[SUCCESS] Gigabyte Designare Z390 (Thunderbolt 3) + i7-9700K + AMD RX 580

[CaseySJ]

Hi - I just wanted to say THANK YOU! I followed your guide and got my Hackintosh to work perfectly, its my first build, gigabyte z390 designare, 64gb ram, Radeon VII sapphire, with Intel i9 chip - its beautiful, looks like it comes just shy of a 14core imac pro - thanks for your guide again.

Glad to hear it and welcome to the forum!

 

[CaseySJ]

I have check the GPU temp ,according to this software, the GPU temp is 127C, but the fan still not work.

If you are running Mojave 10.14.5 or 10.14.6, please delete the Vega SSDT from the CLOVER/ACPI/patched folder.

 

[PicLock]

@CaseySJ. Any possibility of a X99 Asus Deluxe II build guide? Still hopeful

 

[CaseySJ]

Hi
VirtualSMC was the latest release 1.0.6 (latest I could find anyway)but I've replaced all the files just in case anything was corrupt and rebuilt the kernel cache, unfortunately I'm still getting the same ACPI Error messages
I did try reverting to FaxeSMC yesterday, but that didn't resolve anything either, so went back to VirtualSMC

Attached is a screenshot of my /Library/Extensions folder as requested

View attachment 420924

Please try the attached modified config.plist:

• Copy serial numbers back into SMBIOS and RtVariables.
• This version:
  • Enables checkbox for Fix HPET
  • Removes the entry Unknown for CPU ID -- this might actually be the source of the problem ("unknown CPU")
  • Puts the system into headless mode with Platform ID 0x3E980003

 

[Stewie23]

The attached CLOVER folder is a modified version of the Clover 5033 configuration. I've remove the drivers64UEFI folder (because drivers/UEFI takes precedence) and unchecked Inject Intel. There was nothing directly incriminating in your configuration, so try these small changes anyway to see whether there's any effect.

Should this fail, the next step would be to replace FakeSMC with VirtualSMC, but this requires:

• Deleting existing FakeSMC and FakeSMC-Sensor kexts from /Library/Extensions
• Copying VirtualSMC and its sensors into the same folder
• Rebuilding kernel cache
• Replacing FakeSMC and its sensors in CLOVER/kexts/Other with VirtualSMC and its sensors.
• Replacing SMCHelper.efi in drivers/UEFI folder with VirtualSmc.efi

So I tried replacing the Clover folder you attached and then none of my drives were showing in Clover, not letting me boot into any OS.

 

[CaseySJ]

@CaseySJ. Any possibility of a X99 Asus Deluxe II build guide? Still hopeful

I am perfectly willing to post the CLOVER folder from both X99 Asus Deluxe II USB install disk and final post-installation disk. This is because the motherboard and CPU are both discontinued so enthusiasts will most likely be treating this as a secondary system. The only issue on this system is wake-from-sleep:

• I am not able to unlock MSR 0xE2 register and insert additional microcode into the Asus firmware as per initial steps in the KGP Build Guide.
• It's possible that as a result of this, the system does not wake from sleep. The motherboard displays the 2-digit error code or Q-Code 30 which is Reserved for ASL. Yup, makes no sense.
• A normal startup gives us Q-Code A0 (if I recall correctly), which is IDE initialization is started.

Impressions of the X99 Asus Deluxe II build: I don't know why, but I love it.

It's not the fastest. It doesn't have the most cores. My particular CPU is not even hyper-threaded. And does not contain an IGPU. But on the other hand:

• It comes jam packed with extras that include:
  • Broadcom WiFi and BT module on the motherboard that works with AirportBrcmFixup and BrcmPatchRAM2. No extra card needed. It also includes a relocatable WiFi/BT antenna.
  • The Asus ThunderboltEX 3 card is included (Alpine Ridge).
  • It comes with a PCIe card for attaching an NVMe SSD. But there's also a perpendicular-mount NVMe slot (yes, perpendicular to the plane of the motherboard, which means the NVMe drive is vertical).
  • It has two USB 2 headers and two USB 3 headers.
  • It has 2 on-board SATA controllers with a ton of internal SATA ports.
  • It has 2 on-board XHC (USB) controllers with a ton of USB ports.
  • It has 2 Ethernet (Gigabit) ports.
• KGP was able to get macOS running on this system very well.
  • iStat Menus monitors temperatures, voltages, and fans.
  • Boot up time is even faster than Gigabyte Designare.
  • It's less powerful, but it's a really wonderful second system.
  • The RGB goodness might be affecting my judgment as well...

 

[CaseySJ]

So I tried replacing the Clover folder you attached, and then none of my drives were showing in Clover, not letting me boot into any OS.

The CLOVER folder has to be renamed to "CLOVER" (I know that's obvious, but have to make sure.)

And it must be copied inside the EFI folder.

Finally, it's a good idea to shutdown the system and remove power cable for 10 seconds for a soft-CMOS reset.

 

[Stewie23]

The CLOVER folder has to be renamed to "CLOVER" (I know that's obvious, but have to make sure.)

And it must be copied inside the EFI folder.

Finally, it's a good idea to shutdown the system and remove power cable for 10 seconds for a soft-CMOS reset.

I did that, and replaced my Clover folder completely. I’m not sure why it wasn’t showing the drives, they showed up in the BIOS with no issues. I’ve rolled it back again to the previous version and it worked with no issues

 

[CaseySJ]

I did that, and replaced my Clover folder completely. I’m not sure why it wasn’t showing the drives, they showed up in the BIOS with no issues. I’ve rolled it back again to the previous version and it worked with no issues

Simply remove "Unknown" from the CPU pane in Clover Configurator.

Edit: Sorry, wrong reply.

 

[svandive]

Bullet #2 would suggest that iGPU is enabled.

Ahh so the iGPU will always display out the bottom Thunderbolt port? Meaning if I have the DisplayPort connected from my Discrete GPU to the input on the Designare and I have the iGPU enabled, the dGPU will drive the TOP Thunderbolt, and the iGPU will drive the Bottom Thunderbolt port? I should really just test this instead of asking a question....