pastrychef's Asus ROG Strix Z370-G Gaming (WI-FI AC) build w/ i9-9900K + AMD 6600 XT

[DOCBJR]

It does take a long time. This should tell you what is causing your computer to wake. Without this info, it's impossible to figure out what's wrong.

The previous outputs tell us if anything is preventing sleep.

So what does it mean if there is no output from : log show --style syslog | fgrep "Wake reason" ?

 

[pastrychef]

So what does it mean if there is no output from : log show --style syslog | fgrep "Wake reason" ?

Either it's never waken from sleep or no systems logs were saved.

 

[DOCBJR]

It does take a long time. This should tell you what is causing your computer to wake. Without this info, it's impossible to figure out what's wrong.

The previous outputs tell us if anything is preventing sleep.

Any idea what to do about the following, and do you think this is why I can't get sleep. The screen goes black but everything else stays on.
Thanks


pid 57(powerd): [0x0000001f00088000] 01:04:52 ExternalMedia named: "com.apple.powermanagement.externalmediamounted"

pid 408(cloudphotosd): [0x000008a8000b82c0] 00:28:26 BackgroundTask named: "com.apple.cloudphotosd.darkwake.sync"

Details: cloudphotosd darkwake power assertion for initial and large iCPL downloads/uploads

 

[pastrychef]

Any idea what to do about the following, and do you think this is why I can't get sleep. The screen goes black but everything else stays on.
Thanks


pid 57(powerd): [0x0000001f00088000] 01:04:52 ExternalMedia named: "com.apple.powermanagement.externalmediamounted"

pid 408(cloudphotosd): [0x000008a8000b82c0] 00:28:26 BackgroundTask named: "com.apple.cloudphotosd.darkwake.sync"

Details: cloudphotosd darkwake power assertion for initial and large iCPL downloads/uploads

Looks like some sort of online media syncing. Maybe iCloud or DropBox or something along those lines. Try checking in /Library/LaunchAgents/, /Library/LaunchDaemons/, and ~/Library/LaunchAgents/ for something that may be doing that.

You can also try disabling Handoff and/or disabling your internet connection then try to sleep the computer.

 

[jtspyro]

When I compared other Z370 mATX motherboards, all the other ones seemed to be missing one thing or another, including lack of USB 3.1 Gen 2, only 4 SATA connections, lack of M.2 Wi-Fi/Bluetooth, etc. This Strix Z370-G had the most features.

I had no problems booting with all four RAM slots populated. However, only 32GB was initially recognized. I edited my config.plist and populated the SMBIOS/Memory section to get all 64GB recognized. I don't know if this is cosmetic or if all 64GB is actually seen now.

I haven't done a clean install yet. I simply modified my config.plist and changed a few kexts on my old Gene build prior to taking it out of commission, then I transplanted the SSD to the Strix and have been continuing to use my existing macOS install. I haven't done a true clean install in over a decade and have simply transplanted my boot drive each time I changed systems.

Yes, I was aware of the VDroop and LLC issues and updated the BIOS immediately. I followed the video I linked above to overclock to 5GHz.

Okay I did everything the same thing as you and then I get the ...MACH REBOOT , Like I searched multiple posts but just I do not get it how I would be able to just get it working. Like am i dumb?

 

[pastrychef]

Okay I did everything the same thing as you and then I get the ...MACH REBOOT , Like I searched multiple posts but just I do not get it how I would be able to just get it working. Like am i dumb?

What phase are you stuck on? Installation? Post installation? What have you done so far?

 

[jtspyro]

What phase are you stuck on? Installation? Post installation? What have you done so far?

bios settings, I made the usb with unibeast, replaced the EFI with the intel EFI, booted from that, booted from the installed with verbose

 

[jtspyro]

What phase are you stuck on? Installation? Post installation? What have you done so far?

And something else is that I eventually found the intel virtualizing somethinf in bios but it isnt were you said it to be

 

[pastrychef]

bios settings, I made the usb with unibeast, replaced the EFI with the intel EFI, booted from that, booted from the installed with verbose

So booting from the USB flash drive results in a Mach reboot? Is High Sierra on the USB flash drive? Where did you get the installer from, the Mac App Store? Are you using the EFI for UHD630?

And something else is that I eventually found the intel virtualizing somethinf in bios but it isnt were you said it to be

I don't know if there's been any changes to the BIOS since I first wrote the instructions. Wherever you found it, disable VT-d.

 

[jtspyro]

So booting from the USB flash drive results in a Mach reboot? Is High Sierra on the USB flash drive? Where did you get the installer from, the Mac App Store? Are you using the EFI for UHD630?




I don't know if there's been any changes to the BIOS since I first wrote the instructions. Wherever you found it, disable VT-d.

I am using the uhd 630 efi yeah, from the mac app store and then installed it on a usb with multibeast, from a usb drive? see photo down below

About the intel virtualization technology: you said it was directly in advanced but it is in advanced/cpu...