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M0r1d1n
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1 hour ago, matt-uk said:

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

 

Me too, especially since all the UI animations are handled by Metal and the iGPU, which is what is causing my problems. While the screen saver itself probably isn't, the password box is.

 

Any suggestions if I could increase RAM for iGPU for testing @AudioGod?

M0r1d1n
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Coffee Lake iGPU users may also need igfxonln=1 in 10.15.4 and newer

Found in: https://dortania.github.io/OpenCore-Desktop-Guide/troubleshooting/troubleshooting.html#stuck-on-or-near-ioconsoleusers-gioscreenlockgiolockstate-3

M0r1d1n
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Found another suggestion @matt-uk.

  

Delete /Library/Preferences/com.apple.windowserver.plist
Delete ~/Library/Preferences/ByHost/com.apple.windowserver*.plist

 

These files seem to contain the data of all the screens I have ever had connected to my Mac. But I doubt it will work, since I already tried a clean install of Catalina, which exhibits the same problems.

 

So this is either a Catalina issue, perhaps additionally only pertaining to some GPUs, or an Open Core config problem on our hardware.

 

@AudioGod Can you share which exact make and model of the 5700 XT you are currently using? I'll be upgrading soon and will consider getting the exact same one.

matt-uk
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@M0r1d1n

 

In system monitor under the CPU tab i have a process called "loginwindow (Not Responding)"

Perhaps this is a process that is crashing that is leading to some of the issues on the login screen? Have you the same?

 

EDIT: No - doesn't seem to be related, process is responding again but still having issue.

 

Ref the GFX, i have tried with both a RX580 and a Vega 64 and it made no difference.

 

 

Screenshot-2020-06-30-at-15-49-38.png

 

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M0r1d1n
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I'm also getting choppy normal audio — something's making everything lag slightly and I'm not sure how to diagnose it properly.

 

Edit:

 

Console is spamming this: 

Jun 30 21:38:52 Jedha com.apple.xpc.launchd[1] (com.apple.mdworker.shared.09000000-0100-0000-0000-000000000000[14862]): Service exited due to SIGKILL | sent by mds[114]
Jun 30 21:39:02 Jedha com.apple.xpc.launchd[1] (com.apple.mdworker.shared.1D000000-0300-0000-0000-000000000000[14724]): Service exited due to SIGKILL | sent by mds[114]
Jun 30 21:39:03 Jedha com.apple.xpc.launchd[1] (com.apple.mdworker.shared.02000000-0300-0000-0000-000000000000[14487]): Service exited due to SIGKILL | sent by mds[114]
Jun 30 21:39:03 Jedha com.apple.xpc.launchd[1] (com.apple.mdworker.shared.15000000-0600-0000-0000-000000000000[14889]): Service exited due to SIGKILL | sent by mds[114]
Jun 30 21:39:03 Jedha com.apple.xpc.launchd[1] (com.apple.mdworker.shared.07000000-0200-0000-0000-000000000000[14888]): Service exited due to SIGKILL | sent by mds[114]
Jun 30 21:39:03 Jedha com.apple.xpc.launchd[1] (com.apple.mdworker.shared.0D000000-0200-0000-0000-000000000000[14681]): Service exited due to SIGKILL | sent by mds[114]
Jun 30 21:39:03 Jedha com.apple.xpc.launchd[1] (com.apple.mdworker.shared.1E000000-0100-0000-0000-000000000000[14881]): Service exited due to SIGKILL | sent by mds[114]
Jun 30 21:39:05 Jedha com.apple.xpc.launchd[1] (com.apple.mdworker.shared.1B000000-0100-0000-0000-000000000000[14890]): Service exited due to SIGKILL | sent by mds[114]
Jun 30 21:39:05 Jedha com.apple.xpc.launchd[1] (com.apple.mdworker.shared.0B000000-0500-0000-0000-000000000000[14892]): Service exited due to SIGKILL | sent by mds[114]
Jun 30 21:39:05 Jedha com.apple.xpc.launchd[1] (com.apple.mdworker.shared.0C000000-0600-0000-0000-000000000000[14893]): Service exited due to SIGKILL | sent by mds[114]
Jun 30 21:39:05 Jedha com.apple.xpc.launchd[1] (com.apple.mdworker.shared.0F000000-0600-0000-0000-000000000000[14891]): Service exited due to SIGKILL | sent by mds[114]
Jun 30 21:39:11 Jedha com.apple.xpc.launchd[1] (com.apple.mdworker.shared.04000000-0400-0000-0000-000000000000[14894]): Service exited due to SIGKILL | sent by mds[114]
Jun 30 21:39:42 Jedha com.apple.xpc.launchd[1] (com.apple.mdworker.shared.1A000000-0400-0000-0000-000000000000[14919]): Service exited due to SIGKILL | sent by mds[114]
Jun 30 21:40:29 Jedha com.apple.xpc.launchd[1] (com.apple.mdworker.shared.17000000-0100-0000-0000-000000000000[14923]): Service exited due to SIGKILL | sent by mds[114]
Jun 30 21:40:30 Jedha com.apple.xpc.launchd[1] (com.apple.mdworker.shared.11000000-0400-0000-0000-000000000000[14926]): Service exited due to SIGKILL | sent by mds[114]

A user over on MacRumors sorted this error by...

  

After reading your post, I opened the Console and found the same message repeated multiple times.
As I have SIP disabled, I unloaded /System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.mdworker.shared.plist,
moved the plist in a backup folder and rebooted. The message is gone now. I have no idea what
mdworker.shared is supposed to do, but Spotlight seems to be working just fine.

Will read up more on the topic.

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M0r1d1n
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I have a few questions to @AudioGod and possible @WizeMan.

 

1. Please see attached screenshot — is this correct?

 

2. I would like to switch from iMac19,1 to iMacPro1,1 to test if the iGPU is causing issues in my setup. Do I just need to delete the relevant iGPU section from my config.plist or should I do something else? Disable iGPU in BIOS or is that not needed? Anything else? Will something break because my serial number is generated for an iMac19,1, not an iMacPro1,1?

 

3. Does anything change in the SSDTs between iMac19,1 and iMacPro1,1?

 

Any info greatly appreciated!

Screenshot 2020-07-01 at 11.51.45.png

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M0r1d1n
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Just switched over to `iMacPro1,1` from `iMac19,1` and it's a little better, but still not 100% as good as on Mojave. Maybe I'm just really anal about the animations and them being perfect at 60 fps and others aren't noticing this problem, but it really sucks...

 

Also, Apple Watch working for everything — authorisations, Apple Pay, etc. — except unlocking the screen.

M0r1d1n
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OK so I'm back to the iMac19,1 setup and it's OK-ish again.

 

UI animations and screen saver password prompt are still laggy / choppy / slow (added for SEO) and nowhere near as smooth as on Mojave with the exact same hardware setup.

 

At this point I'm starting to suspect that something's wrong with the USB or Bluetooth setup of either OpenCore or Catalina. Perhaps @AudioGod has some more ideas what could be causing these issues.

 

Now, before you all go and say I'm crazy and your setup is perfect... My friend has almost the exact same setup as mine (5700 XT instead of an RX 580) and he has the exact same issues. He just didn't notice them and he never had Mojave on this machine. So perhaps I'm just super anal about having perfect animations at 60 fps without frame drops.

 

Anyway, I'll try to boot from a clone of my Mojave installation to show you the difference on video.

 

If anyone has any good ideas, please do chime in. This is driving me nuts!

 

Edit:

 

2nd kernel panic today...

  

panic(cpu 0 caller 0xffffff801d14153a): "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 0), Frame : Return Address
0xffffff875c8bb640 : 0xffffff801d11f5cd 
0xffffff875c8bb690 : 0xffffff801d258b05 
0xffffff875c8bb6d0 : 0xffffff801d24a68e 
0xffffff875c8bb720 : 0xffffff801d0c5a40 
0xffffff875c8bb740 : 0xffffff801d11ec97 
0xffffff875c8bb840 : 0xffffff801d11f087 
0xffffff875c8bb890 : 0xffffff801d8c27cc 
0xffffff875c8bb900 : 0xffffff801d14153a 
0xffffff875c8bb970 : 0xffffff801d13fc2f 
0xffffff875c8bb9c0 : 0xffffff801d2407c0 
0xffffff875c8bba20 : 0xffffff801d1b26fd 
0xffffff875c8bbaf0 : 0xffffff801d176e01 
0xffffff875c8bbc20 : 0xffffff801d239aef 
0xffffff875c8bbc70 : 0xffffff801d0c5a40 
0xffffff875c8bbc90 : 0xffffff7fa269ed01 
0xffffff875c8bbd80 : 0xffffff7fa269d78e 
0xffffff875c8bbda0 : 0xffffff7fa269b4be 
0xffffff875c8bbdf0 : 0xffffff7fa269ab7f 
0xffffff875c8bbe20 : 0xffffff801d8333e9 
0xffffff875c8bbe90 : 0xffffff801d833309 
0xffffff875c8bbec0 : 0xffffff801d161565 
0xffffff875c8bbf40 : 0xffffff801d161091 
0xffffff875c8bbfa0 : 0xffffff801d0c513e 
      Kernel Extensions in backtrace:
         ru.joedm.SMCSuperIO(1.1.4)[3EBEC0A6-5D45-3034-A52E-8B63A6FABDA1]@0xffffff7fa2699000->0xffffff7fa26a8fff
            dependency: as.vit9696.Lilu(1.4.5)[E42CE60E-EC0B-33AE-A513-5383B81BF165]@0xffffff7fa24d6000
            dependency: as.vit9696.VirtualSMC(1.1.4)[9DD28544-2B81-33EB-B3F1-488D0FBB0947]@0xffffff7fa24ff000
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily(1.4)[0A7D7382-66FE-391B-9F93-97A996256C25]@0xffffff7f9e245000

BSD process name corresponding to current thread: kernel_task
Boot args: -v shikigva=80 darkwake=0 alcid=16 igfxmetal=1 

Mac OS version:
19F101

Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 19.5.0: Tue May 26 20:41:44 PDT 2020; root:xnu-6153.121.2~2/RELEASE_X86_64
Kernel UUID: 54F1A78D-6F41-32BD-BFED-4381F9F6E2EF
Kernel slide:     0x000000001ce00000
Kernel text base: 0xffffff801d000000
__HIB  text base: 0xffffff801cf00000
System model name: iMac19,1 (Mac-AA95B1DDAB278B95)
System shutdown begun: NO
Panic diags file available: YES (0x0)

System uptime in nanoseconds: 30937228304

 

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M0r1d1n
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OK so here's where I've gotten so far:

 

1. I changed one of the quirks (can't recall which one off the top of my head — would have to compare files) and all kernel panics which occurred right after logging in are now gone.

 

2. Generated SSDT-USBX.aml and replaced USBPorts.kext with USBMap.kext with a generated USB Map. USB now works much better and there is no audio drops on external USB speakers anymore.

 

3. Generated new SSDT-PLUG.aml according to the Dortania Vanilla Guide. Its contents differ from @AudioGod's implementation and I would love to know why.

 

4. Wi-Fi/Bluetooth + UI lag + similar issues are still present. Not sure why at this point. It could just be a Catalina bug for all I know.

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M0r1d1n
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Status update:

 

I removed SMCSuperIO.kext and SMCProcessor.kext from the config.plist and Bluetooth Audio is now flawless.

 

Still having laggy UI issues and the Apple Watch doesn't want to unlock the screen saver.

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On 7/3/2020 at 2:51 PM, M0r1d1n said:

OK so here's where I've gotten so far:

 

3. Generated new SSDT-PLUG.aml according to the Dortania Vanilla Guide. Its contents differ from @AudioGod's implementation and I would love to know why.

 

 

@AudioGod's one is probably a generic one that covers loads of different systems. The one you created is probably specific to your motherboard, so will not have all the bloatware needed to cover multiple systems.

It is usually best to create SSDT's specific to your own system (MB) rather than use generic ones if possible, as they will be a lot smaller and load quicker. If you are unsure in what you are doing at any point then just sticking with the generic ones will be fine most of the time.

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8 hours ago, M0r1d1n said:

@Locked Down AFAIK it's tailored specifically for the Aorus Master Z390, so it should be fine, but I don't get why it differs from the one I created.

 

In what way does it differ?

eXtReeM
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Guys, I have a sound issue. My rear sound port not working. Shows that sound exist, but silence is the answer :(  All other port work excellent, 2 line-outs, front HP jack, mic, line, except Internal Speakers jack. In Windows, it works correctly. I use the last config from 01.06. Any suggestions?

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matt-uk
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Hi @M0r1d1n

 

Are you able to share the files you have amended with some basic instructions and scenarios to test their effectiveness?

Keen to hear if you make any other progress with the lag issues too.

 

 

@eXtReeM i wonder if @M0r1d1n's SSDT-PLUG.aml and other amends may help with your audio ports/

 

 

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matt-uk
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16 hours ago, M0r1d1n said:

I just restored 10.14.6 from a backup and everything is working perfectly again. Using OpenCore 0.5.9 though (I had 0.5.4 or 0.5.5 earlier).

Hi - pleased you have made progress to identify it is a Catalina issue.

Are you going to be able to share the files that you changed from the stock AudioGod EFI with perhaps a quick how0to guide or is it as simple as copy and paste?

Cheers

M0r1d1n
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19 minutes ago, matt-uk said:

Hi - pleased you have made progress to identify it is a Catalina issue.

Are you going to be able to share the files that you changed from the stock AudioGod EFI with perhaps a quick how0to guide or is it as simple as copy and paste?

Cheers

 

I have not identified it as a Catalina issue. It could as well be a problem with OpenCore, any of the additional req. files or the configuration.

 

Not at this time. I'll still be working on the config to fine tune it and make sure everything's working exactly as I want. I'm basically using this USB Map for now: https://github.com/cmer/gigabyte-z390-aorus-master-hackintosh

matt-uk
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5 hours ago, M0r1d1n said:

 

I have not identified it as a Catalina issue. It could as well be a problem with OpenCore, any of the additional req. files or the configuration.

 

Not at this time. I'll still be working on the config to fine tune it and make sure everything's working exactly as I want. I'm basically using this USB Map for now: https://github.com/cmer/gigabyte-z390-aorus-master-hackintosh

 

Okay - no worries. Let me know if there is anything that you would like me to test out for you.

matt-uk
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Hi all

 

Slightly off topic, but could anyone share their overclocking bios settings? I have never overclocked before and i have followed a couple of guides online but many seem to be for the old bios and every time my system wont post until i clear the cmos.

I know that every CPU will require slightly different settings but if anyone could advise what they did as a starting point it would be great.

 

Thanks in advance all

Matt

Stefanalmare
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On 7/13/2020 at 7:23 PM, matt-uk said:

Hi all

 

Slightly off topic, but could anyone share their overclocking bios settings? I have never overclocked before and i have followed a couple of guides online but many seem to be for the old bios and every time my system wont post until i clear the cmos.

I know that every CPU will require slightly different settings but if anyone could advise what they did as a starting point it would be great.

 

Thanks in advance all

Matt

https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/threads/9900k-5ghz-1-2v-guide-gigabyte-z390-master.18837783/

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