MacMan's Build: ASUS TUF Z390-PRO GAMING - i9-9900K - Vega 64 - Updated for 10.14.6 and NVRAM Support

[SocialWorker]

Hi @philman443,
In this thread there are advice from @PhantomSlapESQ that address that issue, it was his help that solved my problems with black screen in the beginning of my journey with an Asus TUF motherboard...

 

[macger]

1. Make sure you have a second computer.
2. Create a backup of data
3. Create a new partition/container or put on a new hard drive (so it doesn't mess up Mojave if install goes poorly).
4. Setup OpenCore EFI using the official Guide & Coffee Lake instructions.
5. Remove Clover EFI on Hard drive.
6. Remove Clover EFI from Unibeast/Clover USB Drive or create new one according to OC instructions.
7. Fill in a fake APPL,ig-platform-id in your OC config.plist. (something that isn't real that isn't suggested, and especially nothing from this list. Make it 12345678 or something (not the ones suggested by the OC Guide yet).
8. Install from OpenCore USB to new partition/container on Hardrive.
9. You won't have any graphics acceleration, but I think a functional iGPU is required for install.
10. Move EFI on USB to EFI on Hard drive.
11. Turn on VNC/Screenshare/Remote Desktop (just in case).
12. Put these graphics settings to get iGPU stable:
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13. Reboot and ensure your iGPU connectors and acceleration work (if that matters to you).
14. Put this boot-arg in the NVRAM section so you have stable sleep with monitors: igfxonln=1
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15. Drop the Mic and realized I've saved you 2 weeks of time (if everything goes well).
16. I might post my EFI once I feel like I've perfected it and if anyone cares to see it.
17. I don't know anything about dGPU stuff.

Thanks to @pastrychef & @UtterDisbelief for their help finally getting Catalina on this mobo.

Still on Mojave, but now I have to update and I would like to go straight to Monterey.
Does this guide still apply or better go for a new install? Any tips, additional information? Any success stories yet?

 

[SocialWorker]

Hi macgere,
Yep the guide still applies, follow the steps and in no time at all you are in Monterey...

 

[macger]

Thanks, when following your guide, in which step are the apps and data migrated from Mojave to Monterey?

 

[Feartech]

Thanks, when following your guide, in which step are the apps and data migrated from Mojave to Monterey?

during the installation process.

 

[macger]

during the installation process.

That's step 8 then I guess. I would like to replace Mojave with Monterey. How could that best be achieved? Install not to new partition/container, but the existing Mojave partition?

 

[Feartech]

That's step 8 then I guess. I would like to replace Mojave with Monterey. How could that best be achieved? Install not to new partition/container, but the existing Mojave partition?

you mean format the drive and a clean installation of macOS?

boot with your Monterey usb installer, at the recovery, use DiskUtiliy to erase the entire drive, make sure to click on view and then choose show all devices in the menu and then highlight the actual drive on the left and choose the erase option

 

[macger]

The data from the Mojave partition should be migrated.

 

[Feartech]

The data from the Mojave partition should be migrated.

just do an upgrade instead

 

[macger]

Choose upgrade in step 8 instead of install in new partition/container? Or boot Mojave and choose upgrade?