pastrychef's Asus ROG Strix Z370-G Gaming (WI-FI AC) build w/ i9-9900K + AMD 6600 XT

[VinnySem]

It's part of USB power management. I don't know if your motherboard has EC0, so I don't know if the rename in my config.plist is enough get you past the hurdle. Adding the SSDT assures it won't be an issue for you.

Intel Ethernet is not a problem. If by Wi-Fi bridge, you mean Wi-Fi to Ethernet bridge, that shouldn't be a problem since it won't require drivers. If you want to use Wi-Fi without a bridge, I always like to stick with Wi-Fi/Bluetooth cards that Apple used.

Much appreciated! Thanks for all the help on this post!

 

[pastrychef]

Much appreciated! Thanks for all the help on this post!

No prob. Please let me know how it goes.

 

[VinnySem]

No prob. Please let me know how it goes.

Will Do! I'm backing up my Windows drive right now, I'll be giving it a go later on this evening.

And, yes, I meant a Wifi to Ethernet bridge - a Netgear EX6200, which I disabled, use as an extender, and just use the Ethernet ports to connect to Wireless AC 5GHz

 

[zzmadd]

I've installed Catalina and I have a question.
I'm testing on a ASRock Z390 PRO4.
On this board I've added the EC controller through SSDT. A simple SSDT.
In Mojave you can see in IOReg under EC->AppleBusPowerController
But in Catalina you just see EC without anything in the tree.

Is that correct?
Thanks

 

[pastrychef]

I've installed Catalina and I have a question.
I'm testing on a ASRock Z390 PRO4.
On this board I've added the EC controller through SSDT. A simple SSDT.
In Mojave you can see in IOReg under EC->AppleBusPowerController
But in Catalina you just see EC without anything in the tree.

Is that correct?
Thanks

Yes, I believe that's also how it shows for me. Just EC in Catalina.

 

[Scott1204]

After upgrading to Catalina, anyone else having troubles staying logged in to their iCloud account?

I keep seeing a notice to update my Apple ID but no matter how many times I enter my password, I only stay logged in for a few minutes.

After some more research, this appears to be my problem:

Update AppleID Settings - macOS Catalina - Apple Community

discussions.apple.com

Keychain is not active. In the forum, users say the solution is to turn it back on. When I click the check box next to Keychain, I'm prompted to "Upgrade my Mac's security." However, no matter how many times I enter my password, it never works. All other icloud features seem to be fine (so not a password issue).

I know Hacks use different security levels...but not sure what to change to coax it to work.

 

[pastrychef]

After some more research, this appears to be my problem:

Update AppleID Settings - macOS Catalina - Apple Community

discussions.apple.com

Keychain is not active. In the forum, users say the solution is to turn it back on. When I click the check box next to Keychain, I'm prompted to "Upgrade my Mac's security." However, no matter how many times I enter my password, it never works. All other icloud features seem to be fine (so not a password issue).

I know Hacks use different security levels...but not sure what to change to coax it to work.

Did you try resetting the iCloud Keychain?

 

[VinnySem]

@pastrychef , when you were using the integrated graphics, did you have boot display issues when connected via DisplayPort? I'm getting a blank screen until the OS loads.

 

[pastrychef]

@pastrychef , when you were using the integrated graphics, did you have boot display issues when connected via DisplayPort? I'm getting a blank screen until the OS loads.

Make sure in BIOS, primary display is set to IGPU.

 

[VinnySem]

Make sure in BIOS, primary display is set to IGPU.

It is, and I removed the nVidia card. And I have DP1 selected in Internal GOP Configuration.
I disabled Fast Boot, to see if that has any effect, for the time being.