Opencore EFI and info for running macOS Sequoia and Tahoe 26 Beta 1.
Information available only for possible references. I do not recommend following all the information presented here.
- Specifications
- What's Working
- What's not Working
- Bios Options
- Kexts Used
- SSDTs Used
- Credits
- Useful Apps & Scripts
- Screenshots
| Item | Info |
|---|---|
| Motherboard | Gigabyte Z390M Gaming X (LGA 1200) |
| Bios Version | F21 |
| CPU | Intel i7-10700K @ 3.80GHz (Comet Lake) |
| IGPU | Intel CometLake-S GT2 [UHD Graphics 630] |
| DGPU | Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT 8GB |
| RAM | 4x 8GB Kingston Fury DDR4 2666 MHz |
| NVMe | WD Blue SN570 1TB for macOS |
| SSD | Kingston SA400S37480G 480Gb for Windows 11 |
| Bluetooth | Orico Bta-403 USB BT 4.0 Dongle |
| Ethernet | Intel I219V |
| Audio | Realtek ALCS1200A |
| LCD Monitor | Samsung U28E590 4K 60Hz |
| Opencore Version | 1.0.5 DEV |
| SMBIOS used | iMac20,1 (Need to enter your information generated by GenSMBIOS) |
| Target MacOS Versions | macOS Sequoia 15.5 and macOS Tahoe 26 Beta 1 |
| Item | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | ✅ | Native |
| IGPU | ✅ | Headless framebuffer (only used for computing tasks) |
| DGPU | ✅ | Whatevergreen + boot-args |
| USB | ✅ | All ports working with USBToolBox Kext 1.2.0 and UTBMap kext |
| Keyboard | ✅ | USB or Bluetooth + Karabiner-Elements app for mapping |
| Audio | ✅ | AppleALC kext working with layout-id 50 |
| Ethernet | ✅ | IntelMausi Kext |
| Bluetooth | ✅ | BlueToolFixup kext |
| AppleTV+ DRM | ✅ | Working |
| iServices | ✅ | Message/Facetime tested and working |
| Sleep/Wake | ✅ | Working |
| Item | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| ❓ | 🤷🏻♂️ | Time to test in real life |
- Internal Graphics Enabled
- Above 4G Decoding Enabled
- Wake on LAN Disabled
- Serial Port Disabled
- Legacy USB Support Disabled
- XHCI Hand-off Disabled
- SATA Mode AHCI
- Platform Power Management Disabled
- Security Device Support Disable
- Intel Platform Trust Technology (PTT) Disabled
- Software Guard Extensions (SGX) Disabled
- Trusted Computing Disabled
- Fast Boot Disable Link
- Windows 10 Features Other OS
- CSM Support Disabled
- Secure Boot Enable Disabled
| Kext | Description |
|---|---|
| AppleALC.kext | Native macOS HD audio for not officially supported codecs |
| BlueToolFixup.kext | Patches Bluetooth stack to allow non-Apple Bluetooth |
| IntelMausi.kext | An Intel Wi-Fi Adapter Kernel Extension for macO |
| Lilu.kext | Platform for arbitrary kext, library, and program patching throughout the system |
| NVMeFix.kext | Improve compatibility with non-Apple SSDs |
| RestrictEvents.kext | Blocking unwanted processes causing compatibility issues on different hardware and unlocking the support for certain features restricted to other hardware |
| SMCProcessor.kext | VirtualSMC used for monitoring Intel CPU temperature |
| SMCSuperIO.kext | VirtualSMC plug-in used for monitoring fan speed |
| USBToolbox Kext 1.2.0 | This build works with Tahoe |
| USBToolbox Tool | USB mapping tool supporting Windows and macOS |
| VirtualSMC.kext | Advanced Apple SMC emulator in the kernel |
| WhateverGreen.kext | Lilu plugin providing patches to select GPUs on macOS |
Done with SSDTTime in Windows 11
| Table | Description |
|---|---|
| SSDT-RTCAWAC | Context-Aware AWAC Disable and RTC Enable/Fake/Range Fix |
| SSDT-USB-Reset | Reset USB controllers to allow hardware mapping |
| SSDT-USBX | Power properties for USB |
- OC-Little-Translated Guides.
- Dortania for the guides.
- Apple for macOS.
- Acidanthera for OpenCore and most Kexts.
- Anyone else that helped to develop and improve hackintoshing.
| Table | Description |
|---|---|
| Hackintool | The Swiss army knife of vanilla Hackintoshing |
| MaciASL | ACPI editing IDE for macOS |
| gibMacOS | Py2/py3 script that can download macOS components direct from Apple |
| SSDTTime | Cross-platform SSDT/DSDT hotpatch attempts |
| ProperTree | Cross platform GUI plist editor written in python |
| OCAuxiliaryTools | Cross-platform GUI management tools for OpenCore（OCAT |
| MountEFI Quick Action | |
| LocalSend | Share files to nearby devices. Free, open-source, cross-platform |
| Homebrew | The Missing Package Manager for macOS |
| Mounty | A tiny tool to re-mount write-protected NTFS volumes under macOS in read-write mode |
| LuLu | Free, open-source firewall that aims to block unknown outgoing connections |
| One-key-hidpi | Script can simulate macOS HiDPI on a non-retina display, and have a "Native" Scaled in System Preferences |
| Lunar | The defacto app for controlling monitors |
| Karabiner Elements | A powerful and stable keyboard customizer for macOS |
| Barrier | allow you to use a single keyboard and mouse to control multiple computers |