Dell G7 7588 (i7-8750H Coffee Lake) High Sierra Working

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.

jbuttonfan · January 2, 2019

[ref]vinhtq115[/ref], no luck with the color banding issue?

As of now I have only two issues, the color banding and the hibernation. When the computer sleeps while I am away from the keyboard, It’s pretty difficult to come back, I had a 1TB external hd plugged in and it was inaccessible even after coming back. I could read the data from other computer, but never from the G7. It was a ext4 formatted hd just so I could read/write from both OS (win/mac). Now I have formatted the drive as NTFS, I can r/w as long as I have Tuxera NTFS installed on mac. But the hibernation is quite scary.

vinhtq115 · January 6, 2019

[ref]vinhtq115[/ref], no luck with the color banding issue?

As of now I have only two issues, the color banding and the hibernation. When the computer sleeps while I am away from the keyboard, It’s pretty difficult to come back, I had a 1TB external hd plugged in and it was inaccessible even after coming back. I could read the data from other computer, but never from the G7. It was a ext4 formatted hd just so I could read/write from both OS (win/mac). Now I have formatted the drive as NTFS, I can r/w as long as I have Tuxera NTFS installed on mac. But the hibernation is quite scary.

I'm stuck with color banding issue. Tried patching EDID and still not fixed. I think I will ask everyone who owns a laptop (other than Dell G7) with Coffee Lake UHD 630 and see if they have it too.

About hibernation, I never tried it on macOS before and will not try before I replace the SSD that comes with my G7 (only 120TBW). Have you tried HibernationFixup kext?

vinhtq115 · January 20, 2019

Download ResXtreme, choose color mode with 8 bits/sample. While this doesn't fix the issue, it will make the color banding less noticeable.

jbuttonfan · February 9, 2019

I haven't found a fix for the color banding issue yet. For hibernation, I simply turned it off for now. It corrupted once one of my external drives (it was formatted as exFAT).

Currently I have one BIG issue. I can only boot to macOS when my G7 is plugged in to the wall charger. When I am on battery, it never ends booting or, doesn't boot at all. I have to plug in the power and then it magically boots normally. I have no idea of what it could be.

vinhtq115 · February 13, 2019

I haven't found a fix for the color banding issue yet. For hibernation, I simply turned it off for now. It corrupted once one of my external drives (it was formatted as exFAT).

Currently I have one BIG issue. I can only boot to macOS when my G7 is plugged in to the wall charger. When I am on battery, it never ends booting or, doesn't boot at all. I have to plug in the power and then it magically boots normally. I have no idea of what it could be.

Does it stuck at Apple logo with full loading bar? Install FakePCIID.kext + FakePCIID_HDMI_Audio.kext.

Color banding may need panel upgrading to fix.

Kanta · February 15, 2019

I have a GeForce GTX 750 Ti and managed to install the Web Driver on 17G2208 build using this script: https://github.com/learex/macOS-eGPU works 100%.

vinhtq115 · February 19, 2019

@jbuttonfan are you dual booting with Windows 10? If so, does DW1560 play well with Windows (BT and Wifi)?

jbuttonfan · February 23, 2019

Does it stuck at Apple logo with full loading bar? Install FakePCIID.kext + FakePCIID_HDMI_Audio.kext.

Color banding may need panel upgrading to fix.

For some reason it started to work again without these kexts.

color banding is still there though.

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https://github.com/learex/macOS-eGPU

This is unrelated to this topic - the script is only for eGPU.

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@jbuttonfan are you dual booting with Windows 10? If so, does DW1560 play well with Windows (BT and Wifi)?

Yes, it does work very well. You have to follow a guide so you won't be pairing your apple trackpad and apple keyboards every time you boot in one of them. Unfortunately I can't find the guide on the web, but I found something similar to what I remember to have done here:

https://github.com/Soorma07/OS-X-Bluetooth-Pairing-Value-To-Windows-Value

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For external 4K display and HDPI mode enabled, I can only get it to 30hz. I need 60hz or else I might have some problems with my external display (I have seen some glitches while using before). I tried latest LILU + WEG and bootflag -cdfon enabled (enablehdmi20 property is already on my config). No luck.

I don't want to try Floris's Mac pixel clock patcher because it hasn't been updated for 10.14.3, and anyway, WEG is supposed to do the same for me.

I think that the problem might be the HDMI Cable, it isn't a hdmi 2.0 cable so I need to buy one and verify.

vinhtq115 · February 25, 2019

color banding is still there though.

What panel did you replace with?

Hyprnx · February 25, 2019

Follow your tutorial, iMessage, FaceTime, iCloud work right out of the box, no need to modify anything, but im stuck at step where you copy your EFI file from USB installer stick, then shutdown then boot it again, it should boot but mine keep saying that there is no bootable drive, even Windows partition is now undetectable, any suggestions?

Thank you, im newbie,sorry if i say something wrong

Edit: my device is also Dell G7 i7-8750H 8GB of RAM,1060 Max-Q and single 512GB Intel 760p, no HDD

erroruser · February 25, 2019

[ref]Hyprnx[/ref], have you check in the bios for boot priorities an have the 1st boot as (if using uefi) uefi main drive

jbuttonfan · March 3, 2019

What panel did you replace with?

I did not replace any panel.

Btw are you sure the nvidia gtx 1060 max-q does not work with Mojave? I am still getting only 4k @ 30hz and having screen blackouts/artifacts, using only the Intel UHD630.

erroruser · March 3, 2019

NO NVIDIA will work with mojave there are no web drivers only older cards like fermi or kepler

vinhtq115 · March 5, 2019

Btw are you sure the nvidia gtx 1060 max-q does not work with Mojave? I am still getting only 4k @ 30hz and having screen blackouts/artifacts, using only the Intel UHD630.

I'm pretty sure. Nvidia haven't release drivers for Mojave yet. Also, the ACPI patch disabled the dGPU so macOS won't be able to use it anyway. You may want to try IntelFBPatcher to fix 4k issues (iirc, you need to increase VRAM to 2048MB).

Edited March 7, 2019 by Guest

Allan · March 5, 2019

Use the Hackintool.app: https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/335018-hackintool-v196/?page=1

And read the instructions about how to fix 4k issues as well: https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/334899-intel-framebuffer-patching-using-whatevergreen/

vinhtq115 · March 19, 2019

Did anyone manage to play iTunes DRM Movies/TV Shows without getting HDCP error "This movie can be played only on displays that support HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection)"? Everything works fine on Windows 10 but not on macOS.

murko · March 27, 2019

I'm a little bit lost in here... I'm new to hackintoshing, so bare with me

on step 4, does it mean I need a working mac os in order to do these steps?

erroruser · March 27, 2019

step 4 is booting on from the usb

to make the usb you do not need a mac as in part 3b

murko · March 27, 2019

step 4 is booting on from the usb

to make the usb you do not need a mac as in part 3b

Thanks for the response!

Well so here I am:

4. Run Clover_v2.4k_r4658.pkg on USB drive (this means booting to clover interface, ok)

- if using GPT, select the target of the install to USB installer via "Change Install Location" (this is where I get lost... Ok, I'm on clover boot interface and there is no such options... And If I go ahead and try booting the mac os installer, I'll just end up with a back screen and nothing else)

erroruser · March 27, 2019

just make usb no need to use clover till install is completed then when you on desktop run clover package an select main drive to install then go get the correct efi folder for your chipset

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