MP 1,1-5,1 Just found a 4,1

[jetjaguar]

Okay so need help.

I took the old hd out cuz I could not do anything with it.

I installed a 1tb ssd and made a bootable high Sierra usb thumb drive. I installed the ssd and the usb stick .. turned the machine on and held option. Started the install from the thumb drive. Got to disk utility and erased the ssd and formatted it. Then continued with the install of high Sierra and when I get to the point to install on a drive it says the ssd this version of macOS can’t be installed on this computer ? Wtf ?

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crap it looks like I if I don’t modify to the 5,1 firmware I’m stuck to El Capitan? How do I even get a copy of that? I need to put something on this Mac Pro so I can upgrade the firmware.

Am I screwed ?

 

[Macdctr]

crap it looks like I if I don’t modify to the 5,1 firmware I’m stuck to El Capitan? How do I even get a copy of that? I need to put something on this Mac Pro so I can upgrade the firmware.

Take a look at this link from ifixit. It has the MacPro EFI download link and also the Firmware Update Tool link for you to download. In this web page it outlines everything you need to do in order to update your 4,1 MacPro to a 5,1 MacPro.

How to Upgrade the Firmware of a 2009 Mac Pro 4,1

The 2009 Mac Pro shares an identical motherboard with the 2010 model. With a firmware update, you can use newer CPUs and upgrade all the way to...

www.ifixit.com

 

[jetjaguar]

Take a look at this link from ifixit. It has the MacPro EFI download link and also the Firmware Update Tool link for you to download. In this web page it outlines everything you need to do in order to update your 4,1 MacPro to a 5,1 MacPro.

How to Upgrade the Firmware of a 2009 Mac Pro 4,1

The 2009 Mac Pro shares an identical motherboard with the 2010 model. With a firmware update, you can use newer CPUs and upgrade all the way to...

www.ifixit.com

thanks downloading it now and making a boot usb

 

[TECK]

From there he can start to doing BootROM reconstruction if he wish and proceed to OpenCore.

I agree, BootROM reconstruction is a must. Probably right now his rom is a HUGE mess. @jetjaguar should contact @tsialex for that.

 

[TECK]

If it was only that easy to find a video card lol. Do you need extra power cables to run that 580 ?

No, just one cable that plugs into your motherboard default mini connectors. One 8 pins to dual mini 6pins connectors, you find them on eBay for really cheap, Amazon has them also.

2 Pcs Mini 6-pin to 8-pin Pci-e Video Card Power Cable for Mac Pro / G5

High Quality Cables

www.amazon.com

 

[jetjaguar]

Ugh so I got El Capitan installed after many attempts. I have made it to the desktop but every now and then when I reboot I get this.

 

[jetjaguar]

Ok well 4,1 to 5,1 complete .. I guess gonna update to high Sierra

 

[Pafarnisgood]

Vandaag ... gaat het mis.
Eerst bestel ik nieuwe SP1-chips, tot dusver goed.
Nadat ik had nagedacht, gaan we beginnen met het installeren van 'Open core' en het downloaden van de ROMTool en deze installeren op mijn cMP 5.1 met 10.13.
Voordat ik dat deed heb ik alle pcie-kaarten en Bootcamp / windows verwijderd, gemonteerd op de lade.
Ik heb een video gevonden om SIP in te schakelen met 'Open Core'. ([MEDIA = youtube] 7wWfU3AlFPk [/ MEDIA])
Na het opstarten zag ik het Apple-logo voor het opstarten, maar toen werd het scherm zwart.
Ook bij herstarten gebeurt hetzelfde.
Wat heb ik verkeerd gedaan? Kan ik de Sapphire RX580-kaart niet meer gebruiken?
Het is beter dat ik niet met dit soort dingen bemoei, maar ik probeer alleen een remedie te vinden voor de zware vertraging bij het opstarten of om te schakelen naar een ander besturingssysteem.
After I place the original videocard back (HD5770)and of course its working but now I can't connect my 4K screen.

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[KeesMacPro]

Vandaag ... gaat het mis.
Eerst bestel ik nieuwe SP1-chips, tot dusver goed.
Nadat ik had nagedacht, gaan we beginnen met het installeren van 'Open core' en het downloaden van de ROMTool en deze installeren op mijn cMP 5.1 met 10.13.
Voordat ik dat deed heb ik alle pcie-kaarten en Bootcamp / windows verwijderd, gemonteerd op de lade.
Ik heb een video gevonden om SIP in te schakelen met 'Open Core'. ([MEDIA = youtube] 7wWfU3AlFPk [/ MEDIA])
Na het opstarten zag ik het Apple-logo voor het opstarten, maar toen werd het scherm zwart.
Ook bij herstarten gebeurt hetzelfde.
Wat heb ik verkeerd gedaan? Kan ik de Sapphire RX580-kaart niet meer gebruiken?
Het is beter dat ik niet met dit soort dingen bemoei, maar ik probeer alleen een remedie te vinden voor de zware vertraging bij het opstarten of om te schakelen naar een ander besturingssysteem.
After I place the original videocard back (HD5770)and of course its working but now I can't connect my 4K screen.

I guess you forgot to translate this in English
I think OpenCore may be one of the more complicated procedures to do.

To get your MP working again, i'd install the RX580 again and only 1 known working disk with a Mac OS.
With a wired keyboard connected, keep these 4 keys pressed at the same time immediately after pushing the power button : cmd option p r
Keep the keys pressed until you hear the chime the 4th time and release the keys (this may take a little while).
If all is ok, your MP should boot normally now with all working as before.

BTW: this is not related to the questions/issues in this thread. I suggest to look for a thread with the same problem and ask there ,or if you cant find one , start a new thread.

 

[Pafarnisgood]

I guess you forgot to translate this in English
I think OpenCore may be one of the more complicated procedures to do.

To get your MP working again, i'd install the RX580 again and only 1 known working disk with a Mac OS.
With a wired keyboard connected, keep these 4 keys pressed at the same time immediately after pushing the power button : cmd option p r
Keep the keys pressed until you hear the chime the 4th time and release the keys (this may take a little while).
If all is ok, your MP should boot normally now with all working as before.

BTW: this is not related to the questions/issues in this thread. I suggest to look for a thread with the same problem and ask there ,or if you cant find one , start a new thread.

Thank you Kees,
Yes I use the Chrome browser, I wrote in English and it translate it to Dutch, stupid me.
I'll try today what you suggest, if it is not working I'll start a new thread.

 

[Pafarnisgood]

....unfortunately, PRAM reset is not the solution, now from the beginning black (beauty)

 

[jetjaguar]

So everything is running well but now I am thinking of switching to a NVME ssd. What card would I need so I can run one ? Also If i am going to have a 580x plus a usb 3.2 card plus the NVME card is that going to cause overheating issues ?

Thanks.