AudioGod's Aorus Z390 Pro Patched DSDT Mini Guide and Discussion

[AudioGod]

11 minutes ago, stavidawg said:

This is Wonderfull!

 

So I just tried to install the newest Catalina version (10.15.3) but after I select my "install Catalina" external drive and the apple boot screen comes up, I get the big circle with a line through it. 

 

My first question would be, are your current bios settings the same as what you have listed in post #1?

I saw that post 1 referred to using bios 11, so wasn't sure if possibly some things had changed?

cos of the change in EFI and drivers your going to need to do a full bios reset by removing the hack from the mains and then pull the battery from the motherboard for a few minutes and then put it all back load your bios settings and away you go.

 

hint - save your bios settings as a profile so you can load them back in quickly and painlessly  

also don’t make any changes to my EFI or add and drivers or usb kexts or anything like that, just add your add your serial details and nothing more and that’s your lot . It’s made to be plug and play so keep it as vanilla as you can 

 

Bios settings are all correct and updated If need be and there’s also a MSR Unlocked profile that you can just load straight into the bios via profiles and that will give you all the correct settings and a unlocked MSR.

theres info about it in the spoilers on page one.

Edited January 31, 2020 by AudioGod

[stavidawg]

1 hour ago, AudioGod said:

cos of the change in EFI and drivers your going to need to do a full bios reset by removing the hack from the mains and then pull the battery from the motherboard for a few minutes and then put it all back load your bios settings and away you go.

 

hint - save your bios settings as a profile so you can load them back in quickly and painlessly  

also don’t make any changes to my EFI or add and drivers or usb kexts or anything like that, just add your add your serial details and nothing more and that’s your lot . It’s made to be plug and play so keep it as vanilla as you can 

 

Bios settings are all correct and updated If need be and there’s also a MSR Unlocked profile that you can just load straight into the bios via profiles and that will give you all the correct settings and a unlocked MSR.

theres info about it in the spoilers on page one.

 

Very odd, just did as you said and same deal? This was tried using my older 10.15.12 boot drive as well.

I attached the picture as I believe my PCI card is in a different slot (closest to the bottom) as well as my wifi car adaptor and didn't know if that would potentially affect anything? I'm kinda at a loss, should I try the open core version maybe?

Edited January 31, 2020 by stavidawg

[AudioGod]

CLOVER DRIVER UPDATE 31/01/20

 

OCQuirks Revision 13 & FWRunTimeServices Latest Versions

 

OcQuirks R13.zip

[stavidawg]

Same outcome

 

The only thing I can think of is if I'm missing something in the bios at this point?

Is there a certain USB port I should be using for the install?

I am using a NVME Intel 660p, but that hasn't given me any issues in the past.

[stavidawg]

Update:

After trying open core (it not working) but then trying the clover again, I no longer get the circle with line.

 

However, it seems that there is some issue with the USB ports, as my mouse and keyboard are non-responsive (occurring using both different boot drives: 10.15.2 (your first refi) & 10.15.3 (your first efi with the two updated drivers). I have my computer dual booted, and windows works fine so I couldn't think its a bios update issue.

 

When booting into "install Catalina" I am able to get to the screen where it asks what language I wan't to use, but cannot select anything.

 

When booting into my old install, I get to the login screen but cannot use mouse or keyboard. I can tell it is not frozen here though as the cursor for my password will blink. The login page will also go to sleep at which point plugging in any usb does not register anything, but I can wake it via my power/restart/sleep button on my desktop case.

 

Any suggestions?

(edit: Mouse and keyboard use Logitech usb dongle and are recognized as true keyboard/mouse, alternatively tried using older hardwired mouse and have tested all the USB ports. )

Edited January 31, 2020 by stavidawg

[AudioGod]

31 minutes ago, stavidawg said:

Update:

After trying open core (it not working) but then trying the clover again, I no longer get the circle with line.

 

However, it seems that there is some issue with the USB ports, as my mouse and keyboard are non-responsive (occurring using both different boot drives: 10.15.2 (your first refi) & 10.15.3 (your first efi with the two updated drivers). I have my computer dual booted, and windows works fine so I couldn't think its a bios update issue.

 

When booting into "install Catalina" I am able to get to the screen where it asks what language I wan't to use, but cannot select anything.

 

When booting into my old install, I get to the login screen but cannot use mouse or keyboard. I can tell it is not frozen here though as the cursor for my password will blink. The login page will also go to sleep at which point plugging in any usb does not register anything, but I can wake it via my power/restart/sleep button on my desktop case.

 

Any suggestions?

(edit: Mouse and keyboard use Logitech usb dongle and are recognized as true keyboard/mouse, alternatively tried using older hardwired mouse and have tested all the USB ports. )

What bios revision are you using for your board and just to double check what model board is it?

 

you have a unique problem going on here as this has never been reported before,

your not trying to add your own usb kext or ssdt are you?

Edited January 31, 2020 by AudioGod

[stavidawg]

16 minutes ago, AudioGod said:

What bios revision are you using for your board and just to double check what model board is it?

 

you have a unique problem going on here as this has never been reported before,

your not trying to add your own usb kext or ssdt are you?

 

F12d, Z390 AORUS PRO.

I am not adding in anything else in there.

The Catalina installer version I am using with you EFI folder is 15.1.00

 

[texem]

use latest Catalina 10.15.2 or 10.15.3 , prepare install stick using "Treeswitcher" or other way. Install AG's _unmodified_ EFI but your SN,MLB,UUID on that install stick and all is well. Else it's a local problem on your side

 

Edited February 1, 2020 by texem

[stavidawg]

8 hours ago, texem said:

use latest Catalina 10.15.2 or 10.15.3 , prepare install stick using "Treeswitcher" or other way. Install AG's _unmodified_ EFI but your SN,MLB,UUID on that install stick and all is well. Else it's a local problem on your side

 

 

I haven't been changing the SN, MLB, UUID, so perhaps that's the problem? How do I go about finding and inserting these values?

 

When I did a versos boot I get the following error before the "lock" screen boot: 

"Warning: Endpoint has been activated through legacy launch(3) APIs"

Doing a little digging, I'm wondering if the Graphics card is throwing the issue, as this Redditor got the same code which was being caused by his graphics card?

 

 

[texem]

i give up, sry. Basic knowledge is required here. Google for macserial .

 

 

[pkdesign]

On 1/31/2020 at 12:54 PM, AudioGod said:

CLOVER DRIVER UPDATE 31/01/20

 

OCQuirks Revision 13 & FWRunTimeServices Latest Versions

 

OcQuirks R13.zip

Working great. Thanks!

[sata]

On 8/22/2019 at 2:28 AM, AudioGod said:

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 Pro 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 Pro, 9900k with a Vega 56 but has also been tested and verified fully working with the following Hardware using Catalina 10.15.2

 

CPU's

8700k, 9600k, 9700k, 9900k

 

GPU's

RX 560, 570, 580, 590, Vega 56, Vega 64, Radion VII, 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.

 

 

HARDWARE USED

• Intel I9 9900k 

• Gigabyte AORUS Z390 PRO

• Sapphire Nitro+ SE Vega56 (connected to monitor with DisplayPort)

• Corsair Vengeance Pro RGB 16GB @3200mhz (2 x 8GB)

• Corsair RM850x 80 Plus Gold Power Supply Unit. 

• CoolerMaster MASTERLIQUID ML360R RGB CPU Cooler

• Samsung 970 EVO 1TB NVMe SSD macOS Mojave

• Samsung 860 EVO 1TB SSD (2.5) Windows 10 Pro

• ABWB BCM943602CS 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

 

 

CLOVER  FOLDER

Use this folder with fully patched DSDT

Current EFI 

Updated 15/01/2020

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NEW Clover Major EFI and DSDT UPDATE, 15th January 2020 (Use With Bios Revision F12d Only or read below)

 

Important Notice

This New EFI Contains a brand new DSDT made for for the Z390 Pro Bios Revision F12d ONLY,

If you dont want to update your bios and I personally recommend you do then replace the new DSDT with your old F11 DSDT and then you can continue using the F11 bios with the new EFIs.

The EFI and DSDT has now been updated to the my latest version.

Changes made include,

New DSDT's For bios revision F12d ONLY

OcQuirks Revision 12

Whatevergreen 1.3.6

Lilu 1.4.1

AppleALC-1.4.5

VirtualSMC 1.10

MemoryAllocation.efi now added to the UEFI driver folder to fix failure to boot because of memory allocation failures at start up 

Clover Updated too Revision 5103

Plus other minor tweaks to the clover config

 

I have also now created a HD630 IGPU only version of the EFI so for all you people out there that have been asking me for this your wish is my command.

 

 

If you prefer using SMBios 1,1 then by all means switch to it but all the old problems of using 19,1 are corrected now with this EFI plus DRM is fully working unless you have a Polaris gpu. Just to add, SMBios 19,1 is the correct one to be using for our chipset and cpu, if you check the spec of a real macpro it is not a using a CoffeeLake CPU or Z3xx chipset. It does work perfectly but correct is correct so 19,1 it is.

 

Please Note, If you use a 5700 or 5700XT then SMBios 1,1 in unstable using the Navi GPUs so please stick to 19,1 with igpu enabled.

Aorus Z390 Pro Vega Navi VII F12d EFI .zip - Use with Bios revision F12d Only (15/01/2020 Catalina 10.15.2 Vega, Navi (5700, 5700xt), Radeon VII DSDT Installed) SMBios 19,1
Aorus Z390 Pro RX Polaris F12d EFI .zip - Use with Bios revision F12d Only (15/01/2020 Catalina 10.15.2 RX5XX Polaris DSDT Installed) SMBios 19,1

HD630 Z390 Pro F12d EFI.zip - Use with Bios revision F12d Only (15/01/2020 Catalina 10.15.2 HD630 IGPU Only) SMBios 18,1

 

PLEASE NOTE - Please flash your motherboard bios to revision F11 to use my current EFI. It’s a major rework of the bios and vital changes have been made to the layout and power tables. New DSDTs have been created and installed into the new EFI’s but will not work correctly with any other bios revision.

 

Latest Gigabyte Z390 PRO BIOS (F12d)

mb_bios_z390-aorus-pro_f12d.zip

 

 

CFG Unlock (MSR) F12d BIOS Profile - The Easy Way 

Highly recommended if your using a Vega 56/64, Radeon VII or Navi GPU

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@texem Has kindly made this bios profile for you all to use that will unlock CFG on your motherboard making it play alot more friendly with the NVRam.

It also has all the bios settings listed on this guide pre done and saved onto the profile.

 

F12d_UNLOCK.zip  - Use with Bios Revision F12d ONLY

 

1 - Download the profile and save it to a USB Key

2 - Go into the bios,

3 - Load the profile, 

4 - Save and exit

5 - Go straight back into the bios and save your bios to a new profile and name it Default CFG Unlocked or something like that.

6 - Boot back into Catalina go into your clover config and under Kernal and Kext Patches Uncheck KernalPM 

7 - Save the changes and then restart and your done, your motherboard will now be CFG (MSR) Unlocked

 

If you want to use Bios F11 instead then use this profile

MSR Unlocked  - Use with Bios Revision F11 ONLY

 

PLEASE NOTE - If you reset the bios or load bios defaults it will clear the Unlock making CFG Locked again. 

 

 

DSDT's & Older EFI’s (A big thanks to @MaLd0n for compiling these DSDT's)

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Older EFI’s

19,1 Aorus Z390 Pro Navi Vega EFI.zip - Use with Bios revision F11 Only (03/01/2020 Catalina 10.15.2 Vega, Navi (5700, 5700xt), Radeon VII DSDT Installed) SMBios 19,1
19,1 Aorus Z390 Pro RX Polaris EFI.zip - Use with Bios revision F11 Only (03/01/2020 Catalina 10.15.2 RX5XX Polaris DSDT Installed) SMBios 19,1

19,1 Z390 Pro NAVI-VEGA EFI.zip - Use with Bios revision F11 Only (17/12/2019 Catalina 10.15.2 Vega, Navi (5700, 5700xt), Radeon VII DSDT Installed) SMBios 19,1
19,1 Z390 Pro RX Polaris EFI.zip - Use with Bios revision F11 Only (17/12/2019 Catalina 10.15.2 RX5XX Polaris DSDT Installed) SMBios 19,1

AudioGods Z390 Pro EFI VEGA Navi Radeon VII F11 DSDT.zip - Use with Bios revision F11 Only (30/10/2019 Catalina 10.15.1 Vega, Navi, Radeon VII DSDT Installed) SMBios MacPro1,1
AudioGods Z390 PRO EFI RX F11 DSDT.zip - Use with Bios revision F11 Only (30/10/2019 Catalina 10.15.1 RX5XX DSDT Installed) SMBios MacPro1,1

Z390 Pro EFI VEGA Navi Radeon VII F11 DSDT iMac19,1.zip - Use with Bios revision F11 Only (15/10/2019 Catalina 10.15.1 Vega, Navi, Radeon VII DSDT Installed) 

Z390 PRO EFI RX F11 DSDT iMac19,1.zip - Use with Bios revision F11 Only (15/10/2019 Catalina 10.15.1 RX5XX DSDT Installed)

AudioGods Calatlina Z390 Pro EFI.zip - Use with Bios revision F9 or F10 Only (14/10/2019 to work with Catalina 10.15.1)

Z390 Pro DSDT EFI.zip - Use with Bios revision F9 or F10 Only (Original Mojave EFI)
 

Use the correct DSDT for your GPU and Motherboard Bios revision

If your using a Vega 56/64, Navi or Radion VII GPU with bios revision F12d then use this DSDT (already installed in my EFI)

F12d DSDT.VEGA.zip  (TO BE USED WITH BIOS REVISION F12d ONLY)

 

If your using a RX Series or Nvidia GPU with bios revision F12d then use this DSDT

F12d DSDT.RX.zip   (TO BE USED WITH BIOS REVISION F12d ONLY)

 

If your using a Vega 56/64, Navi or Radion VII GPU with bios revision F11 then use this DSDT (already installed in my EFI)

DSDT.VEGA.NAVI.zip   (TO BE USED WITH BIOS REVISION F11 ONLY)

 

If your using a RX Series or Nvidia GPU with bios revision F11 then use this DSDT

DSDT.RX Series.zip   (TO BE USED WITH BIOS REVISION F11 ONLY)

 

If your using a Vega 56/64 or Radion VII with bios revision F9 or F10 then use this DSDT (already installed in my EFI)

DSDT.VEGA.VII.zip   (TO BE USED WITH BIOS REVISION F9 or F10 ONLY)

 

If your using a RX Series Nvidia GPU with bios revision F9 or F10 then use this DSDT

DSDT.RXxxx.NVIDIA.zip   (TO BE USED WITH BIOS REVISION F9 or F10 ONLY)

 

 

Alternative EFI - N-D-K Fork of OpenCore (16/01/2019)

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Alternative EFI - N-D-K Fork of OpenCore 16th January 2020 - Use with Bios revision F12d Only

 

Big Thanks to @texem for hes countless hours of hard work and help to bring a fully working version of OpenCore using SMBios 19,1 for you all to try.

We have chosen to use N-D-K's Fork of OpenCore as it works happily alongside windows and has a lot of features and changes that I wish were in the original version of OpenCore,

 

Support on this thread for these EFIs won't be great but @texem and myself will help out where we can. 

 

PLEASE NOTE - All bios settings and guide notes are the same for these EFI's and the SMBios is now set to 19,1

N-D-K OpenCore Navi Vega VII F12d EFI.zip - Vega 56/64 Navi (5700/5700XT) & Radeon VII DSDT Bios F12d

N-D-K OpenCore RX Polaris F12d EFI.zip - RX Polaris Series DSDT Bios F12d

 

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 F12d Unlocked Profile but if for any reason you can not unlock MSR then just modify following in the OpenCore config.plist :



 

 

 

To Create Your Own Patched DSDT Message @MaLd0n using the link bellow

https://olarila.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=1131 

(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

Clover

Clover Configurator

Kext Updater

 

 

OPTIONAL DOWNLOADS

BroadcomFix.zip   (Use these kexts if your Broadcom bluetooth/Wifi isn't working properly)

FakeSMC    (Can be used instead of VirtualSMC)

Hackintool

IORegistryExplorer

Native Display Brightness with MonitorControl

 

 

BIOS SETTINGS (Bios Revision F11)

• Enter BIOS → Press F12 → Enter Setup

• Save & Exit → Load Optimized Defaults

 

• Boot -> Windows 8/10 Features -> Win 8/10WHQL

• 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 -> USB Configuration -> XHCI Hands-off -> Enabled

• Settings -> IO Ports -> Internal Display Output -> PCIe 1 Slot

• Settings -> IO Ports -> Internal Graphics -> Enabled

• Settings -> IO Ports -> DVMT Pre-Allocated -> 64M

• Settings -> IO Ports -> DVMT Total GFX0-Allocated -> 256M

• Settings -> IO Ports -> Aperture Size -> 256MB

• Settings -> IO Ports -> Audio Controller -> Enabled

• Settings -> IO Ports -> Above 4G Decoding -> Enabled

• Settings -> IO Ports -> USB Configuration -> Legacy USB Support -> Enabled

• Settings -> IO Ports -> USB Configuration ->  XHCI Hand-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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

fantastic man .hope this will work with 10.15.3 

[AudioGod]

9 minutes ago, sata said:

fantastic man .hope this will work with 10.15.3 

Go for it buddy, it will work just fine.

[gino8080]

Now I'm on Bios F10

with dual boot

and everything is working pretty good!

my config is on signature below

 

Ok so this is question:

Should I update bios to rev 12d ?

I'm just scared of messing things that now are working 

 

In case I have to update bios and EFI

 

what is the best way of doing it?

maybe explained step by step please

 

thank you!

 

 

[Tlait]

Hello,

I have a serious question about what hardware and SMBios I should I use. I'm planning on either purchasing 9900k or RX5700. I use this system for my work (design, video editing) and I have a big project coming up. Please advise if possible.

My current build is i5 9400F (no iGPU) + RX580 with iMac Pro 1.1 SMBios on 10.15.2. F11 Motherboard Bios.

 

While everything is super stable except hardware acceleration for video encoding/decoding in 4k is clearly not working properly. 
GPU is not utilized to its full potential while exporting 4k 8bit 4:2:0 video, but it's used to almost 100% when exporting the same file to 1080p. The file itself is very common from Sony A7III and it's supported by VCE in RX580 and iGPU UHD630.

In Premiere Pro without any effects or color grading:

 

4k 8 bit 4:2:0 file export to 4k uses about 30% of GPU and it's about 1 to 1 in speed. 1 minute of video renders out in 1 minute real time. This is roughly the same speed as my previous Haswell build with iGPU (HD4600).

4k 8 bit 4:2:0 file export to 1080p uses 90-100% of GPU and it's blazingly fast. CPU load is under 10%.
4k Prores Proxy 4:2:2 to 4k exhibits the same issue. GPU is simply stuck at ~30% utilization.

Scrubbing on the timeline in 4k apparently uses mostly CPU to decode the video instead of GPU. Every time I quickly scrub it causes apparent dropped frames and stutters and spikes CPU utilization to 70%+.

This issue is simply not present in 1080p. Scrolling through the video is buttery smooth, hopping from point A to point B on the timeline does not cause spikes in CPU usage and I get much higher GPU utilization.

On top of that Final Cut Pro X has extremely slow render time. 2-3 times slower than Premiere Pro. 5 minute project takes about 13-15 minutes to render. 

This leads me to believe that Video Coding Engine (VCE for hardware acceleration) is not working properly with 4k files for some reason.

Please advise what should I change in the build and the config in order to utilize GPU to 100% with 4k files.
I thought about purchasing RX5700 since it has a new engine for hardware acceleration, but in AudioGod's guide it says "Please Note, If you use a 5700 or 5700XT then SMBios 1,1 in unstable using the Navi GPUs so please stick to 19,1 with igpu enabled."
Does this mean I won't be able to use it to properly accelerate video decoding/encoding AND I'll have to change my processor to one that has iGPU?

What route should I take? Buying an i9 9900k first or rx5700? I wanted to use dedicated GPU for video hardware acceleration, because apparently it's much faster than iGPU (UHD 630).

 

Is there any information about development for this motherboard of Mac Pro 7,1 SMBios with RX5700/RX5700XT since it's going to use Radeon Pro W5700X card which is essentially a RX5700?
From Apple website:

Coming soon: Radeon Pro W5700X with 16GB of GDDR6 memory

 

Thank you.

Edited February 2, 2020 by Tlait

[stdmje]

Just updated to 10.15.3. Everything working fine!

[map002]

 

 

 

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6 hours ago, Tlait said:

What route should I take? Buying an i9 9900k first or rx5700? I wanted to use dedicated GPU for video hardware acceleration, because apparently it's much faster than iGPU (UHD 630).

Keep in mind that the new Metal Engine for FCPX is in its early stages and does not yet use supported GPUs for all of its encoding chores.  That should change over the next few point releases.  But for right now, Quick Sync remains important.

[stavidawg]

22 hours ago, texem said:

i give up, sry. Basic knowledge is required here. Google for macserial .

 

 

Sorry, about my lack of knowledge.

 

I am simply trying to trouble shoot why I am getting the error I am getting, and from my understanding the items you listed would not be responsible/are fixed POST install. Am I correct here, or did I miss a section that states those needed to be changed in order to get a bootable disk up and working?

 I would think keeping it as close to what Audio God provided would be the best way to trouble shoot this? 

 

 

 

 

[Tiem]

43 minutes ago, stavidawg said:

Sorry, about my lack of knowledge.

 

I am simply trying to trouble shoot why I am getting the error I am getting, and from my understanding the items you listed would not be responsible/are fixed POST install. Am I correct here, or did I miss a section that states those needed to be changed in order to get a bootable disk up and working?

 I would think keeping it as close to what Audio God provided would be the best way to trouble shoot this? 

The EFI released works perfectly provided you set up your system as he suggested. Get a proper macOS installer without errors. This is crucial as people use all sorts of dumb ways to make the stick, either pulling an incompatible version or an assortment of errors that either fubar the install process or leave you with a non-working system.

 

Stop and take a step back. Make a USB installer on a real macOS running the latest OS. Ensure it's good and error free. Update your BIOS to the latest revision (F12d for the Pro and F12c for the Pro WIFI, both work with this EFI).

 

Set up the BIOS properly. You need to first enable the dGPU, save settings and reboot, then go right back into the BIOS and finish setting it up. Only then will it list the following settings:

 

• Settings -> IO Ports -> DVMT Pre-Allocated -> 64M

• Settings -> IO Ports -> DVMT Total GFX0-Allocated -> 256M

• Settings -> IO Ports -> Aperture Size -> 256MB

 

That's mostly it. Unplug all your hardware that's not necessary. If you have some kind of radiator cooling system, then you may need to do some fiddling as there are known issues with lots of fancy cooling (by fancy I mean coming from traditional air cooling like the Notcua DH-14). macOS doesn't support anything other than traditional air cooling systems (fan + heatsink).

 

You're throwing up a ton of info, way too much. I get what you're trying to do, but this EFI is bulletproof. You just toss in your EFI partition and you're good. Truly.

[jmcm]

Update bios to F12d and EFI to "Aorus Z390 Pro RX Polaris F12d EFI" and everything working ok.

Also update to 10.15.3 and so far so good.

Thanks again for this release

[nimsun]

hi, 99% perfect working with your efi in 10.15.3/2

but today i got some reboot problem when i'm using Premiere Pro

once import the H265 4k video, large amount, 100% reboot. 

9900k, z390 aorus pro, 5700xt

 

 

[juan e. jot]

Hey all, newly commenting here, though I’ve lurked until I had enough gear to get started. I still await a (final choice on) graphics card, but was happy to see the UHD 630 EFI for UEFI firmware version F12D on the Z390 Aorus Pro, so thought I’d try it on my very slightly different setup:

 

I have a Z390 Aorus Pro WiFi paired with a 9700K & 16GB RAM across slots A1 & B1. I’ve also updated to UEFI version F12C (there’s no F12D for the WiFi, apparently, though GigaByte version notes on it are the same as for the Pro’s F12D… and yes, I saw glasgood’s comment for Mojave to disable HS14 in boot args, so I can use the Bluetooth on the Fenvi T919 I’m eventually going to install rather than on the Intel CNVI chip).

 

So the slightly different board/UEFI version might be my first issue, but I was able to enter all the UEFI config steps suggested, Save & Exit. Windows & Linux Mint share a separate NVMe drive, both work fine (grub overrules the Windows Boot Manager, but keeps Windows as a boot option). I’ve kept the NVMe drive onto which I plan to install macOS blank so far.

 

But attempting to install from the macOS Catalina Installer USB with AudioGod’s very considerate provision of a UHD630 EFI gets somewhere between 1/2 and 2/3 through the progress bar and pops up a “forbidden” or “prohibited” symbol & hangs indefinitely. Adding “-v” as a boot arg so I can see in verbose mode what’s going on just pixelates all the text out under the symbol when it pops up, yielding no info.

 

One last potential diagnostic bit is that the Catalina 10.15.3 installer copy I have, was downloaded as part of dosdude1’s efforts, as I also have a real Mac that needs help running the latest. It has not been used to create install media or patches for an older real Mac yet; it should still be as Vanilla a copy as our favorite fruit company sends them out (without the EFI flecks of vanilla bean we like to add to get it running on systems they should have built, or should still build).

 

Should I switch to getting it through gibmacOS, or is my copy good & there’s something else going on with UEFI, NVRAM (reset, run, then re-configured a few times, all to no avail), etc.?

 

Thanks for any insight you can share!

Edited February 3, 2020 by juan e. jot

[Tiem]

1 hour ago, juan e. jot said:

I saw glasgood’s comment for Mojave to disable HS14 in boot args, so I can use the Bluetooth on the Fenvi T919

This is accomplished by turning off wifi in the BIOS. It effectively turns the board into a regular Pro. No difference.

[sata]

On 8/22/2019 at 5:14 AM, MaLd0n said:

also work with 10.15.3 toooooooooooooo......!

[Tlait]

I also have a question is there any way to manually control the fans?

Mac Fan control displays 65535-65535 values and doesn't allow to adjust the fans.
On top of that it doesn't read GPU (RX580) temperature and GPU becomes a jet engine under 70%+ load.