!!!!!SOLVED!!!!! Orange Icon

[deciosoft]

Hello guys!
I've had problems with orange hot-pluggable disk icons in the past.
I solved it thanks to a post by the great Miliuco. (Https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/solved-sata-hot-plug-patch-not-working-in-big-sur.304869/page-6)
I have been using the same patch for all operating systems ever since.
Today, however, with Ventura 13.3 it no longer works.
Is there someone who can help me? Many thanks in advance.

 

[VioletDragon]

Hello guys!
I've had problems with orange hot-pluggable disk icons in the past.
I solved it thanks to a post by the great Miliuco. (Https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/solved-sata-hot-plug-patch-not-working-in-big-sur.304869/page-6)
I have been using the same patch for all operating systems ever since.
Today, however, with Ventura 13.3 it no longer works.
Is there someone who can help me? Many thanks in advance.

Disabling Hotplug in the BIOS will fix this problem.

 

[deciosoft]

Many thanks VioletDragon, but I need to be able to plug and unplug my drives.
If I disable it from the bios I no longer have a working hot plug.

Can anyone else help me?

 

[VioletDragon]

Many thanks VioletDragon, but I need to be able to plug and unplug my drives.
If I disable it from the bios I no longer have a working hot plug.

Can anyone else help me?

I would suggest setting the SATA Port for macOS boot drive to Hotplug -> Disabled.

Give this a try,

<dict>
                <key>Arch</key>
                <string>x86_64</string>
                <key>Base</key>
                <string></string>
                <key>Comment</key>
                <string>Enables SATA Hot Plugging (Big Sur+)</string>
                <key>Count</key>
                <integer>1</integer>
                <key>Enabled</key>
                <true/>
                <key>Find</key>
                <data>QGACAA==</data>
                <key>Identifier</key>
                <string>com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort</string>
                <key>Limit</key>
                <integer>0</integer>
                <key>Mask</key>
                <data></data>
                <key>MaxKernel</key>
                <string></string>
                <key>MinKernel</key>
                <string>20.0.0</string>
                <key>Replace</key>
                <data>AAAAAA==</data>
                <key>ReplaceMask</key>
                <data></data>
                <key>Skip</key>
                <integer>0</integer>
            </dict>

 

[esafeddie]

If I may add, this is what worked for me in Big Sur and still working in Ventura.
As you have ascertained the port in the BIOS must be enabled to recognise when a disk is plugged in or removed at will.
The entry into the config.plist must be exactly as the attached example.

The 'macOS Programs' (Orange) disk shown in the other pic is hot plugged and is connected/disconnected at will.
As far as the correct colour to be shown as a hot plugged disk should be automatic as an orange icon but if I am not mistaken the patch to correct this was added to OpenCore, if not there is a correction patch available.

Try my example and see if you get the desired results. Good luck.

 

[deciosoft]

Thank you Violet Dragon!
Thank you Esafeddie!
I have both patches, the hotplug patch works fine for me.
The patch to change icons from orange to internal disk doesn't work.

I attach image.

Ps sorry for my bad English.

 

[VioletDragon]

Thank you Violet Dragon!
Thank you Esafeddie!
I have both patches, the hotplug patch works fine for me.
The patch to change icons from orange to internal disk doesn't work.

I attach image.

Ps sorry for my bad English.

Interesting, Attach config.plist.

 

[esafeddie]

An errant entry or wrong data value in Scan Policy can have an adverse effect on internal and external disk and how they are displayed whether they are internal or external.

 

[deciosoft]

My EFi

 

[Feartech]

My EFi

this patch:

<dict>
                <key>Arch</key>
                <string>Any</string>
                <key>Base</key>
                <string></string>
                <key>Comment</key>
                <string>Patch Hot Plug</string>
                <key>Count</key>
                <integer>1</integer>
                <key>Enabled</key>
                <true/>
                <key>Find</key>
                <data>QGACAA==</data>
                <key>Identifier</key>
                <string>com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort</string>
                <key>Replace</key>
                <data>AAAAAA==</data>
            </dict>

is not in the correct format, example of the one above in your config.plist:

<dict>
                <key>Arch</key>
                <string>Any</string>
                <key>Base</key>
                <string></string>
                <key>Comment</key>
                <string>AQC 107 Monterey 12.3 Patch - (DisableIoMapper=False)</string>
                <key>Count</key>
                <integer>1</integer>
                <key>Enabled</key>
                <true/>
                <key>Find</key>
                <data>D4RFAwAA</data>
                <key>Identifier</key>
                <string>com.apple.driver.AppleEthernetAquantiaAqtion</string>
                <key>Limit</key>
                <integer>0</integer>
                <key>Mask</key>
                <data></data>
                <key>MaxKernel</key>
                <string></string>
                <key>MinKernel</key>
                <string>21.4.0</string>
                <key>Replace</key>
                <data>Zg8fRAAA</data>
                <key>ReplaceMask</key>
                <data></data>
                <key>Skip</key>
                <integer>0</integer>
            </dict>