[Support] SpaceinvaderOne - Macinabox

mSedek · November 1, 2020

1 hour ago, neuk34 said:

here it comes


<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
<domain type='kvm'>
  <name>MacinaboxCatalina</name>
  <uuid>d490b74e-3643-4903-8e7a-dcebfece0311</uuid>
  <description>MacOS Catalina</description>
  <metadata>
    <vmtemplate xmlns="unraid" name="Windows 10" icon="default.png" os="Catalina"/>
  </metadata>
  <memory unit='KiB'>4194304</memory>
  <currentMemory unit='KiB'>4194304</currentMemory>
  <memoryBacking>
    <nosharepages/>
  </memoryBacking>
  <vcpu placement='static'>2</vcpu>
  <cputune>
    <vcpupin vcpu='0' cpuset='0'/>
    <vcpupin vcpu='1' cpuset='1'/>
  </cputune>
  <os>
    <type arch='x86_64' machine='pc-q35-3.1'>hvm</type>
    <loader readonly='yes' type='pflash'>/usr/share/qemu/ovmf-x64/OVMF_CODE-pure-efi.fd</loader>
    <nvram>/etc/libvirt/qemu/nvram/d490b74e-3643-4903-8e7a-dcebfece0311_VARS-pure-efi.fd</nvram>
  </os>
  <features>
    <acpi/>
    <apic/>
  </features>
  <cpu mode='host-passthrough' check='none'>
    <topology sockets='1' cores='1' threads='2'/>
    <cache mode='passthrough'/>
  </cpu>
  <clock offset='utc'>
    <timer name='rtc' tickpolicy='catchup'/>
    <timer name='pit' tickpolicy='delay'/>
    <timer name='hpet' present='no'/>
  </clock>
  <on_poweroff>destroy</on_poweroff>
  <on_reboot>restart</on_reboot>
  <on_crash>restart</on_crash>
  <devices>
    <emulator>/usr/local/sbin/qemu</emulator>
    <disk type='file' device='disk'>
      <driver name='qemu' type='qcow2' cache='writeback'/>
      <source file='/mnt/user/domains/MacinaboxCatalina/Clover.qcow2'/>
      <target dev='hdc' bus='sata'/>
      <boot order='1'/>
      <address type='drive' controller='0' bus='0' target='0' unit='2'/>
    </disk>
    <disk type='file' device='disk'>
      <driver name='qemu' type='raw' cache='writeback'/>
      <source file='/mnt/user/domains/MacinaboxCatalina/Catalina-install.img'/>
      <target dev='hdd' bus='sata'/>
      <address type='drive' controller='0' bus='0' target='0' unit='3'/>
    </disk>
    <disk type='file' device='disk'>
      <driver name='qemu' type='raw' cache='writeback'/>
      <source file='/mnt/user/domains/MacinaboxCatalina/macos_disk.img'/>
      <target dev='hde' bus='sata'/>
      <address type='drive' controller='0' bus='0' target='0' unit='4'/>
    </disk>
    <controller type='pci' index='0' model='pcie-root'/>
    <controller type='pci' index='1' model='pcie-root-port'>
      <model name='pcie-root-port'/>
      <target chassis='1' port='0x10'/>
      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x02' function='0x0' multifunction='on'/>
    </controller>
    <controller type='pci' index='2' model='pcie-root-port'>
      <model name='pcie-root-port'/>
      <target chassis='2' port='0x11'/>
      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x02' function='0x1'/>
    </controller>
    <controller type='pci' index='3' model='pcie-root-port'>
      <model name='pcie-root-port'/>
      <target chassis='3' port='0x12'/>
      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x02' function='0x2'/>
    </controller>
    <controller type='pci' index='4' model='pcie-root-port'>
      <model name='pcie-root-port'/>
      <target chassis='4' port='0x13'/>
      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x02' function='0x3'/>
    </controller>
    <controller type='virtio-serial' index='0'>
      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x02' slot='0x00' function='0x0'/>
    </controller>
    <controller type='sata' index='0'>
      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x1f' function='0x2'/>
    </controller>
    <controller type='usb' index='0' model='ich9-ehci1'>
      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x07' function='0x7'/>
    </controller>
    <controller type='usb' index='0' model='ich9-uhci1'>
      <master startport='0'/>
      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x07' function='0x0' multifunction='on'/>
    </controller>
    <controller type='usb' index='0' model='ich9-uhci2'>
      <master startport='2'/>
      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x07' function='0x1'/>
    </controller>
    <controller type='usb' index='0' model='ich9-uhci3'>
      <master startport='4'/>
      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x07' function='0x2'/>
    </controller>
    <interface type='bridge'>
      <mac address='52:54:00:6e:06:d1'/>
      <source bridge='br0'/>
      <model type='virtio'/>
      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x01' slot='0x00' function='0x0'/>
    </interface>
    <serial type='pty'>
      <target type='isa-serial' port='0'>
        <model name='isa-serial'/>
      </target>
    </serial>
    <console type='pty'>
      <target type='serial' port='0'/>
    </console>
    <channel type='unix'>
      <target type='virtio' name='org.qemu.guest_agent.0'/>
      <address type='virtio-serial' controller='0' bus='0' port='1'/>
    </channel>
    <input type='tablet' bus='usb'>
      <address type='usb' bus='0' port='1'/>
    </input>
    <input type='mouse' bus='ps2'/>
    <input type='keyboard' bus='ps2'/>
    <graphics type='vnc' port='-1' autoport='yes' websocket='-1' listen='0.0.0.0' keymap='fr'>
      <listen type='address' address='0.0.0.0'/>
    </graphics>
    <video>
      <model type='qxl' ram='65536' vram='65536' vgamem='16384' heads='1' primary='yes'/>
      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x01' function='0x0'/>
    </video>
    <memballoon model='virtio'>
      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x03' slot='0x00' function='0x0'/>
    </memballoon>
  </devices>
</domain>

change you OS tag for this

 <os>
    <type arch='x86_64' machine='pc-q35-3.1'>hvm</type>
    <loader readonly='yes' type='pflash'>/mnt/user/domains/MacinaboxCatalina/ovmf/OVMF_CODE.fd</loader>
    <nvram>/mnt/user/domains/MacinaboxCatalina/ovmf/OVMF_VARS.fd</nvram>
  </os>

and add this between the 2 final bottom tag devices and domain

  <qemu:commandline>
    <qemu:arg value='-usb'/>
    <qemu:arg value='-device'/>
    <qemu:arg value='usb-kbd,bus=usb-bus.0'/>
    <qemu:arg value='-device'/>
    <qemu:arg value='isa-applesmc,osk=???????????????????????????????(c)AppleComputerInc'/>
    <qemu:arg value='-smbios'/>
    <qemu:arg value='type=2'/>
    <qemu:arg value='-cpu'/>
    <qemu:arg value='Penryn,kvm=on,vendor=GenuineIntel,+invtsc,vmware-cpuid-freq=on,+pcid,+ssse3,+sse4.2,+popcnt,+avx,+aes,+xsave,+xsaveopt,check'/>
  </qemu:commandline>

but change the ?????????????????????????????????????????????????? part for the correct word which is forbidden in the forum

and finally change the network interface to

    <interface type='bridge'>
      <mac address='52:54:00:6e:06:d1'/>
      <source bridge='br0'/>
      <model type='e1000-82545em'/>
      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x01' slot='0x00' function='0x0'/>
    </interface>

Edited November 1, 2020 by mSedek
aadd more info

mSedek · November 1, 2020

On 10/31/2020 at 6:40 AM, ne10g said:

YOIU ARE A STAR!!!!

I was just about to give up, sent the RX5700 XT back and cry into my coffee. It's drove me crazy since y/day AM - sorted with the above changes. THANK YOU!

I imagine the latest version from @SpaceInvaderOne will sort all of this once Big Sur drops as there are options for multiple types.

@SpaceInvaderOne If you want anyone to help beta test with the latest BigSur I'm happy to give it a whirl whilst I am in full on tinkering mode

EDIT.... Spoke too soon, I saw the proper full apple logo popup in the middle of the screen on my monitor (connected to the 5700 via DP) and got excited. It just stays there though and locks the whole server!

It's the GPU that is the culprit, obviously - but I am at a loss now (again!) as to why? Managed to grab a quick log before it crashes the server and these seem the only relevant lines, right before it locks up:

kernel: vfio-pci 0000:67:00.0: vfio_ecap_init: hiding ecap 0x19@0x270
kernel: vfio-pci 0000:67:00.0: vfio_ecap_init: hiding ecap 0x1b@0x2d0
kernel: vfio-pci 0000:67:00.0: vfio_ecap_init: hiding ecap 0x25@0x400
kernel: vfio-pci 0000:67:00.0: vfio_ecap_init: hiding ecap 0x26@0x410
kernel: vfio-pci 0000:67:00.0: vfio_ecap_init: hiding ecap 0x27@0x440

That is the GPU.

Anyone any other ideas?

if you are using clover, change the gpu back to vnc, in vnc change from clover to opencore following this https://github.com/Leoyzen/KVM-Opencore and then , peronally I use a tool called opencore configurator to edit the config.plist to add the agdpmod=pikera boot arg needed to boot with the 5700XT and update to the latest whatevergreen which the opencore configurtor will allow to

ne10g · November 1, 2020

22 minutes ago, mSedek said:

if you are using clover, change the gpu back to vnc, in vnc change from clover to opencore following this https://github.com/Leoyzen/KVM-Opencore and then , peronally I use a tool called opencore configurator to edit the config.plist to add the agdpmod=pikera boot arg needed to boot with the 5700XT and update to the latest whatevergreen which the opencore configurtor will allow to

Cheers. I did attempt that last night, but I was hitting a wall so got annoyed, took the 5700XT out, boxed it back up and put my 2080ti back in. haha!

I will try again now, the bit I did not do was the pikera boot argument, that could be the missing piece of the jigsaw!

I will give it another go now and report back.

Just to confirm steps I will take:

1) Install Catalina as normal using Macinabox

2) Amend the xml as per my liking, for extra cpu cores, ram etc... making sure anything that reverts back on save it put back.

3) Boot into Catalina and mount the EFI partition

4) Backup the current EFI - then replace with the Opencore EFI folder.

5) Use opencore configurator to edit the config.plist

6) Update latest whatevergreen

7) Shutdown

8 ) Enable GPU passthrough

Anything missing?

ne10g · November 1, 2020

I do wonder if I should wait though...? @SpaceInvaderOne is the new version due soon with clover/opencore options?

Could be better waiting if so!

mSedek · November 1, 2020

1 minute ago, ne10g said:

Cheers. I did attempt that last night, but I was hitting a wall so got annoyed, took the 5700XT out, boxed it back up and put my 2080ti back in. haha!

I will try again now, the bit I did not do was the pikera boot argument, that could be the missing piece of the jigsaw!

I will give it another go now and report back.

Just to confirm steps I will take:

1) Install Catalina as normal using Macinabox

2) Amend the xml as per my liking, for extra cpu cores, ram etc... making sure anything that reverts back on save it put back.

3) Boot into Catalina and mount the EFI partition

4) Backup the current EFI - then replace with the Opencore EFI folder.

5) Use opencore configurator to edit the config.plist

6) Update latest whatevergreen

7) Shutdown

8 ) Enable GPU passthrough

Anything missing?

those are the right steps but after shutdown , remove all the boot dirves and images and leave only your os disk and check if everything is booting from the disk, if you did everything right then the macOS resolution would be much higher than with clover and it should shows 16mb video memory allocation or around that.. then you passthrough the card

check that your OS tags are pointing to YOUR native default ovmf files and not the modified ones from macinabox

ne10g · November 1, 2020

2 minutes ago, mSedek said:

those are the right steps but after shutdown , remove all the boot dirves and images and leave only your os disk and check if everything is booting from the disk, if you did everything right then the macOS resolution would be much higher than with clover and it should shows 16mb video memory allocation or around that.. then you passthrough the card

check that your OS tags are pointing to YOUR native default ovmf files and not the modified ones from macinabox

Perfect, thanks again, I'll give it a whirl now. May as well even if a new version is due. No harm having another bash!

neuk34 · November 1, 2020

1 hour ago, mSedek said:

change you OS tag for this


 <os>
    <type arch='x86_64' machine='pc-q35-3.1'>hvm</type>
    <loader readonly='yes' type='pflash'>/mnt/user/domains/MacinaboxCatalina/ovmf/OVMF_CODE.fd</loader>
    <nvram>/mnt/user/domains/MacinaboxCatalina/ovmf/OVMF_VARS.fd</nvram>
  </os>

and add this between the 2 final bottom tag devices and domain


  <qemu:commandline>
    <qemu:arg value='-usb'/>
    <qemu:arg value='-device'/>
    <qemu:arg value='usb-kbd,bus=usb-bus.0'/>
    <qemu:arg value='-device'/>
    <qemu:arg value='isa-applesmc,osk=???????????????????????????????(c)AppleComputerInc'/>
    <qemu:arg value='-smbios'/>
    <qemu:arg value='type=2'/>
    <qemu:arg value='-cpu'/>
    <qemu:arg value='Penryn,kvm=on,vendor=GenuineIntel,+invtsc,vmware-cpuid-freq=on,+pcid,+ssse3,+sse4.2,+popcnt,+avx,+aes,+xsave,+xsaveopt,check'/>
  </qemu:commandline>

but change the ?????????????????????????????????????????????????? part for the correct word which is forbidden in the forum

and finally change the network interface to


    <interface type='bridge'>
      <mac address='52:54:00:6e:06:d1'/>
      <source bridge='br0'/>
      <model type='e1000-82545em'/>
      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x01' slot='0x00' function='0x0'/>
    </interface>

Thanks !

I can see now apple Icon and the progress bar. But it restart again ang again (like a loop) when it acheive 50%.

I should made a mistake, probably located at "the correct word" you mentioned above ? (I don't have any clue on this)

<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
<domain type='kvm' xmlns:qemu='http://libvirt.org/schemas/domain/qemu/1.0'>
  <name>MacinaboxCatalina</name>
  <uuid>d490b74e-3643-4903-8e7a-dcebfece0311</uuid>
  <description>MacOS Catalina</description>
  <metadata>
    <vmtemplate xmlns="unraid" name="Catalina" icon="catalina.png" os="Catalina"/>
  </metadata>
  <memory unit='KiB'>4194304</memory>
  <currentMemory unit='KiB'>4194304</currentMemory>
  <memoryBacking>
    <nosharepages/>
  </memoryBacking>
  <vcpu placement='static'>2</vcpu>
  <cputune>
    <vcpupin vcpu='0' cpuset='0'/>
    <vcpupin vcpu='1' cpuset='4'/>
  </cputune>
  <os>
    <type arch='x86_64' machine='pc-q35-3.1'>hvm</type>
    <loader readonly='yes' type='pflash'>/mnt/user/domains/MacinaboxCatalina/ovmf/OVMF_CODE.fd</loader>
    <nvram>/mnt/user/domains/MacinaboxCatalina/ovmf/OVMF_VARS.fd</nvram>
  </os>
  <features>
    <acpi/>
    <apic/>
  </features>
  <cpu mode='host-passthrough' check='none'>
    <topology sockets='1' cores='1' threads='2'/>
    <cache mode='passthrough'/>
  </cpu>
  <clock offset='utc'>
    <timer name='rtc' tickpolicy='catchup'/>
    <timer name='pit' tickpolicy='delay'/>
    <timer name='hpet' present='no'/>
  </clock>
  <on_poweroff>destroy</on_poweroff>
  <on_reboot>restart</on_reboot>
  <on_crash>restart</on_crash>
  <devices>
    <emulator>/usr/local/sbin/qemu</emulator>
    <disk type='file' device='disk'>
      <driver name='qemu' type='qcow2' cache='writeback'/>
      <source file='/mnt/user/domains/MacinaboxCatalina/Clover.qcow2'/>
      <target dev='hdc' bus='sata'/>
      <boot order='1'/>
      <address type='drive' controller='0' bus='0' target='0' unit='2'/>
    </disk>
    <disk type='file' device='disk'>
      <driver name='qemu' type='raw' cache='writeback'/>
      <source file='/mnt/user/domains/MacinaboxCatalina/Catalina-install.img'/>
      <target dev='hdd' bus='sata'/>
      <address type='drive' controller='0' bus='0' target='0' unit='3'/>
    </disk>
    <disk type='file' device='disk'>
      <driver name='qemu' type='raw' cache='writeback'/>
      <source file='/mnt/user/domains/MacinaboxCatalina/macos_disk.img'/>
      <target dev='hde' bus='sata'/>
      <address type='drive' controller='0' bus='0' target='0' unit='4'/>
    </disk>
    <controller type='usb' index='0' model='ich9-ehci1'>
      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x07' function='0x7'/>
    </controller>
    <controller type='usb' index='0' model='ich9-uhci1'>
      <master startport='0'/>
      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x07' function='0x0' multifunction='on'/>
    </controller>
    <controller type='usb' index='0' model='ich9-uhci2'>
      <master startport='2'/>
      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x07' function='0x1'/>
    </controller>
    <controller type='usb' index='0' model='ich9-uhci3'>
      <master startport='4'/>
      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x07' function='0x2'/>
    </controller>
    <controller type='pci' index='0' model='pcie-root'/>
    <controller type='pci' index='1' model='pcie-root-port'>
      <model name='pcie-root-port'/>
      <target chassis='1' port='0x10'/>
      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x02' function='0x0' multifunction='on'/>
    </controller>
    <controller type='pci' index='2' model='pcie-root-port'>
      <model name='pcie-root-port'/>
      <target chassis='2' port='0x11'/>
      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x02' function='0x1'/>
    </controller>
    <controller type='pci' index='3' model='pcie-root-port'>
      <model name='pcie-root-port'/>
      <target chassis='3' port='0x12'/>
      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x02' function='0x2'/>
    </controller>
    <controller type='pci' index='4' model='pcie-root-port'>
      <model name='pcie-root-port'/>
      <target chassis='4' port='0x13'/>
      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x02' function='0x3'/>
    </controller>
    <controller type='virtio-serial' index='0'>
      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x02' slot='0x00' function='0x0'/>
    </controller>
    <controller type='sata' index='0'>
      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x1f' function='0x2'/>
    </controller>
    <interface type='bridge'>
      <mac address='52:54:00:6e:06:d1'/>
      <source bridge='br0'/>
      <model type='e1000-82545em'/>
      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x01' slot='0x00' function='0x0'/>
    </interface>
    <serial type='pty'>
      <target type='isa-serial' port='0'>
        <model name='isa-serial'/>
      </target>
    </serial>
    <console type='pty'>
      <target type='serial' port='0'/>
    </console>
    <channel type='unix'>
      <target type='virtio' name='org.qemu.guest_agent.0'/>
      <address type='virtio-serial' controller='0' bus='0' port='1'/>
    </channel>
    <input type='tablet' bus='usb'>
      <address type='usb' bus='0' port='1'/>
    </input>
    <input type='mouse' bus='ps2'/>
    <input type='keyboard' bus='ps2'/>
    <graphics type='vnc' port='-1' autoport='yes' websocket='-1' listen='0.0.0.0' keymap='fr'>
      <listen type='address' address='0.0.0.0'/>
    </graphics>
    <video>
      <model type='qxl' ram='65536' vram='65536' vgamem='16384' heads='1' primary='yes'/>
      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x01' function='0x0'/>
    </video>
    <memballoon model='virtio'>
      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x03' slot='0x00' function='0x0'/>
    </memballoon>
  </devices>
  <qemu:commandline>
    <qemu:arg value='-usb'/>
    <qemu:arg value='-device'/>
    <qemu:arg value='usb-kbd,bus=usb-bus.0'/>
    <qemu:arg value='-device'/>
    <qemu:arg value='isa-applesmc,osk=(c)AppleComputerInc'/>
    <qemu:arg value='-smbios'/>
    <qemu:arg value='type=2'/>
    <qemu:arg value='-cpu'/>
    <qemu:arg value='Penryn,kvm=on,vendor=GenuineIntel,+invtsc,vmware-cpuid-freq=on,+pcid,+ssse3,+sse4.2,+popcnt,+avx,+aes,+xsave,+xsaveopt,check'/>
  </qemu:commandline>
</domain>

mSedek · November 1, 2020

14 minutes ago, neuk34 said:

Thanks !

I can see now apple Icon and the progress bar. But it restart again ang again (like a loop) when it acheive 50%.

I should made a mistake, probably located at "the correct word" you mentioned above ? (I don't have any clue on this)


<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
<domain type='kvm' xmlns:qemu='http://libvirt.org/schemas/domain/qemu/1.0'>
  <name>MacinaboxCatalina</name>
  <uuid>d490b74e-3643-4903-8e7a-dcebfece0311</uuid>
  <description>MacOS Catalina</description>
  <metadata>
    <vmtemplate xmlns="unraid" name="Catalina" icon="catalina.png" os="Catalina"/>
  </metadata>
  <memory unit='KiB'>4194304</memory>
  <currentMemory unit='KiB'>4194304</currentMemory>
  <memoryBacking>
    <nosharepages/>
  </memoryBacking>
  <vcpu placement='static'>2</vcpu>
  <cputune>
    <vcpupin vcpu='0' cpuset='0'/>
    <vcpupin vcpu='1' cpuset='4'/>
  </cputune>
  <os>
    <type arch='x86_64' machine='pc-q35-3.1'>hvm</type>
    <loader readonly='yes' type='pflash'>/mnt/user/domains/MacinaboxCatalina/ovmf/OVMF_CODE.fd</loader>
    <nvram>/mnt/user/domains/MacinaboxCatalina/ovmf/OVMF_VARS.fd</nvram>
  </os>
  <features>
    <acpi/>
    <apic/>
  </features>
  <cpu mode='host-passthrough' check='none'>
    <topology sockets='1' cores='1' threads='2'/>
    <cache mode='passthrough'/>
  </cpu>
  <clock offset='utc'>
    <timer name='rtc' tickpolicy='catchup'/>
    <timer name='pit' tickpolicy='delay'/>
    <timer name='hpet' present='no'/>
  </clock>
  <on_poweroff>destroy</on_poweroff>
  <on_reboot>restart</on_reboot>
  <on_crash>restart</on_crash>
  <devices>
    <emulator>/usr/local/sbin/qemu</emulator>
    <disk type='file' device='disk'>
      <driver name='qemu' type='qcow2' cache='writeback'/>
      <source file='/mnt/user/domains/MacinaboxCatalina/Clover.qcow2'/>
      <target dev='hdc' bus='sata'/>
      <boot order='1'/>
      <address type='drive' controller='0' bus='0' target='0' unit='2'/>
    </disk>
    <disk type='file' device='disk'>
      <driver name='qemu' type='raw' cache='writeback'/>
      <source file='/mnt/user/domains/MacinaboxCatalina/Catalina-install.img'/>
      <target dev='hdd' bus='sata'/>
      <address type='drive' controller='0' bus='0' target='0' unit='3'/>
    </disk>
    <disk type='file' device='disk'>
      <driver name='qemu' type='raw' cache='writeback'/>
      <source file='/mnt/user/domains/MacinaboxCatalina/macos_disk.img'/>
      <target dev='hde' bus='sata'/>
      <address type='drive' controller='0' bus='0' target='0' unit='4'/>
    </disk>
    <controller type='usb' index='0' model='ich9-ehci1'>
      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x07' function='0x7'/>
    </controller>
    <controller type='usb' index='0' model='ich9-uhci1'>
      <master startport='0'/>
      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x07' function='0x0' multifunction='on'/>
    </controller>
    <controller type='usb' index='0' model='ich9-uhci2'>
      <master startport='2'/>
      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x07' function='0x1'/>
    </controller>
    <controller type='usb' index='0' model='ich9-uhci3'>
      <master startport='4'/>
      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x07' function='0x2'/>
    </controller>
    <controller type='pci' index='0' model='pcie-root'/>
    <controller type='pci' index='1' model='pcie-root-port'>
      <model name='pcie-root-port'/>
      <target chassis='1' port='0x10'/>
      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x02' function='0x0' multifunction='on'/>
    </controller>
    <controller type='pci' index='2' model='pcie-root-port'>
      <model name='pcie-root-port'/>
      <target chassis='2' port='0x11'/>
      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x02' function='0x1'/>
    </controller>
    <controller type='pci' index='3' model='pcie-root-port'>
      <model name='pcie-root-port'/>
      <target chassis='3' port='0x12'/>
      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x02' function='0x2'/>
    </controller>
    <controller type='pci' index='4' model='pcie-root-port'>
      <model name='pcie-root-port'/>
      <target chassis='4' port='0x13'/>
      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x02' function='0x3'/>
    </controller>
    <controller type='virtio-serial' index='0'>
      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x02' slot='0x00' function='0x0'/>
    </controller>
    <controller type='sata' index='0'>
      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x1f' function='0x2'/>
    </controller>
    <interface type='bridge'>
      <mac address='52:54:00:6e:06:d1'/>
      <source bridge='br0'/>
      <model type='e1000-82545em'/>
      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x01' slot='0x00' function='0x0'/>
    </interface>
    <serial type='pty'>
      <target type='isa-serial' port='0'>
        <model name='isa-serial'/>
      </target>
    </serial>
    <console type='pty'>
      <target type='serial' port='0'/>
    </console>
    <channel type='unix'>
      <target type='virtio' name='org.qemu.guest_agent.0'/>
      <address type='virtio-serial' controller='0' bus='0' port='1'/>
    </channel>
    <input type='tablet' bus='usb'>
      <address type='usb' bus='0' port='1'/>
    </input>
    <input type='mouse' bus='ps2'/>
    <input type='keyboard' bus='ps2'/>
    <graphics type='vnc' port='-1' autoport='yes' websocket='-1' listen='0.0.0.0' keymap='fr'>
      <listen type='address' address='0.0.0.0'/>
    </graphics>
    <video>
      <model type='qxl' ram='65536' vram='65536' vgamem='16384' heads='1' primary='yes'/>
      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x01' function='0x0'/>
    </video>
    <memballoon model='virtio'>
      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x03' slot='0x00' function='0x0'/>
    </memballoon>
  </devices>
  <qemu:commandline>
    <qemu:arg value='-usb'/>
    <qemu:arg value='-device'/>
    <qemu:arg value='usb-kbd,bus=usb-bus.0'/>
    <qemu:arg value='-device'/>
    <qemu:arg value='isa-applesmc,osk=(c)AppleComputerInc'/>
    <qemu:arg value='-smbios'/>
    <qemu:arg value='type=2'/>
    <qemu:arg value='-cpu'/>
    <qemu:arg value='Penryn,kvm=on,vendor=GenuineIntel,+invtsc,vmware-cpuid-freq=on,+pcid,+ssse3,+sse4.2,+popcnt,+avx,+aes,+xsave,+xsaveopt,check'/>
  </qemu:commandline>
</domain>

in order to load you need to change the isa-applesmc line in the qemu tag for the real one, search in google for qemu isa-applesmc 64-byte-OSK-string and you may find it

darthdeus · November 1, 2020

13 hours ago, cat2devnull said:

As you have discovered, in terms of the VM config, you can either connect via VNC or via a GPU/IGP. You cannot do both at the same time.

That being said, you can use VNC or similar by running it as a service within the OS of the VM and then connection over ethernet.

The way you check if your VM is setup correctly to use your 570ti is to plug a monitor into the back of it and see if the system boots and puts any output to that card. Unfortunately in your case I expect that it won't as Fermi support was dropped in High Sierra.

https://dortania.github.io/GPU-Buyers-Guide/legacy-gpus/legacy-nvidia.html#fermi-series-4xx-5xx

Read the following for all the details.

https://khronokernel-3.gitbook.io/gpu-buyers-guide/

This is why when I decided to buy a new card (not wanting to play games) I went with the RX550 due to native OOTB support and best modern bang for buck. Otherwise if you want something cheap and cheerful the GTX710 or AMD R7/R9 cards are good options.

Thanks for the tip! Though looking at the page, it seems RX550 is actually not supported as well? https://dortania.github.io/GPU-Buyers-Guide/modern-gpus/amd-gpu.html#lexa-series (they list the whole Lexa series as unsupported). Did you mean RX5500?

ne10g · November 1, 2020

3 hours ago, mSedek said:

those are the right steps but after shutdown , remove all the boot dirves and images and leave only your os disk and check if everything is booting from the disk, if you did everything right then the macOS resolution would be much higher than with clover and it should shows 16mb video memory allocation or around that.. then you passthrough the card

check that your OS tags are pointing to YOUR native default ovmf files and not the modified ones from macinabox

Managed to have a go. Got it all working, with opencore when using VNC.

Couldn't figure out where to add the agdpmod=pikera boot arg with opencore configurator, so I just edited the plist in the end - mauybe added it in the wrong place?! Can you show me where it sits in yours please?

I did manage to use opencore configurator to update whatevergreen. I also removed all drives bar the install drive and it all worked perfect, until I put the Radeon back in and enabled that instead of VNC. I passed in the ROM which I dumped in windows as well just to be safe.

This is what I see just as it freezes unraid:

Nov 1 18:01:25 SAFCunRAID kernel: vfio-pci 0000:67:00.0: vgaarb: changed VGA decodes: olddecodes=io+mem,decodes=io+mem:owns=io+mem
Nov 1 18:01:25 SAFCunRAID kernel: br0: port 2(vnet0) entered blocking state
Nov 1 18:01:25 SAFCunRAID kernel: br0: port 2(vnet0) entered disabled state
Nov 1 18:01:25 SAFCunRAID kernel: device vnet0 entered promiscuous mode
Nov 1 18:01:25 SAFCunRAID kernel: br0: port 2(vnet0) entered blocking state
Nov 1 18:01:25 SAFCunRAID kernel: br0: port 2(vnet0) entered forwarding state
Nov 1 18:01:26 SAFCunRAID kernel: vfio-pci 0000:67:00.0: vfio_ecap_init: hiding ecap 0x19@0x270
Nov 1 18:01:26 SAFCunRAID kernel: vfio-pci 0000:67:00.0: vfio_ecap_init: hiding ecap 0x1b@0x2d0
Nov 1 18:01:26 SAFCunRAID kernel: vfio-pci 0000:67:00.0: vfio_ecap_init: hiding ecap 0x25@0x400
Nov 1 18:01:26 SAFCunRAID kernel: vfio-pci 0000:67:00.0: vfio_ecap_init: hiding ecap 0x26@0x410
Nov 1 18:01:26 SAFCunRAID kernel: vfio-pci 0000:67:00.0: vfio_ecap_init: hiding ecap 0x27@0x440

Any ideas?

ne10g · November 1, 2020

Here is my XML if anyone can spot anything?

<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
<domain type='kvm' xmlns:qemu='http://libvirt.org/schemas/domain/qemu/1.0'>
<name>MacinaboxCatalina</name>
<uuid>****</uuid>
<description>MacOS Catalina</description>
<metadata>
<vmtemplate xmlns="unraid" name="Windows 10" icon="default.png" os="Catalina"/>
</metadata>
<memory unit='KiB'>16777216</memory>
<currentMemory unit='KiB'>16777216</currentMemory>
<memoryBacking>
<nosharepages/>
</memoryBacking>
<vcpu placement='static'>8</vcpu>
<cputune>
<vcpupin vcpu='0' cpuset='1'/>
<vcpupin vcpu='1' cpuset='15'/>
<vcpupin vcpu='2' cpuset='3'/>
<vcpupin vcpu='3' cpuset='17'/>
<vcpupin vcpu='4' cpuset='5'/>
<vcpupin vcpu='5' cpuset='19'/>
<vcpupin vcpu='6' cpuset='7'/>
<vcpupin vcpu='7' cpuset='21'/>
</cputune>
<os>
<type arch='x86_64' machine='pc-q35-3.1'>hvm</type>
<loader readonly='yes' type='pflash'>/mnt/user/domains/MacinaboxCatalina/ovmf/OVMF_CODE.fd</loader>
<nvram>/mnt/user/domains/MacinaboxCatalina/ovmf/OVMF_VARS.fd</nvram>
</os>
<features>
<acpi/>
<apic/>
</features>
<cpu mode='host-passthrough' check='none' migratable='on'>
<cache mode='passthrough'/>
</cpu>
<clock offset='utc'>
<timer name='rtc' tickpolicy='catchup'/>
<timer name='pit' tickpolicy='delay'/>
<timer name='hpet' present='no'/>
</clock>
<on_poweroff>destroy</on_poweroff>
<on_reboot>restart</on_reboot>
<on_crash>restart</on_crash>
<devices>
<emulator>/usr/local/sbin/qemu</emulator>
<disk type='file' device='disk'>
<driver name='qemu' type='raw' cache='writeback'/>
<source file='/mnt/user/domains/MacinaboxCatalina/macos_disk.img'/>
<target dev='hdc' bus='sata'/>
<boot order='1'/>
<address type='drive' controller='0' bus='0' target='0' unit='2'/>
</disk>
<controller type='usb' index='0' model='ich9-ehci1'>
<address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x07' function='0x7'/>
</controller>
<controller type='usb' index='0' model='ich9-uhci1'>
<master startport='0'/>
<address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x07' function='0x0' multifunction='on'/>
</controller>
<controller type='usb' index='0' model='ich9-uhci2'>
<master startport='2'/>
<address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x07' function='0x1' multifunction='on'/>
</controller>
<controller type='usb' index='0' model='ich9-uhci3'>
<master startport='4'/>
<address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x07' function='0x2'/>
</controller>
<controller type='pci' index='0' model='pcie-root'/>
<controller type='pci' index='1' model='pcie-root-port'>
<model name='pcie-root-port'/>
<target chassis='1' port='0x10'/>
<address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x02' function='0x0' multifunction='on'/>
</controller>
<controller type='pci' index='2' model='pcie-root-port'>
<model name='pcie-root-port'/>
<target chassis='2' port='0x11'/>
<address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x02' function='0x1'/>
</controller>
<controller type='pci' index='3' model='pcie-root-port'>
<model name='pcie-root-port'/>
<target chassis='3' port='0x12'/>
<address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x02' function='0x2'/>
</controller>
<controller type='pci' index='4' model='pcie-root-port'>
<model name='pcie-root-port'/>
<target chassis='4' port='0x13'/>
<address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x02' function='0x3'/>
</controller>
<controller type='virtio-serial' index='0'>
<address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x02' slot='0x00' function='0x0'/>
</controller>
<controller type='sata' index='0'>
<address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x1f' function='0x2'/>
</controller>
<interface type='bridge'>
<mac address='52:54:00:78:67:1e'/>
<source bridge='br0'/>
<model type='e1000-82545em'/>
<address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x01' slot='0x00' function='0x0'/>
</interface>
<serial type='pty'>
<target type='isa-serial' port='0'>
<model name='isa-serial'/>
</target>
</serial>
<console type='pty'>
<target type='serial' port='0'/>
</console>
<channel type='unix'>
<target type='virtio' name='org.qemu.guest_agent.0'/>
<address type='virtio-serial' controller='0' bus='0' port='1'/>
</channel>
<input type='tablet' bus='usb'>
<address type='usb' bus='0' port='1'/>
</input>
<input type='mouse' bus='ps2'/>
<input type='keyboard' bus='ps2'/>
<hostdev mode='subsystem' type='pci' managed='yes'>
<driver name='vfio'/>
<source>
<address domain='0x0000' bus='0x67' slot='0x00' function='0x0'/>
</source>
<rom file='/boot/GPU_BIOS/RX5700XT.rom'/>
<address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x03' slot='0x00' function='0x0' multifunction='on'/>
</hostdev>
<hostdev mode='subsystem' type='pci' managed='yes'>
<driver name='vfio'/>
<source>
<address domain='0x0000' bus='0x67' slot='0x00' function='0x1'/>
</source>
<address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x04' slot='0x00' function='0x0'/>
</hostdev>
<memballoon model='none'/>
</devices>
<qemu:commandline>
<qemu:arg value='-usb'/>
<qemu:arg value='-device'/>
<qemu:arg value='usb-kbd,bus=usb-bus.0'/>
<qemu:arg value='-device'/>
<qemu:arg value='isa-applesmc,osk=*****'/>
<qemu:arg value='-smbios'/>
<qemu:arg value='type=2'/>
<qemu:arg value='-cpu'/>
<qemu:arg value='Penryn,kvm=on,vendor=GenuineIntel,+invtsc,vmware-cpuid-freq=on,+pcid,+ssse3,+sse4.2,+popcnt,+avx,+aes,+xsave,+xsaveopt,check'/>
</qemu:commandline>
</domain>

mSedek · November 1, 2020

40 minutes ago, ne10g said:

Managed to have a go. Got it all working, with opencore when using VNC.

Couldn't figure out where to add the agdpmod=pikera boot arg with opencore configurator, so I just edited the plist in the end - mauybe added it in the wrong place?! Can you show me where it sits in yours please?

I did manage to use opencore configurator to update whatevergreen. I also removed all drives bar the install drive and it all worked perfect, until I put the Radeon back in and enabled that instead of VNC. I passed in the ROM which I dumped in windows as well just to be safe.

This is what I see just as it freezes unraid:

Nov 1 18:01:25 SAFCunRAID kernel: vfio-pci 0000:67:00.0: vgaarb: changed VGA decodes: olddecodes=io+mem,decodes=io+mem:owns=io+mem
Nov 1 18:01:25 SAFCunRAID kernel: br0: port 2(vnet0) entered blocking state
Nov 1 18:01:25 SAFCunRAID kernel: br0: port 2(vnet0) entered disabled state
Nov 1 18:01:25 SAFCunRAID kernel: device vnet0 entered promiscuous mode
Nov 1 18:01:25 SAFCunRAID kernel: br0: port 2(vnet0) entered blocking state
Nov 1 18:01:25 SAFCunRAID kernel: br0: port 2(vnet0) entered forwarding state
Nov 1 18:01:26 SAFCunRAID kernel: vfio-pci 0000:67:00.0: vfio_ecap_init: hiding ecap 0x19@0x270
Nov 1 18:01:26 SAFCunRAID kernel: vfio-pci 0000:67:00.0: vfio_ecap_init: hiding ecap 0x1b@0x2d0
Nov 1 18:01:26 SAFCunRAID kernel: vfio-pci 0000:67:00.0: vfio_ecap_init: hiding ecap 0x25@0x400
Nov 1 18:01:26 SAFCunRAID kernel: vfio-pci 0000:67:00.0: vfio_ecap_init: hiding ecap 0x26@0x410
Nov 1 18:01:26 SAFCunRAID kernel: vfio-pci 0000:67:00.0: vfio_ecap_init: hiding ecap 0x27@0x440

Any ideas?

yes, you migh have missplaced the boot arg it is in

NVRAM

(SECOND UUID LINE)

right click boot-args

whatevergreen

select from the list agdpmod=pikera

close saving changes and reboot

side note if you are in a failed boot attempt, reset the whole server becasue AMD reset bug will prevent the VM from booting

mSedek · November 1, 2020

19 minutes ago, ne10g said:

Here is my XML if anyone can spot anything?

<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
<domain type='kvm' xmlns:qemu='http://libvirt.org/schemas/domain/qemu/1.0'>
<name>MacinaboxCatalina</name>
<uuid>****</uuid>
<description>MacOS Catalina</description>
<metadata>
<vmtemplate xmlns="unraid" name="Windows 10" icon="default.png" os="Catalina"/>
</metadata>
<memory unit='KiB'>16777216</memory>
<currentMemory unit='KiB'>16777216</currentMemory>
<memoryBacking>
<nosharepages/>
</memoryBacking>
<vcpu placement='static'>8</vcpu>
<cputune>
<vcpupin vcpu='0' cpuset='1'/>
<vcpupin vcpu='1' cpuset='15'/>
<vcpupin vcpu='2' cpuset='3'/>
<vcpupin vcpu='3' cpuset='17'/>
<vcpupin vcpu='4' cpuset='5'/>
<vcpupin vcpu='5' cpuset='19'/>
<vcpupin vcpu='6' cpuset='7'/>
<vcpupin vcpu='7' cpuset='21'/>
</cputune>
<os>
<type arch='x86_64' machine='pc-q35-3.1'>hvm</type>
<loader readonly='yes' type='pflash'>/mnt/user/domains/MacinaboxCatalina/ovmf/OVMF_CODE.fd</loader>
<nvram>/mnt/user/domains/MacinaboxCatalina/ovmf/OVMF_VARS.fd</nvram>
</os>
<features>
<acpi/>
<apic/>
</features>
<cpu mode='host-passthrough' check='none' migratable='on'>
<cache mode='passthrough'/>
</cpu>
<clock offset='utc'>
<timer name='rtc' tickpolicy='catchup'/>
<timer name='pit' tickpolicy='delay'/>
<timer name='hpet' present='no'/>
</clock>
<on_poweroff>destroy</on_poweroff>
<on_reboot>restart</on_reboot>
<on_crash>restart</on_crash>
<devices>
<emulator>/usr/local/sbin/qemu</emulator>
<disk type='file' device='disk'>
<driver name='qemu' type='raw' cache='writeback'/>
<source file='/mnt/user/domains/MacinaboxCatalina/macos_disk.img'/>
<target dev='hdc' bus='sata'/>
<boot order='1'/>
<address type='drive' controller='0' bus='0' target='0' unit='2'/>
</disk>
<controller type='usb' index='0' model='ich9-ehci1'>
<address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x07' function='0x7'/>
</controller>
<controller type='usb' index='0' model='ich9-uhci1'>
<master startport='0'/>
<address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x07' function='0x0' multifunction='on'/>
</controller>
<controller type='usb' index='0' model='ich9-uhci2'>
<master startport='2'/>
<address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x07' function='0x1' multifunction='on'/>
</controller>
<controller type='usb' index='0' model='ich9-uhci3'>
<master startport='4'/>
<address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x07' function='0x2'/>
</controller>
<controller type='pci' index='0' model='pcie-root'/>
<controller type='pci' index='1' model='pcie-root-port'>
<model name='pcie-root-port'/>
<target chassis='1' port='0x10'/>
<address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x02' function='0x0' multifunction='on'/>
</controller>
<controller type='pci' index='2' model='pcie-root-port'>
<model name='pcie-root-port'/>
<target chassis='2' port='0x11'/>
<address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x02' function='0x1'/>
</controller>
<controller type='pci' index='3' model='pcie-root-port'>
<model name='pcie-root-port'/>
<target chassis='3' port='0x12'/>
<address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x02' function='0x2'/>
</controller>
<controller type='pci' index='4' model='pcie-root-port'>
<model name='pcie-root-port'/>
<target chassis='4' port='0x13'/>
<address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x02' function='0x3'/>
</controller>
<controller type='virtio-serial' index='0'>
<address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x02' slot='0x00' function='0x0'/>
</controller>
<controller type='sata' index='0'>
<address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x1f' function='0x2'/>
</controller>
<interface type='bridge'>
<mac address='52:54:00:78:67:1e'/>
<source bridge='br0'/>
<model type='e1000-82545em'/>
<address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x01' slot='0x00' function='0x0'/>
</interface>
<serial type='pty'>
<target type='isa-serial' port='0'>
<model name='isa-serial'/>
</target>
</serial>
<console type='pty'>
<target type='serial' port='0'/>
</console>
<channel type='unix'>
<target type='virtio' name='org.qemu.guest_agent.0'/>
<address type='virtio-serial' controller='0' bus='0' port='1'/>
</channel>
<input type='tablet' bus='usb'>
<address type='usb' bus='0' port='1'/>
</input>
<input type='mouse' bus='ps2'/>
<input type='keyboard' bus='ps2'/>
<hostdev mode='subsystem' type='pci' managed='yes'>
<driver name='vfio'/>
<source>
<address domain='0x0000' bus='0x67' slot='0x00' function='0x0'/>
</source>
<rom file='/boot/GPU_BIOS/RX5700XT.rom'/>
<address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x03' slot='0x00' function='0x0' multifunction='on'/>
</hostdev>
<hostdev mode='subsystem' type='pci' managed='yes'>
<driver name='vfio'/>
<source>
<address domain='0x0000' bus='0x67' slot='0x00' function='0x1'/>
</source>
<address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x04' slot='0x00' function='0x0'/>
</hostdev>
<memballoon model='none'/>
</devices>
<qemu:commandline>
<qemu:arg value='-usb'/>
<qemu:arg value='-device'/>
<qemu:arg value='usb-kbd,bus=usb-bus.0'/>
<qemu:arg value='-device'/>
<qemu:arg value='isa-applesmc,osk=*****'/>
<qemu:arg value='-smbios'/>
<qemu:arg value='type=2'/>
<qemu:arg value='-cpu'/>
<qemu:arg value='Penryn,kvm=on,vendor=GenuineIntel,+invtsc,vmware-cpuid-freq=on,+pcid,+ssse3,+sse4.2,+popcnt,+avx,+aes,+xsave,+xsaveopt,check'/>
</qemu:commandline>
</domain>

read my first post in this same page aswering the same question as you have the same problem

ne10g · November 1, 2020

1 minute ago, mSedek said:

yes, you migh have missplaced the boot arg it is in

NVRAM

(SECOND UUID LINE)

right click boot-args

whatevergreen

select from the list agdpmod=pikera

close saving changes and reboot

side note if you are in a failed boot attempt, reset the whole server becasue AMD reset bug will prevent the VM from booting

It did seem to be in the right place (first attempt didnt work - looks like I forgot to save..oops!! Done it again to be safe using your method above)

I have put in the -v boot arg to try see what I can see in verbrose mode.

ne10g · November 1, 2020

10 minutes ago, mSedek said:

read my first post in this same page aswering the same question as you have the same problem

Am I being thick here, I cannot see any difference in mine (in those sections) to what you suggested in 1st post.

I have the correct network interface, the correct locations in the OS tags and the extra XML before the close of the domain tag.

Maybe I am going blind after looking so long however....!

ne10g · November 1, 2020

Note sure if this is relevant but looks like OC created dump files in the EFO partition, with timestamps, the latest failed boot shows:

00:000 00:000 OC: Kernel patcher com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsDevicePolicy (Ranem board-id to board-ix) init failure - Not Found

mSedek · November 1, 2020

14 minutes ago, ne10g said:

Am I being thick here, I cannot see any difference in mine (in those sections) to what you suggested in 1st post.

I have the correct network interface, the correct locations in the OS tags and the extra XML before the close of the domain tag.

Maybe I am going blind after looking so long however....!

no man my bad.. but if you are usinf opencore you need to use the default ovmf files

create a new vm linux for example and copy the OS sectio from there

mSedek · November 1, 2020

17 minutes ago, ne10g said:

Note sure if this is relevant but looks like OC created dump files in the EFO partition, with timestamps, the latest failed boot shows:

00:000 00:000 OC: Kernel patcher com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsDevicePolicy (Ranem board-id to board-ix) init failure - Not Found

Dont mind those

ne10g · November 1, 2020

13 minutes ago, mSedek said:

no man my bad.. but if you are usinf opencore you need to use the default ovmf files

create a new vm linux for example and copy the OS sectio from there

Aha, of course! Ok, pointed at the OC default ovmf files, now its booting in verbrose mode, so I can at least see where (if it gets stuck this time!)

I will report back in a few mins

Thank you for your help!

Still gets stuck, but at least I can see where now verbrose mode is on.

It's basically this: https://github.com/geerlingguy/macos-virtualbox-vm/issues/13

not virtualbox of course, but its that exact point where it gets stuck.

Edited November 1, 2020 by ne10g
added extra

ne10g · November 1, 2020

35 minutes ago, mSedek said:

Dont mind those

Still no joy.

here’s a pic of the boot screen where it freezes.

complete freeze and it kills the server so have to force power off.

Edited November 1, 2020 by ne10g
forgot image!

mSedek · November 1, 2020

5 minutes ago, ne10g said:

Still no joy.

here’s a pic of the boot screen where it freezes.

complete freeze and it kills the server so have to force power off.

I think you have problems with the bios, get them from techpowerup, my own didnt work

ne10g · November 1, 2020

12 minutes ago, mSedek said:

I think you have problems with the bios, get them from techpowerup, my own didnt work

Yeah i have a few others from there, all the same.

Wonder if its an issue with this particular version of the card? It's an MSI Radeon RX 5700XT MECH OC.

mSedek · November 1, 2020

18 minutes ago, ne10g said:

Yeah i have a few others from there, all the same.

Wonder if its an issue with this particular version of the card? It's an MSI Radeon RX 5700XT MECH OC.

Dont think so.. Your xml is wrong in the passthrough for the videocard

Edited November 1, 2020 by mSedek

ne10g · November 1, 2020

2 minutes ago, mSedek said:

Dont think so.. Your xml is wrong in the passthrough for the videocard

Do you know which part is wrong and what it should be?

mSedek · November 1, 2020

7 minutes ago, ne10g said:

Do you know which part is wrong and what it should be?

    <hostdev mode='subsystem' type='pci' managed='yes'>
      <driver name='vfio'/>
      <source>
        <address domain='0x0000' bus='0x4a' slot='0x00' function='0x0'/>
      </source>
      <rom file='/mnt/user/isos/Sapphire.RX5700XT.8192.190722_2.rom'/>
      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x03' slot='0x00' function='0x0' multifunction='on'/>
    </hostdev>
    <hostdev mode='subsystem' type='pci' managed='yes'>
      <driver name='vfio'/>
      <source>
        <address domain='0x0000' bus='0x4a' slot='0x00' function='0x1'/>
      </source>
      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x03' slot='0x00' function='0x1'/>
    </hostdev>

multifunction should be on, the sound card should be function 1 and all slots and busses should be the same

Edited November 1, 2020 by mSedek

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