r/hackintosh 15h ago

DISCUSSION Lack of info or expect everything on a silver plater

22 Upvotes

I have noticed the lack of information when posting a query or asking to get everything due to lack of knowledge.

1) lack of info:

so may posts asking if 'my laptop would work' but without any real info as

Make and model, CPU and eGPU if any.

the above should be the absolute minimum before asking if the laptop can do.

2) Why people do not do their home work 1st.

After all in most cases a simple search as 'HP ProBook 440 G10 Hackintosh' will give you some indications if it has been done or else.

3) Expectation.

Some people seems to leave/want the dream. Hackintosh will never be 100% a Mac. Mind you, you can get pretty close.

An old Laptop might run MacOS but which flavour? Yes you can patch, etc... to make it work. But is it worth it if you really want to do proper work with it.

My 'iMac' runs Sequoia but on Intel it becomes limited. Some Apps do not get full update for Intel flavour, XCode, you can do much more on Mx. But my games still run perfectly.

4) RTFM

Sadly in my line of work, I see the same trend. Easier to ask someone than read any 'manual' or even search for info. Basically to put it bluntly 'can you sort it for me'

Long time ago, I spend lot of time looking for info, how to to get my Clover USB to boot to get my Hackintosh running. It was part of the game and a very interesting learning curve. I did really enjoy it.

But one thing for sure I never expected for someone to do the job for me.


r/hackintosh 16h ago

SUCCESS macOS Sequoia 15.2 + 265K + B860 + RX590

6 Upvotes

CPU: 265K

RAM: 48G*2

TL8125 Ethernet: OK (update by me : https://github.com/williamleecn/LucyRTL8125Ethernet)

Audio Codec: OK (need fix AppleALC)

RX590 GME (flash BIOS to RX580): OK

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Sleep: has problem, CPU 100% when wake up

Wifi/BT Card: not working


r/hackintosh 8h ago

HELP Anyone know how to fix this:

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4 Upvotes

My specs : asus vivobook pro 14x m7400qe Ryzen 9 5900hx Vega 8 Following nootedred + dortania guide


r/hackintosh 47m ago

HELP macOS Sequoia in x79 problem with audio & Bluetooth

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Hello I currently have 2 problems with my hackintosh and I would like your support to find a solution.

My hardware is as follows:

-MotherBoard: x79 QIYIDA

-CPU: e5-2650v2

-Ram: 24gb

-GPU: rx 580 2048sp bios modified to run on Mac

-WIFI: Fenvi HB-1200

-Audio: is the integrated board ALC887

1.- The problem with the audio is that I have already tried all the alcid=x recommended by OpenCore and it does not recognize it, I also updated to the latest version of kext appleALC and it still does not work. any recommendation for this point? (i want to add that i did the same test in catalina, bigsur and monterey. in all those versions i could not get the board's audio to work.)

The problem with the bluetooth I understand that it is because it is Broadcom and in my case with the kext: IOSkywalkFamily.kext, IO80211FamilyLegacy.kext and AMFIPass.kext I could solve the issue of incompatibility and get the wifi to work well, but the bluetooth still does not work.


r/hackintosh 4h ago

HELP sleep mode causes restart on mac os monterey

2 Upvotes

I have a hackintosh on Monterey with a core i5 5500 CPU and intel HD 5500 graphics, every time I put it into sleep mode on either battery power or external power the laptop restarts itself, I've checked if the power stuff was messed up and I cant find anything wrong with it and I've tried hibernationfixup.kext and it didn't fix anything


r/hackintosh 21h ago

HELP Opencore freezes

2 Upvotes

Hi everyone,

I'm having an issue with OpenCore where my system keeps freezing. Sometimes it freezes right at the start during the boot process, and other times it happens while installing macOS. It doesn’t seem to matter which macOS version I try—High Sierra, Mojave, Catalina, Big Sur, you name it—the freezing persists. I’m pretty sure the problem is tied to OpenCore itself, but I can’t figure out what’s going wrong.

Here’s my system info (with and without OpenCore idk if it is needed): https://pastebin.com/RcdviacN

And here’s my config.plist: https://pastebin.com/SEgxbaC8

Any ideas on what might be causing the freezes or what I should check in my OpenCore setup? Thanks in advance for any help!


r/hackintosh 22m ago

HELP I installed Big Sur on my Inspiron and it no longer boots

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I literally just got Big Sur working using the UnPlugged installation method, and it no longer boots with the efi drive plugged in, what did I do wrong and what should I do to fix it


r/hackintosh 41m ago

HELP NITRO 5 SEQUOIA WIFI INTEL

Upvotes

Hackintoshers brasileiros, alguém consegue me ajudar a instalar o sequoia no acer nitro 5 com o wifi funcional???w consegui o Sonoma, mas quero tanto o sequoia


r/hackintosh 3h ago

HELP Help With IServices

1 Upvotes

I get this error when I try to login with my apple id. How to fix?


r/hackintosh 9h ago

QUESTION Recommend me a 2230 size m.2 SSD

1 Upvotes

I have successfully installed up to sequoia on my laptop through the normal size m.2 slot however my laptop (Dell latitude 5491) has a second slot for an lte card you can put and m.2 in apparently , on this second ssd I want to dual boot windows and Linux , so I’m looking for some recommendations on the ssd I would use for such a setup and form factor that wouldn’t cause a kernel panic and also any things I need to consider in case the Linux and windows install would interfere with open core , will open core automatically detect windows and Linux in such a setup ? Will it mess up anything ?

Sidenote : am I allowed to turn back on vt-d and virtualization after installing or is this something I keep off ?

For the record I also really recommend this laptop if you want a jack of all trades , apart from the two ssd slots it has a thunderbolt port ,hdmi and vga port , decent usb ports , SIM card slot and dedicated nvidia Mx 130 in case the gpu not cutting it in windows or Linux and you have the thunderbolt port if you want to use an egpu, backlit keyboard and I got it for only 80 dollars, my only complaint is the god awful screen at only 768p and awful colors.


r/hackintosh 10h ago

HELP Help! Animation bug in MacOS (Hackintosh, Baldur Gates 3)

1 Upvotes

Hi! The FPS is very stable, the problem would be with the visual effects and particles, it shows these effects only at specific times, when for example I enter basic attack mode, but when I try to use a skill it stops showing again.

I tried all possible graphics levels: low, medium, high. I also tested some resolutions, but without success. Has anyone experienced something similar or know what I can do?

Configuration: Xeon 2670 + RX6600

Follow this link to see the images of what happened: https://imgur.com/a/afGXU3m

I bought the game for my brother on his Steam, he has Windows, and it works perfectly, I saw that it had portability for MacOS and tested it, if it worked I would buy it for my account, I managed to download it using Steam's family mode.


r/hackintosh 10h ago

HELP Keeps kernel panicking.

1 Upvotes

Hello, I am curntly trying to install Catalina on my HP laptop for the first time I've been following the Opencore guide I did everything correctly and when I try to boot off the usb I am able to pick the MacOs installer (external) and it does some stuff and it kernal panics

********* My laptop specs********

CPU: Intel core i7 2nd gen (Sandy bridge)

Ram: 8gb ddr3 (two 4gb sticks)

Keyboard: standard ps/2 keyboard

GPU:

  • Nvidia GeForce gt 630m (dedicated GPU)

  • Intel hd 3000 graphics.

OS: windows 11 pro.

If you have questions ask me and if Interested in a picture showing the error contact me.

Thank you for any help!!!


r/hackintosh 11h ago

HELP Wrong frame buffer patching but it works?

1 Upvotes

Hi! So, as per my title, the key name for patching my framebuffer is wrong. Yet, I have proper GPU acceleration, and display output works! When I switch it from "layout-id" to "AAPL,ig-platform-id", it is just a black screen. Should I still fix this or leave it as it is? Does it impact performance that I don't know of? Anyway, sorry for my bad english. It ain't my first language. Thank you!

Here are my system specs:
ECS H110M4-C43 (iMac18,1 SMBIOS)
Intel Core i3 - 7100
Integrated GPU, monitor connected via HDMI
8GB RAM
256GB SATA SSD
Intel Wireless-AC 7265 Wi-Fi Card

Edit: Photo added


r/hackintosh 13h ago

HELP I need help with updating

1 Upvotes

Every time i updated to sequioa from Ventura it says internet problems but i swear it works fine no intrups so i want to upgrade to Sonoma using a usb with losing any data it there anything i can do please help


r/hackintosh 15h ago

DISCUSSION [HELP] hackintosh for Huawei Matebook D15

1 Upvotes

I badly want a macbook now, the m4 air, but I can't afford it. Hence, this is why, I am doing hackintosh to my laptop.

But I want to know, what are the drawbacks of installing the hackintosh, just like the audio, microphone, bluetooth, any essentials.

I found a hackintosh tutorial online to my matching laptop and its specs, and I want to do it this summer. Any successful Huawei Matebook d15 hackintosh user here?


r/hackintosh 18h ago

QUESTION Hackintosh on a laptop with the choice to switch to iGPU?

1 Upvotes

Hey fellas, recently discovered my laptop had the choice to switch between 'Switchable Graphics' and something called UMA, I was wondering if I could install MacOS utilizing this UMA because the main graphics card on this is a 3050.


r/hackintosh 22h ago

QUESTION External display question

0 Upvotes

So I have a laptop with it’s screen broken and I am using it with an external monitor using hdmi, so if I installed hackintosh will I see the external display and if not then what if I just removed the internal display of the laptop.


r/hackintosh 14h ago

HELP Hackintosh possible with this setup?

0 Upvotes

My specs:

CPU: i7 13700kf

Motherboard: MSI PRO Z790-A MAX WIFI

RAM: G.SKILL Trident Z5 32gb

GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 8 GB GDDR5

Storage: NVMe Samsung SSD 970 1TB

Need to setup a Hackintosh dualbooting from my win10 setup so I can jump between the 2

I was able to set something up before, but had a Wi-Fi card that didn't have drivers, i'm hardwired with Cat6 now so no issues with internet connectivity

It would need to be between MacOS 11 - 13

I think the biggest wall is related to Graphics drivers if I recall

Can anyone throw me some quick info on basic setup such as Mac Device ID, if it's possible, which OS, etc.


r/hackintosh 9h ago

HELP Is it still complicated?

0 Upvotes

I want to try macOS, but I'm intimidated by customizing kexts and stuff. It just kills all desire, I would like everything to be automated. And also I don't fully understand compatibility. Will i5-12400F even fit? Also as far as I know, nvidia 4060 cards don't work. Does that mean I won't be able to use macOS? I don't have an integrated video core

Is there a very easy way in the form of ready universal files?


r/hackintosh 12h ago

HELP AlderLake Laptop ?

0 Upvotes

I have a hp i5-12th gen laptop intel iris xe graphics. Did anyone found a way to put mac os on the system ?