[Success] b1's "Mac Mini Killer" with macOS Mojave: i7-8700 | Gigabyte Z370N | RX560 | 16GB RAM

[b166ar]

Clover ▸ 5045
AppleALC ▸ 1.4.0
WhateverGreen ▸ 1.3.1
Lilu ▸ 1.3.8

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Hackintosh setup based on Intel i7-8700 | Gigabyte Z370N WiFi | Radeon RX560 | 16GB RAM | macOS Mojave - b166ar/Mac-Mini-Killer

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[rafale77]

Got mine to work on an ultra small itx case (RGeek L65) with a pico PSU. Had the brilliant idea to look into under-volting as the pico psi couldn't keep up under stress tests and would reboot the computer due to the power sucking i9 9900K.

https://browser.geekbench.com/v4/cpu/14322264

 

[jamesst20]

Good news guys! I've managed to boot with F12 bios. It is easier than you think. Here is a simple step by step guide.

1. Make a boot USB flash drive with your current EFI folder.
2. Download bootx64.efi and copy it to EFI/Boot/.
This is some kind of alternative bootloader that starts with the command line. Here we will modify hidden BIOS settings.

3. Update BIOS to F12 (only F12!)
4. Reboot and hold F12 to boot from your USB Flash drive. Now you should see this command line.
5. Now enter

setup_var 0x5A4 0x0

setup_var 0x507 0x1

Reboot from your primary drive. You Hack should boot normally. But don't forget to set up your BIOS settings.

Looks like we will need to do this every time after trigger «Reset to default settings» option in BIOS.

P.S. If you are interested in the details:

0x5A4 is CFG Lock option in BIOS
0x507 is System Time and Alarm Source option

This codes are not static and can be changed in future updates. You can use this guide to find this code for future versions of BIOS.

Thank you! These offsets are the same for F12 of Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 5 ! It works like a charm

 

[Gaffalover]

Just wanted to say there is a new .F13 BIOS file for the GA-Z370N-WIFI available - the adresses for CFG Lock and System Time and Alarm Source stayed the same as in .F12, so b166ar's procedure is still valid for .F13

I only tested the System Time and Alarm Source option on my system though.

 

[rsleonard]

Good news guys! I've managed to boot with F12 bios. It is easier than you think. Here is a simple step by step guide.

1. Make a boot USB flash drive with your current EFI folder.
2. Download bootx64.efi and copy it to EFI/Boot/.
This is some kind of alternative bootloader that starts with the command line. Here we will modify hidden BIOS settings.

3. Update BIOS to F12 (only F12!)
4. Reboot and hold F12 to boot from your USB Flash drive. Now you should see this command line.
5. Now enter

setup_var 0x5A4 0x0

setup_var 0x507 0x1

Reboot from your primary drive. You Hack should boot normally. But don't forget to set up your BIOS settings.

Looks like we will need to do this every time after trigger «Reset to default settings» option in BIOS.

P.S. If you are interested in the details:

0x5A4 is CFG Lock option in BIOS
0x507 is System Time and Alarm Source option

This codes are not static and can be changed in future updates. You can use this guide to find this code for future versions of BIOS.

Sorry, in advance, for my newbie questions:
I'm just looking for a little guidance on your post:
1. What format is the bootable USB Flash drive
2. When you say "reboot from your primary drive" I assume you mean your MacOS drive?

 

[Gaffalover]

1. What format is the bootable USB Flash drive

As we have to boot from USB we have to use a format understandable for the BIOS; so FAT32 is a good choice.

2. When you say "reboot from your primary drive" I assume you mean your MacOS drive?

Yes

 

[Rajkhand]

anyone updated to the latest 10.14.6 supplemental update? Any special things to do before update?

 

[montormabur]

anyone updated to the latest 10.14.6 supplemental update? Any special things to do before update?

i did, only update clover, lilu, whatevergreen and apple alc as last b166ar last update

 

[lanzaozijun]

It is said that removing weg kexts fcpx can work better. How should I solve it?

 

[LSWON]

I wanted to say thanks for keeping this guide up to date. My system has been working great, and I just updated to 10.14.6. Everything is running excellent using SMBIOS 19,1. The only thing odd is that my system report still shows Model Identifier as iMac 18,3.

Am I doing anything wrong here? Seems bizarre. I double checked my config.plist and it definitely shows iMac 19,1.