GUIDE How to Enable Thunderbolt 3 Hotplug on macOS

[EliteMacx86]

Sorry, PR files to check further.
What do you mean PR Files?
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PR files means Problem Reporting files.

 

[LiveSorcerer]

PR files means Problem Reporting files.

Great, thank's.

 

[willgiroux]

Hey!
I've tried this guide and ran into this issue: (ignore the first line, it's an OpenCanopy error and irrelevant)
OC: Driver TbtForcePower.efi at 4 cannot be found!
Halting on critical error

Anyone can help out?

 

[willgiroux]

Just saw the config.plist file isn't the one causing the problem, here's the one! I reused the one without the TB stuff in it in order to boot the computer.

Also attached screenshots from the driver and kext folder. The others folder contain the TbtForcePower.efi file.

 

[EliteMacx86]

Hey!
I've tried this guide and ran into this issue: (ignore the first line, it's an OpenCanopy error and irrelevant)
OC: Driver TbtForcePower.efi at 4 cannot be found!
Halting on critical error

Anyone can help out?

No need to use TbtForcePower.efi for OpenCore.

 

[willgiroux]

No need to use TbtForcePower.efi for OpenCore.

Ok great! Just deleted the file, snapshot the OC folder on ProperTree and I still don't see it in the System Report in PCI nor in Thunderbolt (even though I know it's not supposed to show in TB tab).

Anything idea why?

 

[EliteMacx86]

Ok great! Just deleted the file, snapshot the OC folder on ProperTree and I still don't see it in the System Report in PCI nor in Thunderbolt (even though I know it's not supposed to show in TB tab).

Anything idea why?

Have you flashed the TB chip?

 

[willgiroux]

Have you flashed the TB chip?

No, I don't have the tools required right now and I'm moving halfway across the globe this weekend (and by halfway, I truly mean it, not on the literal sense of the term lol) so I can't really do it right now. Is it something needed for this chip to work?

 

[EliteMacx86]

No, I don't have the tools required right now and I'm moving halfway across the globe this weekend (and by halfway, I truly mean it, not on the literal sense of the term lol) so I can't really do it right now. Is it something needed for this chip to work?

That's the reason you cannot see the Thunderbolt Bus and it's very normal. It's already covered in the FAQ.

 

[willgiroux]

That's the reason you cannot see the Thunderbolt Bus and it's very normal. It's already covered in the FAQ.

Ok great! I'll try to flash it as soon as I land in Indonesia next week! I don't have my TB in hand right now, but if I did, would it still work without the hotplug capability?

Thanks again!