Clover Catalina

Catalina 10.15.2 clover config for Z390I AORUS PRO WIFI

• it also works on 10.15.4 but you need to update clover
• it also works on 10.15.5 but there are some issues with my display

Configuration

	Name
Case	SliverStone Sugo SG13
Cooler	Noctua NH-L9i
CPU	Intel Core i5 9400
GPU	AMD Radeon RX 5700
HDD	Seagate BarraCuda 2TB 2.5"
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z390I AORUS PRO WIFI
Power	SilverStone SFX 500W
RAM	Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4
SSD	Samsung 970 EVO Plus 500GB

Two monitors + a keyboard + a mouse.

What doesn't work

• WIFI
• Sidecar and all WIFI related features
• iMessage not tested and will never use it
• Microphone maybe (even with headphone)
• Disk can be slow sometimes (it is because of HDD)

How to have WiFi

Download HoRNDIS and use Android USB Tethering but a dongle is better. Currently, I am using an EDUP dongle with chris1111's driver. Yes, EDUP doesn't provide a driver for Catalina but chris1111's driver works really well.

I am not sure if the card can be changed or not. However, this build works great for me.

Storage

SSD - System

• 128GB for Mac OS Catalina
• 372GB for Windows 10 pro

HDD - Storage

• Formatted as exFAT
• 256GB for TimeMachine (only 50GB left now)
• File sharing between Windows and Mac OS

It is recommended to turn off RECYCLE BIN on Windows because the HDD might not pass the fsck_exfat on Mac OS. Now, it is quite stable and I don't have to wait for a long time in order to use it.

If you see no enough space while using disk utility, you have to create an EFI partition with at least 200MB (199MB won't work). Also, it might be better to install Mac OS first and then install Windows

How to install

• Check this guide for preparation on tonymacx86 and use it as a generic guide
• Guide by shiruken for Z390I
• Guide by icymind for Z390I

Extra

• You will need to use config_installer.plist during your installation and system updates
• Clover Configuration and Hackintool are recommended
• Use MonitorControl to adjust monitor volume and brightness
• Remember to install kexts with Hackintool
• I couldn't get it to work with Intel Graphics only (no egpu), the best ProductName was macmini for me but flickering didn't stop (other names will just show a green screen
• Sadly, I had to change to an AMD card to make it work
• Wait patiently for Time Machine to setup (it is only slow for the first backup)
• Nvidia cards won't work and don't even try it (for high sierra and below only)
• I used Turbo Boost Swicther to disable intel turbo boost
• GPU is quite cool without any power management (better than Windows 10 about the same now after some driver updates)
• System update failed and maybe you need to switch back to Intel Graphics to make it work Updated to 10.15.4 but I had no idea how. I think it failed because of clover and I simply updated to the latest version.
• Reinstalled Mac OS (10.15.5) and Windows 10 (2004) because Windows 10 2004 update messed up both of my system
  • Maybe don't do system update unless necessary
• Time Machine spent almost 4 hours to restore all my data but it works really well