EVGA x299 MICRO need help

[normbartley]

Many thanks, Anton. If you could kindly share your config.list, that would be very much appreciated. I'll take another crack at it on the weekend.

 

[AntonSemanyk]

@normbartley Here is my config, the only thing that is really critical is kernel patch that is enabled:

_xcpm_core_scope_msrs © Pike R. Alpha

 

[AntonSemanyk]

@normbartley regarding your mouse/KB issues, do you use some wifi/bt card and bt mouse keyboard? I've installed DW1820A natively supported card but it does not work properly when I connect my bt magic mouse and use 2.4 ghz wifi. Seems they interfere and wifi brings lag into input.

 

[normbartley]

Anton, first many thanks for your config.plist! That kernel patch got me past the plus signs into a bootable system. Progress! However, problems still abound. I'm using a plain-Jane Logitech wireless USB mouse/KB. It's clear that the delayed/repeated/missing key presses and mouse clicks are a symptom of a larger problem in my case. Every phase of the installation stalls periodically, sometimes randomly power-cycling, and at other times simply hanging; always slow with screen progress updates. Same problems previously with my "successful" installation of HS (I'm pretty sure I lucked out to get that far).

Sorry that this doesn't help at all with your mouse/KB issues. Meanwhile, a graphics-card upgrade didn't help, but I meant to do anyway so I can use my RX560 in another Linux box.

 

[normbartley]

Quick update. Everything is working perfectly. Mojave up and running without any problems. I underestimated the importance of TSCAdjustReset.kext. I adjusted for the 20 threads in my i9-9900X, added the kext to my EFI folder, and it sprang to life magnificently. No mouse/KB issues at all. Thanks again, Anton, for the crucial kernel patch.

 

[AntonSemanyk]

Great, I'm glad to hear that.

Actually I've created a ticket for EVGA support to provide MSR 0xE2 unlocked version of BIOS. They were not able to answer right away if that is possible. So I'm waiting for a final decision from their side.
There is an option to patch the bios but I'm not fully understanding that process.

As a suggestion regarding power management, I've implemented CPUFriend approach and got little lower power consumption and a bit better scores in benchmarks, but that is up to you.
To do this you need to place attached SSDT-PM.aml to /EFI/CLOVER/ACPI/patched and also CPUFriend.kext to /Library/Extensions.

 

[jhenu]

@normbartley @AntonSemanyk Dear Both, Thanks a lot for your super information sharing.
Could you please help me understand more about this mother board (EVGA X299 FTWK + i7-9800K)
1. Does this Mobo support TB3 add-in card, which brand
2. Could any one of you guys please post EFI Folder with kext patches and L/E patches
3. Have you tried upgrading to Mojave 10.14.5
4. What is the prescribed SMBIOS (iMacPro 1.1 ) or something else.
5. Do you have custom USB implementation, if so could you please share that as well.

 

[AntonSemanyk]

@jhenu here are the answers to your questions:
1 I have not heard of any
2 Will do tomorrow morning
3 I’m on 10.14.5
4 I’m using iMac pro smbios
5 I have one for micro board, but that will not work for ftw k, but it is easy to do it yourself. Let me get to my pc tomorrow and I will share the guides.

 

[normbartley]

@jhenu, I really don't have anything to add to @AntonSemanyk's reply. Similarly, I'm not aware of any TB3 cards (but haven't really been looking). I am also running 10.14.5 using the iMac Pro 1,1 SMBIOS and the stock (unmodified) USB configuration. I ordered an OSX-compatible Broadcom BT/Wifi card from Amazon so that I can use an Apple Magic Mouse and keyboard (EVGA mobos use the Intel BT/Wifi chip). My system has been running smoothly since beefing up my power supply to 850 W! (Caution: don't "cheap out," as I did!)

I am using the 10.14.4-version EFI folder from kgp's EFI X299 EFI repository, pretty much as-is. The config.plist I am using is that posted above by @AntonSemanyk. However, the key kernel patch in Anton's config.plist is now added by default to the config.plist in kgp's distribution. (The 10.14.15-version EFI folder is still "beta"). I am keeping it all pretty simple, adding just four additional kexts: TSCAdjustReset.kext, AppleALC.lext, Lilu.kext, and Whatevergreen.kext.

 

[Dengekiko]

@AntonSemanyk Think i could get your config list? I am also having problems on my x299 board with slide values and memory