ASUS A551LN Successfully Installed Mac OS Big Sur

Q: What is a Hackintosh?

A non-Apple computer configured to run macOS using compatible PC hardware combined with a custom bootloader and configuration files to emulate a real Mac environment.

Q: Is building a Hackintosh legal?

Installing macOS on non-Apple hardware violates Apple’s End User License Agreement (EULA). It is generally not illegal for personal experimentation but not permitted for commercial use.

Q: What hardware is best for a Hackintosh?

The best hardware closely matches real Apple systems, with Intel CPUs (6th Gen to Core Ultra), AMD Radeon GPUs, compatible chipsets, and Intel-based Wi-Fi cards offering higher success rates.

Q: Can I build a Hackintosh with an AMD CPU?

Yes, macOS can run on AMD Ryzen CPUs using kernel patches, but Intel CPUs provide better native compatibility.

Q: What is OpenCore?

OpenCore is a modern Hackintosh bootloader that provides near-native macOS behavior and is the recommended bootloader for new installations.

Q: Is Clover still supported?

Yes, Clover is still supported but less recommended compared to OpenCore for modern systems.

Q: Which macOS versions support Hackintosh?

Hackintosh systems support macOS versions from Leopard up to recent releases, depending on hardware compatibility.

Q: Do NVIDIA graphics cards work on Hackintosh?

Only older NVIDIA GPUs work on older macOS versions; modern NVIDIA GPUs are incompatible with current macOS releases due to lack of driver support.

Q: What is an EFI folder?

The EFI folder contains the bootloader, drivers, kexts, and configuration files required to boot macOS on a Hackintosh.

Q: What are kexts?

Kexts (kernel extensions) are drivers that enable hardware functionality such as audio, Ethernet, USB, and graphics.

Andrea Papini · March 28, 2021

Hello I Installed Big Sur on my ASUS Haswell Laptop. I did some little fine tuning for my Wi-Fi and Trackpad; for the Wi-Fi I use a TP-Link adapter with Wireless USB Big Sur supporting OC for Chris111 on Github and for the trackpad I found on Youtube a driver supporting Gestures. I would like to set up my Battery Indicator. With SMCBattery.kext on Booting there are problems, I also tried ACPIBatteryManager.kext and VirtualSMC.kext. In this way the voltages are show with HWMonitor but the battery is shown with a Cross and says It Needs Replacement. I Know I Should patch The DSDT.aml but I am nonnative English Speaker and I find the Guide on TonyMac too difficult to Understand. I Attach my DSDT.aml, I wonder if it could be Patched; I also tried to Use MacIasl using some Battery Patch For ASUS Notebook but when Compiling it gives me 4 errors and I can't save.

Any Help would be very appreciated, Thanks in advance.

Regards.DSDT.aml

MaLd0n · March 28, 2021

Post one Full Dump with Ioreg.
https://www.olarila.com/topic/10301-olarila-runme-dumper/
https://olarila.com/files/Utils/RunMe.app.zip
https://olarila.com/files/Utils/IORegistryExplorer.app.zip

Andrea Papini · March 28, 2021

Here is my link to Google Drive of Results of RunMe.app

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1S90qsr1uEjyJjOeretmsC_duej2b24is/view?usp=sharing

MaLd0n · March 28, 2021

many acpi renames. impossible

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