[Guide] HP ProBook/EliteBook/Zbook using Clover UEFI hotpatch (10.11)

[RehabMan]

what do I do ?

Use Clover Configurator to create your SMBIOS. Save it somewhere. Open in in a plist editor. Copy/paste from it to your real config.plist.

 

[Rman2015]

Use Clover Configurator to create your SMBIOS. Save it somewhere. Open in in a plist editor. Copy/paste from it to your real config.plist.

What characteristics should be entered in SMBIOS ??? Do not empty.

 

[RehabMan]

What characteristics should be entered in SMBIOS ??? Do not empty.

Use the Wizard built into Clover Configurator.

 

[MHSchaap]

Boot verbose, show photo. Post EFI/Clover folder as ZIP (omit 'themes' folder).

Thanks a lot for the support; I am not in yet, no working USB stick yet; I can only sent the photo by now. Sorry for that..

 

[Titanius]

It is covered in the main guide linked from post #1. Same setup as for USB.

After install it is sill necessary to import Kext to HDD EFI Folder?

Kext/Other
or
Kext/10.11

If can i copy all new Install Kext from Extension to EFI

 

[RehabMan]

After install it is sill necessary to import Kext to HDD EFI Folder?

Kext/Other
or
Kext/10.11

If can i copy all new Install Kext from Extension to EFI

Only essential kexts are placed in Clover/kexts/Other. Exactly as described in the guide, and exactly as you did for USB.

 

[MHSchaap]

Thanks a lot for the support; I am not in yet, no working USB stick yet; I can only sent the photo by now. Sorry for that..

Thanks!! It works now, the config.plist must have been false. Don't know what happend. At least it is working. I will read the guide over to the benefit of future upgrades, and will verify a memory stick beforehand next time....

 

[edsnowden]

Try without HDMI-audio patch in config.plist. Add 'Disabled'=true, change the Name (precede with #), or remove.

Great! This made audio via DP working too
hackintosh DP -> mDP Dell P2415Q -> mini RCA -> external stereo/amp

will try hackintosh DP -> HDMI HDTV later

for other interested people, I modified config.plist as per RehabMan tips as follows

...
            <dict>
                <key>Comment</key>
                <string>HDMI-audio, port 0105, 0x16120003 0x16120005 0x16120006 0x16260006</string>
                <key>Disabled</key>
                <true/>
                <key>Find</key>
                <data>
                AQULAAAEAAAHBQAA
                </data>
                <key>Name</key>
                <string>#AppleIntelBDWGraphicsFramebuffer</string>
                <key>Replace</key>
                <data>
                AQULAAAIAACCAAAA
                </data>
            </dict>
            <dict>
                <key>Comment</key>
                <string>HDMI-audio, port 0204, 0x16120003 0x16120005 0x16120006 0x16260006</string>
                <key>Disabled</key>
                <true/>
                <key>Find</key>
                <data>
                AgQLAAAEAAAHBQAA
                </data>
                <key>Name</key>
                <string>#AppleIntelBDWGraphicsFramebuffer</string>
                <key>Replace</key>
                <data>
                AgQLAAAIAACCAAAA
                </data>
...

Unfortunately, I still output to external monitor 3840x2160@30Hz
no luck here... will investigate further since this is a very special topic

Either you have it disabled in BIOS or the card is faulty.

Now my main concern is why bluetooth card doesn't show up... it should be detected at least when runnning Windows or Linux...
It seems hardware is not initialized at all.

I don't have any bluetooth settings in the BIOS

Only clue is "WLAN FCC ID" shows some sort of "test wlan" within BIOS, nothing else...

 

[RehabMan]

Great! This made audio via DP working too
hackintosh DP -> mDP Dell P2415Q -> mini RCA -> external stereo/amp

will try hackintosh DP -> HDMI HDTV later

Previous reports were that the HDMI audio patch didn't bother DP, but evidently not true.

Will have to start differentiating config.plist patches used depending on whether the laptop has DP vs. HDMI.
I know most (all?) of the EliteBooks have DP instead of HDMI...

for other interested people, I modified config.plist as per RehabMan tips as follows

Never edit config.plist with a text editor... (too easy to make a mistake).

Unfortunately, I still output to external monitor 3840x2160@30Hz

Might need IOKit patch.

Now my main concern is why bluetooth card doesn't show up... it should be detected at least when runnning Windows or Linux...
It seems hardware is not initialized at all.

Install original WiFi/BT card. Test in Windows.

 

[edsnowden]

Previous reports were that the HDMI audio patch didn't bother DP, but evidently not true.

Will have to start differentiating config.plist patches used depending on whether the laptop has DP vs. HDMI.
I know most (all?) of the EliteBooks have DP instead of HDMI...

Not sure about EliteBook ports, anyway will report DP to HDMI usage as soon as I can.

Never edit config.plist with a text editor... (too easy to make a mistake).

I did modify config.plist with TextWrangler... which do you suggest instead if may I ask?

Might need IOKit patch.

Can you give me a starting point / thread for IOKit patching? I have never been into that....

Install original WiFi/BT card. Test in Windows.

That's wise, of course. Even if original card is Intel 7260abgn and not sure it has built-in bluetooth.