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Hi Errrneist, I'm looking to buy the Thinkpad X1 extreme. Would you recommend it for hackintosh? (I'm a newbie btw)
 
OK. I've got a new (second) SSD installed, and I got MacOS installed and running! Most things are working perfectly, but there are a few issues still to work out.

Working:
  • Wifi
  • Ethernet (via Lenovo adapter)
  • Battery status
  • Volume control buttons
  • USB 2.0
  • iMessage & Facetime
Not working:
  • USB 3.0 (the USB ports work fine with USB2 devices, but will not even power up a USB3 device)
  • SDXC card reader (I suspect this is related to the USB3 issue)
  • Brightness control buttons
Does anyone have any suggestions for trouble-shooting these not-working items?
 
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OK. I've got a new (second) SSD installed, and I got MacOS installed and running! Most things are working perfectly, but there are a few issues still to work out.

Working:
  • Wifi
  • Ethernet (via Lenovo adapter)
  • Battery status
  • Volume control buttons
  • USB 2.0
  • iMessage & Facetime
Not working:
  • USB 3.0 (the USB ports work fine with USB2 devices, but will not even power up a USB3 device)
  • SDXC card reader (I suspect this is related to the USB3 issue)
  • Brightness control buttons
Does anyone have any suggestions for trouble-shooting these not-working items?

For my 1st gen X1 Yoga I managed to remap brightness keys using this patch I created:

Code:
into method label _Q15 replace_content
begin
    Notify(\_SB.PCI0.LPC.KBD, 0x0405)\n
end;
into method label _Q14 replace_content
begin
    Notify(\_SB.PCI0.LPC.KBD, 0x0406)\n
end;

Otherwise follow the guide here under "Brightness Keys" but I suspect it should be something similar!
 
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Otherwise follow the guide here under "Brightness Keys" but I suspect it should be something similar!
Thank you! I have no idea how I missed this guide! Got the brightness keys working last night. :thumbup:
 
OK. I've got a new (second) SSD installed, and I got MacOS installed and running! Most things are working perfectly, but there are a few issues still to work out.

Working:
  • Wifi
  • Ethernet (via Lenovo adapter)
  • Battery status
  • Volume control buttons
  • USB 2.0
  • iMessage & Facetime
Not working:
  • USB 3.0 (the USB ports work fine with USB2 devices, but will not even power up a USB3 device)
  • SDXC card reader (I suspect this is related to the USB3 issue)
  • Brightness control buttons
Does anyone have any suggestions for trouble-shooting these not-working items?

Hi what is the battery life like on the X1 extreme with Mojave? with average use?

Thank you
 
My X1E is on its way. I bought a DW1830 to go into it since it should be more compatible than the stock card. The thing is it looks like the stock card is 2x2 and the DW1830 is 3x3. For those that are using the DW1830, what did you do about the third antenna?

Reading conflicting things: some say to leave it empty, other say doing that isn't good, some say put in a third antenna and then they link to an antenna that isn’t compatible supposedly… well, the card is supposed to be M.2/NGFF format and they will link to an antenna that clearly states it is not M.2/NGFF compatible.
 
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Has anyone tried to get the Nvidia 1050 Ti working in macOS? I noticed the x1 extreme has a bios option to disable integrated graphics and force the dgpu to use the internal/external displays so hypothetically this is possible (no optimus support required). Thanks
 
Hi guys, I have followed the steps in this guide https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/guide-booting-the-os-x-installer-on-laptops-with-clover.148093/, and replace the kexts/drivers64UEFI/ACPI patches with https://github.com/Errrneist/Hackintosh-Thinkpad-X1-Extreme(10.14.3 folder),, I have finished the installing macos to 970 evo (Reh call it as PHASE 2), after reboot, boot from usb again to Clover menu, then select boot the macos, some message appear quickly then crash to reboot, I have no time to take a picture,,,

my env are as following:
x1 extreme 8850h/16G/512G lenovo ssd(win10) +970evo 500G,no thirdparty hardware attached.
any suggestion?

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I remade the installer with zysuper's acpi patch/kexts/driver65uefis, now I getting into the macos, touchpad and trackpoint both are working, lightness/audio volume adjustment works fine. but I want to get the fan works more positively so system should get cooler, any idea?
 
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Hi guys, I have followed the steps in this guide https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/guide-booting-the-os-x-installer-on-laptops-with-clover.148093/, and replace the kexts/drivers64UEFI/ACPI patches with https://github.com/Errrneist/Hackintosh-Thinkpad-X1-Extreme(10.14.3 folder),, I have finished the installing macos to 970 evo (Reh call it as PHASE 2), after reboot, boot from usb again to Clover menu, then select boot the macos, some message appear quickly then crash to reboot, I have no time to take a picture,,,

my env are as following:
x1 extreme 8850h/16G/512G lenovo ssd(win10) +970evo 500G,no thirdparty hardware attached.
any suggestion?

edit1:
I remade the installer with zysuper's acpi patch/kexts/driver65uefis, now I getting into the macos, touchpad and trackpoint both are working, lightness/audio volume adjustment works fine. but I want to get the fan works more positively so system should get cooler, any idea?
No "Problem Reporting" files attached.
Read FAQ, "Problem Reporting" again. Carefully. Attach all requested files/output.
Use the gen_debug.sh tool mentioned in the FAQ, that way it is less likely you'll omit something.
 
hi,I want to repost your post and efi files to another forum, could I? Of course, I will indicate the source.
 
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