Boot from pcie ssd on pcie buss not working on 2019 Mac Pro

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Boot from pcie ssd on pcie buss not working on 2019 Mac Pro

If I do a clean install on the M.2 SSD, which is installed on a pcie card, and create a user account, I can log into iCloud and the App Store with no problem. As soon as I migrate from my 2010 Mac Pro, the whole thing goes Squirrley. When I restart set up runs every time I restart. I cannot log Into the App Store or iCloud. Catch

If I try to boot into safe mode it absolutely will not boot into safe mode neither from that SSD north from the internal SSD also won’t boot into safe mode.

I am kind of at my wits end here.

Posted on Jan 12, 2020 5:24 PM

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BDAqua

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Jan 12, 2020 7:30 PM in response to MottoUpstate

OK, great, let's start by deleting these files & restarting...

~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.movavi.screencapturestudio3.screencapture.startup.plist

/Library/LaunchAgents/com.google.keystone.agent.plist

/Library/LaunchAgents/com.softraid.SoftRAIDMonitor.plist

/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.softraid.softraidd.plist

/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.cleverfiles.cfbackd.plist

~ tilde indicates hidden Home Library.

Apple hid the Users' Library folders...

Method 1:

1 From the Finder, select the Go menu at top of the screen, and choose Go to Folder.

2 In the window that opens, enter ~/Library, and click Go.

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BDAqua

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Jan 12, 2020 8:24 PM in response to MottoUpstate

Whew, delete these & restart...

/Library/LaunchAgents/com.google.keystone.xpcservice.plist

/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.aelwriter.plist

/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.google.keystone.daemon.plist

/Library/LaunchDaemons/jp.co.canon.MasterInstaller.plist

~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.SafariBookmarksSyncer.plist

~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.dropbox.DropboxMacUpdate.agent.plist

~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.parallels.mobile.startgui.launchagent.plist

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Jan 13, 2020 7:11 AM in response to MottoUpstate

There is a lot more to it when you have a T2 chip, as your Mac does:

About Startup Security Utility - Apple Support

.

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BDAqua

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Jan 12, 2020 6:13 PM in response to MottoUpstate

Can you run this on your 2010 MP & show us the Report?

EtreCheck is a simple little app to display the important details of your system configuration and allow you to copy that information to the Clipboard. It is meant to be used with Apple Support Communities to help people help you with your Mac.

http://www.etresoft.com/etrecheck

Pastebin is a good place to paste the whole report...

https://pastebin.com/

Or use the paperclip at the bottom of a Reply to attach the full report here. :)

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MottoUpstate Author

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Jan 13, 2020 3:40 AM in response to BDAqua

I’m going to rethink this entire process. I’m going to erase the SSD on the PCI bus and not install the OS on it but rather move the user folder to that drive and keep the “internal“ drive strictly System and applications and see how that works. I’ll give you a report tonight, I have to go to work. Frankly I don’t know why I didn’t think of this at the get go.

oh, and btw, I never told you that I had set a firmware password and after doing a bit of research I discovered that that prevents Safe Mode. Now it won’t accept my password to turn it off. Self inflicted wounds are the most painful!

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MottoUpstate Author

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Jan 12, 2020 8:25 PM in response to MottoUpstate

I’m gonna quit for tonite. Tomorrow a clean install on the psie buss installed ssd and drag selected items from theold machine and see if that works. if not, she’s probably going back to Apple.

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MottoUpstate Author

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Jan 19, 2020 3:56 PM in response to BDAqua

Actually some bad decisions on the part of Apple marketing about base configurations, field retrofits, and pricing of “upgrades” from the base config...$400 for the upgrade from 256 to 1Tb SSD is borderline insane. Too many issues with T2 getting in the way.

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