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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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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.
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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.
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What is a Hackintosh?
A Hackintosh is a non-Apple computer that runs macOS.
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We provide minimal to no support for Pre-Built EFIs from GitHub, Hackintosher and such due to generally being heavily outdated, poorly made and users not knowing what their hackintoshes are doing.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
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How to install macOS on a PC
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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]
Related subreddits:
/r/hackintosh
I’ve been stuck on the loading screen trying to install montery and the last text is:
Apple key store: 863:0: oy vey using 16384 buffer headers and 10240 cluster IO buffer headers
my specs are:
dell optiplex 3020
cpu: intel i5 4070
gpu: amd radeon 550
motherboard: Dell Optiplex 3020 LGA1150 DDR3 Desktop Motherboard 0VHWTR VHWTR
link to my EFi on google drive
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1SC5wFqe3uVCAblC_bh8xEybkpnyTjn2f?usp=sharing
Hello everyone,
I’d like to ask for your opinion regarding updates on my Hackintosh.
I have installed macOS Sequoia on this configuration:
However, I am not receiving software updates. Could you help me solve this issue?
I’m attaching my OpenCore (OC) folder for reference.
Thank You!
I finished Installing MacOS Mojave and my computer restarted. It booted into the Boot Menu and now whenever I try to boot into the installer again, it just boot loops. Going from the HP Startup Screen to the Boot Menu. Whenever I do select the installer to boot into, the Apple Logo appears then the screen turns off then goes back to the HP Logo
hi there. I have a1 monitor that takes in a hdmi and a vga, 2 graphics cards (both on my hwinfo cmd) and running windows right now. I am wondering whether instead of having to change my hdmi input and manually replug in the cable i could just run a kvm type of virtual machine that uses my intel gpu and run windows using the nvidia gpu?
Want to get hackintosh on this laptop, has anyone tried it yet?
I am currently on i5-10400 Comet Lake CPU, and an RX6600XT, with 32GB RAM. I am trying to install sonoma, perhaps after i am done i could update to sequoia. I moved the plist through an oc sanity checker, and i am in the green, but afterwards it all goes to hell. In boot args i have: -v alcid=1 agdpmod=pikera. Any help would be greatly appreciated. :)
"An error occurred validating the installer data. The download is either damaged or incomplete. Redownioad the installer and try again."
So i have tried another copy of Sonoma and ventura and they both got stuck at the same error
I managed to create an efi with Opencore and rEFInd to boot on windows 7 and macOS, thank you very much for your help, everyone could help me, whoever wants my efi, I can send it in DM
CPU:i7-4600u
I have a laptop with a Ryzen 5 7535HS CPU with Radeon 660M iGPU. I learned from ChatGPT that both my GPU and CPU are unsupported. I know it is unsupported but still, any way i can install ANY version of MacOS on this laptop?
Had to update the iMac model number to allow Hackintosh to upgrade it to Sonoma. Others than that are unchanged. Also, I added HoRNDIS kernel extension module to allow Android USB tethering.
Specs:
I’ve Thinpad E495 with AMD Ryzen 5 3500U processor, paired with AMD Radeon Vega 8 iGPU. Trying to install macOS sequoia in this laptop but either kernel panics or other thing happens. Can you tell me is it possible to build? I’ve all necessary kexts and all the .aml for SSDT patching and UTB patching. Please help someone
I have been using hackintosh laptop and desktop for 10 years. i changed 3 laptops until the latest one i have Asus Vivo with intel core i 5 9300h cpu which is accompanied with uhd630. when i use topaz photo ai it takes 1.5-2 mins per image to restore and upscale old photos. is it normal?
─ CPU
└── Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-6300U CPU @ 2.40GHz
├── Cores: 2
├── Threads: 4
├── SSE: SSE4.2
└── SSSE3: Supported
─ Motherboard
├── Model: 20JNS1590U
└── Manufacturer: LENOVO
─ GPU
└── Intel(R) HD Graphics 520
├── Device ID: 0x1916
├── Vendor: 0x8086
├── PCI Path: PciRoot(0x0)/Pci(0x2,0x0)
└── ACPI Path: \_SB.PCI0.GFX0
─ Memory
├── RMSA3260MH78HAF-2666 (Part-Number)
│ ├── Type: DDR4
│ ├── Slot
│ │ ├── Bank: BANK 0
│ │ └── Channel: ChannelA-DIMM0
│ ├── Frequency (MHz): 2133 MHz
│ ├── Manufacturer: 0443
│ └── Capacity: 8192MB
└── M471A1K43CB1-CTD (Part-Number)
├── Type: DDR4
├── Slot
│ ├── Bank: BANK 2
│ └── Channel: ChannelB-DIMM0
├── Frequency (MHz): 2133 MHz
├── Manufacturer: Samsung
└── Capacity: 8192MB
─ Network
├── Ethernet Connection I219-LM
│ ├── Device ID: 0x156F
│ ├── Vendor: 0x8086
│ ├── PCI Path: PciRoot(0x0)/Pci(0x1f,0x6)
│ └── ACPI Path: \_SB.PCI0.GLAN
└── Wireless 8260
├── Device ID: 0x24F3
├── Vendor: 0x8086
├── PCI Path: PciRoot(0x0)/Pci(0x1c,0x6)/Pci(0x0,0x0)
└── ACPI Path: \_SB.PCI0.RP07.PXSX
─ Audio
├── Realtek ALC298
│ ├── Device ID: 0x0298
│ └── Vendor: 0x10EC
└── Unknown Sound Device
├── Device ID: 0x2809
└── Vendor: 0x8086
─ Storage
└── INTEL SSDPEKKF256G7L
├── Type: NVMe
├── Connector: PCI Express
└── Location: Internal
I've working macos sequoia but i can't use hdmi. i've tried follwing guide but its too confusing. i did asked chat gpt but it too was useless. my monitor is attached via hdmi but i don't see it in system report > graphis/display. Please help. My config.plist is attached below.
my laptops is yoga x1
i7-6600u
Intel HD Graphics 520 1536 MB
config.plist: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SxG4cZtu-ZhiboQA5_rFlYp54Zg1sbcO/view?usp=sharing
edit: link updated
Lenovo ThinkPad E540 1366x768 resolution
Lenovo ThinkPad E540
CPU: Intel Core i5-4210M 2.60Ghz ~ 3.20Ghz Turbo
GPU: Intel HD 4600
RAM: 2x 4GB DDR3
Storage: 128 GB SSD
WI-FI/BT Card: Onboard WIFI is not compatible so I am using TP-link Archer T2U Nano Ver: 1.0 connected to 5ghz WIFI
Driver by chris1111/Wireless-USB-Big-Sur-Adapter on GitHub. No Bluetooth unfortunately.
Audio Codec: Conexant CX20751
Ethernet Card: Using onboard Realtek ethernet
OC Ver: 1.0.2
Im now figuring out how to fix HDMI port not working. Hackintool says that I may need to spoof some audio device id. I am still figuring this one out, any link to some post to help will be very useful.
There's something weird about the brightness control, I need to change to lower resolution first then go back to my original, to make the brightness slider work. If I don't, the brightness slider will just slide but no adjustment to backlight. If anyone have an idea to fix this please comment.
Battery indication works, touchpad works with some gestures disabled same from my old Big Sur installation.
Created the EFI by using the Dortania guide.
Has anyone tried using PCIe Oculink on their Hackintosh? The single port Oculink PCIe card I am getting does not need any driver as long as my motherboard supports NVME. Thinking of connecting this to a relative cheap, enterprise SSD like the Intel P4510 Intel (apparently compatible).
Unable to resolve kernel panic - https://cl1p.net/kernelPanic
i7 9700 using iGPU(UHD 630), trying to install Seqouia
I am trying to multi boot my hp laptop with windows 10, kali linux and hackintosh...but problem us when i firstly install kali linux with windows 10 and then try to install hackintosh ventura then my kali linux disappeared from the bootloader and when i try to access the kali linux from boot menu then a error do grub bootloader found shows.....what should i do???
Hope somebody can help me with this, Basically I am stuck on "DSMOS has arrived" and "USBToolbox TBTU waitformatchingservice failed or timed out" I am trying to run macOS Sequoia 15.1.1 and specs and EFI are below. Thanks
EFI: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1deuI0SKl8bzPnYTFPtFQJBdHfPZQMQn2?usp=sharing
Specs:
Make and Model: Intel NUC7i7BNH
CPU: Intel Core i7 7567U 2 Cores
GPU: Intel UHD Graphics 650
WIFI/BT: Intel Dual Band AC-8265
RAM: 16GB DDR4
HDD: Crucial 500GB SSD
SMBIOS: Macmini8,1
OS: macOS Sequoia 15.1.1
What the title says.
They are mostly powerless HDD's or SATA-USB adapter with standard laptop drives
My 2018-spec Hackintosh with Sequoia can see and mount the disks instantly even if they are NTFS, but my brand new M3 Air won't even recognize it. The macbook does load USB flashdrives though and the ports work fine but it's just these disks that won't work. Obviously I've checked disk utility.
Any ideas?
hello guys, i have a problem with this EFI, when i boot the usb i get a black screen and it stays stuck like this, could you take a look at this efi attached and tell me what the problem is? I have a ryzen 7730u thanks https://www.mediafire.com/file/9kavuggi1vb2r2j/EFl.rar/file
Hi everyone, I have a working hackintosh with a Quadro card forced to work with OCLP. Hence I faced several issues with graphics. I decided to upgrade to 6600XT. Can you tell me do I have to make any changes to my EFI? Thank you
Dell Latitude 3500 i5-8265u Intel UHD 620
While trying to boot Mojave 10.14 from Opencore I keep getting stuck HERE. I have tried different platform-ids, different boot args, I just don't know what the heck I'm missing! Any help?
Ventura/Monterey/Catalina/Kubuntu/Win10 iMac11,2 multiboot VIA OpenCore/BootCamp.
After a month of part-time tinkering with this recycle-bound hot pile of garbage (and other LegacyBIOS machines), surprisingly IT WORKS! All spare parts from other builds. It could actually usable.
Using emulated NVRAM, as mine seems to be worn/broken. Dells buit-in diagnostic confirms this. Wait, Dell makes something that actually works?
CPU: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU X3470 @ 2.93GHz Turbo 3.6GHz
GPU: Dell/AMD Radeon RX460/560D 2GB Polaris/Baffin. Low-Power (45 Watts) low-profile
RAM: 28GB 16BG TeamGroup DDR3-1600 / PC3-12800 (11-11-11-28@800Mhz)
Motherboard: Dell/Foxconn 0C2KJT/Inspiron 580 (Intel H57). SMBios iMac 11,2. No advanced BIOS menu.
Storage: SATA II (yep), AHCI mode. Misc Samsung SATA 850EVO 512GB - Windows 10/Catalina/Monterey). SiliconPower 512GB (Ventura/Kubuntu) Samsung 950 EVO SATA (WinXP SATA Mode/Legacy MBR).
Storage #2: Dell/Alcor USB2 internal multi-function Card Reader (SD, MicroSD, CF, MemoryStick Pro). HL-DT-ST GH50N DVD+RW (yeah, it works!)
BIOS revision/Chipset: Dell A07. Intel H57/QPI Ibex "Peak"
Audio Codec: RealTek ALC887 Layout-ID 1 worked OOB. HDA/HDMI Audio also woks OOB
Ethernet Card: Broadcom BCM57788 Gigabit (chris1111's port of adlan's BCM5722D.kext)
WiFi/Bluetooth: Genuine Apple AirPort BCM943602 stacked on an AirPort to Mini-PCIe, and Mini-PCIe to PCIe1x 2 adapter, with a PCIe1x extension, turned around to fit a PCI slot opening! (belongs in techmacguyver or techsupportgore) *Hey, i wasn't gonna dump any money into this pile of trash!
Add-in Card(s): PCIe 1x Inateck/FrescoLogic/VIA 7 Port USB3.0 (5x2) card. All USB Ports worked without mapping using iMac11,1 but I did it anyways.
Display devices: Crappy ViewSonic and Acer 24" 1080p
Hardware notes (in layman's terms): A lot of stuff low-speed controllers are hidden behind the bridges in this pile of trash and lack "BIOS names", such as: EC/LPCB, the SMBus, EUSB/USBE.Tthe 1xPCIe slots are as well, so I had to build and name them. Luckily SSDTTime always makes this simple, thanks again CorpNewt!
Which of the guides you used: Dortania, a bunch of Google, MacRumors, some InsanelyMac and studying the OCLP default.plist.
What's working?: EVERYTHING works. iServices, AirDrop, AirPlay, Logic, Metal Apps, even Sidecar and even Universal Control (via FeatureUnlock). What's not?: Anything security chip related - Continuity Camera, Screen Mirroring, etc
Any changes that were specific to your build: A few due to the lack of lack of AVX2, not explicitly covered in the guide (and for good reasons) - A CLEAN Ventura install using CryptexFixup, RestrictEvents, NoAVXFSCompressionTypeZlib-AVXpel.kext, skip board-id check and sbvmm=revpatch. CaseySJ's OCLP Ventura PCI patch for good measure, and OCLP to handle the graphics patching. Dell's botched firmware is full of bugs that require some quirks, namely FadtEnableReset. The system wouldn't boot past the installer without it. Shown here -
2024-11-25 05:41:37.512472-0800 0x6f Default 0x0 0 0 kernel: (AppleACPIPlatform) ACPI BIOS Warning (bug):
2024-11-25 05:41:37.513697-0800 0x6f Default 0x0 0 0 kernel: (AppleACPIPlatform) 32/64X length mismatch in FADT/Gpe0Block: 128/64
2024-11-25 05:41:37.516043-0800 0x6f Default 0x0 0 0 kernel: (AppleACPIPlatform) (20160930/tbfadt-723)
Add extra info...: I'll say that i disagree with the guide's suggestion of MacPro 6,1 for Lynnfield/Clarkdale, but I understand the reasoning (i.e., who in their right mind is putting Ventura/Sonoma on old garbage?). MP6,1 gave me major issues in Catalina/Monterey with hardware attaching in iOKit, namely Bluetooth and USB personalities. I couldn't get Ventura to install until switching to iMac11,1 or 11,2 worked.
Network soeeds and iOReg showing attached bridge/renames for PXSX and GLAN
Airport adapter to adapter to adapter. Meh, i've done worse.
Has anyone tried oculink to a Mac compatible U.2 on a hackintosh? The PCIe Oculink card I am eyeing does not need any drivers. Some older Intel DC 4510 are Mac compatible based on whatever I could Googled.
So I have Realtek RTL8723DE adapter. What driver should I choose for the Kext. The only one in the tutorial of dortania has the 8111
Am I able to hackintosh my HP Elitebook Intel i7 8th Generation.
Hi !
Today I installed Sonoma on my hackintosh but I have a problem with hardware acceleration.
Hackintosh tells me vda decoder failed in VDA DECODER section.
I have the nootedred kext installed, the right resolution and framerate.
I think my gpu is Radeon Vega 8
Here some informations about my config
All of the programmed obsolescence is coming finally my hackintosh will be useless within a couple years. I've become accustomed to the setup and built it so long ago idk what update I can do that won't some how render all my programs useless .
Hello friends!
A friend has recently offered me a Power Mac G5 and I was wondering what other things I would need to buy to make it a functional computer for my uses in 2024?
I haven’t build a PC or anything before but I’m very good at reading instructions and following a video.
I generally use my computer for surfing the internet, holding 10,000 cat pictures, word processing, and I don’t use it for gaming or video editing.
They have clarified it’s pretty bare bones and doesn’t have a hard drive and has the original owner’s graphics card from 2006 (“but it is functional”).
I’m trying to take advantage of the deals going on at Microcenter right now: would anyone be able to give me some pointers towards parts I could upgrade to help this run better in 2024?