OpenCore EFI Build

A manually assembled build for installing Hackintosh on my laptop. Saved for future experiments. Dortania's OpenCore Install Guide

Special thanks to Rin for her support with Hackintosh install.

OpenCore Version: 0.8.0

Completed to working

• QE/CI of Intel HD 4400
• Audio
• Power Management
• Ethernet
• All USB Ports
• HDMI Video
• Touchpad
• Battery Indicator
• Brightness
• WiFi (Some troubles/sometimes bad speed)

Not working

• Bluetooth (i'm don't need this work)
• Airdrop

TODO

• Make an OTA update to Big Sur
• Fix Bluetooth

Computer specifications

Component	Model
Laptop	Asus Vivobook Q301LA
CPU	Intel Core i5-4200U
iGPU	Intel HD Graphics 4400
Audio Chipset	ALC3236 (ALC233)
Ethernet	Realtek RTL8111 Gigabit Ethernet Controller

Successfully checked versions MacOS

• MacOS Catalina 10.15.7
• MacOS Big Sur
• MacOS Monterey

Installed Drivers

Drivers	Short description
HfsPlus	Needed for seeing HFS volumes
OpenRuntime	Extension for OpenCore to help with patching boot.efi for NVRAM fixes and better memory management

Installed Kexts

Kexts	Short description
VirtualSMC	Emulates the SMC chip found on real macs, without this macOS will not boot
Lilu	A kext to patch many processes, required for AppleALC, WhateverGreen, VirtualSMC and many other kexts. Without Lilu, they will not work.
WhateverGreen	Used for graphics patching, DRM fixes, board ID checks, framebuffer fixes, etc; all GPUs benefit from this kext.
AppleALC	Used for AppleHDA patching, allowing support for the majority of on-board sound controllers
RealtekRTL8111	Used for work ethernet card
VoodooPS2	Works with various PS2 keyboards, mice, and trackpads
USBInjectAll	Used for injecting Intel USB controllers on systems without defined USB ports in ACPI