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ASUS X299 Monterey/Ventura Support

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Apr 18, 2011
Messages
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Motherboard
ASUS Pro WS X299 Sage II
CPU
i9-10980XE
Graphics
W5500
Mac
  1. MacBook Air
  2. Mac Pro
Mobile Phone
  1. iOS
Introduction
The X299 Monterey Support thread is meant for support/discussion of ASUS X299 motherboards running on OpenCore. Since most user builds are on ASUS motherboards, other manufacturer systems (Gigabyte, MSI, ASRock, EVGA) may not receive as much support. Although this thread does not include a full guide, I have setup a github repo based on my personal build that ASUS users can use as a reference.


Guide
Github Files/Guide
  • ASUS X299 Hackintosh
    • ASUS BASE-EFI- Pre-built EFI using the MacPro7,1 SMBIOS that should be valid for all ASUS X299 motherboards. It is built using my personal build as a baseline with the OpenCanopy GUI. NOTE: Some config settings are different than the Skylake-X section of the Dortania OpenCore Vanilla Guide to be compatible with ASUS motherboards.
      • Recommended BIOS Settings
      • config.plist Configuration
      • Post-Install
    • Thunderbolt - Information about configuring Thunderbolt 3/4 for macOS
    • GUIDE: Intel 10 Gigabit NICs with Small Tree macOS Drivers
Personal Build
Personal build running on macOS Monterey. More info located here

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What Works
  • Sleep / Wake
  • Wifi and Bluetooth
  • Handoff, Continuity, AirDrop, Continuity Camera, Universal Control, and Unlock with Apple Watch
  • iMessage, FaceTime, App Store, iTunes Store
  • 1 Ethernet
  • 10G Ethernet
  • HEVC, H.264
  • Onboard audio
  • TRIM
  • USB 2.0
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1
  • USB 3.2 Gen 2
  • DRM
  • Native NVRAM
  • CPU Power Management
  • USB Power
  • Thunderbolt 3/4 hot-plug
What Doesn't Work
  • SideCar
    • Due to some T2 chip dependancies on MacPro7,1 and iMacPro1,1 SMBIOS
Extras
 

Attachments

  • DJ7-EFI-083-ASUS-X299.zip
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Changelog
2022.06.08 - Added BASE-EFI for OpenCore 0.8.1.
2022.01.14 - Added BASE-EFI for OpenCore 0.7.7.
2021.10.13 - Added BASE-EFI for OpenCore 0.7.4.
2021.09.08 - Added BASE-EFI for OpenCore 0.7.3.
2021.08.02 - Added BASE-EFI for OpenCore 0.7.2
2021.07.05 - Added BASE-EFI for OpenCore 0.7.1
2021.07.01 - Initial post for macOS Monterey Public Beta 1 Support.
 
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Very nice. This Public Bet 1 worked on my Z370 but refuses to install on my B560-F. It does the reboot a few times and goes to a dead screen after 3rd reboot.
 
I installed Monterey by way of the Apple upgrade. It was far from perfect, perhaps because I was using OC 067. The main issues were startup times, huge delay before getting to the Monterey GUI. And then a further lag waiting for the desktop icons to load.Seemed like a memory issue but I didn't have time to troubleshoot I went back to Big Sur. I suspected that the Titan Ridge Tb card may have been the problem but it requires time to sort out. I will get to it when I have more time and I can 'enjoy' spending all night tearing my hair out :crazy:
 
I installed Monterey by way of the Apple upgrade. It was far from perfect, perhaps because I was using OC 067. The main issues were startup times, huge delay before getting to the Monterey GUI. And then a further lag waiting for the desktop icons to load.Seemed like a memory issue but I didn't have time to troubleshoot I went back to Big Sur. I suspected that the Titan Ridge Tb card may have been the problem but it requires time to sort out. I will get to it when I have more time and I can 'enjoy' spending all night tearing my hair out :crazy:

Hmm bootup times are normal for me although the first beta was about 2-3 mins. Surprised they released the first pb this earlier since it's usually after the 3rd one.
 
Hmm bootup times are normal for me although the first beta was about 2-3 mins. Surprised they released the first pb this earlier since it's usually after the 3rd one.
I think I had CpuTscSync.kext added and also I didn't use the argument -lilubetaall. I was also on 0.6.7. If you've had success I will try again at some point for sure.
 
I think I had CpuTscSync.kext added and also I didn't use the argument -lilubetaall. I was also on 0.6.7. If you've had success I will try again at some point for sure.

I'd recommended switching to TSCAdjustReset (adjusted for amount of cores) and 0.7.1 Dev or release on Monday
 
Hello! My pc=7960x+ Asus r6a +6900 XT, BIOS 3404 replaced with Apple icon, BIOS set as guide except above 4g disabled. I have trouble installing 11.4 with your Asus X299 base EFI. I had replaced cputscsync to tscadjustreset, and fill the SMBIOS, but it always stuck at ’pci configuration begin’, even if add’ncpi=0x2000. When I enabled above 4g, stuck at “APFS module start”
 
Nice one @djlild7hina i wondered when we’d start the next X299 thread. :)

Sadly (or excitingly) my X299 is currently on board a container ship making its way towards Australia so I’ll be out of action for a couple of months until it arrives, but I’ll be following along with interest until then anyway.
 
Nice one @djlild7hina i wondered when we’d start the next X299 thread. :)

Sadly (or excitingly) my X299 is currently on board a container ship making its way towards Australia so I’ll be out of action for a couple of months until it arrives, but I’ll be following along with interest until then anyway.
Hello, how would you judge your X299-A II? I've the first model and it served me well, now I could swap it for the new one like yours for like 50€ or less. Is it good? have you mapped your USBs? Issues?
 
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