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

[Ponkass]

Cool, thanks I'll see if it works!

I'm a video editor so I need the speed/reliability of the cable.

 

[Ponkass]

Although I've not tried it myself, it might be possible to do this by:

System Preferences --> Network --> Manage Virtual Interfaces --> Bridge the two Ethernet ports
System Preferences --> Sharing --> Internet Sharing

But I have to ask: Why not use WiFi on your laptop? If your laptop does not have WiFi, this can help:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07P5PRK7J/?tag=tonymacx86com-20

Found this on another forum too which should be taken into account:

If you're not running the Mac Pro as a server, letting your Mac Pro sleep or turn off will interrupt your connection. Or if you use boot camp, you'll suddenly have no connection. Also, not being able to figure out how to set this up is a problem.

Maybe I'll get another 10m cable after all

 

[Ponkass]

To another question and request for advice.

I'm currently on Clover 5122 and macOS 10.15.7. I've recently bought a Radeon 6900 XT, which is one of the reasons I now want to upgrade to macOS Monterey.

What is the best course of action to go about doing this?

I'm extremely happy with my current system. It's setup exactly the way I want it and it's very stable. I also have dual boot with Windows setup on a separate SSD which is working great. I want to make this transition as painless as possible, so how do I do it best?

• Should I transition from Clover to OpenCore? Or is it now possible to upgrade Clover on this system?
• Can I upgrade to Monterey on top of my current install or is it definitely better to do a clean install? (and then use TimeMachine restore)
• Depending on what you guys suggest, are there any links to guides/info that I need that you could direct me to?
• Anything else I should think about regarding the Radeon 6900XT? My plan is to keep my current Vega 64 inside the computer while doing all the updating and then swap the card when all that is done. Does that sound like a good plan?

Thanks a bunch guys/gals!!

 

[zgonda]

To another question and request for advice.

I'm currently on Clover 5122 and macOS 10.15.7. I've recently bought a Radeon 6900 XT, which is one of the reasons I now want to upgrade to macOS Monterey.

What is the best course of action to go about doing this?

I'm extremely happy with my current system. It's setup exactly the way I want it and it's very stable. I also have dual boot with Windows setup on a separate SSD which is working great. I want to make this transition as painless as possible, so how do I do it best?

• .../... Or is it now possible to upgrade Clover on this system

If you want to continue using Clover (which is still a good choice from my point of view - I use OpenCore 0.7.5 or Clover 5142 indefinitely) you will have to update it in its 5142 version (with update day of UEFI drivers - OpenRuntime.efi in particular) and kexts as usual ...
It will also be necessary to modify the config.plist, using Plist Editor for example, by adding a Quirk in the "Quirks" section:
Key: ResizeAppleGpuBars, Type: Number, Value: -1
and,
to install or update Monterey, using Clover configurator (imperatively 5.19.0.0) :
in the SMBIOS section: check Update Firmware Only (to keep the serial numbers, Board Serial Number, SmUUID, etc.)
In the drop-down menu located next to this box, choose your SMBIOS, in this way two new items will be entered: Extended Firmware Features and Extended Firmware Features Mask.

If you use an SMBIOS corresponding to a Mac equipped with the T2 chip, you will also need to enter a new item entitled HWTarget in the Rt Variables section.

The HWTarget corresponding to the SMBIOS “T2” used is found in this table: (do not use parentheses)

MacBookPro 15.1 (J680AP) 15.2 (J132AP) 15.3 (J780AP) & 15.4 (J213AP)
MacBookPro16.1 (J152FAP) 16.3 (J223AP) & 16.4 (J215AP) MacBookPro16.2 (J214KAP)
MacBookAir8,1 (J140KAP) & 8,2 (J140AAP)
MacBookAir9,1 (J230KAP)
Macmini8,1 (J174AP)
iMac20.1 (J185AP) & 20.2 (J185FAP)
iMacPro1,1 (J137AP)
MacPro7,1 (J160AP)

EDIT : I forgot to say that Clover remains the best bootloader for Dual Boot (with Windows and macOs)

Attached is an example of config.plist for iMacPro1,1

 

[YossarianKen44]

To another question and request for advice.

I'm currently on Clover 5122 and macOS 10.15.7. I've recently bought a Radeon 6900 XT, which is one of the reasons I now want to upgrade to macOS Monterey.

What is the best course of action to go about doing this?

I'm extremely happy with my current system. It's setup exactly the way I want it and it's very stable. I also have dual boot with Windows setup on a separate SSD which is working great. I want to make this transition as painless as possible, so how do I do it best?

• Should I transition from Clover to OpenCore? Or is it now possible to upgrade Clover on this system?
• Can I upgrade to Monterey on top of my current install or is it definitely better to do a clean install? (and then use TimeMachine restore)
• Depending on what you guys suggest, are there any links to guides/info that I need that you could direct me to?
• Anything else I should think about regarding the Radeon 6900XT? My plan is to keep my current Vega 64 inside the computer while doing all the updating and then swap the card when all that is done. Does that sound like a good plan?

Thanks a bunch guys/gals!!

I asked CaseySJ this same sort of question not to long ago. I was in a similar predicament. He had me follow the migration to OpenCore and then went through these steps:

First I had to upgrade the BIOS and just modify these steps https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/...olt-3-i7-9700k-amd-rx-580.316533/post-2284374

Then I went through these steps:
https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/...olt-3-i7-9700k-amd-rx-580.316533/post-2284427

It has been extremely helpful and I am running Monterey fine. OpenCore appears to be much easier to maintain than Clover. I don't regret it.

 

[archalys]

Just a note for the Samsung SSD list:

SAMSUNG 950 PRO - NVRAM Picker broken
For the longest time I have been unable to get NVRAM to pick the right boot drive. I had the Samsung 950 PRO which functioned fine for the last two years but now that Samsung made the naughty list with TRIM I decided to finally upgrade to the WD SN750.

I made matching APFS containers as the previous drive, used Carbon Copy Cloner, and copy/pasted the EFI folder but found that the drive wasn't bootable for some reason. I made a new USB Installer to make sure the 6900xt had recovery support and dirty installed (no data wipe) Big Sur onto the new drive.

Presto, everything works, no data loss, and NVRAM finally works the way it is supposed too!

Also the WD SN750 is about 6x faster.

 

[echosat1]

Hi all and @CaseySJ

After 8 months of neglecting OpenCore updates, I finally updated my system. This time using macOS Monterey on 970 Evo Plus SSD instead of macOS Big Sur on 970 Evo.

I did a clean install, I had OC 0.6.7 version and I followed each and every guide, used HackinDROM Copy Config option on the website (without the app) to copy configs to each successor version, though I think directly choosing the newest version would work but I wanted to do consecutive updates to the config (using OC 0.7.5 now). Used a USB stick to test out if OC boots Big Sur and then used the new SSD to test if Monterey will work and if there will be any issue with 970 Evo Plus SSD, due to the TRIM issue. Also reinstalled the latest Win10 to a new 970 Evo Plus SSD, so I have a dual-boot system (like before).


Overall, everything went really smooth. Monterey on 970 Evo Plus boots 20 seconds FASTER (~10s in total from OC Picker to macOS login screen) than Big Sur on 970 Evo. At least that's a relief for now, and the fact that almost everything works.

I just have one problem; Bluetooth works until the computer sleeps, then bluetooth stops working. System Preferences -> Bluetooth page is not responding or showing an empty device list or altogether an empty page. About Mac -> System Report -> Bluetooth shows the correct (i think?) information, and information for devices as well.

I know the problem is related to macOS Monterey and OpenCore 0.7.6 is around the corner, although I don't know if there will be any change for bluetooth in that update. Do you have any idea what should I try to make it work?

Again, many thanks for still answering to each and every post in the thread and trying newer boards as well. Respect!

 

[ummario]

Just to add a note: I have the XFX MERC 315 6900XT and it works flawlessly out of the box on 11.6.1 ... I've had an occasional red flash on window resizing but that's by far not a dealbreaker.

Thanks.

I’ve read other posts of people using the 6900 XT without any problem. I tried everything I could imagined but I can't use it. It lags and freezes my system. I suspect my graphics card came defective. Tomorrow I will try to return it.

 

[CaseySJ]

...
Overall, everything went really smooth. Monterey on 970 Evo Plus boots 20 seconds FASTER (~10s in total from OC Picker to macOS login screen) than Big Sur on 970 Evo. At least that's a relief for now, and the fact that almost everything works.

Glad to hear it!

I just have one problem; Bluetooth works until the computer sleeps, then bluetooth stops working. System Preferences -> Bluetooth page is not responding or showing an empty device list or altogether an empty page. About Mac -> System Report -> Bluetooth shows the correct (i think?) information, and information for devices as well.
...

Regarding Bluetooth:

• Are you using a Fenvi FV-T919 or similar Broadcom-based module?
• Are you instead using on-board Intel WiFi/BT?
• In config.plist --> Kernel section, is BlueToolFixup enabled and configured correctly? If unsure, simply post a screenshot of OpenCore Configurator --> Kernel.

If you're on OpenCore 0.7.5 at this time, please ensure that OpenCore Configurator title bar says "OpenCore 0.7.5 Release Configuration".

 

[Ponkass]

Thanks for this @YossarianKen44 !

I asked CaseySJ this same sort of question not to long ago. I was in a similar predicament. He had me follow the migration to OpenCore and then went through these steps:

First I had to upgrade the BIOS and just modify these steps https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/...olt-3-i7-9700k-amd-rx-580.316533/post-2284374

Then I went through these steps:

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

I have been using an ACPI patch I picked up in this thread for activating egpu on Z390 since Mojave up to Big Sur: SSDT-Z390-DESIGNARE-EGPU-NO-HOTPLUG.aml. Sadly, it doesn't work anymore in Monterey (since beta 8). Is there an update?

www.tonymacx86.com

It has been extremely helpful and I am running Monterey fine. OpenCore appears to be much easier to maintain than Clover. I don't regret it.