README.md

Hackintosh build with ASUS Prime Z390-A and i7-9700K

i would like to thank @dhckdgjs by hepling the community and share this build with us, which is my build based on.

changeLog

• 10/1/2020 Sidecar is not tested yet on Catalina , i will updated as soon as i test it

Summary

this build is tested with:

• MacOS Catalina 10.15.2
• MacOS Mojave 10.14.6

everything is working fine including:

1. AirDrop
2. Handoff
3. FaceTime
4. imessage

Components

• M/B: ASUS PRIME Z390-A
• CPU: Intel® Core™ i7-9700 Processor
• iGPU: Intel® UHD Graphics 630
• dGPU: SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 580 8GB GDDR5
• Lan: Intel® I219V, 1 x Gigabit LAN Controller
• WiFi/Bluetooth: BCM943602CS
• Audio: Realtek® ALC S1220A 8-Channel High Definition Audio
• Storage: Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 500GB

Modification and fixes

below the list of modification i made to the orginal build to make it work with my components and system:

1. fix dGPU only HDMI work no DP (Display Link)
   Change SMBIOS from iMac 19,1 to iMac18,1 to make the dGPU properly with ports work

2. fix boot stuck on AppleNVMe: Assert failed add the following in config.plist

 <key>USB</key>
        <dict>
            <key>FixOwnership</key>
            <true/>
            <key>Inject</key>
            <true/>
        </dict>

3. fix boot stuck on apfs_module_start:1683 download SSDT-EC.aml and put it in /EFI/CLOVER/ACPI/patched

4. installation stuck on when choose Samsunge 970 EVO PLUS updating the firmware drive system for the Samsunge 970 EVO PLUS from here and Write it on the USB drive and boot from it

Screenshots

• References

https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/solved-stuck-with-log-showing-applenvme-assert-failed.223434/ https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/guide-usb-power-property-injection-for-sierra-and-later.222266/post-1728645 https://www.reddit.com/r/hackintosh/comments/aprsbp/970_evo_plus_hackintosh/eo7odr3/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf https://github.com/dhckdgjs/ASUS-PRIME-Z390-A-HACKINTOSH-Clover-iGPU-with-dGPU-UHD630-RX580