[pre-release] macOS Mojave

[telepati]

On 6/26/2018 at 11:26 PM, arsradu said:

Hi man,

 

You know, I didn't forget about you. I just thought you don't need the config anymore since you fixed the issue.

 

Anyway, here's the Skylake config.

And here are the updated files for AppleALC and Lilu kexts in order to have sound in Mojave.

 

Not sure about the boot speed. Sounds a little bit too much though. If this is after the installation, it's definitely too much.

Do you need USBInjectAll kext? Cause I don't. Do you need that weird boot arg "uia_exclude=HS03;HS04;HS07;HS08;HS11;HS12;HS13;SS03;SS04;SS07;SS08;SS09;SS10;"? Cause I most definitely don't.

 

Try a fresh config. You can try the one I posted above for comparison. You could also try installing the other drivers that Clover adds by default during installation, and see if that makes any difference. Also, try to add Apfs.efi instead of ApfsDriverLoader. Yes, I know it's supposed to replace apfs.efi and give you more flexibility. But let's see if it actually makes a difference in this case.

Make sure you use apfs.efi from Mojave Beta. Just in case older versions might not work as well with mechanical HDDs.

 

Sorry, last two days I was at the hospital I didn't respond to your comment. After adding latest AppleALC and Lilu kexts still no sound for me. I must the digging thread 'cause I remember this sound issue discussed inside of this thread. 

 

Another question for you why don't you need USBInjectAll kext? I checked your config your are not using any patched for USB also. You are also using too many fixes, how should I know which fixes for me?

 

Slowness still persists. This is probably is due to the mechanical HDD.

 

Another problem I have big boot glitch when startup;

 

 

After all, thank you very much for your help.  

 

[arsradu]

5 hours ago, telepati said:

 

Sorry, last two days I was at the hospital I didn't respond to your comment. After adding latest AppleALC and Lilu kexts still no sound for me. I must the digging thread 'cause I remember this sound issue discussed inside of this thread. 

 

Another question for you why don't you need USBInjectAll kext? I checked your config your are not using any patched for USB also. You are also using too many fixes, how should I know which fixes for me?

 

Slowness still persists. This is probably is due to the mechanical HDD.

 

Another problem I have big boot glitch when startup.

 

After all, thank you very much for your help.  

 

 

Hi man,

 

I hope you're feeling better now.

 

If you added those specific AppleALC and Lilu kexts, and injected a layout ID, you should have sound. You can reupload your Clover folder for another look.

 

On the Skylake build I don't use the iGPU (which is probably causing the issue in your case). But if you're using the iGPU, you can probably try to Inject Intel in config -> Graphics (maybe add the ig-platform-id for your case) and add IntelGraphicsFixup kext in Clover/kexts/Other. Might help.

 

I don't use USBInjectAll simply because I don't need it.  USB works fine. And...I think we might already have support from Apple for USB 3 (which was the main point of using USBInjectAll for me). But it's not needed anymore. Also, the USBInjectAll kext causes really, really slow input for my wireless mouse & keyboard at home. I would suggest trying without it and see if it works.

As for slow boot...I would suggest switching to an SSD, if you can. They're becoming more and more affordable. And even a smaller one, is still miles better than a mechanical drive. How old is that HDD? Maybe that affects the performance, as well. I had Mojave installed on a mechanical drive. And it was definitely slower. But not THAT much slower. I mean, it would probably take 40 seconds to a maximum 1 minute to boot. But 5 minutes is waaay too much. And I'm thinking it might be hardware related, as well.

 

As for the fixes, they were checked by default and I didn't bother to uncheck them. :))) But I'm pretty sure most of them, if not all, are actually not necessary. At home I'm not using any of those. But I'll take a look.

By default, you can just start with the config I gave you, exactly the way it is right now. I don't think it will improve the speed in any way, but I don't think it will cause any issues, either. For iGPU though, you will need to set Inject Intel.

 

 

Edited June 28, 2018 by arsradu

[arsradu]

7 hours ago, Cyberdevs said:

I already addressed this issue on "Site Issues" topic.

Thanks for the confirmation

 

Yep. I think in this case the problem is not the download itself, but a problem with the posts, since that's a link to a post inside the thread rather than to a specific file.

 

Hope they fix it though (if it can be fixed)... I don't know what changed recently with the posts, but I keep getting more and more of these Page Not Found errors throughout the forum.

 

Anyway, back to the topic. So..what does that magic parameter do in the end? Believe it or not, I'm still unable to run that command on my side. :)) I mean, I can run it, I'll just get back the same response as before. I already tried removing the "install Mojave beta" app from /Applications and re-downloading it from the App Store. And...the app itself seems to be opening properly. But it doesn't seem to be the complete one...for some reason.

 

Also, if I try to add it to Install Disk Creator app, it says there is no InstallESD.dmg in Contents/SharedSupport. And you know what? It's right! Not only that there is no InstallESD, there is no SharedSupport folder in the first place. :))

 

I wonder how big is the file it downloaded from the App Store in your case. Cause in my case, it's the same 12.7MB web installer.

 

By the way, is this 20.8 MB or 12.7 MB? Cause I'm confused.

Edited June 28, 2018 by arsradu

[Cyberdevs]

21 minutes ago, arsradu said:

 

Yep. I think in this case the problem is not the download itself, but a problem with the posts, since that's a link to a post inside the thread rather than to a specific file.

 

Hope they fix it though (if it can be fixed)... I don't know what changed recently with the posts, but I keep getting more and more of these Page Not Found errors throughout the forum.

 

Anyway, back to the topic. So..what does that magic parameter do in the end? Believe it or not, I'm still unable to run that command on my side. :)) I mean, I can run it, I'll just get back the same response as before. I already tried removing the "install Mojave beta" app from /Applications and re-downloading it from the App Store. And...the app itself seems to be opening properly. But it doesn't seem to be the complete one...for some reason.

 

Also, if I try to add it to Install Disk Creator app, it says there is no InstallESD.dmg in Contents/SharedSupport. And you know what? It's right! Not only that there is no InstallESD, there is no SharedSupport folder in the first place. :))

 

I wonder how big is the file it downloaded from the App Store in your case. Cause in my case, it's the same 12.7MB web installer.

 

By the way, is this 20.8 MB or 12.7 MB? Cause I'm confused.

 

According to Apple the installer should be at least 4.90 GB in size (or something like that), but the for whatever reason it's only 12.7 MB or 20.9 MB but the installer that I already have in my Applications folder and the once I used the command to create the USB Disk which downloaded the files in the previous post are quite identical in the size which is 5.68 GB.

 

 

[crazybirdy]

49 minutes ago, arsradu said:

 

Yep. I think in this case the problem is not the download itself, but a problem with the posts, since that's a link to a post inside the thread rather than to a specific file.

 

Hope they fix it though (if it can be fixed)... I don't know what changed recently with the posts, but I keep getting more and more of these Page Not Found errors throughout the forum.

 

Anyway, back to the topic. So..what does that magic parameter do in the end? Believe it or not, I'm still unable to run that command on my side. :)) I mean, I can run it, I'll just get back the same response as before. I already tried removing the "install Mojave beta" app from /Applications and re-downloading it from the App Store. And...the app itself seems to be opening properly. But it doesn't seem to be the complete one...for some reason.

 

Also, if I try to add it to Install Disk Creator app, it says there is no InstallESD.dmg in Contents/SharedSupport. And you know what? It's right! Not only that there is no InstallESD, there is no SharedSupport folder in the first place. :))

 

I wonder how big is the file it downloaded from the App Store in your case. Cause in my case, it's the same 12.7MB web installer.

 

By the way, is this 20.8 MB or 12.7 MB? Cause I'm confused.

 

As I see,

If you download it on 10.14, you get 12.7 MB.

If you download it on 10.12, 10.13, you get 5.68 GB.

[Cyberdevs]

1 minute ago, crazybirdy said:

As I see,

If you download it on 10.14, you get 12.7 MB.

If you download it on 10.12, 10.13, you get 5.68 GB.

I can add 10.11.6 to the list as well, I tried downing it from El Capitan and I also got the 20.8 MB installer as well. There's no logical pattern to this issue as far as I can tell. Previously I downloaded the full installer successfully on 10.13.5.

 

I have another speculation which is that the AppStore must be signed in with a valid Apple ID and the Mac and the Apple ID should already be enrolled into the developers beta program for the installer to be downloaded successfully.

[arsradu]

6 minutes ago, crazybirdy said:

 

As I see,

If you download it on 10.14, you get 12.7 MB.

If you download it on 10.12, 10.13, you get 5.68 GB.

 

Yeah, well I get the full installer from the App Store in High Sierra anyway... So...that parameter might be useful only if you wanna do it in one take.  But...I thought it would help when you're trying to do it directly from Mojave. Since that's the main problem here. And...apparently that doesn't work. With or without that --downloadassets parameter.

Edited June 28, 2018 by arsradu

[Cyberdevs]

3 minutes ago, arsradu said:

Yeah, well I get the full installer from the App Store in High Sierra anyway... So...that parameter might be useful only if you wanna do it in one take.  But...I thought it would help when you're trying to do it directly from Mojave. Since that's the main problem here. And...apparently that doesn't work. With or without that --downloadassets parameter.

Nope the --downloadasset only works on the full installer. I also tried it with the 20.8 MB and got the same result as you do.

[arsradu]

2 minutes ago, Cyberdevs said:

Nope the --downloadasset only works on the full installer. I also tried it with the 20.8 MB and got the same result as you do.

 

Oh, I see... I thought I was the only one with a problem. :))) Which...is usually the case in most situations in my day to day life. But, now it makes a lot more sense.

 

So, basically, we still don't have a way to create an offline installer from Mojave. At least not an easy way.

[Cyberdevs]

5 minutes ago, arsradu said:

Oh, I see... I thought I was the only one with a problem. :))) Which...is usually the case in most situations in my day to day life. But, now it makes a lot more sense.

 

So, basically, we still don't have a way to create an offline installer from Mojave. At least not an easy way.

No man! you're not alone!

I remember having the same issue with the High Sierra beta/DP versions as well where the installer was smaller than it supposed to and now the same thing is happening with the Mojave as well.

 

However, my Mojave version is 10.14 Beta (18A314h) and I guess the update is only for public beta version? I mean 10.14.0 18A314k is the new public beta? Right?

Edited June 28, 2018 by Cyberdevs

[arsradu]

4 minutes ago, Cyberdevs said:

No man! you're not alone!

I remember having the same issue with the High Sierra beta/DP versions as well where the installer was smaller than it supposed to and now the same thing is happening with the Mojave as well.

 

However, my Mojave version is 10.14 Beta (18A314h) and I guess the update is only for public beta version? I mean 10.14.0 18A314k is the new public beta? Right?

 

Right. Thing is...I'm already on 18A314k aaand having the same issue... if I can call it that. I mean, I already tested the web installer. And it works perfectly fine if you're launching it from the Applications and using it as it is. The only problem comes when you wanna use it as an offline installer.

[Badruzeus]

Any update from Core 2 Duo (or any unsupported SSE4.2 CPUs) are able to run Mojave..?

Edited June 28, 2018 by Badruzeus

[Cyberdevs]

10 hours ago, arsradu said:

Right. Thing is...I'm already on 18A314k aaand having the same issue... if I can call it that. I mean, I already tested the web installer. And it works perfectly fine if you're launching it from the Applications and using it as it is. The only problem comes when you wanna use it as an offline installer.

Sorry for the delay on the reply, I was able to download the full installer using @crazybirdy's script and it was a success. I haven't tried to install it though because I din't have the time but still I know it works.

 

@crazybirdy

Great job man!

Thanks

[v-volodi]

intel hd 3000 works on mojave. Kests for hd 3000 https://applelife.ru/threads/fakesmc-lan-sound-graphics-gde-vzjat-keksty.2942933/page-2#post-744431

[fuzzylogic]

cannot get Developer beta updates despite being enrolled. 

Also on boot up I can hear sound click through speakers but no devices detected 892

Asus z97 a usb 3.1

Haswell 4790k

zotac Amp extreme 970 / intel 4600 

Trident x 16 gig

using apple file system

Edited June 28, 2018 by osxone
update

[Guest ricoc90]

@osxone There is no update. You're running the latest version already. 

[fuzzylogic]

Hi, 

    Thanks for your reply, just noted from someones earlier post that a developer edition had been released and that the reference was

10.14.0 18A314k

my version is  h  even though enrolled on Developer which is not the same as beta release.

thanks

[telepati]

22 hours ago, arsradu said:

 

Hi man,

 

I hope you're feeling better now.

 

If you added those specific AppleALC and Lilu kexts, and injected a layout ID, you should have sound. You can reupload your Clover folder for another look.

 

On the Skylake build I don't use the iGPU (which is probably causing the issue in your case). But if you're using the iGPU, you can probably try to Inject Intel in config -> Graphics (maybe add the ig-platform-id for your case) and add IntelGraphicsFixup kext in Clover/kexts/Other. Might help.

 

I don't use USBInjectAll simply because I don't need it.  USB works fine. And...I think we might already have support from Apple for USB 3 (which was the main point of using USBInjectAll for me). But it's not needed anymore. Also, the USBInjectAll kext causes really, really slow input for my wireless mouse & keyboard at home. I would suggest trying without it and see if it works.

As for slow boot...I would suggest switching to an SSD, if you can. They're becoming more and more affordable. And even a smaller one, is still miles better than a mechanical drive. How old is that HDD? Maybe that affects the performance, as well. I had Mojave installed on a mechanical drive. And it was definitely slower. But not THAT much slower. I mean, it would probably take 40 seconds to a maximum 1 minute to boot. But 5 minutes is waaay too much. And I'm thinking it might be hardware related, as well.

 

As for the fixes, they were checked by default and I didn't bother to uncheck them. :))) But I'm pretty sure most of them, if not all, are actually not necessary. At home I'm not using any of those. But I'll take a look.

By default, you can just start with the config I gave you, exactly the way it is right now. I don't think it will improve the speed in any way, but I don't think it will cause any issues, either. For iGPU though, you will need to set Inject Intel.

 

 

 

Thank you man, 

 

I am much better now. 

 

I made clean installed on my NVME and all slowness problem gone. 

 

Used AppleALC and Lilu kexts which you provided, with layout-id 7 and -lilubetaall boot arg and now the sound is working. 

 

I am not using IGPU I have discrete GPU RX 560 this big boot glitch turn now much acceptable one.

 

Yes my UBS’s looks working without  USBInjectAll.kext just like you said. But I have Bluetooth problem now. I am using same combo card almost 5 years and I don’t get any problem so far. But now after using one hour Bluetooth turning suddenly no device. WiFi working without any problem. Maybe I need USBInjectAll.kext I will try it tomorrow. 

 

I have also preview.app and quick look problem. I saw your post my GPU is already set PEG in bios but it doesn’t change anything. 

 

Also, Safari doesn't hold the password. I am sign in insanelymac with my password and choosing to remember it but when I boot it asks password again. That's weird I don't get it why. 

 

Edited June 29, 2018 by telepati

[erice]

On 6/27/2018 at 7:58 PM, pinarek said:

I need your help with Mojave 10.14 beta2 installation to my PC-1 in my Signature.
Booting with Clover 4577 as far as ok switches also graphical user interface then comes language

selection and then the error "Installation resources expired" bla bla bla and just I should restart.
I already googled but didn't find much to do with it.
I find the hints to reload installer from Appstore nonsense.
Note Set time in bios to GMT I have made, but the same error afterwards.
Do you have an idea? nvram.plist not exist and emuvariable not installed with clover.

how can I execute this command with the SSD for Mojave installation? i did use the method

thru the terminal sudo ntpdate -u "time.apple.com" and it worked

Thanks for tips

 

On 6/27/2018 at 9:54 PM, arsradu said:

Hi guys,

 

For anyone having issues with Quick Look and Preview for larger jpegs using the dedicated GPU, here's a trick that might work for you:

1. Set bios to use PEG (dedicated GPU).

2. Reboot (I think you don't necessarily need to boot into the OS...but you do need to reboot at least until Clover UI)

3. Reboot back into BIOS and set it from PEG to IGD (integrated graphics) WITHOUT removing the cable.

4. Reboot again.

The result should be that the OS is tricked into thinking you're booting with the IGPU when in fact you're using the dedicated GPU. :)))

 

You will also need to patch the iGPU from Clover config.

1. Graphics -> Inject Intel (UNCHECK Inject Nvidia or ATI if it's checked).

2. ig-platform-id (in my case for Intel HD 4600 Desktop) it was: 0x0d220003

 

And use IntelGraphicsFixup.kext in Clover/kexts/Other. In my particular case, without the kext, I would get freezes in Safari.

 

Worked with both HDMI and DVI, in my case.

I followed your directions: it works and I thank you.

But why does it work in your opinion?

[Guest ricoc90]

6 hours ago, osxone said:

Hi, 

    Thanks for your reply, just noted from someones earlier post that a developer edition had been released and that the reference was

10.14.0 18A314k

my version is  h  even though enrolled on Developer which is not the same as beta release.

thanks

 

18A314k is the first public beta, which in fact is the same as the second (currently the latest) developer beta (which is the version you are running)

[arsradu]

8 hours ago, osxone said:

 

cannot get Developer beta updates despite being enrolled. 

Also on boot up I can hear sound click through speakers but no devices detected 892

Asus z97 a usb 3.1

Haswell 4790k

zotac Amp extreme 970 / intel 4600 

Trident x 16 gig

using apple file system

 

 

Remove the serials in SMBIOS and RT Variables and upload your Clover folder for analysis. Also, an ioreg might help.  

Also, which update are you trying to get? If you're using the Developer Beta program, 18A314h is already the latest available build.

 

Just to further clarify this:

1. 18A314h is the latest Developer Beta build -> requires the Developer Beta Access Utility

2. 18A314k is the latest Public Beta build -> requires the Public Beta Access Utility.

 

Also, one thing to note is that both 18A314h and 18A314k have pretty much the same issues. If the idea is to be on the latest build, regardless whether or not it's actually better, then sure, go ahead and get the Public Beta Access Utility and then you will be able to get the Public Beta build. Of course, when you do that, you will no longer get Developer Builds. But if the idea is to get a better build, since they're not different in terms of performance, I'd say you should probably stick to the current one you have. 

Edited June 29, 2018 by arsradu

[arsradu]

Hi man! Glad to hear that!

 

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Yes my UBS’s looks working without  USBInjectAll.kext just like you said. But I have Bluetooth problem now. I am using same combo card almost 5 years and I don’t get any problem so far. But now after using one hour Bluetooth turning suddenly no device. WiFi working without any problem. Maybe I need USBInjectAll.kext I will try it tomorrow. 

 

Ok. Just keep in mind that this could also be a bug.

 

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I have also preview.app and quick look problem. I saw your post my GPU is already set PEG in bios but it doesn’t change anything. 

 

The point is to set it as IGD, not PEG.  Meaning, with the cable connected to the dedicated card, set it as INTEGRATED in BIOS.

 

Also, if you're on Skylake, you need to set Inject Intel and the correct ig-platform-id for your case (probably HD 530 or something). My example is for my iGPU which is an Intel HD 4600. And yes, it DOES matter, even if you're technically not using the actual iGPU directly. That's the whole point. You need to set the iGPU as if you're using it. Keep the cable connected to the DEDICATED GPU and set it to INTEGRATED in BIOS.  

 

@Cyberdevs has a little more experience with AMD and RX cards than I do. So, he might be able to help you more with this. He was also the one who discovered this little thing in the first place. I just adjusted it for my setup.  So, thanks to him.

 

But the idea is simple: trick the OS into thinking you're connected to the iGPU, when in fact, you're not. That's all.

 

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Also, Safari doesn't hold the password. I am sign in insanelymac with my password and choosing to remember it but when I boot it asks password again. That's weird I don't get it why. 

 

Yeah, I have that issue, as well. And it's annoying. Most likely a bug, since it also occurs on my MBP and I don't remember having it in Developer Beta 1.

Edited June 29, 2018 by arsradu

[Cyberdevs]

6 hours ago, telepati said:

I am not using IGPU I have discrete GPU RX 560 this big boot glitch turn now much acceptable one.

Yes my UBS’s looks working without  USBInjectAll.kext just like you said. But I have Bluetooth problem now. I am using same combo card almost 5 years and I don’t get any problem so far. But now after using one hour Bluetooth turning suddenly no device. WiFi working without any problem. Maybe I need USBInjectAll.kext I will try it tomorrow. 

I have also preview.app and quick look problem. I saw your post my GPU is already set PEG in bios but it doesn’t change anything. 

Also, Safari doesn't hold the password. I am sign in insanelymac with my password and choosing to remember it but when I boot it asks password again. That's weird I don't get it why. 

Hi man I hope you are feeling much better now I've read your post about being in the hospital and I hope it wasn't serious

 

To solve the QuickLook issue as @arsradu already mentioned you need to have the iGPU enabled in BIOS/UEFI. just let the RX560 be the primary and the iGPU set as enabled and that's it. This way you will have the Hardware Encoding Support which will be handled by the Intel HD Graphics and macOS will use your RX 560 for other tasks such as games and graphic softwares.

 

I remember that I gave you a SSDT for your GPU do you still use that? Because yo udon't need it anymore ever since macOS 10.13.4 our GPUs are working OOB with just a little tweak.

 

check this post and you will have quicklooks enabled easily. It's also might be necessary to remove any GPU related DSDT/SSDT form ACPI/patched folder until we sort out the new settings in the DSDT tables for Mojave

 

I also edited my previous post with additional information to avoid further confusion. ( thanks to @arsradu for pointing it out  )

[arsradu]

6 minutes ago, Cyberdevs said:

Check this post and you will have quicklooks enabled easily. It's also might be necessary to remove any GPU related DSDT/SSDT form ACPI/patched folder until we sort out the new settings in the DSDT tables for Mojave

 

I also edited my previous post with additional information to avoid further confusion. ( thanks to @arsradu for pointing it out  )

 

Thanks man!  

 

One thing I noticed in my (very limited) experience with this, is that you don't really need (at least I didn't...) to remove those two plists... I mean, in my case, it was just: Set PEG, Reboot, Set IGD (without removing the cable), reboot again. + the config and the kext I was mentioning before. But other than that...nothing else.

 

Did you notice any difference if you didn't remove those? Or you did it regardless? Just to be sure they're gone. :)) At least until the next reboot.

Edited June 29, 2018 by arsradu

[Cyberdevs]

24 minutes ago, arsradu said:

 

Thanks man!  

 

One thing I noticed in my (very limited) experience with this, is that you don't really need (at least I didn't...) to remove those two plists... I mean, in my case, it was just: Set PEG, Reboot, Set IGD (without removing the cable), reboot again. + the config and the kext I was mentioning before. But other than that...nothing else.

 

Did you notice any difference if you didn't remove those? Or you did it regardless? Just to be sure they're gone. :)) At least until the next reboot.

Nope I just removed the as a part of my troubleshooting quest but removing them might not even be necessary. The iGPU being enabled in BIOS must be enough.

I might remove those steps as well or make a note that removing them isn't necessary but I always remove the files that I suspect might be damaged in the troubleshooting steps.