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hi @tylernguyen
I've installed mojave but no luck trying to get audio working.
Installing VoodooHDA does work but it causes kernel panics and reboot through command + r mode which also negatively affects battery life.
I tried installing using AppleKLC kext and modifying config.plist but since this board has realtek ALC3286 codec and doesn't look its supported https://github.com/acidanthera/AppleALC/wiki/Supported-codecs.
Any pointers on how did you made it work.
Thanks.

i have the carbon 6 with Integrated Mobile Broadband Fibocom L850-GL device, is this will work when i install mac os x?

can anyone confirm this issue.
i have a problem with Headphone sound after sleep or turn down the screen for about 15 minutes after that the sound is horrible in the Headphone it's noisy and low not normal.
note: built in sound works just fine in any state
anyone faced this issue or issue like it, i would appreciate the help.

I cannot enable battery Status
What should I do?

Hello and first of all - thank you for taking the time to put this repository together!
I really appreciate the work and time you have put into this.

I have the same machine as you do, the same exact model number and components.
Replaced the SSD and the WIFI card as you have specified but the setup still fails for me.
Updated the BIOS settings as well (I have the latest version of BIOS thought so that might be causing issues as well).

Here are more details and some constructive feedback:

1. default options within Clover seem to match the items you have outlined. But the new version of clover has a slightly different item layout and the "-64" endings are gone.
2. In the step #5 you have mentioned "Rename "config_HD615_620_630_640_650.plist" to "config.plist" and replace the stock "config.plist"." I can't find the target file for this on the flash drive. Can you please provide a full path?

I think because of the issue above(the wrong plist is being used) I am getting the error you can see on the photo and can't proceed any further.

Please clarify the steps.

Thank you so much for having your EFI folder publicly available. I have the same laptop as you have and was able to get everything working by just copying your EFI folder. The only issue is the webcam is not working. Do you have any advice on fixing it?

Hello @tylernguyen !
Thank you so much for the detailed guide on this machine ; For x1 yoga and x1 carbon is similar in hardware(alc285 ,2 thunderbolt...) , and your hotpatch works great on x1 yoga!

For there are few people using x1 yoga hackintosh , I’ve encounter some problems on x1 yoga but don’t know where to seek for help.
For many problems may also be found on x1 carbon 2018 , can I ask you for help?

Thank you very much.

I've followed the instructions and I unfortunately get a kernel panic relating to the Kaby Lake Intel GPU driver framebuffer when I try to boot the installer.

Any suggestions?

Thank you for the help!

I started this repo to track my progress:
https://github.com/acoutts/x1c7-hackintosh

I have in there my stock DSDT files and so far a minimum working clover config where I'm able to get to the Clover bootloader, but so far unable to boot to macOS installer.

I had to steal the drivers folder from this repository to get to where I am now:
https://github.com/daliansky/XiaoXinPro-13-2019-hackintosh

So far I'm stuck here. It loads the kexts and then pauses on the last one where it says it's waiting for 5s:

83:598  0:057  SetStartupDiskVolume:
83:631  0:032    * Volume: 'Install macOS Catalina'
83:664  0:032    * LoaderPath: '\System\Library\CoreServices\boot.efi'
83:704  0:039    * DevPath: Install macOS Catalina
83:739  0:034    * GUID = E4388F94-FAD0-4120-A5A6-6E2A88C938CF
83:771  0:032    * efi-boot-device: <array><dict><key>IOMatch</key><dict><key>IOProviderClass</key><string>IOMedia</string><key>IOPropertyMatch</key><dict><key>UUID</key><string>E4388F94-FAD0-4120-A5A6-6E2A88C938CF</string></dict></dict></dict></array>
83:839  0:068  Custom boot screen not used because entry has unset use graphics
83:872  0:032  Closing log

Originally posted by @acoutts in #13 (comment)

Dear Tyler,
My X1C6 only have PM981 with 256Gb, so I think about getting 2nd drive in WAN slot.
In that 2nd drive, I have to install MacOS right ? Because I read on some sites ppl said that they can't boot up Win 10 from 2nd drive in WAN slot.

Hi,

Thank you for compiling this. Which Bios version is DSDT for? Is is thunderbolt BIOS assist ON or OFF?

Also any ETA on that update? :) No pressure.

p.s. You might want to have a look at this implementation of T480s I use thunderbolt SSDT from there and it works with an eGPU just fine.

Hi Tyler,

I notice that you're updating your repo's with latest kexts, etc. Can you take a look at VoodooI2C for the touchpad? This should enable gestures for the trackpad.

Hello, thanks again for putting up this guide and maintaining it!

I've been experiencing some puzzling errors. Sometimes when I boot into macOS, my trackpad only works with two fingers. That is, two fingers are needed next to each other to move the cursor. Three fingers are needed for two finger scrolling, four fingers for three finger gestures etc...

Rebooting the computer seems to make this go away, but I would like to figure this out, as it is an inconvenience.

@tylernguyen Thanks for putting together this guide.
I followed the Steps but when I boot it doesn't show the installation options except the UEFI Shell, options, Reboot, exit etc.. . I tried using high sierra and mojave both are exhibiting the same issue.
Any suggestions from you. Is it related to usb disk?

It seems the battery capacity is not detected correctly (after the move to OC setup. It shows the cycles correctly though. Any leads?

Hi,

Thanks for the detailed git repo!

After following your instructions, I was able to boot the macOS Mojave installer. Once there, it began installing to the default PM981 drive that came with the PC. That obviously didn't work, as others also have mentioned. So I switched it to the drive my HP Z440 machine is currently using (thinking I would test if I could get it working before ordering a new M2 drive). However, once swapped, the installer doesn't boot.

There are a few ACPI errors printed in the boot log, but I'm thinking those must have been there before I swapped the drive too as I haven't patched ACPI yet. Nothing crashes, but it doesn't continue. Between a few ACPI errors, this is printed every now and then:

busy timeout[0], (240s): ´IOAHCIDevice´
Wed Oct 2 12:41:10 2019 MacBook-Pro.local com.apple.xpc.launchd[1] (com.apple.displaypolicyd.556) <Warning>: Service exited with abnormal code: 1

So it seems like it's spinning for something. Any ideas what might be the issue?

EDIT 11/17/2020:

Thunderbolt 3 Hotplug is works on both ports and is natively detected within System Report by macOS. USB 3.1 Gen2 Hotplug is still work in progress.

Reminder that this should work without a modded BIOS. The only necessary BIOS settings are detailed in https://github.com/tylernguyen/x1c6-hackintosh/blob/master/docs/1_README-HARDWAREandBIOS.md

If you have previous messed with TB3 related settings within the custom firmware, please BIOS + NVRAM reset to revert things back to default. Remember that the Advance Menu can be quite buggy so multiple resets and checks maybe required to make sure things are properly reverted to stock.

Thunderbolt 3 can involve many edges cases and different hardware that I cannot test or do not have the hardware to so please contribute if you experience/fix a problem.

Lastly, all this progress would not have been possible without the hard work of @benbender so thank you!

Will this also work with the i7-8550U?

could you please provide a guide to how to use your local patch-files .txt ? I am not sure how to point maciasl to use your .txt file

Hi, @tylernguyen!
First of all, I really appreciate the great resources.
I'm very new to Hackintosh and managed to get things work well thanks to your instructions.
But the only trackpad function doesn't work at all. I can't event click or move cursor via trackpad and of course gestures don't work either.
I'm pretty glad that you guide me how to get it work if you have time.
What kind of info do you need to figure out the reason it doesn't work?

Here is the current info about my hackintosh.

And here are the kexts located in /EFI/Clover/kexts/Other

I want to use an rx580 egpu for editing and external displays but thunderbolt 3 is not working at all. I also cannot see battery level at all. Any tips. Fyi ur guide worked perfectly

Issue

When I plug my iPhone into x1c6 via USB, the alert saying USB Accessories Disabled - Unplug the accessory using too much power to re-enable USB devices. always shows up.

Screenshot

How can I fix this issue? (Here is my EFI)

I tried to disable ShowPicker and press cmd/option/esc(alt/win/esc) to boot into the picker GUI but didn't work. Tested with and without openusbkbdxe.efi/ps2mousedxe/ps2keyboarddxe. Other Misc config strictkly followed this project. I wonder whether it's an individual case, thx TAT

Battery management is not available on my machine with opencore. Then i found that it is related to the BIOS's CFG Lock. I tried many ways, but all failed. Is there any way to open CFG Lock on x1c? Or is this machine restricted from enabling this option. Thanks!

Seems like someone has created working (but unstable) Intel wifi drivers for macOS. The kext seems to be WIP and closed source, but it's at least a partially working driver. I haven't been able to test it though, since my X1C6 is currently being serviced.

XiaoMi Pro Intel Wifi - daliansky

Could you please show me the right way to install the macos on a i5 computer with a wireless card DW1820A?
At first, I build a install media with the following method:
https://github.com/notthebee/macos_usb
Then, I put the Open-core EFI or Install-USB EFI in your github to the CLOVER partion.
However, it can't load the install process.
So, I think that it might be the reasson for configure list, but I don't know how to reconfigure my config.plist.
Could you please help me?
Thanks a lot.

Hello, can you share the Bluetooth driver file of DW1560?
E.g:
BrcmBluetoothInjector. Kext / BrcmFirmwareData.kext / BrcmPatchRAM3.kext / AirportBrcmFixup.kext / AirportBrcmFixup.kext
Thank you very much

according to Getting-Started-With-ACPI we need to replace the default CUP0 to our PR00 in SSDT-PLUG.
Our X1C6's DSDT shows that we need to replace CUP0 to _PR_.PR00, \_PR.PR00 accordingly.
However your SSDT-PLUG-_PR.PR00.aml is different. I don't know which one is correct.
Weirdly, both amls will result plugin-type=1.
Here's yours:

Here's how it i thought it should be:

Hi Tyler,

Thanks for the excellent work on this. I have a DW1560, based on BCM94352Z, in the same laptop as you. It worked for a while and now it prevents booting; do you or anyone else have another card to recommend? DW1560 was finicky to get going, then worked really well, and now suddenly is acting up. Right now, I can’t even boot without removing it from the laptop.

On a different matter, I got the SD slot working. Very awkward location, but I have a 512GB microsd card in there for routine background backups. If you’re interested, I’ll have to look through my notes. I’m pretty sure I found while mapping the USB ports. It is not fast, hard to swap out, but it works for my purpose.

Thanks,

Paul

Using a 20KH machine with 2560x1440 panel, i7-8550U and 16GB RAM, on 10.15 Catalina, when I plug an external display through a USB-C to DisplayPort adapter, I get a maximum option of 2560x1440:

The same configuration works out of the box on Fedora 31 or with Windows 10.
A 2016 12" MacBook using the same adapter and 4K display sees all resolution options including 3840x2160 retina @ 1920x1080 ⚡️

This is as of commit 67affba with no changes:

Has anyone run into the same issue, or has worked around it? Thanks!

After tried several days and countless failures, I managed to install macOS 10.15.4 on my factory PM981.
Here's how i achieve this.

1. Do a fresh macOS installation on a supported ssd. (note: do not enter system for now)
2. Back up the volume partition using paragon hard disk manager.
3. Restore that backup image to PM981
4. Put "ssdt-nvme.aml" and "HackrNVMeFamily-10_12_6_sec2018-001.kext" to its corresponding folder and add those aml and kext to your config.plist.(Note: replace your nvme controller's ID to your own which can be found on Windows device manager).
5. Instert your bootable USB which containing opencore EFI to boot your system.
   
   
   

When I'm not usig my X1C6 I typically just close the display. I've noticed that it is considerably draining power faster than when I was on Linux. I left for about 4-5 hours today and when I left it was at 90% and now its at 32%. Anyway to fix tihis? I have also noticed that the red dot on the Thinkpad logo stays on the entire time instead of glowing like normal.

Thanks for your contribution to the hackintosh for thinkpad carbon 6th. (^o^)/~
But I'm interested in whether this project be updated in the following? Because I want a stable system to run for my work.
Thanks agin for your contributions.

Issues

• Only the built-in output doesn't work whereas the built-in input and the headphone port input/output work fine.

• The built-in speaker/microphone seem to be recognized properly but I cannot hear any sound even though I put the volume up to the maximum.

Bootloader I use

OpenCore

EFI

Here is my EFI

Anybody run into this issue?

Hi All,

I updated VoodooPS2, Lilu and all others a few days ago. When browsing in Safari, if I used the Trackpoint/middle button to scroll down, it would close the current tab into dozens of new tabs. Very annoying.

Today, I updated all kexts again, including a new version of Voodoo. Now the tab cloning issue is gone, but the Trackpad itself doesn't work.

EDIT: Spoke too soon; the tab spawning issue is still there. So now, I can't scroll in a browser :(

Current versions shown below, per Kext Updater.

Any ideas?

Last check
Tuesday, 03.12.2019, 08:09:30

Checking AppleALC ...
👍🏼 You are up to date (1.4.4)
─────────────────
Checking Clover ...
☝🏼 Update available!

Your Version..... = 5093
Server Version... = 5099


Downloading File.

─────────────────

Checking IntelMausi ...
👍🏼 You are up to date (1.0.2)
─────────────────
Checking Lilu ...
👍🏼 You are up to date (1.4.0)
─────────────────
Checking USBInjectAll ...
👍🏼 You are up to date (0.7.1)
─────────────────
Checking VirtualSMC ...
👍🏼 You are up to date (1.0.9)
─────────────────
Checking VoodooPS2 ...
👍🏼 You are up to date (2.1.0)
─────────────────
Checking WhateverGreen ...
👍🏼 You are up to date (1.3.5)
─────────────────

👍🏼 Done.

Ive tested this config now with my new Display. If I connect this with the x1 Carbon over Thunderbolt the System reboots immediately after connect to display. Its a LG 34WK95U display. Is this because we spoof other GPU (with Lilucpu=9) or is this a bug in the Thunderbolt fix?

Hi~
I'm a user of thinkpad x1 yoga 2018, with its specs similar to x1 carbon 2018
I have some question about acpi patching~

1. there is a bunch of acpi error when using the hotpatch , will this effect the system stability and cause issue?
   

2. Do you have guide about traditional DSDT patch about x1 carbon 2018 ?

Thanks!

Hi, I was wondering if any of you are also experiencing this bug.
I am using the latest Opencore EFI, as of now and Quicklook is extremely slow.
It takes about seconds to load a simple png, jpg or heic. PDFs are still working almost instantly on the other hand.

some searching turned up this: https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/quicklook-doesnt-preview-jpgs-mp3-nor-mp4.255133/page-35
So I thought I best ask here, to see if it is a hardware config issue, or if it is something unique to my software setup. Any tips on how to debug would be appreciated.

Issue

Wifi gets very slow internet connection after sleep.

Notes

My current wifi card is BCM94360CS2.
And here is my EFI.

Screenshots

Before sleep

After sleep

Anybody run into the same issue or any advices to fix this?

Can you tell me why there are so many useless Data is in config.plist which you can't use on X1 Carbon?

On my Device all is working, and I removed many entries you used.

• Why nv_disable=1 (X1 Carbon does not have any Nvidia GPU)
• Why so many Data in "Device Properties"? related to ATI and Nvidia? X1 Carbon does not have any ATI or Nvidia Hardware.

Maybe I miss something, so please tell me why using this datas...

Originally posted by @Romsky in #7 (comment)

I noticed that part of the BIOS requirements was to turn off intel virtualization. Does this prevent you from using VMware or Virtualbox?

Currently. it is recommended to disable hibernation to avoid problems. However, with all the time suddenly on my hand. It seems about time to try and figure out hibernation mode 25 on x1c6-hackintosh.
The biggest benefit from hibernation mode 25 would be saving power for users to who often put their x1c6 to sleep for semi-long periods of time, like me.
I hope that hibernation mode 25 will work. Even if not, I want to be get to the end of this issue.
Updates soon in the coming two weeks. Meanwhile, if anyone knows anything, feel free to chime in.

@tylernguyen
Can you please confirm the CPU power of about 2W on PKG when idle? If possible also post an Intel power gadget screenshot.

I've got a feeling that the CPU power vectors are not exactly correct. I have a way lower PKG on Linux/Windows (<1W) and trying to pinpoint the issue.

Thanks!

Hi, huge thanks for putting up the guide. I got my new Thinkpad yesterday and got it working in several hours!
I have a wifi card issue and have no idea how to deal with it.
My laptop config is the same as you except without HDR and the optional SIM card slot.
I'm running 10.14.6 bios 1.38
I have followed this guide:
https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/broadcom-wifi-bluetooth-guide.242423/
and by adding the relevant 3 kext (AirportBrcmFixup; BrcmFirmwareRepo.kext; BrcmPatchRAM2.kext) into EFI - other folder (using clover configurator), my laptop does not boot into macOS and gets stuck about half way at the apple loading bar.
I have also tried to follow the Thinkpad x1 gen 5 guide on https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/99-perfect-sierra-10-12-6-on-thinkpad-x1-carbon-5th-gen-with-dual-boot-unchanged-win7.237922/ and using the same method to drag the files into EFI - other folder and it does not work (the same issues occur)
I don't know if this is relevant but I tried to swap the wifi card straight away and it doesn't install windows properly, I had to move the intel wifi card back to get into windows to update bios.
Thanks!

Hi,
thank you again for the instructions! My only wish is that the instructions would be a bit more complete.
I am battling an issue with a MaciASL: I was able to edit the DSDT and ad patches into it. The compiler summary gives me zero errors and yet when I try to save the file into the ACPI format I keep getting an error that "Compiler returned one or more errors" I think my MaciASL is glitching out since it is not showing me ANY compiler issues. Can somebody please try to compile the DSDT for me please?
Or point me in the direction to look to find the errors.

Here is the raw, edited (.dsl) file attached, it includes the patches I made.
DSDT.zip

Hi,

I've found an ig-platform that works perfectly for my 20KH (04002759). The screen sleep problems are gone! The screen also properly restores after sleep (no weird resolution issues).

Here is what I have:

<dict>
	<key>AddProperties</key>
	<array>
		<dict>
			<key>Device</key>
			<string>IntelGFX</string>
			<key>Disabled</key>
			<false/>
			<key>Key</key>
			<string>AAPL,GfxYTile</string>
			<key>Value</key>
			<data>AQAAAA==</data>
		</dict>
	</array>
	<key>Audio</key>
	<dict>
		<key>Inject</key>
		<string>No</string>
		<key>ResetHDA</key>
		<true/>
	</dict>
	<key>Properties</key>
	<dict>
		<key>PciRoot(0)/Pci(0x02,0)</key>
		<dict>
			<key>AAPL,ig-platform-id</key>
			<data>BAAnWQ==</data>
			<key>AAPL,slot-name</key>
			<string>Internal</string>
			<key>device-id</key>
			<data>FlkAAA==</data>
			<key>device_type</key>
			<string>VGA compatible controller</string>
			<key>enable-hdmi20</key>
			<data>AQAAAA==</data>
			<key>framebuffer-con0-enable</key>
			<data>AQAAAA==</data>
			<key>framebuffer-con0-pipe</key>
			<data>EgAAAA==</data>
			<key>framebuffer-con0-type</key>
			<data>AAQAAA==</data>
			<key>framebuffer-con1-enable</key>
			<data>AQAAAA==</data>
			<key>framebuffer-con1-flags</key>
			<data>hwEAAA==</data>
			<key>framebuffer-con1-pipe</key>
			<data>EgAAAA==</data>
			<key>framebuffer-con1-type</key>
			<data>AAgAAA==</data>
			<key>framebuffer-con2-enable</key>
			<data>AQAAAA==</data>
			<key>framebuffer-con2-flags</key>
			<data>hwEAAA==</data>
			<key>framebuffer-con2-pipe</key>
			<data>EgAAAA==</data>
			<key>framebuffer-con2-type</key>
			<data>AAgAAA==</data>
			<key>framebuffer-con3-enable</key>
			<data>AQAAAA==</data>
			<key>framebuffer-con3-flags</key>
			<data>hwEAAA==</data>
			<key>framebuffer-con3-pipe</key>
			<data>EgAAAA==</data>
			<key>framebuffer-con3-type</key>
			<data>AAgAAA==</data>
			<key>framebuffer-fbmem</key>
			<data>AACQAA==</data>
			<key>framebuffer-patch-enable</key>
			<integer>1</integer>
			<key>framebuffer-stolenmem</key>
			<data>AAAwAQ==</data>
			<key>hda-gfx</key>
			<string>onboard-1</string>
		</dict>
		<key>PciRoot(0)/Pci(0x1f,3)</key>
		<dict>
			<key>#PinConfigurations</key>
			<data></data>
			<key>hda-gfx</key>
			<string>onboard-1</string>
			<key>layout-id</key>
			<integer>11</integer>
			<key>no-controller-patch</key>
			<integer>1</integer>
		</dict>
	</dict>
	<key>USB</key>
	<dict>
		<key>AddClockID</key>
		<true/>
		<key>FixOwnership</key>
		<true/>
		<key>Inject</key>
		<true/>
	</dict>
	<key>UseIntelHDMI</key>
	<false/>
</dict>
</plist>

When I am scrolling with Trackpoint (trackpoint + middle button) every link under pointer (or button or any UI elements) is pressed and new tab in browser is opened.

When scrolling with touch pad this issue does not happen.

I tried other repositories like https://github.com/zhtengw/EFI-for-X1C6-hackintosh . This issue is not present there (still cannot use their version cos they have other problems, e.g. audio problems after sleep)

Hello, In the very last steps, the HDMI audio fix is not working. Once I plug the HDMI cable, the laptop restart at once. I have tried your config.plist and also tried the config_patches.plist. Moreover, I also follow the guide in https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/guide-intel-igpu-hdmi-dp-audio-all-sandy-bridge-kaby-lake-and-likely-later.189495/. And it still reboots every time.

Do you have any ideas to fix the HDMI audio and reboots in X1c6?

ps. I found the HDAU device in X1c 6gen is not B0D3 but B0D4

In the hardware replacement README it states to replace the Samsun PM981, my X1c6 came with INTEL SSDPEKKF256G8L and I was wondering if I should still replace it?