Asus - UX430UA - Kaby Lake i7-7500U Intel HD Graphics 620

[gulios]

Hi,
After almost 3 months of searching, reading, fixing etc my Asus ZenBook works great
CPU, SSD M.2 and WIFI is native supported in new High Sierra.
PM works great(battery around 7hours in normal usage).
Generally i can say that it's perfect model for hackintosh laptop nowdays

Model: Asus UX430UA
OS: 11.0.1
Clover: 5103 moved to OC
OpenCore: 0.6.3
FileSystem: APFS
SMBIOS: MacBookPro14,1
BIOS: 307
Wifi: replaced to "Broadcom BCM94352Z M.2 NGFF 802.11AC 867Mbps BT 4.0 DW1560 for Mac Hackintosh"
CPU: Kaby Lake i7-7500U
GPU: Intel HD Graphics 620
Display: 14`
RAM: 8GB 2133MHz DDR4
HDD: 512GB SATA3 M.2 SSD
More info https://www.asus.com/Laptops/ASUS-ZenBook-UX430UA/Tech-Specs/

Benchmarks:
CPU: https://browser.geekbench.com/v4/cpu/3590954
Compute: https://browser.geekbench.com/v4/compute/981634

So far so good, laptop works like a charm

working:
- wifi 2,4/5Ghz
- BlueTooth 4.0
- eth USB 10/100/1000 LAN
- USB2/3/C works fine - generate custom SSDT for USBInjectAll.kext
- AirDrop
- GPU/CPU full acceleration(used ssdtPRGen.sh for PM) - "Intel HD Graphics 620 1536 MB"
- all sensors, cpu, gpu, fans without any problems(average temperature 35-39' in normal usage)
- m.2 Sandisk, trim(turned off with APFS)
- USB-C/3/2
- battery, cycle count etc, battery life ~7h with regular use and ~2,5h with external display 4K video
- sleep/wake (on charger and battery)
- brightness, slider, auto change level(battery/charger) 16 levels
- FN keys, keyboard backlight 3 levels AsusNBFnKeys.kext + AsusFnKeysDaemon for FN+F1 (sleep), FN+F2 (airplane mode)
FN+F1 go sleep
FN+F2 airplane mode
FN+F3/4 keyboard backlight
FN+F5/6 display brightness
FN+F7 display off
FN+F8 switch displays
FN+F9 turn off trackpad
FN+F10, 11/12 mute, volume level
https://github.com/hieplpvip/AsusFnKeys
- HDMI external display(4K) on micro hdmi(NvidiaGraphicsFixup.kext)
- HDMI audio
- audio(speakers, microphone, headphones) - AppleALC.kext Lilu.kext inject id = 14 ALC295 + ALCPlugFix @InsanelyDeepak
- Chime startup sound - "Carillon-AppleALC-Version"
- imessage, facetime, hand-off
https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/an-idiots-guide-to-imessage.196827/
- camera USB2.0 HD UVC WebCam
- card reader(in system pref "This computer doesn't contain any Apple Internal Memory Card Readers." but in USB "Flash Card Reader/Writer") so it works as regular pendrive
- touchpad horizontal/vertical scrolling, 3 fingers(mission control etc), zoom, notifications, swipe full screen etc - ELAN 1200
https://github.com/hieplpvip/VoodooI2C
- fingerprint sensor ELAN:Fingerprint - device is recognised in Sytem Info but now port HS09 is disabled (in new BIOS disabled option)
- FileVault - AppleUiSupport.efi + AptioInputFix.efi
ALS sensor - works with https://github.com/acidanthera/VirtualSMC + SMCLightSensor.kext - testing

not working:
- fingerprint sensor and never will. Disabled in BIOS.

TODO:



Very useful links(must read):
RehabMan guides:
https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/readme-common-some-unsolved-problems-in-10-12-sierra.202316/
https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/faq-read-first-laptop-frequent-questions.164990/
https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/guide-patching-laptop-dsdt-ssdts.152573/
https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/guide-patching-dsdt-ssdt-for-laptop-backlight-control.152659/
https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/guide-native-power-management-for-laptops.175801/
https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/...rol-using-applebacklightinjector-kext.218222/

Other(must read)
https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/installing-sierra-on-asus-zenbook-ux410ua.223811/
https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/...10uak-macos-sierra-installation-guide.224591/
https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/...6-wifi-not-working.227506/page-3#post-1547302
https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/asus-ux430ua-external-display-hdmi-not-working.227721/
https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/wip-voodooi2c-i2c-trackpad-limited-support.204227
https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/asus-ux430ua-kaby-lake-hd-620-hdmi-audio-not-working.228018/
https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/asus-ux430ua-alc295-audio-headphones-crackling.228992/
https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/asus-ux430ua-keyboard-backlighting.226619/page-2
https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/an-idiots-guide-to-imessage.196827/
https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/...d-limited-support.204227/page-80#post-1571791
https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/asus-ux430ua-fingerprint-trackpad-touch-id.230671/
https://github.com/insanelydeepak/cloverHDA-for-Mac-OS-Sierra-10.12/issues/51

Useful stuff:
https://github.com/vit9696/AppleALC
https://github.com/RehabMan/Laptop-DSDT-Patch
https://github.com/KernCheh/UX303LA/tree/master/EFI kexts/Asus DSDT patches
https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/wip-voodooi2c-i2c-trackpad-limited-support.204227/
https://github.com/acidanthera/VirtualSMC

The best (as i know) example for Asus Zenbooks
https://github.com/hieplpvip/ASUS-ZENBOOK-UX410-DSDT-PATCH

Useful apps:
Clover -> https://sourceforge.net/projects/cloverefiboot/
Clover Configurator -> http://mackie100projects.altervista.org/download-clover-configurator/
MaciASL -> https://bitbucket.org/RehabMan/os-x-maciasl-patchmatic/downloads/
DPCIManager -> https://sourceforge.net/projects/dpcimanager/
IORegistryExplorer -> https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/guide-how-to-make-a-copy-of-ioreg.58368/
patchmatic -> https://bitbucket.org/RehabMan/os-x-maciasl-patchmatic/downloads/
debug tool -> https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/tool-generate-proper-problem-reporting-files.235953/

Brightness Slider(if you have a problems with fn keys) -> https://itunes.apple.com/pl/app/brightness-slider/id456624497?mt=12

 

[ben9923]

Patching DSDT is usually not needed when booting the installer, it's a post-install task.

Follow the Clover guide:
https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/guide-booting-the-os-x-installer-on-laptops-with-clover.148093/

If you need some help, read the FAQ, 'Problem Reporting':
https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/faq-read-first-laptop-frequent-questions.164990/

 

[gulios]

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[iamsanoj]

Ok, i've passed through installation(there was a xml bug in config.plist).
For DSDT i used acpi6,1 from
https://bitbucket.org/RehabMan/os-x-maciasl-patchmatic/downloads/RehabMan-MaciASL-2016-0423.zip
and i was able to compile file.

After installation not working:
- keyboard/backlight + trackpad not working. I have to connect external keybord/mouse via usb.
- about my mac shows HD 620 1536MB but i see it's not fully accelerated ;( - no transparency etc...
- wifi/battery/sound not working yet

For the keyboard u can use voodoops2.kext
Give me hardware details of ur Trackpad as well
HD620 Is dictated but there is no acceleration. U have to use a proper ig-platform-id in order to fix this. U can use ig-platform-id: 19160000 along with FakePCIID_Intel_HD_Graphics.kext, FakePCIID.kext, IntelGraphicsFixup.kext and Lilu.kext. This may can help, as this method is working fine with HD630
which is ur ALC?
explain with ur hardware details

 

[RehabMan]

Ok, i've passed through installation(there was a xml bug in config.plist).
For DSDT i used acpi6,1 from
https://bitbucket.org/RehabMan/os-x-maciasl-patchmatic/downloads/RehabMan-MaciASL-2016-0423.zip
and i was able to compile file.

After installation not working:
- keyboard/backlight + trackpad not working. I have to connect external keybord/mouse via usb.
- about my mac shows HD 620 1536MB but i see it's not fully accelerated ;( - no transparency etc...
- wifi/battery/sound not working yet

Read FAQ, "Problem Reporting"
https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/faq-read-first-laptop-frequent-questions.164990/

 

[gulios]

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[gulios]

For the keyboard u can use voodoops2.kext
Give me hardware details of ur Trackpad as well
HD620 Is dictated but there is no acceleration. U have to use a proper ig-platform-id in order to fix this. U can use ig-platform-id: 19160000 along with FakePCIID_Intel_HD_Graphics.kext, FakePCIID.kext, IntelGraphicsFixup.kext and Lilu.kext. This may can help, as this method is working fine with HD630
which is ur ALC?
explain with ur hardware details

Thank you @iamsanoj i'm trying to update my #1 post with all current data.
You will find there lates configuration.

Thx

 

[hsontung899]

You're genius! Thank you so much.. I've UX430UA, too, and follow these guides almost successfully. The only thing didn't work was the keyboard backlit. I used your clover config in this post: https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/...dio-headphones-crackling.228992/#post-1557968 but I still couldn't use fn+f3 to turn on keyboard backlit. Can you help me?

 

[gulios]

You're genius! Thank you so much.. I've UX430UA, too, and follow these guides almost successfully. The only thing didn't work was the keyboard backlit. I used your clover config in this post: https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/...dio-headphones-crackling.228992/#post-1557968 but I still couldn't use fn+f3 to turn on keyboard backlit. Can you help me?

apply this patch to DSDT

 

[baohiep]

Hi @gulios. I'm using Asus UX410 which has the same touchpad as yours (ELAN1200). However I haven't found any ways to make it work. Can you help me?