AudioGod's Aorus Z390 Master Patched DSDT EFI for Catalina Mini Guide and Discussion

[M0r1d1n]

35 minutes ago, M0r1d1n said:

Will first test more with changing ports and maybe use an HDMI cable for my Alienware. I basically have 2 screens — 1x EIZO 32" for work and 1x Alienware 240Hz for gaming. I only use one or the other, so I just turn off the one I'm not using. Will test different ports and disconnecting one of them too.

 

OK this is something I hadn't checked on Catalina before now — System Information does not list the iGPU 630 in the Graphics/Displays section. It is however visible in the PCI section. Anyone have any idea if this is correct? I'm pretty sure both showed up under Graphics/Displays under Mojave.

 

[matt-uk]

47 minutes ago, M0r1d1n said:

Let me know if you find anything.

 

One thing that I do have, since you mentioned HDDs, is a software RAID (mirror) of 2x 4 TB HDDs for my archival stuff.

 

Thought i was working again - i'm not - still same stuttering issue. This seems to have started again after i left my computer for a long period of time and the screens had truend off. It hadn't gone to sleep though - power lights were still on.

 

It is odd that it hadnt gone to sleep - perhaps because Time Machine is busy encrypting the 6tb hdd I had added earlier.

 

Tomorrow i'm going to remove the time machine hdd, see if it sleeps properly and if the log on screen keeps stuttering when i use the mouse or keyboard.

 

[MorenoAv]

17 minutes ago, M0r1d1n said:

 

OK this is something I hadn't checked on Catalina before now — System Information does not list the iGPU 630 in the Graphics/Displays section. It is however visible in the PCI section. Anyone have any idea if this is correct? I'm pretty sure both showed up under Graphics/Displays under Mojave.

 

 

In mine all is showing as you can see below, but maybe it is because I only have IGPU...

[M0r1d1n]

17 minutes ago, matt-uk said:

Thought i was working again - i'm not - still same stuttering issue. This seems to have started again after i left my computer for a long period of time and the screens had truend off. It hadn't gone to sleep though - power lights were still on.

 

I don't think it's the HDDs. Since the 630 iGPU is responsible for all the animations, I'm guessing it could be a configuration problem in Open Core. Maybe @AudioGod can chime in. Or perhaps a bug in Catalina.

 

16 minutes ago, MorenoAv said:

In mine all is showing as you can see below, but maybe it is because I only have IGPU...

 

Yes. Supposedly if I set my iGPU as a primary display in BIOS, it would show up there properly.

[M0r1d1n]

9 hours ago, M0r1d1n said:

Found the culprit. I accidentally booted into macOS with both my displays turned on. When they're on, everything works perfectly. When not, it doesn't. Just confirmed by switching my other display off. Not sure what to do now.

 

Booted with both displays on this morning, but it the UI and screen saver password screens were laggy again. Absolutely no clue why it was fine yesterday but not today.

[matt-uk]

@M0r1d1n - some more trouble shooting

 

Okay - i know this is all guess work at the moment but reporting back my findings today.

 

With my internal SATA 6TB WD Red HDD plugged in the computer would after 15 minutes (As per the energy saving settings) turn off the monitors but power would stay on which i think is because it is busy encrypting the Time Machine HDD (takes a long time) so it is in 'Power Nap'.

 

Once it has had a Power Nap, every time the screensaver comes on and the logon screen comes up there is stutter and lag when moving the mouse, clicking a button or typing, once i get past the logon screen everything is fine.

 

Today i have unplugged the HDD and now after 15 minutes the computer sleeps properly - the power light goes off and it is in full sleep. When i wake it everything is fine and there are no issues at the logon screen.

 

I will keep the Time Machine drive unplugged today to see if the issue returns. If that is the reason i wonder if it will be solved once the HDD stops its encryption or if disabling the 'Enable Power Nap' option in Energy Saver will help. those will be my next tests if i go all day without issues with the HDD unplugged today.

 

 

Edited June 28, 2020 by matt-uk

[M0r1d1n]

@matt-uk

 

I'm still looking through everything I can think of and I have been unable to once again reproduce a no-stutter/lag/choppy UI state. I tried disconnecting and reconnecting the monitors, resetting NVRAM, restarting and various other things.

 

One question for @AudioGod — why doesn't your OpenCore 0.5.9 config not contain a SSDT-EC-USBX.aml or SSDT-USBX-aml? OC Guide still says we should add the latter even if there is no EC.

 

If anyone else has any ideas, I'm open!

[AudioGod]

12 hours ago, M0r1d1n said:

@matt-uk

 

I'm still looking through everything I can think of and I have been unable to once again reproduce a no-stutter/lag/choppy UI state. I tried disconnecting and reconnecting the monitors, resetting NVRAM, restarting and various other things.

 

One question for @AudioGod — why doesn't your OpenCore 0.5.9 config not contain a SSDT-EC-USBX.aml or SSDT-USBX-aml? OC Guide still says we should add the latter even if there is no EC.

 

If anyone else has any ideas, I'm open!

Im doing all the power scaling for usb via the kext itself So no need for usbx and You don’t need SSDT EC on the Z390 master or pro. If it did the system wouldn’t boot fella. 
I don’t know why you have glitchy wiresless happening but have you tried moving the combo card to a different slot?

the bottom 2 slots work the best with a combo card. Also if your using a fermi T919 or any other fermi card then these cards cause untold trouble as I’ve seen time and time and time again.

 

 

Edited June 29, 2020 by AudioGod

[M0r1d1n]

57 minutes ago, AudioGod said:

I don’t know why you have glitchy wiresless happening but have you tried moving the combo card to a different slot?

the bottom 2 slots work the best with a combo card. Also if your using a fermi T919 or any other fermi card then these cards cause untold trouble as I’ve seen time and time and time again.

 

Wireless is fine. I ran my OSX-WiFi card with and without the AirPordBCMfix-thingy and it works in both scenarios. The card is in the bottom slot IIRC.

 

Not using a Fermi T919.

 

The problem at the moment is UI choppiness / lag / stuttering, which is especially evident when entering the password when the screen saver is running.

[AudioGod]

21 minutes ago, M0r1d1n said:

 

Wireless is fine. I ran my OSX-WiFi card with and without the AirPordBCMfix-thingy and it works in both scenarios. The card is in the bottom slot IIRC.

 

Not using a Fermi T919.

 

The problem at the moment is UI choppiness / lag / stuttering, which is especially evident when entering the password when the screen saver is running.

That’s is strange yeah, I read your posts today.

have you tried running at bare bones to see if it’s a device causing the trouble?

have everything removed bar your gpu combo card and keyboard and mouse, even disconnect any hard drives that aren’t connected to the macOS install and test from there. If it works then add back devices until you hit the problem device.

[M0r1d1n]

13 minutes ago, AudioGod said:

That’s is strange yeah, I read your posts today.

have you tried running at bare bones to see if it’s a device causing the trouble?

have everything removed bar your gpu combo card and keyboard and mouse, even disconnect any hard drives that aren’t connected to the macOS install and test from there. If it works then add back devices until you hit the problem device.

 

Thanks for confirming my USB + EC suspicions btw.

 

I have not yet had the time.

 

I have:

- Dual monitors — 4K EIZO + 240Hz Alienware

- 2x SSD (NVMe for Mac, SATA for Win10) + 2x HDD.

- 1x OSX-WiFI PCI card

- 1x USB Mouse, 1x BT Mouse, 1x Magic Trackpad

- 1x Logitech BRIO 4K webcam

- 1x EIZO USB hub (in display)

- 1x RX 580

- 1x USB-C custom-built keyboard

 

1. So I should just disconnect everything, leave GPU + 1x display, and test that?

 

2. Which mouse should I use? I can connect Magic Trackpad + Magic Keyboard via USB/Lightning, if you think that's better than using my mechanical keebs.

 

3. Will it break Messages / Facetime, if I boot without the OSX-WiFi card?

 

I'll try to find some time to do this but not sure when I'll be able to.

Edited June 29, 2020 by M0r1d1n

[AudioGod]

5 minutes ago, M0r1d1n said:

 

Thanks for confirming my USB + EC suspicions btw.

 

I have not yet had the time.

 

I have:

- Dual monitors — 4K EIZO + 240Hz Alienware

- 2x SSD (NVMe for Mac, SATA for Win10) + 2x HDD.

- 1x OSX-WiFI PCI card

- 1x USB Mouse, 1x BT Mouse, 1x Magic Trackpad

- 1x Logitech BRIO 4K webcam

- 1x EIZO USB hub (in display)

- 1x RX 580

- 1x USB-C custom-built keyboard

 

So I should just disconnect everything, leave GPU + 1x display, and test that?

 

Which mouse should I use? I can connect Magic Trackpad + Magic Keyboard via USB/Lightning, if you think that's better than using my mechanical keebs.

 

I'll try to find some time to do this but not sure when I'll be able to.

Yeah I think that’s your best way forward tbh,

Heres an easy test that you could do just to write off any Bluetooth issues, if you have a wired keyboard and mouse just hook them in and see if it’s still choppy via that.

I think @WizeMan had a similar issue with his wireless keyboard and mouse and he resolved it by moving he’s combo card to a different pcie slot (Pcie Lane conflicts).
Now I’ve tagged him on this post he will see it and chime in on he’s issue and fix when he sees this. 
 

BTW, Nice setup brother, I especially like your Dual Monitors. That’s awesome stuff.... 

Edited June 29, 2020 by AudioGod

[WizeMan]

1 hour ago, M0r1d1n said:

 

Thanks for confirming my USB + EC suspicions btw.

 

I have not yet had the time.

 

I have:

- Dual monitors — 4K EIZO + 240Hz Alienware

- 2x SSD (NVMe for Mac, SATA for Win10) + 2x HDD.

- 1x OSX-WiFI PCI card

- 1x USB Mouse, 1x BT Mouse, 1x Magic Trackpad

- 1x Logitech BRIO 4K webcam

- 1x EIZO USB hub (in display)

- 1x RX 580

- 1x USB-C custom-built keyboard

 

1. So I should just disconnect everything, leave GPU + 1x display, and test that?

 

2. Which mouse should I use? I can connect Magic Trackpad + Magic Keyboard via USB/Lightning, if you think that's better than using my mechanical keebs.

 

3. Will it break Messages / Facetime, if I boot without the OSX-WiFi card?

 

I'll try to find some time to do this but not sure when I'll be able to.

 

Dang I want those two monitors!

 

1 hour ago, AudioGod said:

Yeah I think that’s your best way forward tbh,

Heres an easy test that you could do just to write off any Bluetooth issues, if you have a wired keyboard and mouse just hook them in and see if it’s still choppy via that.

I think @WizeMan had a similar issue with his wireless keyboard and mouse and he resolved it by moving he’s combo card to a different pcie slot (Pcie Lane conflicts).
Now I’ve tagged him on this post he will see it and chime in on he’s issue and fix when he sees this. 
 

BTW, Nice setup brother, I especially like your Dual Monitors. That’s awesome stuff.... 

 

Yes, I resolved by moving the Fenvi on the most bottom PCI Slot -> PCIEX4 (1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4)

[M0r1d1n]

4 minutes ago, WizeMan said:

Yes, I resolved by moving the Fenvi on the most bottom PCI Slot -> PCIEX4 (1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4)

 

@AudioGod @WizeMan I just confirmed mine is in PCIEX3 (the small slot above). Will move it down after I'm done with this post. BTW I'm using one of the cards from here, maybe even this one: https://www.osxwifi.com/product/pc-hackintosh-apple-broadcom-bcm94360cd-802-11-a-b-g-n-ac-with-bluetooth-4-0/

 

Can you tell me if I need to use the AirportBrcmFixup.kext or if I can just drop it?

[WizeMan]

1 minute ago, M0r1d1n said:

 

@AudioGod @WizeMan I just confirmed mine is in PCIEX3 (the small slot above). Will move it down after I'm done with this post. BTW I'm using one of the cards from here, maybe even this one: https://www.osxwifi.com/product/pc-hackintosh-apple-broadcom-bcm94360cd-802-11-a-b-g-n-ac-with-bluetooth-4-0/

 

Can you tell me if I need to use the AirportBrcmFixup.kext or if I can just drop it?

 

You can start without using the fixup kext. If you notice any sleep / wake issues then you can use it.

[AudioGod]

12 minutes ago, M0r1d1n said:

 

@AudioGod @WizeMan I just confirmed mine is in PCIEX3 (the small slot above). Will move it down after I'm done with this post. BTW I'm using one of the cards from here, maybe even this one: https://www.osxwifi.com/product/pc-hackintosh-apple-broadcom-bcm94360cd-802-11-a-b-g-n-ac-with-bluetooth-4-0/

 

Can you tell me if I need to use the AirportBrcmFixup.kext or if I can just drop it?

Yep what @WizeMan said. Also you might find the card works better using the BrcmPatch kexts.

instructions for what kexts to use can be found on the front page of the link. 

 

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

[M0r1d1n]

31 minutes ago, AudioGod said:

Yep what @WizeMan said. Also you might find the card works better using the BrcmPatch kexts.

instructions for what kexts to use can be found on the front page of the link. 

 

Thanks guys @AudioGod @WizeMan. I actually have no idea which model I have, since I bought it in 2013-2014 or so. I recall it had the chips from a 2013 iMac though.

 

Anyway, I just moved it from PCIEX3 to PCIEX4 and sadly nothing changed at all, so it looks like I'll be disconnecting everything and seeing if any of that helps. I'm still thinking it's a monitor thing though. Or something in NVRAM conflicting with the 2 displays, because of that one situation where I accidentally rebooted from Win10 to macOS, resetting NVRAM along the way, without turning off my Alienware, and it worked great. It went back to stuttering after another reboot and I couldn't get it back to working 100% unfortunately (have been disconnecting and reconnecting displays over the weekend in many various configurations).

 

Just noticed, while typing this message...

 

I can't turn my Wi-Fi on now. Bluetooth works fine, but Wi-Fi will not turn on. Any ideas why that would be?

 

Edit:

 

Card not showing up under System Information in the PCI section now. But Bluetooth is working. WTH.

 

Edited June 29, 2020 by M0r1d1n

[AudioGod]

11 minutes ago, M0r1d1n said:

 

Thanks guys @AudioGod @WizeMan. I actually have no idea which model I have, since I bought it in 2013-2014 or so. I recall it had the chips from a 2013 iMac though.

 

Anyway, I just moved it from PCIEX3 to PCIEX4 and sadly nothing changed at all, so it looks like I'll be disconnecting everything and seeing if any of that helps. I'm still thinking it's a monitor thing though. Or something in NVRAM conflicting with the 2 displays, because of that one situation where I accidentally rebooted from Win10 to macOS, resetting NVRAM along the way, without turning off my Alienware, and it worked great. It went back to stuttering after another reboot and I couldn't get it back to working 100% unfortunately (have been disconnecting and reconnecting displays over the weekend in many various configurations).

 

Just noticed, while typing this message...

 

I can't turn my Wi-Fi on now. Bluetooth works fine, but Wi-Fi will not turn on. Any ideas why that would be?

 

Edit:

 

Card not showing up under System Information in the PCI section now. But Bluetooth is working. WTH.

 

clear your nvram bud and rebuild your permissions.

how many antennas does your combo card have?

Edited June 29, 2020 by AudioGod

[M0r1d1n]

46 minutes ago, AudioGod said:

clear your nvram bud and rebuild your permissions.

how many antennas does your combo card have?

Will try. AFAIK rebuilding permissions in only possible in Recovery Mode now. Is that what you had in mind? If not, then how?

 

4 antennas. 

[M0r1d1n]

panic(cpu 4 caller 0xffffff801bd4153a): "thread_invoke: preemption_level 1, possible cause: blocking while holding a spinlock, or within interrupt context"@/AppleInternal/BuildRoot/Library/Caches/com.apple.xbs/Sources/xnu/xnu-6153.121.2/osfmk/kern/sched_prim.c:2205
Backtrace (CPU 4), Frame : Return Address
0xffffffa775a3b730 : 0xffffff801bd1f5cd 
0xffffffa775a3b780 : 0xffffff801be58b05 
0xffffffa775a3b7c0 : 0xffffff801be4a68e 
0xffffffa775a3b810 : 0xffffff801bcc5a40 
0xffffffa775a3b830 : 0xffffff801bd1ec97 
0xffffffa775a3b930 : 0xffffff801bd1f087 
0xffffffa775a3b980 : 0xffffff801c4c27cc 
0xffffffa775a3b9f0 : 0xffffff801bd4153a 
0xffffffa775a3ba60 : 0xffffff801bd3fc2f 
0xffffffa775a3bab0 : 0xffffff801bd30800 
0xffffffa775a3baf0 : 0xffffff801bd7717d 
0xffffffa775a3bc20 : 0xffffff801be39aef 
0xffffffa775a3bc70 : 0xffffff801bcc5a40 
0xffffffa775a3bc90 : 0xffffff7fa1401d01 
0xffffffa775a3bd80 : 0xffffff7fa140078e 
0xffffffa775a3bda0 : 0xffffff7fa13fe4be 
0xffffffa775a3bdf0 : 0xffffff7fa13fdb7f 
0xffffffa775a3be20 : 0xffffff801c4333e9 
0xffffffa775a3be90 : 0xffffff801c433309 
0xffffffa775a3bec0 : 0xffffff801bd61565 
0xffffffa775a3bf40 : 0xffffff801bd61091 
0xffffffa775a3bfa0 : 0xffffff801bcc513e 
      Kernel Extensions in backtrace:
         ru.joedm.SMCSuperIO(1.1.4)[3EBEC0A6-5D45-3034-A52E-8B63A6FABDA1]@0xffffff7fa13fc000->0xffffff7fa140bfff
            dependency: as.vit9696.Lilu(1.4.5)[E42CE60E-EC0B-33AE-A513-5383B81BF165]@0xffffff7fa1387000
            dependency: as.vit9696.VirtualSMC(1.1.4)[9DD28544-2B81-33EB-B3F1-488D0FBB0947]@0xffffff7fa13b0000
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily(1.4)[0A7D7382-66FE-391B-9F93-97A996256C25]@0xffffff7f9c9b0000

BSD process name corresponding to current thread: kernel_task
Boot args: -v shikigva=80 darkwake=0 

 

@AudioGod @WizeMan

 

1. I have had loss of all USB + Bluetooth functionality 3 times in the past 2 days. 3rd time happened just now.

 

2. OSXWiFi card will not work in PCIEX4. It's not even recognized in BIOS (assuming it should be). I just put it back into PCIEX3 and it's working again.

 

3. I had a kernel panic after rebooting. Maybe useful in the future (pasted above).

 

4. Apple Watch still won't unlock screen saver.

 

These are the details of my WiFi card from Sys Info:

 

BCM4360 802.11ac Wireless Network Adapter:

  Name:	pci14e4,43a0
  Type:	Network controller
  Driver Installed:	Yes
  MSI:	Yes
  Bus:	PCI
  Slot:	Slot 4
  Vendor ID:	0x14e4
  Device ID:	0x43a0
  Subsystem Vendor ID:	0x106b
  Subsystem ID:	0x0111
  Revision ID:	0x0003
  Link Width:	x1
  Link Speed:	2.5 GT/s

So frustrating. Will try unplugging everything next.

 

5. Bluetooth audio is choppy. Just connected my AirPods Pro and the sound crackles and pops from time to time.

Edited June 29, 2020 by M0r1d1n

[M0r1d1n]

Tried to reset BT and now Handoff doesn’t work.

 

Got it working by logging out and back in to iCloud.

 

Also noticed that I couldn't switch Wi-Fi networks (I have 3 at home: 2.4GHz + 2x 5GHz) so I removed the Airportfix.kext and that started working again.

 

Good news and bad news. I'm pretty certain it's BT that's causing the lag issues though... unless something else is causing BT lag. Bah so irritating.

Edited June 29, 2020 by M0r1d1n

[WizeMan]

3 hours ago, M0r1d1n said:

panic(cpu 4 caller 0xffffff801bd4153a): "thread_invoke: preemption_level 1, possible cause: blocking while holding a spinlock, or within interrupt context"@/AppleInternal/BuildRoot/Library/Caches/com.apple.xbs/Sources/xnu/xnu-6153.121.2/osfmk/kern/sched_prim.c:2205
Backtrace (CPU 4), Frame : Return Address
0xffffffa775a3b730 : 0xffffff801bd1f5cd 
0xffffffa775a3b780 : 0xffffff801be58b05 
0xffffffa775a3b7c0 : 0xffffff801be4a68e 
0xffffffa775a3b810 : 0xffffff801bcc5a40 
0xffffffa775a3b830 : 0xffffff801bd1ec97 
0xffffffa775a3b930 : 0xffffff801bd1f087 
0xffffffa775a3b980 : 0xffffff801c4c27cc 
0xffffffa775a3b9f0 : 0xffffff801bd4153a 
0xffffffa775a3ba60 : 0xffffff801bd3fc2f 
0xffffffa775a3bab0 : 0xffffff801bd30800 
0xffffffa775a3baf0 : 0xffffff801bd7717d 
0xffffffa775a3bc20 : 0xffffff801be39aef 
0xffffffa775a3bc70 : 0xffffff801bcc5a40 
0xffffffa775a3bc90 : 0xffffff7fa1401d01 
0xffffffa775a3bd80 : 0xffffff7fa140078e 
0xffffffa775a3bda0 : 0xffffff7fa13fe4be 
0xffffffa775a3bdf0 : 0xffffff7fa13fdb7f 
0xffffffa775a3be20 : 0xffffff801c4333e9 
0xffffffa775a3be90 : 0xffffff801c433309 
0xffffffa775a3bec0 : 0xffffff801bd61565 
0xffffffa775a3bf40 : 0xffffff801bd61091 
0xffffffa775a3bfa0 : 0xffffff801bcc513e 
      Kernel Extensions in backtrace:
         ru.joedm.SMCSuperIO(1.1.4)[3EBEC0A6-5D45-3034-A52E-8B63A6FABDA1]@0xffffff7fa13fc000->0xffffff7fa140bfff
            dependency: as.vit9696.Lilu(1.4.5)[E42CE60E-EC0B-33AE-A513-5383B81BF165]@0xffffff7fa1387000
            dependency: as.vit9696.VirtualSMC(1.1.4)[9DD28544-2B81-33EB-B3F1-488D0FBB0947]@0xffffff7fa13b0000
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily(1.4)[0A7D7382-66FE-391B-9F93-97A996256C25]@0xffffff7f9c9b0000

BSD process name corresponding to current thread: kernel_task
Boot args: -v shikigva=80 darkwake=0 

 

@AudioGod @WizeMan

 

1. I have had loss of all USB + Bluetooth functionality 3 times in the past 2 days. 3rd time happened just now.

 

2. OSXWiFi card will not work in PCIEX4. It's not even recognized in BIOS (assuming it should be). I just put it back into PCIEX3 and it's working again.

 

3. I had a kernel panic after rebooting. Maybe useful in the future (pasted above).

 

4. Apple Watch still won't unlock screen saver.

 

These are the details of my WiFi card from Sys Info:

 

BCM4360 802.11ac Wireless Network Adapter:

  Name:	pci14e4,43a0
  Type:	Network controller
  Driver Installed:	Yes
  MSI:	Yes
  Bus:	PCI
  Slot:	Slot 4
  Vendor ID:	0x14e4
  Device ID:	0x43a0
  Subsystem Vendor ID:	0x106b
  Subsystem ID:	0x0111
  Revision ID:	0x0003
  Link Width:	x1
  Link Speed:	2.5 GT/s

So frustrating. Will try unplugging everything next.

 

5. Bluetooth audio is choppy. Just connected my AirPods Pro and the sound crackles and pops from time to time.

1. I’ve been facing this issue and the problem seems to be with the motherboard. @AudioGod has reported this to Gigabyte, maybe they’ll release some update for the UEFI BIOS that fixes it.

 

2. Weird. My Fenvi works best on that port.

 

4. You might need to logout and in from iCloud on the hack, you can also try to restore and re-pair the watch. My unlock with watch works.

 

5. I had some choppy audio issues but since I starting using the 5Ghz WiFi network instead of 2.4Ghz and also unlocked the MSR it was fixed.

[M0r1d1n]

@AudioGod @WizeMan @MattUK Guys, assuming you have a dGPU as your main display and iGPU used headless (iMac19,1), do you see both GPUs under Activity Monitor in the GPU History graph (Windows → GPU History) or just your dGPU?

 

At this point I'm even wondering if my iGPU is working properly, though Geekbench 5 says it is. I have currently allocated 32/128MB for it (was running some tests) but I'll return to 64/256MB tomorrow.

[M0r1d1n]

@AudioGod I just disconnected everything apart from 1 keyboard and 1 mouse. Wi-Fi card is removed.

 

No change.

 

I'm currently running 64/256MB of RAM for the iGPU. Do you think I could try to increase that? It seemed to get better when I went from 32/128 → 64/256.

 

At this point, not really sure what else I can try, apart from turning each and every option in the config.plist on/off.

[matt-uk]

@M0r1d1n

Whilst there are differences i still think we are experiencing the same issue and I am increasingly thinking it is iGPU related.

 

@AudioGod - some more info for troubleshooting - is there anyone else you can suggest that may have thoughts on this and be able to help as well?

 

I am not using Bluetooth mouse or keyboard - both of mine are connected with a Logitech Unifying Receiver so i don't think that is the issue.

 

I have been doing more testing myself. The issue (for me) doesn't seem to be Power Nap related as i thought but rather monitor related and Power Naps were turning off the monitor to create the issue.

 

Here is a troubleshooting workflow:

 

• Restart machine - energy saving settings turned off, screensaver turned on after 1 minute.
• Screen saver starts - everything is responsive, i can click in the password box to log on and the screensaver animation continues smoothy in the background.
• If i turn the monitors over to another input (my laptop is plugged in) then back to my main computer, the logon screen is laggy, when i click in the password box the screensaver animation stutters and the password characters take a few seconds to show up

 

The only thing that is different is that the monitors have turned off and on again - or more precisely changed inputs back and forth.

 

Is the screen saver animation handled buy the iGPU? Is there any reason why monitors turning off and on would impact the iGPU?

 

I currently have two monitors attached to a Vega 64 (for testing) with the relevant boot argument added as per direction on page 1.

 

This is literally the only issue i have with my hack. I am desperately hoping someone can come up with a clever diagnosis and solution.

 

Thanks all!

Edited June 30, 2020 by matt-uk