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- GA-Z97X-UD5H
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- i7-4790K
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- RX 590
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The following are the steps I took to get El Capitan running via direct update from the App Store (from Yosemite). I'm posting this after reading post #86 in the Big List of Solutions for El Capitan.
Working:
1) Wake from sleep
2) Audio after wake from sleep
3) Video card (though mine uses native OS X driver)
4) USB2
5) TimeMachine
6) App Store
7) FaceTime
9) iMessage
10) iCloud
11) USB3
Not Working:
1) USB3
2) iMessage (never got this going in Yosemite either)
Installation & Post Installation
I followed tonymacx86 Direct Update to OS X El Capitan Using Clover guide to the letter. No changes to config.plist (except the required partial disabling of SIP). I ran into a handful of problems and fixed them as follows.
Problem #1 - During step 6 my machine just froze . I tried to reboot but I got repeated kernel panics. So I then booted in safe mode and fortunately the installation completed.
Problem #2 - At step 8 the kernel panics returned and I thought this install was toast. I tried once more to boot in safe mode and voila, El Capitan was there . So I searched around on this site, analyzed the kp and saw it was an audio problem. Plus I found a number of suggestions to make sure that only FakeSMC.kext is in EFI/clover/kexts/10.11. So I did the following which allowed it to boot normally:
Problem #3 - With El Capitan running, I needed to fix ethernet. I tried putting the ethernet kext into EFI/clover/kexts/10.11 but it didn't work. I cleared caches, ran first aid, but still no ethernet. So then I installed the ethernet kext into S/L/E and it worked.
Problem #4 - No audio devices in System Preferences so I ran audio_CloverALC-110 script. Good to go.
Problem #5 - No audio after sleep again, just like Yosemite. I then read that others had success by installing CodecCommander.kext as-is into S/L/E, so I did that and it worked. Back in the guide I followed for Yosemite, the kext required edits, but in El Capitan it worked without making any changes.
Problem #6 - No USB 3. Fiddling again with the possible fix posted by matt77303, I got my Intel USB 3.0 ports working! Not certain why my previous attempt didn't work, but I suspect I didn't have the DSDT patches correct. Still no fix for the Renesas USB 3.0 ports.
Still to do
So far El Capitan is a significant improvement. No periodic crashes, but maybe too soon to be certain (random crashes are notorious on this board with Yosemite). Much faster booting and better video performance too.
Working:
1) Wake from sleep
2) Audio after wake from sleep
3) Video card (though mine uses native OS X driver)
4) USB2
5) TimeMachine
6) App Store
7) FaceTime
9) iMessage
10) iCloud
11) USB3
Not Working:
1) USB3
2) iMessage (never got this going in Yosemite either)
Installation & Post Installation
I followed tonymacx86 Direct Update to OS X El Capitan Using Clover guide to the letter. No changes to config.plist (except the required partial disabling of SIP). I ran into a handful of problems and fixed them as follows.
Problem #1 - During step 6 my machine just froze . I tried to reboot but I got repeated kernel panics. So I then booted in safe mode and fortunately the installation completed.
Problem #2 - At step 8 the kernel panics returned and I thought this install was toast. I tried once more to boot in safe mode and voila, El Capitan was there . So I searched around on this site, analyzed the kp and saw it was an audio problem. Plus I found a number of suggestions to make sure that only FakeSMC.kext is in EFI/clover/kexts/10.11. So I did the following which allowed it to boot normally:
- deleted audio and ethernet kexts from EFI/clover/kexts/10.11.
- deleted CodecCommander.kext from S/L/E (in Yosemite this system required solution in this guide to get audio after sleep).
Problem #3 - With El Capitan running, I needed to fix ethernet. I tried putting the ethernet kext into EFI/clover/kexts/10.11 but it didn't work. I cleared caches, ran first aid, but still no ethernet. So then I installed the ethernet kext into S/L/E and it worked.
Problem #4 - No audio devices in System Preferences so I ran audio_CloverALC-110 script. Good to go.
Problem #5 - No audio after sleep again, just like Yosemite. I then read that others had success by installing CodecCommander.kext as-is into S/L/E, so I did that and it worked. Back in the guide I followed for Yosemite, the kext required edits, but in El Capitan it worked without making any changes.
Problem #6 - No USB 3. Fiddling again with the possible fix posted by matt77303, I got my Intel USB 3.0 ports working! Not certain why my previous attempt didn't work, but I suspect I didn't have the DSDT patches correct. Still no fix for the Renesas USB 3.0 ports.
Still to do
- Fix USB3. I tried this possible fix but no dice. I learned later that this fix isn't something to just try randomly so I undid all the changes. If anyone gets USB 3 working on this board, please share how!
- Update BIOS - should I? It's currently at F9 so I'd appreciate hearing from others about flashing this board with F10.
So far El Capitan is a significant improvement. No periodic crashes, but maybe too soon to be certain (random crashes are notorious on this board with Yosemite). Much faster booting and better video performance too.
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