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

[CaseySJ]

Carbon Copy Cloner and EFIClone-v4.sh

On completion of One-key backup, getting the attached error:

"The postflight shell script exited with a non-zero exit status"

Carbon Copy Cloner Recommendation:

Verify that you can run the script manually without errors, and that it has a shell interpreter line at the top of the script (e.g. "#!/bin/sh"). Add "exit 0" to the end of your postflight script to suppress error reporting.


Is this normal? Should we just ignore this?

Thanks.

Please try downloading EFIClone-sh from my GitHub repository. TEST_SWITCH at the top of the file is set to Y, so it should be changed to N to put the script into run-mode. In the default test-mode, the script simply logs the names of files to be copied, but does not copy them. In run-mode the script will of course copy files.

 

[BOTMT]

Have you tried ?

sudo softwareupdate --reset-ignored

No... I haven't... but thank you... I shall try that right now!

 

[BOTMT]

Please try downloading EFIClone-sh from my GitHub repository. TEST_SWITCH at the top of the file is set to Y, so it should be changed to N to put the script into run-mode. In the default test-mode, the script simply logs the names of files to be copied, but does not copy them. In run-mode the script will of course copy files.

@CaseySJ Wait... does your "EFIClone-sh from... GitHub" supersede the "EFIClone-v4.sh"... so yours would actually be v5? I WAS using an "EFIClone-sh" version when getting the error. Then I switched to the v4 and was still getting the error.

I will try the one from your GitHub and report back.

Thanks!

 

[CaseySJ]

Hello everyone,

First my thanks to @CaseySJ because with your help I've been running my HACK for two years with success.
I would like to raise a subject, because at some point I will have to make a decision.
I'm thinking about buying a Mac Mini M1, but I don't like the idea of living locked up inside hardware that's impossible to upgrade at all.
But I'm curious to know, if you've seen any comparative test with the machines we have: I9 9900k, 64GB Ram, 5700 XT, M2 ...
Does the M1 achieve similar performance? next ? or would it even be superior?

If the subject is not of interest, @CaseySJ you can delete and sorry for the inconvenience.

This is a perfectly good topic. If you visit the GeekBench website you’ll find benchmarks for many Hackintosh and M1 Mac configurations. That may be a good place to start.

The decision to purchase an Apple Silicon Mac is something we’ll all need to struggle with sooner or later. At this time we have only the M1, which we know is limited to 16GB memory and 4 high performance cores (and 4 low power or high efficiency cores). This is more than good enough for most people, but “we” are not most people! Most people don’t build their own Hackintoshes and accept all the challenges that accompany that decision!

For me personally — and this is just based on my own preferences and nothing more — the M1 is too under-spec’d. I say this because my buying habits are geared towards long-term ownership spanning 6 or more years before upgrading. So I purchase something that is a bit overkill for today, but can age much more gracefully than an entry-level machine. For that reason I have ruled out the M1 (again, this is just because of my personal preferences).

 

[CaseySJ]

@CaseySJ Wait... does your "EFIClone-sh from... GitHub" supersede the "EFIClone-v4.sh"... so yours would actually be v5? I WAS using an "EFIClone-sh" version when getting the error. Then I switched to the v4 and was still getting the error.

I will try the one from your GitHub and report back.

Thanks!

Correct. My version supersedes V4, but I simplified the name back to just EFIClone.sh.

 

[BOTMT]

Have you tried ?

sudo softwareupdate --reset-ignored

I tried... and got this:

BOTMT-iMac:~ BOTMT$ sudo softwareupdate --reset-ignored
softwareupdate: unrecognized option `--reset-ignored'
usage: softwareupdate <cmd> [<args> ...]

** Manage Updates:
-l | --list List all appropriate update labels (options: --no-scan, --product-types)
-d | --download Download Only
-i | --install Install
<label> ... specific updates
-a | --all All appropriate updates
-R | --restart Automatically restart (or shut down) if required to complete installation.
-r | --recommended Only recommended updates
--list-full-installers List the available macOS Installers
--fetch-full-installer Install the latest recommended macOS Installer
--full-installer-version The version of macOS to install. Ex: --full-installer-version 10.15
--install-rosetta Install Rosetta 2
--background Trigger a background scan and update operation

** Other Tools:
--dump-state Log the internal state of the SU daemon to /var/log/install.log
--evaluate-products Evaluate a list of product keys specified by the --products option
--history Show the install history. By default, only displays updates installed by softwareupdate.
--all Include all processes in history (including App installs)

** Options:
--no-scan Do not scan when listing or installing updates (use available updates previously scanned)
--product-types <type> Limit a scan to a particular product type only - ignoring all others
Ex: --product-types macOS || --product-types macOS,Safari
--products A comma-separated (no spaces) list of product keys to operate on.
--force Force an operation to complete. Use with --background to trigger a background scan regardless of "Automatically check" pref
--agree-to-license Agree to the software license agreement without user interaction.

--verbose Enable verbose output
--help Print this help

 

[CaseySJ]

I tried... and got this:

BOTMT-iMac:~ BOTMT$ sudo softwareupdate --reset-ignored
softwareupdate: unrecognized option `--reset-ignored'
…

Please try the -a option. (Disclaimer: I’ve not used this command before.)

 

[Rag]

This is a perfectly good topic. If you visit the GeekBench website you’ll find benchmarks for many Hackintosh and M1 Mac configurations. That may be a good place to start.

The decision to purchase an Apple Silicon Mac is something we’ll all need to struggle with sooner or later. At this time we have only the M1, which we know is limited to 16GB memory and 4 high performance cores (and 4 low power or high efficiency cores). This is more than good enough for most people, but “we” are not most people! Most people don’t build their own Hackintoshes and accept all the challenges that accompany that decision!

For me personally — and this is just based on my own preferences and nothing more — the M1 is too under-spec’d. I say this because my buying habits are geared towards long-term ownership spanning 6 or more years before upgrading. So I purchase something that is a bit overkill for today, but can age much more gracefully than an entry-level machine. For that reason I have ruled out the M1 (again, this is just because of my personal preferences).

Thanks again @CaseySJ .
I think I'm in the same situation as yours, I think that discarding a z390, m2, 64gb ram + 5700 RX, would only be in the best of hypotheses, tying in performance.
Perhaps the best is to wait for the new generation of M2 to see what Apple's evolution will be.
Because even Apple has stopped supporting the kind of machines we have for a few years.
It's remarkable the performance and cost of the Mac Mini, for its size and performance at the current cost, but I agree with you, it would only make sense if some improvement meant I was going to get it, but from all the tests I found, it seemed to me to be very close to machines we build.
Thanks,

 

[BOTMT]

Correct. My version supersedes V4, but I simplified the name back to just EFIClone.sh.

Ok, I checked the "EFIClone.sh" I HAVE been using and yes, it's yours from December of 2020; so I have switched back to that one.

But I am having the same problem, which is that the cloning process stalls. CCC is still running, the four "dots" are cycling and the "Time elapsed" is still climbing, but the "Comparing and copying files" progress bar grinds to a near halt. For example right now it's stopped on an SL-mobileMe.tiff file, it's been running for 15 minutes, and the "Data copied:" is only 116 KB!!!

If I wipe the DESTINATION backup drive and start from scratch, it WILL backup the entire drive. But on a subsequent clone run... well... this is what happens.




UPDATE: I MIGHT KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON. I am using a USB 3.0 docking station I have not used with the Hack before. The dock works fine on the same machine under Windows. I'm saying this because when I try to abort CCC after this issue, things get wonky. I have to end up Force Quitting CCC, and then when I try to eject the USB connected drive, it doesn't like that either, and fails to do so cleanly, or at all. FYI the dock IS connected directly to the back of the Z390, blue USB 3.0 port.

 

[Hackintoshron]

Hello everyone,

First my thanks to @CaseySJ because with your help I've been running my HACK for two years with success.
I would like to raise a subject, because at some point I will have to make a decision.
I'm thinking about buying a Mac Mini M1, but I don't like the idea of living locked up inside hardware that's impossible to upgrade at all.
But I'm curious to know, if you've seen any comparative test with the machines we have: I9 9900k, 64GB Ram, 5700 XT, M2 ...
Does the M1 achieve similar performance? next ? or would it even be superior?

If the subject is not of interest, @CaseySJ you can delete and sorry for the inconvenience.

Speaking as an M1 Mac mini purchaser and having had the machine for about a month and a half, I say the following:

I too am a Hackintosher, and the Golden Build here is what I built in the beginning of 2019. I love my machine, though I don't relish the upgrade process on Hackintosh for the OS and for OpenCore. I'm comfortable with both, but there can be issues on Hackintosh that a real Mac simply won't experience for the most part.

Cost is an issue, especially now with some components having gotten more expensive like video cards. My 5700 XT was $420 when I bought it before the price hikes. Now its anywhere from $1000 on up. It's performance in all benchmarks "say" that it trounces the M1 Mac mini graphics, but in my actual use, this is not usually the case.

I have been live-streaming twice a week since the pandemic with my Hackintosh and recently tried the same setup on the Mini. The Mini is running so fast on its CPU that it actually transcodes that video from my stream faster than my Hackintosh using Compressor (or Handbrake or Final Cut Pro). Even when the Hack is faster, its no more than by about a minute or two.

I use presentation software in the live stream called Proclaim. On the hack, if I place a video (up to 5 min. in length) in Proclaim and stream that apps monitor output into the live stream, I get video playback frame drops and audio is not in sync. The same procedure on the Mini produces no drop out or audio sync issue in the live stream, even though Proclaim is not even M1 native yet!

So my little Mac mini, with 16GB RAM, and 512GB SSD is as fast as if not faster than my $3000 Hack with 64GB RAM, 2TB SSDs, i9-9900K for what I do.

The mini does require a Thunderbolt dock because of its lack of ports so I got the Caldigit T3 Plus Thunderbolt Dock (approx $269). I break the 2 monitor limitation with Startech displaylink adapters so I can use (2) 32" HD displays, and (2) 55" 4K Televisions to play my presentation in person and live stream simultaneously with Canon M50 as my camera.

The mini is also connected via a USB cable to a Pyle 6 channel Mixer (which I'm swapping out for a 12 channel model in a couple of days) that is connected to a Fender Passport PA System, at least two wireless mics, an electric keyboard, and a lapel mic which feed into the live stream (not the PA system though, its just used as speakers)

So, while I agree that the specs of the mini are a bit underspece'd (I'd like to see more RAM and a bigger internal drive, and more ports), I must say that in the real world, with a little help from a doc and some adapters, it is quite the powerful system and costs about half of what I paid for my hack even with the dock and adapters.

Currently, there is one other problem with the M1 mini that might affect your purchase decision. I think it affects probably all Macs with the M1 right now. It does not like many external thunderbolt drives, whether connected directly or to a dock. I've tried two NVMe SSDs in two different external enclosures and they won't stay connected for more than a few minutes. So until Apple fixes this issue, I probably won't be buying any more M1 based Macs. But if external storage isn't a deal breaker for you, the M1 Mini is a steal in my opinion for $1099 in my configuration.

I believe the rumored new M1x based Mac mini will be the machine that I may actually buy as I suspect it will be sub $1500, won't have the external drive issues, and should have the graphics beefed up, even in synthetic benchmarks, that will be more than fast enough to replace my Hack. We'll see!