Moderators Jake Lo Posted September 25, 2021 Moderators Share Posted September 25, 2021 Lenovo X1 Carbon 8th Gen (Type 20UA) - OpenCore !Warning! Warning! Warning! Follow guide at your own risk, neither I nor OSXL will take responsibility if the process bricks your system. Specification: Bios: 1.20 CPU: Intel Core i5-10310u (Comet Lake) @ 1.70GHz Memory: 1x 16GB LPDDR3 2133Mhz (Soldered - not upgradable) Harddrive: 1x 256 PCIe 3.0 NVMe SK Hynix //Need to be replaced Display: 14" non-touch 1920x1080 IPS, anti-glare GPU: Intel UHD 620 Camera: 720p with ThinkShutter, fixed focus IR & 720p hybrid WLAN / BT: Intel Wifi 6 AX201 + BT5.2, M.2 card (soldered in) Battery: Integrated Li-Polymer (57Wh) RapidCharge battery with 65w AC adapter Touchpad: Elan TrackPoint pointing device and buttonless Glass surface multi-touch touchpad (Synaptics) Audio: HD Audio, Stereo speakers, 2W x 2 and 0x8W x2, Dolby* Atmos*, combo audio/microphone jack (alc285) 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1** (one Always On) 2 x USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 / Thunderbolt 3 (supports data transfer, with the function of Power Delivery 3.0 and DisplayPort 1.2) Headphone / microphone combo jack (3.5mm) HDMI 1.4b RJ45 Gigabit Ethernet I219-LM via Extension connector BIOS Settings: Spoiler -Under Config Tap Display Boot Display Device -> Thinkpad LCD Total Garphics Memory ->256MB Boot Time Extension -> Disabled -Under Security Tap Memory Protection -> Execution Prevention -> On Secure Boot -> Secure Boot -> Off ->Secure Boot Mode -> User Mode -Under Startup Tap UEFI/Legacy Boot ->UEFI Only CSM Support -> No Working: Keyboard (including all Fn keys) Trackpoint [Elan] (middle button not working - WIP) Touchpad [I2C Synaptics] - multi gestures Battery indicator Display auto brightness Audio (Internal and headphone jack) Microphone Ethernet extension adapter GPU acceleration Camera Intel Wireless / Bluetooth (soldered) Sleep / Wake Native CPU power management HDMI video [4k] and audio USB-C to HDMI Video and audio works USB-C to USB-C Video (Audio works after sleep) Not Working: Trackpoint middle button (unable to scroll) Workaround, install Smart Scroll.app Touchpad left and right button SD Card Reader [System doesn't have one] Not Tested: Thunderbolt Installation: Download macOS Ventura / Monterey / Big Sur / Catalina app Format a 16GB USB drive (GUID / Extended (Journaled)) Create USB Installer with createinstallmedia command Download attached folder and rename as EFI Mount EFI partition and add EFI folder Configure BIOS setting according to guide Boot with USB installer Complete installation Post Installation: Mount EFI partition of newly installed drive and copy EFI folder over Update / Change in Config.plist under PlatformID->Generic (use genSMBIOS or Hackintool.app) MLB, ROM, SystemSerialNumber and SystemUUID Install ThinkpadAssistant.app (attached), set it to Launch at Login Note: bootpack include AirportItlwm for Intel wifi but won't work with hidden networks Use Itlwm.kext + Heliport.app instead if you connect to hidden network Disable Force Click and haptic feedback in Touchpad preference (This enables left click mouse button to drag and drop) Thinkpad Assistant Features: Spoiler F1: Mute Audio (with Status LED indication) F2: Volume Down F3: Volume Up F4: Mute / Unmute Microphone (with Status LED indication) F5: Brightness Down / Dim F6: Brightness Up F7: Screen mirroring / Screen extending F8: Activate / Deactivate Wi-Fi F9: Open System Preferences F10: Activate / Deactivate Bluetooth F11: Show Destop F12: Open Launchpad FN+Spacebar: Toggle Keyboard Backlight Resources: https://dortania.github.io/OpenCore-Install-Guide/ https://github.com/yusifsalam/t490-macos https://github.com/MSzturc/ThinkpadAssistant https://github.com/VoodooI2C/VoodooI2C/releases https://github.com/OpenIntelWireless/itlwm https://github.com/1Revenger1/ECEnabler/releases Updated to OC 0.9.4 - Supports Ventura / Monterey / Big Sur X1C8_OC_0.9.4.zip X1C8_OC_0.8.5.zip X1C8_OC_0.7.9.zip X1C8_OC_0.7.4.zip ThinkpadAssistant.app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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