[In progress] SSDT for Thunderbolt 3 Hotplug

[MacWintosh64]

You must give permissions in: Security and Privacy on System Preferences.
If you don't find the prompt you need to uninstall and reinstall the driver.
See Antelope support.

Good evening,
I went to security but nothing to configure Antelope is allowed.
I redid my SSDTs with ssdt-time under Windows 10 with the thunderbolt activated and Antelope connected but that does not change anything.
I had to do something that activates the map when it worked..
thx

 

[MacWintosh64]

You must give permissions in: Security and Privacy on System Preferences.
If you don't find the prompt you need to uninstall and reinstall the driver.
See Antelope support.

****See post #874!!!****


Hello,

After a lot of research and testing, I finally managed to reconnect my Antelope discrete 8 SC to thunderbolt

(I extracted with clover (F4 touch) my SSDT files and I modified that of the tbt. (RP17 for RP21) and copy in acpi patched folder.) delete SSDT-6-TbtTypeC.aml in my efi/clover/acpi/patched.

You will find attached my EFI file where I erased only the serial numbers on my config.plist.(Just generate yours)
I only left the UUID which makes the nvram work. (it is important to keep this one even for a future update to opencore).
UHD 630 work too (see photo connected my Ipad (Sidecar) via port USB on Asus thunderbolt card).

My ioreg file and also the photos of my bios configuration.

*** very important generate ROM in Rt variables/config.plist (from smbios)

** Important, I started on W10 and activated my Antelope card then restarted under Mac OS with the same parameters in the bios.

** Enable support usb in thunderbolt bios options before enabling windows10/RD3 support

** XMP 1 active in bios - fast boot disable - secure boot disable - CSM disable

** all update Catalina done (19H1715) (clover 5119)

** Asus thunderboltEX 3 (nvm26 original firmware, no flashed) one port thunderbolt.

thanks for your help everyone

 

[MacWintosh64]

I finally understood the crux of the problem why I could no longer connect my Antelope audio to Thunderbolt.
This comes from the fact that it is necessary to generate a ROM address or use "UseMacAddr0" (Rt variables/config.plist (from smbios))so that the Antelope Launcher can connect to its server!!! Otherwise the card is well detected in thunderbolt but it does not activate !!
So I will soon publish a light version of my EFI which works perfectly !!.
For the bios of the motherboard also no need to activate everything I will take screenshots for the minimum configuration!.
So for those who have an Antelope thunderbolt audio don't forget to generate a ROM via SMBIOS !.

Thx all !!

 

[MacWintosh64]

Good morning all,

So here is the new revised and lightened but complete EFI version for Catalina/clover.
You just have to generate your serial numbers and or choose the Mac model that suits you.
Keep the UUID that I left in my config.plist (it's for the nvram) and generate new serials and above all don't forget to generate a ROM or use "UseMacAddr0"as indicated in post #874 so that the launcher can be connect !!.
This works with my discrete 8 synergy core Antelope but should work with any Antelope board that uses a launcher/server

- Sleeping works as well as waking up work
- hot-plug thunderbolt works.
- UHD 630 work
- Sidecar work
- RX 570 work

You will also find the photographs for the new configuration of the bios.

** After setting up my EFI, don't forget to clean the nvram with the F11 key when starting clover, then restarting again from the clover menu.

** In the kexts folder I left appleALCU, you can replace it with appleALC or delete it altogether if, like me, you don't use the sound card integrated into the motherboard.

This setup bios work with Catalina and W10 !!

 

[MacWintosh64]

Hello all,

news..
I managed to operate a second screen connected to the HDMI port of the motherboard and to the i9 9900k (UHD 630). It works in duo with my Radeon RX570 and each screen has its own FullHD and 2k resolution.
Also tested a Wimaxit 1560CTV2 screen via the thunderbolt port (USB-C) which works perfectly!.
I chose this model because it has the vesa support which allowed me to mount it on an articulated arm and touchscreen.

https://www.amazon.fr/dp/B08979C2V2/?tag=tonymacx8607-21

Knowing that I connected the external cable delivered with the Asus TBex3 card to the DisplayPort of the motherboard which therefore uses the UHD 630.

I would therefore need an Asus TBex3 TR card to have an additional thunderbolt port to be able to connect my Antelope card and my Wimaxit touch-screen

YouTube demo video with my model 1560CTV2

Thx

 

[MacWintosh64]

Good morning all,
News..
I don't know if this is still the right place but I will share my experience with you.

As you know I finally managed to activate the thunderbolt for my Antelope DS8SC card.
As well as video from my UHD630 and my Radeon RX570.

However, as I wanted to connect my second screen to the thunderbolt port (USB-C) since it accepts the thing, I was missing a port! (1 for antelope + 1 for the second screen).

So I found a used Asus ThunderboltEX 3 TR (titan ridge - nvm 56) to replace my asus ThunderboltEX 3 (alpine ridge - nvm 26).

I mounted it in place of the old one, without plugging the 6-pin connector and without connecting the internal TBC because this is a 14+1 pin while the Asus prime Z390-A only has one connector 5 pin TBC!!.
Only the USB2 connector is connected to the motherboard.

I adjusted to 2 thunderbolt ports in bios and rebooted to W10.
Everything is recognized, both my Antelope and my USB-C screen.

Restart under Catalina and there only the USB-C screen works, impossible with or without SSDT TB to recognize my Antelope while the card is well recognized under Hackintool in JHL7540.

In short, I try a whole bunch of configurations and nothing to do until I change the Asus TBEX3TR card from port to pcie 2 !!
Back to the bios adjustment of some parameters including the port, restart under Catalina and there everything works !!!. Antelope DS8SC (AFX2DAW), screen USB-C.
The only thing that malfunctions is the USB-C touch screen. In fact it works like a second mouse with the same cursor!!.
But the be touch functions are not active.

You should know that the thunderboltEX 3 TR card is not given as compatible with the Asus prime Z390-A by the brand. This explains the fact that the internal TBC cable is not compatible. 5 pin vs 14+1 pin.

If anyone is interested, I will later post my EFI, ioreg and photos of bios modification..

Thx

 

[starghost1100]

Good morning all,
News..
I don't know if this is still the right place but I will share my experience with you.

As you know I finally managed to activate the thunderbolt for my Antelope DS8SC card.
As well as video from my UHD630 and my Radeon RX570.

However, as I wanted to connect my second screen to the thunderbolt port (USB-C) since it accepts the thing, I was missing a port! (1 for antelope + 1 for the second screen).

So I found a used Asus ThunderboltEX 3 TR (titan ridge - nvm 56) to replace my asus ThunderboltEX 3 (alpine ridge - nvm 26).

I mounted it in place of the old one, without plugging the 6-pin connector and without connecting the internal TBC because this is a 14+1 pin while the Asus prime Z390-A only has one connector 5 pin TBC!!.
Only the USB2 connector is connected to the motherboard.

I adjusted to 2 thunderbolt ports in bios and rebooted to W10.
Everything is recognized, both my Antelope and my USB-C screen.

Restart under Catalina and there only the USB-C screen works, impossible with or without SSDT TB to recognize my Antelope while the card is well recognized under Hackintool in JHL7540.

In short, I try a whole bunch of configurations and nothing to do until I change the Asus TBEX3TR card from port to pcie 2 !!
Back to the bios adjustment of some parameters including the port, restart under Catalina and there everything works !!!. Antelope DS8SC (AFX2DAW), screen USB-C.
The only thing that malfunctions is the USB-C touch screen. In fact it works like a second mouse with the same cursor!!.
But the be touch functions are not active.

You should know that the thunderboltEX 3 TR card is not given as compatible with the Asus prime Z390-A by the brand. This explains the fact that the internal TBC cable is not compatible. 5 pin vs 14+1 pin.

If anyone is interested, I will later post my EFI, ioreg and photos of bios modification..

Thx

Hi @MacWintosh64
I have the same request. Z390-A and ThunderboltEX-TR. Tell me what works with a 2-port expansion card in Monterey or Big Sur? Or does nothing work on macOS, but on Windows 10 it's fine?
in fact, I only need one thing - an external Thunderbolt 3 ssd drive should work.

 

[MacWintosh64]

Hi @MacWintosh64
I have the same request. Z390-A and ThunderboltEX-TR. Tell me what works with a 2-port expansion card in Monterey or Big Sur? Or does nothing work on macOS, but on Windows 10 it's fine?
in fact, I only need one thing - an external Thunderbolt 3 ssd drive should work.

Hello,
And sorry for the very late reply..
Yes the TR can work with an external SSD, it worked with my usb-c screen which was also powered by the port.
Since I reinstalled my asus thunderboltEX 3 and I switched to opencore 0.8.1 still with Catalina.
I think I'll try bigsur again in a while now that I've found the right configuration.
I had a lot of trouble getting to a stable system with sleep and wake up, mostly because of thunderbolt and my discrete Antelope 8 sc card that wouldn't always reconnect, but I ended up fixing the problem. .
Since then it works fine

PS : do not use the USB3 port of the Asus thunderboltEX 3 card because this creates instabilities when waking up.

 

[starghost1100]

Hello,
And sorry for the very late reply..
Yes the TR can work with an external SSD, it worked with my usb-c screen which was also powered by the port.
Since I reinstalled my asus thunderboltEX 3 and I switched to opencore 0.8.1 still with Catalina.
I think I'll try bigsur again in a while now that I've found the right configuration.
I had a lot of trouble getting to a stable system with sleep and wake up, mostly because of thunderbolt and my discrete Antelope 8 sc card that wouldn't always reconnect, but I ended up fixing the problem. .
Since then it works fine

PS : do not use the USB3 port of the Asus thunderboltEX 3 card because this creates instabilities when waking up.

Thank you. better late than never.
At this stage, we have abandoned the thunderbolt, it is difficult to buy them in our country now. If you could send me the ssdt for the TR version, I would really appreciate it. this would make life easier when we decide to install the thunderbolt in the build.

 

[MacWintosh64]

Hello,

My SSDT TR is intended for my system which is in RP17 for Thunderbolt. Yours is certainly different, you can easily create the one that corresponds to your address here :

HackinDROM

you select your thunderbolt card at the top left in the drop-down menu.
You change the address to match your system with "search" on the right (find/replace).
You compile in the top right and you download your file.
PS: To know the address of your Thunderbolt in your system, you must explore it with ioreg.