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MP 1,1-5,1 Mac Pro 5.1 Rom problem

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Pafarnisgood

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May 24, 2020
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Hi,
After a lot of troubles with my Mac Pro mid 2010 5.1 I did a boot flash with the tool from Macschrauber.
After flashing the the rom it is now 9144.0.66.0, is this correct? Not 144.xxxx anymore?
I have Mojave installed on bay 2 sata.
All my PCI connectors with NVM express-controller are not working anymore.
 
Pafarnisgood said:
Hi,
After a lot of troubles with my Mac Pro mid 2010 5.1 I did a boot flash with the tool from Macschrauber.
After flashing the the rom it is now 9144.0.66.0, is this correct? Not 144.xxxx anymore?
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9144.0.66.0 means that you are using OpenCore spoofing, probably with h9826790 version.
Pafarnisgood said:
I have Mojave installed on bay 2 sata.
All my PCI connectors with NVM express-controller are not working anymore.
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This is unrelated, unless you did a big mess with your BootROM.
 
Also:

If you read it back (or test the image you flashed) you will see the correct firmware version read out of the dump. Regardless what OpenCore is spoofing.
 
Hello, Thanks all for your reply.

So, Tsialex I was not aware from Open Core that it can change the boot number.
Anyway, at the moment there is only one OS what will start up, and that is Mojave on a HDD in slot 2.

I have a PCI slot with Samsung 970 Pro-V-NAND ssd with Big Sur, when I make choice for that in the start up screen, I get the apple with progress bar but half a way it stops and the screen go's on black, or sometimes switch off.
The same happens with the other PCI slot with Wings PX1 with NVMe ssd from Western Digital (SN550) mount with Mojave.
In slot 1 I have a Crucial SSD with High Sierra before always start up without any problems but now the same as all the other ones: apple with progress bar but finish half a way and the screen go black.
I really don't know what to do anymore.
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Pafarnisgood said:
Hello, Thanks all for your reply.

So, Tsialex I was not aware from Open Core that it can change the boot number.
Anyway, at the moment there is only one OS what will start up, and that is Mojave on a HDD in slot 2.

I have a PCI slot with Samsung 970 Pro-V-NAND ssd with Big Sur, when I make choice for that in the start up screen, I get the apple with progress bar but half a way it stops and the screen go's on black, or sometimes switch off.
The same happens with the other PCI slot with Wings PX1 with NVMe ssd from Western Digital (SN550) mount with Mojave.
In slot 1 I have a Crucial SSD with High Sierra before always start up without any problems but now the same as all the other ones: apple with progress bar but finish half a way and the screen go black.
I really don't know what to do anymore.View attachment 1964670View attachment 1964669
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AFAIK, SN550 is not even compatible with a MacPro5,1.

From the PCIe Blade thread:

WD Blue SN550: Western Digital in-house: NVMe, M.2 blade
Sandisk 96 layer 3D TLC / Controller DRAM less
Available in 250GB, 500GB, 1TB
PCIe 3.0 x4
Speeds: up to 2400 MB/s read, up to 1950 MB/s write (1TB)
Datasheet
Compatibility status: Issues/not compatible (don't work from cold boot/sleep issues/KPs)
4Kn support: Unknown
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That's strange, it works before! And I was happy with it because Mojave works very fast in contrast to Mojave on a HDD in slot 2.
 
Send me your BootROM image dump by PM, I'll take a look.

Your BootROM problems right now are probably a collateral effect of using an incompatible blade and also the AAPLEFI1.88Z.0005.I00.1010071430 (or earlier) BootBlock that is known to cause issues with some blades and PCIe switched cards.

You can easily replace the SN550 blade, but a brick down the road will be an enormous headache to repair.
 
tsialex said:
Send me your BootROM image dump by PM, I'll take a look.

Your BootROM problems right now are probably a collateral effect of using an incompatible blade and also the AAPLEFI1.88Z.0005.I00.1010071430 (or earlier) BootBlock that is known to cause issues with some blades and PCIe switched cards.

You can easily replace the SN550 blade, but a brick down the road will be an enormous headache to repair.
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OK, I'll try, give me some time please.
 
I've opened a PM thread with the full instructions, please read it and send the BootROM image dump as instructed.
 
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