WhiteDragon

Laptop: ASUS Zenbook Q526FA-BI7T10 CPU: i7-8565U @ 1.8GHz GPU: HDU 620 RAM: 16GB Drives: 128GB SSD, 1TB HDD DISCLAIMER: This was my first hackintosh, so I am still in the process of learning how to do this better. I am certain that this is not the most efficient path to getting this laptop to work. I have probably used some redundant and unnecessary settings, patches, and files, but I got it working pretty well and I am not trying to perfect the process of creating a hackintosh (not on this one at least). During the install, I tried to track every change and experiment, but the changes were incremental, so the configurations described below are what got me fully through the install process. Also, when I was near the end of the install, I initially mistook the reboots as a problem and did not realize at the time that it was just a part of a successful install. I made a change to the Clover boot args (removed cpus=1) after I got to the point where the MacOS install dialogs were successfully coming up and that got me past the final stages of the install. During the post install, I did not track my changes and experiments as well as I did on the install, but I believe I have captured all of the essentials in this post. Install Files I have provided the ACPI, drivers, kext, and config.plist files of 3 Clover EFIs: (1) My initial one that got me to the install dialog where I could format the destination drive and continue with the install. (2) The one I used to get from the install dialog to the installed MacOS. (3) The final version I currently use with the trackpad and other features working. It is entirely possible that the 3rd configuration will work for the whole process. On a Mac system (I used my 2017 MacBook Pro) - Enter MacOS recovery and disable System Integrity Protection: csrutil disable - With a 16GB+ flash drive, create an MBR FAT32 partition and an HFS+J partition in a terminal as follows: diskutil partitionDisk /dev/disk# 2 MBR FAT32 "CLOVER EFI" 200Mi HFS+J "install_osx" R Note: disk# is the flash drive disk as listed by “diskutil list” - Install Clover in the CLOVER EFI partition. I used Clover version 5102. - Install the Catalina install on the install_osx partition: sudo "/Applications/Install macOS Catalina.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia" --volume /Volumes/install_osx --nointeraction - Replace config.plist in Clover with RehabMan’s config.plist for HD 620, … (config_HD615_620_630_640_650.plist). Make sure it is named “config.plist”… - Put the following kexts in EFI/CLOVER/kexts/Other/ (to be certain you are using the latest versions do not use any that came with Clover): Lilu.kext FakeSMC.kext USBInjectAll.kext VoodooPS2Controller.kext (from RehabMan) VoodooTSCSync.kext (Use VoodooTSCSync Configurator to configure for 4 cores) WhateverGreen.kext - Put the following kexts in EFI/CLOVER/ACPI/patched: SSDT-USBX.aml SSDT-EC.aml - Put the following drivers in EFI/CLOVER/drovers/UEFI: ApfsDriverLoader.efi AptioInputFix.efi DataHubDxe.efi FSInject.efi HFSPlus.efi OsxAptioFixDrv-64.efi SMCHelper.efi - Using Clover Configurator, do the following on config.plist: Acpi: Apply an ACPI Patch: Find: A00A9353 54415301 Replace: A00A910A FF0BFFFF Select FixIntelGfx Boot Args: Dart=0 nv_disable=1 -cdfon lilucpu=8 cpus=1 (Note: Herve suggested that I use the Kernel LAPIC patch -- I will definitely look into that for my future hackintosh projects!) -v Devices: Delete Arbitrary entries Delete Added Properties entries Set IntelGfx Fake ID: 59178086 Graphics: Set ig-platform-id: 59178086 Select Inject Intel SMBIOS: Product Model: MacBookPro14,3 On the ASUS Go to the BIOS setup and do the following: - Disable Fast Boot in BIOS - Disable Secure Boot in BIOS - Plug in a USB Mouse - Hold Esc while starting ASUS and choose USB for boot - In Clover: Boot from install_osx - Use diskutil to reformat the DATA disk as APFS and name the disk OSX. - Install MacOS to OSX as follows (this is tricky!): I am certain I did NOT do this efficiently, but this is what I did to complete the install: - Per my instructions above, you started with the cpus=1 boot arg. You may need to delete the cpus=1 boot arg if you have reached the MacOS install dialogs, but are not successfully getting through the install process. - When the ASUS reboots during the install, keep retrying until you see an OSX boot drive choice in Clover. - When you see the OSX boot drive choice in Clover, continue the install from the OSX boot drive. - If the install does not complete, then I found that choosing the install_osx boot drive and going through a few extra install steps before booting from OSX did not cause any regression in the progress. After the install, go through the MacOS set up dialogs like you would on any Mac system. Post Install The post install is complex. I will just explain what I generally did and the various files I used. I have provided my current Clover EFI. Use Clover Configurator to mount the EFI partition from OSX drive. Merge the EFI from your flash boot drive into the OSX EFI folder. I used Hackintool I labeled all of the USB ports as "internal" and exported USBPorts.kext, SSDT-UIAC.aml, and SSDT-USBX.aml Although it has been advised that I should label all of the USB ports as "internal", all of the USB ports have been functioning fine and it has been the only way I could get sleep working properly. I will try other things later, if I experience any USB issues. Using MacIASL, iasl, and patchmatic, I did several patches on the DSDT: [Windows] Windows 10 Patch [kbl] WhiskeyLake GPIO pinning for the trackpad (device ETPD, GPIO pin # x6D) and touchscreen (device TPL0, GPIO pin # x72). Configure Clover as follows: EFI/CLOVER/ACPI/patched: DSDT.aml SSDT-EC.aml SSDT-GPIO.aml SSDT-PNLFCFL.aml SSDT-UIAC.aml SSDT-USBX.aml SSDT-XOSI.aml EFI/CLOVER/kexts/Other/: AppleALC.kext AsusSMC.kext Lilu.kext SMCBatteryManager.kext SMCLightSensor.kext SMCProcessor.kext SMCSuperIO.kext USBPorts.kext VirtualSMC.kext VoodooI2C.kext VoodooI2CHID.kext VoodooPS2Controller.kext VoodooTSCSync.kext WhateverGreen.kext EFI/CLOVER/drovers/UEFI: ApfsDriverLoader.efi AptioInputFix.efi DataHubDxe.efi FSInject.efi HFSPlus.efi OsxAptioFixDrv-64.efi Using Clover Configurator, make these changes to the config.plist used for the install: Acpi: Keep/Apply this ACPI Patch (it should already be in the install config.plist): Find: A00A9353 54415301 Replace: A00A910A FF0BFFFF (credit RehabMan) Enable the following patches: change OSID to XSID (to avoid match against _OSI XOSI patch) change _OSI to XOSI Select Generate PStates Select Generate CStates Boot Args: Dart=0 nv_disable=1 -cdfon lilucpu=8 alcid=21 igfxcflbklt=1 Devices: Set IntelGfx Fake ID: 0x0 In Properties: Device: PciRoot(0)/Pci(0x02,0) AAPL,ig-platform-id 0900A53E DATA device-id A53E0000 DATA Graphics: Set ig-platform-id: 0x0 Unselect Inject Intel Kernel and Kext Patches: Name: com.apple.driver.AppleIntelLpssI2C Find [Hex]: 494F4B69 74 Replace [Hex]: 494F4B69 73 Name: com.apple.driver.AppleIntelLpssI2CController Find [Hex]: 494F4B69 74 Replace [Hex]: 494F4B69 73 Note: The last two patches prevents Apple I2C kexts from attaching to I2C controllers, credit CoolStar Configure VoodooI2C for the touchpad (FTE 1200): SSDT-XOS.aml SSDT-GPIO.aml Device ETPD, GPIO pin #: x6D Configure VoodooI2C for the touchscreen (ELAN 9008): Device TPL0, GPIO pin #: x72 Note: Gestures and cursor follow work. “Click” does not work. This “guide” is not perfect, but I hope it helps! I am going to start on a Dell Latitude E7270 i7-6600U in about a week. Cheers! CLOVER post install.zip CLOVER for completing install from OSX.zip CLOVER for Initial Install.zip

Thanks, Jake! I removed the superfluous kext and everything still worked. I will apply the _PRW patch and rework my USB port labeling later. Cheers!

i got sleep working by doing the following: (1) Relabeling all of the USB ports as "internal" using Hackintool. They all seem to be working fine still and that eliminated all of the sleep kernel assertions. (2) Got the display backlight control working using applebacklightfixup.kext, SSDT-PNLFCFL.aml, and the Clover "igfxcflbklt=1" (from WEG) boot arg. This also had the nice effect of providing display brightness control. Cheers!

I'm not asking for help. I'm just updating the thread with my progress, just in case anyone else is working on the same or a similar laptop. Update: I have gotten the ELAN 9008 touchscreen follow and gestures working (no click) using GPIO pin x72. Keyboard lighting is now turning on at boot up (I cannot turn it off yet, but I prefer it on for now for late-night work). I have cleaned up the USB ports with Hackintool (and its SSDT export). I got the Realtek ALC 294 sound going -- AppleALC.kext and ALC layout 21 (via the Clover boot args). I have tuned the HDU 620 graphics a bit and it seems pretty crisp. The sound control and touchpad control FN keys are working. The biggest issue I'm working on right now is getting sleep to work. Right now I am seeing two sleep preventers: IODisplayWrangler and .Display_boot. I will figure it out... I'm generally happy with my first Hackintosh. I am already scheming a second one. If anyone wants any of my files or details, feel free to ask. Cheers!

I got the trackpad working! I used VoodooI2C and VoodooI2CHID and followed the GPIO pinning guide. It took a ton of trial and error, but the GPIO pin is x6D and it is working great! Single click and two-finger click and clicking corners work as desired. The touchscreen cursor positioning still works, too. I've attached my latest CLOVER (san themes) with my patched DSDT and supporting SSDTs in case anyone else is trying to do this. CLOVER.zip

Hi! This is my first attempt at a Hackintosh. I have successfully gotten Catalina running on my ASUS Zenbook Q526FA-BI7T10 and I am now into the difficult part of getting all of the features to work. I started with 10.15.3 and then successfully upgraded it to 10.15.4. The system has an i7-8565U CPU with Intel UHD 620 (1920x1080) graphics. Here is what seems to be working: - Dual boot Catalina and Windows 10 via Clover 5102 * I have successfully logged into the App Store and installed software on and upgraded Catalina. * Windows works as expected when I boot into it. - Keyboard and USB Mouse * Seems to function normally. - Bluetooth * I tested it via Bluetooth PAN and connected to my MacBook. - Wired Networking via Thunderbolt Ethernet Adapter. * I am using an Apple Thunderbolt/Ethernet adapter. - Wi-Fi via a Nano Wi-Fi Dongle. * A 3rd-party driver was required, but it works. - Battery and Power Indicator. * Seems to properly indicate the battery and power status. - Touchscreen Cursor Positioning (It actually works in conjunction with Mouse Keys and the USB Mouse!) * Clicking and gestures do not work. * Cursor positioning via touchscreen stops working after sleep, other unknown events, or just a matter of time. * Touchscreen only (temporarily) works when I install VoodooI2C, VoodooI2CHID, VoodooI2CELAN, and VoodooI2CFTE via Clover/kexts/Other. It doesn’t work if they are installed via /L/E or if any of those Voodoo kexts are missing. - Sleep when laptop closed * Not fully verified, but the screen shuts off and the Wi-Fi adapter disconnects, so it seems like it is working. I need to get the FTE 1200 Precision Touchpad (trackpad) working for it to be functional enough to use as a backup laptop. System Preferences detects that there is a trackpad, but the trackpad does nothing. This is the first area that I am hoping to get some help on. These are areas that I need solved for it to actually be a good backup laptop: - ELAN 9008 Touchscreen Clicking and Gestures (and it working all the time) - Realtek ALC294 Audio Input and Output (note that display audio is Intel 280B) - Backlit Keyboard These areas are highly desirable: - HDMI Output - Screen Saver I consider everything else to be icing on the cake. I have done a lot of searching and have tried many variations of VoodooI2C, AppleALC, other kexts and drivers, various SSDTs, and many other Clover settings and additions and /Library/Extensions additions with no success. I am at a point where it seems like I will have to disassemble, patch, and then compile a DSDT, but I am hoping to find solutions for some of the features using prebuilt kexts, drivers, SSDTs, and Clover settings. I have attached the types of problem report files that another well-known Hackintosh site requests. I would appreciate pointers on any “easy” ways to get more of the features working, if any exist. If I cannot find any “easy” guidance, then I guess will have to become familiar with iasl and MaciASL and start hacking away at the remaining issues. I would appreciate any pointers if I need to go this route, as well. Thanks in advance! CLOVER.zip IOReg.ioreg RehabMan.zip KextstatOutput.txt.zip KextcacheOutput.txt.zip DiagnosticOutput.txt.zip