ever get, Without them I wouldn't have a perfect working build like I do or be putting up this Guide & Discussion Thread sharing the hard work and countless hours that we have all put in to this. This EFI and Patched DSDT have been created to work with a Gigabyte Aorus Z390 Master using bios revision F11L, 9900k with a 5700 XT but has also been tested and verified fully working with the following Hardware CPU's 8600K, 8700, 8700K, 9400K, 9600K, 9700K, 9900K, 9900KS (All KF Models work but use SMBios iMacPro1,1 instead) GPU's RX 560, 570, 580, 590, Vega 56, Vega 64, Radion VII, RX 5500, 5500 XT, 5600, 5600 XT, 5700, 5700 XT (If you have success with any different CPU or GPU's then please do let me know) @glasgood Has kindly put together a new simple Catalina install guide so Just Follow He's Guide For a Perfect Install. (glasgood put the guide together for the Z390 Pro but the two boards are so alike that you can follow this guide with no problems at all using the Z390 Master) HARDWARE USED • Intel I9 9900k @5.2Ghz • Gigabyte AORUS Z390 MASTER • Sapphire Reference RX 5700 XT (connected to the monitor via the DisplayPort) • Corsair Vengeance Pro RGB 32GB @3600mhz (2 x 16GB) • Corsair RM850x 80 Plus Gold Power Supply Unit • EK Custom Liquid Cooling Loop • Samsung 970 EVO Plus 1TB NVMe SSD macOS Catalina • Samsung 970 EVO 1TB NVMe SSD Windows 10 Pro • ABWB BCM94360CS2 802.11AC WI-FI With Bluetooth 4.0 PCI-Express (PCI-E) • Lian Li PC-O11DW Dynamic ATX Case WORKING • Sound • Ethernet Port • WiFi • SSD Trim • USB 3.0 & 2.0 (All ports Open Natively) • AirDrop • iCloud • Hardware Acceleration • iMessages • Facetime • Sleep & Wake • Sleep and Shutdown via the Power Button • Handoff • Netflix on Safari browser • Continuity • Sidecar (only works using the iMac19,1 EFI and with your igpu Enabled) OPENCORE EFIs  Current EFIs Change-Log Updated 04/10/2021 OpenCore EFI Update v0.7.4 - 04/10/2021 OC 074 19,1 Z390 Master EFI.zip - OpenCore v0.7.4, SMBios iMac19,1 OC 074 1,1 Z390 Master EFI.zip - OpenCore v0.7.4, SMBios iMacPro1,1 (iGPU Disabled) OC 074 19,1 Z390 Master iGPU ONLY EFI.zip - OpenCore v0.7.4, SMBios iMac19, iGPU ONLY Note - If your not using a 5700 XT or any other Navi GPU then remove agdpmod=pikera from the boot arguments. Note 2 - Do not try to carry across your old OpenCore Config.plist to the new EFI as to many changes have occurred in 0.7.0. Use the new Config.plist instead. PlistEdit Pro.zip - PlistEdit Pro (use to edit OpenCore) Using PlistEdit Pro add your details by modifying the following PLEASE NOTE - These EFIs are setup to be used with your msr Unlocked so make sure you use the F11L Unlocked Profile but if for any reason you can not unlock MSR then just modify following in the OpenCore config.plist :  CFG Unlock (MSR) F11L BIOS Profile - The Easy Way  Highly recommended if your using a Vega 56/64, Radeon VII or Navi GPU To Create Your Own Patched DSDT Message @MaLd0n using the link bellow https://www.olarila.com/forum/17-dsdt-patch-requests/ (If you want a perfect setup then getting your own patched DSDT made would be the best thing to do, Mine will work perfectly fine but different hardware no matter how small a change it is can tend to have some sort of effect on the DSDT and your setup) If Your Not Using File Vault Then Please Disable Hibernate disablehibernate.command ADDITONAL DOWNLOADS Z390AORUSMASTER.F11l.zip - Aorus Z390 Master Bios Firmware F11L Clover Clover Configurator Kext Updater RepairPermissions OPTIONAL DOWNLOADS BroadcomFix.zip (Use these kexts if your Broadcom bluetooth/Wifi isn't working properly) Hackintool IORegistryExplorer Native Display Brightness with MonitorControl BIOS SETTINGS (Bios Revision F11L) • Enter BIOS -> Press Delete -> Enter Setup • Save & Exit -> Load Optimized Defaults • Boot -> CFG Lock -> Disabled • Boot -> Windows 8/10 Features -> Win 8/10 WHQL • Boot -> CSM Support -> Disabled (Can be set to Enabled if need be but try to have it set to Disabled first) • Favourites -> Extreme Memory Profile (X.M.P.) -> Profile1 • Favourites -> VT-d -> Disabled (Can be set to Enabled or Disabled, Your choice) • Settings -> IO Ports -> Internal Display Output -> PCIe 1 Slot • Settings -> IO Ports -> Internal Graphics -> Enabled (Disabled If Using SMBios 1,1) • Settings -> IO Ports -> DVMT Pre-Allocated -> 64M • Settings -> IO Ports -> DVMT Total GFX0-Allocated -> 256M • Settings -> IO Ports -> Aperture Size -> 256MB • Settings -> IO Ports -> Wifi -> Disabled • Settings -> IO Ports -> Audio Controller -> Enabled • Settings -> IO Ports -> Above 4G Decoding -> Enabled • Settings -> IO Ports -> Super IO Configuration -> Serial Port -> Disabled • Settings -> IO Ports -> USB Configuration -> Legacy USB Support -> Auto • Settings -> IO Ports -> USB Configuration -> XHCI Hands-off -> Enabled • Settings -> Miscellaneous -> Software Guard Extensions (SGX) -> Disabled • Settings -> Platform Power -> Platform Power Management -> Enabled • Settings -> Platform Power -> ErP -> Enabled • Settings -> Platform Power -> RC6(Render Standby) -> Enabled • Save & Exit → Save & Exit Setup SCREENSHOTS

A very custom DSDT for best experience under macOS. Removed all unused devices, injected all Apple devices, essentials, cosmetics, real improvements. -OpenCore Vanilla TUTORIAL- -USB Port Mapping TUTORIAL- -Bios/UEFI Settings- Serial Port = Disable CFG Lock = Disable -Hardware- Mobo - Ga Z490 Vision G Processor - i9 10th Intel GPU - RX 580, 590, VEGA 56, VEGA64, 5600XT, 5700XT or RADEON VII Cooler - CoolerMaster Masterliquid ML360R RGB NVME - Corsair MP600 -EFI folders- -EFI OpenCore Folder https://tinyurl.com/ybr968w3 -EFI Clover Folder https://tinyurl.com/ybr968w3 Paste EFI folder into EFI partition, reboot and extract one SendMe. Post this dump here for full ACPI solution! Download RunMe.app dumper -DSDT Patches- -Screenshots- -Credits and thanks to the old and new people in the community who developed patches, kexts and bootloaders! Slice, Kabyl, usr-sse2, jadran, Blackosx, dmazar, STLVNUB, pcj, apianti, JrCs, pene, FrodoKenny, skoczy, ycr.ru, Oscar09, xsmile, SoThOr, RehabMan, Download-Fritz, Zenit432, cecekpawon, Intel, Apple, Oracle, Chameleon Team, crazybirdy, Mieze, Mirone, Oldnapalm, netkas, Elconiglio, artut-pt, ErmaC, Pavo, Toleda, Master Chief and family, bcc9, The King, PMheart, Sherlocks, Micky1979, vit9696, vandroiy2013, Voodoo Team, Pike R. Alpha, lvs1974, Austere.J, CVad and many, many, many others! We're all here to have fun and learn from each other!

Easy my friend there are a lot of us old chameleon fogeys here.

Very colourful! Well done @carlo_67

I agree. But that's no reason to add money to my electricity bill

Yes it's a common problem. Even in Windows. Seems there no solution. My observations are different. When second monitor is used, the GPU clock does go up & down based on load but the VRAM clock is fixed at 2000Mhz. @mitch_de's AMD GPU Menue App that displays the GPU performance in the Menu bar.

Blue Steel is a nice theme, very nice, but Type is different, original, the first of its kind.

20210305 * New: Global search feature (under constant improvement...)

I finally get the Clover 5130 to work with my HP EliteBook 820 G3 Skylake i7 6600U HD520 perfectly because I couldn't get OpenCore 0.6.6 to dual boot Windows 10. Clover if you get it working, to me it's much more stable and better with HP laptops. OpenCore and Clover have their + and -, just have to find the best one for my hackintosh. Yes, Big Sur is harder to load and perform perfectly than Catalina. Cheers, Louis configpro132_clover_sample.plist.zip

I like it @pkdesign !

Yeah ive tried both making the installer from macos with dosdudes tool and also making it by using some script on linux, neither work. I thought it might be file corruption on the usb but it shows the same error when making a new usb Managed to fix the issue not sure what solved it because i did 2 things. I read someone else had this issue and removing one of their ram sticks fixed it so I removed a ram stick. The other thing I did was copy the efi folder via macos. before i was putting the usb into my linux machine and then copying the efi folder over.

I've added a new icon set to my github. It's called BlueSteel (there are a few that do not appear in screenshot):

OpenCore 0.6.7 EFI Update (Big Sur 11.3 Ready), 1st March 2021 (Use With Bios Revision F12K or Newer) The EFIs and DSDTs have now been updated to the my latest versions. Changes made include, Lilu 1.5.1 AppleALC 1.5.8, WhateverGreen 1.4.8, VirtualSMC 1.2.1 OpenCore Updated to Revision 0.6.7 (Big Sur 11.3 Ready), New OpenCanopy Icons OpenCanopy is Enabled as Standard, New OpenCanopy Icons Plus other minor tweaks and changes to all of the configs. OpenCore EFI Update v0.6.7 - 01/03/2021 OC 067 19,1 Z390 Pro EFI 010321.zip - OpenCore v0.6.7, SMBios iMac19,1 OC 067 1,1 Z390 Pro EFI 010321.zip - OpenCore v0.6.7, SMBios iMacPro1,1 (IGPU Disabled) IMPORTANT - OPENCORE HAS CHANGED THE WAY THE BOOTSTRAP WORKS SO YOU WILL NEED TO RESELECT YOUR BIG SUR DISK (F12 DISK SELECT OR FROM WITHIN THE BIOS) AND THEN RESET YOUR NVRAM BEFORE BOOTING INTO THE NEW EFI FOR THE FIRST TIME, THIS IS VITAL. Note - If your not using a 5700 XT or any other Navi GPU then remove agdpmod=pikera from the boot arguments. Note 2 - Do not try to carry across your old OpenCore Config.plist to the new EFI as to many changes have occurred in 0.6.0. Use the new Config.plist instead. For OpenCore Using PlistEdit Pro add your details by modifying the following PLEASE NOTE - These EFIs are setup to be used with your msr Unlocked so make sure you use the correct bios settings listed below or use the F12K Unlocked Profile I have provided. Additional Downloads mb_bios_z390-aorus-pro_f12k.zip - Aorus Z390 Pro Bios Firmware F112K mb_bios_z390-aorus-pro-wifi_f12j.zip - Aorus Z390 Pro Wifi Bios Firmware F112J PlistEdit Pro.zip - PlistEdit Pro (use to edit OpenCore) Bios Settings PLEASE NOTE - MSR Unlock is now baked into the Latest BIOS as a setting so you no longer need my bios profile to unlock your MSR. • Enter BIOS -> Press Delete -> Enter Setup • Save & Exit -> Load Optimized Defaults • Boot -> CFG Lock -> Disabled • Boot -> Windows 8/10 Features -> Win 8/10 WHQL • Boot -> CSM Support -> Disabled (Can be set to Enabled if need be but try to have it set to Disabled first) • Favourites -> Extreme Memory Profile (X.M.P.) -> Profile1 • Favourites -> VT-d -> Disabled (Can be set to Enabled or Disabled, Your choice) • Settings -> IO Ports -> Internal Display Output -> PCIe 1 Slot • Settings -> IO Ports -> Internal Graphics -> Enabled (Disabled If Using SMBios 1,1) • Settings -> IO Ports -> DVMT Pre-Allocated -> 64M • Settings -> IO Ports -> DVMT Total GFX0-Allocated -> 256M • Settings -> IO Ports -> Aperture Size -> 256MB • Settings -> IO Ports -> Wifi -> Disabled (Z390 Pro Wifi Only) • Settings -> IO Ports -> Audio Controller -> Enabled • Settings -> IO Ports -> Above 4G Decoding -> Enabled • Settings -> IO Ports -> USB Configuration -> Legacy USB Support -> Auto • Settings -> IO Ports -> USB Configuration -> XHCI Hands-off -> Enabled • Settings -> Miscellaneous -> Software Guard Extensions (SGX) -> Disabled • Settings -> Platform Power -> Platform Power Management -> Enabled • Settings -> Platform Power -> ErP -> Enabled • Settings -> Platform Power -> RC6(Render Standby) -> Enabled • Save & Exit → Save & Exit Setup

Hello everyone! Together with the help of @DSM2 I built a Kext aiming at removing limitations put in place by Apple for PC graphics cards that reduce performance in some benchmarks like Geekbench and some scenarios where memory bandwidth is crucial. Likely most of you already know the issue that some GPUs don't perform as expected in Geekbench. For example, a Radeon VII only scores around 50k to 60k points while on Windows it can easily reach the 82k range - with overclocking even more. This issue is not only affecting the Radeon VII but numerous other graphics cards as well. This problem started back when macOS 10.14.5 Mojave was released, introducing the fix for fan control on Vega 56 / 64 cards. As it turns out, Apple never fixed the fan issues but instead put a dirty workaround in place. Modern AMD GPUs utilize a so-called SMU firmware to manage some of the cards functions. This SMU firmware needs to be uploaded by the graphics driver. It looks like the Vega 56 / 64 fan control bug was caused by a faulty SMU firmware implementation by Apple. Instead of fixing it, all they did was to disable loading of SMU firmware on PC graphics cards. This can be verified by force loading the SMU firmware again on Vega 56 / 64 cards. The fan control bug will then be back. Not loading SMU firmware causes a number of issues and one of them is memory bandwidth being cut in half. Since Geekbench is very sensitive to memory bandwidth, this is what causes the low scores. So essentially, Apple scammed their customers here, putting a dirty fix in place that now affects a large amount of graphics cards. And of course this not only affects hackintosh users but also Mac Pro users or eGPU users, utilizing PC graphics cards on their Mac. Now this is where my RadeonBoost Kext comes in. It makes sure that SMU firmware is loaded again, removing the memory bandwidth limitations, making sure the GPU can be used to its fullest potential. The results really speak for themselves. Demo of the result: RadeonBoost.kext has been built with Hackintosh users in mind, but of course it does work on a real Mac as well. That includes both Mac Pros as well as Macs with an eGPU. You can either inject the kext via OpenCore or put it into /Library/Extensions, repair permissions and rebuild kext cache. Putting it inside /L/E of course requires SIP (System Integrity Protection) to be disabled since the Kext is not signed. Of course you can go ahead and edit the info.plist of RadeonBoost.kext to your likings. For example you can add your own properties. This comes handy if you want to additionally overclock or undervolt your GPU by using a PowerPlay Table, which of course can be added to the Kext as well. On a Hackintosh you of course can keep injecting them through the bootloader without having to edit the kext. List of supported GPUs: RX480, RX580, RX590 (!!! USE ALONG WHATEVERGREEN !!!) Radeon VII, RX 5500, RX 5500 XT, RX 5600, RX 5700, RX 5700 XT (WHATEVERGREEN NOT NECESSARY) Download & Changelog May 28 2020: V1.6 - Disabled SMU Firmware Loading for Navi10/14 due to broken SMU firmware starting from macOS 10.15.5, improved Polaris compatibility April 24 2020: V1.4 - Added target SMBIOSes for AGPM injector to prevent overriding of stock AGPM configuration on SMBIOSes that don't need an AGPM injector (e.g. iMac19,1 etc) April 20 2020: V1.3 Replaced "ATY,EFIVersion" with "ForceLoadFalconSmuFirmware" (thanks to Whatevergreen developers for discovery of this parameter), changed Polaris properties (RX480, 580, 590 users please re-test), removed Apple framebuffer properties (performance difference is minor) April 19 2020: V1.2 Removed support for Vega 56, Vega 64 and Vega Frontier (REASON) April 19 2020: V1.1 Removed unnecessary device properties, added embedded AGPM injector for SMBIOSes where it makes sense (iMacPro1,1; MacPro7,1; MacPro5,1; MacPro4,1) April 17 2020: V1.0 Initial Public Release For download of RadeonBoost.kext please check this posts attachements. Enjoy! RadeonBoost.kext.zip