verdazil Posted August 24, 2025 Share Posted August 24, 2025 7 hours ago, gorg said: Bummer. Maybe the Asrock or the Gigabyte W790 boards would fare better ? Gigabyte is always better 1 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/356565-asus-w790-installation/page/4/#findComment-2839681 Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tech Posted September 8, 2025 Share Posted September 8, 2025 On 8/24/2025 at 3:13 AM, Balamut said: Asrock I've tried, you have to manually remove x2APIC or instant panic but other than that it same as Asus, gets stuck. Never tried Gigabyte. Looking to get one of the LGA4677 Motherboard and a decent CPU. Where does it get stuck exactly? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/356565-asus-w790-installation/page/4/#findComment-2840343 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balamut Posted September 10, 2025 Author Share Posted September 10, 2025 On 9/8/2025 at 12:42 PM, The Tech said: Looking to get one of the LGA4677 Motherboard and a decent CPU. Where does it get stuck exactly? To be honest don't, remember exactly, but if you look up in this thread you'd find it. I think I might have uploaded the debug logs too. 1 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/356565-asus-w790-installation/page/4/#findComment-2840472 Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tech Posted November 24, 2025 Share Posted November 24, 2025 On 9/10/2025 at 9:11 PM, Balamut said: To be honest don't, remember exactly, but if you look up in this thread you'd find it. I think I might have uploaded the debug logs too. I'll go through that. Getting watchdog panic here. Any ideas? I saw your old X12 build. Were you able to get audio on that? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/356565-asus-w790-installation/page/4/#findComment-2844133 Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tech Posted November 24, 2025 Share Posted November 24, 2025 On 11/29/2024 at 9:34 PM, etorix said: No luck in my intial tries with AsRock Rack SPC741D8UD-2T/X550 and Emerald Rapids Silver 4514Y. SysReport SPC741D8UD-2T-X550.zip 132.41 kB · 5 downloads Were you able to boot macOS via USB or installed disk? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/356565-asus-w790-installation/page/4/#findComment-2844135 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balamut Posted December 1, 2025 Author Share Posted December 1, 2025 On 11/24/2025 at 1:18 PM, The Tech said: I'll go through that. Getting watchdog panic here. Any ideas? I saw your old X12 build. Were you able to get audio on that? To be honest not sure since its been a while, but I don't think it was on my high priority todo list on that system. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/356565-asus-w790-installation/page/4/#findComment-2844391 Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tech Posted December 3, 2025 Share Posted December 3, 2025 On 12/2/2025 at 4:07 AM, Balamut said: To be honest not sure since its been a while, but I don't think it was on my high priority todo list on that system. Hmm. The 64 threads limit is per CPU or the whole system? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/356565-asus-w790-installation/page/4/#findComment-2844425 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balamut Posted December 17, 2025 Author Share Posted December 17, 2025 System Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/356565-asus-w790-installation/page/4/#findComment-2845100 Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tech Posted December 18, 2025 Share Posted December 18, 2025 On 12/17/2025 at 11:12 AM, Balamut said: System Hmm. Wish it was per CPU, that way one could use Dual CPU. Any idea on the C620/C621 Audio? Tried everything and cannot get the onboard audio to work. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/356565-asus-w790-installation/page/4/#findComment-2845137 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balamut Posted December 28, 2025 Author Share Posted December 28, 2025 Sorry brother, Its been so long I really don't remember. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/356565-asus-w790-installation/page/4/#findComment-2845553 Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tech Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 (edited) On 12/29/2025 at 4:20 AM, Balamut said: Sorry brother, Its been so long I really don't remember. Oh, okay. Happy New Year guys @etorix Any ideas why there is kernel panic on pmtelemetry.kext? Is there anyway to block like MCEReporterDisabler? I tried to block the kext using disable and exclude strategy but still kernel panics on the pmtelemetry. @Balamut Is there any specific BIOS setting or quirks that causes this panic? When going through your post, i saw that you also had the same error in the beginning. Also, the SSDT-PLUG-ALT causes error AE already exists (CP08). I checked the original dump from OC and it seems like the DSDT already contains CP08, CP09, CP0A, CB0B, CP18, CP19, CP1A, CP1B, CP28, CP29, CP2A, CP2B, CP38, CP39, CP3A, CP3B. These devices also exists in SSDT-CPU-PLUG-ALT. Is there any workaround to this? DSDT.aml Also, when i boot, i see this: Edited January 1 by The Tech 1 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/356565-asus-w790-installation/page/4/#findComment-2845695 Share on other sites More sharing options...
etorix Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 You seem to be quite advanced already, keep poking… Not knowing what your new Gigabyte hardware is and how you've set up your EFI folder it's difficult to make suggestions. 1 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/356565-asus-w790-installation/page/4/#findComment-2845785 Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tech Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 (edited) 19 hours ago, etorix said: You seem to be quite advanced already, keep poking… Not knowing what your new Gigabyte hardware is and how you've set up your EFI folder it's difficult to make suggestions. Well, not quite. I'm still struggling to boot the installer or installed OS. The old installs prior to Sonoma does the pmtelemetry error and the newer ones gives panic at last screenshot. Do you have any ideas on the CPU-PLUG-ALT? I think it needs to be modified due to the reasons i mentioned above. The hardware is: GIGABYTE MS03-CE0 (R20 BIOS)+6448Y+128GB DDR5+RX580 Edited January 3 by The Tech Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/356565-asus-w790-installation/page/4/#findComment-2845818 Share on other sites More sharing options...
etorix Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 Just pick a different name for the macOS-compatible CPUs… My own SSDT-CPU-WRAP would serendipitously avoid the issue because it declares the CPxx processor objects under _SB.SCK0 (where the original Cxxx processor devices are) rather than directly under _SB (where consumer platforms have their CPU). Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/356565-asus-w790-installation/page/4/#findComment-2845879 Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tech Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 8 hours ago, etorix said: Just pick a different name for the macOS-compatible CPUs… My own SSDT-CPU-WRAP would serendipitously avoid the issue because it declares the CPxx processor objects under _SB.SCK0 (where the original Cxxx processor devices are) rather than directly under _SB (where consumer platforms have their CPU). Thanks for the input. It seems like GIGABYTE is notorious. They have CXXX under SCK0 but also have CPXX under _SB which is why the PLUG-ALT causes this issue. Any ideas on the Kernel panics? How do I disable the pmtelemetry? I tried to block/exclude via OC but still a no go. I still don't get why this panics at pmtelemetry and the diskimage thingy Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/356565-asus-w790-installation/page/4/#findComment-2845884 Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tech Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 On 1/5/2026 at 6:13 AM, The Tech said: Thanks for the input. It seems like GIGABYTE is notorious. They have CXXX under SCK0 but also have CPXX under _SB which is why the PLUG-ALT causes this issue. Any ideas on the Kernel panics? How do I disable the pmtelemetry? I tried to block/exclude via OC but still a no go. I still don't get why this panics at pmtelemetry and the diskimage thingy @etorix How do i block the pmlemetry.kext? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/356565-asus-w790-installation/page/4/#findComment-2846059 Share on other sites More sharing options...
spakk Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 6 hours ago, The Tech said: @etorix How do i block the pmlemetry.kext? Hey @The Tech I was unfortunately able to discern no final macOS version in the logs. Regardless, some reliable clues emerge from the panic reports. Noteworthy are repeated abstractions of DriverKit-based USB Drivers, especially in the area of HID (Input Device) and USB Network (ECM). Such error images occur very often when there are USB deployment problems, for example: a faulty or incomplete USB Port Map ? to many active USB ports (15-Port Limit) ? incorrectly declared Port Types (e.g. internal devices like Bluetooth not marked as internal) ? mismatched or outdated USB accessed Kexts ? generally a not clean USB configuration in conjunction with OpenCore ? Even with newer macOS versions, the DriverKit drivers react very sensitively to such inconsistencies and can eventually trigger kernel panics. To be able to limit this meaningfully, it would be helpful if you could upload your EFI directory (without Serial/MLB/ROM) here. Then you can mentally try: which USB drives and SSDTs will be loaded whether a correct USB folder is provided whether there are potentially interfering or duplicate Drivers in the unit whether the OpenCore configuration matches the macOS version used With the logs alone only one direction can be advanced, with the EFI you can clearly tell more concretely, where exactly the cause lies and what should be adjusted. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/356565-asus-w790-installation/page/4/#findComment-2846068 Share on other sites More sharing options...
etorix Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 18 minutes ago, spakk said: a faulty or incomplete USB Port Map ? to many active USB ports (15-Port Limit) ? Unlikely on a server board which has a grand total of five USB 3.2 ports: four type A and one header. No WiFi, no Blutooth nonsense. Being well under 15 active logical USB ports, the thing should just autoconfigure itself properly under macOS without any USB map. It's possible, however, that the USB controller is not recognised and needs a custom entry in Unsupported-USB.kext. As for pmtelemetry, I have no idea. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/356565-asus-w790-installation/page/4/#findComment-2846069 Share on other sites More sharing options...
spakk Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 31 minutes ago, etorix said: Unlikely on a server board which has a grand total of five USB 3.2 ports: four type A and one header. No WiFi, no Blutooth nonsense. Being well under 15 active logical USB ports, the thing should just autoconfigure itself properly under macOS without any USB map. It's possible, however, that the USB controller is not recognised and needs a custom entry in Unsupported-USB.kext. As for pmtelemetry, I have no idea. Hey @etorix, according to what I could find online, the ASUS W790 Sage motherboard has many internal USB ports. Even though only five external USB 3.2 ports are visible, the XHCI controller also reports additional internal ports for debugging, management, headers, etc. These internal ports count towards the 15-port limit, even without any devices plugged in. As far as I know, macOS no longer configures USB automatically since Big Sur. Without an explicit USB port map, the system can destabilize DriverKit drivers like HID and ECM, which explains the crashes in the logs. Unsupported-USB.kext is not sufficient in this case. This kext is only necessary if the controller is not recognized at all. It does not resolve port topology issues or instability caused by incorrect mapping. The pntelemetry panic is usually a consequence of USB instability. The driver reads hardware registers early; if the USB/I/O subsystem is inconsistent, a panic message is triggered. Conclusion: Even on server boards like the W790 Sage, a correct USB port map under OpenCore is essential to prevent DriverKit crashes and pntelemetry panics. In my opinion, even five visible ports are insufficient for macOS to automatically configure everything correctly. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/356565-asus-w790-installation/page/4/#findComment-2846070 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balamut Posted January 12 Author Share Posted January 12 On 1/8/2026 at 5:03 AM, spakk said: pmtelemetry Don't quote me on this but if my memory serves me right it was because of eXtended APIC, again I know what it is I just can't put my finger on it. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/356565-asus-w790-installation/page/4/#findComment-2846294 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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