OpenCore EFI Build
A manually assembled build for installing Hackintosh on my laptop. Saved for future experiments. Dortania's OpenCore Install Guide
Special thanks to Rin for her support with Hackintosh install.
OpenCore Version: 0.8.0
- QE/CI of Intel HD 4400
- Audio
- Power Management
- Ethernet
- All USB Ports
- HDMI Video
- Touchpad
- Battery Indicator
- Brightness
- WiFi (Some troubles/sometimes bad speed)
- Bluetooth (i'm don't need this work)
- Airdrop
- Make an OTA update to Big Sur
- Fix Bluetooth
| Component | Model |
|---|---|
| Laptop | Asus Vivobook Q301LA |
| CPU | Intel Core i5-4200U |
| iGPU | Intel HD Graphics 4400 |
| Audio Chipset | ALC3236 (ALC233) |
| Ethernet | Realtek RTL8111 Gigabit Ethernet Controller |
- MacOS Catalina 10.15.7
- MacOS Big Sur
- MacOS Monterey
| Drivers | Short description |
|---|---|
| HfsPlus | Needed for seeing HFS volumes |
| OpenRuntime | Extension for OpenCore to help with patching boot.efi for NVRAM fixes and better memory management |
| Kexts | Short description |
|---|---|
| VirtualSMC | Emulates the SMC chip found on real macs, without this macOS will not boot |
| Lilu | A kext to patch many processes, required for AppleALC, WhateverGreen, VirtualSMC and many other kexts. Without Lilu, they will not work. |
| WhateverGreen | Used for graphics patching, DRM fixes, board ID checks, framebuffer fixes, etc; all GPUs benefit from this kext. |
| AppleALC | Used for AppleHDA patching, allowing support for the majority of on-board sound controllers |
| RealtekRTL8111 | Used for work ethernet card |
| VoodooPS2 | Works with various PS2 keyboards, mice, and trackpads |
| USBInjectAll | Used for injecting Intel USB controllers on systems without defined USB ports in ACPI |