[Guide] ASUS TUF FX504GE - Mojave

[MegaStood]

Hackintosh-FX504GE-ES72
Mojave 10.14.6. Bios version 318
Hardware Configuration
ASUS FX504GE-ES72(Amazon):

• Intel i7-8750H
• 16GB RAM
• Samsung 970 evo 512GB NVMe SSD (Amazon)
• Samsung 860 evo 1TB Sata III SSD(Amazon)
• NV 1050Ti 4GB
• Dell DW1560(BCM94352Z) Wireless+Bluetooth
• Apple Magic Mouse

Working

• Intel Graphics Accelleration(uhd630)
• Wifi & Bluetooth (dw1560)
• Audio
• Brightlight Control
• Sleep and Wake (Hibernatemode 3)
• PS/2 Keyboard
• Work almost perfect
• HDMI port (with audio)

Not Working

• I2C ELAN1200 Precision TouchPad(could refer to PoomSmart's work in github, I did not try cause I use a apple trackpad instead)
• NV discrete card(disabled via hot patch)

Installation

• 1.Use the Clover EFI Mojave Installer to install Mac OS Majave(10.14.3)
• 2.Boot into the system and replace the "EFI" Folder on you System Boot Disk EFI partition
• 3.Install all the kext contained in the Kext "other" folder into your /Library/Extensions, rebuild kextcache and reboot

#ACPI Patched: DSDT, SSDT-DDGPU, SSDT-PNLF/PNLFCFL, SSDT-UIAC, SSDT-XHC, SSDT-XOSI
#UEFI Drivers are used: ApfsDriverLoader, OsxAptioFix3Drv(clover 5108 stock,work fine), DataHubDxe, EmuVariableUefi, FSinject, HFSPlus or VBoxHFS, NvmExpressDxe, PartitionDxe, SMCHelper.
#Kexts are used: ACPIBatteryManager, AirportBrcmFixup, AppleALC, BrcmFirmwareRepo, BrcmPatchRAM2, BT4LEContiunityFixup, FakeSMC, Lilu, NoTouchID, RealtekRTL8111, USBInjectAll, VoodooPS2Controller, WhateverGreen, XHCI-unsupported.
#Please find above files in the link:

Clover Config

• Acpi: AutoMerge, DSDT Patches(_OSI to XOSI, HECI to IMEI,GFX0 to IGPU, HDAS to HDEF,no need to rename EHC* as Chipsets post Skylake removed USB2.0 native support), SSDT PluginType checked
• Boot Args: dart=0 agdpmod=vit9696 darkwake=0 -v -lilubetaall keepsyms=1 -wegbeta
• Kernel Patches: Kernel LAPIC, KernelPM and AppleRTC enabled
• SMBIOS: MacBookPro15,2
• SystemParameters: InjectKexts Detect, InjectSystemID YES.

DSDT Patch (only two static patches needed )

Sleep and wake
Use "USB _PRW 0x6D (instant wake)" patches for Skylake(and later). This patch will add Method(_PRW) { Return(Package() { 0x6D, 0 }) } to relevant Devices.
# There may be missing a "}" after applying the patch, which cause compile syntax error. Search for Method(_PRW) and find out the syntax error. If there is still wake problems (“wake reason” :XDCI CNVW XHC etc.), use Log Show to find the wake reason and search the specific Device (XDCI or CNVW) to see if Method(_PRW) is missing in the specific device.

Brightness adjustment keys
working by modifying /EFI/Clover/ACPI/patched/DSDT.aml
Scope (_SB.PCI0.LPCB.EC0)
{
...
Method (_Q11, 0, NotSerialized) // _Qxx: EC Query
{
Notify (PS2K, 0x0405) // Brightness down
}
Method (_Q12, 0, NotSerialized) // _Qxx: EC Query
{
Notify (PS2K, 0x0406) // Brightness up
}
...
}

Hot Patches

• Disable NV GPU: SSDT-DDGPU
• Backlight Control: SSDT-PNLF/PNLFCFL
• Removing unused USB ports: SSDT-UIAC
• inject properties for XHCI: SSDT-XHC
• XOSI simulation to "Windows 10": SSDT-XOSI

USB
Actual Port Information:

Port	Type	Description
HS01/SS01	USB 3.0 Type A	Front--Left side
HS02/SS02	USB 3.0 Type A	Middle--Left side
HS03	USB 2.0	Rear--Left Side
HS07	Proprietary	Webcam
HS14	Proprietary	Bluetooth

Use above information to make specific Hotpatch SSDT-UIAC.aml(based on SSDT-UIAC-ALL).

Audio

Realtek ALC255: Use AppleALC.kext, Clover Audio inject =3

HDMI


USE the latest Hacktool to creat a patch,the below section should be take care:



framebuffer-con1-busid 01000000(the only work-out id)

framebuffer-con1-enable 01000000

framebuffer-con1-flags 87010000

framebuffer-con1-has-lspcon 01000000

framebuffer-con1-index 01000000

framebuffer-con1-pipe 12000000

framebuffer-con1-preferred-lspcon-mode 01000000

framebuffer-con1-type 00080000(used as a HDMI identifier),

framebuffer-patch-enable 01000000



As the MacbookPro 15,2 do not have HDMI port actually, the check of the board-id should be ignored by

using the WhateverGreen boot-arg agdpmod=vit9696.please check the details in my updated config.plist.

Kindly note that the kext of WhateverGreen, Lilu and AppleALC should be updated to the latest version.

Credit:

• Special thanks to RehabMan for his splendid work and comprehensive guidelines to Hackintosh laptops. His method make this model works almost perfect.
• Thanks to Jaymonkey for his iDiot's Guide to Lilu and its Plug-ins.
• Thanks to P1LGRIM for his iDiot's Guide To make iMessage work.
• Thanks to PoomSmart for his preliminary work, which inspire me to work further and make this final build.

Useful Links:
https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/guide-booting-the-os-x-installer-on-laptops-with- clover.148093/
https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/guide-patching-laptop-dsdt-ssdts.152573/
https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/broadcom-wifi-bluetooth-guide.242423/#post-1664577
https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/guide-creating-a-custom-ssdt-for-usbinjectall-kext.211311/
https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/guide-10-11-usb-changes-and-solutions.173616/
https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/guide-using-clover-to-hotpatch-acpi.200137/
https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/an-idiots-guide-to-lilu-and-its-plug-ins.260063/
https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/an-idiots-guide-to-imessage.196827/
https://github.com/RehabMan/Laptop-DSDT-Patch
https://github.com/RehabMan/OS-X-Clover-Laptop-Config
https://github.com/RehabMan/OS-X-USB-Inject-All

Dubug Command

1. sudo pmset -g log | grep -i failure
2. sudo pmset -g assertions
3. log show --predicate 'process == "kernel"' --style syslog --source --debug --last 10m > ~/sys_log.txt
4. log show --predicate "processID == 0" --start $(date "+ %Y-%m-%d") --debug | less
5. log show --style syslog --last 120m | fgrep "Wake reason"

 

[Hayate09]

This is exciting.

 

[Hayate09]

Hope someone can find a way to get the stock WiFi AC adapter and the GTX1050Ti to work.

 

[vficl]

There is any possibility to solve the HDMI? If not, are they alternatives four output video from the laptop?
Thanks

 

[black.dragon74]

HDMI will work if you override the edid. No audio on HDMI though.

 

[vficl]

Please can you give me some links to do that? I'm very nooby

 

[rrcn08]

Why isn't the trackpad working? Can't we make it work with VoodooI2C?

 

[orionwaterlover]

which plist did you use?

 

[rrcn08]

The UHD630 one by RehabMan works perfectly.

 

[orionwaterlover]

Okay that answer helps alot, thanks. One last question if you or anyone doesnt mind. Do we have to edit the plist from rehab man before using it, I see alot of this talk about "#ig-platform-id" and "Common ig-platform-ids:" and im not sure what to do.