/Hackintosh-Big-Sur-Gigabyte-B360M-D3H-i3-8100-RX580-BCM943602CS-4K-monitor-OpenCore

My OpenCore Configuration to install MacOS Catalina (fully working). Hardware: Gigabyte B360M; i3 8100; Sapphire RX580 Nitro+; BCM943602CS WiFi and BT4.0 card: Dual monitor setup : 4K (DisplayPort) and 1080p (HDMI)

Hackintosh-Big-Sur-Gigabyte-B360M-D3H-i3-8100-RX580-BCM943602CS-4K-monitor-OpenCore

NOTE: This is a work in progress

Screenshot

Versions

  • macOS Big Sur 11.1 (updated)
  • OpenCore 0.6.4 (updated)

What's working

Status Additional details
Sound 👌
USB Ports 👌 6 x USB 2.0; 4 x USB 3.0: I didn't perform any speed test on the USB 3.1 port
WiFi 👌
Bluetooth 👌
Airdrop/Handoff 👌
Ethernet 👌
Unlock with Apple Watch 👌
Airdrop/Handoff 👌
Graphics acceleration (dGPU) 👌 ❕ Connected to two monitors through DisplayPort and HDMI. I didn't compare the performance
Sidecar 👎 iPad shows a black screen
Restart/Shutdown 👌
Sleep 👌
CPU power management ❓ Not tested
iServices 👌
DRM 👍 ❕ Apple TV works fine! Netflix plays on chrome

Complete hardware description

  • Gigabyte B360M D3H
  • Intel i3-8100 @3.60GHz
  • Sapphire Radeon RX 580 Nitro+
  • 4x4GB DDR4 2400MHz
  • Wifi and Bluetooth card (PCI-express 1x adapter BCM943602CS)
  • Dual monitor setup:
    • 4K monitor (DisplayPort)
    • 1080p vertical monitor (HDMI)
  • Dual boot system
    • 500GB NVME SSD for Windows/Linux
    • 500GB SDD only for MacOS

Dual boot

Because I mainly use Windows and Linux (for professional reasons) I didn't need a quick dual boot setup. So I use a cheap SSD for macOS. When I want to boot on macOS, I press F12 to select the BIOS startup disk.

Material required

  • 16GB USB Flash Drive The new macOS Catalina doesn't fit anymore on a 8GB flash drive, because I had problems on the past with my USB 3.0 flash drive, I use an old USB 2.0 flash drive to hackintosh

Instructions

Follow the guide https://dortania.github.io/OpenCore-Desktop-Guide/

EFI Folder

├───BOOT
│       BOOTx64.efi
│       
└───OC
    │   config.plist
    │   OpenCore.efi
    │   
    ├───ACPI
    │       SSDT-AWAC.aml
    │       SSDT-EC.aml
    │       SSDT-PLUG.aml
    │       SSDT-PMC.aml
    │       SSDT-SBUS-MCHC.aml
    │       SSDT-USBX.aml
    │       
    ├───Bootstrap
    │       Bootstrap.efi
    │       
    ├───Drivers
    │       AudioDxe.efi
    │       HfsPlus.efi
    │       OpenRuntime.efi
    │       
    ├───Kexts
    │   ├───AppleALC.kext
    │   │   └───Contents
    │   │       │   Info.plist
    │   │       │   
    │   │       └───MacOS
    │   │               AppleALC
    │   │               
    │   ├───IntelMausi.kext
    │   │   └───Contents
    │   │       │   Info.plist
    │   │       │   
    │   │       └───MacOS
    │   │               IntelMausi
    │   │               
    │   ├───Lilu.kext
    │   │   └───Contents
    │   │       │   Info.plist
    │   │       │   
    │   │       └───MacOS
    │   │               Lilu
    │   │               
    │   ├───SMCProcessor.kext
    │   │   └───Contents
    │   │       │   Info.plist
    │   │       │   
    │   │       └───MacOS
    │   │               SMCProcessor
    │   │               
    │   ├───SMCSuperIO.kext
    │   │   └───Contents
    │   │       │   Info.plist
    │   │       │   
    │   │       └───MacOS
    │   │               SMCSuperIO
    │   │               
    │   ├───USBInjectAll.kext
    │   │   └───Contents
    │   │       │   Info.plist
    │   │       │   
    │   │       ├───MacOS
    │   │       │       USBInjectAll
    │   │       │       
    │   │       └───_CodeSignature
    │   │               CodeResources
    │   │               
    │   ├───VirtualSMC.kext
    │   │   └───Contents
    │   │       │   Info.plist
    │   │       │   
    │   │       └───MacOS
    │   │               VirtualSMC
    │   │               
    │   ├───WhateverGreen.kext
    │   │   └───Contents
    │   │       │   Info.plist
    │   │       │   
    │   │       └───MacOS
    │   │               WhateverGreen
    │   │               
    │   └───XHCI-unsupported.kext
    │       └───Contents
    │               Info.plist
    │               
    ├───Resources
    │   ├───Audio
    │   ├───Font
    │   ├───Image
    │   └───Label
    └───Tools
            OpenShell.efi

Bios Settings

Check this file

Updates

OpenCore 0.5.9 to 0.6.0 update

OpenCore 0.6.0 to 0.6.4 update (NEW)

macOS 10.15.6 update

  • Update OpenCore to the latest version
  • Update macOS
  • The system will start the update and it will restart automatically (wait a few minutes)
  • When the system restarts, choose on the OpenCore boot manager the new option to Install macOS
  • The update can take more than 15 minutes
  • The system will reboot automatically and then boot normally on the OpenCore boot manager
  • After a longer boot process, you will be asked to introduce your iCloud password and then you can log in normally
  • Restart the system to check for any problems on the boot loader
  • Done (it was easier than I thought)!

macOS 10.15.6 to 11.1 Big Sur upgrade (NEW)

  • Update OpenCore to the latest version (at the time was 0.6.4)
  • Prepare your USB boot drive (if you want you can use the older drive with EFI folder and the macOS catalina installer)
  • Upgrade macOS from the system menu (as in a normal system)
  • The system will start the update and it will restart automatically (wait a few minutes)
  • When the system restarts, choose on the OpenCore boot manager the new option to Install macOS
  • The update can take more than 30 minutes
  • I had an issue with the displayPort Screen, so I disconnected that monitor and used only the HDMI one
  • I had only a system freeze during the installation (had to hard shutdown the system)
  • Copy the backup of the EFI folder to your new blank EFI folder
  • Restart the system to check for any problems on the boot loader
  • Done (it was easier than I thought)!

Credits