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Rules

  • No profanity: We like to try and keep this subreddit clean. Please refrain from the use of profanity.
  • No torrent links or P2P of copyrighted material: Please refrain from advocating piracy in this subreddit. For legal reasons, we want to avoid such links.
  • Flag your posts: You are required to flag your post. If you do not, it is grounds for removal, or it will be left up to the moderators to decide how your post is flagged. Please flag your post.
  • Questions Must Have Adequate Information: You must provide the thread with information about your build, to know more on what you're required to share, check this post.
  • Search Before Posting: If your question has already been posted before (even if not by you), please make sure to read the other post before posting. In the event it doesn't answer your question/problem, please link prior post you read and then ask about what you don't understand. Low effort posts will be removed.
  • No distro/beast tools: We do not not support the use of tools such as UniBeast and Multibeast as well as distros such as iAtkos, Niresh, Olarila and such. The reason for this is that these tools do more damage than good as they neither teach you what you're doing and can also damage macOS itself with unneeded framework changes.

The Dortania guide provides ways to install macOS without a Mac device with macOS sourced from Apple directly.

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  • No Mac or VM posts: Regardless of what methods were used for installing, we are a subreddit focused on PC hardware running macOS. Please keep macOS specific, virtual machines and Mac hardware posts to their respective subreddits.

  • Don't distribute EFIs: Do not share your EFI folders, instead point users to the subreddit's vanilla guides. If you would like to share your work, document the specific items required to build your Hackintosh that were not covered in the guide instead. Pre-baked EFI posts will be removed as they are not guaranteed to work and they spread a low-effort sentiment in the Hackintosh community.

  • Note: You can share your EFI in order to ask for help, but you cannot send EFIs to the requester as a way of helping.

  • No Youtube Videos: While we understand some users may be more visual learners, please understand that most(if not all) youtube guides either:

    • Steal the work of others and hide behind paywalls
    • Become easily outdated
    • Largely incorrect and spreading false info

    So we highly discourage uses of these videos, instead much preferring users follow the written guides in our FAQ and Sidebar. The main offenders of these types of videos are from TechNolli, Morgonaut, and TechTunerLife.

  • Alpha/Beta Software releases are unsupported: Because alpha/beta software is full of bugs, supporting beta software makes it difficult to troubleshoot issues. Please avoid posting about beta software help until it has reached GM.

  • Success posts of these softwares are welcomed with proper documentation and [IT BOOTS! (WIP)] flair. Help and question posts will be removed.

  • Unrelated Posts and Memes: Unrelated subjects and memes are not allowed in this subreddit. This sub is mainly for help and information sharing about hackintoshing. The mods reserve the right to remove any post that is of low quality or unrelated to the subreddit.

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    What is a Hackintosh?

    A Hackintosh is a non-Apple computer that runs macOS.

    • AMD USERS READ THIS: While it may be more work, the AMD hackintosh scene has gotten quite a bit easier. Do note we're primarily an intel subreddit but feel free to ask questions relating to AMD based systems. (AMD Laptops and AMD integrated GPUs are unsupported)
    • You can find the AMD OS X discord here
    • OpenCore Install Guide

    • macOS INSTALLERS NOTE: This sub is dedicated to legally obtained copies of macOS. Please do not ask, or post, about things like iAtkos, Niresh, or any other modified macOS installer that may have malicious code in it!

    • Pre-Built EFI NOTE: We provide minimal to no support for Pre-Built EFIs from GitHub, Hackintosher and such due to generally being heavily outdated, poorly made and users not knowing what their hackintoshes are doing. You may still ask for help but please be prepared to remake your EFI from scratch following the OpenCore Vanilla Guide

    • UniBeast and Multibeast NOTE: Unfortunately we do not support the use of beast tools due to being closed sourced, can modify MacOS files and users generally not know what these tools are doing(more info here). You will be requested to restart your installation following the OpenCore Vanilla guide to properly learn hackintoshing or face public humiliation and be stuck with your broken Hackintosh

    Check out the brand-new FAQ! Don't ask before you read it fully, twice.

    Make sure you post your Hackintosh's specifications when you ask questions. (Posting guidelines in the FAQ or further down the sidebar)

    Regarding info/guides posted to this subreddit, we reserve all right to remove posts we feel either break the rules, provide poor info or redirects to other poorly made guides. Please understand that we want to keep the subreddit clean and a place where people don't have to worry about getting false info


    How to install macOS on a PC

    • Supports Intel, AMD, Desktops and Laptops!
    • No Mac required for installation
    • Contains compatibility checking, read before posting.

    Post-installation Guides

  • Disabling unsupported GPUs
  • Useful Links and Guides (Check if your computer is compatible with macOS)
  • OpenCore Resources

    Informative threads homegrown here from /r/hackintosh

    Additional Hackintoshing resources

    • A bot that installs and maintains your hack for you

    Check if your hardware can run macOS


    Posting Format

    • Hardware:

    • CPU:

    • GPU:

    • RAM:

    • Motherboard/Laptop model:

    • Audio Codec:

    • Ethernet Card:

    • Wifi/BT Card: (if available)

    • What guide/tool followed: [Links and/or names, links preferably]

    • What part I got an issue with: [Describe your issue WITH pictures attached if possible]

    • What files/config I am using:

    • Extra Info: [Add something you need to point out about your setup]


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    1

    Mac OS Sequoia

    Hi, Recently, I wanted to try installing Mac OS Sequoia on a Lenovo AMD.

    Specifications: CPU: AMD Ryzen 3 3250U GPU: AMD Radeon Graphics RAM: 8 GB

    Do you think I can install it, or is it not supported?

    0 Comments
    2024/11/12
    10:49 UTC

    1

    Do you know any ways to install driver for old version mac os to new version?

    I have installed Ryzentosh on my computer and want my WiFi adapter to work on 15.1. But the latest driver version is only for 10.15 Catalina. Do you know any ways to make it work?

    Model: Tplink Archer t2u nano

    2 Comments
    2024/11/12
    06:53 UTC

    3

    It hangs on this? (xpcproxy spawned with pid …)

    I’ve been getting stuck on this xpcproxy error. Could anyone help me?

    2 Comments
    2024/11/12
    06:53 UTC

    0

    Remote management bypass

    I bought a Mac M1 with Sonoma from an EBay seller and it has remote management from Amazon left on it. I have googled around and found work around to no avail. Is there any advice anyone has?

    14 Comments
    2024/11/12
    04:34 UTC

    2

    Hackintosh with GMA 950

    Hey guys, i have a legacy hadware here, i got from my grandfather, and i would like to make a hackintosh on it

    Pentium E5200 GMA 950 2gb ram DDR2 SSD

    Can i install at least a macOS Yosemite on it? I tried a time ago but gpu dont worked

    0 Comments
    2024/11/12
    03:03 UTC

    1

    Z690 Hack updated to 15.2 Beta(24c5079a)

    Z690 Hack updated to 15.2 Beta(24c5079a)

    https://preview.redd.it/pqwqlx5lyd0e1.png?width=341&format=png&auto=webp&s=9689f40a5870a9de9a3171d6f723b611b675b90f

    patched WiFi bluetooth working no drama

    4 Comments
    2024/11/12
    03:01 UTC

    1

    macOS on ASUS VivoBook X507UF

    Hello,

    ASUS VivoBook X507UF
    CPU: Intel Core i7-8550U
    RAM: 16GB DDR4
    Wifi+BT: Intel AC-8265
    SSD: 256GB

    I installed macOS Ventura using this OC EFI and it works great using Airportltlwm. I recently updated to Sonoma but USB and Wifi died with the update so I had to reinstall everything from zero. I want to update it to Sonoma or Sequoia, but I don´t know what kexts must be updated or replaced to make it work.

    Thanks!

    2 Comments
    2024/11/12
    01:04 UTC

    5

    512 hang

    Does anybody have an idea of why I’m getting stuck here?

    My current build Asus Rog Strix z790-i Intel i9 13900K Visiontek AMD Radeon RX 560

    3 Comments
    2024/11/11
    23:02 UTC

    1

    Bluetooth (Intel) any good way to enabe it with Sequioa yet?

    Hi all,

    I've been on this journey with my two laptops (Lenovo W530 and Fujitsu 729u Lifebook) for some time now, starting with High-Sierra and Catalina (W530) before jumpiing to Ventura (Fujitsu) and the BT mice always worked on both.

    On both tese machine, i run Intel AX210 wifi+BT (of course, on the W530 its one of those mpcie/210 cards that you can get from Amazon, etc). On the Fujitsu its the "real" m.2 210 card.

    I upgraded the W530 to Sonoma and BT still works nicely. When i did the same on the Fujitsu, BT failed to connect (but it could detect the mouse).

    This evening i took the Fujitsu up to Sequioa and BT is still not working (i'm on the latest kexts from acidanthera, etc). I don't really dare yet to take the W530 up to the latest as it is working rather nicely on Sonoma (but maybe one of these days i will...).

    Of course, i read about other persons having this exact same issue with Sonoma/Sequioa and BT and i see that some ppl have had success installing forks of the BT kexts (i've tried lots of them - makes no difference).

    And so, i maybe asking a daft question here of course, but is there a way that has prooven more successful than any other way to get BT workig on hacks... and what might that be?

    0 Comments
    2024/11/11
    19:45 UTC

    10

    [T460s/ventura]Laptop hanging after i type the password.

    So after days of struggling. I successfully installed Ventura on my t460s (i7-6600U) So far most of things works (wifi, bluetooth, trackpad, hotkeys, audio, ethernet) However, i tried to add touchscreen kexts from simpercicchiani's github and boot the system, after i type the password, the laptop hangs on the picture above!

    6 Comments
    2024/11/11
    18:20 UTC

    1

    ASUS K52JE 10.13.6 stuck at OK screen

    Hi everyone! I will try to attach logs and config.plist when I can, I'm writing in a hurry.

    After selecting the flash drive, it gets stuck on the same screen.

    I ran Sierra on this laptop a couple years ago (10.12) on Clover and it was a success (almost everything worked except the SD reader and it ran many times faster than its native Windows 7).

    did everything according to dortania guide troubleshooting doesn't help, but I think I built the EFI/config.plist incorrectly. I would also like to know if High Sierra with hardware acceleration is even possible on this device.

    I will try to attach the necessary files as soon as possible

    ASUS K52JE (A52J) CPU: Intel Core i3 370M (Arrandale) dGPU: ATI Mobility RADEON HD5470 512MB Audio codec: - Network: AR9285 ELAN Touchpad USB 2.0 Camera SSD 240GB

    0 Comments
    2024/11/11
    17:57 UTC

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    Hey guys, so if anyone can help.

    I'm trying to install sonoma on Dell inspiron 3593 And when i tried to boot it with bootsble usb which i created by balena or rufus both(seprate times) I'm not able to see usb in bios boot option.

    I have tried several times with diff ISO file, also i have tried with windows media creation tool it's working fine but with macos iso it just doesn't shows up in bios boot option.

    2 Comments
    2024/11/11
    17:27 UTC

    6 Comments
    2024/11/11
    17:23 UTC

    1

    OpenCore Login Issues After Update - MacOS Stuck on Spinning Wheel

    Hi everyone,

    I'm having issues with my Hackintosh after an OpenCore update. Here’s the situation:

    After updating OpenCore, I started experiencing login problems. I get to the login screen with my username, enter my password, and then it freezes with a spinning wheel. Sometimes it manages to boot, but most times it doesn’t. I haven’t been able to pinpoint a pattern.

    A few things I've noticed:

    • Occasionally, the date and time are incorrect on the Mac login screen, even though they appear correctly in the BIOS.
    • A couple of times, Finder loaded, but the system was entirely frozen, with the status bar on the right showing no Wi-Fi or Bluetooth.
    • In some cases, when I managed to log in, I found myself signed out of my Apple ID and had to log back in.

    Here’s my setup:

    • Model: iMac 19,1
    • Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z390-F LGA 1151
    • CPU: Intel Core i7 - 9700K
    • GPU: AMD RX-580 8GB

    I can access the recovery partition and confirm that my user account seems intact. However, when I try to mount the EFI partitions from Terminal in recovery mode, I’m unable to access the files in the EFI directory.

    Has anyone encountered a similar issue? Any suggestions on what steps to try next would be greatly appreciated.

    Thanks in advance!

    4 Comments
    2024/11/11
    16:53 UTC

    0

    Sold MBP, need latest version of hackintosh for intel vmware box.

    Its been a bit since I've used Hackintosh I'm using VMware Pro 17.6.1 build-24319023.

    Where can I get the most stable / latest running version?

    TYIA

    5 Comments
    2024/11/11
    16:34 UTC

    4

    Is this supposed to show, I'm getting this for an hour or so...

    2 Comments
    2024/11/11
    16:17 UTC

    30

    It just hangs there now

    36 Comments
    2024/11/11
    15:06 UTC

    1

    Can you recoommand tutorial to install macos seqoia/ventura on INTEL NUC with dual boot from windows

    I would like to install on my intel nuc seqoia or ventura but I don't know which guide to choose, I once did a random one and it worked but only with usb. I always have a problem with configuring opencore and EFI. I would need a good guide for INTEL NUC 8i3BEK. Please help. I tried to do tonymacx86 but opencore doesn't want to turn on when I boot usb. Maybe I should change plan: Which the simplest way to install it? Maybe first macos and after windows

    10 Comments
    2024/11/11
    13:42 UTC

    12

    My first Hackintosh build

    Might be reposted due to lack of details so there it is. Had to playing around with several pre-config EFI folders and then installing MacOS High Sierra because this is the version that Nvidia Pascal GPU are acceptable. Realtek LAN device is working and audio also working as well. Also, had to dual-boot with Windows 11 which installed on HDD (not SSD) for configuring the Hackintosh in case something wrong happened.

    I'm also have made my old Macbook Pro 13' 2009 model to boot MacOS Monterey so this will be posted later on.

    Here are my specs:

    • Intel Core i7 i7-4785T (8) @ 2.20GHz
    • 16GB DDR3 1600Mhz RAM
    • 480GB SATA SSD
    • Nvidia GT 1030 2GB GDDR5.

    https://preview.redd.it/u3byto1ci90e1.jpg?width=1280&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5e018534de67d711d1385ec26bddf92c1dd67483

    6 Comments
    2024/11/11
    12:09 UTC

    4

    Lenovo Ideapad 3 15ALC6 (My firsr Hackintosh)

    3 Comments
    2024/11/11
    11:28 UTC

    3

    AMD Driver/Parsec Issues on Sequoia 15.1

    Hey,

    I managed to get my Hac setup with ease but I'm having an issue with the AMD drivers, ,y specs are as follows:

    CPU: i3-9100F (Being replaced by i7-9700)
    GPU: AMD Vega 56
    Memory: 16GB

    The issue I'm having is when connecting to my machine using Parsec, I get an error that the host system is only sending audio and not video. When I connect using regular VNC connections through screen sharing, everything works correctly.

    I've not really found any solutions online besides the standard "reinstall and update drivers" both of which aren't applicable to Mac.

    Has anyone successfully got Parsec to work on their hackintosh that can give a little guidance?

    https://preview.redd.it/ada4nzkcb90e1.png?width=275&format=png&auto=webp&s=2c80ee7e9a41a3f24ad9ba0fe54bbc6c9f9e55af

    0 Comments
    2024/11/11
    11:24 UTC

    3

    Need help in enabling Hardware Acceleration with Intel IGPU on OpenCore Catalina

    Is there any way to enable it? Spoof or Native?

    specs if needed:

    1. CPU: Intel® Core™ i3-6006u CPU @ 2.00GHz
    2. GPU: Intel HD Graphics 520 (Skylake GT2)
    3. RAM: 4GB SODIMM DDR4 Synchronous Unbuffered (Unregistered) 2133 MHz (0.5 ns)
    4. Storage: Sunrise Point-LP SATA Controller [AHCI] 66MHz
    5. Motherboard/Model: HP 8328 (Serial Number: PGNERN7WVAHMAB
    6. Wifi/BT: Intel Corporation Dual Band Wireless-AC 3168NGW [Stone Peak] (Rev 10)
    7. Audio: Realtek ALC282
    8. Ethernet: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168/8211/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 15)
    19 Comments
    2024/11/11
    11:12 UTC

    1

    B0 motherboard error

    Hi guys,
    In the last few days, I've been encountering the B0 error as soon as I turn on my PC.
    I'm using Ventura as the operating system.

    Something very strange happens: for example, if I turn on the PC for the first time during the day, I get the B0 error. If I disconnect the RAM sticks, even just one, and reconnect it randomly, it works.
    Then, if I turn off the PC for a few minutes and turn it back on, it works, but if I wait for a few hours, I need to repeat the process again to avoid the B0 error.
    What could be causing this?

    I tried isolating one RAM stick at a time for days, but it happens with all of them. Sometimes, it was enough to turn the PC on horizontally instead of vertically.

    Can anyone help me?

    4 Comments
    2024/11/11
    10:50 UTC

    0

    Fenvi t919 Sequoia 15.1

    I have the latest version of macos on my hackintosh. When installing a Fenvi t919 card will Airdrop work?

    I also own a Z590 Aorus motherboard.

    Thanks.

    7 Comments
    2024/11/11
    10:18 UTC

    5

    AMD stability

    Hi hackintoshers, been using ryzentosh for the past two weeks. Is it required to patch adobe apps or other apps that caused stability issues in past (discord, matlab etc..,). And how is ur stability ?

    I'm mainly using it for full stack development (flutter, react, django springboot)

    Specs CPU : 5700X GPU : RX 6650XT RAM : 16Gb

    TIA

    7 Comments
    2024/11/11
    10:09 UTC

    0

    Help with clover and windows XP

    I chose to post in this subreddit because the clover bootloader doesn't have it's own subreddit.

    I have a wyse 3040 and want to run windows XP on it. sadly I have been cursed with a thinOS one with no CSM.

    On the builtin emmc I have installed chromeOS flex, and I wish to keep it as an option.

    On a 32gb usb3 drive constantly plugged in the front, i have a half-gig clover partition and the rest is empty space for windows XP to install on.

    I want to choose between chromeOS and XP with a boot menu whenever the USB is plugged in.

    I have set the usb above the emmc in the boot priority and I have a physical (burned) XP install disk.

    I have built cloverleaf with the macOS ./buildme script and copied it over.

    I can see the usb as bootable, but booting from it gives me a black screen. this screen turns off instantly.

    Do I need to change my config.plist? help?

    3 Comments
    2024/11/11
    08:43 UTC

    15

    gtx 1060 running on macos ventura via (open core legacy patcher)

    https://preview.redd.it/y1q9233jd80e1.png?width=1874&format=png&auto=webp&s=05966b0aed447983eb9aaaf0b86046a757ce7f16

    this took awhile to get working but i had amazing luck
    so i wanted to make a hackintosh eariler and the thought hit my mind about maybe some how getting the 1060 or any 10 series card to work on anything above high sierra so i went and thought i'd try ventura. i did my reserch and only saw 2-3 posts about it ''maybe being possiable'' and in the comments some saying unless they show how they did it. its fake... so i went and tried and by using open core legacy patcher's post install/root patches + some simple boot flags telling macos to use the nvidia drivers it worked instantly. with full acceleration. however there is really only one issue that can be a, no go for others or some might just not care.
    as it was never supported above high sierra offically there is no metal support for it 'as of yet' so some things do not work
    including what i've seen is just right now gb and imovie other wise i was able to get this fully working with the help of a friend. tried a few games on macos and was able to get up to 500+ fps in minecraft and without proper acceleration that would not be possiable
    so what you need is
    open core legacy patcher
    a 10 serie's gpu or 7 series depending on'
    some custom bootflags
    and thats legit all there is too it. thank god for open core

    10 Comments
    2024/11/11
    08:12 UTC

    14

    Stuck at this issues

    3 Comments
    2024/11/11
    07:44 UTC

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