MP 6,1 Universal Control on Mac Pro 6,1?

[ironmanny1]

Has anyone gotten universal control to work on a Mac Pro 6,1? I've tried open core legacy patcher to enable the option, however, the system is really unstable and keeps trying to reboot itself. If open core is the only way, does anyone have a stripped down config with the bare minimum to get it stable?

 

[Diablo360]

Would be great to have this feature on the 6,1

 

[ironmanny1]

Would be great to have this feature on the 6,1

Yup, I have a Mac Pro 4,1 -> 5,1 with Opencore. The Universal Control is enabled on there and works with my iPad. Just need it enabled for my 6,1.

 

[MisterAndrew]

I suggest to network a 2018 or newer Mac mini to the 6,1 via Thunderbolt and use that for Universal Control and TB3 ports.

 

[ironmanny1]

I suggest to network a 2018 or newer Mac mini to the 6,1 via Thunderbolt and use that for Universal Control and TB3 ports.

Thank you for the suggestion, I basically just need it for 5,1 to 6,1 connection. I have Logitech Flow at the moment, but there is a lag when the keyboard and mouse when it switches.

 

[Yasir Bucha]

I’m looking for solution as well. Has anyone found any working solution?

 

[ironmanny1]

I’m looking for solution as well. Has anyone found any working solution?

I haven’t yet, only way I know is through open core, I haven’t played around with it enough to test through all the settings. my 6,1 reboots constantly with it installed and My Lg 5k monitor has issues where the Screen is blank.

 

[alharch]

I am having this issue too.

Mac Pro 6.1 late 2013
2.7 GHz 12 core Xeon E5
128 GB 1066 DDR3
AMD Fire Pro D300

Open Core 4.5 does enable universal control, but the system reboots after 60 seconds wether I login or not. It seems to cause a kernel panic and will reboot endlessly if allowed to do so. I have tried just about every variation configuring open core but no luck.

Crash log:

{"files_to_attach":["\/Library\/Logs\/DiagnosticReports\/Kernel-2022-06-05-172024.panic"],"component_id":"609969","log_path":"\/Library\/Logs\/DiagnosticReports\/Kernel-2022-06-05-172024.panic","panic_string":"panic(cpu 22 caller 0xffffff802107c069): CPU 23 has no HPET assigned to it\nPanicked task 0xffffff875f109670: 292 threads: pid 0: kernel_task\nBacktrace (CPU 22), panicked thread: 0xffffff90f3edc000, Frame : Return Address\n0xffffffa14c55bbf0 : 0xffffff801fa7fe7d mach_kernel : _handle_debugger_trap + 0x41d\n0xffffffa14c55bc40 : 0xffffff801fbe0fa6 mach_kernel : _kdp_i386_trap + 0x116\n0xffffffa14c55bc80 : 0xffffff801fbd0313 mach_kernel : _kernel_trap + 0x4d3\n0xffffffa14c55bcd0 : 0xffffff801fa1fa70 mach_kernel : _return_from_trap + 0xe0\n0xffffffa14c55bcf0 : 0xffffff801fa8024d mach_kernel : _DebuggerTrapWithState + 0xad\n0xffffffa14c55be10 : 0xffffff801fa7fa06 mach_kernel : _panic_trap_to_debugger + 0x2b6\n0xffffffa14c55be70 : 0xffffff8020314af3 mach_kernel : _panic + 0x84\n0xffffffa14c55bf60 : 0xffffff802107c069 com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement : _pmInitThread + 0x341\n0xffffffa14c55bfa0 : 0xffffff801fa1f19e mach_kernel : _call_continuation + 0x2e\n Kernel Extensions in backtrace:\n com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement(222.0)[14566336-E332-3134-B8F5-4606C5D3A359]@0xffffff8021076000->0xffffff8021092fff\n\nProcess name corresponding to current thread (0xffffff90f3edc000): kernel_task\nBoot args: keepsyms=1 debug=0x100\n\nMac OS version:\n21G5037d\n\nKernel version:\nDarwin Kernel Version 21.6.0: Tue May 24 21:21:36 PDT 2022; root:xnu-8020.140.30.121.1~1\/RELEASE_X86_64\nKernel UUID: FCE4D5AF-5DC9-325D-9167-DA6D12AD2E82\nKernelCache slide: 0x000000001f800000\nKernelCache base: 0xffffff801fa00000\nKernel slide: 0x000000001f810000\nKernel text base: 0xffffff801fa10000\n__HIB text base: 0xffffff801f900000\nSystem model name: MacPro7,1 (Mac-27AD2F918AE68F61)\nSystem shutdown begun: NO\nPanic diags file available: YES (0x0)\nHibernation exit count: 0\n\nSystem uptime in nanoseconds: 91178348189\nLast Sleep: absolute base_tsc base_nano\n Uptime : 0x000000153aa73a23\n Sleep : 0x0000000000000000 0x0000000000000000 0x0000000000000000\n Wake : 0x0000000000000000 0x000001caef700fe8 0x0000000000000000\nCompressor Info: 0% of compressed pages limit (OK) and 0% of segments limit (OK) with 0 swapfiles and OK swap space\nZone info:\n Zone map: 0xffffff80ebdc6000 - 0xffffffa0ebdc6000\n . PGZ : 0xffffff80ebdc6000 - 0xffffff80fbdc7000\n . VM : 0xffffff80fbdc7000 - 0xffffff85c642d000\n . RO : 0xffffff85c642d000 - 0xffffff875f0f9000\n . GEN0 : 0xffffff875f0f9000 - 0xffffff8c2975f000\n . GEN1 : 0xffffff8c2975f000 - 0xffffff90f3dc5000\n . GEN2 : 0xffffff90f3dc5000 - 0xffffff95be42b000\n . GEN3 : 0xffffff95be42b000 - 0xffffff9a88a92000\n . DATA : 0xffffff9a88a92000 - 0xffffffa0ebdc6000\n Metadata: 0xffffff80abdb6000 - 0xffffff80cbdb6000\n Bitmaps : 0xffffff80cbdb6000 - 0xffffff80ebdb6000\n\n\n\n"}

Any help or suggestions appreciated.

Thanks

 

[liudayu]

I am having this issue too.

Mac Pro 6.1 late 2013
2.7 GHz 12 core Xeon E5
128 GB 1066 DDR3
AMD Fire Pro D300

Open Core 4.5 does enable universal control, but the system reboots after 60 seconds wether I login or not. It seems to cause a kernel panic and will reboot endlessly if allowed to do so. I have tried just about every variation configuring open core but no luck.

Crash log:

{"files_to_attach":["\/Library\/Logs\/DiagnosticReports\/Kernel-2022-06-05-172024.panic"],"component_id":"609969","log_path":"\/Library\/Logs\/DiagnosticReports\/Kernel-2022-06-05-172024.panic","panic_string":"panic(cpu 22 caller 0xffffff802107c069): CPU 23 has no HPET assigned to it\nPanicked task 0xffffff875f109670: 292 threads: pid 0: kernel_task\nBacktrace (CPU 22), panicked thread: 0xffffff90f3edc000, Frame : Return Address\n0xffffffa14c55bbf0 : 0xffffff801fa7fe7d mach_kernel : _handle_debugger_trap + 0x41d\n0xffffffa14c55bc40 : 0xffffff801fbe0fa6 mach_kernel : _kdp_i386_trap + 0x116\n0xffffffa14c55bc80 : 0xffffff801fbd0313 mach_kernel : _kernel_trap + 0x4d3\n0xffffffa14c55bcd0 : 0xffffff801fa1fa70 mach_kernel : _return_from_trap + 0xe0\n0xffffffa14c55bcf0 : 0xffffff801fa8024d mach_kernel : _DebuggerTrapWithState + 0xad\n0xffffffa14c55be10 : 0xffffff801fa7fa06 mach_kernel : _panic_trap_to_debugger + 0x2b6\n0xffffffa14c55be70 : 0xffffff8020314af3 mach_kernel : _panic + 0x84\n0xffffffa14c55bf60 : 0xffffff802107c069 com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement : _pmInitThread + 0x341\n0xffffffa14c55bfa0 : 0xffffff801fa1f19e mach_kernel : _call_continuation + 0x2e\n Kernel Extensions in backtrace:\n com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement(222.0)[14566336-E332-3134-B8F5-4606C5D3A359]@0xffffff8021076000->0xffffff8021092fff\n\nProcess name corresponding to current thread (0xffffff90f3edc000): kernel_task\nBoot args: keepsyms=1 debug=0x100\n\nMac OS version:\n21G5037d\n\nKernel version:\nDarwin Kernel Version 21.6.0: Tue May 24 21:21:36 PDT 2022; root:xnu-8020.140.30.121.1~1\/RELEASE_X86_64\nKernel UUID: FCE4D5AF-5DC9-325D-9167-DA6D12AD2E82\nKernelCache slide: 0x000000001f800000\nKernelCache base: 0xffffff801fa00000\nKernel slide: 0x000000001f810000\nKernel text base: 0xffffff801fa10000\n__HIB text base: 0xffffff801f900000\nSystem model name: MacPro7,1 (Mac-27AD2F918AE68F61)\nSystem shutdown begun: NO\nPanic diags file available: YES (0x0)\nHibernation exit count: 0\n\nSystem uptime in nanoseconds: 91178348189\nLast Sleep: absolute base_tsc base_nano\n Uptime : 0x000000153aa73a23\n Sleep : 0x0000000000000000 0x0000000000000000 0x0000000000000000\n Wake : 0x0000000000000000 0x000001caef700fe8 0x0000000000000000\nCompressor Info: 0% of compressed pages limit (OK) and 0% of segments limit (OK) with 0 swapfiles and OK swap space\nZone info:\n Zone map: 0xffffff80ebdc6000 - 0xffffffa0ebdc6000\n . PGZ : 0xffffff80ebdc6000 - 0xffffff80fbdc7000\n . VM : 0xffffff80fbdc7000 - 0xffffff85c642d000\n . RO : 0xffffff85c642d000 - 0xffffff875f0f9000\n . GEN0 : 0xffffff875f0f9000 - 0xffffff8c2975f000\n . GEN1 : 0xffffff8c2975f000 - 0xffffff90f3dc5000\n . GEN2 : 0xffffff90f3dc5000 - 0xffffff95be42b000\n . GEN3 : 0xffffff95be42b000 - 0xffffff9a88a92000\n . DATA : 0xffffff9a88a92000 - 0xffffffa0ebdc6000\n Metadata: 0xffffff80abdb6000 - 0xffffff80cbdb6000\n Bitmaps : 0xffffff80cbdb6000 - 0xffffff80ebdb6000\n\n\n\n"}

Any help or suggestions appreciated.

Thanks

You need to open up the EFI and edit the config file, inside the file change "DummyPowerManagement" from false to true

 

[alharch]

You need to open up the EFI and edit the config file, inside the file change "DummyPowerManagement" from false to true

Thank you for your reply. I opened the EFI configuration file, "VolumeConfiguration.plist", and there was no entry for "DummyPowerManagement". I added it to the file. Monterey booted up okay but after the usual 60 seconds it crashed again with the same error message.
Any other ideas?

Thanks

 

[liudayu]

Thank you for your reply. I opened the EFI configuration file, "VolumeConfiguration.plist", and there was no entry for "DummyPowerManagement". I added it to the file. Monterey booted up okay but after the usual 60 seconds it crashed again with the same error message.
Any other ideas?

Thanks

The file should be config.plist. It’s somewhere in the EFI folder.

If you installed opencore on a USB drive you need to edit the file in the USB’s EFI folder

 

[alharch]

The file should be config.plist. It’s somewhere in the EFI folder.

If you installed opencore on a USB drive you need to edit the file in the USB’s EFI folder

It took me a bit of work to actually find the file you specified, but I was able to edit it. Now everything is 100% working!
Thank you for your help and patience!

 

[liudayu]

It took me a bit of work to actually find the file you specified, but I was able to edit it. Now everything is 100% working!
Thank you for your help and patience!

Apparently this patch makes your CPU running at highest turbo boost, my is E5-2696V2 with DummyPowerManagement set to true, my Mac Pro is running at 3.1 GHz even if the system doesn't need it

 

[liudayu]

Apparently this patch makes your CPU running at highest turbo boost, my is E5-2696V2 with DummyPowerManagement set to true, my Mac Pro is running at 3.1 GHz even if the system doesn't need it

Which I hate as my fan will be running 100% speed very easily, I know MacPro6,1's thermal is sh*t but I don't want my CPU running at the maximum turbo boost and 100% fan all the time.
I might just wait for OpenCore to officially support MacPro6,1. Right now if you build OpenCore on the machine it installs some kexts which the MacPro6,1 doesn't need.