Glasgood's macOS Mojave [SUCCESS][GUIDE] for Aorus Z390 Pro

[AudioGod]

2 minutes ago, panosru said:

Ok! I will generate new ones now, also, in Boot options, can I check "Fast" in order to skip Clover boot screen on boot?

Ah another question regarding Rt Variables, should I also generate new values there or leave it as is?

 

You can select fast if you.like sure

 

Generate new values for everything buddy as its.like owning a brand new mac when you change the smbios. Again follow glasgoods guide on how to fix imessage as its extremely.clear and accurate on what you need to fill in and how

[panosru]

@AudioGod So far so good, I can say it works much better than the previous iMacPro1,1 EFI.

 

One minor thing that I have is that my iStats Menus does not recognise my GPU (also a few other programs like VideoProc) and I'm not getting temperature value from GPU sensor  I had the same issue with the previous iMacPro1,1 EFI, but I do not have it with iMac19,1 EFI

 

 

But About this Mac recognises the GPU but for my CPU it shows i9 instead of i7

 

Those are minor issues, not being able to see the temperature of my GPU is a bit annoying though.

 

I will monitor it to see if it solves my freezes that I'm getting quite often lately.

 

Thanks!

 

 

PS: With igpu enabled in the BIOS it will not boot even with slide=0 boot option.

PS2: I may be wrong, but I guess iStatus Menus relies on FakeSMC in order to show GPU temperature... just a theory though..

Edited August 16, 2019 by panosru

[AudioGod]

16 minutes ago, panosru said:

@AudioGod So far so good, I can say it works much better than the previous iMacPro1,1 EFI.

 

One minor thing that I have is that my iStats Menus does not recognise my GPU (also a few other programs like VideoProc) and I'm not getting temperature value from GPU sensor  I had the same issue with the previous iMacPro1,1 EFI, but I do not have it with iMac19,1 EFI

 

 

But About this Mac recognises the GPU but for my CPU it shows i9 instead of i7

 

Those are minor issues, not being able to see the temperature of my GPU is a bit annoying though.

 

I will monitor it to see if it solves my freezes that I'm getting quite often lately.

 

Thanks!

 

 

PS: With igpu enabled in the BIOS it will not boot even with slide=0 boot option.

 

Your getting there buddy, Are your bios setting in line with this guide?

also is your bios at revision F10?

not not then make sure you do both and see if that improves your result.

for the gpu you try injecting it in the clover config and see if that helps. See glasgoods guide on framebuffers on how to do it if your unsure.

 

 

On 3/6/2019 at 9:58 AM, glasgood said:

PART 10 – FRAMEBUFFERS  FOR RADEON AMD RX580, VEGA CARD's
 

  Reveal hidden contents

 

 

The default Framebuffer used after installing macOS is the ATY,AMD,RadeonFramebuffer.

A slight improvement in performance can be had by specifying the framebuffer used by your AMD Graphics card see benchmarks below.

 

 

In the EFI folders attached to guide, I have included SSDT's for AMD RX580 and AMD Vega 56 to enable Orinoco and  Kamarang Framebuffers.

However the framebuffer can be done changed without SSDT, the framebuffer can also be changed in config.plist using Clover Configurator below.

 

 

FRAMEBUFFERS

 

RX 580 = Orinoco

Vega 56 = Kamarang or Iriri

Vega 64 = Kamarang or Iriri

 

 

EXAMPLE

 

Changing from ATY,AMD,Radeon Framebuffer to Orinoco framebuffer for AMD RX 580. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Benchmark result using ATY,AMD,RadeonFramebuffer

 

 

 

 

Benchmark result using Orinoco Framebuffer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

@panosru try the above

Edited August 16, 2019 by AudioGod

[panosru]

I'm on F10, my settings are exactly as shown in first page instructions, also there glasgood suggests to disable internal graphics, maybe for the same reason? 

 

I will try checking with frame buffer and let you know, for now I'm testing for freezes. 

 

Thanks! 

[AudioGod]

1 minute ago, panosru said:

I'm on F10, my settings are exactly as shown in first page instructions, also there glasgood suggests to disable internal graphics, maybe for the same reason? 

 

I will try checking with frame buffer and let you know, for now I'm testing for freezes. 

 

Thanks! 

 

I noticed your memory is running at its base speed, turn on your memory XMP profile in the bios buddy.

[panosru]

@AudioGodoh! Thanks for noticing it! I'm setting it to 3k mhz as my memory hardware is, but it shows me 2133 :/ (I guess we are talking about the same thing here..)

 

 

[AudioGod]

Just now, panosru said:

@AudioGodoh! Thanks for noticing it! I'm setting it to 3k mhz as my memory hardware is, but it shows me 2133 :/ (I guess we are talking about the same thing here..)

 

 

 

Correct, don’t set it manually though, use the XMP Profile and you should be good.

[tasc]

@panosru My i7 shows as i9 as well, I'm pretty sure that is just cosmetic.

 

Also, I think you will need those additional VirtualSmc sensors in order to get temp/speed readings. If you download the latest version here:

 

https://github.com/acidanthera/VirtualSMC/releases

 

You'll see some additional kexts you can use: SMCProcessor.kext, SMCSuperIO.kext, ...

 

If that doesn't work, then there is an efi module in the drivers folder you can add as well: VirtualSmc.efi

 

[AudioGod]

1 minute ago, tasc said:

@panosru My i7 shows as i9 as well, I'm pretty sure that is just cosmetic.

 

Also, I think you will need those additional VirtualSmc sensors in order to get temp/speed readings. If you download the latest version here:

 

https://github.com/acidanthera/VirtualSMC/releases

 

You'll see some additional kexts you can use: SMCProcessor.kext, SMCSuperIO.kext, ...

 

If that doesn't work, then there is an efi module in the drivers folder you can add as well: VirtualSmc.efi

 

Yep your right buddy that will sort it and you can change the cpu info in clover in a few seconds but I can’t remember the correct code  for the 8700k, I’m sure @larabee could tell you

 

is is it working well for you now?

[panosru]

@tasc oh! Thanks for that info! I downloaded the latest release and put the additional kexts and efi file  I will reboot soon to check

 

@AudioGod I switched to profile and it shows 3kMHz now! Thanks! glasgood has it disabled in the first post so I followed the same path.

 

The internal graphics is something I'm not using yet, so since when I enable it I'm unable to boot, then I'll leave it disabled, I think it does not play any role since I have my Sapphire Radeon RX 580 8GB Pulse on, for which I'm not sure which frame buffer to use

 

[larabee]

@AudioGod This EFI is unstable with BIOS lower than F9. Just tested that out to make sure. F9 is the minimum compatible bios. 

 

Everything is working normally. I've tested on both of my machine , one is running F9, one is F10. Both pass all of my tests with flying colors (Final cut pro, lux mark, unigine heaven 9 hours loop) rock solid for now. Sleep, wake shutdown is ok with 500 cycles test. 

My 8700K and Vega 56 is recognized correctly, radeon VII works as it should. Temperature within normal range. 

 

[AudioGod]

11 minutes ago, larabee said:

@AudioGod This EFI is unstable with BIOS lower than F9. Just tested that out to make sure. F9 is the minimum compatible bios. 

 

Everything is working normally. I've tested on both of my machine , one is running F9, one is F10. Both pass all of my tests with flying colors (Final cut pro, lux mark, unigine heaven 9 hours loop) rock solid for now. Sleep, wake shutdown is ok with 500 cycles test. 

My 8700K and Vega 56 is recognized correctly, radeon VII works as it should. Temperature within normal range. 

 

 

You the man brother, You can’t get much more tested then that. Well done and thank you

why do you think it’s reporting the wrong cpu for @tasc then?

 

Im sure that’s the first time I’ve heard you say that a efi has passed the 500 cycle test. That’s awesome if it is...lol

 

 

11 minutes ago, panosru said:

@tasc oh! Thanks for that info! I downloaded the latest release and put the additional kexts and efi file  I will reboot soon to check

 

@AudioGod I switched to profile and it shows 3kMHz now! Thanks! glasgood has it disabled in the first post so I followed the same path.

 

The internal graphics is something I'm not using yet, so since when I enable it I'm unable to boot, then I'll leave it disabled, I think it does not play any role since I have my Sapphire Radeon RX 580 8GB Pulse on, for which I'm not sure which frame buffer to use

 

 

,@panosru RX 580 = Orinoco and don’t use all the extra kexts for virtualSMC only SMCProcessor.kext and SMCSuperIO.kext, 

 

Edited August 16, 2019 by AudioGod

[larabee]

5 minutes ago, AudioGod said:

You the man brother, You can’t get much more tested then that. Well done and thank you

why do you think it’s reporting the wrong cpu for @tasc then?

I have no idea why, properly because of the 9700k series then. I don't have the 9700 series to test it out so, I assume it's just cosmetic. 

To get it correctly, you have to fill in the CPU type in clover 

[AudioGod]

3 minutes ago, larabee said:

I have no idea why, properly because of the 9700k series then. I don't have the 9700 series to test it out so, I assume it's just cosmetic. 

To get it correctly, you have to fill in the CPU type in clover 

 

That makes sense as I was assuming it was a 8700k lol duh me haha

[panosru]

@AudioGod Thanks! I though that the frame buffer also has to do with the manufacturer that’s why I mentioned that mine is from Sapphire.

 

now I'm trying to find the proper CPU type for my 9700k

 

[larabee]

19 minutes ago, AudioGod said:

Im sure that’s the first time I’ve heard you say that a efi has passed the 500 cycle test. That’s awesome if it is...lol

 

 

,@panosru RX 580 = Orinoco and don’t use all the extra kexts for virtualSMC only SMCProcessor.kext and SMCSuperIO.kext, 

 

 

@AudioGod Yeah Glasgood EFI failed the test with ATI frame buffer error. This one only gets 3 / 500, so I marked it as passed. My poor components has gone through almost 2k power cycle for now, lolz.

about GPU monitoring, I don't use any Kext at all, I use a script: 

 

while sleep 1; do clear;ioreg -l |grep \"PerformanceStatistics\" | cut -d '{' -f 2 | tr '|' ',' | tr -d '}' | tr ',' '\n'|grep 'Temp\|Fan\|Clock'; done

 

Not sure why we need to install kext to monitor GPU temperature... 

[AudioGod]

1 minute ago, larabee said:

 

@AudioGod Yeah Glasgood EFI failed the test with ATI frame buffer error. This one only gets 3 / 500, so I marked it as passed. My poor components has gone through almost 2k power cycle for now, lolz.

about GPU monitoring, I don't use any Kext at all, I use a script: 

 

while sleep 1; do clear;ioreg -l |grep \"PerformanceStatistics\" | cut -d '{' -f 2 | tr '|' ',' | tr -d '}' | tr ',' '\n'|grep 'Temp\|Fan\|Clock'; done

 

Not sure why we need to install kext to monitor GPU temperature... 

 

I’m with you there I don’t use any extras too and I’m good too go.

[larabee]

2 minutes ago, AudioGod said:

 

I’m with you there I don’t use any extras too and I’m good too go.

I just need to check maximum temperature on my hack during summer and assume that's the maximum temperature ever haha. 

I can wrap up all of my tests here. I'm asking other people to test it too, make sure we have enough data points  

[panosru]

@larabee I have that shell command on my alias, but it is convenient to have the info in the menu bar as well

 

I will try 0x0705 as a cpu type

[AudioGod]

3 minutes ago, panosru said:

@larabee I have that shell command on my alias, but it is convenient to have the info in the menu bar as well

 

I will try 0x0705 as a cpu type

 

So your all sorted out now and no longer freezing?

and don’t worry about it displaying your 9700k wrong if the cpu type doesn’t work for you, it won’t change your life or your performance in anyway shape or form. Just Enjoy

[larabee]

4 minutes ago, panosru said:

@larabee I have that shell command on my alias, but it is convenient to have the info in the menu bar as well

 

I will try 0x0705 as a cpu type

 

Yeah let me know if that works. I  remember that is the type of core i7...

 

[panosru]

@AudioGod So far I had no freezes, I'm still testing it, I believe I will have some more results during the weekend. My freezes are completely random, I may work on a graphic application (Photoshop, After Effects etc.) and get a Freeze, or I might programming or doing some devops stuff via ssh and get a freeze, at first I though it was related to graphically intensive process since I used to render a lot, but lately I noticed it has nothing to do with it and it is completely random... I'll keep an eye on it. The send kind of freeze is when I leave my computer unattended for a few hours, when I return back it is frozen. I tried to disable both display sleep and screensaver, no matter what, it still was frozen when I returned so I will look in to that tomorrow too since it is more consistent.

 

 

@larabee seems that it is! It is not showing 9700k (I'm not sure if it was supposed to show, I have to turn on my MacBook and check there, I'll do it tomorrow), but at least is showing the CPU properly now

 

 

Before frame buffer:

 

after frame buffer (just the result, the rest is the same):

 

@tasc unfortunately even though I added the additional kexts and efi, iStats Menu still are not able to detect GPU temp :/ 

 

 

Thank you all guys!

[AudioGod]

3 minutes ago, panosru said:

@AudioGod So far I had no freezes, I'm still testing it, I believe I will have some more results during the weekend. My freezes are completely random, I may work on a graphic application (Photoshop, After Effects etc.) and get a Freeze, or I might programming or doing some devops stuff via ssh and get a freeze, at first I though it was related to graphically intensive process since I used to render a lot, but lately I noticed it has nothing to do with it and it is completely random... I'll keep an eye on it. The send kind of freeze is when I leave my computer unattended for a few hours, when I return back it is frozen. I tried to disable both display sleep and screensaver, no matter what, it still was frozen when I returned so I will look in to that tomorrow too since it is more consistent.

 

 

@larabee seems that it is! It is not showing 9700k (I'm not sure if it was supposed to show, I have to turn on my MacBook and check there, I'll do it tomorrow), but at least is showing the CPU properly now

 

 

Before frame buffer:

 

after frame buffer (just the result, the rest is the same):

 

@tasc unfortunately even though I added the additional kexts and efi, iStats Menu still are not able to detect GPU temp :/ 

 

 

Thank you all guys!

 

There’s one bios change for you to make that might help with the gpu and that is  -  

BIOS → CSM Support → Disabled

 

Me and @larabee both have a Sapphire Pulse Vega 56 and that is one setting that helps it work properly but don’t do anything unless it freezes again first.  

 

 

[panosru]

@AudioGodthanks a lot for the whole support! I really appreciate it!

 

I will first do my normal daily routine with your efi to make sure everything is working as expected. So far I can say that is running smoothly and the only minor issue I have is not having the temperature of gpu from istats menu which I'm not considering it as a problem. 

 

Tomorrow I will test for freezes and I will let you know how it went, normally there isn't any day that pass without at least one freeze. 

 

Cheers! 

Edited August 17, 2019 by panosru
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[larabee]

2 hours ago, panosru said:

@AudioGodthanks a lot for the whole support! I really appreciate it!

 

I will first do my normal daily routine with your efi to make sure everything is working as expected. So far I can say that is running smoothly and the only minor issue I have is not having the temperature of gpu from istats menu which I'm not considering it as a problem. 

 

Tomorrow I will test for freezes and I will let you know how it went, normally there isn't any day that pass without at least one freeze. 

 

Cheers! 

 

Make sure you take note which applications you’re running when the freeze happen. 

I have not have any problem so far running a mix of adobe suite and final cut pro. In the past, most of my freezes are from audio application (logic pro, and others) running through usb 2 bus.