MSI X299 SLI Plus and Intel 7820X: installation and post installation steps

[slurpi]

I installed it without any problem.

 

The NVIDIA driver still has a lower performance than with iMac18,3 SMBIOS. I lost about 33% in performance. But this was already happening with the previous macOS/NVIDIA version.

 

There is a minor improvement. I had the "freeze" bug with graphics acceleration. For example, the 3D animation here:

http://madebyevan.com/webgl-water/

used to freeze for a moment every few seconds. This happened both in Safaria and Chrome.

 

Now, with the new updated, it runs smoothly on both browsers.

 

You can also test this with the Finder: you open two Finder windows, and try to resize or move the window in the background. Before this update, it would stutter a bit. Now, it runs smoothly.

[zambostraut]

Did you down the traditional route of App store or the combi downloader? 

 

This pesky Nvidia thing is really annoying. I actually remained on .102 version which is giving me much better scores but somewhat 'outdated' now. I hope with 10.3.4 we'll see a proper Nvidia driver fix.

 

@Slurpi you're still on iMac smbios right, or did you go for iMacPro? 

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[slurpi]

Hi zambostraut.

 

I was already with iMacPro1,1 before the update, so it was just a matter of using the AppStore to update. To move from iMac18,3 tp iMacPro1,1, I had to follow the guid here:

http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/331658-how-to-build-your-own-imac-pro-successful-buildextended-guide/

Section D, specially section D5.

[nvhhung]

After create usb install and install high sierra, reboot and i see this error, help me pls

[zambostraut]

Not quite sure what this is. Which boot flags are you trying?
 

[slurpi]

Yep, not sure as well. Did you follow my settings in config.plist? Do you have VoodooTSC?

[nvhhung]

i tries aptiofixdrv, fix2drv, fix3drv and fixdrv+test2016 but not success. I try aptiomemoryfix and successful but my machine very lag, Such as when moving fast finder or watch clip ... i check speedstep but it only show 12 41 42 43 45 (i used ssdtprgen and enable XCPM in config.plist).

Beside CPU not show About Mac, it shows Unkown.

 

Just now, nvhhung said:

@slurpi @zambostraut pls help me 

 

[nvhhung]

On 21/3/2018 at 3:58 PM, nvhhung said:

i tries aptiofixdrv, fix2drv, fix3drv and fixdrv+test2016 but not success. I try aptiomemoryfix and successful but my machine very lag, Such as when moving fast finder or watch clip ... i check speedstep but it only show 12 41 42 43 45 (i used ssdtprgen and enable XCPM in config.plist).

Beside CPU not show About Mac, it shows Unkown.

 

 

no one help me

[Loloflat6]

For lag issue :

You must have VoodooTSCSync.kex and edit "Info.plist" file

Right-click with the mouse on the VoodooTSCSync.kex file and select "Show Packet Contents".

 

 Double-click with the mouse on /contents/ . After a right-click on the "Info.plist" file, select "Open with /Other". Select the TextEdit.app and edit the "Info.plist" file.

 

 Use the "find"-function of TextEdit.app and search for the term "IOCPUNumber"

 

 Note that the adequate IOCPUNumber for your particular Skylake-X processor is the number of its threads -1, by always keeping in mind that the number of it's threads is always 2x the number of it's cores.

 

Thus in case of the 8 core i7-7820X, the IOCPUNumber is 15 (16 threads - 1).

 

<key>IOCPUNumber</key>
<integer>15</integer>

 

Save and exit.

 

After : 

You must put VoodooTSCSync.kex in EFI/Clover/Kext/other

 

[Ingwar77]

On 21.03.2018 at 11:58 AM, nvhhung said:

Beside CPU not show About Mac, it shows Unkown.

For cosmetic reasons only 

 

1.) Open a terminal and use the following commands:

 

cp /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/AppleSystemInfo.framework/Versions/A/Resources/English.lproj/AppleSystemInfo.strings ~/Desktop/

sudo mv /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/AppleSystemInfo.framework/Versions/A/Resources/English.lproj/AppleSystemInfo.strings /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/AppleSystemInfo.framework/Versions/A/Resources/English.lproj/AppleSystemInfo.strings-Backup

 

2.) Open "AppleSystemInfo.strings" on your Desktop with TextWrangler and change

 

<key>UnknownCPUKind</key>
<string>Unknown</string>

to what ever you want. In your case choose:

 

<key>UnknownCPUKind</key>
<string>Intel® Core™ i7-7820X</string>

 

Save  "AppleSystemInfo.strings"

 

 

3.) Run the following terminal commands:

 

sudo codesign -f -s - ~/Desktop/AppleSystemInfo.strings

sudo cp ~/Desktop/AppleSystemInfo.strings /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/AppleSystemInfo.framework/Versions/A/Resources/English.lproj/

 

and reboot your system.

[nvhhung]

14 hours ago, Ingwar77 said:

For cosmetic reasons only 

 

1.) Open a terminal and use the following commands:

 

cp /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/AppleSystemInfo.framework/Versions/A/Resources/English.lproj/AppleSystemInfo.strings ~/Desktop/

sudo mv /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/AppleSystemInfo.framework/Versions/A/Resources/English.lproj/AppleSystemInfo.strings /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/AppleSystemInfo.framework/Versions/A/Resources/English.lproj/AppleSystemInfo.strings-Backup

 

2.) Open "AppleSystemInfo.strings" on your Desktop with TextWrangler and change

 

<key>UnknownCPUKind</key>
<string>Unknown</string>

to what ever you want. In your case choose:

 

<key>UnknownCPUKind</key>
<string>Intel® Core™ i7-7820X</string>

 

Save  "AppleSystemInfo.strings"

 

 

3.) Run the following terminal commands:

 

sudo codesign -f -s - ~/Desktop/AppleSystemInfo.strings

sudo cp ~/Desktop/AppleSystemInfo.strings /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/AppleSystemInfo.framework/Versions/A/Resources/English.lproj/

 

and reboot your system.

tks ^^ Can  you instruct to fix speedstep? my pc not full speedstep 

[Ingwar77]

8 hours ago, nvhhung said:

tks ^^ Can  you instruct to fix speedstep? my pc not full speedstep 

I have no idea, just update your BIOS and check Enhanced Intel Speed Step Technology (EIST)

What about VoodooTSCSync.kext ?

[nvhhung]

7 hours ago, Ingwar77 said:

I have no idea, just update your BIOS and check Enhanced Intel Speed Step Technology (EIST)

What about VoodooTSCSync.kext ?

i fixed info.plist of voodooTSCsync.kext. My pc no lag more but not full speedstep

[Loloflat6]

Good ;-)

Well now  , you may adjust your bios settings for full speestep .

Edited March 27, 2018 by Loloflat6

[Loloflat6]

For exemple Gigabyte basic bios settings :

A /M.I.T/Advanced Frequency Settings/

a.) Extreme Memory Profile: (X.M.P): Profile1

B /M.I.T/Advanced Frequency Settings/Advanced CPU Core Settings

a.) Active Cores Control: Manual
b.) Hyper-Threading Technology: Enabled
c.) Enhanced Multi-Core Performance: enabled/disabled (optional)
d.) CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E): Enabled
e.) C6/C7 State Support: Enabled
f.) Package C State limit: C6
g.) CPU EIST Function: Disabled

C /M.I.T/Advanced Memory Settings/

a.) Extreme Memory Profile (X.M.P): Profile1

D  /BIOS/

a.) Boot Numlock State: Disabled
b.) Security option: Setup
c.) Full Screen Logo Show: Enbabled
d.) Fast Boot: Disabled
e.) CSM Support: Disabled

E /BIOS/Secure Boot/

a.) Secure Boot Enable: Disabled

F /Peripherals/USB Configuration/

a.) XHCI Hand-off: Enabled

G /Chipset/

a.) VT-d: Disabled

 

Edited March 27, 2018 by Loloflat6

[nvhhung]

22 hours ago, Loloflat6 said:

For exemple Gigabyte basic bios settings :

A /M.I.T/Advanced Frequency Settings/

a.) Extreme Memory Profile: (X.M.P): Profile1

B /M.I.T/Advanced Frequency Settings/Advanced CPU Core Settings

a.) Active Cores Control: Manual
b.) Hyper-Threading Technology: Enabled
c.) Enhanced Multi-Core Performance: enabled/disabled (optional)
d.) CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E): Enabled
e.) C6/C7 State Support: Enabled
f.) Package C State limit: C6
g.) CPU EIST Function: Disabled

C /M.I.T/Advanced Memory Settings/

a.) Extreme Memory Profile (X.M.P): Profile1

D  /BIOS/

a.) Boot Numlock State: Disabled
b.) Security option: Setup
c.) Full Screen Logo Show: Enbabled
d.) Fast Boot: Disabled
e.) CSM Support: Disabled

E /BIOS/Secure Boot/

a.) Secure Boot Enable: Disabled

F /Peripherals/USB Configuration/

a.) XHCI Hand-off: Enabled

G /Chipset/

a.) VT-d: Disabled

 

tks, i will try and report later ^^

@Loloflat6 i see C6 retention and C6 non retention. How Should i will choice? 

Edited March 28, 2018 by nvhhung

[Loloflat6]

I mean for Msi bios is :

 

Advanced -- CPU Configuration:

Intel Hyper Threading = Enabled

(Intel Virtualization Technology = Enabled/Disabled makes no difference) : disable first
CPU C States Support = Enabled
Package C State = C6(non Retention)
CPU C3 State = Enabled
CPU C6 State = Enabled

Edited March 28, 2018 by Loloflat6

[nvhhung]

On 29/3/2018 at 3:26 AM, Loloflat6 said:

I mean for Msi bios is :

 

Advanced -- CPU Configuration:

Intel Hyper Threading = Enabled

(Intel Virtualization Technology = Enabled/Disabled makes no difference) : disable first
CPU C States Support = Enabled
Package C State = C6(non Retention)
CPU C3 State = Enabled
CPU C6 State = Enabled

tks i tried but not success

[nvhhung]

On 3/29/2018 at 3:26 AM, Loloflat6 said:

I mean for Msi bios is :

 

Advanced -- CPU Configuration:

Intel Hyper Threading = Enabled

(Intel Virtualization Technology = Enabled/Disabled makes no difference) : disable first
CPU C States Support = Enabled
Package C State = C6(non Retention)
CPU C3 State = Enabled
CPU C6 State = Enabled

Update: my pc full speedstep with your guide. tks

[Txabi]

Hello,

 

I made my hackintosh using your help. Thank you.

Now I have to add some internal hard drives but something strange happend: I can only mount two internal hard drives.

 

I tested all the combinations with four hard drives, four sata cables and four connections but it only mounts two.

What could it be?

 

Cheers.

Txabi

[slurpi]

14 hours ago, Txabi said:

I tested all the combinations with four hard drives, four sata cables and four connections but it only mounts two.

What could it be?

 

First, make sure that the UEFI sees all the drives. Boot into the UEFI and make a picture of the screen with all the drives detected and send it here. This way, we can see if the connection (AHCI, SATA, IDE) is what should be.

 

If that is ok, open de terminal and do

 

sudo diskutil list

 

(press enter and type in your password) and copy&paste the result here. This also can help to show if the drives are there but not being mounted. 

 

 

 

[Txabi]

Hello again,

 

Thanks to your help I realized that the M2 Disk uses one of the SATA connections, I assume that the first one.

Now that I don't plug anything on the first sata and I left it free, i can see ALL my internal drives.

 

Thank you.

Txabi.

[Txabi]

Hello, I'm here again.

 

Yesterday, something extrange happend to my computer. It got stack opening a PSD file (one i was working with minutes ago). The rainbow circle started spinning and finally my computer freezed.

 

Now, when I restart my computer after selecting the M2 boot disk on Clover, I can only see a black screen and my cursor.

Fortunately I can log using a backup SSD, but I'd like to know how to FIX my M2 Disk.

 

I copied ssd EFi to M2 Efi folder with no result.

 

 

[slurpi]

22 hours ago, Txabi said:

ow, when I restart my computer after selecting the M2 boot disk on Clover, I can only see a black screen and my cursor.

Fortunately I can log using a backup SSD, but I'd like to know how to FIX my M2 Disk.

 

I copied ssd EFi to M2 Efi folder with no result.

 

 

 

Hi.

 

If you can boot using a backup SSD, then try installing Clover again from its latest version. If it still does not work, pehaps the M2 is faulty?

 

[Txabi]

On 6/9/2019 at 10:29 AM, slurpi said:

 

Hi.

 

If you can boot using a backup SSD, then try installing Clover again from its latest version. If it still does not work, pehaps the M2 is faulty?

 

 

I copied EFI folder from SSD to M2 but nothing. When I boot from SSD I can see the M2 and It looks ok. It just doesn't load user login window.