Jaidy

2 minutes ago, Ploddles said:

It said that on my real MacBook the 1st time I tried, from the App Store. I tried again a few minutes later and it downloaded fine. 

Oh well, I downloaded the full installer, and doing a fresh install now 🤦

while trying to download Sonoma, it says "The update cannot be installed on this computer".

Previously when I would get an error like that (but not exactly this perhaps), I would disable BlueToolFixup kext, and the update would go through. Please help...

Has anyone booted Sonoma (beta / RC) on TRX40 yet?

13 hours ago, Arrakis said:

@Jaidy At startup no. At the end of loading the OSX and the session page yes.

Add in boot-args: agdpmod=pikera

You have a 6xxx card this should solve the problem.

I already have had this argument in the boot-args. But there have been times at random when the OS shall boot all the way to a black screen. I read up online that removing all debug arguments should solve this issue. I followed it, and it seems the issue has been resolved, but who knows might resurface. Thanks anyways

1 hour ago, Arrakis said:

@Jaidy 40 bits

thanks for the reply, and your EFI. Did you ever face a boot to black screen issue? 

On 7/24/2023 at 10:56 AM, XLNC said:

Gigabyte TRX40 Designare 1.1

 

IOMMU = Enabled
Resize Bar = Enabled
Above 4G = Enabled

Sleep/Shutdown/Reboot working.

Posting my EFI here:
EFI_GIG_DESIG.zip

what is your number of bits for above 4G decoding? (The range is 40 - 48)

20 hours ago, Jaidy said:

thank you. It seems enabling the nvme fix kext did the trick. I had it in the kext folder, but in the config.plist it was not enabled for some reason 🙂

the problem actually returned (so it never went away in the first place) 😞

Previously I had the macOS installed on the SK Hynix's P41. So I took out all the drives, and just let the P41 stay, and did a fresh installation of macOS. Still the same problem. So I doubt it's the other drives. Please help me!

On 8/1/2023 at 6:32 AM, fabiosun said:

@Jaidymaybe a not full compatible m2 disk?

have you nvme fix kext in your efi?

or check trim options in your config plist

thank you. It seems enabling the nvme fix kext did the trick. I had it in the kext folder, but in the config.plist it was not enabled for some reason 🙂

3 hours ago, fabiosun said:

I don't think it is the problem, but I do not know if it is useful for you changing GPU framebuffer

 

have you added some new hardware in your rig? or software as paragon NTFS or similar?

 

I have just added SSDs, now filling up all the M.2 slots on the motherboard.

I just removed the said section from the config.plist. It's still the same, the system while booting restarts midway several times, and I have once booted to black screen..

On 7/30/2023 at 3:36 AM, fabiosun said:

@Jaidyit seems only one kext you have is outdated (blutoothfixup)

i would try to update it and if system have the same problem after this i would try to disable ethernet kext as AppleIGB (and verify if this kext is good for your ethernet card)

 

also i see this

does your GPU need of this DP?

 

thanks. I updated the bluetoolfixup kext, and disabled the AppleIGB (I don't use the wired ethernet anyway). The system restarted once midway during boot..

I am not sure about device properties for the GPU. Should I remove these and see if the system becomes more stable?

10 hours ago, Jaidy said:

hello everyone,

recently, my system got unstable in the sense that many a times when rebooting, it would randomly reboot midway, or boot to a black screen. Many restarts are required to get to desktop. It is almost like a matter of chance that the system shall boot to a normal working state. Kindly someone help me with it. I am on 13.5

 

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1M1zw1HAjTuTBfkEV5p6oKnw9HwxZKnaW?usp=share_link

 

Thanks a lot.

@fabiosun @Ploddles can you please look at my EFI...

hello everyone,

recently, my system got unstable in the sense that many a times when rebooting, it would randomly reboot midway, or boot to a black screen. Many restarts are required to get to desktop. It is almost like a matter of chance that the system shall boot to a normal working state. Kindly someone help me with it. I am on 13.5

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1M1zw1HAjTuTBfkEV5p6oKnw9HwxZKnaW?usp=share_link

Thanks a lot.

On 6/11/2023 at 6:54 AM, Ploddles said:

 

I had to change 1 patch. It is an updated one which works with both Ventura and Sonoma. (see attached)

Also, don't forget to update the MaxKernal section of the patches to 23.99.99 where appropriate.

 

Additionally I needed to added -lilubeta to the boot args.

 

Hope that helps.

Sonoma.plist.zip 3.49 kB · 3 downloads

which patches require setting MaxKernel to 23.99.99 other than the probeBustGated Disable 10 bit tags by CaseSJ?

On 6/9/2023 at 5:54 AM, Ploddles said:

@fabiosun @Jaidy It is now installed and working.😀 The updated patch by CaseySJ (re 10 bit tags) fixed the problem and the patch works for both Ventura and Sonoma.

 

It seems to be working OK, apart from WiFI and Bluetooth. Hopefully updated WiFi and Bluetooth kexts will be available in the next few weeks. It is installed on a separate NVMe drive so I can dual boot macOS. I haven't installed many Apps yet so can't report on their compatibility.

Are there patches specifically for Sonoma?

@Ploddles thanks for telling me. I’d wait for it to get working before I try on my machine. It’s my work machine anyway, so I would want it to be stable…

@fabiosun right. I use a USB adapter anyway, but it’d be good to get the onboard one to work too for Apple’s techs that use WiFi

On 6/6/2023 at 9:10 AM, fabiosun said:

Is it stable?

3 hours ago, Jaidy said:

I have tried to update my system to 13.3.1 from 13.3. I am downloading the "small" update 584.7MB, and it is not reverting to the "big" update, which then leads to finishing update. Can you please tell me how did you update it? I thought I patched the RestrictedEvents kext to fix it, but clearly I have not.

never mind, it worked after a few restarts

16 hours ago, Rox67er said:

macOS Ventura 13.3.1 also running fine

I have tried to update my system to 13.3.1 from 13.3. I am downloading the "small" update 584.7MB, and it is not reverting to the "big" update, which then leads to finishing update. Can you please tell me how did you update it? I thought I patched the RestrictedEvents kext to fix it, but clearly I have not.

17 hours ago, fabiosun said:

@Jaidywhen you have some spare time try to understand why this happens 🙂

 

do Ethernet , WIFI,Bt work well?

 

would definitely try exploring why did it happen.

I do not have a wired connection, so I don't know if the Ethernet works.  WiFi works just fine, and bluetooth the one built on-board does not work, but I use a dongle, which works.

wow that was a roller coaster ride to update to 13.3. I used the patches @fabiosun posted. It got the installation going, till it got into a restart loop. After that I used the EFI @fabiosun posted which finished the installation. When I tried booting, it won't boot, so I switched back to my own EFI to finish installation and booting. Phew! Thanks a lot @fabiosun

4 minutes ago, fabiosun said:

https://easyupload.io/yse30j

 

@Jaidytry to boot with this and then try to update

I have added a kext for i211 ethernet (idk if your ethernet is a i211 as you said)

with this you should be able to update also in latest 13.4 b1

 

if it fails

try to reset Nvram and download again the update

 

Thank you very much. I am downloading the update again as we speak. Hopefully this shall go through.

I just checked on Gigabyte's website, the ethernets are Intel's X550-AT2

7 hours ago, fabiosun said:

with fixed EFI with new patches I mean, you have to download again updater installer.

For many it becomes unusable if used to update with old patches

 

@Jaidywhich OSX work with that EFI?

 

Oh I see. Thanks so much, and it’s for 13.2.1 (and all previous ones that I’ve installed so far after getting onto TRX40 platform 🙂 )

7 hours ago, fabiosun said:

your EFI seems good to me

you can have problem with your ethernet in Ventura

Which ethernet model is?

 

I use wireless connection. On board Ethernets are Intel’s I think i211 or something 

4 minutes ago, fabiosun said:

@Jaidypost your EFI and specify with it which OS are working well

 

If your EFI is bigger than 5 Mb post it on an external provider

thank you

here you go

thank you very much

3 hours ago, fabiosun said:

Amd vanilla GitHub or also from valmeida efi posted above

 

also attached here

add core count (20) for your CPU

 

AMD_Vanilla-master.zip 9.1 kB · 0 downloads

thank you. 

When adding all these patches, and running ocvalidate, I am getting this error which I have tried looking up:

Kernel->Patch[18]->Replace requires ReplaceMask to be active for corresponding bits!
Kernel->Patch[19]->Replace requires ReplaceMask to be active for corresponding bits!

These are the patches CaseySJ - Fix alloc_dma_buffer, and CaseSJ - Fix IOBufferMemoryDescriptor::withOptions. On the documentation it says 

• Most binary patches must have Find, Replace, Mask (if used), and ReplaceMask (if used) identical size set. Also, Find requires Mask (or Replace requires ReplaceMask) to be active (set to non-zero) for corresponding bits.

But I am unable to really interpret it. Can you please help me with it?

Also when using the file you posted here, and replacing all my patches with these, and adding the 20 at appropriate places for the four patches, it moves forward but reboots midway...

1 hour ago, fabiosun said:

You have to update vanilla kernel patches

where do I get them from?