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@FredBloggs Hmmm, I'm not sure what you mean by can't get the UHD630 graphics accelerated. Also, for Thunderbolt it says no drivers are loaded on my system, but everything still works.

@m1kepro, I'm glad you were able to get most of it working. My apologies regarding the Bluetooth. I realized after the fact that I had left a USB Bluetooth dongle in one of my hubs. For that reason Bluetooth appeared to be working. After I realized this and removed the USB dongle I realized that the native Bluetooth wasn't working. At some point I may work on the Bluetooth again, but honestly I'm more motivated to get Mojave working on this machine. The initial build on Mojave works well, but the ALC256 sound doesn't seem to be working on Mohave.

Laptop Selection: I work mostly from home and travel about 20% of the time. For that reason I don't mind a larger laptop, with poorer battery life and higher performance. Additionally, I only purchase a new laptop every five or six years, so I want a laptop with a higher core count. Another key criteria for me was Thunderbolt 3/USB-C support, since having a 40Gb/s link offers a good amount of headroom and I like the idea of having only a Thunderbolt hub to disconnect when I need to be mobile. For me all this boiled down to a laptop with a i7-8750H CPU, since I wanted something available now, since Intel's 10nm CPUs won't be available in volume until 2019. My goal was to spend around $1000, but reality kicked in when I realized that I wanted 16GB of RAM to emulate other OSes within High Sierra and a 500GB SSD. In reality I'm closer to $1350 or so due to the upgrades I wanted. The good news is that now I have a screaming fast mac that can emulate windows too and barely ever breaks a sweat. I considered the below laptops with 16GB DDR4: ~ HP Omen 15-dc0051nr $1100 GTX 1060 ~ MSI GL63 8RC $1100 GTX 1050 ~ MSI GP63 8RE $1502 GTX 1060 ~ Dell G7 15 7588 $1200 GTX 1060 Max-Q ~ HP EliteBook 1050 G1 $2889 GTX 1050 ~ Razer Blade 15 $2600 GTX 1070 Max-Q ~ Asus Zephyrus M GM501GS $2398 GTX 1070 ~ Gigabyte Aero 15W V8-BK4 $2000 GTX 1060 ~ Gigabyte Aero 15X V8-BK4K4P $2500 GTX 1070 Max-Q Initially I purchased the HP Omen 15-dc0051nr due to it's low cost and it was available at a store nearby. The fan was really loud and kicked on very easily, but on the plus side I was able to load High Sierra on this machine, but found the lack of BIOS flexibility quite maddening. I wasn't able to boot directly to Clover then High Sierra. Potentially I missed something, but the BIOS was super restrictive on this machine. Needless to say I returned this machine. Next on the list was the Dell G7 15 7588, again due to it's low price and availability at a store near me, which is ultimately what I settled on. Final Purchase: Dell G7 7588 with i7-8750H (Coffee Lake CPU) GTX1060 Model: I7588-7378BLK Dell - G7 15.6" Laptop - Intel Core i7 - 16GB Memory - NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 - 128GB Solid State Drive + 1TB Hard Drive - Licorice Black $1199 Best Buy https://www.bestbuy.com/site/dell-g...-drive-licorice-black/6212435.p?skuId=6212435 Upgrades: -NVMe M.2 SSD Samsung 960 EVO Series - 500GB NVMe - M.2 Internal SSD (MZ-V6E500BW) $155.00 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01M20VBU7 -USB C Hub, Ethernet Port, 4K USB C to HDMI, 3 USB 3.0 Ports $60.00 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B071G83L1J -Broadcom BCM94352Z Dell DW1560 NGFF Wireless-AC 867Mbps WiFi Bluetooth 4.0 Card $35.00 https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2380057.m570.l1313.TR2.TRC1.A0.H0.XDW1560.TRS0&_nkw=DW1560&_sacat=0 -Protective Decal Seascape Skin Sticker for Dell Inspiron i7588 / 7588 $35.00 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07CR7X245 What's Working: Intel UHD Graphics 630 1920 x 1080, probably could go uptown 4K if my monitor supported it. Keyboard brightness keys work. keyboard and trackpad Audio: integrated speakers, integrated microphone, also keyboard volume keys work as well Video Camera 10/100/1000 RJ45 Ethernet SD Card slot USB ports Thunderbolt port Battery display WiFi (need to purchase DW1560 $35.00 via ebay or $79 Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Delectronics&field-keywords=DW1560 4K video (needed to purchase Anker 5-in-1 USB C Hub with HDMI, $60.00 Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B071G83L1J, Ethernet port is useless, since the G7 7588 built in Ethernet port works What's NOT Working: Integrated HDMI port, since it's connected to the GTX1060, no integrated HDMI audio either - use Thunderbolt to HDMI adaptor After sleep audio may not return, remedied short term with USB Audio $6.49 Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001MSS6CS Sometimes need to reboot up to 3 times to get a successful boot, otherwise it just hangs (OPTIONAL) Copy Windows 10 from 128GB M.2 SSD to 2.5" 1TB Hard Drive. Download and install Clonezilla to USB https://clonezilla.org/downloads/download.php?branch=stable. From there you can copy Windows to the Hard Drive. This turned out to be less exciting, since I emulate Windows anyway from within High Sierra. (OPTIONAL) Once the image is cloned, switch Windows 10 booting mode from RAID to AHCI, so we can also boot mac. Right click Start -> Open PowerShell (Admin) -> type "bcdedit /set safeboot minimal" -> reboot, hit F2 to enter BIOS -> set SATA Operation: AHCI -> Save -> reboot into Safe mode -> Right click Start -> Open PowerShell (Admin) -> type "bcdedit /deletevalue safeboot" -> reboot. Now you should be able to boot in AHCI mode. High Sierra installation GUIDE: 1 Update BIOS to 1.3.0: download @ https://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/04Drivers/ Search: Dell G7 7588 -> select Downloads and Drivers then place it on a USB stick. Press F12 to access the one-time boot menu -> Select BIOS Flash Update in the Other Options section -> Click on the ... button to browse the USB flash device to locate the downloaded file and flash BIOS. 2 BIOS SETTINGS (OFF UNLESS SPECIFIED): General -Boot Sequence: UEFI -Advanced Boot Options: Enable Legacy Option ROMs -UEFI Boot Path Security: Never System Configuration -Integrated NIC: Enabled -SATA Operation: AHCI -Drives: SATA-0, M.2 PCIe SSD0, SATA-1 All Enabled -Enable SMART Reporting: Enabled -Enable USB Boot Support and Enable External USB Port: both Enabled -Thunderbolt: Enable Thunderbolt Technology Support: Enabled, Security level - No Security -USB PowerShare: Enabled -Audio Enabled, Enable Microphone and Enable Internal Speaker both selected -Keyboard Illumination: Bright -Keyboard Backlight Timeout on AC: 1 min -Keyboard Backlight Timeout on Battery: 1 min -Miscellaneous Devices: Enable Camera Selected Video/LCD Brightness: Battery 50%, AC 100% Security: All disabled/deselected/deactivated Intel Software Guard Extensions: disabled Performance: MultiCore support All, SpeedStep Enabled, C-states Enabled, Intel TurboBoost Enabled, HyperThread Control Enabled Power Management: Intel Speed Shift: Enabled POST Behavior: Adaptor Warnings: Enabled, Numlock Enabled, Fn Lock Enabled, Lock Mode Enabled -FastBoot: Thorough, Extended POST Time: 0 seconds, Prompt on Warnings and Errors selected, Enable Sign of Life Keyboard Backlight Enabled Virtualization: Enable Intel Virtualization Technology: SelectedEnable VT for Direct I/O DISABLED Wireless: Wireless Switch, WLAN and Bluetooth selected, Wireless Device Enabled WLAN and Bluetooth selected Maintenance, System Logs and Support Assist System Resolutions: Off, deselected ***NOTE*** Drives AHCI... Secure boot disabled... Thunderbolt settings in no security and all options checked... 3. Install OS X to a USB drive using: https://www.tonycrapx86.com/threads/guide-booting-the-os-x-installer-on-laptops-with-clover.148093/ or use https://etcher.io/ & https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oAGgD6wG-9LEkN3ryfbLYaNnEgO0rNyU/view?usp=sharing 3A Optional: Mojave USB installer: 16GB USB required, burn with https://etcher.io/: download from: https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1XoJS2x86JJ9VuOMcVJvLWsFTt27xzGAF&export=download {AUDIO DIDN'T WORK!!!} 4. Run Clover_v2.4k_r4658.pkg on USB drive - if using GPT, select the target of the install to USB installer via "Change Install Location" - select "Customize" (the default is a legacy install -- we need to change it) - check "Install for UEFI booting only", "Install Clover in the ESP" will automatically select - check "BGM" from Themes (the config.plist files I provide use this theme) - UEFI Drivers: Leave Default selected and check "OsxAptioFixDrv-64" - At bottom check Install RC scripts on target Volume and install Clover Preference Pane - Click Install 5. Run Clover Configurator, select Mount EFI on the left hand side then open the High Sierra installed location NVMe/SSD/hard drive EFI partition and Copy PostBootWorking EFI directory to USB installer partition (replace the EFI folder on EFI partition visible after running clover). 6. Boot with installer USB and select the new installation on hard drive/ssd/NVMe and if all goes well boot to the desktop 7. Place on a USB drive Clover, Clover Configurator, and EFI directory then Run Clover_v2.4k_r4658.pkg - if using GPT, select the target of the install to hard drive/ssd/NVMe via "Change Install Location" - select "Customize" (the default is a legacy install -- we need to change it) - check "Install for UEFI booting only", "Install Clover in the ESP" will automatically select - check "BGM" from Themes (the config.plist files I provide use this theme) - UEFI Drivers: Leave Default selected and check "OsxAptioFixDrv-64" - At bottom check Install RC scripts on target Volume and install Clover Preference Pane - Click Install 8. Run Clover Configurator, select Mount EFI on the left hand side then open the High Sierra installed location NVMe/SSD/hard drive EFI partition (not the USB installer EFI partition!) once opened delete the preexisting EFI directory and copy the EFI directory from the USB installer EFI partition. 9. shutdown, remove USB sticks and boot from drive/SSD/NVMe and make sure you can boot to the GUI then shutdown 10. Post Installation tweaks: Get audio working etc: From the clover boot menu select Options then Boot Args: add -f to the end -> return and boot normally once booted from HDD open terminal and type: sudo touch /System/Library/Extensions && sudo kextcache -u / reboot normally from there Replace WiFi/Bluetooth with: Dell DW1560 ~$35.00 USD Ebay. (Below kexts need to be in EFI partition-> EFI/CLOVER/kexts/Other/ FakePCIID.kext FakePCIID_Broadcom_WiFi.kext BrcmFirmwareData.kext BrcmPatchRAM2.kext BrcmNonPatchRAM2.kext Included Kexts and their functions: FakeSMC.kext : required to boot the system, provides sensors information to HWMonitor ACPIBatteryManager.kext : Battery level in menubar AppleALC.kext, Lilu.kext: Audio AtherosE2200Ethernet.kext : Integrated 1GbE port CodecCommander.kext : injections USBInjectAll.kext : keep USB ports turned on VoodooPS2Controller.kext : PS2 touchpad control Post Installation Tip: Enable unknown developers for all apps: sudo spctl --master-disable On a side note, I was also able to install Mojave beta with the same EFI Clover files, but the laptop speaker/microphone were not working. Download Clover files and Kexts from: https://mega.nz/#!kthG0CAI!4MHN5g57d4n8sI034BOqJKQzSUfwPDGwebUs_E7pfJo Credits/Thank You: https://www.tonycrapx86.com/threads/...g7-7588-keyboard-lights-wont-turn-off.258966/ https://www.tonycrapx86.com/threads/solved-stuck-at-end-randomseed.257158/page-2 https://www.tonycrapx86.com/threads/...7-and-similar-near-full-functionality.234988/