Happy Sunday everyone!
I'm in a precarious position and am wondering if I can get some assistance this week LOL (this won't be easy).
@djlild7hina &
@Loloflatsix may remember me from the Asus X299 support thread, but I'm coming here as this is more applicable. I'm running an Asus X299 Sage 10G on Mojave and Clover right now, but it seems like my Vega 64 is on its last legs. (Work required a 32 bit app which only yesterday finally has a great replacement that's 64 bit).
Luckily for me, it boots and I can use the computer for long stretches, but then it dies and I get do the CMOS flash / BIOS reset dance while trying to clear Code 62 from my board. If I use a loaner Vega 64 (same model), it stays on and stable for months.
Also luckily for me, I have extended warranty and the store agreed to replace the GPU, but it won't be a Vega 64, it could be a 6700 XT or higher, which means I have to get out of the Mojave world. This is why I'm here. I have this install cloned to an external SSD which boots perfectly fine, so I can destroy my main drive and try to get Monterey running (which runs really well on my 2020 i9 Macbook Pro). I know a clean install would be better, but I have too many apps and settings that won't back up their preferences correctly that I know run on Monterey as of the versions installed, so I'd prefer to upgrade things. I'd like to do all the Monterey stuff before the GPU is sent in so that way I can (hopefully) just install the new card and boot up. Here's what I believe I need to do:
- Clean out my EFI / config.plist (it's most likely a complete disaster)
- Move my Clover bootloader into OpenCore
- Make sure all things are working
- Upgrade to Monterey
- Make sure all things are working (stress tests etc), once confirmed, back the install up to another SSD.
I've had some interesting issues w/ Clover (including the EFI partition just randomly getting corrupt and having to rebuild it which is super annoying & also Thunderbolt works, but getting it there was hit and miss). And I hear this is all easier on OC.
So, where do I start on cleaning up my EFI / conflig.plist file? I don't want to post it here unless someone request I do. I really appreciate all the help this forum has given me over the years and years. But I also don't do this enough and when I looked up the Dortania guide on migrating, it got really complicated really fast. So baby steps if you can LOL. Thanks in advance.