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[CaseySJ]

Stuck on this

• What is your firmware version? F8?
• Are all firmware (BIOS) parameters set up correctly? Please see post #1:
  
  
• You may also post your config.plist

 

[heyelly]

• What is your firmware version? F8?
• Are all firmware (BIOS) parameters set up correctly? Please see post #1:
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• You may also post your config.plist

Yes, F8. Everything is set up as you wrote in that post, I just double-checked it.
Here is my config.plist!

 

[MacMarshall]

*** OcQuirks / FwRuntimeServices Experiment: Conclusion ***​

As a follow-up to the original post describing this experiment, I'm happy to say that TEST 4 works on my system even from the NVMe SSD. This is so far the only combination of parameters that works universally across USB, SATA, Thunderbolt, and NVMe PCIe (on my system).

We may finally have a viable alternative to OsxAptioFix2Drv-free2000. But let's wait for additional user feedback.

So when this is ready for prime time will this make it into a Post #1 update?

 

[CaseySJ]

So when this is ready for prime time will this make it into a Post #1 update?

It's ready to try now -- so far no reports of problems. It will certainly go into the updated guide.

 

[CaseySJ]

Yes, F8. Everything is set up as you wrote in that post, I just double-checked it.
Here is my config.plist!

I've removed an entry related to WiFi/BT card in bottom short slot. Please rename and try the attached file. We must mount EFI partition of USB install disk and copy it to the EFI/CLOVER folder.

• What is the make/model of your monitor?
• Are you using a straight HDMI-to-HDMI cable (no DisplayPort or DVI adapters)?
• You may also replace all files in the EFI/kexts/Other folder with those provided in the attached ZIP.

 

[SpikedBR]

I know, easy come easy go!

Just to confirm: Did you click the pop-up menu in SMBIOS and select iMac19,1? The config.plist in the ZIP is unfinished or incomplete. We have to populate the SMBIOS section before using it.

Thanks for the link; going through this thread now...

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UPDATE: There are a couple of differences in their config.plist that we might want to try, such as:

• Enabling KernelXCPM in Kernel & Kext Patches
• There's also an ACPI patch for an RTC bug, but I don't think that's needed

My gut feeling (and it's nothing more than that) is that 10.15.2 might be a better choice for doing fresh installations of Catalina because 10.15.2 will support SMBIOS MacBookPro16,1, which is the 2019 16-Inch MacBook Pro that comes standard with a Navi GPU (Radeon 5300M and 5500M). It should also support the new non-headless Platform ID 0x3E9B0008 for iGPU.

Anyway, I'll continue to tinker with the CLOVER configuration over the next couple of days.

No deal with the KernelXCPM, stuck on the same spot. I’ll wait for the second part of your iGPU fresh install above

 

[heyelly]

I've removed an entry related to WiFi/BT card in bottom short slot. Please rename and try the attached file. We must mount EFI partition of USB install disk and copy it to the EFI/CLOVER folder.

• What is the make/model of your monitor?
• Are you using a straight HDMI-to-HDMI cable (no DisplayPort or DVI adapters)?
• You may also replace all files in the EFI/kexts/Other folder with those provided in the attached ZIP.

I’m using a Benq PD2700 connected straight to HDMI. With the attached plist I got this

 

[CaseySJ]

I’m using a Benq PD2700 connected straight to HDMI. With the attached plist I got this

When I installed Catalina from scratch with only the iGPU, the installation was surprisingly smooth. There were no waiting periods like those mentioned in the Catalina Mini-Guide. The entire process went through quite quickly and I was able to create a user account and begin using Catalina. All in under 30 minutes.

Some of the differences between your system and mine:

• Intel i7-9700K, but your CPU should be perfectly okay.
• Fenvi FV-T919 in the bottom short slot.
• Asus Designo 4K monitor connected via HDMI 2.0 cable.
  • Do you have the BenQ PD2700Q (1440p) or BenQ PD2700U (4K)?
• 32GB memory using 4 x 8GB DIMMs.

Other:

• RX 5700 XT fully removed from the system.
• No other monitors or video cables connected.
• BIOS F8 --> Initial Display Output set to IGFX.
• CSM Support disabled.
• USB install disk is 32GB Samsung Bar Plus connected to blue USB 3.0 port on front of the case.

You may also try:

• Deleting all files from both CLOVER/kexts/Other and CLOVER/drives/UEFI and replacing them with the files in the ZIP above (Post # 10,821).

I'll work on Phase 3 later this evening and through the weekend.

 

[heyelly]

I don't know what to say, the only thing left to do is replacing the USB drive

 

[digumo]

So when this is ready for prime time will this make it into a Post #1 update?

@CaseySJ -- Suggestion. For all the "official" single posts you have floating in this thread, might I suggest using a designated keyword term that will pull them all up when doing a search?

I know I don't have them bookmarked and you likely do. But for the sake of making it easy on you to help other people you could tell them something like this.

"Just search for all official posts within this thread by searching for *** [Official]"

Where you use the tripple asterisks (as you've already been doing) augmented by some type of designated keyword such as [Official] or [Moderator].

Yes, as a software developer, you, I and others are aware we can filter a search query by the posting author, but this isn't always obvious to others. As a user interface designer as well, I know that everytime you can reduce the workflow friction you reduce your feedback loop where people have to ask you.

So, using a designated identifier will help you distinguish all your posts from the others on this forum.

Heck, you could use this (example)

*** [CaseySJ_The_Master_Hackintosher]: OcQuirks / FwRuntimeServices Experiment: Conclusion ***

Of course, that may be a bit harder for people to remember.

Just trying to make things easier on you!

[Update] Further developer thinking does reveal that the search will also pull up quoted responses which include the keyword tagged post. Although that may be a good thing.