Thanks, I really missed it. So Apple suggest us to use a non EFI GPU that can't perform the required firmware update (if not done yet)... This is... (sorry my brain stuck, no logic at all....
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Thanks, I really missed it. So Apple suggest us to use a non EFI GPU that can't perform the required firmware update (if not done yet)... This is... (sorry my brain stuck, no logic at all....
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startosinstall fails with the same error. in a text message, rather than a popup. Flashing back to 0085 unmodified, there is no change, the install still fails to continue.
While the rx480 8gb is slightly slower than the rx580, it's faster than the rx560. If the 680GTX is installed.. One would think the rx480 would be supported.
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Weird. Did you checked the sha1 of the InstallESD?
DP2: 73581e9b10cc05921a31a69041b4600602b9fd45
PB1: bea3a5d12ac74cc74d41be50738a1cac587aa3e0
Thanks, I really missed it. So Apple suggest us to use a non EFI GPU that can't perform the required firmware update (if not done yet)... This is... (sorry my brain stuck, no logic at all....
Yeah, it's puzzling. And to create more confusion, why on earth the requirement of ALL METAL COMPATIBLE CARDS on the DP2/PB1 installer…
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Looks like hardware accelerated decoding doesn't work in iMovie, so i doubt encoding will. I hope it just needs to be updated I would be pissed if Apple purposefully disabled decoding in productivity apps
Try deleting the install app, install the public beta profile (rather than developer), then re-download the installer from the App Store.
Great News!!
I just installed the Mojave public beta, HEVC 4k 60fps decoding is now enabled on my RX 580. I can now playback HEVC 4K 60FPS in QuickTime with very low cpu usage !!! It's super smooth!
This is a very good news to me indeed. Everything to going to the direction that I want.
I am planing to build a gaming PC but also able to serve as a Hackintosh (as backup) which take up my current 1080Ti. And then I will put in a RX580 in the cMP to enjoy a trouble free macOS daily usage. So that the new PC can do all the video encoding by the 1080Ti in Windows.
And I will be able to do all the video editing on the cMP at the same time with the RX580. This hardware decode / encode ability should make the cMP fly in FCPX.
However, there still quite a few months away from 10.14 officially release. I will wait for a bit loner, and see if the Vega can even do better. I have the budget, but just hesitate to go Vega because those fan issue etc. Pixlas mod has been done. So power is not an issue at all. Everything is ready except the software from Apple.
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That's super strange, even Preview can use hardware decode, but a video editing apps cannot.
AFAIK, iMovie is update to support HEVC. I doubt how those paper thin MacBook can handle it if no hardware acceleration available.
Hopefully it's just some beat issue. The support is on the way.
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Still got my fingers crossed that Apple is cooking up something for us. As I've said before, in the past Apple never had any comment on people using PC graphics cards and losing the boot screen/file vault/firmware flashing functionality. They didn't say we couldn't but also never specifically said we could or should.
This is different. Apple is going so far as to recommend specific cards as the key requirement for full 10.14 compatibility on the 5,1. I just can't see them leaving things as they are right now. What about people who skipped High Sierra and therefore are on a super old firmware? If Mojave is going to require a fw update to at least 0085 (and perhaps something newer since 0087 was screwed up) Apple's going to have to figure out a solution for that. I suppose the bare minimum they could do would be some sort dual-stage install whereby you would leave your stock card in, do the firmware update, then install your metal-capable card for the remainder of the install.
But that still makes using FileVault, boot camp and the recovery partition untenable.
So I guess I'm an eternal optimist, but I have to think they're working on some kind of EFI solution for us. I sure hope so, anyway. We shall see.
This is different. Apple is going so far as to recommend specific cards as the key requirement for full 10.14 compatibility on the 5,1. I just can't see them leaving things as they are right now. What about people who skipped High Sierra and therefore are on a super old firmware? If Mojave is going to require a fw update to at least 0085 (and perhaps something newer since 0087 was screwed up) Apple's going to have to figure out a solution for that. I suppose the bare minimum they could do would be some sort dual-stage install whereby you would leave your stock card in, do the firmware update, then install your metal-capable card for the remainder of the install.
But that still makes using FileVault, boot camp and the recovery partition untenable.
So I guess I'm an eternal optimist, but I have to think they're working on some kind of EFI solution for us. I sure hope so, anyway. We shall see.
Obviously the most standard solution is the best, is UEFI something that can be retroactively added to the cMP with a firmware upgrade?
I wonder if this means Apple is beginning to see the importance of a standard PCIe slot again. Would be great to see the modular Mac Pro take standard parts like the old 5,1.
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As soon as Nvidia releases drivers for Mojave, I will be trying it on my 2012 Mac Pro. Doesn't matter if my GTX 970 is "recommended" or not."Recommended Metal-capable GPU" sounds sort of scary. Dows that include Nvidia. I'm assuming it does
Lou
Edit: I may not update to Mojave as the main OS right away, as I still use MacOS Server on the 5,1 and Apple has essentially made it completely and totally useless to me in Mojave.
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Thank you. The general beta download worked, producing a 6+GB file to install vs the 20mb developer installer size. So far, the upgrade of 10.3.5 booting from a 970 pro NVMe drive is going as expected.
I installed DP2 using one on my 5,1 when it came out. Why would you think it wouldn’t work?
I had issues with APFS on my 2010 with an SSD so concerned that other non-stock modifications may be an issue (have the normal dual 3.47/64 set-up).
No issues here with a rx480 8GB.
It's even displayed with the proper name in hardware info without having to mod the kext.
Chipset Model: Radeon RX 480
Type: GPU
Bus: PCIe
Slot: Slot-1
PCIe Lane Width: x16
VRAM (Dynamic, Max): 8192 MB
Vendor: AMD (0x1002)
Device ID: 0x67df
Revision ID: 0x00c7
Metal: Supported, feature set macOS GPUFamily2 v1
Displays:
324K:
Resolution: 2560 x 1440 (QHD/WQHD - Wide Quad High Definition)
UI Looks like: 2560 x 1440 @ 59 Hz
Framebuffer Depth: 24-Bit Color (ARGB8888)
Main Display: Yes
Mirror: Off
Online: Yes
Rotation: Supported
Automatically Adjust Brightness: No
Connection Type: DisplayPort
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Hi everyone. I've got a Mac Pro 2009 flashed from 4.1 to 5.1. Also have an EFI graphic card, Nvidia Quadro 4000 Mac Edition and it says is Metal compatible when I check the System info. But when I try to install Mojave it says is not Metal compatible ( crazy ). I've got another graphic card, a non-EFI one, Nvidia Geforce GTX 1060. When I try to install Mojave it shows the firmware message and as it is not an EFI card, when it finish the process nothing has really happened: the Mojave installer keeps asking for a firmware update.
My question is: is it possible to install only the firmware to bypass the graphic card message with the EFI graphic card? I'm checking everywhere but haven't found a way to extract an install the firmware alone. May it doesn't exist, but I ask if someone could know a way to make it.
Thank you in advanced
My question is: is it possible to install only the firmware to bypass the graphic card message with the EFI graphic card? I'm checking everywhere but haven't found a way to extract an install the firmware alone. May it doesn't exist, but I ask if someone could know a way to make it.
Thank you in advanced
Install via startosinstall, you will bypass the check for Metal support and the firmware upgrade (Mac Pro firmware needs to be at least 0085). With startosinstall you can even erase your previous MacOS and do a clean install without having to erase it manually - a godsend to Mac admins.
Edit: seems Apple removed, or hide it better, --converttoapfs NO on Mojave.
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Let us know how the Quadro 4000 works out. It looks like Mojave has drivers for it.
Hi. Thank you for your feedback. My ROM is 0084 not 0085. Should I install another firmware first? I updated it years ago to go from 4.1 to 5.1 but haven't seen another firmware update anywhere.
Those new firmware for cMP so far always hide inside the macOS full installer. If you download a 10.13.5 HS installer from appstore and run it now. It will ask you to upgrade the firmware even you are already at 10.13.5.
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Thank you. I'm downloading the 10.13.5 from the AppStore and will try this solution. Hope it works.
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First step completed. Now it is 0087. Will try to install now with startosinstall as it keeps saying this is not a Metal compatible GPU, but no firmware message anymore. Thank you very much.
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Hi again. I'm checking different tutorials to install with startosinstall but it seems it has changed a lot as --volumes or --converttoapfs are not longer available. Or at least when I try it says "unrecognized option". The new man looks like this:
Arguments
--license, prints the user license agreement only.
--agreetolicense, agree to the license you printed with --license.
--rebootdelay, how long to delay the reboot at the end of preparing. This delay is in seconds and has a maximum of 300 (5 minutes).
--pidtosignal, Specify a PID to which to send SIGUSR1 upon completion of the prepare phase. To bypass "rebootdelay" send SIGUSR1 back to startosinstall.
--installpackage, the path of a package (built with productbuild(1)) to install after the OS installation is complete; this option can be specified multiple times.
--eraseinstall, (Requires APFS) Erase all volumes and install to a new one. Optionally specify the name of the new volume with --newvolumename.
--newvolumename, the name of the volume to be created with --eraseinstall.
--usage, prints this message.
So if I want to install in a different hard drive and with HFS+, what I should type?
Thank you in advanced.
An important note before you get enthusiastic.
That Sony Bravia Camp video uses REC 709 color profile which is not HDR and has been playable since 10.13.2.
You have to try with REC 2020 color profile to test playback. That is HDR spec. Choose Get Info look at the profile.
At the moment there is an improvement in Mojave but videos are still jerking.
I installed on a spinner volume. So far, just the usual beta teething problems and GUI lockups. My graphics card appears to be dying, sadly, which doesn't help.
I also somehow managed to format a spinner data volume as APFS under High Sierra a while back. While it is invisible to earlier OSX volumes I keep for compatibility reasons, it has always worked without a hitch.