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Usage guide
Download BETA 2
Open any OC version config.plist file with one of 3 possibilities
This is how looks HackinDROM's Plist Editor
Inside the left panel we have top level dictionaries and arrays (ACPI, Booter, .. UEFI)
Sub dictionaries and arrays are presented by buttons at top-middle (Generic)
Other values (String, Data, Number, Boolean) listed in the middle as you can see in the screenshot
For OpenCore the app provides selectors (here Update SMBIOSMode options) for known options from OpenCore documentation + description of the option if available
I call this selectors as "Helpers", because it helps you to select an option but you dont must absolutely select one of them, theres always "Other" option which is by default the OC failsafe value; but you can modify it as your needs:
If for example in OC x.y.z version UpdateSMBIOSMode changes from String to Number the app will detect it and will not show you this specific selector.
We can change its key name, type, or completely remove it by a long press on its key (UpdateSMBIOSMode)
When the type is "Number" the field accepts only numbers (- and +)
The same for Data type. Lets change UpdateSMBIOSMode to Data and see
Now only HEX bytes are accepted (Thats why now fields value is CEAE <- filtered from previous value the word "create")
in HackinDROM App every Data field is also HEX to Base64 to HEX converted. Click on DNA Emoji to switch between them.
We can also work with Boolean fields
But what when we need new fields? Easy!
Simply right click inside the top panel then select "Editor Mode"
More customizing options are now available through the app
Lets add few fields
Now lets enter into PlatformInfo -> Generic
As in "Create EFI" the app provides Mac serials generation (thanks to acidanthera for macserials)
+ import from current system or OC/clover .config.plist
As in previous examples here again everything is fully customizable with long press
if Editor Mode is activated then the bottom panel will show add options.
Lets now enter into an array, for example Kernel > Add
Heres the list of our kexts
Theres 2 ways to add new items
This is an array of dictionaries, click to have more details:
Another example
Here "Comment" field is used to identify the item
TableSignature has a Helper
with + Helper we can see OC versions where changes were introduced, and add new item based on them
Various Helpers are present into the app, (more will be added)
You can also use Search box to find what you need from you config.plist
(in BETA 2 it may crash the app! to be fixed!!)
and bingo:
And now lets open... Clover config.plist!
Cool right?
Known issues in BETA 2
To do
Download BETA 2
Open any OC version config.plist file with one of 3 possibilities
This is how looks HackinDROM's Plist Editor
Inside the left panel we have top level dictionaries and arrays (ACPI, Booter, .. UEFI)
Sub dictionaries and arrays are presented by buttons at top-middle (Generic)
Other values (String, Data, Number, Boolean) listed in the middle as you can see in the screenshot
For OpenCore the app provides selectors (here Update SMBIOSMode options) for known options from OpenCore documentation + description of the option if available
I call this selectors as "Helpers", because it helps you to select an option but you dont must absolutely select one of them, theres always "Other" option which is by default the OC failsafe value; but you can modify it as your needs:
If for example in OC x.y.z version UpdateSMBIOSMode changes from String to Number the app will detect it and will not show you this specific selector.
We can change its key name, type, or completely remove it by a long press on its key (UpdateSMBIOSMode)
When the type is "Number" the field accepts only numbers (- and +)
The same for Data type. Lets change UpdateSMBIOSMode to Data and see
Now only HEX bytes are accepted (Thats why now fields value is CEAE <- filtered from previous value the word "create")
in HackinDROM App every Data field is also HEX to Base64 to HEX converted. Click on DNA Emoji to switch between them.
We can also work with Boolean fields
But what when we need new fields? Easy!
Simply right click inside the top panel then select "Editor Mode"
More customizing options are now available through the app
Lets add few fields
Now lets enter into PlatformInfo -> Generic
As in "Create EFI" the app provides Mac serials generation (thanks to acidanthera for macserials)
+ import from current system or OC/clover .config.plist
As in previous examples here again everything is fully customizable with long press
if Editor Mode is activated then the bottom panel will show add options.
Lets now enter into an array, for example Kernel > Add
Heres the list of our kexts
Theres 2 ways to add new items
- Select kext/bin files, to analyze and import the into new dictionaries as OpenCore needs
- (by default "Comment" field will have kexts version number)
- Or click to +
- + is an "Helper" as I mentioned before, if you are not happy with added dictionary and its fields then you can edit it.
- Or simply use the Editor Mode to work like in a simple plist editor.
- Right click on + will provides you various options, here we have template dictionaries for Kernel > Add
- No changes where introduces since OpenCore 0.6.1 into Kernel > Add section, so we have 2 "templates"
- The third option will simply copy lists first item (if available of course) and remove value fields but keeps keys
This is an array of dictionaries, click to have more details:
- As you know theres no names/keys in arrays, only index and items, in HackinDROM App has custom presentation for OpenCore arrays
- As in "Update OpenCore" functionality of the app here again kexts BundlePath is used to identify itself (visually only) into HackinDROM array.
- The "green switcher" always refers to "Enabled" field
- Right click to delete the item from the array
- click to + button (next to "fake name") to add more fields
Another example
Here "Comment" field is used to identify the item
TableSignature has a Helper
with + Helper we can see OC versions where changes were introduced, and add new item based on them
Various Helpers are present into the app, (more will be added)
You can also use Search box to find what you need from you config.plist
(in BETA 2 it may crash the app! to be fixed!!)
and bingo:
And now lets open... Clover config.plist!
Cool right?
Known issues in BETA 2
- Search bar may crash the app.
- Second levels Dictionaries arrays are not visible (ex.: NVRAM -> Delete).
To do
- Alert about not saved plist when we "go back".
- allow array's items ordering (macOS Catalina+ graphical API has a bug with a function which make it laggy in our case, have to find a workaround).
- Create a fake "Root Elements" section in the left panel to host String Data Bool Numbers from very top level dict/array (ex: OC #Warning strings)
- Add more "Helpers" from the official OC Documentation
- Add OC fields descriptions if they are available
- Add Clover plists detection for "right click" on EFI function.
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