Gigabyte Z390 M Gaming build with working NVRAM

[pastrychef]

Makes sense to me. Is there something in the BIOS to check?

None that I'm aware of.

 

[neblackford]

None that I'm aware of.

So just consider getting a better monitor at some point? I already have it in the back of my mind since I built this primarily for graphic design and video production.

 

[pastrychef]

So just consider getting a better monitor at some point? I already have it in the back of my mind since I built this primarily for graphic design and video production.

I guess... I'd also check the monitor for any settings that may help it get a signal from initial boot up.

 

[neblackford]

I guess... I'd also check the monitor for any settings that may help it get a signal from initial boot up.

Only thing I could find that remotely made sense to me is explicitly setting the input mode to DVI-D instead of Auto. We'll see, I guess.

Now, hopefully to finally start in on Utter's USB tutorial!

 

[neblackford]

@pastrychef I started on @UtterDisbelief USB mapping guide, and quickly came across a discrepancy between his tutorial and what I'm seeing in my config.plist.

Do you know why the two names I'm supposed to temporarily patch for the port_limit are different? Same goes for the find/replace values.

Thanks!

 

[UtterDisbelief]

@pastrychef I started on @UtterDisbelief USB mapping guide, and quickly came across a discrepancy between his tutorial and what I'm seeing in my config.plist.

Do you know why the two names I'm supposed to temporarily patch for the port_limit are different? Same goes for the find/replace values.

Thanks!

Please explain the discrepancy. The port-limit patches are not renames but replacement values to increase a static array.

 

[neblackford]

Please explain the discrepancy. The port-limit patches are not renames but replacement values to increase a static array.

Ha, you are just as fast as pastry...I posted a reply in the thread you created just for Catalina PLR values which included the names and find/replace values that I see.

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[UtterDisbelief]

Ha, you are just as fast as pastry...I posted a reply in the thread you created just for Catalina PLR values which included the names and find/replace values that I see.

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Answered over there

 

[justseeby]

Well, I installed BIOS f9j, re-entered the hackintosh-specific settings, and turned off Serial. Restarted, and I still got the black screen like before.

I left and ran some errands, and came back to the computer with a plan to clear the CMOS and reinstall f9g or whatever it was I'd been using previously, but I gave it one more try to boot while hooked to the TV. The TV still showed "no signal" but I cycled through its inputs and when I came back to HDMI 1 — voila!

It booted in recovery mode, strangely enough. A quick trip to the Startup Disk app to re-select my boot drive, a (suspiciously slow) restart, and we were back in Catalina. I've restarted 2-3 times since then (normal amount of time elapsed for each boot). I've unhooked it from the TV, brought it back to my desk, and plugged it back into my monitor via Displayport. Still boots. And guess what: unlock with Apple Watch works now — until the first sleep. After that... no dice.

Confirming 48 hours later that for the first time in the life of this build, unlock with Apple watch is working consistently — even after sleep. HUZZAH!

 

[nottooshabby]

Got my Sapphire Nitro+ RX 590 installed, but the thing is so wide, the fan rubs on my Fenvi bluetooth card that is in the 3rd slot. I don't really need wifi, but are there any options for bluetooth that doesn't require PCIe? The other PCIe slot is consumed with the Titan Ridge card. I guess if flashing it doesn't end up working I can pull it out and put my bluetooth card there.