GUIDE How to Enable Thunderbolt 4 Hotplug on macOS

[EliteMacx86]

Nice! But i cannot start the workaround, because the HackinDrom Website ist down an i cannot Download the Files.
Are there and prebuild files for That Board? I‘d donate for it

Feel free to donate. Unfortunately, due to different APCI path, a prebuilt one is not preferred. If you can provide your PR files, we can check it further.

 

[Ozma]

Thank you for this wonderful guide!

On HackinDROM - which controller do you choose for the MSI Z590I UNIFY mobo build that links to here?

P.S. The link to HackinDROM is broken on the guide, I believe it should link to https://hackindrom.zapto.org/

 

[EliteMacx86]

On HackinDROM - which controller do you choose for the MSI Z590I UNIFY mobo build that links to here?

That's a custom SSDT, depends on your actual chip.

P.S. The link to HackinDROM is broken on the guide, I believe it should link to https://hackindrom.zapto.org/

Will fix that soon.

 

[Ozma]

Yes, it works.

Any chance you could share the BIOS settings and/or SSDT that you used on the Z590 Vision D?

"For Single Card and Onboard Thunderbolt:
If you're having an onboard Thunderbolt chip or a single Thunderbolt Card, just select the appropriate model from the list."

This step in the guide asks you to choose the appropriate model on the HackinDROM, but the site does not list any z590 motherboards. How do you proceed if you have a 500 series motherboard?

 

[EliteMacx86]

Any chance you could share the BIOS settings and/or SSDT that you used on the Z590 Vision D?

"For Single Card and Onboard Thunderbolt:
If you're having an onboard Thunderbolt chip or a single Thunderbolt Card, just select the appropriate model from the list."

This step in the guide asks you to choose the appropriate model on the HackinDROM, but the site does not list any z590 motherboards. How do you proceed if you have a 500 series motherboard?

You need to choose the closest SSDT and modify it as per the guide.

 

[Ozma]

Hey EliteMacx86,

I gave it a shot on my z590 Vision D and got towards the end here before running into a problem. Adding TbtForcePower.efi to my plist causes the error on boot:

Thunderbolt Info HOB was not found
OC: Driver TbtForcePower.efi at 4 cannot be started - Not Found!

despite the efi being in the correct path.

I used the ASUS ROG maximus ssdt since it was the only one I saw with the correct controller. Thunderbolt device is not currently plugged in in PR files.

Hope I covered all the PR bases here and thanks again for this guide!

 

[EliteMacx86]

Hey EliteMacx86,

I gave it a shot on my z590 Vision D and got towards the end here before running into a problem. Adding TbtForcePower.efi to my plist causes the error on boot:

Thunderbolt Info HOB was not found
OC: Driver TbtForcePower.efi at 4 cannot be started - Not Found!

despite the efi being in the correct path.

I used the ASUS ROG maximus ssdt since it was the only one I saw with the correct controller. Thunderbolt device is not currently plugged in in PR files.

Hope I covered all the PR bases here and thanks again for this guide!

TbtForcePower.efi is no longer required.

 

[Ozma]

TbtForcePower.efi is no longer required.

Oh OK, great! Any idea why hotplug still doesn't work? Followed all the steps, I believe.

 

[EliteMacx86]

Oh OK, great! Any idea why hotplug still doesn't work? Followed all the steps, I believe.

No PR files attached.

 

[Ozma]

No PR files attached.

they're in post before that, here they are as well