How to change Processor name ? and add GPU cart.

[Rafal]

Hello
I have problems to change Processor name ,i install

RestrictEvents ​

but I don't know how to rename the processor i have Processor Ryzen 5 1600 but still i see intel i 5


you can't see the graphics card either


Please help me fix this.

 

[Edhawk]

Kext & Config.plist issues:
You added RestrictEvents to your /OC/Kexts folder but failed to add the complimentary entry that enables the kext to your config.plist.

This is a screenshot of the Kernel > Add section in your config.plist showing the kexts you are enabling/injecting.
RestrictEvents.kext is not present, so the kext is not enabled.

You should not be using NullCPUPowerManagement.kext, this is no longer used with AMD Ryzen systems.

You should add the following kexts to your setup.

1. AppleMCEReporterDisabler.kext - Fixes issues on AMD systems running macOS.
2. AMDRyzenCPUPowerManagement.kext
3. SMCAMDProcessor.kext

Here is an explanation of what the last two kexts provide for an AMD system, along with AMD Power Gadget application. https://github.com/trulyspinach/SMCAMDProcessor

A copy of all three kexts have been added to the Revised EFI folder below. As has a copy of the AMD Power Gadget app.

This is how the Kernel Add section should look in your config.plist, with the changes mentioned above.

Part of bottom kext has bee truncated/cut off, but all kexts now present in the /OC/Kexts folder are enabled.


SMBIOS issues:
You shouldn't need the PlatformInfo > Memory section in your config.plist when using RestrictEvents.kext, as it deals with the MacPro7,1 memory issues as well as renaming the CPU.

The PlatformInfo > Generic section needs to be reconfigured. You are using the SMBIOS data for an iMac17,1. This is wrong, as this system expects an Intel IGPU to be present along with a discrete GPU.

You shouldn't need or be using the PlatformInfo > DataHub section, this was removed from OpenCore Sample/config.plist some time ago.

You shouldn't need or be using the PlatformInfo > SMBIOS section, this was removed from OpenCore Sample/config.plist some time ago.

You should be using the MacPro6,1 MacPro7,1 or iMacPro1,1 SMBIOS data with your AMD setup.

The Dortania guide recommends the use of MacPro6,1 SMBIOS data when using a GNC GPU, such as your R9 390 card. See screenshot below.

SMBIOS recommendations based on dGPU used.

I have generated a MacPro6,1 SMBIOS for your setup and added this to the config.plist. in the attached EFI.
I have removed the Memory, DataHub and SMBIOS sections as mentioned above from the revised config.plist.

Try this revised EFI folder on a spare USB pen drive, see how this works on your system.

Don't worry about the GPU and other PCI devices not showing in the System Information > PCI report. This is purely cosmetic and has no bearing on how the GPU works in macOS.

 

[Rafal]

Thank you so much for explaining and correcting the EFI I'll try everything tomorrow and let you know

 

[Rafal]

Hello

Edhawk i run Big Sur in you EFI files and working fine but no change Processor name ​

Regards

 

[Aluveitie]

Adding the RestrictEvents.kext fixes the CPU name

 

[Rafal]

Aluveitie problem is i have added RestrictEvents.kext​

 

[Edhawk]

@Rafal when you get to the OpenCore boot screen, press the space bar. This should unhide a few tools.

Select ClearNvram.efi, then select ResetSystem.efi.

Your system should reboot, see if that changes the CPU name.

 

[Rafal]

@Edhawk is that it? I have so all the time

 

[Edhawk]

The screen shows the tool is enabled and present in the /EFI/OC/Tools folder. This is fine. But for it to be used you have to manually invoke the tool from the OC boot screen. It doesn’t work unless you select the tool from/on the boot screen.

The tools will be hidden when you boot OpenCore, so you have to press the Spacebar to unhide them.

You can then select the ClearNvram.efi tool.
After that you need to select the ResetSystem.efi tool, to force the system to reboot.

Otherwise the old Nvram settings will be used and the changes in the OC folder and config.plist might not be used.

We don’t want that so after making any changes to the config.plist the Nvram should be cleared.

 

[Rafal]

if the spaces are pressed, no additional options will appear. maybe it's easier if I send you an EFI ,Can you add this ?

 

[Edhawk]

I just checked your EFI and it is fine, with all the necessary config.plist options set and the drivers in the Tools folder required for this to work.

I am wondering what button on your keyboard you are pressing. 'Spaces', I don't know what this is.

The image below shows the Spacebar highlighted in the red rectangle.

Keyboard - Spacebar

You need to press the Spacebar when you arrive on the OpenCore boot screen. This will unhide the Tools you need to use to Clear the Nvram settings and reboot the system.

 

[Rafal]

damn i press space and nothig i try everyting and i can find where clear nvram

 

[Edhawk]

I have revised your /EFI/OC/config.plist so the ClearNvram, OpenShell and ResetSystem tools are no longer hidden when you arrive on the OC boot screen.

Nothing else has been changed. Try using this EFI and see if you can clear the Nvram and reboot the system using these OC tools.

 

[Rafal]

Nothing change

 

[Shaneee]

Replace just the config. It should fix this.

 

[Rafal]

Nothing has changed still shows up Processor: 3,2 GHz sixcore Intel core i5

 

[Shaneee]

Clear your NVRAM again. I've altered the ProcessorType in the config and added a NVRAM entry to change the CPU string.

 

[tatofuma]

Clear your NVRAM again. I've altered the ProcessorType in the config and added a NVRAM entry to change the CPU string.

I have the same problem, everything looks ok in my config, but it doesn't give me the correct information

 

[Edhawk]

@Rafal try using this config.plist, it has the CPU name added as a Boot Argument

 

[Edhawk]

@tatofuma I have done the same with yours, added the CPU name as a boot argument in the attached config.plist.