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Gigabyte Z490 Vision D (Thunderbolt 3) + i5-10400 + AMD RX 580

Hey all,

I've been running the latest Big Sur install for a while using OpenCore 76, then today I've tried to update to Monterey 12.2.1. The install seemed to go well, but it booted back into Big Sur. I restarted and cleared the NVRAM, then tried the install again. However now it won't boot at all. I have a backup which I restored and tried again and it didn't work.

I have a Monterey USB installer, that I've put the latest EFI on, but that doesn't seem to boot either. Is there a way of doing a fresh reinstall of Monterey? The recovery partition seems to be corrupt too. Or is something in my config (attached) causing issues? I have redacted all the sys info, but otherwise I believe its the same as Casey's from the OpenCore guide.

Any help would be appreciated, but I'm probably not going to get any time to fiddle for a couple of days unfortunately.

Many Thanks
Sam
The config.plist looks fine. Some suggestions:
  • Try setting SecureBootModel to Disabled (it's currently Default).
  • If that fails, perhaps there is a third-party kernel extension that works in Big Sur, but is not compatible with Monterey. Have a look at /Library/StagedExtensions/Library/Extensions folder and feel free to post a screenshot of its contents.
  • Also check if /Library/StagedDriverExtensions folder is empty. Hopefully it will be empty.
 
Hey CaseySJ! I am considering purchasing Liquid Cooling AIO for the Vision-D. With your experience, can you recommend doing this? Is there a brand you would recommend. From what I have read, a lot manufacturers don't have persistent Rad Fan settings. Powering off the machine can cause fans to just go full throttle on reboot till you reset the ramping in Windows. I am new to the concept, always been a fan person. Not sure if there is a liquid cooling fan that works seamless in all situations on the Mac. (no headaches)
 
Hey CaseySJ! I am considering purchasing Liquid Cooling AIO for the Vision-D. With your experience, can you recommend doing this? Is there a brand you would recommend. From what I have read, a lot manufacturers don't have persistent Rad Fan settings. Powering off the machine can cause fans to just go full throttle on reboot till you reset the ramping in Windows. I am new to the concept, always been a fan person. Not sure if there is a liquid cooling fan that works seamless in all situations on the Mac. (no headaches)
I’m a huge fan of the Arctic Liquid Freezer II series. Silent fans, proprietary pump technology, excellent cooling performance, choice of ARGB or unlit fans, and even a fan on the CPU block that circulates air across the VRMs.
 
I’m a huge fan of the Arctic Liquid Freezer II series. Silent fans, proprietary pump technology, excellent cooling performance, choice of ARGB or unlit fans, and even a fan on the CPU block that circulates air across the VRMs.
Thanks for the reply! I am completely new to this. Do Liquid coolers need software to control the fans? I keep reading that windows software is needed to drive the fans properly. Software that is not available in MacOS. Liquid coolers require USB connectivity to program. Are there coolers that just work from bios/uefi level. Ramp up the fans/pump as the temps get higher? Similar to how standard case fans work?
 
The config.plist looks fine. Some suggestions:
  • Try setting SecureBootModel to Disabled (it's currently Default).
  • If that fails, perhaps there is a third-party kernel extension that works in Big Sur, but is not compatible with Monterey. Have a look at /Library/StagedExtensions/Library/Extensions folder and feel free to post a screenshot of its contents.
  • Also check if /Library/StagedDriverExtensions folder is empty. Hopefully it will be empty.
Thank you. I’ll give that a go next time I’m back.

Can I check those folders from a shell via open core? I seem to remember a shell option when hitting the space bar.

As the drive is just applications, would a clean install of Monterey 12.2.1 from usb be possible should something be really broken?
 
Thanks for the reply! I am completely new to this. Do Liquid coolers need software to control the fans? I keep reading that windows software is needed to drive the fans properly. Software that is not available in MacOS. Liquid coolers require USB connectivity to program. Are there coolers that just work from bios/uefi level. Ramp up the fans/pump as the temps get higher? Similar to how standard case fans work?
I can't speak to that brand, but I've got a corsair AIO in mine. The software in Windows etc is usually for RGB or setting fan profiles. The fan profiles can be set in the BIOS though.
 
Thanks for the reply! I am completely new to this. Do Liquid coolers need software to control the fans? I keep reading that windows software is needed to drive the fans properly. Software that is not available in MacOS. Liquid coolers require USB connectivity to program. Are there coolers that just work from bios/uefi level. Ramp up the fans/pump as the temps get higher? Similar to how standard case fans work?
The wonderful thing about Arctic Liquid Freezer II is that it does not have any USB connections. It’s completely regulated by its own sensors and by the motherboard 4-pin header. You can use BIOS to set fan/pump curves.
 
Hi @CaseySJ, i’ve tried to update OpenCore twice now from version 0.71 through the HackinDROM app, and while the update goes perfectly, and macOS works fine, Windows then fails to boot.

I’ve followed your guide about disabling Apple VT-D, but there was no SSDT-DMAR.aml in the updated folder, and no reference to it in the config.plist to change. Also DisableIoMapper in Kernel quirks was already enabled. Have reverted back to 0.71 and then Windows boots perfectly. Not quite sure what’s going wrong as i’ve only tried to update through the app!
 
Hi @CaseySJ, i’ve tried to update OpenCore twice now from version 0.71 through the HackinDROM app, and while the update goes perfectly, and macOS works fine, Windows then fails to boot.

I’ve followed your guide about disabling Apple VT-D, but there was no SSDT-DMAR.aml in the updated folder, and no reference to it in the config.plist to change. Also DisableIoMapper in Kernel quirks was already enabled. Have reverted back to 0.71 and then Windows boots perfectly. Not quite sure what’s going wrong as i’ve only tried to update through the app!
Let’s try upgrading to OpenCore 0.7.8 (last month’s release) by following the mini-guide and doing the upgrade manually by downloading the EFI folder and entering PlatformInfo credentials into the config.plist.

Then boot macOS to with that version to verify it’s okay. If so, disable AppleVTD, reboot, and see if Windows will launch.
 
Thanks for the reply! I am completely new to this. Do Liquid coolers need software to control the fans? I keep reading that windows software is needed to drive the fans properly. Software that is not available in MacOS. Liquid coolers require USB connectivity to program. Are there coolers that just work from bios/uefi level. Ramp up the fans/pump as the temps get higher? Similar to how standard case fans work?
I’ve not found any issue with speed control from the BIOS, as it’s a standard voltage or PWM for the fans. The motherboard has a pump/aio header so it follows the same logic. For RGB, I set it using a windows VM and I’ve not had to changed it again. That was purely because I wanted to make it look ridiculous.
 
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