Z490 & Z590 - Will Z590 ever have macOS Support ?

[dehjomz]

2. The hot-plug doesn't even work on windows.

When you say hot plug doesn't work in windows, is this with the modified firmware, or is it also with original firmware too?
Also, do you have different thunderbolt devices to test? We say "thunderbolt 3" but it is really a family of controllers, some with Alpine Ridge (which has multiple sub-variations) and there are some with Titan Ridge (which also has sub variants).

On the Z590 Vision D, I've observed that a certain old Alpine Ridge device doesn't hot plug even in windows with Maple Ridge, even though it hot plugs fine with a real Mac and on the Z490 Vision D and even on Tiger Lake's TB implementation. Gigabyte has confirmed it.

However, I have other newer Alpine Ridge + Titan Ridge devices, and they all do hotplug in both Windows and Linux. I had to ensure GPIO3 Force Power was set to enabled. I also have Native OS security for TBT enabled as well. Turning it off messed up hotplugging devices via a Goshen Ridge hub (I'd have to turn off the hub and turn it back on for TB devices attached to it to hotplug).

Something seems to be missing from either Gigabyte's ACPI implementation or something needs to be enabled in macOS for hotplug to work on the Vision D. Because according to others in this thread, MSI Ace + Asus Hero Z590 seem to have working hotplug, even in macOS.

Would be interesting to see the IOREG of an ASUS Z590 Hero and/or MSI Z590 Ace running the modified firmwares and updated Maple Ridge properties and compare them to that of Gigabyte.

 

[dehjomz]

LOL! Yes a little cup for now and hopefully a full bottle to follow soon!

With Napa Valley so close to me, however, my little cup may well be a lovely little sparkling wine from Carneros region! Technically, unfortunately, we cannot call it "Champagne".

P.S. I do enjoy French wine as well!

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Men of culture.

 

[NorthAmTransAm]

Hi @NorthAmTransAm

Here you go !

You can see on my previous post which OC patches to add. Also another post here about AppleVTD

Will give it a go come Sunday/Monday! Thanks as usual. I'll read up on the patches. AppleVTD is already a go go


@ori69 im right there with ya!

 

[CaseySJ]

Will give it a go come Sunday/Monday! Thanks as usual. I'll read up on the patches. AppleVTD is already a go go


@ori69 im right there with ya!

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Awesome -- did you modify the motherboard yourself?

 

[NorthAmTransAm]

Awesome -- did you modify the motherboard yourself?

I wish! I paid a shop in CT to fix/install it for me. I thought I ruined the Macronix chip originally and didn't want to keep doing that so we went with a cheap socket. Turns out the chip is fine!

 

[ori69]

Will give it a go come Sunday/Monday! Thanks as usual. I'll read up on the patches. AppleVTD is already a go go


@ori69 im right there with ya!

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This is Asus ThunderboltEX-4

ThunderboltEX 4｜Motherboards｜ASUS USA

ASUS ThunderboltEX 3-TR is a Thunderbolt⢠3 add-on card that delivers 40 Gbps bi-directional bandwidth and DisplayPort⢠1.4 support. It's able to support up to six Thunderbolt-enabled devices in a daisy-chain configuration, and its USB Type-C® port enables up to 100-watt charging for laptops.

www.asus.com

To reprogram this is enough such a clip.

I had to let the stand, because the motherboard has greater entrustment and more integrated circuits and power supply from the programmer is not enough.

 

[NorthAmTransAm]

Thi is Asus ThunderboltEX-4

ThunderboltEX 4｜Motherboards｜ASUS USA

ASUS ThunderboltEX 3-TR is a Thunderbolt⢠3 add-on card that delivers 40 Gbps bi-directional bandwidth and DisplayPort⢠1.4 support. It's able to support up to six Thunderbolt-enabled devices in a daisy-chain configuration, and its USB Type-C® port enables up to 100-watt charging for laptops.

www.asus.com

To reprogram this is enough such a clip.

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I had to let the stand, because the motherboard has greater entrustment and more integrated circuits and power supply from the programmer is not enough.

Yep, EX4! Was just saying our socket setups are similar.

Exactly what I use. The clip had a lot of trouble reading the chip. Now I just set the chip on top of board and hold it in place to update it. Fun stuff.

 

[ori69]

Yep, EX4! Was just saying our socket setups are similar.

Exactly what I use. The clip had a lot of trouble reading the chip. Now I just set the chip on top of board and hold it in place to update it. Fun stuff.

It would be easier for Thunderboltex-3-Tr.

THUNDERBOLTEX 3-TR｜Motherboards｜ASUS Global

ASUS offers different kinds of motherboard accessories including Thunderbolt™ expansion cards, M.2 add-on cards, and fan extension cards give DIY PC users better choices when it comes to building their perfect workstation or gaming rig.

www.asus.com

It has the same connectors and is already developed.

 

[NorthAmTransAm]

It would be easier for Thunderboltex-3-Tr.

THUNDERBOLTEX 3-TR｜Motherboards｜ASUS Global

ASUS offers different kinds of motherboard accessories including Thunderbolt™ expansion cards, M.2 add-on cards, and fan extension cards give DIY PC users better choices when it comes to building their perfect workstation or gaming rig.

www.asus.com

It has the same connectors and is already developed.

All good! I've got the EX3-AR and am here to help out and test with Maple Ridge. Reporting back after the weekend.

 

[ori69]

All good! I've got the EX3-AR and am here to help out and test with Maple Ridge. Reporting back after the weekend.

Good luck.