Gigabyte Z490 Vision D (Thunderbolt 3) + i5-10400 + AMD RX 580

[CaseySJ]

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Also, would like to second this. At this point I'm kind of always left wondering if HackinDROM is tracking things properly and what things may be coming unstuck due to macOS changes and OpenCore config changes etc. It was always great having a 'golden reference' config to go with the Golden Build from someone who knows what's going on!
I'm not seeing where it was posted though?

Now that OpenCore 0.9.2 is officially released, I'll update the EFI folders for each of the golden builds. Will do this over the next day or two.

 

[louierh70]

Hello @CaseySJ

Regarding my question in my previous post on how to boot Win10 from OC, I saw some old posts from August 2021 where the solution is to disable VT-d in the BIOS and DMAR or disabling AppleVTD.

You wrote that AppleVTD is optional unless using a Thunderbolt device that requires it like Apple's own Thunderbolt-to-Gigabit Ethernet adapter. I am using a QNAP Thunderbolt3 to 10GbE adapter. Will that be affected if I disable AppleVTD?

Thanks!

 

[CaseySJ]

Hello @CaseySJ

Regarding my question in my previous post on how to boot Win10 from OC, I saw some old posts from August 2021 where the solution is to disable VT-d in the BIOS and DMAR or disabling AppleVTD.

You wrote that AppleVTD is optional unless using a Thunderbolt device that requires it like Apple's own Thunderbolt-to-Gigabit Ethernet adapter. I am using a QNAP Thunderbolt3 to 10GbE adapter. Will that be affected if I disable AppleVTD?

Thanks!

Alas, Ethernet devices are typically affected by AppleVTD. If this is an Aquantia 10GbE device then it requires AppleVTD.

Does Windows have its own EFI partition?

Another option is to disable AppleVTD and use the Aquantia macOS patches from my GitHub repository.

 

[CaseySJ]

** OpenCore 0.9.2 Mini-Guide **
Gigabyte Z490 Vision D and Gigabyte Z490 Vision G (not D)
Please do not quote this guide in its entirety. Post a link or excerpt instead.

Warning: These EFI folders have not been tested so please use them from a USB flash disk first
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macOS version supported:

• Mojave, Catalina, Big Sur, Monterey, Ventura

Manual Installation Procedure:

• Use OpenCore Configurator 2.69.0.1 and change its preferences/settings to 0.9.2 Development Version
  • When next version of OpenCore Configurator is available, set it to 0.9.2 Release Version
• Caution: When using OpenCore Configurator, ensure that only one EFI partition is mounted
• Download the appropriate ZIP file attached below and make these changes to config.plist:

Inside the EFI/OC folder please choose one of these files and rename or copy it to config.plist:

• config-AMD-GPU.plist
  • Choose this is you have an AMD GPU in the system
• config-Intel-iGPU.plist
  • Choose this if you'd like to enable video output from the rear IO ports (Thunderbolt Ports 1 and 2, and HDMI port)
  • Even if you have AMD GPU, this file can be used
  • However, it's generally better to disable video output from iGPU if an AMD GPU is present, so config-AMD-GPU.plist would be preferred
• After choosing one of these files and renaming or copying it to config.plist, edit the config.plist as shown:

Warning:

• If using Radeon VII or Vega GPUs, remove boot argument "agdpmod=pikera"
• SSDT-USBW.aml and USBWakeFixup.kext are disabled by default to prevent Bluetooth fault on wake from sleep
• Please pick the right EFI folder:
  • Z490 Vision D --> OC-092-Z490-VISION-D.zip
  • Z490 Vision G --> EFI-092-VISION-G-NOT-D.zip

 

[TijuanaKez]

Now that OpenCore 0.9.2 is officially released, I'll update the EFI folders for each of the golden builds. Will do this over the next day or two.

The best!

 

[maeluse]

Hi everybody,

I am experiencing a problem booting into Windows from OpenCore but unfortunately could not find any suggestion which solves it. I described it by replying to that post, which IMHO is the closest description to my problem which I could find.

I would be very happy if someone could help me with that, especially as I am searching for soooo long...

As I suggested it in the post, I can share my EFI later on if you are interested. I can't now as I am at work. I would nevertheless like to have your suggestions and gladly answer your questions if (hopefully) you have some.

Many thanks in advance!

 

[CaseySJ]

@maeluse

The most common remedy is to disable AppleVTD. In Monterey and Ventura this will cause WiFi and Ethernet devices to fail.

I have four dual boot Intel Hackintoshes with AppleVTD enabled, yet Windows boots up normally through OpenCore. This may be due to the way I install Windows. I create an EFI partition on my Windows SSD and disconnect all other drives before starting the Windows 10 or 11 install.

 

[maeluse]

Thanks @CaseySJ,
I can try and see what comes out of it... nonetheless I never modified this option as far as I remember along my various updates of OpenCore, but at some point in time this issue appeared (it worked fine before). Would it be something wrong in the configuration of Windows EFI itself?

 

[louierh70]

Alas, Ethernet devices are typically affected by AppleVTD. If this is an Aquantia 10GbE device then it requires AppleVTD.

Does Windows have its own EFI partition?

Another option is to disable AppleVTD and use the Aquantia macOS patches from my GitHub repository.

Hello @CaseySJ

Yes, the QNAP T310G1S is an Aquantia device (in Windows, it uses the AC100 driver).

Yes, Windows has its own partition, and referencing your reply to @maeluse my Windows SATA SSD has its own EFI partition and I did disconnect/removed all other drives when I installed Windows 10.

I will try your Aquantia macOS patches (I use them in my Ryzen build).

Thank you!

 

[CaseySJ]

@louierh70 @maeluse

I'm curious to understand why OpenCore fails to boot Windows for some users and not for others. I install Windows 10 and 11 like this:

• Create EFI partition on Windows SSD using Disk Utility on macOS (format the disk as FAT32)
• Create Windows Installer USB disk using Microsoft's Media Creation Tool
• Disconnect all macOS drives and boot the Windows installer
• Follow the Windows install wizard to perform a new installation (not an upgrade)
• Select target disk and then I believe I delete the FAT32 partition (not the EFI partition); this allows Windows to create all required NTFS and Recovery partitions
• Proceed with the installation