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Released January 27th, 2025. Build 24D60. Bug fixes and security update. Safe to install on our Hackintosh platforms. Also released at the same time: macOS Sonoma Security Update 14.7.3 (Build 23H417) macOS Ventura Security Update 13.7.3 (Build 22H417) Subsequently released on February 10th, 2025: macOS Sequoia Security Update 15.3.1 (Build 24D70) macOS Sonoma Security Update 14.7.4 (Build 23H420) macOS Ventura Security Update 13.7.4 (Build 22H420) View full article

Congrats.

That setup suggestion with a SKL setup + dummy framebuffer id then a SKL framebuffer + screen sharing/VNC then OCLP really is most complicated when you can directly opt for a KLB framebuffer + a faked KBL GPU id from the onset. All details have been available for some time in old threads such as this one or this one; in other words, the exact same graphics settings that are to be used since Ventura which dropped official support for SKL graphics. All details available here. In a nutshell, simply use a KBL laptop setup.

Released December 11th, 2024. Build 24C101. Bug fixes and security update. Safe to install on our Hackintosh platforms. Also released at the same time: macOS Sonoma Security Update 14.7.2 (Build 23H311) macOS Ventura Security Update 13.7.2 (Build 22H313) View full article

Not all computers are worthy Hackintoshes...

These cards were always best avoided. https://osxlatitude.com/forums/topic/11138-inventory-of-supportedunsupported-wireless-cards-2-sierra-ventura-beyond

You inject property: disable-external-gpu Does your Thinkpad have a dGPU? If so, HDMI may be wired to it.

https://mounty.app/#FAQs Have you tried contacting the tool's developer or reading the posted comments? I would also suggest that you check if the necessary driver got installed properly and not blocked by Gatekeeper. See our Sequoia beta 3 thread in the archive. You may need to upload a modified profile.

Sorry but I don't understand what you're saying about HDMI. IOReg shows that you most certainly did remove all the unnecessary stuff from your config but no external screen attached to con1 or con2. Were you trying to say that your laptop froze or crashed when you plugged in an HDMI cable/screen? If so, try and patch con1's pipe as follows: framebuffer-con1-pipe 12000000 DATA Re: camera not working, you probably need to remap your USB ports after changing SMBIOS.

I would personally never claim that that every manufacturer provided VGA in the manner you state and they certainly did not convert VGA to something else internally: it's the other way round: digital to analog conversion of the signal. Dell (and obviously some others) have indeed done so from a DP output. If it were the case in your Acer desktop, you'd already have VGA output. But you don't, so... As I said, you could try and bypass AGDP but you may also experiment with various patches of your 1st and/or 3rd connector knowing that port 0 is always LVDS/eDP but "standard" ports 5, 6 and 7 (i.e. connectors with indexes 1, 2 and 3) are used for other types. Of course, you can create your own connectors through various combinations of indexes and BusId. You use KBL FB 0x59120000 in which you simply patch con1/port6 to HDMI type: ID: 59120000, STOLEN: 38 MB, FBMEM: 0 bytes, VRAM: 1536 MB, Flags: 0x0000110B TOTAL STOLEN: 39 MB, TOTAL CURSOR: 1 MB (1572864 bytes), MAX STOLEN: 115 MB, MAX OVERALL: 116 MB (122171392 bytes) Model name: Intel HD Graphics KBL CRB Camellia: CamelliaDisabled (0), Freq: 1388 Hz, FreqMax: 1388 Hz Mobile: 0, PipeCount: 3, PortCount: 3, FBMemoryCount: 3 [1] busId: 0x05, pipe: 9, type: 0x00000400, flags: 0x00000187 - ConnectorDP [2] busId: 0x04, pipe: 10, type: 0x00000400, flags: 0x00000187 - ConnectorDP [3] busId: 0x06, pipe: 10, type: 0x00000400, flags: 0x00000187 - ConnectorDP 01050900 00040000 87010000 02040A00 00040000 87010000 03060A00 00040000 87010000 To give you a practical example, as described in my initial Ventura beta early findings thread, I use KBL mobile FB 0x5916000 on my SKL Latitude E7270 laptop and just patch con1/port6 to HDMI type in order to obtain HDMI audio. ID: 59160000, STOLEN: 34 MB, FBMEM: 0 bytes, VRAM: 1536 MB, Flags: 0x00000B0B TOTAL STOLEN: 35 MB, TOTAL CURSOR: 1 MB (1572864 bytes), MAX STOLEN: 103 MB, MAX OVERALL: 104 MB (109588480 bytes) Model name: Intel HD Graphics KBL CRB Camellia: CamelliaDisabled (0), Freq: 1388 Hz, FreqMax: 1388 Hz Mobile: 1, PipeCount: 3, PortCount: 3, FBMemoryCount: 3 [0] busId: 0x00, pipe: 8, type: 0x00000002, flags: 0x00000098 - ConnectorLVDS [1] busId: 0x05, pipe: 9, type: 0x00000400, flags: 0x00000187 - ConnectorDP [2] busId: 0x04, pipe: 10, type: 0x00000800, flags: 0x00000187 - ConnectorHDMI 00000800 02000000 98000000 01050900 00040000 87010000 02040A00 00080000 87010000 KBL FB 0x591B0000 is the default one for laptops, according to the WEG user manual: ID: 591B0000, STOLEN: 38 MB, FBMEM: 21 MB, VRAM: 1536 MB, Flags: 0x0000130B TOTAL STOLEN: 39 MB, TOTAL CURSOR: 1 MB (1572864 bytes), MAX STOLEN: 136 MB, MAX OVERALL: 137 MB (144191488 bytes) Model name: Intel HD Graphics KBL CRB Camellia: CamelliaDisabled (0), Freq: 1388 Hz, FreqMax: 1388 Hz Mobile: 1, PipeCount: 3, PortCount: 3, FBMemoryCount: 3 [0] busId: 0x00, pipe: 8, type: 0x00000002, flags: 0x00000098 - ConnectorLVDS [2] busId: 0x04, pipe: 10, type: 0x00000800, flags: 0x00000187 - ConnectorHDMI [3] busId: 0x06, pipe: 10, type: 0x00000400, flags: 0x00000187 - ConnectorDP 00000800 02000000 98000000 02040A00 00080000 87010000 03060A00 00040000 87010000 but, if I use it, I get no HDMI output unless I patch con1 to index 1, BusId 5 and pipe 9. DP output works with either port 6 or 7.

I'm surprised such questions still arise today. There's been no native or official support for VGA output off Intel iGPUs in Apple Mac operating system for years. Last Intel iGPUs on which framebuffer patches applied to obtain VGA output was Sandy Bridge HD3000 (and, from memory, Ivy Bridge HD4000 up to Lion or very early versions of ML). Your reasoning when booting in VESA mode is incorrect, your information and understanding being wrong on the matter. (Accelerated) VGA output just happens to work on HD4400 laptops and on some later laptops but it does so OOB and IO consultation then shows the port attached to a connector natively listed as a DP output. I guess it's possibly some signal conversion. This being said, afaik, you will find no patch to get VGA working off the iGPU of your KBL desktop, i.e. If it does not work OOB, It won't work at all. I don't follow your rationale for a 4th connector when you can simply patch the 1st or 3rd one (i.e. con0 or con2) to modify them, whether the mod relates to the type, BusId, index, etc. A 4th connector would be of absolute no use re: VGA output and would not make no difference at all. It would only be useful if you actually had 4 supported video outputs and wanted to use them all. This would require you to patch your selected framebuffer accordingly (see our SNB/HD3000 patching guide for reference). Happy to be proven wrong on the VGA patch after more than 10 years of course but if it is multi-screen with HDMI and VGA monitors you're after, get a cheap AMD card like an RX560 for instance (VGA/DP/HDMI outputs being all supported). Or if you have other ports such as DVI, DP or even a 2nd HDMI output, use an active adapter to attach to your VGA screen. One thing you could try though, because I just remembered it fixed an issue I had with DVI output on my Haswell laptop when I had it, is to disable/bypass AGDP checking. Patch is detailed in my old Haswell iGPU patching guide.

https://osxlatitude.com/forums/topic/8238-supportedunsupported-gpus-graphics-cards https://osxlatitude.com/forums/topic/11160-useful-links-for-lists-of-best-graphics-cards-2024 https://dortania.github.io/GPU-Buyers-Guide/legacy-gpus/legacy-nvidia.html https://dortania.github.io/GPU-Buyers-Guide/legacy-gpus/legacy-amd.html Get a good old GeForce G210 and you'll be good to go.