[SUCCESS] Gigabyte Designare Z390 (Thunderbolt 3) + i7-9700K + AMD RX 580

[SpikedBR]

OK, I meanwhile managed to install Catalina doing the upgrade path from Mojave using both my iGPU and my external Sapphire Pulse 5700XT. It´s been the strangest update ride I've ever encountered.

1. Installed Mojave 100% sticking to the install guide on page 1 of this thread. Installed with iGPU and HDMI Fix.
2. Went to the App Store and chose to update to Catalina. Catalina Installer prepares, running the update. Screen starts showing all the debugging stuff and went pitch black. Still on iGPU. Nothing happens from this point in time. Waited, tried a few times, same result.
3. Installed the Sapphire 5700XT, changed BIOS initial Display Output and ran again. Debugging starts, Screen went green and purple for about 5-10 Mins with a white line on top. White line vanishes and all of a sudden GPU fans stop working and screen went black again. Mainboard still on.
4. Tried again, same result, but this time I tried to hot swap the HDMI cable shortly after the fans stop. What is see is not exactly what i expected but the Catalina Login Screen on the Monitor.

So I am on Catalina 10.15.1, ATM. Seems to be working quite good with iGPU. I tried to update to the latest Beta but every time I start the Update process the Apple logo appears and the progress bar is starting but after a short while the system is rebooting into 10.15.1. again.

eGPU stops working the moment the login screen ist up and ready. Any Idea? adgpmod=pikera was missing and did the job. Fans still stop working, that might be normal under no heavy load but system idle.

I like you already! No Fake GPU device ID specified in Clover Configurator —> Devices at the top left?

Are you using SMBIOS iMac19,1? How long did you wait before restarting?

This is with HDMI connector patch still applied (which is okay)?

HDMI hot-plug seems to reactivate the GPU. Do you have a DisplayPort cable and DP-capable monitor? DP should be more reliable.

With iGPU or with RX 5700 XT GPU?

When you begin the update and the system restarts, do you see an option in Clover Boot Manager entitled Boot macOS Install from Catalina or Boot macOS Install from Catalina - Data? The keyword to look for is Install. You must manually choose that option if it’s not the default.

Yes this is normal. AMD GPUs have fan-stop BIOS. Fans will turn on when temperature reaches 50-60C.

Looking forward to the answers!

I'm planning to exchange my Vega 64 to a 5700XT to improve my gaming performance but I'm wondering how is the current state of 5700XT in MacOS as this is my main productivity rig.

Another option is to add a second Nvidia GPU to use only in Windows, but I don't have any idea if it even messier than trying to make 5700XT work.

 

[CaseySJ]

Nice Mini-Guide! I'll get on that right away.
The only other side effect of my update is Clover seems to have lost the ability to recall which drive I booted from last and
auto start from that drive after 5 seconds. I'm thinking the NVram must have gotten borked somehow? Thoughts?

Anyhow thanks again and I hope you have a great Thanksgiving.

Is Clover Configurator —> Boot set to Last Booted Volume from the pop-up menu?

 

[skulaksiz]

Welcome to the forum! Please click here and enter your:

• CPU
• Motherboard
• Graphics

Sone questions and suggestions:

• If there’s no discrete AMD GPU in the system, have you set Platform ID to 0x3E9B0007 per the sample config.plist located here?
• What is the make/model of your monitor? Is it a TV?
• At which point does the kernel panic occur? When selecting:
  • Boot macOS Install from Install macOS Catalina
  • Boot macOS from Catalina - Data
  • Boot macOS from Catalina
• If you’ve recorded a video, you may scrub that video frame by frame until the moment before the kernel panic is thrown. Then screen-capture one or two of those frames.

Hi mate. Thanks for the response! It's actually my second hackintosh build, but the first one was in 2008. So you can tell how out of it I am

I tried a few things including the platform ID you mentioned as well as the HDMI help linked on the first post but couldn't get it to work. I didn't think it was the graphics though as I wouldn't expect a kernel panic for that, but what do I know

The kernel panic is/was just before the graphics turned on (the installation screen). It's connected via HDMI to a TV (LG).

Sorry to have taken your time though, as I came across another forum (in German) and used the EFI folder and config file from there and everything works perfectly fine now. Managed to install and move clover to the main drive. Sleep works (just tried it twice so far ), USB is fine, graphics are fine (except a brief purple bar shortly before each boot into desktop), icloud/messages etc. all fine. I haven't tried Thunderbolt yet but will do it soon I hope

Am I allowed to cross-post here, in case anyone else has the same issue?

 

[CaseySJ]

Anyone trouble with Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom and managed to fix it? (CC2019& the last version)
When i install them the pc stucks on boot when I reboot.(gray clover apple logo) doesnt get to the black apple logo.
Tried twice , need everytime to recover it back.


fresh Catalina install
Same hardware configuration as topic
home folder splitted from the system folder


Thanx!

• This post is from a user whose Home and System folders are split, but Photoshop works fine.
• This post is from a user whose Home and System folders are split and has a problem with Adobe apps.
• This post is a reply to the above user indicating that split folders are okay, but some permission-related issues need to be resolved.
  • He then followed @Thaigyver’s guide that is referenced in Post 1 (Home and OS Folders on Separate Drives).
  • You may also click here for that guide.

 

[CaseySJ]

...
Am I allowed to cross-post here, in case anyone else has the same issue?

You may post a link to the article that helped resolve the kernel panic issue, but the article must be in English!

 

[kwalter]

Anyone trouble with Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom and managed to fix it? (CC2019& the last version).
When I install them, the PC stalls on boot. When I reboot, (gray Clover Apple logo) doesn't get to the black Apple logo.
Tried twice , need every time to recover it back.

Fresh Catalina install. Same hardware configuration as topic. Home folder split from the system folder.


Thanx!

Working OK on my system

 

[khaoskosmos]

So I noticed an interesting problem that I have with my setup, and I wanted to see if others also shared this problem.

If I change the input source on my monitor, or disconnect the DisplayPort cable from my Sapphire Pulse Vega 56, I cannot get my display back unless I reboot the computer (I can ssh in and reboot, so it's still running). Is this a known issue, or something that requires further investigation?

 

[CaseySJ]

So I noticed an interesting problem that I have with my setup, and I wanted to see if others also shared this problem.

If I change the input source on my monitor, or disconnect the DisplayPort cable from my Sapphire Pulse Vega 56, I cannot get my display back unless I reboot the computer (I can ssh in and reboot, so it's still running). Is this a known issue, or something that requires further investigation?

I’ll test this on my system next week. Meanwhile:

• Is this on Catalina 10.15.1?
• Does your config.plist contain agdpmod=pikera in Boot Arguments?

 

[doof]

Another successful build following this guide - Z390 Designaire - 9900K- Evolv X - Radeon VII - Fenvi t919 - EVO 970 - Mojave. Thank you @CaseySJ for your time and dedication to helping others. Likewise @pastrychef for your advice on Radeon VII. This is my umpteenth macOS build, and it may be the easiest one yet thanks to your clearly written guide and support files.

One minor cosmetic issue I've noticed is that the labeling for the internal speakers and the headphone jack is inverted. Plugging into the green audio port on the back shows "Headphones" while plugging in to the front audio port on the case connected to the HDA header shows "internal speakers". Is this in your SSDT or an enumeration error in AppleALC? I'd like to fix it but if you can point me in the right direction that would give me a head start.

Any 9900k users here that can share their OC numbers? I'm running everything stock while I bring up the box but I'm getting ready to stretch it out. Happy Thanksgiving all!

 

[khaoskosmos]

I’ll test this on my system next week. Meanwhile:

• Is this on Catalina 10.15.1?
• Does your config.plist contain agdpmod=pikera in Boot Arguments?

1. Yes 10.15.1 with Clover 5098
2. It does not contain that, should it? I haven't changed these from my original Mojave install. Monitor is a Dell U3818DW.