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[In progress] SSDT for Thunderbolt 3 Hotplug

In case try with the TH internal cable plugged first; you will remove it later. You have already activated your card on Windows, haven't you?
 
@kgp If my SSDT and DTPG are not being properly implemented, what steps do I need to take to get them work? At on point I did have the correct device details and PCI drivers loaded in Section "PCI" of Apple's system report but I still did not have Thunderbolt hotswap. I reinstalled my mac OS to start again and cannot get back to that point, or Thunderbolt hotsplug working. Any help greatly appreciated. Thanks
 
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jiffyslot said:
FYI, there's no power switch on the UAD Arrow. Has anyone tried this on a UAD device with a power switch? Power on/off/on is the "hotplug" that I seek.
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Thats true. The Arrow also has no power connector also, so its powered off between hotplugs, I must be missing something cause I'm not sure how its different? I'm getting a caldigit thunderbolt 3 dock later this week, I can try powering that on and off and see if hotplug works in that situation, along with daisy chaining.
 
MrLowndes said:
@kgp If my SSDT and DTPG are not being properly implemented, what steps do I need to take to get them work? At on point I did have the correct device details and PCI drivers loaded in Section "PCI" of Apple's system report but I still did not have Thunderbolt hotswap. I reinstalled my mac OS to start again and cannot get back to that point, or Thunderbolt hotsplug working. Any help greatly appreciated. Thanks
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Hi there. I've never been able to get hot-swap working with any SSDT. And I've never witnessed it. (YouTube, or it doesn't exist. :think: ) The best I have been able to do is get two discrete ports working using a Titan Ridge card. -It's the same SSDT for Alpine Ridge. Only the name changed. I had to "activate" the second port and its device via Windows since we're using an add-in card.

I always thought that the reason hotswap does not work on this board is that the add-in card runs through the PCH -or Platform Controller Hub and the lack of a real or persistent Thunderbolt node. I think that's the reason that I have to power-up the Apollo 8 before I power up the PC. This is not the case with Windows 10 nor any of my 2012 Mini models.

For my use, hotswap is being able to switch off the power on my Apollo 8 and then get the driver to reconnect if I turned it back on later.) I've heard tales of hotswap working on mobos with onboard Thunderbolt ports (not an add-in card) -like the Z390. But I've also read of users of the Apollo series with Thunderbolt 2 (with Thunderbolt 3 adapters) that can't use thier devices on the Z390 because of the lack of backwards compatibility. But the Arrow is TB3, so I think you'd be fine.

I've spent way too much time (I first built my machine a year ago today) fighting Thunderbolt hotswap/hotpower/hotdriver for the Apollo and the BMD Multidock. Grab my Z370 patches from here. I can't do any better. @jb007 Do you have any thoughts on this matter?
 
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jiffyslot said:
Hi there. I've never been able to get hot-swap working with any SSDT. And I've never witnessed it. (YouTube, or it doesn't exist. :think: ) The best I have been able to do is get two discrete ports working using a Titan Ridge card. -It's the same SSDT for Alpine Ridge. Only the name changed. I had to "activate" the second port and its device via Windows since we're using an add-in card.

I always thought that the reason hotswap does not work on this board is that the add-in card runs through the PCH -or Platform Controller Hub and the lack of a real or persistent Thunderbolt node. I think that's the reason that I have to power-up the Apollo 8 before I power up the PC. This is not the case with Windows 10 nor any of my 2012 Mini models.

For my use, hotswap is being able to switch off the power on my Apollo 8 and then get the driver to reconnect if I turned it back on later.) I've heard tales of hotswap working on mobos with onboard Thunderbolt ports (not an add-in card) -like the Z390. But I've also read of users of the Apollo series with Thunderbolt 2 (with Thunderbolt 3 adapters) that can't use thier devices on the Z390 because of the lack of backwards compatibility. But the Arrow is TB3, so I think you'd be fine.

I've spent way too much time (I first built my machine a year ago today) fighting Thunderbolt hotswap/hotpower/hotdriver for the Apollo and the BMD Multidock. Grab my Z370 patches from here. I can't do any better. @jb007 Do you have any thoughts on this matter?
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Not sure if it's possible with this motherboard. I've moved on from this motherboard and have now had partial success with getting my eGPU recognised and the GPU card in it now can be used i.e. the drivers load. I don't have hot-plug working ATM with the eGPU, but as always my OCW TB3 10GBe card can be hot-plugged.

See here for a post I did today regarding my findings.
 
MrLowndes said:
Hey @jiffyslot

After reading the entirety of this thread, did you get your TB hot-swapable? I see that your sig. says F13v2. Is this what I should flash by bios to, or have you given up on the TB dream?
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Gah! I'm not getting all notifications on comments. So sorry for the delay. IDK what TB devices you have, but if you're just using the Arrow which doesn't have a power switch anyway, I'd just leave it. These TB jacks will only take so much.
In other words, yes, I've given up for the Z370. It's not worth the time. I have yet to see anybody alter a SSDT and DTPG patch that will let me power down the (Rackmount) Apollo 8 Quad and get it back on reapplying power to the Apollo.

So, if anyone has got this case to work, please reply and post the SSDT, etc. with an accompanying config if applicable.

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good morning @franksanderdo, the SSDT-1 was a suggestion by someone from another forum. I am trying to fix this since over 2 Weeks. so the SSDT was Try #6 or so. But I agree with you, I do not feel any changes at all when using it. I will do the USB XHC Guide this evening. As my ports all...
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