I set up my first hack based on a AMD Ryzen 9 3900X and a Gigabyte X570 Aorus Elite mainboard. After having the USB mapped as expected, that hack was working well over the years. Survived the updates to Monterey and Ventura w/o issues. But with Venturae more and more software was not working any longer. So, I was running into more issues with Photoshop and Virtualbox was not working any longer at all. Especially Virtualbox was needed to get UEFI Secure Boot working since I used Debian to sign the OpenCore EFI files.
After that I decided to switch to Intel by just replacing the mainboard and CPU.
- Intel i9-12900K (All cores (P+E+HT) activated)
- Gigabyte Z690 Aorus Elite DDR4 AX (BIOS version F21)
- AMD Radeon RX 580 8GB dGPU
- 64 GB DDR4-3000, XMP enabled
- Wifi/BT via BRCM20702
- Windows 11 23H2 on a 2nd SSD
- MacOS Sequoia 15.0 RC on a 3rd SSD Updates
- Windows 11 23H2 hosted in VMWare Fusion
Almost everything:[1]
- MacOS Sequoia 15.2
- Audio
- DP and HDMI via dGPU
- Screen 1: 4k via DP
- Screen 2: 1080p via HDMI
- DRM Content (Netflix, Amazon Prime, Apple TV+)
- Wifi/BT working after OCLP root patching
After the updates/upgrades/patching I set Secure Boot Model to Default in order to use VMWare Fusion again. - all iServices (iMessage, iCloud, AirDrop, unlock with Apple Watch)
- CPU temperature and fan speeds in iStats and/or Intel Power Gadget
- USB Ports mapped: 15 in use out of 21 possibly available
- 2x USB 2.0 on the front panel via internal USB header (one port in USB mapping)
- 4x USB 2.0 on the back (one port in USB mapping)
- 1x RGB Fusion 2.0
- 2x USB 3.2 Gen 1 on the front via internal USB header
- 2x USB 3.2 Gen 2 on the back
- 3x USB 3.2 Gen 1 on the back
- 3x with USB 2.0 personality (to connect WebCam via KVM switch to monitor and to connect IPad to the hackintosh).
- 2x USB-C (one back and front with up to 10 Gbps)
Continuity Camera with iPhone 15 Pro Max
| Kext | Version | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Lilu | 1.7.0 | |
| AppleALC | 1.9.3 | |
| WhateverGreen | 1.6.9 | |
| VirtualSMC | 1.3.4 | |
| SMCProcessor | 1.3.4 | |
| SMCSuperIO | 1.3.4 | |
| CpuTopologyRebuild | 2.0.0 | |
| CpuTscSync | 1.1.1 | |
| NVMeFix | 1.1.2 | |
| LucyRTL8125Ethernet | 1.1.0 | |
| RadeonSensor | 0.3.3 | |
| RestrictEvents | 1.1.5 | |
| CPUFriend | 1.2.9 | |
| AMFIPass | 1.4.1 | |
| BlueToolFixup | 2.6.9 | |
| IOSkywalkFamily | 1.1.0 | |
| IO80211FamilyLegacy | 1.0.0 | |
| AirPortBrcmNIC | 1.0.0 |
- AMFIPass version 1.4.1 taken from here
- IOSkyWalkFamily version 1.2.0 taken from here
- OpenCore Lagacy Patcher 2.2.0 taken from here
See guide to enable WiFi again
There are (minor) issues:
The bluetoothd crash still happens. Now, after adding the acpi-wake-type to the DeviceProperties section in the config.plist the system is running up to 8 days w/o any issue (at least once where I've not booted the system by intention the other time).
bluetoothd process is crashing with:
Exception Type: EXC_GUARD
Exception Codes: GUARD_TYPE_USER
Exception Codes: 0x6000000000000012, 0x0000000000000002
[...]
Thread 1 Crashed:
0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x7ff80abfb48a os_fault_with_payload + 10
1 bluetoothd 0x1002b63da 0x1001fa000 + 771034
2 bluetoothd 0x10067ca6a 0x1001fa000 + 4729450
3 bluetoothd 0x10067e0af 0x1001fa000 + 4735151
4 bluetoothd 0x10065c200 0x1001fa000 + 4596224
5 bluetoothd 0x10065bdea 0x1001fa000 + 4595178
6 libdispatch.dylib 0x7ff80aa88455 _dispatch_call_block_and_release + 12
7 libdispatch.dylib 0x7ff80aa897e2 _dispatch_client_callout + 8
8 libdispatch.dylib 0x7ff80aa8f95b _dispatch_lane_serial_drain + 739
9 libdispatch.dylib 0x7ff80aa903e2 _dispatch_lane_invoke + 377
10 libdispatch.dylib 0x7ff80aa9a0db _dispatch_root_queue_drain_deferred_wlh + 271
11 libdispatch.dylib 0x7ff80aa999dc _dispatch_workloop_worker_thread + 659
12 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x7ff80ac2dc7f _pthread_wqthread + 326
13 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x7ff80ac2cbdb start_wqthread + 15
~~- WiFi is not connection automatically w/o issue after boot~~~
- About This Mac shows Intel Xeon W CPU even using revcpuname patch.
- Currently continue camera is broken. When enabling MacOS freezes and reboot is needed.
Geekbench 6 with CpuTopologyRebuild.kext version 1.1.1
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Geekbench 6 with CpuTopologyRebuild.kext version 2.0.0
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No plans for updates.
- Followed the Comet Lake guide provided by Dortania: Dortania Team
- Alder Lake adaptations done according to: ChrisWayg
- Root patching using OCLP perez987
Before just copying a config.plist from the internet go through the guids and start from skratch
with the sample.plist provided by Dortania by your own and take that just for reference.
I don't take guarantee for any hack based on that config. You do that on your own risk!
Since I've followed the two guides mentioned above, thanks to these guys!