Smooth installation of macOS Tahoe. Waiting for the arrival of the Radeon RX 6800 to upgrade the GPU.

Case: Lian-Li O11 Air Mini
CPU: Intel Core i9 13900K
GPU: Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 6600
RAM: 64GB DDR5-5200
Motherboard: Asus Prime Z790-A WiFi
Audio Codec: Realtek ALCS1220A
Ethernet card: Intel i226V 2.5GbE
WiFi/BT card: BCM94360NG NGFF M.2 2230
Touchpad and touch display devices: None
BIOS revision: 1836
Storage
1 x 1TB SSD Kingston KC3000
Works
Everything including Airdrop, Handoff, Continuity, etc.
Used
OpenCore 1.07, RP-CORE 1.01

You may already know me for being the creator of Hackmate,

you may already know me for being the creator of hackmate, a tool that helps make hackintosh installs easier by automating stuff like creating usb installers, generating efis, repairing efis, checking configs, and troubleshooting.

well... i decided to do something probably way harder.

as you probably know, apple is moving macos further and further away from intel. with macos 27 golden gate being apple silicon only, i started thinking:

"what if intel macs and hackintoshes aren't actually done yet?"

so i started working on a translation layer that could potentially allow arm64 macos code to run on x86_64 hardware.

basically:

arm64 macos
      |
      v
translation layer
      |
      v
intel cpu

the idea is similar to rosetta 2, but going the opposite direction.

obviously this is not just some open core patch. arm64 and x86_64 are completely different architectures, so there are a ton of problems:

• instruction translation
• memory handling
• system calls
• performance
• kernel compatibility
• frameworks expecting apple silicon

i know this is a massive project and i am not saying "golden gate is gonna run on your intel mac tomorrow"

this could take a really long time.
this could fail.
there are a lot of things i still need to figure out.

but that's honestly what makes it interesting.

hackmate started because i had the idea of:

"why should hardware stop being useful just because apple stopped supporting it?"

this is basically that idea taken to the extreme.

instead of making a fingerprint reader work on macos or making unsupported hardware boot, i'm trying to see if we can bridge the gap between two completely different cpu architectures.

right now i'm still in the early stages:

• researching macos 27
• looking into arm64 and x86_64 differences
• building the translation layer
• figuring out what is actually possible

i'm not saying i will 100% make golden gate work on intel.

i'm saying:

apple moved on from intel.

i want to see how far we can push it.

i'll post updates as i make progress.

Booted macOS Tahoe on my Acer Aspire AS15-42

SPECS: Ryzen 5 7430U with Vega 7

16 gigs DDR4, 512 m.2 gen 3

Used Opencore simplify (as I am beginner),

worked everything fine no error at all

but my wifi card was unsupported and also i am unable to use usb tethering also no audio cuz AppleHDA.kext in tahoe is removed

Request to pros:

•Which macOS Version will be sweet spot according to my specs

•How can i make Internet working cuz why nott

like usb tethering would be good or just buying a external Wifi Dongle (in budget preferably with monitor mode...otherwise fine), DONT say for Ethernet.

•Why you guys use Hackintosh?! Daily Driving good?

(I tried just out of curosity)

It's been like 6 months since I've first tried, and after some time and realizing that the answer was in front of me, it booted, the first ever documented IdeaPad 1 15IRU7 to get macOS Big Sur!

As of right now, many things aren't working, but the amount of support this laptop has for a working macOS install surprises me because this laptop is from a way newer generation of intel laptops compared to most hackintoshes out there!

Working features:

Native Wi-Fi [AirportItlwm, Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX203]

Maybe native Bluetooth [The Bluetooth icon in control center stays on but I think you can use Bluetooth, BlueToolFixup, IntelBluetoothFirmware, & IntelBTPatcher]

Full audio support [AppleALC, I forgot what sound controller I have]

Full USB support [USBToolBox, UTBMap, & XHCI-unsupported]

Keyboard [Not trackpad for some reason, but external mouse does work, VoodooPS2Controller]

Full IdeaPad YogaSMC support [You do have to add SSDT-ECRW.aml and edit that aml file to get it working]

Partial WhateverGreen support [Not full Metal/OpenGL graphic acceleration, just -igfxvesa]

Partial iCloud support [You can sign into iCloud and view some things like the devices linked to the account, but you can't use additional features like iMessage & Facetime yet]

Possibly native thermal management [I say this because programs like Intel Turbo Switcher work! In fact, they allow me to limit my core's speed to 1.3 GHz max, which draws very low power, down to 3 Watts!, basically making this a MacBook Air M1 without graphics acceleration]

NVMe temp data passthrough? [By that I mean programs like Mac's fan control detect my NVMe and the temps so I can monitor them for some reason, NVMeFix]

Partial CpuTopolgyRebuild support [I say this because when your rocking no hyperthreading and cpus=1 boot-arg, the system remains at a nice 30-40 fps when dragging around some windows, and when you use CpuTopolgyRebuild, that 30-40 fps drops to some 5-10 or even 20 fps if your lucky, mainly caused due to how macOS handles legacy styled core setups compared to modern hybrid core setups]

Features that don't work for now:

OpenGL/Metal graphics acceleration [I'm working on a project that generates kexts for GPUs like these to get full Metal/OpenGL support, which I know will take a very long time]

Trackpad [Idk why, I've troubleshooted this issue with the Dortania OpenCore guide, third-party guides, and Gemini, but nothing works, btw the kexts don't load in at all, just saying!]

Other iCloud based features [Such as iMessage & Facetime, but that shouldn't be too hard to fix for now, I'll catch back up with the update!]

CPU temp data passthrough [For example, Mac's fan control doesn't detect fans nor any CPU temps, can't be a VirtualSMC issue since SMCBatteryManager works and all the other kexts load in to the OS]

Other EC based features [Mainly a hardware issue on Lenovo laptops like these, might not ever be fixed due to it's complexity]

Hibernation [Will never work because macOS depends on the firmware for waking up from sleep unless somebody makes a kext for Lenovo firmware to get hibernation working]

Laptop specs:

Intel Core i5-1335U with cpus=1 boot-arg & Intel Iris Xe with -igfxvesa boot-arg

16 GB of DDR4 3200

An 256 GB NVMe drive, specifically one from UMIS [UMIS RPJTI256MMQ1MDY]

Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX203

PS2 Keyboard, ACPI\VEN_ELAN&DEV_06FA&SUBSYS_ELAN0001 Trackpad [Which I believe needs the I2C HID kext that I'm already using now, also not working btw]

Some tips to pass the EB LOG EXITBS START halt:

NOTE: This issue can be caused by many things, but I suggest that you either use the Dortania guide or the DebugEnhancer kext for additional in-depth log details.

Culprit #1 [The issue I faced before I got macOS to actually boot]: macOS not liking your CPU's core management or setup, the way I did it is by turning off hyper-threading which landed me past that screen into an kernel panic, then adding cpus=1 to boot-args to proceed past that screen. Also remember, if you are going to put -igfxvesa and cpus=1 into your boot-args, then Big Sur and older versions are most likely the most stable versions you can get.

[I don't know how to exactly fix other issues other than Culprit #1, so I'll just list out the problem and what you can do to fix it]

Culprit #2: Memory management, could be solved differently depending on what laptop you have, I recommend reading the Dortania guide because other people have had that guide solve all of their troubles, and while your troubleshooting with Dortania, use DebugEnhancer [I'm not an advertisement].

Culprit #3: Your firmware, at this point, if you have a firmware that doesn't let you hackintosh, then your either cooked, or you have to flash another firmware onto your computer and risk it being bricked, or use Gemini, like a special kid like me did! [Or edit your config.plist heavily because OpenCore has many settings that allow you to bypass almost every firmware related issue].

I'm out of ideas, you can stick to using Gemini, like me, the special kid :) Or read some articles online on people who have bypassed this issue, or read official guides, because why not?

How I made my EFI:

I might be banned from this place by tomorrow because I used Gemini and some other Reddit posts to assist me with this. So anyways, I used OC Simplify, because originally I stuck to making my own EFI, but since that got me nowhere, I decided I'd give up on manual labor because I'm just wasting some summer time and stuck to OC Simplify. The thing is, I didn't stick to using what it gave me, because I had to edit some stuff within the program itself into tricking me to giving a EFI made for an Intel UHD 620 instead of some dookie unsupported garbage. And for those who are wondering, yes I have tweaked the final EFI so it works with my laptop, so in reality, I didn't really rely on OC Simplify because it normally wouldn't have taken me anywhere?

Btw please give answers, I broke rules maybe but still, or not because I wanna stay in this community [I maybe do not encourage breaking rules].

config.plist, because why not:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tC8xALRx6DbszKTsU76ZsKH0c89_WGgB/view?usp=sharing [Try to use this to find out what SMBIOS or configurations I've used to your advantage].

End of story:

Please help, English bad, laptop bad, laptop is for sure a not powerplant, laptop is overheating definitely cool. Oh yea, btw regarding some rules, I have used OC Simplify, but I have tweaked it's final result to give more good than bad, and about Ai, I had no choice, Dortania has no information regarding how you fix EB LOG EXITBS START with one simple bios tweak and boot-arg. Also, I haven't used Ai to generate anything, I used it whenever I got stuck so badly that even the internet community had no benefit on my situation!

Also, please don't take this down, I only want to help more than destroy, if you notice any issue, I will be sure to fix them as fast as possible!

Hey guys! I tried my first Hackintosh on a Thinkpad T480 under Sequoia for a couple of weeks and I was kinda disappointed with the performance to be honest. I also have the (now vintage) Macbook Pro Retina mid 2012, that runs Mojave with a 3rd Gen i7 and had a similar output from Geekbench 4 (yes, 4) test. I'm not familiar with those tests anyways but the overall experience under the hackintosh is just barely more smooth than what it is in the vintage Mac anyways, so I'm trying to downgrade into Monterrey to run a couple of more geekbench tests and choose the final OS.

You guys using T480 have a favorite MacOS for stability and performance? I'm going with Monterrey since it's the last OS with native compatibility for my hardware.

Cheers from Colombia!! 🤘 🔥

I tried connecting it to ethernet still same error appears. Please help me :((

I5 2520m

Intel HD Graphics 3000

8gb ram

Hello!

I'm using the EFI from https://github.com/Bhavinjain260/Asus-Vivobook15-X515JA-Opencore

When I try to install using recovery, my SSD won't be recognized.

I've enabled show all devices and NVMeFix.kext.

How do I do that? I've also enabled SATA AHCI mode.

Pls help me :D

Hello I have a perfect hackintos in a hp245 g8 with Tahoe, however I want to perfect it a little I want to change the Realtek card that comes by default and put a BCM94352Z the dilemma is that I don't know if it's compatible, since my laptop didn't detect an Intel ac 3165 card, does anyone know how I can know if my laptop is compatible? Or if HP blocks cards that are not Realtek?, apart from AirDrop what other functions would I get if I use this new card?

I7 3630qm

hd4000

ssd 500gb

I would prefer to dual boot it with windows, but if its not possible its okay. Its a toshiba laptop, I have the same laptop with a geforce 710m if its more posible in that one

Hello guys I need help Im trying to boot my first hackintosh in paper everything looks great but when I try to boot its give memory panic and I dont know why I couldnt find anything I have a Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15IML05 model name: 81WB Can you guys help me? Im trying to boot macOS sequoia

from troubleshooting the problem wasn't with nither the bt and the kexts the config.plist is messed up so I did fix it and bt is working again

SOLVED

hi hackintosh community i did before 2 days post this post https://www.reddit.com/r/hackintosh/s/3MQARAaqzs about my successful update with my hackintosh with i5 14400f and rx 6600

SOLVED

1. my new pcie x1 to mini pci with usb has arrived yesterday
2. i did remap usb ports and it did succsesfuly appear in system info
3. i did install bt kexts according to https://dortania.github.io/Wireless-Buyers-Guide/types-of-wireless-card/mpcie.html and when i do try booting macos it kernel panics and when i do disable bt kexts it boots fine and when i do enable bt kexts and use older usbmap it boots fine
4. btw bt works in windows and i have tested my xbox controler and my bt keyboard+touchpad and they did work succesfuly
5. i did try every fix and nothing worked so far

SOLVED

how i can fix this strange problem please help me i did try for the past couple of hours to fix that problem and nothing worked

SOLVED

• here is the name of the whole adpater is azurewave aw-ce123h or bcm94352hmb
• here is the info about the bt adapter
• BCM20702A0:
• Product ID: 0x21fb
• Vendor ID: 0x0a5c  (Broadcom Corp.)
• Version: 1.12
• Serial Number: 240A64ECF4CB
• Speed: Up to 12 Mb/s
• Manufacturer: Broadcom Corp.
• Location ID: 0x14a00000 / 2
• Current Available (mA): 500
• Extra Operating Current (mA): 0
• Built-In: Yes

SOLVED

Hey ppl! I'm struggling with my t480 not accepting my changes on the config.plist, I just finished installing Monterey and it's working super fast but I'm not able to update the UUID and other parameters in order to use icloud services.

I used gensmbios to generate the data to fill mobo ID, serial number, uuid, etc. The rom field works with the ethernet Mac address, I updated all these fields and the os only recognized the serial number.

I put the efi file under the efi partition, then I rebooted and used cleanNvram but after rebooting the system is still picking the generic data.

I checked for hidden efi partitions and I have a Reboot and also a Recovery partition?? Can someone PLEASE give a hand??
Cheers from Colombia!! 🤘 🔥

I have a strange issue with my bluetooth, its sporadic not available and pc needs a reboot. If its available i got these message if i try to turn it of via gui:

I dont have any HID Devices connected via bluetooth thats why its strange.

Do someone face a smilar issue and knows how to fix it?

Hi

I7 4702mq with igpu spoofed to hd4600 on an acer aspire v3 772

Tried to edit under PciRoot(0x0),Pci(0x2,0x0)

Added

framebuffer fbmem 00009000

Framebuffer stolenmem 00003001

But it still doesnt work. What can i do?

I want to install Hackintosh, but I have an NVIDIA graphics card.I have an AMD processor, no graphics..Please tell me if this is possible.

Hey everyone, I'm running a Hackintosh on macOS Big Sur and I'm having a hard time getting my TP-Link USB Wi-Fi adapter to work.

Here is what I’ve already tried with no luck:

Itlwm + Heliport: Didn't work (I know Itlwm is mainly for internal Intel cards, but I tried it out of desperation).

Wireless-USB-OC-Big-Sur-Adapter (by chris1111): Installed it, but the adapter still isn't recognized or completely fails to connect.

System details:

OS: macOS Big Sur

Bootloader: OpenCore

Wi-Fi: TP-Link USB Dongle (MediaTek chipset)

Does anyone know of a lesser-known kext, an alternative utility, or a specific version/patch that actually works for these USB adapters on Big Sur? I completely disabled SIP (⁠csrutil disable⁠) during the chris1111 package installation, but still nothing.

First of full everything works fine then after one week it rejects to boot i got this ⁠Bad CPU type in executable.

Also my first boot macOS Sonoma works fine but i noticed that the integrated intel 520 wasn’t working so i made the boot-args : 00001B59
device-id: 16590000
It’s called spoofing IGPU
Then the integrated intel 520 worked and everything was fine until after one week i got the issue above

I tried to create a new EFI and a lot of things nothing works
So now I have MacOS Sonoma installed on my disk and i installed a lot of apps
I just missed the efi to boot it

No one tell me not supported because i see a lot of people had the same CPU and they’re using Sonoma and new MacOS updates

Please help me
I spent 3 days trying to fix it, Useless
But because i see a lot of people using it so there a solution.

Built efi using***** fixed wifi and sound myself though. Keyboard and touchscreen work with voodoops2. Trackpad is i2c hid. How to fix? Tried xosi already with no avail

Does any have a working EFI for an i7 intel intel wifi, but need Hd graphics
Can’t seem to get it working. As soon as opencore boots the graphics is all garbled. Please share a link to a working EFI If you have one. Much appreciated!