My Hardware:-
intel i5 8250U Kaby lake
intel UHD 620
gtx 940mx (
disabled with SSDT)
intel 7250AC wifi and bluetooth
Elan touchpad
16Gb Ram
What's working ??
Wifi
bluetooth
sleep
Audio
Trackpad (with all geastures)
Keyboard
power managment
camera
Battery indicator
HDMI (with Hidpi)
Brightness
What's not working ??
nothing much here
Guide
download big sur from app store or system preferences->updates
Follow the below guide to create a usb:-
https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/...-beta-installation-usb-experimental.300100/er
Now you can either directly use my EFI directly or you can go with this guide to do things yourself.
Follow the below guide to create your EFI:-
Using the above guide now you can probably install big sur and get to the desktop
Post install
--Touchpad/Trackpad fix:-
kext:-
https://github.com/BAndysc/VoodooPS2/releases/
-->wifi fix:-
kext:-
https://github.com/OpenIntelWireless/itlwm
-->sleep fix:-
1. USB PORT mapping using hackintool:-
A) download hackintool from the download section and heaover to usb section in hackintool.
b) Now simple grab any 2.0 and 3.0 usb and plug them in all the ports one-by-one.
C) insert c-type and sd card (if neccessary) one-by one.
D) now click on export. The tool with provide you with a kext and a ssdt. Prefer using the kext version.
2. Run the following commands in terminal:-
Code:
sudo pmset -a hibernatemode 0
sudo rm /var/vm/sleepimage
sudo mkdir /var/vm/sleepimage
sudo pmset -a standby 0
sudo pmset -a autopoweroff 0
3. Cpu frequency tuning
A) Download the following:-
CpuFriend.kext :-
https://github.com/acidanthera/CPUFriend
B) The above kext need one more kext which needs to be created ourself as each machine has different hardware. Follow the steps here:
https://github.com/corpnewt/CPUFriendFriend
4. Fix GPRW in DSDT :
for this simple follow here:-
https://1revenger1.gitbook.io/laptop-guide/battery-power-management/correcting-sleep-problems
--> extras
1. if you have choosen a SmBios of a machine with touchID you probably need to disable it. Download NoTouchID.kext for it.
2. For proper Audio fix Add this to your config.plist:-
DeviceProperties>Add>PciRoot(0)/Pci(0x1f,3)
To this device add (the device is laptop specific,
layout-id | Number | <yourlayoutid>
Now you can remove alcid boot args if used.
3. To disable SIP navigate to in your config.plist:-
NVRam>7C436110-AB2A-4BBB-A880- mentionedFE41995C9F82>csr-active-config>E7030000
Note:- All the mentioned kext go to EFI/OC/Kext and in config Kernel/add
Happy Hackintoshing !!!
