Gigabyte Z390 M Gaming build with working NVRAM

[LiveSorcerer]

Hi @pastrychef,
And hello everyvody!


I’ve try Big Sur 11.13 and 11.13.1 (update and clean install) but with these 2 versions my hackintosh freeze after 1or 2 minutes (nvme kernel panic)
Never had this pb before...
(I’m running osx on an NVMe Samsung 970 Evo on last firmware 2B2QEXE7)

After lots of kexts tests (NVMEfix,...), I remove my dGPU just to try (Sapphire RX580 Nitro+) -> no more kernel panic...

So I install again 11.13 (and 11.13.1 to try also with it) but this time I deactivate the card in BIOS -> kernel panic again in the 2 versions.

I remove the card from the slot, boot again and -> everything work.

I reinstall Big Sur 11.2.3, put the dGPU back in -> everything work.

I don’t understand why it works on 11.2.3 and not after? Does Apple remove some files in 11.3? Why a dGPU make my nvme panic?

Does someone with the same config encounter this pb?
Sorry for my poor english.

hope someone could help,
Thanks!

I have a similar configuration, it works perfectly on MacOS 11.2.3, but at 11.3 it crashes in the 7 min of the last reboot of the installation.
Having to restart manually, and it gets into MacOS but then crashes.
I did the mapping of the USB and it still crashes.
And when I get back to 11.2.3, it works perfectly.
Some topics say it could be my Titan Ridge Thunderbolt 3.
I don't know what to do anymore?

Here is my configuration:

Intel - Core i9-9900K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor
Noctua - NH-U12A CPU Cooler
Gigabyte - Z390 M GAMING Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard
Corsair - Vengeance LPX 64GB (4 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory
2x Samsung - 970 Evo Plus 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive
5x Seagate Ironwolf 4TB HDD
Gigabyte Radeon RX VEGA 56 8 GB Video Card
GC-Titan Ridge Thunderbolt 3
2x Dell UltraSharp U2419H
1x LG 32” 4K UK550
Corsair - RM850x 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power

 

[pastrychef]

I have a similar configuration, it works perfectly on MacOS 11.2.3, but at 11.3 it crashes in the 7 min of the last reboot of the installation.
Having to restart manually, and it gets into MacOS but then crashes.
I did the mapping of the USB and it still crashes.
And when I get back to 11.2.3, it works perfectly.
Some topics say it could be my Titan Ridge Thunderbolt 3.
I don't know what to do anymore?

Here is my configuration:

Intel - Core i9-9900K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor
Noctua - NH-U12A CPU Cooler
Gigabyte - Z390 M GAMING Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard
Corsair - Vengeance LPX 64GB (4 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory
2x Samsung - 970 Evo Plus 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive
5x Seagate Ironwolf 4TB HDD
Gigabyte Radeon RX VEGA 56 8 GB Video Card
GC-Titan Ridge Thunderbolt 3
2x Dell UltraSharp U2419H
1x LG 32” 4K UK550
Corsair - RM850x 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power

Does the update complete if you pull the Thunderbolt card?

 

[LiveSorcerer]

Does the update complete if you pull the Thunderbolt card?

I haven't tested it yet.
But I saw on the github of a person with the same hardware, he said he had to remove it.

"Known Issues

• Big Sur seems to break the support for Apple TV+ DRM. Ref WEG WEG Ref
• Multiple key press to wake from sleep with bluetooth (known issue with Gigabyte Gaming X or M boards)
• TB3 card removed, 11.3 caused 'Kernel Panic' issue."

 

[tedyun]

There were no changes to the kexts installed on the config.plist.

Is your USB fix working? When you look in IORegistryExplorer, is there only 15 active ports?

Yes, I'm using a USBPorts kext that I made ages ago, back in Catalina. It looks like it is still correct in OC 0.6.9 and showing 15 port in IORegistryExplorer and Hackintool.

Do you think it's a USB problem? I could try remapping them.

 

[pastrychef]

I haven't tested it yet.
But I saw on the github of a person with the same hardware, he said he had to remove it.

"Known Issues

• Big Sur seems to break the support for Apple TV+ DRM. Ref WEG WEG Ref
• Multiple key press to wake from sleep with bluetooth (known issue with Gigabyte Gaming X or M boards)
• TB3 card removed, 11.3 caused 'Kernel Panic' issue."

Interesting... I pulled my Thunderbolt card a long time ago due to lack of any Thunderbolt devices so I can't test it with macOS 11.3...

DRM is working fine for me in Big Sur including Apple TV+ and Amazon Prime Videos.

 

[pastrychef]

Yes, I'm using a USBPorts kext that I made ages ago, back in Catalina. It looks like it is still correct in OC 0.6.9 and showing 15 port in IORegistryExplorer and Hackintool.

Do you think it's a USB problem? I could try remapping them.

If IORegistryExplorer is showing just 15 ports, you should be fine and there's no need to re-do the mapping.

I don't know what else can be the problem.

 

[tedyun]

If IORegistryExplorer is showing just 15 ports, you should be fine and there's no need to re-do the mapping.

I don't know what else can be the problem.

Ok - thanks, and I’ll keep plugging away at it. Maybe it will be fixed in 0.7.0

 

[LiveSorcerer]

Interesting... I pulled my Thunderbolt card a long time ago due to lack of any Thunderbolt devices so I can't test it with macOS 11.3...

DRM is working fine for me in Big Sur including Apple TV+ and Amazon Prime Videos.

I haven't tested installing 11.3 without TB3 yet.
But the github link informs this issue.
I use an M.2 SSD with TB3, so I don't know how to proceed.

 

[pastrychef]

I haven't tested installing 11.3 without TB3 yet.
But the github link informs this issue.
I use an M.2 SSD with TB3, so I don't know how to proceed.

Your internal M.2 slots are already in use?

Maybe try installing 11.3 on a standard SSD with the Thunderbolt card pulled to see if that is indeed what's causing your problems?

 

[LiveSorcerer]

Your internal M.2 slots are already in use?

Maybe try installing 11.3 on a standard SSD with the Thunderbolt card pulled to see if that is indeed what's causing your problems?

I am currently using the two M.2 slots, one Samsung 970 Evo Plus for Windows and the other for MacOS, but this SSD M.2 TB3 is a VM that I use a lot.