8700K + Asrock Z370 Prof. Gaming I7 + AMD RX580 Nitro+ 8GB

[DjBeppe]

Hi all guys I need your help and I hope you can help me

 

I took the road to install High Sierra on my new build and now I have some doubt / difficulty I do not know how to solve.

 

My configuration:

8700K
Asrock Z370 Professional Gaming i7
AMD RX580 Nitro+ 8GB

 

First I created the usb pendrive and I used Clover with the following configurations:

 

 

Bootflag: 

dart=0 -v

Kext:

 

 

Bios Setting:

VT-d = Disabled
Share Memory = 128MB
IGPU Multi-Monitor = Enabled
XHCI Hand-off = Enabled

SMBIOS:

iMac18,3

So far no problem, it started successfully, I initialized the hdd in APFS and I ran the installation.

 

Once finished, it started and I made the first configuration successfully. At this point I configured Clover the same way as the installation:

 

 

Bootflag: 

dart=0 disablegfxfirmware shikigva=4 -rad4200 darkwake=8

Devices:

 

 

Graphics:

 

 

Kernel and Kext Patches:

 

SMBIOS:

iMac18,3

Kext:

 

 

I reboot and start without problems, but I know there is some problem to solve ... for example, the video card seems to recognize it but if I run a benchmark with "Novabench" I noticed that the GPU is recognized as 1GB:

 

With "WhateverGreen.kext" and "RadeonDeInit=Disabled":

 

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I tried to delete "WhateverGreen.kext" and "RadeonDeInit=Enabled" and I recognize the card differently but the same problem presents itself:

 

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Why is it recognized by 1GB instead of 8GB? While on System Profiler is recognized by 8GB .... I'm doing something wrong?

 

 

 

I tried to enable also "Hardware Encoding & HEVC Support" but I noticed a detail that I do not know if it's right or not (Hardware Info "MacX Video Converter Pro"):

 

Without "WhateverGreen.kext" and "RadeonDeInit=Enabled":

 

 

With "WhateverGreen.kext" and "RadeonDeInit=Disabled":

 

[COMING SOON SCREENSHOT]

 

Is it normal that this occurs? Which one is correct? I'm going completely in confusion

 

I'm trying to figure out if I need to make any other changes to the system, if I add some other patches to make it work properly but I do not know where to check.

I'm trying to configure the DSDT but DSDT Editor and MaciASL do not work, they do not open the DSDT.aml file generated by AIDA64.

 

Do you know how to give me a hand? I'm banging my head for 2 days I thank you in advance for the help and I apologize for my english

 

I hope I was clear

 

 

 

 

[Dwarfy]

Hi,

 

Lilu is needed with WhateverGreen. And you can get ACPI files extracted from Clover by pressing F4 as you boot to Clover. it will be in EFI/Clover/ACPI/Origin. You later patch the DSDT with MaciASL. You might also want to check iOReg for that. However, Mald0n (Moderator on InsanelyMac) tends to happily do it for people. Look up Mald0n on InsanelyMac, and check his thread about CoffeeLake Z370. 

 

 

Good luck. 

[DjBeppe]

Hi,

 

Lilu is needed with WhateverGreen. And you can get ACPI files extracted from Clover by pressing F4 as you boot to Clover. it will be in EFI/Clover/ACPI/Origin. You later patch the DSDT with MaciASL. You might also want to check iOReg for that. However, Mald0n (Moderator on InsanelyMac) tends to happily do it for people. Look up Mald0n on InsanelyMac, and check his thread about CoffeeLake Z370. 

 

 

Good luck. 

Lilu is needed with WhateverGreen

But the fact that Novabench recognizes it as 1GB? Why? So it is correct to use Lilu and WhateverGreen for GPU?

And you can get ACPI files extracted from Clover by pressing F4

Once I select the volume to start the mac I have to immediately press F4 (once only)?

 

While regarding Hardware Encoding & HEVC Support "why does Lilu and WhateverGreenrecognize the Intel video card and not AMD?

 

PS: MaciASL it does not work, it gives me an error

[MaLd0n]

-Post your full Clover folder

-Send me tables

http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?app=core&module=attach&section=attach&attach_id=278494

-Send me one Ioreg too

http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?app=core&module=attach&section=attach&attach_id=278495

[Dwarfy]

The benchmarking softwares might tell you some false or different hardware informations, but that is only cosmetic issues, usually. I know it isn't nice to have it there, but that is how it is.  

[DjBeppe]

 

-Post your full Clover folder

-Send me tables

http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?app=core&module=attach&section=attach&attach_id=278494

-Send me one Ioreg too

http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?app=core&module=attach&section=attach&attach_id=278495

 

But adding the modified "AML" files, what changes at the end? Can I send files without problems? because I saw that there are many ... what's inside?   

 

 

The benchmarking softwares might tell you some false or different hardware informations, but that is only cosmetic issues, usually. I know it isn't nice to have it there, but that is how it is.

 

But it's really strange because the result of novabench is this: 

CPU: 263 (8700K)

RAM: 292 (16GB 3200)

GPU: 558

 

While on windows the results are much higher, and as if they did not recognize the various components

[MacNB]

But adding the modified "AML" files, what changes at the end? Can I send files without problems? because I saw that there are many ... what's inside?   

 

 

 

But it's really strange because the result of novabench is this: 

CPU: 263 (8700K)

RAM: 292 (16GB 3200)

GPU: 558

 

While on windows the results are much higher, and as if they did not recognize the various components

 

What's Compute score from Geekbench 4 ?

[DACDParis]

Hi, i have the asrock and the8700K too

no wifi and processor just say 8700K unknown

normal?

[astroguy]

So ... did you ever get this motherboard to work correctly?  I'm looking at getting this exact motherboard and CPU, so I wanted to check.

[schot]

i have it working partly working on mojave, not working:

-> WiFi

-> 10Gb lan

[DjBeppe]

Hello, sorry for my absence, but among various commitments I could no longer dedicate myself to the hackintosh. Now I have taken over everything and I'm doing the tests with Catalina.

 

On 5/30/2018 at 1:02 AM, DACDParis said:

Hi, i have the asrock and the8700K too

no wifi and processor just say 8700K unknown

normal?

Yes, if I used Mojave. Now I'm testing Catalina and it seems to recognize the processor natively. It also recognizes the video card.

 

On 6/17/2018 at 4:43 PM, astroguy said:

So ... did you ever get this motherboard to work correctly?  I'm looking at getting this exact motherboard and CPU, so I wanted to check.

It works quite well, with Mojave you have to put some patches regarding some peripherals, the processor even if "not recognized" correctly detects all the cores. Now I am doing tests with Catalina and there is more compatible with native kext.
I'm still doing some tests, as soon as I can publish some photos

 

On 2/26/2019 at 9:52 AM, schot said:

i have it working partly working on mojave, not working:

-> WiFi

-> 10Gb lan

As for the WiFi unfortunately that is not compatible being Intel  while the BT seems to work properly.
While the 10GB LAN works perfectly that too. As soon as I get back from work, I'll write you the change you need to make to make it perfectly recognizable