Help configuring OpenCore for Gigabyte Z390 + i9-9900k

[pastrychef]

My PC configuration is
motherboard : Gigabyte Z390 Gaming SLI
Processor: Intel i7 8700K
GPU: Built in Graphics Intel UHD 630
Ram: 16GB 3300MHz
SSD: Samsung NVMe 970 EVO Plus 256GB
I want to install Mac os catalina in my pc. But when booting from installation media it's stuck at some point and I don't know what it means. I attached some photos of this problem...

Please help

First, make sure that your Samsung 970 EVO Plus has the latest firmware. Please see the following link:

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Second, please see my Z390 build thread (link is below, in my signature). Please read through posts #1, 2, 3, and 4. Then use the latest EFI folder attached to post #4.

 

[Covalt]

Hi @pastrychef hope you've been well. I've been using the Hackintosh pretty successfully, but today when restarting I am now stuck on the white Apple logo. On the startup Aorus screen I noticed I'm getting an extra line of text that I'm not used to seeing. Any clue what happened? (btw, I had not updated to the latest macOS 10.15.4 since things were working well with 10.15.3.. unless it automatically tried installing on it's own)

 

[pastrychef]

Hi @pastrychef hope you've been well. I've been using the Hackintosh pretty successfully, but today when restarting I am now stuck on the white Apple logo. On the startup Aorus screen I noticed I'm getting an extra line of text that I'm not used to seeing. Any clue what happened? (btw, I had not updated to the latest macOS 10.15.4 since things were working well with 10.15.3.. unless it automatically tried installing on it's own)View attachment 460789

I was getting that too. It's not really a "problem". if you want to get rid of it, do the following:

1. Set language in config.plist > NVRAM > add> 7C436110-AB2A-4BBB-A880-FE41995C9F82 > prev-lang:kbd
2. Delete config.plist > NVRAM > block > 7C436110-AB2A-4BBB-A880-FE41995C9F82 > 0

 

[Covalt]

I was getting that too. It's not really a "problem". if you want to get rid of it, do the following:

1. Set language in config.plist > NVRAM > add> 7C436110-AB2A-4BBB-A880-FE41995C9F82 > prev-lang:kbd
2. Delete config.plist > NVRAM > block > 7C436110-AB2A-4BBB-A880-FE41995C9F82 > 0

Thanks. I was eventually able to get back into macOS.. had to just mess with BIOS a bit to get back.
So I think those messages were unrelated, but yeah would be nice to remove them.

For the first, do I type in "English" somewhere under Value, or..?

 

[pastrychef]

Thanks. I was eventually able to get back into macOS.. had to just mess with BIOS a bit to get back.
So I think those messages were unrelated, but yeah would be nice to remove them.

For the first, do I type in "English" somewhere under Value, or..?
View attachment 460852

Enter the following under value:

656E2D55 533A30

 

[jdapolo]

Hi @Covalt we have the same mobo+proc except I have an RX 5700 XT as my dGPU. I've always used CaseySJ's Designaire guide for my Clover but I've never fully fixed using my Fenvi Ft919 bluetooth card for it. (I have 2 of those already from Newegg and Amazon and they both abruptly/randomly stop working when I use either of them). Somebody suggested it's a USB mapping issue though I never got to fix it either. I was looking into trying OpenCore but I never see anyone with the same mob as mine try it yet, until I saw your post here. I already read the OpenCore tutorial and want to give it a try this weekend too. But I was thinking maybe your OC EFI could be a great start for me.

Is it okay if you could post it here so I can check on it and see how I end similar or different from yours? Thanks in advance man!

Thanks. I was eventually able to get back into macOS.. had to just mess with BIOS a bit to get back.
So I think those messages were unrelated, but yeah would be nice to remove them.

For the first, do I type in "English" somewhere under Value, or..?
View attachment 460852

 

[Covalt]

Enter the following under value:

656E2D55 533A30

Once again Xcode doesn't like my entry.. Am I entering it wrong?

 

[pastrychef]

Once again Xcode doesn't like my entry.. Am I entering it wrong?
View attachment 460876

Try without the space.

 

[Covalt]

Hi @Covalt we have the same mobo+proc except I have an RX 5700 XT as my dGPU. I've always used CaseySJ's Designaire guide for my Clover but I've never fully fixed using my Fenvi Ft919 bluetooth card for it. (I have 2 of those already from Newegg and Amazon and they both abruptly/randomly stop working when I use either of them). Somebody suggested it's a USB mapping issue though I never got to fix it either. I was looking into trying OpenCore but I never see anyone with the same mob as mine try it yet, until I saw your post here. I already read the OpenCore tutorial and want to give it a try this weekend too. But I was thinking maybe your OC EFI could be a great start for me.

Is it okay if you could post it here so I can check on it and see how I end similar or different from yours? Thanks in advance man!

Most definitely! Took me a long time to get up and running, but with a ton of help from @pastrychef and others on this forum. See what you can get with the EFI I'm attaching.
The Fenvi card only works so-so. I've basically found a way to live with it (the bluetooth just won't work consistently so I'm also using a separate USB bluetooth dongle for that).
Good luck, let me know if you run into issues, I might have experienced them myself and have an idea!

 

[Covalt]

Try without the space.

That doesn't do the trick either.
My trial is up on PlistEdit Pro, so I went back to Xcode, thinking I'd be able to do it there.
Maybe I need to chalk up the $30 for PlistEdit Pro?
But shouldn't Xcode be able to do this?