I have a Mac Pro 5,1 with boot rom 144.0.0.0.0 and the Pixlas mod. I did the dosdude patcher today and attempted to install my 5700 xt, all I got was a black screen but everything works just fine with my XFX rx580. Do I need to install drivers or are AMD's drivers built into Mac OS?
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MP 1,1-5,1 Mac Pr0 5,1 + Power Color Red Devil RX5700XT
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You'll need Catalina(at least 10.15.2) and OpenCore(for boot screen and selector+FileVault support) to run the 5700 XT on the 5,1. The drivers aren't included in Mojave. I'm running the PowerColor 5700XT Red Dragon + EVGA Powerlink on mine (no pixlas mod)
One more note, the HDMI doesn't work well on the 5700XT under Catalina so use DisplayPort. I've tested this with two PowerColor cards and the reference card and all had problems.
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One more note, the HDMI doesn't work well on the 5700XT under Catalina so use DisplayPort. I've tested this with two PowerColor cards and the reference card and all had problems.
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You'll need Catalina(at least 10.15.2) and OpenCore(for boot screen and selector+FileVault support) to run the 5700 XT on the 5,1. The drivers aren't included in Mojave. I'm running the PowerColor 5700XT Red Dragon + EVGA Powerlink on mine (no pixlas mod)
One more note, the HDMI doesn't work well on the 5700XT under Catalina so use DisplayPort. I've tested this with two PowerColor cards and the reference card and all had problems.
OpenCore on the Mac Pro
This guide explains how to use the excellent OpenCore boot loader to install, run, and update the latest version of macOS on the MacPro5,1, resulting in a clean, unaltered operating system just like on a supported Mac.
Pre-configured OpenCore package at post 1314 with DRM support and full hardware acceleration
Activate AMD hardware acceleration
[For existing OpenCore users, you can always download my latest OpenCore package at post #1314 for update] Full HWAccel achieved now! Everything is covered in the OpenCore thread. The step by step tutorial to enable AMD hardware acceleration is now at here, but I strongly recommend you go...
Installed open core, and still nothing. The card isn't even showing in my system report. I don't understand why the pic slot isn't reading that the card is there
If you do power it properly. And already tried re-seat the card, re-connect the cables, etc. Then may be it's a faulty card.
Thats what I was thinking, so I went to MicroCenter and bought a new identical card and I'm having the same issue
Do you mean that you have a Dosdude patched Catalina (10.15.2 or above) is running well with the RX580, but if you swap in a 5700XT, it won't work?
If yes, that may be because of you patched the macOS.
Install OpenCore with your RX580 (you can use cdf's default publish config), boot to Catalina recovery (for RX580, please only connect one monitor to a display port). Re-install Catalina once more at there (you can install that on top of your current Catalina). That should effectively unpatch the macOS (as least anything about video drivers should go back to their vanilla state).
Then try again to see if the 5700XT can work again.
I am not very sure how Dosdude patcher works, but your are not the first one to report this issue.
Since most Mac cannot change GPU, therefore, this can't be a wide spread issue. But some people may install Mojave / Catalina with their original Apple GPU (e.g. HD5870), then further upgrade to something like RX580. However, the new GPU doesn't work until they re-install an unpatched macOS again.
It may not be your issue, but worth to try anyway.
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Sorry, but I can't help you besides telling you that you have to install OpenCore + Catalina and correctly power your GPU.
Did you tested the GPU with a PC to be sure that is working?
A RX5700XT should work fine with a clean install of Catalina with OpenCore and Pixla's mod. Don't use dosdude/or any other hacked install of Catalina.
It will be very useful to future readers if you please explain what went wrong and how did you correct it.
so my dilemma was actually all my fault. Three of the male connectors on the pixlas mod weren’t pushed in properly to the female line splicers. Thus the card was receiving adequate power. @tsialex mentioned this to me earlier which made me check my connections. So thanks bro, truly appreciate the help.