[Update]CustoMac Mini 2012 | H77N-WIFI | i3-3225 | HD4000 | macOS 10.12

[wildwillow]

Hi Wildwillow, i have problem with wake up/ sleep, only difference with your configuration is my gtx760 asus and smbios 13,1. You have any advice for me?

Hi omone,
Could you be more specific about the your sleep issue. What happens when you wake from sleep, does the computer wake, restart or display doesn't wake but your system is running. I can tell you that this configuration is sleep/waking ok.

 

[omone]

That's the problem, i not found anything with console. After going sleep two sec after pc wake up and when a write in terminal grep log wake up, the answer is "the log is move in other log and no found" or similar.
In el capitan working very well

 

[wildwillow]

That's the problem, i not found anything with console. After going sleep two sec after pc wake up and when a write in terminal grep log wake up, the answer is "the log is move in other log and no found" or similar.
In el capitan working very well

Take a look in /Applications/Utilities > Console and check the time of wake to see if anything for wake reason has been logged. A good place to start as long as you've implemented power management is disconnect all peripherals from your system except mouse and keyboard. If you're using a bluetooth USB device test using a standard USB keyboard. Keep it simple. If you manage to keep your system sleeping then begin adding individual devices and see if you can find a culprit to the wake reason.

 

[Elite2k]

Hi Elite2k,
I have always used Mac mini 6,2 on this system and still the same today. Power management works the SSDT.aml from post #1. I can see in your profile that you're using a i7-3770, hoping that you have another system with an i3-3225 as the SSDT is processor specific.

A screen shot from my system, IOReg showing X86PlatformPlugin loaded/Sys Def/Intel Power Gadger screen shot.
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Thanks for the reply, I have several configurations with a different board and different processor and i have made my own SSDT.aml and used yours only because its for a i3 3225.. ill try some stuff today and see what happens but with smbios 6 2 it wont boot boots to a black screen omg hahaha its because i have of my video card and i have to use nvidia drivers i forgot about those I will test that later today. thanks for your help just wanted to know about the smbios

 

[wildwillow]

Thanks for the reply, I have several configurations with a different board and different processor and i have made my own SSDT.aml and used yours only because its for a i3 3225.. ill try some stuff today and see what happens but with smbios 6 2 it wont boot boots to a black screen omg hahaha its because i have of my video card and i have to use nvidia drivers i forgot about those I will test that later today. thanks for your help just wanted to know about the smbios

The SSDT from this thread and the i3-3225 work great, using them together shouldn't give you a problem. Maybe since you're using a nvidia card that the Mac mini 6,2 definition wouldn't be appropriate. I see no reason why an IvyBridge iMac system definition wouldn't work for PM though.

 

[Elite2k]

The SSDT from this thread and the i3-3225 work great, using them together shouldn't give you a problem. Maybe since you're using a nvidia card that the Mac mini 6,2 definition wouldn't be appropriate. I see no reason why an IvyBridge iMac system definition wouldn't work for PM though.

its not the SSDT that booted fine with my 14'2 smbios its the smbios i am using a gt640 which is native!!! :S but will most likely need Nvidia drivers.. I was also having another issue when i had it on 14'2 it wouldn't sleep kept running forever i had to manually put it to sleep by choosing it from the apple menu..

 

[wildwillow]

its not the SSDT that booted fine with my 14'2 smbios its the smbios i am using a gt640 which is native!!! :S but will most likely need Nvidia drivers.. I was also having another issue when i had it on 14'2 it wouldn't sleep kept running forever i had to manually put it to sleep by choosing it from the apple menu..

You should use an iMac 13,2 system definition since that would be Ivy bridge and may work with your GT640, even without the drivers, definitely worth a shot. iMac 14,2 is Haswell, this definition will use completely different frequency vectors altogether since the lowest idle frequency for Ivy bridge is 1.6GHz whereas Haswell's lowest frequency is 800MHz.

 

[Elite2k]

You should use an iMac 13,2 system definition since that would be Ivybridge and may work with your GT640, even without the drivers, definitely worth a shot. iMac 14,2 is Haswell, this definition will use completely different frequency vectors altogether since the lowest idle frequency for Ivybridge is 1.6GHz whereas Haswell's lowest frequency is 800MHz.

Got it working thank you so much for the kind help

 

[itwas]

(success) it just works like a real mac

Hardware
H77N-WiFi F3 + E3-1225 v2 (Ivy bridge) + Gigabyte GT640 2GB, 8GB DDR3 x2, WD 3.5" 7200RPM 1TB SATA Harddisk, iogear bluetooth 4.0, apple trackpad, Delta DPS-500 500W 1U 90plus PSU, Corsair 250D chassis, Dell Ultrasharp U2410, Logitech Z5 USB Speakers

OS
macOS Sierra 11.12.0 (16A323)

Installation
- Clover USB boot drive (r3786) UEFI Mode, OsxAptio2Fix option, FakeSMC.kext + Realtek8111.kext 2.2.1
- default clover config.plist setting is used
- takes ~ 45min to install the OS

Post-installation
- install the Clover bootloader (r3786), UEFI Mode, OsxAptio2Fix option, FakeSMC.kext + Realtek8111.kext 2.2.1 + FakeSMCSensor Plugins
- install the audio_clover script
- default config.plist stettings is used (iMac 12,2 system definition)

I just keep use the default clover config.plist settings, (no DSDT patch, no CPU SpeedStep SSDT)
no problem at all (sleep/wake up, USB 2.0/3.0, dual LCD ..... )

PC Idle power consumption (no LCD) ~ 42W
VLC 1080p Blu-ray playback power consumption (no LCD) ~ 45 - 60W

not tested function iMessage (I don't use it)

 

[electrosyzygy]

Hey Everyone! Nice to see there's still a few of us kickin' around with these old (but very sturdy!!) basic rigs.

I have the "vanilla" Customac Mini 2012 as per my profile and I'm running a mostly working fresh Sierra install with recommended MultiBeast specs.
There's a few glitches though:
1) Bluetooth and Ethernet don't work (WiFi is flawless though). UPDATE: WIFI is unstable. TBH I'm not sure which Internet drivers to select in Multibeast. Nothing seems to work, I'm at a loss.
2) the screen occasionally flickers, especially at login and sometimes as the cursor hovers over menus in Firefox or if I click and drag windows. I've fixed the flicker by opting for a 13,1 ID instead of the recommended 14,2 but RAM takes a hit (1333mhz instead of 1600mhz XMP).
3) with vanilla Multibeast install, my VRAM indicates "Display 7mb" and no Intel HD Graphics and after a bit of tampering with Clover Configurator my IntelHD 4000 is identified and with 1536mb of VRAM, but I think it should be 1024mb.

I downloaded Clover Bootloader thinking I might generate a new config.plist, but it is daunting and I don't want to damage my hardware.

Could anyone share their config.plist or screenshot the relevant parts so I can compare and see where I've gone wrong? I'm already familiar with the BT issues (I've read all the posts)

Also, I've been considering replacing my Optical drive with this and I'm wondering if my 250w power supply can handle another HDD 7200 and an SSD or two?