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

[Tiem]

This one: https://www.sapphiretech.com/en/consumer/21293-01-40g-radeon-rx-5700-xt-8g-gddr6 

 

I can dig up some washer for sure. That alone would go a long way and is dead simple, 5m fix.

[AudioGod]

2 minutes ago, Tiem said:

This one: https://www.sapphiretech.com/en/consumer/21293-01-40g-radeon-rx-5700-xt-8g-gddr6 

 

I can dig up some washer for sure. That alone would go a long way and is dead simple, 5m fix.

 

yup exactly that one. they have put a thermal pad between the die and the cooler instead of paste believe it or not and that's why the temps are all over the place. the washer mod alone might help but that thermal pad needs to get the hell out of there trust me...lol 

what were they thinking?

[Tiem]

Money. Always comes down to trying to cut costs/boost profits. 

[AudioGod]

1 minute ago, Tiem said:

Money. Always comes down to trying to cut costs/boost profits. 

I dont know if doing that did save any money though, I reckon the pad costs more then a drop of mx5, I can't explain that one tbh its cos not a better solution. 

[texem]

9 minutes ago, AudioGod said:

I haven't got a copy of the pro 1,1 EFI around me at the second, Ask mr Texem for that one

 

can sent a copy tomorrow

[AudioGod]

@larabee @texem @WizeMan @Tiem

Check out what @MaLd0n did,

 

https://www.olarila.com/topic/7791-olarila-hackbook-lenovo-yoga-520-touchscreen-mojave-catalina-full-dsdt-patches/

 

that it totally insane, Apple should take note of that cos people would love a MacBook like that no doubt at all. Wow what a don  

Edited March 4, 2020 by AudioGod

[Tiem]

Thanks @texem 

 

@AudioGod I bet Hacks don't even cost them 1% in lost sales. They probably lose way more to knockoffs or just plain theft, like those smash and grabs where people make off with $20k in Apple stuff while busting up an entire store.

[AudioGod]

2 minutes ago, Tiem said:

Thanks @texem 

 

@AudioGod I bet Hacks don't even cost them 1% in lost sales. They probably lose way more to knockoffs or just plain theft, like those smash and grabs where people make off with $20k in Apple stuff while busting up an entire store.

what I mean is that is how apple should be designing there MacBooks cos people would love a MacBook that could do all of that with a touchscreen too. awesome work

[Tiem]

Ohh, well it's Tim's Apple now. So far he's just exploded screen sizes and not much else. Miss u Steve 

[AudioGod]

4 minutes ago, Tiem said:

Ohh, well it's Tim's Apple now. So far he's just exploded screen sizes and not much else. Miss u Steve 

Dam right there, Miss Mr Jobs, the dude had style.

[smidge]

Hey thanks for the replies re using the IGFX, it's just a server but it'll throw one of the cards in that i've used OOB in the past and turn off IGFX and see if that helps at all. Shame the pro is not a stable board, i'd seen so much info on it i figured it was working well all over the place.

[dsynos80]

9 hours ago, AudioGod said:

yeah but you don’t game do you or super stress the gpu and they are the things that make 1,1 go bye bye for all of us. Me and @larabee have both tried and for sure it’s got better but it still happens. Beta 4 has Navi fixes and that’s where my hopes are resting now brother.

@texem you good sir, all ok?

I only do audio rec and editing, a bit heavy though, but i havent noticed any lags or glitches, how igpu will help on video processing for example? Isnt the vega a beast on its own already? On windows gaming is blazing fast. Or there are other issues that make 19.1 more usable for our rig, meaning proper hardware match as you wrote before.

Since i already have 2 Pci cards and an nvme installed, enabling igpu will possibly put more stress on the lanes right?

Edited March 5, 2020 by dsynos80
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[AudioGod]

NEW EFI Updates (10.15.4 Ready), 5th March 2020 

(Use With Bios Revision F12d)

 

 

The EFIs and DSDTs have now been updated to the my latest versions.

Changes made include,

New DSDT's For bios revision F12d ONLY

OcQuirks Revision 17 (clover)

AppleALC-1.4.7

Lilu 1.4.2

WhateverGreen 1.3.7

Clover Updated to Revision 5104

OpenCore Updated to Revision 0.5.6 - UNDER TEST, COMING SOON

N-D-K OpenCore Updated to Revision 0.5.6 (now with a very nice bootpicker)

Plus other minor tweaks and changes to all of the configs

 

Clover EFI Update - 05/03/2020 - Use with Bios revision F12d Only or Replace with the older F11 DSDT if you don't want to update the bios

AG Clover Z390 Pro Navi Vega EFI 040320.zip - Vega, Navi (5700, 5700XT), Radeon VII DSDT EFI

AG Clover Z390 Pro Polaris EFI 040320.zip - RX5XX Polaris DSDT EFI

 

 

Alternative EFI - OpenCore, No DSDT and Done the way OpenCore intended it 5TH March 2020

We have now created a OpenCore EFI done the way the OpenCore Devs intended it to be made, There is no DSDT in use so you can use this EFI on any supported GPU and the SSDTs have been made so they will not be used in any other Operating System apart from MacOS.

UNDER TEST, COMING SOON - OC Version 0.5.6, SMBios19,1 (--/03/20)

 

Note - If your not using a 5700 XT or any other Navi GPU then remove agdpmod=pikera from the boot arguments.



 

Alternative EFI 2 - N-D-K Fork of OpenCore 5th March 2020 - Use with Bios revision F12d Only or Replace with the older F11 DSDT if you don't want to update the bios.

N-D-K 056 Z390 Pro EFI NAVI VEGA 040320.zip - Vega 56/64 Navi (5600 5700 XT) & Radeon VII DSDT Bios F12d

N-D-K 056 Z390 Pro EFI Polaris 040320.zip - RX Polaris Series DSDT Bios F12d

 

 

For OpenCore and the N-D-K Version 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 :



 

 

Additional Downloads

 

mb_bios_z390-aorus-pro_f12d.zip - Aorus Z390 Master Bios F12d 

PlistEdit Pro.zip - PlistEdit Pro (use to edit OpenCore)

 

 

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

 

@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

 

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

 

 

And Just because I have to show off my handy work, this is what I did to my Hack over the weekend.

I hope you like it and a bit of rainbow puke.

I want to set a colour scheme so any ideas on what to do would be very welcomed and helpful  

 

 

Edited March 5, 2020 by AudioGod

[Tiem]

Fixed the emoji delay. Obviously no Sidecar. But Amazon videos don't play either... shame.

 

Time for some stress tests 

[pkdesign]

Could you elaborate on changes made to DSDT? I'm on Wifi version at 12c. Your EFI works great with my current setup.

[AudioGod]

25 minutes ago, pkdesign said:

Could you elaborate on changes made to DSDT? I'm on Wifi version at 12c. Your EFI works great with my current setup.

f12d you mean?

no changes for clover and only fixes in NDK OC continue as normal brother

[Cipha]

I'm still on Mojave. Would you recommend update to the latest EFI anyway or is it not necessary? I still use some Audio stuff that isn't Catalina compatible...

[AudioGod]

1 minute ago, Cipha said:

I'm still on Mojave. Would you recommend update to the latest EFI anyway or is it not necessary? I still use some Audio stuff that isn't Catalina compatible...

if it aint broke then dont fix it  

[Cipha]

Just now, AudioGod said:

if it aint broke then dont fix it  

Never has been so stable before  

[pkdesign]

4 minutes ago, AudioGod said:

f12d you mean?

no changes for clover and only fixes in NDK OC continue as normal brother

No F12c is latest BIOS version for Pro Wifi board.

 

Thanks! That means that since I update kexts, etc. as they become available I am current!

 

Your work is always appreciated!

[AudioGod]

Just now, pkdesign said:

No F12c is latest BIOS version for Pro Wifi board.

 

Thanks! That means that since I update kexts, etc. as they become available I am current!

 

Your work is always appreciated!

ok unless you start off by saying the pro wifi I always think pro..sorry bud got ya

[Cass67]

Nice, NDK 0.5.6 boots for me .. first time i can boot an OC 0.5.6 for some reason .. Wonder what was difference here, nothing popped out as being much different in config.plist .. needed to turn iGPU of but that seems to be par for the course... 

 

One weird issue is the rear USB port i had kb in does not register, had to move to adjacent port.. no biggy.. will likely look into it later... 

 

Will try this with IMP1,1 as thats what i think ill roll with now that i cant use iGPU these days.  Had issues with USB working last time i tried, probably down to the USB kext not having IMP1,1 personality in it ... Cant remember the previous kext for 1,1 that i used before we had 19,1 stable.

 

Cheers!!

[Tiem]

So couple of things I've noticed on beta 4.

 

iMac19,1 there is video corruption saving a file in QuickTime. Not there on iMacPro1,1. Can't say if it's a new bug or not. Maybe someone on 19,1 can test this. https://file-examples.com/index.php/sample-video-files/sample-mov-files-download/ Download the 2.2 MB file. Open it in QT and then select save as and save it as a 720p. Play it back. You should see lots of corruption.

 

On 1,1. I noticed texem pulled the entry for the dGPU (I added it back in). I was also able to successful load 1,1 with the iGPU enabled in the BIOS. It didn't run in headless (makes sense) but the system ran just fine with it active.

 

Is there no Framebuffer for 1,1? I'm using 0x3E980003 for 19,1 but don't really see anything close for the 1,1.

[AudioGod]

9 minutes ago, Tiem said:

So couple of things I've noticed on beta 4.

 

iMac19,1 there is video corruption saving a file in QuickTime. Not there on iMacPro1,1. Can't say if it's a new bug or not. Maybe someone on 19,1 can test this. https://file-examples.com/index.php/sample-video-files/sample-mov-files-download/ Download the 2.2 MB file. Open it in QT and then select save as and save it as a 720p. Play it back. You should see lots of corruption.

 

On 1,1. I noticed texem pulled the entry for the dGPU (I added it back in). I was also able to successful load 1,1 with the iGPU enabled in the BIOS. It didn't run in headless (makes sense) but the system ran just fine with it active.

 

Is there no Framebuffer for 1,1? I'm using 0x3E980003 for 19,1 but don't really see anything close for the 1,1.

no bud, the igpu is only good in our instances under 19,1,  1,1 is disabled only

 

@Cass67 @Tiem Hold on a while with MacPro1,1 I think we have found a better way, especially for us Navi users. Bare with me as I've been testing all afternoon with MaLd0n and am now conferring with Texem about it.. will get back to you soon with a test EFI my friends

Edited March 5, 2020 by AudioGod

[Tiem]

@AudioGod ok, I'll hold off for now.