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

[Tiem]

7 hours ago, rob1980 said:

Ok, So I'm looking for the latest version I can get from a mac then a PCIe adapter.. do I need an adapter with USB for the Bluetooth like the Fenvi? 

 

Yuh. Check out http://www.powerbookmedic.com They have genuine parts on the cheap. Do a search for "airport" and try to find a compatible model. Reference  https://dortania.github.io/Wireless-Buyers-Guide/ (note you want PCIe), it will list all devices known to work:

 

BCM943602CDP

BCM943602CD

BCM94360CD

BCM94331CD (may need to force the kext to load for Catalina)

BCM94360CS2

BCM943602CS

BCM94360CSAX

BCM94360CS

BCM94352Z

BCM94350ZAE

 

The one I've highlighted in blue is the chipset the Fenvi is pretending to be. The one in green (according to @AudioGod) is the most trouble free. The one in purple is probably the newest one that is known to work (from 2015) and the one I have.

 

Once you grab one, run a search for:

 

"insert your model" PCI adapter

 

You'll then need to pick one. I grabbed mine for Ali E. $20 delivered. My card was $12. The cards all work. If they are genuine, there will be no issue. The issues come from the adapter. It's hard to source out quality because 95% are cheap {censored} and they all use the same images online so you really can't tell what you're getting till you get it and try it.

 

But it's going to be about 30% of the cost of some universal OOB {censored} (like the Fenvi) or whatever OSXWifi tries to peddle (their stuff is insanely overpriced).

 

PS: Don't worry about the antenna count. 4 does not mean better. All basically run BT 4.0 and unless you really really need the fastest WiFi, will range from 900Mbps to 1300Mbps (early T919 had 1300Mbps but the throughput was increased to 1750Mbps). But any will do if all you're needing is continuity. BT strength and reliability are the most important imo. And the T919 and any other replica of a real Broadcom will fall hard here.

Edited July 27, 2020 by Tiem

[AudioGod]

@Tiem You can’t get more helpful then that, nice one buddy.

Whats happened to you?

did you have an epiphany or something? 

Edited July 27, 2020 by AudioGod

[MorenoAv]

I'm nearly bald, with the quantity of hair that I have plucked, because of my Fenvi, it sleeps and is the only positive thing that I have to say about it... the rest is bad, very bad...

Edited July 27, 2020 by MorenoAv

[AudioGod]

Just now, MorenoAv said:

I'm nearly bald, with the quantity of hair that I have plucked, because my Fenvi, it sleeps and is the only positive thing that I have to say about it... the rest is bad, very bad...

Don’t get me started about that card...

[Tiem]

My adapter came. The board looks good, the power cable is braided so that's a +1 from the Fenvi. But man, these pigtails. You literally had one job bro, just attach decent pigtails. I imagine they are all probably various degrees of {censored}.

 

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000460600904.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.23df4c4dyekrlf

 

So gonna leave a 1 star on Ali E, but now I gotta source out some decent ones. I guess on the plus side, I can extend them and maybe hide the antenna internally somehow. I’m really tempted to grab the entire mounting plate from a Mac mini and rig it in my case somehow. I’ll need to do more research to get the bet coverage.

 

In any case, here's a link to the one I grabbed. It came in a retail box with quite a bit of extra hardware, so I dunno. Maybe your pigtails are better. Just can't seem to find not {censored}. HJDFUDHFIDHHDFKDSJFOIOKWODKOAQOJQJSAASJFDVMO

 

Edited July 28, 2020 by Tiem

[rob1980]

5 hours ago, Tiem said:

My adapter came. The board looks good, the power cable is braided so that's a +1 from the Fenvi. But man, these pigtails. You literally had one job bro, just attach decent pigtails. I imagine they are all probably various degrees of {censored}.

 

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000460600904.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.23df4c4dyekrlf

 

So gonna leave a 1 star on Ali E, but now I gotta source out some decent ones. I guess on the plus side, I can extend them and maybe hide the antenna internally somehow or mount them not being the PC.

 

In any case, here's a link to the one I grabbed. It came in a retail box with quite a bit of extra hardware, so I dunno. Maybe. your pigtails are better. Just can't seem to find not {censored}. HJDFUDHFIDHHDFKDSJFOIOKWODKOAQOJQJSAASJFDVMO

 

Thank you so much for your input and help, its much appreciated..

 

I've ordered a genuine BCM94360CS2, I've also bookmarked the adapter you've purchased, hopefully its decent and does the job ok!!

[Tiem]

@rob1980 well I had to pick up extra pigtails from Amazon. A 4 pack for an extra $10. Still not too shabby. They arrive tomorrow so barring any other problems I’ll be able to get it up and running and follow up here with preliminary results. If everything works I’ll link the pigtails.

 

I imagine all the aftermarket PCIe adapters have crappy pigtails and since antenna attenuation is crucial to performance, it’s probably good form to just go ahead and swap them out for something decent right out the gate.

[rob1980]

54 minutes ago, Tiem said:

@rob1980 well I had to pick up extra pigtails from Amazon. A 4 pack for an extra $10. Still not too shabby. They arrive tomorrow so barring any other problems I’ll be able to get it up and running and follow up here with preliminary results. If everything works I’ll link the pigtails.

 

I imagine all the aftermarket PCIe adapters have crappy pigtails and since antenna attenuation is crucial to performance, it’s probably good form to just go ahead and swap them out for something decent right out the gate.

I've ordered the same adapter as yourself.. I'll probably have to do the same and order other antenna wires, it would be a lot easier if I were still in the Uk lol.

[WizeMan]

On 7/27/2020 at 7:40 PM, AudioGod said:

@Tiem You can’t get more helpful then that, nice one buddy.

Whats happened to you?

did you have an epiphany or something? 

I almost fell in love

 

Jokes aside that was a very good read.

 

Sup y’all? Been working like a donkey literally having nightmares coded in Swift

 

Has anyone experimented with Big Sur on their setups? Running B.S. (maybe pun intended :D) on my late 2013 MBP and dang it’s almost rock solid. 

[Tiem]

19 hours ago, rob1980 said:

I've ordered the same adapter as yourself.. I'll probably have to do the same and order other antenna wires, it would be a lot easier if I were still in the Uk lol.

These are the ones I ordered: [delete nm they're too big FML]

 

I picked up the 4 inch set but having a bit more slack is always nice if you want to do something fancy. Still haven't arrived but I'm sure they will be fine. I'll follow up regardless once I get the card up and running and test the performance. If it sucks, I'm legit tossing my PC out the damn window  because this crappy BT is killing me!!!

Edited July 29, 2020 by Tiem
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[Tiem]

15 minutes ago, eSaF said:

I am surprise your p/c is still in one piece the amount of times you tossed it through the window. 

Duct tape dude. One hell of an investment 

[texem]

9 hours ago, WizeMan said:

Has anyone experimented with Big Sur on their setups? Running B.S. (maybe pun intended :D) on my late 2013 MBP and dang it’s almost rock solid. 

 

latest OC 0.60 and latest kexts,  optimized config.plist and BS installs and works so far .

But some apps are still out of sync ( like Parallels 15 etc). Never use on a production sys.

 

hey, nice to read from all here cause it's very silent last times 

 

 

Edited July 29, 2020 by texem

[AudioGod]

10 minutes ago, eSaF said:

That's because everybody is busy trying to book a ride on Big Ship  and  some can't get on board but still trying   

Speak for yourself G,  That sounds very homosexual and very filthy you dirty boy. What would your wife say if she knew about you booking rides on big ship you Filthy Animal 

Edited July 29, 2020 by AudioGod

[pkdesign]

 

14 hours ago, AudioGod said:

Speak for yourself G,  That sounds very homosexual and very filthy you dirty boy. What would your wife say if she knew about you booking rides on big ship you Filthy Animal 

 

13 hours ago, eSaF said:

  Every man to his own B - Every man to his own   

 

Yes, I don't think my husband of 18 years would like it either. Catch my drift?

Edited July 29, 2020 by pkdesign

[AudioGod]

11 minutes ago, pkdesign said:

 

 

 

Yes, I don't think my husband of 18 years would like it either. Catch my drift?

Is your Hubby Mr Big Ship? That guys got bad rep 
Buddy I was only joking with @eSaF. I have nothing what so ever against somebody for what sexual orientation anybody is so don’t take it the wrong way squire.

[Tiem]

@rob1980

 

I finally managed to install the card. It took me about 4h total to mount the pigtails. I had success by taking a very point tip of a pair of tweezers to the centre and making sure there was enough space to for the male pin to slide into the female pigtail. The quality leaves something to be desired. I couldn't source a pair of aftermarket tails (the ones from Amazon I linked were too big for the card), but it's ok, the ones that come with the card seem fine. Live and learn. Now for the tech dump.

 

The follow is the standard output from macOS and Hackintool. The bluetooth module:

 

The wifi module:

 

Hackintosh detecting PCI info:

 

So green across the board. I'm running AirportBrcmFixup.kext but not sure if I need it. If everything works I have no incentive to take it out, so if you want to test with or without, please let us know.

 

Before settling down, I strongly suggest doing the following when you install the card:

 

1. Before you shutdown, delete the contents of /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration (it will be repopulated).
2. Reset NVRAM twice. Yes twice.

This will clear out any cruft that may conflict.

 

Preliminary tests. I have attached and activated my Apple Wireless Keyboard, my Studio 3s and my Xbox One controller. With the Fenvi, the controller had upwards of up to 1-3s of lag steady, with spikes of missing inputs entirely or dropping the connect briefly. With the BCRM, there is 0 lag. The controller feels extremely responsive. I have not yet tested range but I suspect it won't be an issue. Regardless even if it's on par with the Fenvi, I'll make due.

 

Edited July 31, 2020 by Tiem

[MorenoAv]

Today I too exchanged my Fenvi T - 919 for my older BCM943602CS following the example of @Tiem, let's see if this time the experience is better that of the Fenvi ... 

[Tiem]

@MorenoAv make sure you delete the contents of /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration when you make any changes to your network on top of NVRAM. You’ll find erratic behaviour if you don’t. Which explains why some people need AirportBrcmFixup and others don’t.

 

The process really should be made sticky as people often bounce from SMBIOS and that will induce lots of conflict.

[MorenoAv]

@Tiem, I deleted that content, and reset nvram, but my system thinks that I have yet the fenvi, although although all is working... 

[rob1980]

@Tiem  

 

I'm happy to hear the pigtails worked out ok, I'll have to be very careful during the installation by the looks of it

 

I too wondered about AirportBrcmFixup.kext as according to the following guide its not required for genuine apple or fenvi cards but I've left it so that everything is as per the info and EFI folder provided here by AudioGod.  https://dortania.github.io/Wireless-Buyers-Guide/Kext.html#airportbrcmfixup

 

In fairness to my fenvi card, the bluetooth doesn't give me much trouble, or any in fact, its just the poor wifi range and speed I have issues with. I use a magic keyboard and mouse and my Sony WH-1000XM3's work up to about 10 metres away, I'll be sure to compare and note the differences between both cards wifi and bluetooth once the new bits arrive.

 

 

[Tiem]

2 minutes ago, rob1980 said:

@Tiem  

 

I'm happy to hear the pigtails worked out ok, I'll have to be very careful during the installation by the looks of it

 

I too wondered about AirportBrcmFixup.kext as according to the following guide its not required for genuine apple or fenvi cards but I've left it so that everything is as per the info and EFI folder provided here by AudioGod.  https://dortania.github.io/Wireless-Buyers-Guide/Kext.html#airportbrcmfixup

 

In fairness to my fenvi card, the bluetooth doesn't give me much trouble, or any in fact, its just the poor wifi range and speed I have issues with. I use a magic keyboard and mouse and my Sony WH-1000XM3's work up to about 10 metres away, I'll be sure to compare and note the differences between both cards wifi and bluetooth once the new bits arrive.

 

 

I started getting aggressive disconnects from it in Windows. The same issue manifested in macOS till I updated to 10.15.6. Then it worked reliably. Not sure what the issue was. Then I started seeing issues with Auto Unlock, I resolved those by clearing NVRAM and wiping the config files. But it still felt flakey.

 

My BCM panicked after sleep and I had to basically wipe NVRAM and the config files and repair everything. I have since disabled sleep which was more a pain in my ass as I often charge my devices overnight using my PC.

 

Never an issue with sleep on the Fenvi. I’m worried about systematic errors. Not sure what the issue is so heads up.

 

But performance is far superior. Let me know how yours ends up working out.

[Tiem]

11 hours ago, MorenoAv said:

@Tiem, I deleted that content, and reset nvram, but my system thinks that I have yet the fenvi, although although all is working... 

Can you pull up the pci tab on Hackintool and post what it reads on the network card. I feel you’re actually good. You’re a full firmware revision ahead of me (I’m on 7.0 so you may have a newer card. But the Fenvi only has 4.0 BT I believe with the 2CS and CS2 are 4.2.

 

I’m sorry I don’t recall the details on the Fenvi.

 

Are you on Mojave?

[MorenoAv]

@Tiem, 

I'm in BG ... and below is the PCIe Tab of Hackintool ... 2CS is bluetooth 4.0, or at least is what is written in the adapter ...

Thanks

[AudioGod]

@Tiem I use airportfixup only because it makes the Apple Watch unlock work perfectly.

without it it can tend to be a bit flaky. If I didn’t have a Apple Watch I probably wouldn’t use the kext aswell. There’s no denying though that it all works abit better with it then with out it wouldn’t you agree?

 

Also I did warn you about sleep with that particular card.

Edited August 1, 2020 by AudioGod

[AudioGod]

8 hours ago, rob1980 said:

@Tiem  

 

I'm happy to hear the pigtails worked out ok, I'll have to be very careful during the installation by the looks of it

 

I too wondered about AirportBrcmFixup.kext as according to the following guide its not required for genuine apple or fenvi cards but I've left it so that everything is as per the info and EFI folder provided here by AudioGod.  https://dortania.github.io/Wireless-Buyers-Guide/Kext.html#airportbrcmfixup

 

In fairness to my fenvi card, the bluetooth doesn't give me much trouble, or any in fact, its just the poor wifi range and speed I have issues with. I use a magic keyboard and mouse and my Sony WH-1000XM3's work up to about 10 metres away, I'll be sure to compare and note the differences between both cards wifi and bluetooth once the new bits arrive.

 

 

The second you slap the card on a pcie adaptor it’s stop being native.

infact the only way you can call it truly native is if it’s bolted directly to a Apple pcb, anything else is hardly native.

Most people confuse this or don’t realise it but that is the bottom line really.

I put it in my EFI as standard as I use it personally for the reason already explained in my last post.

Why it’s got to be such a big deal is a bit beyond my tbh. use it or don’t use it, that is totally up to you.

 

Ask yourself this, A Polaris or Navi GPU needs WEG to work at its full potential so why is that if they are both native cards on a Mac?

(My 5700xt inside a enclosure will fully work including the display Ports out of the box with my MacBook Pro with no extra kexts needed)

 

Think about it!

 

Edited August 1, 2020 by AudioGod