How to update config.plist after installation?

[jasondecode]

Hi everybody,

First of all i want to thank this community i just build my first pc and first hackintosh. Without you guys i wouldnt be able to do it, i learned alot!

Im running my hackintosh now for 2 weeks and i installed alot of stuff but some things are not working / i want to change some stuff. but i wonder if it is possible to change those things without reinstall my os. Is it possible to update config.plist file without reinstall everything?

Anyway thanks guys! 1 funny thing is that i accidentally updated my os and it is still working! i always read stories that it can cause problems when you update it.

One more thing if you are interested in which components im using i will mention it here below. I installed macos without facing any problems on my first attempt!

Motherboard: Gigabyte Z490 VISION D
CPU: Intel Core i9 10900K
GPU: Sapphire Radeon RX 5700 XT NITRO+ SE
Ram: G.Skill DDR4 Ripjaws-V 32GB x 4

Cheers!

 

[prabs99]

Use Efi Agent (link) and mount your EFI volume. Then use Xcode or Plist editor to edit the config.plist file.

 

[jasondecode]

Use Efi Agent (link) and mount your EFI volume. Then use Xcode or Plist editor to edit the config.plist file.

Thanks for the reply! so basically i have to update the config file on my current efi partition of my disk and when i restart my pc it will update my system reading the updated config file?

 

[UtterDisbelief]

Thanks for the reply! so basically i have to update the config file on my current efi partition of my disk and when i restart my pc it will update my system reading the updated config file?

Well done on your build

If you are going to "experiment" changing settings, remember to back-up your original EFI folder completely, so that if anything goes wrong you will be able to recover easily. Keep a UniBeast installer USB handy too, so you can boot with it if necessary .

 

[jasondecode]

Well done on your build

If you are going to "experiment" changing settings, remember to back-up your original EFI folder completely, so that if anything goes wrong you will be able to recover easily. Keep a UniBeast installer USB handy too, so you can boot with it if necessary .

I didn't thought about making a backup of my EFI lol. I've never really checked what Unibeast is but its time to take some notes thanks alot!

 

[Jamesbond007]

Well done on your build

If you are going to "experiment" changing settings, remember to back-up your original EFI folder completely, so that if anything goes wrong you will be able to recover easily. Keep a UniBeast installer USB handy too, so you can boot with it if necessary .

The OP has a Z490 motherboard, and I don't think the USB stick created by Unibeast 10.3.0 will work with it since it uses Clover 5119 which may not work with Z490.

 

[UtterDisbelief]

I didn't thought about making a backup of my EFI lol. I've never really checked what Unibeast is but its time to take some notes thanks alot!

My apologies. As @Jamesbond007 states, it seems I gave bad advice.

My idea was just to encourage you to make backups so that in your experiments, if anything went wrong, you had a way back to your desktop.