EFI FILE-macOS Monterey 12.7.6 on a Lenovo G500 with an Intel i7 Ivy Bridge processor

[daynamo max]

-/hackintosh-monterey-12.7.6" 

I successfully installed macOS Monterey 12.7.6 on a Lenovo G500 with an Intel i7 Ivy Bridge processor and resolved the Wi-Fi issue with the Qualcomm Atheros AR9485 card. The installation runs smoothly without any problems on this laptop.

Installation Details

Laptop Specifications

• Model: Lenovo G500

• Processor: Intel i7 (Ivy Bridge)

• Integrated Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 4000

• Wi-Fi Card: Qualcomm Atheros AR9485

Installation Process

1. Creating the Bootable USB:

• Used the latest version of OpenCore as the bootloader.

• Configured the EFI folder using OCAT (OpenCore Auxiliary Tools).

• Adjusted boot-args and added a fake CPU ID for Ivy Bridge compatibility.

2. Graphics:

• Configured Intel HD Graphics 4000 in the config.plist with the necessary patches for stable performance without glitches.

3. Wi-Fi:

• The main challenge was getting the Qualcomm Atheros AR9485 card to work, as it is not natively supported in macOS.

• Installed a custom IO80211Family.kext, along with AirPortAtheros40.kext, to enable Wi-Fi functionality.

• Made additional adjustments to ensure stable wireless connectivity

Results

• Performance: The system runs flawlessly without stability issues.

• Wi-Fi: The Qualcomm Atheros AR9485 card works perfectly after installing the custom kexts.

• Graphics: No rendering issues or screen flickering.

Conclusion

The installation of macOS Monterey 12.7.6 on the Lenovo G500 has been a success. The system is fully functional, including Wi-Fi, thanks to the custom kexts for the Atheros AR9485 card. This laptop is now a fully working Hackintosh.

If you have a Lenovo G500 and want to replicate this process, you can use this setup as a starting point for your installation.

Repository

I will upload the EFI folder and detailed instructions to this repository soon.

I hope this project helps anyone attempting to install macOS on similar hardware. Feel free to contribute or ask questions in the comments!

config.plist.zip ACPI.zip Kexts.zip Drivers.zip

[Solomon17705]

Hey daynamo max,

I'm also having the same laptop but old one with i3 processor and I have big sur os with the clover but the display have some issues like some sort of glitching.so I thought of changing to open core and I've tried for months but the thing is I'm not able to make the boot menu visible, could you please tell me some guidance for me to get into the opencore efi 

Thanks