Rafael Siqueira

Hey, I'm trying to boot and install Catalina (or Big Sur) but I'm facing a boot error that's not so clear to me. The message "can't perform kext scan" is not helping much. The bootable usb was created based on this repo: https://github.com/SukkaW/ThinkPad-E480-Hackintosh. I've made small changes to enable some debug message. My hardware is almost the same (without the manual changes). Computer Model ThinkPad E480 (2018) CPU Intel Core i7-8550U Memory DDR4 2x8GB Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics 620 Discrete Graphics Radeon (TM) RX 550 (2 GiB) (Disabled using WhateverGreen) Others (lspci from ubuntu) 00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200 v6/7th Gen Core Processor Host Bridge/DRAM Registers (rev 08) 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation UHD Graphics 620 (rev 07) 00:08.0 System peripheral: Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200 v5/v6 / E3-1500 v5 / 6th/7th/8th Gen Core Processor Gaussian Mixture Model 00:14.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP USB 3.0 xHCI Controller (rev 21) 00:14.2 Signal processing controller: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP Thermal subsystem (rev 21) 00:16.0 Communication controller: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP CSME HECI #1 (rev 21) 00:17.0 SATA controller: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP SATA Controller [AHCI mode] (rev 21) 00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP PCI Express Root Port #1 (rev f1) 00:1c.4 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP PCI Express Root Port #5 (rev f1) 00:1d.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP PCI Express Root Port #9 (rev f1) 00:1d.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP PCI Express Root Port #11 (rev f1) 00:1d.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Device 9d1b (rev f1) 00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point LPC Controller/eSPI Controller (rev 21) 00:1f.2 Memory controller: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP PMC (rev 21) 00:1f.3 Audio device: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP HD Audio (rev 21) 00:1f.4 SMBus: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP SMBus (rev 21) 02:00.0 Display controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Lexa PRO [Radeon 540/540X/550/550X / RX 540X/550/550X] (rev c0) 03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 10) 05:00.0 Unassigned class [ff00]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8822BE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac WiFi adapter 06:00.0 SD Host controller: O2 Micro, Inc. SD/MMC Card Reader Controller (rev 01) Thanks in advance, Rafael Siqueira EFI.zip

Hi guys, @Ahmed Essam The difference between your specs and mine is only the processor. My laptop uses Intel i7. @taras_hetman My EFI folder => https://drive.google.com/open?id=1JnItAK8Fx0nSv70_9nCWFKALD9Z_qS8E I've successfully updated to the latest mojave (10.14.2). Cheers! Rafael Siqueira

@Ahmed Essam you need to update your BIOS. Go to the dell website and find the latest version. My version is 1.10.x if i remember well. Did you configure your bios setup (ahci, etc)? Yes, I have the same graphic card. cheers, Rafael Siqueira

@Ahmed Essam, what is your BIOS version?

Hi @Ahmed Essam! Which step are you in? Which problem are you facing? Cheers, Rafael Siqueira

Hi @Jake Lo! I'm already using the latest (2.1.4). Find the screenshot attached. I was using the beta version (2.0.3) before Mojave's final release. For the Mojave released version, the I2C beta didn't work. Cheers! Rafael Siqueira

Hi @utomi ! Only the native wifi is not working due to its incompatibility with OSX. I'm using an external wifi dongle. Everything else is working properly: - Audio - Bluetooth - Ethernet - Keyboard/Trackpad - All USB ports - USB-C port - HDMI/VGA ports You can use my EFI files shared in the above messages with the config file shared by JakeLo. Following the answers in this thread should help you get it working. Let me know if you need any additional help. Cheers, Rafael Siqueira

Superman! All working! Thanks a lot. Cheers, Rafael Siqueira

Hi @Jake Lo and @viking1304 ! I've successfully updated to the "released" version of Mojave, no changes in config.plist. I only had to update the IC2 kexts in order to make the trackpad work properly. I'm still facing problems with the display ports. The HDMI and VGA ports don't work and the system freezes when you plug it in. Find attached my EFI folder with "origin" populated as well as the debug files generated. Cheers, Rafael Siqueira debug_27397.zip EFI.zip

Hey, @Jake Lo! Thanks! The trackpad is now working!! For the display ports I have not tested yet. I'll give a try next weekend. Do you have those patches already in a config.plist? I'm newbie customising this things. Cheers., Rafael Siqueira

Hi guys! Sorry the delay. Busy days. No success with the HDMI/VGA ports and Trackpad. @Jake Lo , Do you have any idea? Here is the summary Working - Audio - Keyboard - Bluetooth - USBs - Thunderbolt Not working - Trackpad - Display Ports When I plug the display ports the system freezes. Cheers, Rafael Siqueira

Thanks! I'll give a try tonight. Keep you guys posted. Cheers, Rafael Siqueira

Hi @Jake Lo / @viking1304 Any idea about HDMI/VGA ports compatibility with mojave? Cheers, Rafael Siqueira

Just an update: My notebook has a thunderbold usb-c port. When I plug my external monitor in, the display works fine. When I plug in HDMI/VGA the system freezes. Cheers, Rafael Siqueira

Hahaha! Thanks, it's clean now The audio was fixed. My issues now are: - Trackpad (not a big problem as I use bluetooth mouse) - Display Ports (HDMI / VGA) - It was working fine on High Sierra. I kept the HDMI patches in config but no effect. Do you any idea how to fix the display issues? Cheers, Rafael Siqueira