Hi there! Long time reader, first time poster.
I have recently upgraded my system to the following specs:
CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
MB: ASUS ProArt X670-E CREATOR WIFI
RAM: G.Skill Trident Z5 RGB DDR5 96GB (2x48GB) 6400MHz CL32 (F5-6400J3239F48GX2-TZ5RW)
GPU: MSI Radeon RX 580 8GB ARMOR OC
I thought this would be a great time to try Proxmox! I have managed to get my existing Windows 10 installation working via passing through the NVMe and all necessary PCI-E/USB devices – and it works flawlessly. I’ve thrown in some other VMs to get to some legacy music production stuff I have archived on my HDDs.
With this, I’ve had an idea of virtualizing macOS inside Proxmox. I have used this wonderful script to set up the first macOS 12 VM. Again – everything worked really well – even the GPU was recognized natively and just worked. I have some experience figuring out Hackintoshes in the past so that OpenCore knowledge came in handy.
Now, to the point – I also have a PCI-E Firewire card plugged in to the PCIEX16_3 slot on the motherboard, which I use to connect to my audio interface (RME Fireface 400).
The card is StarTech PEX1394A2V2 with TI TSB82AA2 Chipset.
Passthrough to the Windows VM works flawlessly and the audio interface spring to life once the drivers are loaded by the system, but the card does not seem to work with macOS.
First thing I did after booting the installed macOS 12 was to check System Report and any FireWire devices. To my surprise, the only text I got was “Unable to list FireWire devices”. The card itself was present in the report under PCI devices, but it was half-recognized; It was listed as 1394 OHCI Controller, but no other details were listed there.
dmesg | grep -i firewire
gave me the following:
[ 3.092234]: FireWire runtime power conservation disabled. (3)
[ 3.248179]: FireWire (OHCI) TI ID 8025 PCI now active, GUID 000f2e0100005a40; max speed s800.
So I know that the device was recognized.
On Proxmox, Fireface 400 works with ffado and can output sound. When Windows VM starts, it hands it over beautifully to the guest OS.
lspci -vvnnn
showed me this:
67:00.0 PCI bridge [0604]: ASMedia Technology Inc. ASM1083/1085 PCIe to PCI Bridge [1b21:1080] (rev 03) (prog-if 00 [N
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 64 bytes
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 25
IOMMU group: 42
Bus: primary=67, secondary=68, subordinate=68, sec-latency=32
I/O behind bridge: [disabled] [32-bit]
Memory behind bridge: 81100000-811fffff [size=1M] [32-bit]
Prefetchable memory behind bridge: [disabled] [64-bit]
Secondary status: 66MHz+ FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort+ <SERR- <PERR-
BridgeCtl: Parity- SERR+ NoISA- VGA- VGA16+ MAbort- >Reset- FastB2B-
PriDiscTmr- SecDiscTmr- DiscTmrStat- DiscTmrSERREn-
Capabilities: [50] MSI: Enable- Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit+
Address: 0000000000000000 Data: 0000
Capabilities: [78] Power Management version 3
Flags: PMEClk- DSI+ D1+ D2+ AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0+,D1+,D2+,D3hot+,D3cold+)
Status: D0 NoSoftRst+ PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
Capabilities: [80] Express (v1) PCI-Express to PCI/PCI-X Bridge, MSI 00
DevCap: MaxPayload 128 bytes, PhantFunc 0
ExtTag- AttnBtn- AttnInd- PwrInd- RBE+ SlotPowerLimit 26W
DevCtl: CorrErr- NonFatalErr- FatalErr- UnsupReq-
RlxdOrd+ ExtTag- PhantFunc- AuxPwr- NoSnoop+ BrConfRtry-
MaxPayload 128 bytes, MaxReadReq 512 bytes
DevSta: CorrErr- NonFatalErr+ FatalErr- UnsupReq- AuxPwr- TransPend-
LnkCap: Port #1, Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x1, ASPM L0s L1, Exit Latency L0s <2us, L1 <2us
ClockPM- Surprise- LLActRep- BwNot- ASPMOptComp-
LnkCtl: ASPM Disabled; RCB 64 bytes, Disabled- CommClk-
ExtSynch- ClockPM- AutWidDis- BWInt- AutBWInt-
LnkSta: Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x1
TrErr- Train- SlotClk- DLActive- BWMgmt- ABWMgmt-
Capabilities: [c0] Subsystem: Device [0000:0000]
Capabilities: [100 v1] Virtual Channel
Caps: LPEVC=0 RefClk=100ns PATEntryBits=1
Arb: Fixed- WRR32- WRR64- WRR128-
Ctrl: ArbSelect=Fixed
Status: InProgress-
VC0: Caps: PATOffset=00 MaxTimeSlots=1 RejSnoopTrans-
Arb: Fixed- WRR32- WRR64- WRR128- TWRR128- WRR256-
Ctrl: Enable+ ID=0 ArbSelect=Fixed TC/VC=01
Status: NegoPending- InProgress-
68:04.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394) [0c00]: Texas Instruments TSB82AA2 IEEE-1394b Link Layer Controller [104c:8025] (rev 01) (prog-if 10 [OHCI])
Subsystem: Device [0f2e:8025]
Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV+ VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Latency: 96 (500ns min, 1000ns max), Cache Line Size: 64 bytes
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 25
IOMMU group: 42
Region 0: Memory at 81104000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=2K]
Region 1: Memory at 81100000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2
Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1+ D2+ AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0+,D1+,D2+,D3hot+,D3cold-)
Status: D0 NoSoftRst- PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME+
Kernel driver in use: vfio-pci
Kernel modules: firewire_ohci
So it turns out that the card has both a PCI-E-to-PCI bridge and the Firewire chipset itself. They are in the same IOMMU group (as expected, I guess). Could that be an issue for macOS?
From my research, this chip and card should be natively supported in macOS. Producer clearly states that it works with macOS 10.10-10.13. Yet, in each of the 3 macOS VMs I tried (10.13, 12, 14), I had the same outcome – no Firewire devices present and the card half-recognized and not used in the system.
Manuallly loading kexts for Fireface and AppleFWAudio didn’t work:
default 00:08:42.186745+0200 kernelmanagerd incoming connection from pid 729
default 00:08:42.186877+0200 kernelmanagerd loadExtensions(withPaths:withIdentifiers:withPersonalityNames:withDependencyAndFolderPaths:options:withReply:): Loading paths: ["/System/Library/Extensions/AppleFWAudio.kext"], identifiers: [], personalityNames: []
default 00:08:42.186916+0200 kernelmanagerd kcgen activation settings: [kcgen enabled]
default 00:08:42.187661+0200 kernelmanagerd additional build candidates:
Kext com.apple.driver.usb.AppleUSBVHCICommonRSM v1.0 in executable kext bundle com.apple.driver.usb.AppleUSBVHCICommonRSM at /System/Library/Extensions/AppleUSBCommon.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AppleUSBVHCICommonRSM.kext
Kext com.apple.driver.usb.AppleUSBVHCIRSM v1.2 in executable kext bundle com.apple.driver.usb.AppleUSBVHCIRSM at /System/Library/Extensions/IOUSBHostFamily.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AppleUSBVHCIRSM.kext
Kext com.apple.driver.usb.AppleUSBRecoveryHost v1.2 in executable kext bundle com.apple.driver.usb.AppleUSBRecoveryHost at /System/Library/Extensions/IOUSBHostFamily.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AppleUSBRecoveryHost.kext
Kext com.apple.driver.AppleMobileDevice v4.0 in codeless kext bundle com.apple.driver.AppleMobileDevice at /Library/Apple/System/Library/Extensions/AppleMobileDevice.kext
default 00:08:42.187684+0200 kernelmanagerd loading existing auxiliary collection contents from stashed instructions
default 00:08:42.212747+0200 kernelmanagerd validating extension at /Library/Extensions/HighPointRR.kext
default 00:08:42.239656+0200 kernelmanagerd validating extension at /Library/Extensions/FirefaceAudioDriver.kext
default 00:08:42.264908+0200 kernelmanagerd validating extension at /Library/Extensions/SoftRAID.kext
default 00:08:42.286637+0200 kernelmanagerd validating extension at /Library/Extensions/HighPointIOP.kext
default 00:08:42.287852+0200 kernelmanagerd checking bundle path /Library/Extensions/HighPointRR.kext for Kext com.highpoint-tech.kext.HighPointRR v4.22.1 in executable kext bundle com.highpoint-tech.kext.HighPointRR at /Library/Extensions/HighPointRR.kext
default 00:08:42.287895+0200 kernelmanagerd checking unstaged bundle path /Library/Extensions/HighPointRR.kext for Kext com.highpoint-tech.kext.HighPointRR v4.22.1 in executable kext bundle com.highpoint-tech.kext.HighPointRR at /Library/Extensions/HighPointRR.kext
default 00:08:42.287935+0200 kernelmanagerd checking bundle path /Library/Extensions/FirefaceAudioDriver.kext for Kext com.RME.driver.FirefaceAudioDriver v3.41 in executable kext bundle com.RME.driver.FirefaceAudioDriver at /Library/Extensions/FirefaceAudioDriver.kext
default 00:08:42.287970+0200 kernelmanagerd checking unstaged bundle path /Library/Extensions/FirefaceAudioDriver.kext for Kext com.RME.driver.FirefaceAudioDriver v3.41 in executable kext bundle com.RME.driver.FirefaceAudioDriver at /Library/Extensions/FirefaceAudioDriver.kext
default 00:08:42.288002+0200 kernelmanagerd checking bundle path /Library/Extensions/SoftRAID.kext for Kext com.softraid.driver.SoftRAID v6.0 in executable kext bundle com.softraid.driver.SoftRAID at /Library/Extensions/SoftRAID.kext
default 00:08:42.288038+0200 kernelmanagerd checking unstaged bundle path /Library/Extensions/SoftRAID.kext for Kext com.softraid.driver.SoftRAID v6.0 in executable kext bundle com.softraid.driver.SoftRAID at /Library/Extensions/SoftRAID.kext
default 00:08:42.288069+0200 kernelmanagerd checking bundle path /Library/Extensions/HighPointIOP.kext for Kext com.highpoint-tech.kext.HighPointIOP v4.4.5 in executable kext bundle com.highpoint-tech.kext.HighPointIOP at /Library/Extensions/HighPointIOP.kext
default 00:08:42.288099+0200 kernelmanagerd checking unstaged bundle path /Library/Extensions/HighPointIOP.kext for Kext com.highpoint-tech.kext.HighPointIOP v4.4.5 in executable kext bundle com.highpoint-tech.kext.HighPointIOP at /Library/Extensions/HighPointIOP.kext
default 00:08:42.288198+0200 kernelmanagerd loaded collection: auxiliary kext collection at /Library/KernelCollections/AuxiliaryKernelExtensions.kc
default 00:08:42.291922+0200 kernelmanagerd validating extension at /System/Library/Extensions/AppleFWAudio.kext
default 00:08:42.293061+0200 kernelmanagerd At least one of the request extensions / bundled extensions com.apple.driver.AppleFWAudio are NOT in the exclude list. Will do full resolution of load request
default 00:08:42.295219+0200 kernelmanagerd platform dext requests (direct loadable):
default 00:08:42.295265+0200 kernelmanagerd platform kext requests (direct loadable):
Kext com.apple.driver.AppleFWAudio v270.19.2 in executable kext bundle com.apple.driver.AppleFWAudio at /System/Library/Extensions/AppleFWAudio.kext
default 00:08:42.295284+0200 kernelmanagerd other kext requests:
default 00:08:42.295334+0200 kernelmanagerd resolved kext load request:
1 direct platform kext loads,
0 direct auxiliary kext loads,
0 auxkc candidates (building not required)
0 awaiting reboot (already approved)
0 approvals needed
default 00:08:42.295367+0200 kernelmanagerd direct loads:
Kext com.apple.driver.AppleFWAudio v270.19.2 in executable kext bundle com.apple.driver.AppleFWAudio at /System/Library/Extensions/AppleFWAudio.kext
default 00:08:42.295387+0200 kernelmanagerd loading extension from in-kernel fileset: com.apple.driver.AppleFWAudio (will start, skipping match)
default 00:08:42.304138+0200 kernelmanagerd Connection with client pid 729 invalidated.
default 00:08:42.304215+0200 kernelmanagerd Received kext load notification: com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireAVC
default 00:08:42.304245+0200 kernelmanagerd Received kext load notification: com.apple.driver.AppleFWAudio
default 00:10:51.673405+0200 kernelmanagerd incoming connection from pid 755
default 00:10:51.673546+0200 kernelmanagerd loadExtensions(withPaths:withIdentifiers:withPersonalityNames:withDependencyAndFolderPaths:options:withReply:): Loading paths: ["/Library/Extensions/FirefaceAudioDriver.kext"], identifiers: [], personalityNames: []
default 00:10:51.673593+0200 kernelmanagerd kcgen activation settings: [kcgen enabled]
default 00:10:51.723143+0200 kernelmanagerd additional build candidates:
Kext com.apple.driver.usb.AppleUSBVHCICommonRSM v1.0 in executable kext bundle com.apple.driver.usb.AppleUSBVHCICommonRSM at /System/Library/Extensions/AppleUSBCommon.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AppleUSBVHCICommonRSM.kext
Kext com.apple.driver.usb.AppleUSBVHCIRSM v1.2 in executable kext bundle com.apple.driver.usb.AppleUSBVHCIRSM at /System/Library/Extensions/IOUSBHostFamily.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AppleUSBVHCIRSM.kext
Kext com.apple.driver.usb.AppleUSBRecoveryHost v1.2 in executable kext bundle com.apple.driver.usb.AppleUSBRecoveryHost at /System/Library/Extensions/IOUSBHostFamily.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AppleUSBRecoveryHost.kext
Kext com.apple.driver.AppleMobileDevice v4.0 in codeless kext bundle com.apple.driver.AppleMobileDevice at /Library/Apple/System/Library/Extensions/AppleMobileDevice.kext
default 00:10:51.723165+0200 kernelmanagerd loading existing auxiliary collection contents from stashed instructions
default 00:10:51.746006+0200 kernelmanagerd validating extension at /Library/Extensions/SoftRAID.kext
default 00:10:51.771289+0200 kernelmanagerd validating extension at /Library/Extensions/FirefaceAudioDriver.kext
default 00:10:51.797111+0200 kernelmanagerd validating extension at /Library/Extensions/HighPointRR.kext
default 00:10:51.819652+0200 kernelmanagerd validating extension at /Library/Extensions/HighPointIOP.kext
default 00:10:51.820941+0200 kernelmanagerd checking bundle path /Library/Extensions/SoftRAID.kext for Kext com.softraid.driver.SoftRAID v6.0 in executable kext bundle com.softraid.driver.SoftRAID at /Library/Extensions/SoftRAID.kext
default 00:10:51.820983+0200 kernelmanagerd checking unstaged bundle path /Library/Extensions/SoftRAID.kext for Kext com.softraid.driver.SoftRAID v6.0 in executable kext bundle com.softraid.driver.SoftRAID at /Library/Extensions/SoftRAID.kext
default 00:10:51.821017+0200 kernelmanagerd checking bundle path /Library/Extensions/FirefaceAudioDriver.kext for Kext com.RME.driver.FirefaceAudioDriver v3.41 in executable kext bundle com.RME.driver.FirefaceAudioDriver at /Library/Extensions/FirefaceAudioDriver.kext
default 00:10:51.821048+0200 kernelmanagerd checking unstaged bundle path /Library/Extensions/FirefaceAudioDriver.kext for Kext com.RME.driver.FirefaceAudioDriver v3.41 in executable kext bundle com.RME.driver.FirefaceAudioDriver at /Library/Extensions/FirefaceAudioDriver.kext
default 00:10:51.821077+0200 kernelmanagerd checking bundle path /Library/Extensions/HighPointRR.kext for Kext com.highpoint-tech.kext.HighPointRR v4.22.1 in executable kext bundle com.highpoint-tech.kext.HighPointRR at /Library/Extensions/HighPointRR.kext
default 00:10:51.821101+0200 kernelmanagerd checking unstaged bundle path /Library/Extensions/HighPointRR.kext for Kext com.highpoint-tech.kext.HighPointRR v4.22.1 in executable kext bundle com.highpoint-tech.kext.HighPointRR at /Library/Extensions/HighPointRR.kext
default 00:10:51.821129+0200 kernelmanagerd checking bundle path /Library/Extensions/HighPointIOP.kext for Kext com.highpoint-tech.kext.HighPointIOP v4.4.5 in executable kext bundle com.highpoint-tech.kext.HighPointIOP at /Library/Extensions/HighPointIOP.kext
default 00:10:51.821157+0200 kernelmanagerd checking unstaged bundle path /Library/Extensions/HighPointIOP.kext for Kext com.highpoint-tech.kext.HighPointIOP v4.4.5 in executable kext bundle com.highpoint-tech.kext.HighPointIOP at /Library/Extensions/HighPointIOP.kext
default 00:10:51.821257+0200 kernelmanagerd loaded collection: auxiliary kext collection at /Library/KernelCollections/AuxiliaryKernelExtensions.kc
default 00:10:51.847539+0200 kernelmanagerd validating extension at /Library/Extensions/FirefaceAudioDriver.kext
default 00:10:51.849252+0200 kernelmanagerd At least one of the request extensions / bundled extensions com.RME.driver.FirefaceAudioDriver are NOT in the exclude list. Will do full resolution of load request
default 00:10:51.851366+0200 kernelmanagerd platform dext requests (direct loadable):
default 00:10:51.851394+0200 kernelmanagerd platform kext requests (direct loadable):
default 00:10:51.851429+0200 kernelmanagerd other kext requests:
Kext com.RME.driver.FirefaceAudioDriver v3.41 in executable kext bundle com.RME.driver.FirefaceAudioDriver at /Library/Extensions/FirefaceAudioDriver.kext
default 00:10:51.854640+0200 kernelmanagerd validating extension at /System/Library/Extensions/AppleUSBCommon.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AppleUSBVHCICommonRSM.kext
default 00:10:51.858835+0200 kernelmanagerd validating extension at /System/Library/Extensions/IOUSBHostFamily.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AppleUSBVHCIRSM.kext
default 00:10:51.862977+0200 kernelmanagerd validating extension at /System/Library/Extensions/IOUSBHostFamily.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AppleUSBRecoveryHost.kext
default 00:10:51.867243+0200 kernelmanagerd validating extension at /Library/Apple/System/Library/Extensions/AppleMobileDevice.kext
default 00:10:51.894056+0200 kernelmanagerd validating extension at /Library/Extensions/FirefaceAudioDriver.kext
default 00:10:51.896100+0200 kernelmanagerd requesting latest approval status and kext history from system policy for:
Kext com.highpoint-tech.kext.HighPointIOP v4.4.5 in executable kext bundle com.highpoint-tech.kext.HighPointIOP at /Library/Extensions/HighPointIOP.kext
Kext com.apple.driver.usb.AppleUSBVHCIRSM v1.2 in executable kext bundle com.apple.driver.usb.AppleUSBVHCIRSM at /System/Library/Extensions/IOUSBHostFamily.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AppleUSBVHCIRSM.kext
Kext com.apple.driver.usb.AppleUSBRecoveryHost v1.2 in executable kext bundle com.apple.driver.usb.AppleUSBRecoveryHost at /System/Library/Extensions/IOUSBHostFamily.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AppleUSBRecoveryHost.kext
Kext com.highpoint-tech.kext.HighPointRR v4.22.1 in executable kext bundle com.highpoint-tech.kext.HighPointRR at /Library/Extensions/HighPointRR.kext
Kext com.RME.driver.FirefaceAudioDriver v3.41 in executable kext bundle com.RME.driver.FirefaceAudioDriver at /Library/Extensions/FirefaceAudioDriver.kext
Kext com.apple.driver.AppleMobileDevice v4.0 in codeless kext bundle com.apple.driver.AppleMobileDevice at /Library/Apple/System/Library/Extensions/AppleMobileDevice.kext (codeless)
Kext com.softraid.driver.SoftRAID v6.0 in executable kext bundle com.softraid.driver.SoftRAID at /Library/Extensions/SoftRAID.kext
Kext com.apple.driver.usb.AppleUSBVHCICommonRSM v1.0 in executable kext bundle com.apple.driver.usb.AppleUSBVHCICommonRSM at /System/Library/Extensions/AppleUSBCommon.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AppleUSBVHCICommonRSM.kext
default 00:10:51.963475+0200 kernelmanagerd kexts for dependency resolution:
Kext com.highpoint-tech.kext.HighPointIOP v4.4.5 in executable kext bundle com.highpoint-tech.kext.HighPointIOP at /Library/Extensions/HighPointIOP.kext
Kext com.apple.driver.AppleMobileDevice v4.0 in codeless kext bundle com.apple.driver.AppleMobileDevice at /Library/Apple/System/Library/Extensions/AppleMobileDevice.kext (codeless)
Kext com.apple.driver.usb.AppleUSBVHCIRSM v1.2 in executable kext bundle com.apple.driver.usb.AppleUSBVHCIRSM at /System/Library/Extensions/IOUSBHostFamily.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AppleUSBVHCIRSM.kext
Kext com.apple.driver.usb.AppleUSBVHCICommonRSM v1.0 in executable kext bundle com.apple.driver.usb.AppleUSBVHCICommonRSM at /System/Library/Extensions/AppleUSBCommon.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AppleUSBVHCICommonRSM.kext
Kext com.softraid.driver.SoftRAID v6.0 in executable kext bundle com.softraid.driver.SoftRAID at /Library/Extensions/SoftRAID.kext
Kext com.apple.driver.usb.AppleUSBRecoveryHost v1.2 in executable kext bundle com.apple.driver.usb.AppleUSBRecoveryHost at /System/Library/Extensions/IOUSBHostFamily.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AppleUSBRecoveryHost.kext
Kext com.RME.driver.FirefaceAudioDriver v3.41 in executable kext bundle com.RME.driver.FirefaceAudioDriver at /Library/Extensions/FirefaceAudioDriver.kext
Kext com.highpoint-tech.kext.HighPointRR v4.22.1 in executable kext bundle com.highpoint-tech.kext.HighPointRR at /Library/Extensions/HighPointRR.kext
default 00:10:51.964684+0200 kernelmanagerd missing dependencies for: com.apple.driver.usb.AppleUSBRecoveryHost, removing from build as it is marked as optional
default 00:10:51.965030+0200 kernelmanagerd missing dependencies for: com.apple.driver.usb.AppleUSBVHCICommonRSM, removing from build as it is marked as optional
default 00:10:51.965451+0200 kernelmanagerd missing dependencies for: com.apple.driver.usb.AppleUSBVHCIRSM, removing from build as it is marked as optional
default 00:10:51.968087+0200 kernelmanagerd Using previously obtained approval statuses from system policy
default 00:10:51.968152+0200 kernelmanagerd approval results:
/Library/Apple/System/Library/Extensions/AppleMobileDevice.kext
/Library/Extensions/FirefaceAudioDriver.kext
/Library/Extensions/HighPointIOP.kext
/Library/Extensions/HighPointRR.kext
/Library/Extensions/SoftRAID.kext
default 00:10:51.968170+0200 kernelmanagerd codeless kexts depended on by codeful candidates:
default 00:10:51.968271+0200 kernelmanagerd codeless kexts with all dependencies already built:
Kext com.apple.driver.AppleMobileDevice v4.0 in codeless kext bundle com.apple.driver.AppleMobileDevice at /Library/Apple/System/Library/Extensions/AppleMobileDevice.kext
default 00:10:51.968291+0200 kernelmanagerd codeless kexts waiting for dependencies to be built:
default 00:10:51.968461+0200 kernelmanagerd existing, approved auxiliary kext collection direct loads:
Kext com.softraid.driver.SoftRAID v6.0 in executable kext bundle com.softraid.driver.SoftRAID at /Library/Extensions/SoftRAID.kext
Kext com.highpoint-tech.kext.HighPointRR v4.22.1 in executable kext bundle com.highpoint-tech.kext.HighPointRR at /Library/Extensions/HighPointRR.kext
Kext com.highpoint-tech.kext.HighPointIOP v4.4.5 in executable kext bundle com.highpoint-tech.kext.HighPointIOP at /Library/Extensions/HighPointIOP.kext
Kext com.RME.driver.FirefaceAudioDriver v3.41 in executable kext bundle com.RME.driver.FirefaceAudioDriver at /Library/Extensions/FirefaceAudioDriver.kext
Kext com.apple.driver.AppleMobileDevice v4.0 in codeless kext bundle com.apple.driver.AppleMobileDevice at /Library/Apple/System/Library/Extensions/AppleMobileDevice.kext
default 00:10:51.968518+0200 kernelmanagerd existing, loadable, and approved auxiliary kext collection direct loads:
Kext com.RME.driver.FirefaceAudioDriver v3.41 in executable kext bundle com.RME.driver.FirefaceAudioDriver at /Library/Extensions/FirefaceAudioDriver.kext
default 00:10:51.968578+0200 kernelmanagerd existing approved auxiliary kext collection direct load dependencies:
default 00:10:51.968812+0200 kernelmanagerd new auxiliary kext collection candidates:
Kext com.softraid.driver.SoftRAID v6.0 in executable kext bundle com.softraid.driver.SoftRAID at /Library/Extensions/SoftRAID.kext (existing)
Kext com.highpoint-tech.kext.HighPointRR v4.22.1 in executable kext bundle com.highpoint-tech.kext.HighPointRR at /Library/Extensions/HighPointRR.kext (existing)
Kext com.highpoint-tech.kext.HighPointIOP v4.4.5 in executable kext bundle com.highpoint-tech.kext.HighPointIOP at /Library/Extensions/HighPointIOP.kext (existing)
Kext com.RME.driver.FirefaceAudioDriver v3.41 in executable kext bundle com.RME.driver.FirefaceAudioDriver at /Library/Extensions/FirefaceAudioDriver.kext (existing)
default 00:10:51.968920+0200 kernelmanagerd resolved kext load request:
0 direct platform kext loads,
1 direct auxiliary kext loads,
4 auxkc candidates (building not required)
0 awaiting reboot (already approved)
0 approvals needed
default 00:10:51.968960+0200 kernelmanagerd direct loads:
Kext com.RME.driver.FirefaceAudioDriver v3.41 in executable kext bundle com.RME.driver.FirefaceAudioDriver at /Library/Extensions/FirefaceAudioDriver.kext
default 00:10:51.969027+0200 kernelmanagerd auxKC filesystem check: Kext com.RME.driver.FirefaceAudioDriver v3.41 in executable kext bundle com.RME.driver.FirefaceAudioDriver at /Library/Extensions/FirefaceAudioDriver.kext found at /Library/Extensions/FirefaceAudioDriver.kext
default 00:10:51.969074+0200 kernelmanagerd com.RME.driver.FirefaceAudioDriver exists in Optional(file:///Library/Extensions/FirefaceAudioDriver.kext/), telling kernel to mark as available
default 00:10:51.969199+0200 kernelmanagerd loading extension from in-kernel fileset: com.RME.driver.FirefaceAudioDriver (will start, skipping match)
default 00:10:51.976217+0200 kernelmanagerd Connection with client pid 755 invalidated.
default 00:10:51.976218+0200 kernelmanagerd Received kext load notification: com.RME.driver.FirefaceAudioDriver
I also read somewhere that the Firewire card might fight with AppleHPET.kext for IRQ interrupts address, but looking through the IOReg on one of the macOS VMs, that does not seem to be the case here.
If you’d like to have a look at IOReg, you can find it here.
So, to summarize: Want Firewire PCI-E card working in macOS VM; works in Proxmox and Windows, not in any of the 3 macOS versions I’ve tried. Should be working natively AFAIK. What’s next to check/try? Will this be a case of writing ACPI files in OpenCore to get it to work properly? Did I forget something stupid/obvious? Do not hesitate to ask for more details, if needed!
I have also tried plugging it in into another PCI-E on the board; tried PCIEX16_2, while it does change the device ID to be different as this PCI-E is connected to the CPU and not the MB chipset, it doesn’t change the outcome.
Thanks!