- Joined
- Oct 24, 2018
- Messages
- 96
- Motherboard
- Dell Alienware m15 r2 - 1.3.9 - Open Core
- CPU
- i9-9880HK/HM370
- Graphics
- UHD 630, 1920x1080
- Mac
- Mobile Phone
All of my specs are as follows
Alienware M17r2
i9 9980hk
UDH Intel UHD Graphics 630 1536 MB
16 GB 2667 MHz DDR4
Mac OS 13.1 (22C65)
Open Core -0.8.9
all kext are up to date as of today 02-23-23
My system is currently running perfectly and has been for a long while. But now that the laptop is starting to show its age, I decided to use the Alienware graphics Amp, which is a weird proprietary PCIe Extenal GPU encloser made for Alienware laptops. I decided to stop using thunderbolt 3 as my main way to connect all my USB to my laptop at home, and I decided to use the 4 USB ports on the Alienware Graphics Amp (AGA). In windows everything is working fine, but now that im booting into mac os, I have found that all devices that use USB 2.0 do not work. The AGA has 4 USB 3.0 ports that all work in USB 3.0 mode, but when a device like a keyboard is plugged in it does not work.
What I have found,
I know the exact port, HS03 that is dedicated to the AGA at USB 2.0 Speed, marked as port 3 via IOreg
I know the exact port, SS08 that is dedicated to the AGA at USB 3.0 Speed, marked as port 18 via IOreg
I have tried to do port mapping in various ways, including the hacktool way turning on and off the port limit as well as using USB tool box in windows with no luck.
My Biggest clue is that the two ports (HS03, SS08) do get recognized but in different ways. The properly working device has various apple 3.0 USB ports under the discovered (usb 3.0 hub) that the computer thinks is attached.
Here are various relevant attachments to the issue.
Im not sure if there is some patch that i can do to force the HS03 to work in the same way as SS08, and include the 4 USB ports, There are two photos below showing the differences in the ports as well as what I mean in the IOreg
Alienware M17r2
i9 9980hk
UDH Intel UHD Graphics 630 1536 MB
16 GB 2667 MHz DDR4
Mac OS 13.1 (22C65)
Open Core -0.8.9
all kext are up to date as of today 02-23-23
My system is currently running perfectly and has been for a long while. But now that the laptop is starting to show its age, I decided to use the Alienware graphics Amp, which is a weird proprietary PCIe Extenal GPU encloser made for Alienware laptops. I decided to stop using thunderbolt 3 as my main way to connect all my USB to my laptop at home, and I decided to use the 4 USB ports on the Alienware Graphics Amp (AGA). In windows everything is working fine, but now that im booting into mac os, I have found that all devices that use USB 2.0 do not work. The AGA has 4 USB 3.0 ports that all work in USB 3.0 mode, but when a device like a keyboard is plugged in it does not work.
What I have found,
I know the exact port, HS03 that is dedicated to the AGA at USB 2.0 Speed, marked as port 3 via IOreg
I know the exact port, SS08 that is dedicated to the AGA at USB 3.0 Speed, marked as port 18 via IOreg
I have tried to do port mapping in various ways, including the hacktool way turning on and off the port limit as well as using USB tool box in windows with no luck.
My Biggest clue is that the two ports (HS03, SS08) do get recognized but in different ways. The properly working device has various apple 3.0 USB ports under the discovered (usb 3.0 hub) that the computer thinks is attached.
Here are various relevant attachments to the issue.
Im not sure if there is some patch that i can do to force the HS03 to work in the same way as SS08, and include the 4 USB ports, There are two photos below showing the differences in the ports as well as what I mean in the IOreg