EFI folder v. 0.7
What's new? Release folder is pre-set for using all cores and threads, using
@vandroiy 's pre-0.7.7 OpenCore.efi and Rocket Lake frequency vector. (Debug EFI is still regular 0.7.6 DEBUG; no change from v.0.6, as this folder is just intended to drop ACPI tables, get an OpenCore log for checking options and/or map USB under Big Sur 11.2 or older.)
How to use
As with the previous release, there are two EFIs. Pick a sample.plist, fill in serial numbers, check configuration and rename to config.plist.
DEBUG is intended to drop ACPI tables and other reports (PCIInfo.txt provides the PCI paths of devices… if you know the vendor-id/device-id to look for) and for initial attempts, with verbose output. It is set with
XhciPortLimit quirk, for USB mapping using Catalina or early Big Sur (11.2).
It requires disabling E-cores (or hyper-threading) in BIOS!
RELEASE is a more extensive EFI, with GUI. It is set with
UsbInjectAll.kext for USB mapping under Big Sur 11.3 and later. Whatever your choice, make sure to use a USB 2.0 device and/or port to boot and map USB as soon as possible, as USB 3 will likely not work without a suitable map. If you feel lucky, you may use RELEASE as first intent…
Items to configure
GPU Uncomment (delete '#') 'agdpmod=pikera' in boot-args if using a Navi GPU (RX 5000 series, RX 6800, RX 6900; RX 6600 requires 12.1, still in beta; RX 6700 is unsupported).
Network Set for Realtek 2.5 GbE, adjust if necessary. For Intel i225 enable
one of the two entries under DeviceProperties by removing '#1-' or '#2-' (do not use both!). Broadcom-related kexts are present, but disabled by default.
BIOS As noted above, DEBUG requires disabling E-core or HT in BIOS. RELEASE is preconfigured to use P+HT+E with
ProvideCurrentCpuInfo
quirk; enable all cores and hyper-threading in BIOS.
All usual BIOS settings apply (Above 4G decoding, CFG Lock, VT-d, CSM, Fast Boot,…) though the defaults should be safe. With suitable options in BIOS, some quirks may be disabled.
Always carefully check the configuration! I update these folders without having an Alder Lake system to validate, so there could be errors. (Hopefully for me, this could be the last version before there's an official Dortania configuration guide for Alder Lake.)
Post-installation
For further refinements (wake fixups, Thunderbolt AIC… for which SSDTs and kexts are present in the Release folder, but disabled) and more detailed instructions, refer to
@CaseySJ 's
Golden Build Z690 Aero G thread. His configurator screnshots apply equally to these EFIs.
Also consider enabling security.