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

[cl0nd0n]

Please do the following:

• Boot using Clover and post the following:
  • Screenshot of /Library/Extensions folder.
  • Output of this command in Terminal: kextstat | grep -v apple.
  • Screenshot of CLOVER/kexts/Other
  • Screenshot of Clover Configurator --> Kernel and Kext Patches
• In OpenCore Configurator --> Kernel, disable NVMeFix.kext if you haven't tried that already. Then reboot with OpenCore to see how far it boots.

Thanks again - please see attached.

 

[DJ_Mic]

Thunderbolt Bus is activated and Thunderbolt Switch is also properly enabled. However, you are right that nothing is appearing on DSB1 (Thunderbolt Port 1). Have you tried:

• Cold boot with eGPU attached?
• Cold boot with eGPU attached followed by a restart?
• Hot-plug the eGPU?
• BIOS --> CSM Support --> Enable?

Yes, i tried everything.
Should CSM be Enabled? It was Disabled, but i Enabled it yet and also without success.

I also tried to cold boot without anything attached, than the system information says "There is no hardware installed"

 

[CaseySJ]

Yes, i tried everything.
Should CSM be Enabled? It was Disabled, but i Enabled it yet and also without success.

I also tried to cold boot without anything attached, than the system information says "There is no hardware installed"

Does the Razer laptop provide Thunderbolt-related BIOS settings? If so, what settings are available? Does the Razer BIOS allow you to capture screenshots in BIOS by pressing F12 or other capture key (with FAT32 USB flash disk inserted)?

 

[CaseySJ]

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Thanks again - please see attached.

Please copy serial numbers into attached config.plist and try booting with this one.

 

[DJ_Mic]

Does the Razer laptop provide Thunderbolt-related BIOS settings? If so, what settings are available? Does the Razer BIOS allow you to capture screenshots in BIOS by pressing F12 or other capture key (with FAT32 USB flash disk inserted)?

Sadly not, but i captured those screens with my mobile phone.
I modified my bios, to show all hidden configurations, this had to be done cause of the cfg lock etc.

 

[CaseySJ]

Sadly not, but i captured those screens with my mobile phone.
I modified my bios, to show all hidden configurations, this had to be done cause of the cfg lock etc.

Very good. Please try these two changes one at a time:

• Screenshot #2: GPIO3 Force Pwr --> enable this.
• Screenshot #1: Thunderbolt Boot Support --> Try Boot once, but keep GPIO3 Force Pwr enabled at all times.

Then try:

• Cold boot with TB3 eGPU connected
• Cold boot with TB3 eGPU connected followed by restart
• Hot-plug of eGPU

 

[cl0nd0n]

Please copy serial numbers into attached config.plist and try booting with this one.

Hi @CaseySJ - unfortunately this has resulted in this...!

 

[CaseySJ]

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Hi @CaseySJ - unfortunately this has resulted in this...!

Change SecureBootModel to Disabled as shown and try again...

 

[Ploddles]

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Hi @CaseySJ - unfortunately this has resulted in this...!

Try changing Misc | Security | SecureBootModel -> Disabled.

Edit:
@CaseySJ beat me to it by a few seconds.

 

[DJ_Mic]

Very good. Please try these two changes one at a time:

• Screenshot #2: GPIO3 Force Pwr --> enable this.
• Screenshot #1: Thunderbolt Boot Support --> Try Boot once, but keep GPIO3 Force Pwr enabled at all times.

Then try:

• Cold boot with TB3 eGPU connected
• Cold boot with TB3 eGPU connected followed by restart
• Hot-plug of eGPU

Cold boot + restart + hot-plug doesnt work, i attached photos what happens.

Edit: I switched to the MOD1 firmware and attached you the ioreg, but it doesnt work on this either.