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[Guide] ASUS ZenBook Pro UX501JW Mojave 10.14 Upgrade from High Sierra 10.13.6

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Motherboard
Asus Q551LN-708
CPU
i7-5500U
Graphics
Intel(R) HD Graphics 5500 (1920 x 1080) and Geforce 840M
Mac
  1. MacBook Pro
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Notice!
This guide is an upgrade guide not a new installation one.

Preface

I assume you already have a working High Sierra 10.13.6 installation by following this guide.

Steps

  • Download Mojave installation from the App Store.
  • Update clover to the latest version (mine is 2.4 revision 4722).
  • Update the following kexts to the latest version:
    • FakeSMC.kext (link)
    • VoodooPS2Controller.kext (link)
    • USBInjectAll.kext (link)
    • Lilu.kext (link)
    • ACPIBatteryManager.kext (link)
    • AppeALC.kext (link)
    • CodecCommander.kext (link)
    • FakePCIID.kext, FakePCIID_Broadcom_WiFi.kext, FakePCIID_Intel_HD_Graphics.kext, FakePCIID_Intel_HDMI_Audio.kext (link)
  • After updating the above kexts, copy them with the other kexts from High Sierra guide to the EFI partition in (EFI/CLOVER/kexts/Other), of course you need to mount the EFI partition first.
  • Run the macOS Mojave installation application and after the file copying phase the laptop will restart for the first time, make sure to boot into the (newly created by setup) installation partition, then the setup will continue, your laptop will reboot several times during the upgrade process and every time it reboots make sure to boot into the installation partition as long as it is present and after it disappears boot into the macOS partition.
  • After the installation completes (in about 35 minutes) make sure to delete the kexts in (EFI/CLOVER/kexts/Other) and keep only the copies in (Library/Extensions).
Enjoy
Are you saying the kext should be in L/E for Mojave to work on Asus Laptop?
 
Are you saying the kext should be in L/E for Mojave to work on Asus Laptop?
Not necessarily, but some kexts work only if installed on L/E folder.

Anyways follow the High Sierra guide first then upgrade using this one.
 
Notice!
This guide is an upgrade guide not a new installation one.

Preface

I assume you already have a working High Sierra 10.13.6 installation by following this guide.

Steps

  • Download Mojave installation from the App Store.
  • Update clover to the latest version (mine is 2.4 revision 4722).
  • Update the following kexts to the latest version:

    • FakeSMC.kext (link)
    • VoodooPS2Controller.kext (link)
    • USBInjectAll.kext (link)
    • Lilu.kext (link)
    • ACPIBatteryManager.kext (link)
    • AppeALC.kext (link)
    • CodecCommander.kext (link)
    • FakePCIID.kext, FakePCIID_Broadcom_WiFi.kext, FakePCIID_Intel_HD_Graphics.kext, FakePCIID_Intel_HDMI_Audio.kext (link)
  • After updating the above kexts, copy them with the other kexts from High Sierra guide to the EFI partition in (EFI/CLOVER/kexts/Other), of course you need to mount the EFI partition first.
  • Run the macOS Mojave installation application and after the file copying phase the laptop will restart for the first time, make sure to boot into the (newly created by setup) installation partition, then the setup will continue, your laptop will reboot several times during the upgrade process and every time it reboots make sure to boot into the installation partition as long as it is present and after it disappears boot into the macOS partition.
  • After the installation completes (in about 35 minutes) make sure to delete the kexts in (EFI/CLOVER/kexts/Other) and keep only the copies in (Library/Extensions).

Enjoy
 
Not necessarily, but some kexts work only if installed on L/E folder.

Anyways follow the High Sierra guide first then upgrade using this one.
I did but now my laptop freezes after 5 to 10 minutes.
 
No "Problem Reporting" files attached.
Read FAQ, "Problem Reporting" again. Carefully. Attach all requested files/output.
https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/faq-read-first-laptop-frequent-questions.164990/
Use the gen_debug.sh tool mentioned in the FAQ, that way it is less likely you'll omit something.

I was able to resolve the issue with the freezes. The cause was the AirportBcrmFixup.kext. I had too many unnecessary kext in the EFI/Clover/Kext/Other folder I went over each one and deleted all the unnecessary ones. Thanks for the follow up Rehabman.
 
After upgraded to Mojave all USB port is not working now, I did the port limit patch but still not working!
 
After upgraded to Mojave all USB port is not working now, I did the port limit patch but still not working!
 
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