Asus Z690 ProArt Creator WiFi (Thunderbolt 4) + i7-12700K + AMD RX 6800 XT

[Azimuth1]

I noticed it. Ori69 managed to get the latest BIOS for his Gaming X to have the support added back…

Can I have more info on that?

 

[Azimuth1]

Finally, I found the problem.
I have 2 M.2 SSDs. When I remove the second one (for data), macOS can be boot normally.

Then I fully reformat that M.2 SSD, and now works.
Problem fixed, but still have no idea what's wrong.
Anyway, Mac Pro is back.
Thank you very much !!

I re-formatted all my NMVe drives too with Ventura... for me there is also another aspect: APFS is not as stable as is HFS. Just a feeling, nothing I can prove but...

 

[dehjomz]

I had the Mac NVMe in the very bottom slot.

I have since moved it to the top. Been running since my last post without a crash.

Have you updated the ME? Those running Raptor Lake with an old ME have reported issues, including one of the chipset-attached NVME slots dropping out. The NVME slot directly attached to the CPU worked fine from my recollection.

 

[JayShay]

First thing to try:

• Power down the Apple Watch
• Power down the iPhone that Apple Watch is paired with
• Power up the iPhone
• Power up the Apple Watch
• Try enabling “Unlock with Apple Watch”

If it still fails we may need to repeat the above, but first we may need to sign out of AppleID.

First thing to try:

• Power down the Apple Watch
• Power down the iPhone that Apple Watch is paired with
• Power up the iPhone
• Power up the Apple Watch
• Try enabling “Unlock with Apple Watch”

If it still fails we may need to repeat the above, but first we may need to sign out of AppleID.

Hi @CaseySJ tried this before and after a sign-out of AppleID. Any other ideas?

 

[ffk]

Have you updated the ME? Those running Raptor Lake with an old ME have reported issues, including one of the chipset-attached NVME slots dropping out. The NVME slot directly attached to the CPU worked fine from my recollection.

Hi @dehjomz, the first thing I did was ME update and then the BIOS update. I moved the NVME with macOS to the NVME slot attached to the CPU and no problems with macOS since.

Hopefully the NVME's with Windows and Linux are happy in the other slots.

 

[dehjomz]

Hi @dehjomz, the first thing I did was ME update and then the BIOS update. I moved the NVME with macOS to the NVME slot attached to the CPU and no problems with macOS since.

Hopefully the NVME's with Windows and Linux are happy in the other slots.

Fingers crossed!

 

[moomshooter]

On my hacks I only use original Apple Wifi/BT cards : full compatibility without kext, all the features and a lot less pain, in my experience. And bonus, compatible with Windows (bootcamp drivers if needed). However, you need an adapter :

• Specific one to use it on the CNVI slot (if Asus is still not blacklisting the non-intel modules). Tested and approved on many Asus builds. On a Proart motherboard I think the acrylic shroud need to be removed (the card + adapter is too high to fit) and you might or might not need to custom build a metallic case that is bigger than the original one (not rocket science).
• Specific one to use it on a PCIe slot. Tested and approved on almost all my builds. Metallic protection for interferences also better here.
• Specific one to use it on a M.2 slot (the ones for drives). Never tested and mixed opinions found online...

These adapters usually sell from Ebay, are cheap, but might take months, not weeks or days, to ship to Europe, no idea to the US (bought a new one mid January, delivery date is end of march).
Beware to buy an adapter that has the proper number of antennas (could be 2, 3 or 4 depending on the Apple card), I think from an Apple laptop it should only be 2 antennas. The pigtail wires from Asus or Gigabyte are usually not compatible, because of the MHF4 connector, at least there were not a few years back, so depending on the adapter you want to use, you might need to buy a set of compatible pigtails.
The antennas themselves are usually interchangeable.

ipex4 to sma cable needs to be at least 15cm

 

[Sabzz]

That screenshot is from my Z390 Designare with flashed Titan Ridge. So far no one has Thunderbolt Bus enabled in Monterey or Ventura with Maple Ridge. I was able to enable it in Monterey by importing IOThunderboltFamily.kext from Big Sur, but this is a 'bad idea'!

I remember this post and was wondering if you were going to update us on it.. Can I ask why it's a bad idea?

 

[ffk]

I also look for it since I incidentally keep having the same kind of kernel panic. Could not find it too.

I searched for a while without success. I know the ASUS bios quite well now though. Lol.

Last night I got 2 freeze ups before I decided to go to sleep, not like the ones previously. These were just freeze ups, everything stopped, no reboot, no messages, no improper shutdown, just freezes. The computer doesn’t even try to restart. I left it for at least 10 minutes and nothing happened.

Not sure if it’s software or hardware. I have a clone of my nvme ssd on a sata ssd, I may boot from that for a while and see if it freezes.

 

[CaseySJ]

I searched for a while without success. I know the ASUS bios quite well now though. Lol.

Last night I got 2 freeze ups before I decided to go to sleep, not like the ones previously. These were just freeze ups, everything stopped, no reboot, no messages, no improper shutdown, just freezes. The computer doesn’t even try to restart. I left it for at least 10 minutes and nothing happened.

Not sure if it’s software or hardware. I have a clone of my nvme ssd on a sata ssd, I may boot from that for a while and see if it freezes.

For problems like this (i.e. crashes, panics) it is always good to establish a baseline. This means:

• Perform a fresh installation of macOS
• Do not install any third-party apps or drivers (drivers in the OpenCore EFI folder are okay)
• Do not use Migration Assistant -- we just want a bare-bones macOS installation
• Check for any Corsair Commander devices and disconnect them
• Remove all PCIe cards except GPU and Broadcom WiFi/BT card (if using)
• Avoid using Samsung NVMe SSDs

If crashes/panics occur, try installing the immediately previous version of BIOS if it supports 13th Gen CPU. Set iGPU to "Enabled" instead of "Auto" (or disable it).