Screen distortion while booting Catalina

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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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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.

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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.

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

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

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

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

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

Monooo · August 18, 2024

Hi, I was trying to boot hackintosh Catalina 10.5.7 or 10.5.3 idk, but I got some strange lines on the screen I have added a pic in zip file for you to know what I mean.

My PC Specs are:

Model: HP EliteBook 820 G1

CPU: Intel Core i5 - 4300U (4th Generation Haswell)

GPU: Intel HD Graphics 4400

RAM: 8GB SAMSUNG DDR4 (single-slot)

Storage: 256GB Solid State Driver

Graphics Memory: 32MB to 512MB available (set to 64MB and 128MB too none worked)

I used both:

Haswell.Notebook.OpenCore.MOD efi folder and

Haswell.Notebook.OpenCore (normal) folder

Tried both and both of them gave the same error how to fix it

And I'm pretty sure 1000% sure yes 1000% that my pc is capable of running Catalina.

Because I had 4 years ago booted Big Sur on the same PC with no issues, idk what is causing it to do that now..

PLEASE HELP

file-ZMqfDXr2lAxFOWAD3MgxPhXU.zip

Edited August 18, 2024 by Monooo

MaLd0n · August 18, 2024

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