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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.

  • No self-promotion: Please keep all paid services and advertisements off the subreddit. This community does not wish to be affiliated with such sources so all paid work and such should be kept private

  • 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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    5

    Help stuck boot installer

    Pc specs: Xeon e5 2680v3 Rx 580 16gb ddr4

    My OC efi file: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jL7Qbk8UH2sfCxCkmbgs3APrHs43Fk-z/view?usp=sharing

    0 Comments
    2025/02/03
    05:45 UTC

    2

    Secondary BT for Airdrop in Laptop, almost there.

    I'm almost there, getting a secondary wifi card for Airdrop on my laptop while keeping the original one for higher speed connection.

    The *only* part where I'm stuck now is the internal usb header for BT connection for the Airdrop wifi card.

    Ultimately I can connect the usb part outside (ugh), but that doesn't really sound like the smartest alternative.

    Anyone feeling charitable to help me find a way to adapt an internal usd header out of this board? Or perhaps only the 2 cables that the BT cable has?

    This video has the full disassembly of this system and the pic below shows where I'm stuck.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flL1kNVY_9k&t=612s

    https://preview.redd.it/a8x8m3ejxuge1.png?width=1080&format=png&auto=webp&s=42c487bed0c561fc8bcc43bc98e513c5b27da9bf

    1 Comment
    2025/02/03
    05:16 UTC

    1

    Update from Big Sur to Monterey (OpenCore!)

    I tried updating my Big Sur hackintosh and after checking everything I booted into the updater only to be rebooted. Every time I try I get the same result. Here is a video with some logs if you are curious:

    https://youtu.be/Zqa-VuC-xFQ

    I think it might be a mouse issue but I'm still not sure. Please help in any way you can. Thank you!

    0 Comments
    2025/02/03
    04:54 UTC

    12

    [Tutorial] How to enable native macOS WiFi for Intel Wireless cards on Macs running macOS 15 Sequoia using AirportItlwm

    Hello, I recently came across multiple rather hidden comments about AirportItlwm for Sequoia and after some back and forth, I now have native WiFi and Bluetooth working. Since it was quite the effort to gather all the information, I decided to compress everything I learned in this detailed tutorial. I hope you like it!

    GitHub Link

    3 Comments
    2025/02/03
    00:33 UTC

    2

    Got my chinese dataland rx580 2048sp working with big sur ๐Ÿ˜

    https://preview.redd.it/kv4lg6cb9tge1.jpg?width=960&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=48c2d6e72a383645cacd5cf5e50536a57751465c

    https://preview.redd.it/6xeuypcb9tge1.jpg?width=919&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e367f78ee5020fa4b9ad41c10de0e774dacf9fc6

    Woohoo!!! full graphics acceleration ( haven't tested any other apps other than YouTube and the chess app )

    Specs :

    CPU : I5-4750

    Gigabyte H81-MH

    RAM : 16gb DDR3 1600mhz

    GPU : DATALAND rx580 2048sp ( flashed vbios )

    iMac 2014 smbios

    impressed with the performance of this build since it's just recycled ewaste I found lying around my house

    Flashed the GPU with the modded bios ( not other vendors vbios )

    If anyone were to flash their cards like mine , I'd recommend using windows 1809 cuz win 11 is stupid and won't let me run amdvbflash ๐Ÿ’€๐Ÿ’€๐Ÿ’€

    1 Comment
    2025/02/02
    23:38 UTC

    1

    What is causing this?

    8 Comments
    2025/02/02
    23:17 UTC

    3

    What does this mean

    I feel like itโ€™s not loading my EFI folder correctly or something because it says โ€œcant perform kext scan: no kext summaryโ€. What am I doing wrong?

    1 Comment
    2025/02/02
    22:26 UTC

    1

    Deactivated SIP and now it keeps prompting me to unlock the disk

    Hey all

    I tried to disable the SIP of my Macbook, but after restarting it keeps prompting for password to unlock the disk. The password I input is correct, that isn't the issue

    I reactivated the SIP and I still have the same issue. I also tried to unlock the disk through terminal directly but still no success

    Is there something I am still able to do?

    0 Comments
    2025/02/02
    21:55 UTC

    4

    Can I use 2 gpus in my dual boot system, one for each OS?

    I recently installed another drive on my windows 11 machine and with some help was able to hackintosh it and am currently on sequoia. I am dual booting with open core, one drive is windows 11 and the other is Hackintosh. Everything works fine, but my current gpu is incompatible with Hackintosh. my CPU has integrated graphics so it's not a huge problem, but it seems like it's hard for it to keep up.

    Here is my current rig:
    MB: Asrock B365 Pro4
    CPU: i7 9700k
    GPU: GTX 1660
    PSU: 500w bronze

    I use the Nvidia GPU on windows for gaming and use other applications that benifit from NVIDIA GPUs so I don't want to switch over to AMD for windows. Now, I was wondering if it would be possible to install a RX 570 in the second PCIE slot in my PC and have both GPUs in there at the same time, GTX 1660 only used for windows, and RX 570 only for Hackintosh.

    And If it will work then i'll have to get a new PSU as well that has 2 PCIE Cables and also has the juice to power both GPUs.

    5 Comments
    2025/02/02
    20:45 UTC

    1

    pc freezes and im stuck on this screen after trying to boot opencore for the first time from my usb

    7 Comments
    2025/02/02
    19:23 UTC

    0

    Will macOS Work with AMD RX 570 on Ryzen 7700X and MSI B650 Edge Wi-Fi?

    Hello,

    Iโ€™m planning to install macOS as a second operating system, specifically for graphic design and other creative tasks. My processor is a Ryzen 7700X, and my GPU is an nvidia 4070, but I know that this card is not supported by macOS.

    Iโ€™m considering getting an AMD RX 570 8GB OCโ€”would this be sufficient for my needs? Would it allow me to install macOS successfully?

    If it works, I plan to install the AMD GPU in the second PCIe slot of my MSI B650 Edge Wi-Fi motherboard.

    Would this setup work for macOS?

    4 Comments
    2025/02/02
    18:31 UTC

    0

    Is this video good to update my opencore and kexts ?

    1 Comment
    2025/02/02
    18:24 UTC

    1

    Issues with a520 with ryzen 5 4600g

    Hi guys, I'm trying to install macos ventura with opcore on Ryzen 5 4600g with the mcra520mdxv3 board and it stucks on amfi, i already tried amfi=0x80, the error occurs when i add the vsmchbkp=0 to prevents hid legacy shim 2, can anyone help-me?

    0 Comments
    2025/02/02
    18:20 UTC

    15

    iMac G4: 40 Pin Display Connector

    I hope someone can point me in the right direction. Iโ€™m converting an old Apple iMac G4 into a modern monitor by using an old LG Gram 17โ€ display (model LP170WQ1-SPF2). The problem is that I want to mount the control board inside the base and not the monitor so I need to a 40 Pin laptop display cable thatโ€™s around 20โ€ long to fit through the articulating neck. If I mounted the control board inside the display housing, I would have to route too many cables through the neck. If I just route the 40pin connector, it will fit without issue.

    Does anyone have any idea where I can order a custom length 40 Pin cable for that display? Or are there good resources for creating my own 40 pin connector?

    5 Comments
    2025/02/02
    17:29 UTC

    0

    MacBook Pro, Target Disk Mode, and Windows 11

    This may not be the right location but I have a MacBook Pro, A1989 (2018 model) that is having issues and apparently Target Disk Mode is the only way to communicate with this since the SSD is soldered in (or I would pull it out and slave it). I have attempted to:

    • Enable Target Disk Mode on the MacBook Pro, confirmed the correct screen with thunderbolt and usb icons bumping slowly around.
    • Plugged in a thunderbolt cable from the MacBook Pro to USB 3.0 and 3.1 on a Windows 11 device.
    • On Windows 11, it tells me it cannot recognize the USB device, as if there's no drivers. Expected, so this at least confirms the connections are fine.
    • On Windows 11, without Target Disk Mode enabled, I get a valid 'Macintosh' device recognized but you cannot do anything with it. Again confirming the connection is valid.
    • I installed APFS for Windows by Paragon, and no matter which mode Windows 11 does not recognize the APFS disk via USB.
    • I installed MacDrive 11 and this recognizes every Windows and network storage device except the AFPS disk via USB.

    Is this just impossible with Windows 11 via USB?

    Would I need a second MacBook or some form of Boot Camp to do this?

    0 Comments
    2025/02/02
    17:17 UTC

    1

    WWAN Slot useful at all for Airdrop?

    Hey everyone.

    My laptop has one of those older WWAN Slots besides the traditional WLAN.

    I wonder if I can use that WWAN slot for enabling Airdrop, so I can keep te original fast WLAN wifi.

    Any suggestion is welcome. Pic below of the WWAN Slot.

    https://preview.redd.it/v0pxx63pdrge1.png?width=384&format=png&auto=webp&s=342eba0c7b7bd0692e5c9c09926fbb2d2a739b1d

    12 Comments
    2025/02/02
    17:13 UTC

    1

    help with iGPU HD 4000 (ivy bridge)

    hello! i've been struggling to hackintosh my machine for a while now. the main issue is that macOS doesn't detect my igpu. i'm trying to get it working on sonoma with oclp. i applied the root patches, but that didn't fix anything. i've researched a lot before posting here, even asked in the "hackintosh paradise" discord server, but they didn't help. iโ€™d really appreciate any help with this issue since it's getting frustrating.
    specs:
    CPU: Intel Core i7-3770 @ 3.40 GHz
    GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650
    IGPU: HD 4000 RAM:
    Motherboard: MSI Z77A-G41 (MS-7758) 3.0

    (ask me if you need more info)

    0 Comments
    2025/02/02
    16:53 UTC

    4

    Stretched Apple logo

    hi guys, recently I have a problem that isn't drastic but annoying, that is, my Apple logo is stretched when starting MacOS and after a while of loading it auto-fixes.
    but it's a very annoying problem.. here's what I tried to do:

    • Added -igfxgamma/-igfxvesa/etc.. to my Boot-args but it didn't change anything,
    • then I tried to put my resolution on UEFI/Output in the key resolution (1920 x 1080) but here too still the same problem,
    • I tried to change the value in AAPL-platform-id and Device-ID in my PCI(0x0)/(0x2,0x0) but it only made the situation worse and I put the previous values,

    I swear I don't know what to do. please help

    ______________________________________

    (sorry for the quality)

    i have:

    • Hp elitebook 840 G5
    • Intel UHD graphics 620
    • Intel i5-8 Gen
    • Opencore 1.0.3

    plz help

    2 Comments
    2025/02/02
    16:28 UTC

    9

    Is it even worth trying?

    I wanted to hackintosh my laptop after I successfully hackintoshed my pc but I realized my laptop has a Realtek wifi card and I donโ€™t think I should even try.. Any way I can make it work with Sequoia as thatโ€™s what i was planning on installing?

    12 Comments
    2025/02/02
    14:53 UTC

    2

    iMessage refuses to sign in!

    Please help- I have tried everything that seems to be a solution but to no avail. Every time I try to sign in to iMessage, it shows the iMessage Convo screen, then after 5-10 seconds, signs me out again! I've read and tried everything in the dortania icloud services but nothing. I've contacted apple support, they don't have any block on my account. Tried making a new user on my Mac and that has the same problem.

    1 Comment
    2025/02/02
    14:37 UTC

    1

    Random reboot after installing

    Hello. I am having trouble with macos Ventura on my Asus tuf gaming a 17. When I launched "install macos Ventura" it surprisingly booted into installer. After complete install it took me to opencore bootloader and I chosed macos installer. After that it randomly rebooted. It was hard to see what was writing but it was LOG EXIBTS START or LOG RESET RECOVERY or something like that. When I wanted to go back to reinstall macos this didn't work anymore leaving LOG EXIBTS START

    8 Comments
    2025/02/02
    12:58 UTC

    1

    Can I make SSDT PR for an incompatible board-id?

    I have a sandy bridge CPU with MacPro6,1 SMBIOS, which had Ivy Bridge. When I tried to use ssdtPRgen, it gave me 'board-id is not compatible with this CPU' message. Below it, it asks if I wish to continue. Will an incompatible board-id affect how the forced generated SSDT works?

    2 Comments
    2025/02/02
    11:09 UTC

    1

    Memory panic (Thread 0 crashed) when loading the dmg

    Hi, so I made a usb for an Intel haswell pc, and when loading the installer, I get a memory panic with thread 0 crashed... I looked online and tried resetting the NVRAM and disabling Intel virtualization, but nothing worked... Help please ๐Ÿ˜…

    https://preview.redd.it/4kj3ssu8hpge1.jpg?width=4000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=610e6afd446a298aed2883beeef6156535b041ca

    25 Comments
    2025/02/02
    09:43 UTC

    0

    How to upgrade to Ventura?

    I used a guide to install Big Sur and Monterey to my Optiplex 7010 [i7-3770 Intel HD 4000]. I am interested to upgrade to Ventura or maybe even Sonoma if its possible. I would firstly like to know if its possible, and if it is, do I have to just manually follow the dortania guide and do a fresh install or can I utilize my existing efi?

    5 Comments
    2025/02/02
    09:30 UTC

    1

    HP ProDesk 405 G8 SFF rtl8111 does not work

    CPU: AMD Ryzenโ„ข 5 PRO 5650GE

    GPU: Integrated IGPU - (Likely RX Vega 10 or 7)

    RAM: 8GB @ 3200MHz

    Motherboard: OEM AMDยฎ PRO 565 Chipset

    Audio Codec: Realtek ALC3867 Audio Codec

    Ethernet Card: Realtek RTL8111FPH-CG Gigabit Network Connection

    NVME: Samsung OEM Pre-installed

    I have successfully installed and booted macOS, but I am having trouble with the RTL8111 not being recognized. The Ethernet status in System Preferences fluctuates between "Not Connected" and "Cable Unplugged", and I cannot connect to the internet.

    I have tested several older RealtekRTL8111 kexts, but none have successfully connected so far.

    I have attached my EFI folder. Could anyone please help me?

    The EFI was created following the OpenCore Install Guide.I have manually set a static IP address in case DHCP IP address acquisition fails.I experienced the same connection issues with older macOS versions like Big Sur.

    0 Comments
    2025/02/02
    08:13 UTC

    1

    '15 Macbook Air VS T480 Thinkpad

    I want to try using Mac OS for learning web development. Which one is a better option? I found both a 2015 Macbook Air and a T480 Thinkpad for a cheap price with both having an 8gb ram.

    I heard the T480 is great at hakintoshing.

    3 Comments
    2025/02/02
    07:22 UTC

    3

    Problems migrating ancient setup Clover EFI

    Hello! Does anyone know of reasons why copying the EFI contents from an old drive to a cloned drive would not result in a clover boot loader that my BIOS can see? I have been tearing my hair out

    I have a really old Sierra hackintosh Iโ€™d like to keep running for archival purposes, and Iโ€™m trying to move the install from one disk to another so I can consolidate everything. The clone has worked fine, and clover can boot the new HD, but I canโ€™t seem to get clover on the new diskโ€™s EFI to be a valid boot option in the bios.

    Most of the results for similar problems say that just copying the whole contents of the EFI from one disk to another should fix this. I have also tried using clover configurator to clone the EFI, as well as a straight dd command.

    The machine has a main hd with Sierra and Clover, as well as what seems to be the only windows boot loader that works, with win10 on a second drive (which I have also cloned to a different disk using dd and failed to make it bootable). It seems like all my boot loaders are pretty borked, and itโ€™s been so long since I set this up I have forgotten a lot of the jargon and specific knowledge for digging in deeper. Any help would be much appreciated!!

    4 Comments
    2025/02/02
    05:35 UTC

    1

    NVMe SSD not being detected by installer (SK Hynix PC601)

    Hello! I have my offline Sequoia installer booting and looking promising but the only issue is my NVMe SSD (SK Hynix PC601) is not being detected. Not in disk utility or terminal. I do have "NVMeFix.kext" if that matters.

    Does anybody have advice on what I could try? If you need any other hardware details or info please ask, I'm happy to oblige. Anything to help aid my situation

    Thank you!

    15 Comments
    2025/02/02
    05:18 UTC

    1

    Mac OS installer is slow

    I followed the https://dortania.github.io/OpenCore-Install-Guide/

    Lenovo IdeaPad L340-17API

    specs

    Device name LAPTOP-M2B0HIAV

    Processor AMD Ryzen 5 3500U with Radeon Vega Mobile Gfx 2.10 GHz

    Installed RAM 16.0 GB (13.2 GB usable)

    Device ID A29B01CA-A1FE-4A99-A276-60F98360DC1D

    Product ID 00325-81321-36576-AAOEM

    System type 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor

    Pen and touch Pen support

    21 Comments
    2025/02/02
    04:34 UTC

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