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HP Spectre x360 w/ i7-8550U... Compatible?

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CptnAmerica02

CptnAmerica02

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Motherboard
Z270XP-SLI
CPU
i7-8550U
Graphics
Intel UHD 620
I know Tonymacx posted how the new Coffee Lake Intel chips are recognized by Mac OS, but I was wondering: are the 8th gen Intel "U" chips Mac OS compatible like in the laptop above (HP Spectre x360)? I understand that I'll need to replace the WiFi card, but what about the chip itself? Do I need to spoof it like a Kaby Lake chip? Thank you for your help.



HP Spectre x360-- http://store.hp.com/us/en/pdp/hp-spectre-laptop-13t-1zx32av-1
 
CptnAmerica02 said:
I know Tonymacx posted how the new Coffee Lake Intel chips are recognized by Mac OS, but I was wondering: are the 8th gen Intel "U" chips Mac OS compatible like in the laptop above (HP Spectre x360)? I understand that I'll need to replace the WiFi card, but what about the chip itself? Do I need to spoof it like a Kaby Lake chip? Thank you for your help.



HP Spectre x360-- http://store.hp.com/us/en/pdp/hp-spectre-laptop-13t-1zx32av-1
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Follow the Clover guide linked from the FAQ.
http://www.tonymacx86.com/el-capita...faq-read-first-laptop-frequent-questions.html

Although you should read the FAQ for an overview of issues, the Clover guide is linked from the first question: "Q. Where do I start?", just after the bold face "Clover Guide".
Here is a direct link, just to be clear:
https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/guide-booting-the-os-x-installer-on-laptops-with-clover.148093/

Also, your profile must be filled out with complete details as requested in the FAQ, again under "Q. Where do I start?". All seven details requested are equally important.

And if you have an issue (after following the guide), or on any other problem, you must provide a detailed description of the problem including information that helps us understand what you're doing. Always attach "Problem Reporting" files as per FAQ.
http://www.tonymacx86.com/el-capita...faq-read-first-laptop-frequent-questions.html
The required files and data are fully detailed in the last question in the FAQ:
"Q. What are typical "Problem Reporting" files?"
 
I haven't had time to get too far on my Coffee Lake Spectre x360. I have gotten through installation and getting clover on the internal ssd so it boots without the USB. I have 4k video, but haven't tested it much.so this may not be the answer you need.

I followed Rehabman's Clover guide (https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/guide-booting-the-os-x-installer-on-laptops-with-clover.148093/ ). Here are a few notes:
  • I never did anything about DVMT prealloc
  • Set BIOS (ESC to pause boot then F10)
    • "Virtualization Technology" disabled
    • I had same results with "Legacy Boot" Enabled or Disabled, so I left it disabled
    • I put "USB Diskette on Key /USB Hard Disk" as top priority in UEFI Boot Order. This way it tries for the USB drive first.
  • Supplement Clover on your USB stick with
  • Add essential kexts to EFI/CLOVER/kexts/Other:
    • USBInjectAll.kext
    • VoodooPS2Controller.kext
    • FakeSMC.kext
    • Lilu.kext
    • IntelGraphicsFixup.kext
    • You don't need an NVMe patch on 10.13
    • You don't need an ethernet patch on a machine with no ethernet
  • Config.plist
    • Use config_HD615_620_630_640_650.plist
    • Disable KextsToPatch >> 0x591b0000, 32MB BIOS, 19MB framebuffer 9MB cursor bytes (by deleting entire <dict>...</dict> or setting Disabled key to True)
    • Spoof Skylake: (EDIT: instead of making the config.plist edits listed below, see post #4 in this thread for Rehabman's suggestion. I'll try it and update this post when complete.)
      • Added these two items:
        <key>#Kaby Lake-Comment</key>
        <string>Kaby Lake CPU supportable by using CPUID from Skylake</string>
        <key>FakeCPUID</key>
        <string>0x0506e3</string>
      • Change ig-platform-id to:
        <key>ig-platform-id</key>
        <string>0x191b0000</string>
  • Hardest part: solving for "window server ran 0 seconds" issue. Fortunately there is a detailed guide for that here: https://tonymacx86.com/threads/fix-...-only-ran-for-0-seconds-with-dual-gpu.233092/
  • In order to boot from the SSD I had to implement the tweaked version of clover provided by @
    ddegrasse here: https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/...ly-2017-kaby-lake.217940/page-44#post-1652826
Good luck on yours!
 
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zappers said:
I haven't had time to get too far on my Coffee Lake Spectre x360. I have gotten through installation and getting clover on the internal ssd so it boots without the USB. I have 4k video, but haven't tested it much.so this may not be the answer you need.

I followed Rehabman's Clover guide (https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/guide-booting-the-os-x-installer-on-laptops-with-clover.148093/ ). Here are a few notes:
  • I never did anything about DVMT prealloc
  • Set BIOS (ESC to pause boot then F10)
    • "Virtualization Technology" disabled
    • I had same results with "Legacy Boot" Enabled or Disabled, so I left it disabled
    • I put "USB Diskette on Key /USB Hard Disk" as top priority in UEFI Boot Order. This way it tries for the USB drive first.
  • Supplement Clover on your USB stick with
  • Kexts:
    • USBInjectAll.kext
    • VoodooPS2Controller.kext
    • FakeSMC.kext
    • Lilu.kext
    • IntelGraphicsFixup.kext
    • You don't need an NVMe patch on 10.13
    • You don't need an ethernet patch on a machine with no ethernet
  • Config.plist
    • Use config_HD615_620_630_640_650.plist
    • Disable KextsToPatch >> 0x591b0000, 32MB BIOS, 19MB framebuffer 9MB cursor bytes (by deleting entire <dict>...</dict> or setting Disabled key to True)
    • Spoof Skylake:
      • Added these two items:
        <key>#Kaby Lake-Comment</key>
        <string>Kaby Lake CPU supportable by using CPUID from Skylake</string>
        <key>FakeCPUID</key>
        <string>0x0506e3</string>
      • Change ig-platform-id to:
        <key>ig-platform-id</key>
        <string>0x191b0000</string>
  • Hardest part: solving for "window server ran 0 seconds" issue. Fortunately there is a detailed guide for that here: https://tonymacx86.com/threads/fix-...-only-ran-for-0-seconds-with-dual-gpu.233092/
  • In order to boot from the SSD I had to implement the tweaked version of clover provided by @
    ddegrasse here: https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/...ly-2017-kaby-lake.217940/page-44#post-1652826
Good luck on yours!
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Note that there is a separate _spoof plist for spoofing Skylake...
 
RehabMan said:
Note that there is a separate _spoof plist for spoofing Skylake...
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Thanks for calling that out! My next step will be to read about how to implement that properly.
 
zappers said:
Thanks for calling that out! My next step will be to read about how to implement that properly.
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Are you finding you can't use KabyLake native?
It should work with normal (non-spoof) plist and FakePCIID.kext+FakePCIID_Intel_HD_Graphics.kext.
 
Sorry for the delay answering your question, RehabMan. I had missed the "_spoof" file initially and was stuck for a while (though I am not sure now what the symptom was) until I made the config.plist file edits I documented in my notes above.

From my notes, and revisiting the guide, it doesn't seem like I came to installing the kexts you mention until I installed my BCM94352Z (and added FakePCIID.kext + FakePCIID_Broadcom_WiFi.kext) and began adding in some post-installation kexts (including FakePCIID_Intel_HD_Graphics.kext).

I was hoping to be able to write a guide for this machine. Not sure I'll be able to, as it has proven more complex than I anticipated. But If there it could be easier, I'd like to try it and document it.
 
zappers said:
Sorry for the delay answering your question, RehabMan. I had missed the "_spoof" file initially and was stuck for a while (though I am not sure now what the symptom was) until I made the config.plist file edits I documented in my notes above.

From my notes, and revisiting the guide, it doesn't seem like I came to installing the kexts you mention until I installed my BCM94352Z (and added FakePCIID.kext + FakePCIID_Broadcom_WiFi.kext) and began adding in some post-installation kexts (including FakePCIID_Intel_HD_Graphics.kext).

I was hoping to be able to write a guide for this machine. Not sure I'll be able to, as it has proven more complex than I anticipated. But If there it could be easier, I'd like to try it and document it.
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Keep in mind the 4k display (as per your profile) also requires Lilu.kext + CoreDisplayFixup.kext.
And you'll probably need IntelGraphicsFixup.kext as well.
 
RehabMan said:
Keep in mind the 4k display (as per your profile) also requires Lilu.kext + CoreDisplayFixup.kext.
And you'll probably need IntelGraphicsFixup.kext as well.
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Yes thanks! I made an edit to clarifiy that in my notes above.
 
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