How to Stay within 15 ports limit using UsbInjectall and Clover boot argument

[tsader]

yes!

 

Thanks mate!

[tsader]

When testing the ports it seems that I get the USB3 ports correctly but USB2 ports are always shown as hubs under EH01 and/or EH02. Not sure how I can use that. Any idea?

[onemanosx]

It doesnt matter with EH01/ EH02. You can test by disabling kext to patch and see if your configured ports are working.

[tsader]

Sorry, I am not sure exactly what you mean by that. At the moment the only thing I have enabled in regards to USB is "USB Port Limit Patch ©PMHeart"

I should disable that? And when I do what then?

Thx

[onemanosx]

I should disable that? And when I do what then?

Yes. Disable. Apple only supports 15 ports total. The patch is only a workaround to open all ports. Since there are no working patch in 10.14.1, this is why you are doing this procedure.

[Baptiste94]

What would happen if you exclude only the HS port of a USB3 port. Would it work only at USB3 speeds + remove compatibility with USB2 devices or would it make the whole USB port inoperative (HS+SS) ?

[onemanosx]

[ref]Baptiste94[/ref],

HSxx ports supports only USB 2.0 Speed. Without a working patch, your USB 3.0 speed (SSxx) ports is most likely not to be functional.

This is an example how XHC device (USB ports) looks like in ioreg with a working PM Heart USB patch in 10.14. All HSxx and SSxx ports are enabled (21 ports)

 

 

This is how XHC device looks like with broken patch in 10.14.1. See that there is only one SSPx/ no SSxx ports enabled (15 ports; this is expected as per Apple's design)

 

 

So, to answer your question what will happen if you only remove HSxx devices? USB 2.0 devices may not work.

[Baptiste94]

[ref]onemanosx[/ref], Thanks for the detailed answer

[promaestro]

Hi guys,

I've done the steps mentioned in the video and still unable to detect my USB3 device using the USB3 ports. So far I've successfully "uia_exclude" and that's pretty much it. If I attached USB2 devices on the USB3 ports, it will detect without a problem. All my other USB ports are working normally apart from the USB3 ones. Please help. I need the USB3 for my Audio Interface and the fast data transfer for clients. Looking forward for your response.

My setup:

MOBO: AORUS GAMING 3 H370

CPU: I7-8700

GPU: SAPPHIRE NITRO+ RX580 8GB

RAM: CORSAIR 8x2 VENGENCE RGB PRO

Send me ProjectnessiMac.lan.zip

[MaLd0n]

[ref]promaestro[/ref], looks good, u just need a correct USB map

[promaestro]

I'm sorry @MaLd0n

I'm really new to this

What do you mean by that?

[onemanosx]

[ref]promaestro[/ref], You must determine your unused ports with uia_exclude boot arg. If you watched the video or read the alternate guide in post 4, you will need ioreg app and uia_exclude boot arguments must be accompanied with unused port e.g uia_exclude=HS01

This is a process where user actions is required. We cannot assist if we do not know which ports you are using or not using.

[promaestro]

I have done all that. Should I use uia_include as well?

[onemanosx]

I have no idea what you are trying to do.

Explain to us your port finding in detail and bootflag you are using.

[promaestro]

Hi guys, been trying to above guide, not sure If I have done everything wrong, I can't seem to get my USB3.0 devices to connect to USB3.0 ports. I have tried identifying each port by using USB2 device.

 

Pic 1. Is this normal? I don't see any USB 2.0 ports here

 

Pic 2. These are the identified ports (I connect each port using a USB2.0 device)

 

Pic 3. Identified each connector belongs to which USB version.

I'm very new to this Hackintosh community, this is probably the last piece of the puzzle for to complete my setup. Should you require more information, I'll be happy to provide more. Be patience with me. I'm all the way from South East Asia

[onemanosx]

[ref]promaestro[/ref],

Using the information you had given us, you can use the boot flag uia_exclude=HS02;HS07;HS13;HS14;USR1;USR2. Reboot and post ioreg here.

Explanation on identifying USB 2.0 or USB 3.0 using ioreg can be read here: https://Olarila.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=66394#p66394

[pi2in3]

All my USB ports are detected as USB2.0(HSxx) but it has 6 USB3.1(5 type-A and one Type-C) including Rear and front.

my MB is MSI B360 gaming plus

How can I change theme work correctly as SSxx?

also whats USRx ?

[onemanosx]

[ref]pi2in3[/ref], view video in post 1 or read post 4

https://Olarila.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=65287#p65287

The below link is also a good resource for your understanding.

https://Olarila.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=66394#p66394 to implement your custom USB ports.

USR1/USR2 is just a dummy port and can be ignored.

[promaestro]

Here's my ioreg results onemanosx

 

 

Tried connecting my 3.0 pen drive, still not detecting.

And also, I tried to look inside Clover Configurator, any of these I need to disable?

 

[onemanosx]

Added in 2 minutes 51 seconds:

[ref]promaestro[/ref], test ALL ports again using usb 3.0 device and report back with results. Use another USB 3.0 device if you have to as some USB 3.0 pen drive is not reliable.

In 10.14.1, all USB ports patches are useless. You can disable all of them.

[pi2in3]

onemanosx

buddy i've fallowed that video and post 4 before, you can see there is no HS23;HS13.

i add uia_exclude_hs flag to boot but still all are hs.

[onemanosx]

i add uia_exclude_hs flag to boot but still all are hs

 

Thank you for pointing this out. The correct flag is -uia_exclude_hs

Edited November 25, 2018 by Guest

[promaestro]

hey onemanosx

update: 2 out of 5 USB3.0/3.1 are working and detecting my USB3.0 drive with the correct speed.

 

 

We're almost there!

[onemanosx]

[ref]promaestro[/ref], HEY? Really?

Show your ioreg tree. Which SSxx ports are working and which is not. Looking at your earlier reply, your working USB 3.0 ports should be SS01,SS03,SS04,SS05 and SS06. You might want to test again all your ports (both 2.0 and 3.0 devices). And since SS02 is not a USB 3.0 port, you can add SS02 in the exclude boot flag.

Now that you already know how this works. You can do it on your own. Its a matter of "port elimination" to meet Apple's 15 port limitation.

[promaestro]

onemanosx

 

 

Finally gotten all my USB3 port working! I can sleep peacefully now and all thanks to you.

Honestly facepalm'ing myself multiple times for not including the non functioning SSXX to the boot flag.