How to extend the iMac Pro to X99 [Successful Build/Extended Guide]

[kgp]

My first hack, Mac Pro 6,1 is working fine. After this new iMac Pro 1,1 guide, I tried to change Mac Pro6,1 SMBIOS to iMac Pro 1,1 SMBIOS. Even though I try to get new serial in the web of everymac.com by pressing several times the "Generate New" Button next to serial number text field and looking up, I can not get serial.
Would you help me to get it?

You can't get it as not implemented. There is no need to do so. You can trust the credentials provided by Clover Configurator.

Note though that it is not sufficient just to implement SMBIOS iMacPro1,1 in your config.plist. You also have to update your entire system and OSX build to get the iMac Pro build of High Sierra!

BTW.. @alexmenn , did you do also the latter?

 

[Philippecounter]

This is my efi https://www.dropbox.com/s/f44up6kfai3vizy/EFI.zip?dl=0
For the bios configuration, I'v got the exact same as alexmenn (except for ram frequency)

I tried with your efi Alexmenn, it stay stuck at "end randomseed +++++"...

 

[SoowhanKim]

You can't get it as not implemented. There is no need to do so. You can trust the credentials provided by Clover Configurator.

Note though that it is not sufficient just to implement SMBIOS iMacPro1,1 in your config.plist. You also have to update your entire system and OSX build to get the iMac Pro build of High Sierra!

BTW.. @alexmenn , did you do also the latter?

Based on your guide in the following:

Even though I followed your guides and tried "generate New" and "Lookup the generated new serial", the result does not show anything.

Even though the result does not show anything, can I use this serial?

 

[Philippecounter]

The error message is
"Error allocating 0x11913 pages at 0x00000000048a9000 alloc type 2
Couldn't allocate runtime area"

 

[kgp]

Based on your guide in the following:
View attachment 336533

Even though I followed your guides and tried "generate New" and "Lookup the generated new serial", the result does not show anything.

Even though the result does not show anything, can I use this serial?

What do you mean the result does not show anything? Generating with Clover Configurator the board serial and serial number should work! And you should just use the credentials generated after pressing several times the generate button... Is that so difficult to be understood?

 

[kgp]

The error message is
"Error allocating 0x11913 pages at 0x00000000048a9000 alloc type 2
Couldn't allocate runtime area"

And you use my latest EFI-Folder with the most recent AptioMemoryFix.efi??? And you don't use any "slide" boot flag? And you adopted and added TSCAdjustReset.kext?

If AptioMemoryFix.efi does not work, try to boot with OSXAptioFix---2000.efi..

Good luck,

KGP

 

[alexmenn]

You can't get it as not implemented. There is no need to do so. You can trust the credentials provided by Clover Configurator.

Note though that it is not sufficient just to implement SMBIOS iMacPro1,1 in your config.plist. You also have to update your entire system and OSX build to get the iMac Pro build of High Sierra!

BTW.. @alexmenn , did you do also the latter?

I think so! I prepared the update following your guide, with adopted TSCAdjustReset.kext and following instructions in terminal to download the basesystem.dmg and install from there the update, reboot, etc.

I followed steps D1 and D5, because I had working x99 system in 10.13.4 with SMBIOS MacPro6,1.

Now I have 10.13.5 (17F77) but no OC; you know. Did I forget something?

 

[alexmenn]

This is my efi https://www.dropbox.com/s/f44up6kfai3vizy/EFI.zip?dl=0
For the bios configuration, I'v got the exact same as alexmenn (except for ram frequency)

I tried with your efi Alexmenn, it stay stuck at "end randomseed +++++"...

Seems to be AptioMemoryFix.kext problem. Try with the one KGP said, the OSXAptioFix---2000.efi is old, but maybe it works.

 

[kgp]

I think so! I prepared the update following your guide, with adopted TSCAdjustReset.kext and following instructions in terminal to download the basesystem.dmg and install from there the update, reboot, etc.

I followed steps D1 and D5, because I had working x99 system in 10.13.4 with SMBIOS MacPro6,1.

Now I have 10.13.5 (17F77) but no OC; you know. Did I forget something?

Do you also have the adequate iMac Pro model name here?



Although I am anyway not really sure that working OC is somehow related to SMBIOS iMacPro1,1..

You do use the performance patch for 10.13.5?

 

[alexmenn]

Do you also have the adequate iMac Pro model name here?

View attachment 336558

Although I am anyway not really sure that working OC is somehow related to SMBIOS iMacPro1,1..

You do use the performance patch for 10.13.5?

HI!! yes, I have the adequate iMac model

You mean this patch?

<dict>
<key>Comment</key>
<string>Broadwell-E performance patch PMHeart</string>
<key>Disabled</key>
<false/>
<key>Find</key>
<data>
weMISGPTidBIweoguZkBAAAPMEj/BbmtawBIg8QIW13D
Zi4PH4QAAAAAAA==
</data>
<key>Replace</key>
<data>
uwD/AABIY9OJ0EjB6iC5mQEAAA8wSP8Fua1rAEiDxAhb
XcOQkJCQkJCQkA==
</data>
</dict>

This is activated in my config, also xcpm_pkg_scope_msrs © Pike R. Alpha.

If you check my EFI folder, you will see that I'm not using VoodooTSCSync anymore, I'm using just TSCAdjustReset.kext compiled by myself following the guide. Do you think that is the problem with OC? Is VoodooTSCSync still necessary?