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

[cvince]

32 minutes ago, AudioGod said:

Thanks for the kind words buddy and I hope your keeping safe and well.

 

Use the Navi EFI, that work fine with the R9 280 and lines you up all ready for when you get your 5700XT and use my guides bios settings and tips as they are bang up to date and also use glasgoods guide on how to do it all or just come on here and ask any of us as we all have nothing better to do now we’re all locked in our cages at home... much time on my hands I have 

 

 

Thanks a lot for your quick reply and for the advice !!

I will post on this topic for sure as I'm also in a (confortable - lucky I am) cage.

 

30 minutes ago, Project 2501 said:

 

I recommend you make sure the drive you are installing Win10 on be the only one attached (including any M.2 drives). Windows installer can install the Boot Manager on a separate drive from the OS. If it ends up on the drive you install Catalina, Win10 will be dependent on its presence. Clover will boot just fine either way.

 

I will first install Windows on a standalone M2 then, once all is done, I will install the 2nd M2 and start with the instalation of Catalina. With this method, clover will take in consideration both of the OS, that's right, no ?

[AudioGod]

Just now, alboz83 said:

Ok in this way Mac boot but same usb port doesn't work. Anyway I tried to put EFI OC folder with the MSR tips in Mac disk, but doesn't show up at boot.
Ok I have to understand, I don't know maybe it's better reinstall Mac (and maybe Catalina is better? I think that Mojave is more stable) and reinstall windows disconnecting before nvme with Mac.
And before doing all this, set bios how in the first page

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tbh all my EFIs are built for Catalina now. The clover EFI will work fine still And that’s including the latest version but when it comes to OpenCore and even more so with the next upcoming releases They are very much Catalina specific.
 

[Project 2501]

1 minute ago, cvince said:

 

Thanks a lot for your quick reply and for the advice !!

I will post on this topic for sure as I'm also in a (confortable - lucky I am) cage.

 

 

I will first install Windows on a standalone M2 then, once all is done, I will install the 2nd M2 and start with the instalation of Catalina. With this method, clover will take in consideration both of the OS, that's right, no ?

 

Yes. Clover will be able to boot with the Windows EFI on any drive, BUT if you want your windows installation to be "self contained", that is the boot manager on the same drive as the OS, you can guarantee it by giving the installer no choice of where to install it.

[AudioGod]

5 minutes ago, cvince said:

 

Thanks a lot for your quick reply and for the advice !!

I will post on this topic for sure as I'm also in a (confortable - lucky I am) cage.

 

 

I will first install Windows on a standalone M2 then, once all is done, I will install the 2nd M2 and start with the instalation of Catalina. With this method, clover will take in consideration both of the OS, that's right, no ?

Exactly but also to be safe remove your windows drive when your booting up MacOS. I don’t personally but I’m game for a laugh but that’s no excuse for safety first really...lol

Edited March 28, 2020 by AudioGod

[Cass67]

2 hours ago, alboz83 said:

Ok in this way Mac boot but same usb port doesn't work.

 

You may have to use hackintool to generate a new usbports kext file, there is a 15 port limit so you will have to remove the ones you dont use to get under the limit.

 

@tiem has a nice diagram detailing the port labels here https://github.com/ultratiem/aorus-z390-pro

[alboz83]

4 hours ago, AudioGod said:

You will need to unlock the MSR yourself if you want that I’m afraid but it’s very very simple to do.

Google it buddy.

 

OR even just leave your MSR Locked, that’s fine too.

Sorry, just one thing because I'm going to format and install Catalina. I searched for MSR unlocked for Aorus Pro Wifi but I find only for Aorus Pro. Can I use your F12d_UNLOCK file in my mobo (my last bios is F12c). I think it's the same maybe 

[AudioGod]

42 minutes ago, alboz83 said:

Sorry, just one thing because I'm going to format and install Catalina. I searched for MSR unlocked for Aorus Pro Wifi but I find only for Aorus Pro. Can I use your F12d_UNLOCK file in my mobo (my last bios is F12c). I think it's the same maybe 

Unfortunately it won’t work.

its very simple to unlock it yourself though via a grub tool.

theres a section on it on the OpenCore Vanilla guide explaining simply how to do it here.

 

https://khronokernel-2.gitbook.io/opencore-vanilla-desktop-guide/extras/msr-lock

 

 

[alboz83]

Unfortunately it won’t work.
its very simple to unlock it yourself though via a grub tool.
theres a section on it on the OpenCore Vanilla guide explaining simply how to do it here.
 
https://khronokernel-2.gitbook.io/opencore-vanilla-desktop-guide/extras/msr-lock
 
 

Thank you very much, you are very kind

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@ alboz83 - If you're still looking for the unlocking file for the wifi version board BIOS ver:12c here it is. A very kind member of the forum made it for me just follow AG's unlocking procedure but use this file. Good luck.
Z390AOPWCFGUNLOCKED.12c

Wooow, you are great!!! So, after I install Catalina, I flash this firmware how normal firmware BIOS and I have the same bios with MSR unlock?

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[AudioGod]

12 minutes ago, alboz83 said:

Thank you very much, you are very kind

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Wooow, you are great!!! So, after I install Catalina, I flash this firmware how normal firmware BIOS and I have the same bios with MSR unlock?

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Take a look on page one and there is a drop down for how to use the unlock file @eSaF sent you or even easier just follow this.....

 

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

 

As your using OpenCore you can ignore step 6

 

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

 

I’m also going to PM you my Latest Beta Version of OpenCore so use that one instead brother, 

Edited March 28, 2020 by AudioGod

[AudioGod]

Just now, eSaF said:

It is very easy to apply, you have to format a usb drive in FAT32 and place the file on the usb drive, then boot into the BIOS and make sure you set the BIOS back to  basic optimisation (F7) reboot once more into the BIOS and then upload and save the file, reboot and you should be goo to go.

I beat you to it...lol

[AudioGod]

Just now, eSaF said:

 

Well you're da man so I'm not surprise  your instructions are much more clearer than my feeble attempt 

No big up you for being helpful to start with, that’s the main thing.

now go check your inbox as I have sent you a gift.  

[Praetorianus]

Hi Folks,

 

what’s the advantage to use cfg unlocked from the bios?

[AudioGod]

4 minutes ago, Praetorianus said:

Hi Folks,

 

what’s the advantage to use cfg unlocked from the bios?

It unlocks a section of memory address that are withheld when the MSR is locked, This can help with memory allocations and is also how a real Mac is. It’s not a requirement but I do advise it.

 

Edited March 28, 2020 by AudioGod

[Praetorianus]

14 hours ago, AudioGod said:

Thank you so much, AudioGod!!

 

1, your probably using geekbench 5 right? And if so it scores different to geekbench 4 (what I used at the time) so your score is probably correct plus also factor in that my system is heavily overclocked.

 

2. your Corsair H115i is the cause is the system waking up so all you need to do is disconnect the  internal usb connection to the AIO as MacOS doesn’t understand it and has no use for it and the only time it’s needed is when you want to use icue to make changes to it’s settings or It’s colour scheme. 
 

3. Use Chrome or anything other then Safari if you want to view 4K YouTube videos, this is a common safari problem on real Mac too.

 

4. Smbios iMacpro1,1 is the only correct smbios to be using with a 9900kf using clover. (If I wrote macpro1,1 in my guide anywhere it’s a typo so ignore that..lol)

 

[alboz83]

@ alboz83 - If you're still looking for the unlocking file for the wifi version board BIOS ver:12c here it is. A very kind member of the forum made it for me just follow AG's unlocking procedure but use this file. Good luck.
Z390AOPWCFGUNLOCKED.12c

Ehi Sorry but I tried to load profile but I get "Invalide profile"
The difference that I see is your file is all firmware (16mb), but unlock file of@AudioGod is different

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[Project 2501]

9 hours ago, AudioGod said:

tbh all my EFIs are built for Catalina now. The clover EFI will work fine still And that’s including the latest version but when it comes to OpenCore and even more so with the next upcoming releases They are very much Catalina specific.
 

 

Well now I'm in a minor panic . I've been dependent on your EFIs so far. Hopefully Mojave and Catalina are similar enough for your updated Clover EFIs work for a while longer for me. To be honest, I have not been a big fan of Apple's policy of doing an annual major OS upgrades; it makes it difficult to keep the software and OS compatible.

 

At my work we have real Macs running scientific software that is not updated as frequently, so these annual updates can be a pain. We often skip updates because upgrading software is expensive. I work in a public sector lab, so we don't have "corporate level budgets".

 

In one extreme non-Apple related case, we have an instrument running on MS-DOS!

 

Edited March 28, 2020 by Project 2501
Corrected embarrasing typos...

[Project 2501]

Because of the SF Bay Area's COVID-19 "shelter in place" order, I found myself with some extra time to finish setting up my Hackintosh. I'm happy to report that I finished transferring my old data and reinstalling my software (after 10 years, I figure a totally clean install was a good idea), so this is now my primary computer and my old Hackintosh is retired.

 

A big thanks to @AudioGod, @glasgood, Et al. for the installation guides and helpful advice. I admit to feeling a bit inadequate, because they did all the hard work, and all I did was copy the EFI wholesale. However, I still need to get my TB3 card running, so maybe I'll have a chance to actually learn something.

 

First thing that struck me about the new rig, was how fast the data transfer is. Going from [HDD - SATA2 - USB2 - FW300] to [SSD - SATA3 - USB3 - TB3?] is a big leap. Second is how quiet it is; I went for quiet (lowest noise parts I can afford) and understated (steel case with sound baffling) so I can finally nap in the same room. Alas, the LED "bling" is pretty much wasted inside a black monolith.

 

Still have work to do.... Need to finish the Win10 installation. And finally figure out how to get the Thunderbolt 3 card working. I'm afraid I might have to lean on you guys a little while longer, until I can do some of this stuff on my own.

[AudioGod]

24 minutes ago, Project 2501 said:

Because of the SF Bay Area's COVID-19 "shelter in place" order, I found myself with some extra time to finish setting up my Hackintosh. I'm happy to report that I finished transferring my old data and reinstalling my software (after 10 years, I figure a totally clean install was a good idea), so this is now my primary computer and my old Hackintosh is retired.

 

A big thanks to @AudioGod, @glasgood, Et al. for the installation guides and helpful advice. I admit to feeling a bit inadequate, because they did all the hard work, and all I did was copy the EFI wholesale. However, I still need to get my TB3 card running, so maybe I'll have a chance to actually learn something.

 

First thing that struck me about the new rig, was how fast the data transfer is. Going from [HDD - SATA2 - USB2 - FW300] to [SSD - SATA3 - USB3 - TB3?] is a big leap. Second is how quiet it is; I went for quiet (lowest noise parts I can afford) and understated (steel case with sound baffling) so I can finally nap in the same room. Alas, the LED "bling" is pretty much wasted inside a black monolith.

 

Still have work to do.... Need to finish the Win10 installation. And finally figure out how to get the Thunderbolt 3 card working. I'm afraid I might have to lean on you guys a little while longer, until I can do some of this stuff on my own.

@texem can probably help you out with your tb3, when he sees this and has the time I’m sure he will chime in  

 

29 minutes ago, Project 2501 said:

 

Well now I'm in a minor panic . I've been dependent on your EFIs so far. Hopefully Mojave and Catalina are similar enough for your updated Clover EFIs work for a while longer for me. To be honest, I have not been a big fan of Apple's policy of doing an annual major OS upgrades; it makes it difficult to keep the software and OS compatible.

 

At my work we have real Macs running scientific software that is not updated as frequently, so these annual updates can be a pain. We often skip updates because upgrading software is expensive. I work in a public sector lab, so we don't have "corporate level budgets".

 

In one extreme non-Apple related case, we have an instrument running on MS-DOS!

 

 

Clover will be fine for ages to come I’m sure so don’t worry and don’t forget if your sticking at Mojave then you can happily stick with a EFI of mine and just update the kexts if and when need be if at all.

if your os isn’t moving forward with updates then theres no reason to move forward with your bootloader or anything else that's related it plus I keep and achieve of all my old stuff so you have no problem now or in the future buddy.  

Edited March 28, 2020 by AudioGod

[dsynos80]

1 hour ago, Project 2501 said:

Because of the SF Bay Area's COVID-19 "shelter in place" order, I found myself with some extra time to finish setting up my Hackintosh. I'm happy to report that I finished transferring my old data and reinstalling my software (after 10 years, I figure a totally clean install was a good idea), so this is now my primary computer and my old Hackintosh is retired.

 

A big thanks to @AudioGod, @glasgood, Et al. for the installation guides and helpful advice. I admit to feeling a bit inadequate, because they did all the hard work, and all I did was copy the EFI wholesale. However, I still need to get my TB3 card running, so maybe I'll have a chance to actually learn something.

 

First thing that struck me about the new rig, was how fast the data transfer is. Going from [HDD - SATA2 - USB2 - FW300] to [SSD - SATA3 - USB3 - TB3?] is a big leap. Second is how quiet it is; I went for quiet (lowest noise parts I can afford) and understated (steel case with sound baffling) so I can finally nap in the same room. Alas, the LED "bling" is pretty much wasted inside a black monolith.

 

Still have work to do.... Need to finish the Win10 installation. And finally figure out how to get the Thunderbolt 3 card working. I'm afraid I might have to lean on you guys a little while longer, until I can do some of this stuff on my own.

I can help with Thunderbolt, if you have the GC-Titan Ridge card, put it in the bottom slot and use this SSDT on APCI->patched folder.

I have connected my Saffire Pro 40 through FW400>800 cable and TB3 adapter>Thuderbolt 2 adapter to FW. Works flawlessly for me.

*Remember to install the drivers on windows first, and on bios set the options to: 

1.Security: No Security

2.GpIO Force Power: Enable

 

Works for me directly from Osx. 

SSDT-Z390-RP21-SLOT4-TB3HP.aml

Edited March 28, 2020 by dsynos80

[AudioGod]

2 minutes ago, dsynos80 said:

I can help with Thunderbolt, if you have the GC-Titan Ridge card, put it in the bottom slot and use this SSDT on APCI->patched folder.

I have connected my Saffire Pro 40 through FW400>800 cable and TB3 adapter>Thuderbolt 2 adapter to FW. Works flawlessly for me.

SSDT-Z390-RP21-SLOT4-TB3HP.aml

Good man well done  

[dsynos80]

Can anyone explain why with 19.1 profile autologin is not working? Tried tick untick reboot no change... any help on that?

 

P.S. Audiogod, 19.1 is the correct smbios. System feels snappier.

Edited March 29, 2020 by dsynos80

[Project 2501]

2 hours ago, dsynos80 said:

I can help with Thunderbolt, if you have the GC-Titan Ridge card, put it in the bottom slot and use this SSDT on APCI->patched folder.

I have connected my Saffire Pro 40 through FW400>800 cable and TB3 adapter>Thuderbolt 2 adapter to FW. Works flawlessly for me.

*Remember to install the drivers on windows first, and on bios set the options to: 

1.Security: No Security

2.GpIO Force Power: Enable

 

Works for me directly from Osx. 

SSDT-Z390-RP21-SLOT4-TB3HP.aml

 

Thank you very much. I don't have time to try in now, but I'll report back on it ASAP.

 

At first, the card wasn't appearing in the i/o registry explorer, so I installed the Win10 driver to see if it will wake up the card. I find the Gigabyte driver installer annoying. It gives me no feedback other that a few CMD windows popping up and flashing a few lines of text. Most other driver installers at least gives you a dialog box saying it got installed. It now appears in the registry under RP21.

 

I don't have anything on hand other than an old MBP, so I tried to form a TB network bridge using a TB1 to TB3 adapter. The problem was the TB bridge option wasn't appearing on the Hackintosh, so I am not sure if it is just a limitation of the card on a Hackintosh. I have a firewire scanner and HDD I can try after I get a FW to TB3 adapter.

 

[Praetorianus]

3 hours ago, eSaF said:

 Sorry for the delayed reply - I did have that error initially but solved that problem by making sure the usb was formatted correctly before adding the file to it.

PS. Our good friend and member hungrywallet formulated the file for me, I have attached it again incase the other one is corrupted, maybe if he sees this thread he will give you a few pointers.

Z390AOPWCFGUNLOCKED.12c

Dear Friend,

 

Same erro here. When i load the profile the system says: “Invalid Profile”.

 

this file is the profile or the full firmware patched?

 

 

[texem]

9 hours ago, dsynos80 said:

I can help with Thunderbolt, if you have the GC-Titan Ridge card, put it in the bottom slot and use this SSDT on APCI->patched folder.

I have connected my Saffire Pro 40 through FW400>800 cable and TB3 adapter>Thuderbolt 2 adapter to FW. Works flawlessly for me.

*Remember to install the drivers on windows first, and on bios set the options to: 

1.Security: No Security

2.GpIO Force Power: Enable

 

Works for me directly from Osx. 

SSDT-Z390-RP21-SLOT4-TB3HP.aml

 

if possible flash your Titan Ridge with the DSM2 firmware.

Then you don't need any Windows support nor BIOS. 

[stdmje]

Upgraded to 10.15.4! Thanks again @AudioGod!!