Acer Nitro 5 Battery Issue

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.

dashMaster · September 16, 2021

Hello guys. I need your help.

I have almost successful installation of Big Sur on my laptop (Acer Nitro 5 AN515-52). I took as a basis THIS efi. I have just one issue that disturb my comfort with hackintosh. Battery indicator. It's almost working, but not. When i plug/unplug charging cable - battery status not changes right away. It needs time to charge/discharge 1% to change battery status. Sometimes battery status not changing at all - shows 100% until it is completely discharged or laptop has been rebooted. I have ECenabler kext but seems like it doesn't work. I tryed to patch DSDT with Rehabman guide, but I didn't succeed. I have no more than 8 bit fields in my EC.

Please help me with this issue, and sorry for horrible English.

Edited September 16, 2021 by dashMaster

MaLd0n · September 16, 2021

this notebook have only 1 battery?

dashMaster · September 16, 2021

26 minutes ago, MaLd0n said:

this notebook have only 1 battery?

Yes, as far as I know.

MaLd0n · September 16, 2021

ec enabler work good if have only one

dont use any ssdt or dsdt patch for battery

just use ecenabler and virtualsmc with battery plugin

dashMaster · September 16, 2021

1 minute ago, MaLd0n said:

ec enabler work good if have only one

dont use any ssdt or dsdt patch for battery

just use ecenabler and virtualsmc with battery plugin

I don't use any patches. I have only ECenabler, virtualsmc and SMCBatteryManager. I realy have no idea why indicator doesn't work. I have one battery, ECenabler must work, but it's not.

dashMaster · September 16, 2021

I also tried to update common kext's to latest version: Lilu, ECEnabler, VirtualSMC and plugins. After VirtualSMC update - I cant boot. I returned everything as it was:(

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