Mojave on Asus Maximus Hero XI Z390 + i9-9900K

[jessi-mj]

No success so far.

There is no way I can get Mojave (or High Sierra) to install on this rig. It is my 4th hackintosh and this time I used the 'Buyer's guide' to make my life easier haha

I'd be really grateful for any help.

I am using my R9 290 I had at home because I don't need powerful graphics really.

So what I've done
1) Created USB installation drive using Unibeast - UEFi option

2) Bios settings
- Updated BIOSto lastest version
- Load Optimised defaults

- applied the following
VT-d, disabled
CFG-Lock, disabled
Secure Boot Mode, disablef
OS Type set to Other OS
XHCI Handoff Enabled
AI Overclocked set to XMP 3200
Extreme twerking enabled
Graphics Primary display set to PCIe
Legacy USB support enabled
Power on by PCI disabled
Fast boot disabled
Boot logo display disabled
Boot option 1 set to UEFI usb installer

Saved and rebooted.

I either get no screen response (stuck in qcode 99 on MB) or stuck on PCI configuration begins.

So what am I doing wrong?

Five hours of trial and error and I gave up on installing from USB.

I am now installing Mojave from my MacBook Pro to SSD and will use MultiBeast before moving the drive over to my PC

The settings I am going to use in MultiBeast as per @Stork guide

Quick Start > UEFI Boot Mode
Drivers > Audio > AppleALC
Drivers > Misc > FakeSMC Plugins
Drivers > Misc > FakeSMC HWMonitor Application
Drivers > Misc > Core Graphics Fixup AKA WhateverGreen
Drivers > Network > Intel > IntelMausiEthernet (I used the latest version)
Drivers > USB > Remove XHCI USB Port Limit <--- Adds PMHeart’s patch to remove XHCI USB Port Limit
Drivers > USB > USBInjectAll
Bootloaders -> Clover v2.4k r4xxx UEFI
Customize -> System Definitions > iMac > iMac18,3

I know @mrchrister had success with this board and CPU in high Sierra.

If you have any suggestions please help.

Perhaps someone can share their EFI folder for a similar rig?

 

[jessi-mj]

My config is
Asus Maximus XI Hero (no WiFi);
I9-9900k;
Sapphire triX Radeon R9 290;
Corsair Pro RGB 2x16GB CMW32GX4M2C3200C16

Sorry. For some reason my signature is not updating for now.

 

[jessi-mj]

Update: After installing Mojave and applying @Stork USB patch stuck on apfs module start 1393
Another long night ahead....

 

[natvegas]

I just installed the previous version of the BIOS for the MB.

ROG MAXIMUS XI HERO | Motherboards | ROG Global

Best Intel Z390 ATX motherboard with Aura Sync, ROG Audio, Dual M.2, Intel LAN, VR functionality, M.2 heatsink and USB 3.1 Gen 2

www.asus.com

Version 1005 2019/04/28
8.05 MBytes

Worked for me.

 

[jessi-mj]

Thanks @natvegas . I had to use completely different method that cannot be discussed here I guess. But it's all working now

 

[NCMacGuy]

I had similar problems with my new Asus Hero XI motherboard. Cloned a working hackintosh's Mojave drive to a HDD connected via SATA to the Hero XI, and tweaked the EFI. Got into a situation where I couldn't get to the BIOS screens because of moving boot drives around on USB ports. Finally I hit the right combination so I could get to the BIOS setup windows and set the proper boot drive.

Then with BIOS version 1105, like you I couldn't get the macOS booting past the apfs module.

When I first received this board with an older BIOS version I booted successfully from a USB drive. However I made the mistake of updating to the latest and greatest BIOS for the board and my troubles began! (I attempted to downgrade to the working BIOS, but ASUS apparently prevented this.)

I stumbled across this post

https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/fix-for-boot-hangs-after-bios-update-acpi-patch.275091/

which had an acpi patch to fix problems with hanging boots after BIOS updates. My Hero XI wasn't mentioned, but I decided to apply the patch. It WORKED and I successfully booted into Mojave.

Now I can work on resolving other issues with this board.