MP 1,1-5,1 Activate AMD hardware acceleration

[h9826790]

Thanks, always very helpful.
question: wanting only full GPU acceleration, following the 13 steps I have the possibility then to use the 4k monitor in hdpi?

This mod does nothing about resolution or HDPI.

 

[MacManu77]

This mod does nothing about resolution or HDPI.

I started doing the procedure:
but inside the EFI volume I don't have the EFI folder?
Could it be hidden?

Or maybe because i didn't download ROMTool?

 

[h9826790]

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I started doing the procedure:
but inside the EFI volume I don't have the EFI folder?
Could it be hidden?

Or maybe because i didn't download ROMTool?

If no EFI folder, just make one.

 

[MacManu77]

If no EFI folder, just make one.

I'm sorry, I don t understand, do I have to make it?

 

[h9826790]

I'm sorry, I don t understand, do I have to make it?

Right click in finder -> select "New Folder" -> name it "EFI"

 

[MacManu77]

Right click in finder -> select "New Folder" -> name it "EFI"

Okay, but the other files and files that are inside?

 

[h9826790]

Okay, but the other files and files that are inside?

Just follow the tutorial.

 

[MacManu77]

Just follow the tutorial.

sorry but step 11 and 12 how do I do it?
I have to create the other folders too? ACPI - Drivers - Kexts - Tools
have patience please

 

[jhona83]

I follow the 13 steps in post 594 but the HWAccel dissapear from "VideoProc" =-(
previously it worked with OC 0.5.4 but the speed was not correct and the performance was slow.

 

[h9826790]

sorry but step 11 and 12 how do I do it?
I have to create the other folders too? ACPI - Drivers - Kexts - Tools
have patience please

If you do step 10 correctly, all those folders should be in position
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I follow the 13 steps in post 594 but the HWAccel dissapear from "VideoProc" =-(
previously it worked with OC 0.5.4 but the speed was not correct and the performance was slow. View attachment 892236 View attachment 892237 View attachment 892238

1) I do not recommend you do this in Catalina on a dual processor cMP

2) Please try step 7+8+13 again, I just amend step 13 a bit.

Are you using the "Universal" config.plist?

 

[jhona83]

If you do step 10 correctly, all those folders should be in position
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1) I do not recommend you do this in Catalina on a dual processor cMP

2) Please try step 7+8+13 again, I just amend step 13 a bit.

Are you using the "Universal" config.plist?

I use the "Universal" config.plist and the "Upgradable" config.plist
Same result =-(

 

[Nick_P]

Hello, thanks for the posts! I followed post #594 all day yesterday (with OC 0.5.4), and retried it today with OC 0.5.5. Both versions, I got through all the steps fine. Upon reboot, I fire up VideoProc.app, and it shows "unavailable" for both H264 and HEVC.

My system is 2009 4.1>5.1 MacPro. AMD Rx580 GPU, dual 3.46 CPU. I took all the drives out except one SATA mounted SSD that was formated clean with a brand new install of 10.14 in order to experiment with HW acceleration.

I "think" the changes took effect, as in about this Mac, it shows my CPU's as 3.5 GHz instead of 3.46. I know from reading much of the OpenCore thread that is a bug.

*Edit, I used the bootpicker config file.

I read from post #1 to page 36 of the "OpenCore on Mac Pro thread", but on this thread, I only read a few pages, including the last few.

I'm a "plain" Mac user since the 90's, but never got into hacking until I just picked up a 2009 Mac Pro.

I'd love for HW acceleration to work, as my system is way slower than a 2013 iMac 21" for exporting from iMovie, which is a lot of the reason I bought this MacPro.

IDK what to try next. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[jhona83]

Hello, thanks for the posts! I followed post #594 all day yesterday (with OC 0.5.4), and retried it today with OC 0.5.5. Both versions, I got through all the steps fine. Upon reboot, I fire up VideoProc.app, and it shows "unavailable" for both H264 and HEVC.

My system is 2009 4.1>5.1 MacPro. AMD Rx580 GPU, dual 3.46 CPU. I took all the drives out except one SATA mounted SSD that was formated clean with a brand new install of 10.14 in order to experiment with HW acceleration.

I "think" the changes took effect, as in about this Mac, it shows my CPU's as 3.5 GHz instead of 3.46. I know from reading much of the OpenCore thread that is a bug.

I read from post #1 to page 36 of the "OpenCore on Mac Pro thread", but on this thread, I only read a few pages, including the last few.

I'm a "plain" Mac user since the 90's, but never got into hacking until I just picked up a 2009 Mac Pro.

I'd love for HW acceleration to work, as my system is way slower than a 2013 iMac 21" for exporting from iMovie, which is a lot of the reason I bought this MacPro.

IDK what to try next. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

"I "think" the changes took effect, as in about this Mac, it shows my CPU's as 3.5 GHz instead of 3.46. I know from reading much of the OpenCore thread that is a bug."
I had the same BUG with OC 0.5.4; now with OC 0.5.5 the CPU speed is correct.
But no HWAccel on my system =-(

 

[h9826790]

Thanks for the reports, will check the config.plist files now. Looks like I did something wrong in those newly created files.

 

[MacManu77]

Thanks for the reports, will check the config.plist files now. Looks like I did something wrong in those newly created files.

me too at the end of the procedure and restarting but no HWAccel.
I used the universal file config.
we are waiting for your news.
Thank you.

 

[Nick_P]

I used the bootpicker file. I just wiped my drive, did a NVRam reset, and installing fresh 10.14 installation. I will try again, or maybe this time I will try the full OC from the OC thread? IDK yet.

 

[h9826790]

Please try the new "Universal" config.plist
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I used the bootpicker file. I just wiped my drive, did a NVRam reset, and installing fresh 10.14 installation. I will try again, or maybe this time I will try the full OC from the OC thread? IDK yet.

Please try the new "Boot Picker" config.plist

 

[MacManu77]

Please try the new "Universal" config.plist
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Please try the new "Boot Picker" config.plist

do we overwrite the file and issue command number 13 from the terminal?

 

[h9826790]

do we overwrite the file and issue command number 13 from the terminal?

Simply overwrite the config plist file.

 

[MacManu77]

Simply overwrite the config plist file.

same result... no HWAccel.

 

[h9826790]

same result... no HWAccel.

Open Terminal, and enter

nvram 4D1FDA02-38C7-4A6A-9CC6-4BCCA8B30102:opencore-version

What's the result?

 

[MacManu77]

Open Terminal, and enter

nvram 4D1FDA02-38C7-4A6A-9CC6-4BCCA8B30102:opencore-version

What's the result?

This:

 

[h9826790]

This:

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Either redo step 7+8+13 to bless OpenCore properly.

Or mount the EFI partition. Remove everything, and start from step 1 again.

It's either you haven't bless OC properly. Or haven't install OC correctly.

 

[Nick_P]

2 comments:
1) in post 594, the bootpicker file does not download (it did an hour ago).
2) Therefore this time I tried the universal file. On the blessing command, I get this error in terminal:

Can't statfs /Volumes/EFI/EFI/OC/OpenCore.efi

I tried it twice (deleting the entire EFI folder in the EFI disk partition and staring over). Both times same error.

Dual 3.46 CPU, Rx580, re-formatted SSD in SAS with clean instal of 10.14 immediately prior to trying.

 

[h9826790]

2 comments:
1) in post 594, the bootpicker file does not download (it did an hour ago).
2) Therefore this time I tried the universal file. On the blessing command, I get this error in terminal:

Can't statfs /Volumes/EFI/EFI/OC/OpenCore.efi

I tried it twice (deleting the entire EFI folder in the EFI disk partition and staring over). Both times same error.

Dual 3.46 CPU, Rx580, re-formatted SSD in SAS with clean instal of 10.14 immediately prior to trying.

SIP disabled?

Can you try direct SATA connection?