try a newer version of cloverHi - Hope these additional information may facilitate discussion:
Config.plist setting
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- ACPI settings
- Patches
- OSDI to XSID = disabled
- SOI to XOSI = disabled
- DSM to XDSM = disabled
- EC0 to EC = disabled
- H_EC to EC = disabled
- ECDV to EC = disabled
- HDAS to HDEF = enabled
- HECI to IMEI = enabled
- GFX0 to IGPU = enabled
- PCI0.VID to IGPU #1 = enabled
- PCI0.VID to IGPU #2 = enabled
- Boot
- Boot arguments
- dart = 0
- nv_diabler =1
- -disablegfxfirmware
- -cdfon
- -igfxnohdmi
- lilucpu=9
- -v
- -x
Please do tell if any additional information is required. Any comments and suggestions are greatly appreciated
try adding the attached to acpi/patched folderHi Feartech, thank you so much for your input!!!
Result - does not seem to solve this particular problem yet
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What I did:
View attachment 460517
- Remove USBPorts.kext AND EFICheckDisabler.kext from Clover/kexts/Other
- Add USBInjectAll.kext to Clover/kexts/Other
- Set platform-id 0x12345678
- Remove USBkbDxe.efi from EFI/Clover/drivers/UEFI
- Remove ATI AND NVidia Inject in Config.plist/Graphics/Inject
- Remove ATI AND NVidia related properties in Config.plist/Devices/All Properties
- Follow guide to complete Rt Variable, SMBIOS and Parameters: https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/guide-how-to-configure-your-systems-smbios-correctly.198155/
- Fill in Rt Variables in Config.plist
- Select MacAddr0; Leave MLB blank; BooterConfig = 0x28; CsrActiveConfig = 0x67
- Fill in SMBIOs in Config.plist
- Chose MacPro15,2 from menu
- Check serial number with everymac.com and checkcoverage.apple.com
- Fill in System Parameters
- Leave Custom UUID AND backlight level blank;
- Inject kexts = detect
- Select Inject System ID
- Used Clover configurator/tools/install and update clover to update Clover bootloader to r5109 (latest update as per 7-Apr-2020)
- Removed 'EFI backup' of previous Clover bootloader version (r5104) from USB
- Edited efi files from clover/drivers/uefi to the following
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Attached please fine
View attachment 460518
- Picture of new verbose boot
- Updated zipped EFI/Clover folder with 'theme' removed
test again without USBInjectAll.kextHi Feartech, thank you for your assistance, really appreciate it
Result - goes into a boot loop
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What I did:
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- Remove USBPorts.kext AND EFICheckDisabler.kext from Clover/kexts/Other
- Add USBInjectAll.kext to Clover/kexts/Other
- Set platform-id 0x12345678
- Remove USBkbDxe.efi from EFI/Clover/drivers/UEFI
- Remove ATI AND NVidia Inject in Config.plist/Graphics/Inject
- Remove ATI AND NVidia related properties in Config.plist/Devices/All Properties
- Follow guide to complete Rt Variable, SMBIOS and Parameters: https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/guide-how-to-configure-your-systems-smbios-correctly.198155/
- Fill in Rt Variables in Config.plist
- Select MacAddr0; Leave MLB blank; BooterConfig = 0x28; CsrActiveConfig = 0x67
- Fill in SMBIOs in Config.plist
- Chose MacPro15,2 from menu
- Check serial number with everymac.com and checkcoverage.apple.com
- Fill in System Parameters
- Leave Custom UUID AND backlight level blank;
- Inject kexts = detect
- Select Inject System ID
- Used Clover configurator/tools/install and update clover to update Clover bootloader to r5109 (latest update as per 7-Apr-2020)
- Removed 'EFI backup' of previous Clover bootloader version (r5104) from USB
- Edited efi files from clover/drivers/uefi to the following
- Added SSDT-EC.aml file to acpi/patched
Attached please find:
*The file size is quite huge, here is the google drive link to the video, hope this may ease the process. Meanwhile I am looking into ways to compress the file
- Video recording of the boot loop
i have heard some bad reports of clover 5109, try a previous versionHi Feartech
Result - also goes into a boot loop
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What I did:
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- Remove USBPorts.kext AND EFICheckDisabler.kext from Clover/kexts/Other
- Add USBInjectAll.kext to Clover/kexts/Other
- Set platform-id 0x12345678
- Remove USBkbDxe.efi from EFI/Clover/drivers/UEFI
- Remove ATI AND NVidia Inject in Config.plist/Graphics/Inject
- Remove ATI AND NVidia related properties in Config.plist/Devices/All Properties
- Follow guide to complete Rt Variable, SMBIOS and Parameters: https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/guide-how-to-configure-your-systems-smbios-correctly.198155/
- Fill in Rt Variables in Config.plist
- Select MacAddr0; Leave MLB blank; BooterConfig = 0x28; CsrActiveConfig = 0x67
- Fill in SMBIOs in Config.plist
- Chose MacPro15,2 from menu
- Check serial number with everymac.com and checkcoverage.apple.com
- Fill in System Parameters
- Leave Custom UUID AND backlight level blank;
- Inject kexts = detect
- Select Inject System ID
- Used Clover configurator/tools/install and update clover to update Clover bootloader to r5109 (latest update as per 7-Apr-2020)
- Removed 'EFI backup' of previous Clover bootloader version (r5104) from USB
- Edited efi files from clover/drivers/uefi to the following
- Added SSDT-EC.aml file to acpi/patched
- Removed USBInjectAll.kext from clover/kexts/other
Attached please find
- Video recording of the boot loop