Problems getting Skylake Graphics Spoofing to work

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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.

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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?

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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.

zenonos · November 2, 2022

Hello, I just did a fresh hackintosh install and I'm getting problems with iGPU and/or SMBIOS.

My build:

Intel i5-6600
GA-Z170X-UD3
AMD RX 580
WD Blue SN570 500GB NVMe

After the installation I changed the SMBIOS to iMac18,3 (from previous 17,1 no more supported on macOS Ventura) and I'm trying to spoof Skylake as Kaby Lake to get HD 530 working again. I tried different combination of device-id and ig-platform-id without success, VDADecoderCreate fail with err: -12473

How can I fix this?

With the Olarilla Kaby Lake EFI directory I get VDADecoderChecker with "fully supported" output but with iMac Pro SMBIOS.

config.plist.zip

MaLd0n · November 2, 2022

iMacPro1,1 is the best. use it

zenonos · November 2, 2022

Do you mean without SKL to KBL spoofing or anything else?

Is it right to use the Kaby Lake EFI folder rather than the Skylake one?

Edited November 2, 2022 by zenonos

MaLd0n · November 2, 2022

use skylake efi folder desktop

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