To AMD GOP or Not to AMD GOP ? (RX480 , Monterrey)

OpenCore Newbie Here, just completed successful Mojave -> Monterrey upgrade on Mac Pro 5,1 using OCLP, it was hard (for me).

After a failed install with 480 without using AMD GOP Injection, I selected AMD GOP injection.

This install worked, with GOP injection selected.

But now, when OCLP offers to patch the internal disk ,

OCLP proposes a build WITHOUT AMD GOP injection.

Is this just what OCLP does by default, or does it know something I do not about my system ???

OCLP correctly identifies GPU make and model ,architecture (Polaris), metal capability (yes), etc.

I am torn between : do what already worked (AMD GOP Injection), OR go with OCLP's suggestion (No GOP Injection.) But I've already been burned once by attempted install without the injection.

What should I do?

Here are the two build logs to compare:

First Build Log - Successfully Upgraded to Monterrey

Building Configuration on model: MacPro5,1

Build folder already present, skipping

Deleting old copy of OpenCore folder

- Adding OpenCore v0.9.6 RELEASE

- Adding config.plist for OpenCore

- Adding Lilu.kext 1.6.7

- Enabling Rosetta Cryptex support in Ventura

- Adding CryptexFixup.kext 1.0.2

- Adding SurPlus Patch for Race Condition

- Adding NoAVXFSCompressionTypeZlib.kext 12.3.1

- Adding NoAVXFSCompressionTypeZlib-AVXpel.kext 12.6

- Enabling legacy power management support

- Adding AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement.kext 1.0.0

- Adding AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient.kext 1.0.0

- Overriding ACPI SMC matching

- Adding ASPP-Override.kext 1.0.1

- Adding ExFatDxeLegacy.efi

- Enabling CSM support

- Adding PCI Bus Enumeration Patch

- Adding AppleMCEReporterDisabler.kext 1.0.0

- Adding Intel82574L.kext 1.0.0

- Adding ECM-Override.kext 1.0.0

- Adding CatalinaIntelI210Ethernet.kext 1.0.0

- Found Wireless Device 14E4:432B

- Adding corecaptureElCap.kext 1.0.2

- Adding IO80211ElCap.kext 2.0.1

- Failed to find GFX0 Device path, falling back on known logic

- Adding WhateverGreen.kext 1.6.6

- Found dGPU (1): 1002:67DF

- Found dGPU (1) at PciRoot(0x0)/Pci(0x3,0x0)/Pci(0x0,0x0)

- Adding Mac Pro, Xserve DRM patches

- Adding AppleALC.kext 1.6.3

- Adding AMDGOP.efi

- Adding AppleGraphicsPowerManagement Override

- Adding KDKlessWorkaround.kext 1.0.0

- Fixing Legacy Bluetooth for macOS Monterey

- Adding BlueToolFixup.kext 2.6.8

- Adding Bluetooth-Spoof.kext 1.0.0

- Adding SATA Hibernation Patch

- Fixing PCIe Storage Controller (1) reporting

- Fixing PCIe Storage Controller (2) reporting

- Enabling SMC exemption patch

- Adding SMC-Spoof.kext 1.0.0

- Adding ipc_control_port_options=0 to boot-args

- Adding AutoPkgInstaller.kext 1.0.3

- Set SIP to allow Root Volume patching

- Allowing FileVault on Root Patched systems

- Enabling KC UUID mismatch patch

- Adding RSRHelper.kext 1.0.0

- Disabling SecureBootModel

- Enabling AMFIPass

- Adding AMFIPass.kext 1.4.0

- Adding FeatureUnlock.kext 1.1.5

- Adding additional FeatureUnlock args: -disable_sidecar_mac

- Disabling memory error reporting

- Setting RestrictEvents block arguments: pcie

- Adding RestrictEvents.kext 1.1.3

- Setting RestrictEvents patch arguments: sbvmm

- Adding USB-Map.kext

- Adding UHCI/OHCI USB support

- Adding CPUFriend.kext 1.2.7

- Adding OpenCanopy GUI

- Setting custom OpenCore picker timeout to 8 seconds

- Adding bootmgfw.efi BlessOverride

- Enabling SMC exemption patch

- Setting macOS Monterey Supported SMBIOS

- Using Model ID: MacPro7,1

- Using Board ID: Mac-27AD2F918AE68F61

- Using Minimal SMBIOS patching

- Setting Firmware Feature: 8c01c1403

- Cleaning up files

- Validating generated config

Second Build Log (Proposed by OCLP for Patching the Internal Disk - Not Applied Yet)

- Adding OpenCore v0.9.6 RELEASE

- Adding config.plist for OpenCore

- Adding Lilu.kext 1.6.7

- Enabling Rosetta Cryptex support in Ventura

- Adding CryptexFixup.kext 1.0.2

- Adding SurPlus Patch for Race Condition

- Adding NoAVXFSCompressionTypeZlib.kext 12.3.1

- Adding NoAVXFSCompressionTypeZlib-AVXpel.kext 12.6

- Enabling legacy power management support

- Adding AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement.kext 1.0.0

- Adding AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient.kext 1.0.0

- Overriding ACPI SMC matching

- Adding ASPP-Override.kext 1.0.1

- Adding ExFatDxeLegacy.efi

- Enabling CSM support

- Adding PCI Bus Enumeration Patch

- Adding AppleMCEReporterDisabler.kext 1.0.0

- Adding Intel82574L.kext 1.0.0

- Adding ECM-Override.kext 1.0.0

- Adding CatalinaIntelI210Ethernet.kext 1.0.0

- Found Wireless Device 14E4:432B

- Adding corecaptureElCap.kext 1.0.2

- Adding IO80211ElCap.kext 2.0.1

- Found dGPU (1): 1002:67DF

- Found GFX0 Device Path: PciRoot(0x0)/Pci(0x3,0x0)/Pci(0x0,0x0)

- Found GPU Arch: Archs.Polaris

- Adding WhateverGreen.kext 1.6.6

- Found dGPU (1): 1002:67DF

- Found dGPU (1) at PciRoot(0x0)/Pci(0x3,0x0)/Pci(0x0,0x0)

- Adding Mac Pro, Xserve DRM patches

- Adding AppleALC.kext 1.6.3

- Adding AppleGraphicsPowerManagement Override

- Adding KDKlessWorkaround.kext 1.0.0

- Fixing Legacy Bluetooth for macOS Monterey

- Adding BlueToolFixup.kext 2.6.8

- Adding Bluetooth-Spoof.kext 1.0.0

- Adding SATA Hibernation Patch

- Fixing PCIe Storage Controller (1) reporting

- Enabling SMC exemption patch

- Adding SMC-Spoof.kext 1.0.0

- Adding ipc_control_port_options=0 to boot-args

- Adding AutoPkgInstaller.kext 1.0.3

- Set SIP to allow Root Volume patching

- Allowing FileVault on Root Patched systems

- Enabling KC UUID mismatch patch

- Adding RSRHelper.kext 1.0.0

- Disabling SecureBootModel

- Enabling AMFIPass

- Adding AMFIPass.kext 1.4.0

- Adding FeatureUnlock.kext 1.1.5

- Adding additional FeatureUnlock args: -disable_sidecar_mac

- Disabling memory error reporting

- Setting RestrictEvents block arguments: pcie

- Adding RestrictEvents.kext 1.1.3

- Setting RestrictEvents patch arguments: sbvmm

- Adding USB-Map.kext

- Adding UHCI/OHCI USB support

- Adding CPUFriend.kext 1.2.7

- Adding OpenCanopy GUI

- Setting custom OpenCore picker timeout to 8 seconds

- Adding bootmgfw.efi BlessOverride

- Enabling SMC exemption patch

- Setting macOS Monterey Supported SMBIOS

- Using Model ID: MacPro7,1

- Using Board ID: Mac-27AD2F918AE68F61

- Using Minimal SMBIOS patching

- Setting Firmware Feature: 8c01c1403

- Cleaning up files

- Validating generated config

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