An error occurred preparing the software update - macOS Sequoia
Hi There!
I'm trying to update my hackintosh to macOS Sequoia, but it keeps giving me the same problem.
Hardware:
Mobo: P8B75-M LE
CPU: i7-3770 (Ivy Bridge)
GPU: GTX 780 Ti
RAM: 16GB DDR3 1600MHz
Ethernet: RTL8111
Doing a clean install, the download completes successfully, but on the "About 30 minutes remaining" screen, the countdown continues for about 20-15 minutes, and then it returns to the installer with the error "An error occurred preparing the software update."
I tried changing the EFI twice; I've attached both.
First EFI: EFI that i made
Second EFI: OpenCore Simplify EFI
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What noise cancellation app should I use on a ryzentosh?
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UHD 630 Stuck before initial setup
So, I did it. Thanks to the Hackintosh community's support and a few nights later, I managed to install macOS Tahoe on my HP EliteBook 1050 G1. (Remember, HP).
However, there's no GPU hardware acceleration whatsoever. And in the initial setup of the os, after the O
Privacy and Data Pop-Up, the background goes black (Tahoe walpaper at boot -> Gray so lag is slightly better -> Black after clicking continue in Privacy and Data step where two people are handshaking), the cursor is visible for a while, then it goes back to console mode, logs a bunch of stuff and restarts.
I guess that's because of graphics and the new liquid glass thing being heavier than previous UI to run, however, verifications are extremely welcome 🤗.
So I didn't stop here and decided to try fixing the graphics. I tried literally 10 different platform IDs from WhateverGreen 's docs, correctly doing the little-endian conversion and left padding, but the screen was either completely black right at the moment where the os was trying to initialize graphics, or it showed random bars and crashed immediately.
I've set video memory to 512MB in the BIOS, but I also tried patching the frame buffer with no success. Backlights fix? Nope. Updating kexts, nope.
I asked Copilot, and it said to me that it's because of HP's weirdness with the internal laptop display port and suggested a patch, however, it didn't work. I think this one is worth more investigation.
Do you have any ideas? I'm one step away to experiencing Hackintosh and it's so exciting. Thanks for your help!
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@r_hackintosh
MacOS ventura installer refuses to boot (Dell XPS 15 9520 AlderLake)
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@r_hackintosh
macOS Tahoe Beta 2 on Dell Inspiron Gaming 7577 / Vostro 7577: i7 7700HQ
PC: Dell Inspiron Gaming 7577
Processor: Core i7 7700HQ
RAM: 16GB
Boot Storage: Samsung 980
Audio: VoodooHDA with the installer from insanelymac
WiFi: itlwm + heliport
Bluetooth: intel bluetooth
KEXT: all of which has added macOS 26 constants + OC 1.0.5
Early Impression:
Very Stable, almost the same as Sequoia, A LOT MORE STABLE than Sequoia Beta as I literally gave up on it a few days in.
Animations are good, stable and fast, the UI is beautiful in dark mode, the glass effect is a lot more usable in dark mode, the light mode is VERY UGLY!!
Features I like:
both the menu bar and dock can now be hidden and get full screen with just snapping...didn't like desktop switching for full screen...
issues:
\- AppleALC, VoodooHDA's sound quality is almost as good as AppleALC, tbh
\- Native WiFi
\- Only USB 2.0 working currently, I will redo the mapping to check if it works and I made a mistake...
https://preview.redd.it/1p4svy63zxbf1.png?width=3360&format=png&auto=webp&s=352ca5bb1eab963a6cc6ecdcf08ae496666ceb85
https://preview.redd.it/9u3gou73zxbf1.png?width=3360&format=png&auto=webp&s=f7dbc8433cb97447b2c240bd7e76509253da65db
https://preview.redd.it/9urhwz63zxbf1.png?width=3360&format=png&auto=webp&s=5aa8300b188071c3916fb6df368966f1a581e56e
https://preview.redd.it/7nnouw73zxbf1.png?width=3360&format=png&auto=webp&s=6dde28c82a5be7a2f9f36a8e94a08a0dfe78369d
https://redd.it/1lvy1rb
@r_hackintosh
Would this be a good setup?
Intel Core i9-13900K
Gigabyte Z790 AORUS ELITE AX
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
G.Skill Trident Z5 RGB 64GB DDR5-6000
Samsung 990 PRO 2TB NVMe
Fenvi FV-T919 (Broadcom BCM94360CD)
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Trouble With Opencore Installer: gIOScreenLockState 3, hs 0, bs 0, now 0, sm 0x0 on Dell XPS 9560 7700HQ UHD 630
I've tried several different framebuffers, I'm worried that there's more of an issue beyond that. This is my first hack, it's been fun to learn, but I've been stuck here for the last few days. I've read through the docs, looked for relevant boot args, etc.
I'd appreciate any guidance. Thanks!
Here's my config.plist: [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1v6gyDALN\_zzC\_AjytdCzrmxeYFv9PoKS/view?usp=drive\_link](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1v6gyDALN_zzC_AjytdCzrmxeYFv9PoKS/view?usp=drive_link)
My file structure and kexts:
`.`
`├── BOOT`
`│ └── BOOTx64.efi`
`└── OC`
`├── ACPI`
`│ ├── SSDT-EC-USBX-LAPTOP.aml`
`│ ├── SSDT-PLUG-DRTNIA.aml`
`│ ├── SSDT-PNLF.aml`
`│ └── SSDT-XOSI.aml`
`├── config.plist`
`├── Drivers`
`│ ├── OpenHfsPlus.efi`
`│ └── OpenRuntime.efi`
`├── Kexts`
`│ ├── AppleALC.kext`
`│ │ └── Contents`
`│ │ ├── Info.plist`
`│ │ └── MacOS`
`│ │ └── AppleALC`
`│ ├── BrightnessKeys.kext`
`│ │ └── Contents`
`│ │ ├── Info.plist`
`│ │ └── MacOS`
`│ │ └── BrightnessKeys`
`│ ├── IntelMausi.kext`
`│ │ └── Contents`
`│ │ ├── Info.plist`
`│ │ └── MacOS`
`│ │ └── IntelMausi`
`│ ├── Lilu.kext`
`│ │ └── Contents`
`│ │ ├── Info.plist`
`│ │ └── MacOS`
`│ │ └── Lilu`
`│ ├── NoTouchID.kext`
`│ │ └── Contents`
`│ │ ├── Info.plist`
`│ │ └── MacOS`
`│ │ └── NoTouchID`
`│ ├── NVMeFix.kext`
`│ │ └── Contents`
`│ │ ├── Info.plist`
`│ │ └── MacOS`
`│ │ └── NVMeFix`
`│ ├── SMCBatteryManager.kext`
`│ │ └── Contents`
`│ │ ├── Info.plist`
`│ │ ├── MacOS`
`│ │ │ └── SMCBatteryManager`
`│ │ └── Resources`
`│ │ └── SSDT-BATC.dsl`
`│ ├── SMCDellSensors.kext`
`│ │ └── Contents`
`│ │ ├── Info.plist`
`│ │ └── MacOS`
`│ │ └── SMCDellSensors`
`│ ├── SMCProcessor.kext`
`│ │ └── Contents`
`│ │ ├── Info.plist`
`│ │ └── MacOS`
`│ │ └── SMCProcessor`
`│ ├── SMCSuperIO.kext`
`│ │ └── Contents`
`│ │ ├── Info.plist`
`│ │ └── MacOS`
`│ │ └── SMCSuperIO`
`│ ├── USBInjectAll`
`│ │ ├── config_patches.plist`
`│ │ ├── generate_Info_plist.sh`
`│ │ ├──` [`License.md`](http://License.md)
`│ │ ├── makefile`
`│ │ ├──` [`README.md`](http://README.md)
`│ │ ├── SSDT-UIAC-ALL.dsl`
`│ │ ├── SSDT-UIAC.dsl`
`│ │ ├── SSDT-XOSI.dsl`
`│ │ ├── strstr.cpp`
`│ │ ├── USBInjectAll`
`│ │ │ ├── USBInjectAll.cpp`
`│ │ │ ├── USBInjectAll.h`
`│ │ │ ├── USBInjectAll-Info.plist`
`│ │ │ └── USBInjectAll-Prefix.pch`
`│ │ ├── USBInjectAll_model_template_EHCI.plist`
`│ │ ├── USBInjectAll_model_template.plist`
`│ │ ├── USBInjectAll_template-Info.plist`
`│ │ ├── USBInjectAll.xcodeproj`
`│ │ │ ├── project.pbxproj`
`│ │ │ └── xcshareddata`
`│ │ │ └── xcschemes`
`│ │ │ └── USBInjectAll.xcscheme`
`│ │ └── XHCI-unsupported.kext`
`│ │ └── Contents`
`│ │ └── Info.plist`
`│ ├── USBToolBox.kext`
`│ │ └── Contents`
`│ │ ├── Info.plist`
`│ │ └── MacOS`
`│ │ └── USBToolBox`
`│ ├── UTBDefault.kext`
`│ │ └── Contents`
`│ │ └── Info.plist`
`│ ├── VirtualSMC.kext`
`│ │ └── Contents`
`│ │ ├── Info.plist`
`│ │ └── MacOS`
`│ │ └── VirtualSMC`
`│ ├── VoodooI2CHID.kext`
`│ │ └── Contents`
`│ │ ├── _CodeSignature`
`│ │ │ └── CodeResources`
`│ │ ├── Info.plist`
`│ │ └── MacOS`
`│ │ └── VoodooI2CHID`
`│ ├── VoodooI2C.kext`
`│ │ └── Contents`
`│ │ ├── Info.plist`
`│ │ ├── MacOS`
`│ │ │ └── VoodooI2C`
`│ │ └──
Imessage and Facetime not signing in On Hackintosh Tahoe 26 beta 3
How to Solve this??
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@r_hackintosh
Audio not working
So i got Macos sequoia working but the network and audio dont work is there any kext to fix this
Network: Intel AX201
Audio: Realtek AL285
https://redd.it/1lvpeyh
@r_hackintosh
People who have sequoia on ivy bridge with hd 4000, how does it run?
I've been thinking about running macOs sequoia on my ivy bridge laptop and thought to ask see how it runs with like the animations, performance, how long is boot time etc.
https://redd.it/1lvlzrr
@r_hackintosh
MacOS 26 Beta
Hey, does anyone know why I am not able to get the MacOS 26 beta update ?
https://preview.redd.it/6n4iie53wubf1.png?width=861&format=png&auto=webp&s=7285f05e8b052af2a3f87d9060b969722b56529a
https://redd.it/1lvjqvf
@r_hackintosh
Intel AX201, Mac OS Sonoma 14.7
Hi,
Out of boredom I've decided to make yet another hackintosh from one of my laptops. I'm using AX201 wifi card on CNVi (not the pci one), and cannot get it to work. I've already tried using two versions of airportitlwm and itlwm + heliport. I've ready that CNVi card were not supported few years ago, has anything changed?
Here is what Hackintool and itlwm log shows:
log show --predicate 'eventMessage contains "itlwm"' --info --last boot
brtvvv@Barteks-MacBook-Pro \~ % log show --predicate 'eventMessage contains "itlwm"' --info --last boot Filtering the log data using "composedMessage CONTAINS "itlwm"" Skipping debug messages, pass --debug to include. Timestamp Thread Type Activity PID TTL 2025-07-09 00:51:18.710459-0700 0x3e6 Default 0x0 111 0 kernelmanagerd: Received kext load notification: com.zxystd.itlwm 2025-07-09 00:51:18.710659-0700 0x759 Error 0x0 302 0 kernelmanager_helper: Could not process load notification in helper: Could not find: Did not find identifier (com.zxystd.itlwm) in helper to process load notification 2025-07-09 00:51:42.759272-0700 0x1498 Error 0x0 630 0 HeliPort: [com.OpenIntelWireless.HeliPort:HeliPort\] ERROR: itlwm kext not loaded! 2025-07-09 00:52:12.051714-0700 0xcca Error 0x0 0 0 kernel: (Sandbox) Sandbox: com.apple.quicklook.ThumbnailsAg(466) deny(1) file-read-xattr /Volumes/EFI/EFI/OC/Kexts/itlwm.kext 2025-07-09 00:55:46.869370-0700 0x29d6 Error 0x0 831 0 HeliPort: [com.OpenIntelWireless.HeliPort:HeliPort\] ERROR: itlwm kext not loaded! 2025-07-09 00:59:48.081037-0700 0x35d2 Error 0x0 887 0 HeliPort: [com.OpenIntelWireless.HeliPort:HeliPort\] ERROR: itlwm kext not loaded! 2025-07-09 01:07:17.933270-0700 0x5256 Error 0x0 1005 0 HeliPort: [com.OpenIntelWireless.HeliPort:HeliPort\] ERROR: itlwm kext not loaded! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Log - Default: 1, Info: 0, Debug: 0, Error: 6, Fault: 0 Activity - Create: 0, Transition: 0, Actions: 0 brtvvv@Barteks-MacBook-Pro \~ %
Hackintool
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Hackintosh Stuck at installer
https://redd.it/1lvb35g
@r_hackintosh
Still finishing up, but this is a Toshiba Satellite L55-C5272, running macOS Monterey 12.7.6
https://redd.it/1lv4yw0
@r_hackintosh
Error booting OpenCore from USB
I'm trying to boot hackintosh, on a new computer, but I can't because of a persistent error... This Is the error:
-----------
EB.LD.LFIN] 01 <"<null string>"> <"1">
EB.B.SBS SZ 739896
EB|B:SHA <bc0a873db6d0ea0e3c53e8e613a8cc781a5d3cfe>
EB.WL.PWLFNV! Err (OxE) <- RT.GV wake-failure 70436110-AB2A-4BBB-A880-FE41995C9F82
EB.WL.DT!! Err (OxE) <EB.WL.PWLFNV
EB.WL.PWLFRTC|NONE
EB.WL.DT! Err (OxE) <- EB.WL.PWLFRTC
EB.LD.LKC IR.1 <"System\Library\Kernel Collections\BootKernelExtensions.kc">
EB.LD.LKFS|-? Ok (0)
EB.LD.LKC|-? Ok (0)
EB|FWFM 0x00000000FF 1FFF3F
#EB FWFT 0x00000000E00FE137
EB BST: REV1
EB CSR:OUT 0x00000067
EB.BST.FBS[+
EB.BST.FBS|ADSZ 0
EB.BST.FBS|KSSZ 0
EB|SB:SBGMFNS x86Legacyap.im4m
EBIRH:PF usr\standalone\OS.dmg.roothash
[EBIRH:MF] <"usr\\standalone\\OS.dmg.roothash.x86Legacyap.im4m">
EB.LD.LF|IN 0 1 <"usr\\standalone\\OS.dmg.roothash"> <"0">
[EB.LD.OFS|OPEN!] Err(0xE) <"usr\\standalone\\OS.dmg.roothash">
EB.RH.LRHIP! Err(0xE) <- EB.LD.LF
.BST.FBS!] Err (OxE) <- EB.RH.LRH
EB.B.WFDW!!WF Err (8xE) 0
EBLOG:DT 2025-07-08T13:27:23
EBLOG: EXITBS: START 2025-07-08T13:27:23
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@r_hackintosh
"Wall Clock adjustment detected - results might be strange while using" wake reason
https://redd.it/1lw8585
@r_hackintosh
Bluetooth issue
I have tried multiple solutions like changing efi etc but the problem is my Bluetooth randomly while using stops working on hackintosh sequoia or tahoe and it stops working for 5 or 10 mins then it turns on how do I fix also I have all the kext but still I'm facing this issue
https://redd.it/1lw6j5y
@r_hackintosh
Broadcom bluetooth issue
After months of research, i managed to install sonoma on an old laptop i received from my friend. Since the wifi+bluetooth card it originally has is not supported by macos, i bought a Bcm94360hmb, which cost me around 15usd. After installing a bunch of plist, wifi works fine. But for bluetooth, everytime when reboot it changes its mac address. So the problem is that I'll have to reconnect to all my devices again in settings every time when I starts my laptop. Also those devices i connected to did not shown in the my devices section.
https://redd.it/1lw30u4
@r_hackintosh
iMessage & Facetime Login Loop After iPhone Upgrade
Hi everyone, I'm hoping someone call help me out!
I have been using my Hackintosh reliably for months! My primary use case is as a server for BlueBubbles. My AppleID was logged in & iMessage/Facetime/FindMy was working fine. I just upgraded to the iPhone 16 pro today and now, all of sudden, I was logged out of iMessage & Facetime on my Hackintosh... I am unable to log back in. Curiously, my AppleID has remained logged in & things seem to be working fine there, but iMessage/Facetime are now having issues.
If I attempt to log in to iMessage, a few things might happen...
It either immediately re-prompts me for login
I get logged in momentarily, then it closes & re-prompts
I get logged in, it seems stable but never loads new messages. I head to messages -> preferences -> iMessage and see the spinning wheel as if it has not synced
Facetime simply re-prompts immediately after each attempt.
My specifics...
Running in a Proxmox (v8.3.5) VM
Mac OS Monterey (v12.0.1)
Memory allocated: 8GB
CPUs allocated: 4 \[Penryn\]
BIOS: OVMF (UEFI)
Machine: q35
Network vmxnet3
I followed plenty of tutorials a few months ago and went through the whole set up process. Things worked. Though I can't recall the specifics, I used OpenCore & Clover, I was able to verify a serial number, I set the network device correctly. If there is anything you're curious about, let me know and I can gather that information.
Testing...
Restored PVE backup from 10 days ago (when it was working)
Logged out of all other Apple devices so my email was the only valid iMessage method
Set DNS to Googles within the MAC (DNS Leak check reports Cloudflares however... can't figure why...)
I can ping gs.apple.com
Logged into another MAC (real MAC mini) and that worked.
This may be relevant... a few days ago, I swapped sim and registered an old iPhone XS with iMessage and didn't face this issue. Only now that I upgraded to the 16 PRO did this happen.
I suspect this is a syncing issue with Apple after the phone upgrade. I find it too coincidental to be unrelated to the upgrade / messing with my AppleID. Any and all suggestions are welcome! Let me know if you would like any more information.
Thank you in advance!!
https://redd.it/1lw0qsa
@r_hackintosh
Virtualization of MacOS on iPadOS
This might be a dumb question, but shouldn’t it be easier to emulate newer macOS versions on M-series iPads?
I mean, since both iPads and newer Macs use Apple Silicon, wouldn’t that make the architecture similar enough to make macOS emulation smoother or more feasible on iPadOS? Or are there deeper limitations that prevent this from being practical or even possible?
Just curious if anyone here has tried this or knows more about the technical barriers
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@r_hackintosh
PlugIns`
`│ │ ├── VoodooGPIO.kext`
`│ │ │ └── Contents`
`│ │ │ ├── _CodeSignature`
`│ │ │ │ └── CodeResources`
`│ │ │ ├── Info.plist`
`│ │ │ └── MacOS`
`│ │ │ └── VoodooGPIO`
`│ │ ├── VoodooI2CServices.kext`
`│ │ │ └── Contents`
`│ │ │ ├── _CodeSignature`
`│ │ │ │ └── CodeResources`
`│ │ │ ├── Info.plist`
`│ │ │ └── MacOS`
`│ │ │ └── VoodooI2CServices`
`│ │ └── VoodooInput.kext`
`│ │ └── Contents`
`│ │ ├── _CodeSignature`
`│ │ │ └── CodeResources`
`│ │ ├── Info.plist`
`│ │ └── MacOS`
`│ │ └── VoodooInput`
`│ ├── VoodooPS2Controller.kext`
`│ │ └── Contents`
`│ │ ├── Info.plist`
`│ │ ├── MacOS`
`│ │ │ └── VoodooPS2Controller`
`│ │ └── PlugIns`
`│ │ ├── VoodooInput.kext`
`│ │ │ └── Contents`
`│ │ │ ├── _CodeSignature`
`│ │ │ │ └── CodeResources`
`│ │ │ ├── Info.plist`
`│ │ │ └── MacOS`
`│ │ │ └── VoodooInput`
`│ │ ├── VoodooPS2Keyboard.kext`
`│ │ │ └── Contents`
`│ │ │ ├── Info.plist`
`│ │ │ └── MacOS`
`│ │ │ └── VoodooPS2Keyboard`
`│ │ ├── VoodooPS2Mouse.kext`
`│ │ │ └── Contents`
`│ │ │ ├── Info.plist`
`│ │ │ └── MacOS`
`│ │ │ └── VoodooPS2Mouse`
`│ │ └── VoodooPS2Trackpad.kext`
`│ │ └── Contents`
`│ │ ├── Info.plist`
`│ │ └── MacOS`
`│ │ └── VoodooPS2Trackpad`
`│ └── WhateverGreen.kext`
`│ └── Contents`
`│ ├── Info.plist`
`│ └── MacOS`
`│ └── WhateverGreen`
`├── OpenCore.efi`
`├── Resources`
`│ ├── Audio`
`│ ├── Font`
`│ ├── Image`
`│ └── Label`
`└── Tools`
`├── BootKicker.efi`
`├── ChipTune.efi`
`├── CleanNvram.efi`
`├── ControlMsrE2.efi`
`├── CsrUtil.efi`
`├── FontTester.efi`
`├── GopStop.efi`
`├── GRUBShell.efi`
`├── KeyTester.efi`
`├── ListPartitions.efi`
`├── MmapDump.efi`
`├── OpenControl.efi`
`├── OpenShell.efi`
`├── ResetSystem.efi`
`├── RtcRw.efi`
`├── TpmInfo.efi`
`└── VerifyMsrE2.efi`
`98 directories, 98 files`
https://redd.it/1lvwi5m
@r_hackintosh
Continuity features missing
Today my WiFi/BT card (BCM94360) finally arrived and I set it up with Sequoia according to the instructions. AirDrop and Handoff work normally, but I can't for the life of me get Continuity Camera to work. I tried everything I could think of and no luck. Now, I am using an iMacPro1,1 SMBIOS which I need for proper DRM support in Safari, since iMac19,1 expects an iGPU and I don't have one. I also have revpatch=svbnm to fix T2 requirement issues for OTAs. Does this have any effect on the Continuity features? Why would AirDrop work but no Continuity?
Funnily enough, I made my spare ThinkPad into a hack and it uses AirportItlwm and it actually asked me if I wanted to use my iPhone as a camera in FaceTime, even though it wouldn't connect.
https://redd.it/1lvuxrb
@r_hackintosh
error on OC: "startimage failed - aborted"
I'm trying to Hackintosh on some older hardware, my specs:
CPU: Intel i5-2400 (Sandy Bridge)
GPU: Nvidia GT 710 (Kepler)
RAM: 8GB DDR3
BIOS: Legacy (but Windows shows UEFI support)
OpenCore version: 1.0.5 (latest, Debug)
The issue I'm facing happens during boot. In the log and verbose output, I get the following messages:
OCB: StartImage failed - Aborted
OCB: Boot failed - Aborted
boot-args:
`debug=0x100 keepsyms=1 -no_compat_check -v`
Kexts:
Lilu
AppleALC
IntelMausi
VirtualSMC
SMCProcessor
SMCSuperIO
WhateverGreen
Drivers:
HfsPlusLegacy
OpenCanopy
OpenRuntime
ResetNvramEntry
A few users recommended using the MacPro6,1 SMBIOS, but I'm not fully confident changing it until someone confirms it's the right one for my setup.
(I've already searched for help on reddit and other OC subreddits, but I couldn't fix it, so I decided to make a post too.)
https://redd.it/1lvkfy9
@r_hackintosh
macOS 15 on i3-10100 Comet Lake and UHD 630 or 2011 GPUs. Motherboard 500s
Hello, here are my PC specs:
* i3-10100 Comet Lake
* Intel UHD Graphics 630 GT2+
* ASRock H510M-HVS
I also have other GPUs:
* Nvidia GeForce 9500 GT (2008)
* AMD Radeon HD 6670 (2011)
I'm not using OpenCore.
And no, I'm not dumb — I know the 500-series motherboards don’t output video from the UHD 630 iGPU.
It runs Metal and full acceleration, but I get a black screen (I’ve tried VGA, HDMI, and VGA to HDMI adapters).
If I disable acceleration, then the screen works — just without acceleration.
If I enable acceleration, I get a black screen (no backlight, monitor goes to sleep).
I tried setting the monitor to lower HDMI versions (1.4 & 2.0) and changed the PC to AV mode — still black screen.
Someone with the same CPU but a 400-series ASUS motherboard (no dGPU) got it working. But my 500-series board won’t show any image unless a dGPU is installed.
I can’t find an RX 550 — it’s hard to get. I need a GPU from 2012 or newer that supports Metal.
I tried both of my GPUs — they work, but no acceleration when enabled, and they have low VRAM.
The UHD 630 shows only 14MB VRAM after enabling acceleration — black screen again. But it’s actually using 1.5GB VRAM with full acceleration — I just can’t see anything!
I’ve seen a late 2009 iMac running macOS 12+ with a 2009 GPU (512MB) that doesn’t support Metal — but it's working using OpenCore Legacy Patcher.
I wanted to try Hackintosh, but I only have a real Mac.
Any idea how to get a good GPU, or run OpenCore Legacy Patcher on a real Mac instead of a Hackintosh?
I wish I could force the AMD Radeon HD 6670 (2011) to enable full acceleration and ignore graphics errors — or just get a newer GPU.
Please recommend the best AMD or Nvidia GPU (2012 or newer) with **2GB+ VRAM only** (not 1GB or lower).
I want to use the AMD Radeon HD 6670 for display, and have the Intel UHD Graphics 630 provide full acceleration.
I enabled iGPU Multi-Display support, but the system gets stuck on the ASRock logo for 10–20 minutes, then loads extremely slowly — still hasn’t booted.
My old broken GTX 650 Ti Boost worked with both Nvidia and Intel UHD 630 in 2023.
I think older GPUs don’t support dual-GPU setups well.
I tested the GeForce 9500 GT with iGPU Multi-Display ON — still stuck or extremely slow to boot.
GTX 650 Ti Boost worked and booted successfully with both GPUs.
I want to force the AMD Radeon HD 6670 to connect to the monitor, and let the UHD 630 handle full acceleration.
It’s a shame the ASRock H510M won’t display video from the iGPU — only 400-series boards work perfectly.
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Can I hackintosh a Lenovo Ideapad 330 (AMD A4/R3 Graphics)
Can't find anything on the internet ;P
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UI lag in hackintosh
Hey everyone,
I’ve successfully installed macOS Ventura, Sonoma, and even Sequoia on my Dell Latitude 5410 (specs below), and overall everything is working fine — audio, graphics, sleep, etc.
Specs:
Intel Core i5-10310U
8GB DDR4 RAM
256GB Consistent-branded SSD
Intel AX201 Wi-Fi card (replaced with compatible card where needed)
Intel integrated uhd 620 1536mb graphics working great
The issue I’m running into is UI lag, especially noticeable in the System Settings. For example, when I click on an option (like Network, Displays, etc.), it takes around 1.5–2 seconds before the menu opens. The delay happens consistently and across all three macOS versions I tried.
I’ve seen videos of other Hackintosh builds running these versions of macOS way more smoothly, with no noticeable delay in the Settings app. Is this kind of lag normal for my hardware, or is there something wrong with my setup (e.g., framebuffer, SSD speed, missing ACPI patches, etc.)?
Would really appreciate any insight from folks with similar setups or experience optimizing performance on newer macOS versions.
Thanks
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Graphics Acceleration Issues on Hackintosh - T14 Gen 1 Ryzen 7 Pro (Red Screen in Discord, Glitches)
Hey everyone,
I’m running macOS on a **Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 1** with an **AMD Ryzen 7 Pro 4750U**, and I’ve been facing issues related to **graphics acceleration**.
macOS (Sonoma) installs and boots fine using OpenCore, but apps like **Discord** and some Electron-based or Chromium-based apps show **red screens, visual glitches, or weird distortions**, like in this screenshot:
https://preview.redd.it/yv83curxmqbf1.png?width=1370&format=png&auto=webp&s=51bd27e1d33cda8bdd96da25fe800f6da49d5d71
# System Specs:
* **Model:** Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 1
* **CPU:** AMD Ryzen 7 Pro 4750U
* **iGPU:** Radeon Vega 7 (integrated)
* **RAM:** 16GB
* **macOS:** Sonoma
* **Bootloader:** OpenCore 1.x
* **Kexts in use:** `WhateverGreen`, `Lilu`, `VirtualSMC`, `SMCAMDProcessor`, `AMDRadeonX6000.kext` (also tried `RadeonBoost`), `itlwm` for Wi-Fi
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Worth getting into the world of Hackintosh at this point?
Hey all, just rediscovered this place after 9 years--for context I used to have an El Capitan Hackintosh dual boot back on my first PC build but have completely forgotten about it since. I have now finally reached EOL in terms of driver / Windows OS compatibility with that same build and was planning to repurpose it into a home server or linux machine, until I remembered the Hackintosh community and thought a desktop "Mac" would be a helpful and worthy purpose.
My main question, since I just saw the unfortunate news that Apple is releasing their last Intel-compatible macOS, is whether it is worth it to try to get into Hackintosh-ing at this point, given any learning curve that may be present for a beginner and the inevitability of even stable old OSes eventually losing software compatibility. If the consensus is that the learning curve is not too bad and given that a terminal macOS version would still probably have several years of viability and support after release, then it's probably worth it especially since the hardware in this PC holds up pretty well for its age.
Computer specs:
Corsair COHSH80I
Hydro Series H80i v2 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler
MSI MSZ170AGMGM3
Z170A GAMING M3 ATX Motherboard (Will be replaced with a similar model)
Intel Core i5-6500 Skylake Quad 3.2GHz LGA1151 65W BX80662I56500 CPU
AMD Radeon RX 480 8GB Graphics Card
16GB Corsair Vengeance DDR4 Memory
How would these parts do in a macOS install nowadays, and would any of them run into any particular compatibility issues on setup of the installation?
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Help with gpu .kext
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