/hackintosh-asrock-z490m-sonoma

Applying sonoma 14.4.1 with active BCM WiFi/internal 2 ethernet

Equipment:

  • AsRock z490m itx/ac motherboard
  • Intel i7-10700 processor
  • AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT 8 GB graphics card
  • Monitor with a resolution of 2560x1440
  • BCM4360 WIFI/BT

BY:

  • OpenCore 0.9.7
  • Sonoma 14.4.1

Works:

  • Dual ethnernet (1.0Gbps, 2.5Gbps)
  • WiFi (After removing the motherboard built-in Intel M.2 WiFi model, replace BCM4360, apply sonoma IO kext patch for OCLP)
  • Bluetooth (BCM4360)
  • USB ports (rear and front)
  • Sleep
  • iCloud, AppStore
  • iMessage, Facetime
  • Sound via 3.5 and HDMI
  • DRM

Version 1.1

  • Fix iServices

Version 1.2

  • Updated OpenCore to version 0.6.7
  • Updated Lilu, WhateverGreen, VirtualSMC, SMCSuperIO and SMCProcessor to versions current as of March 31, 2021
  • Added a graphical interface to the bootloader, hidden unnecessary menu items (recovery, reset nvram, etc)

Version 1.3

  • Updated AirportItlwm to version 1.3. Wi-Fi speed is no longer limited to 40 Mbit/s.

Version 1.4

  • Removed Usbinjectall
  • Added by Usbmap
  • Set xhciportlimit = false for compatibility with Big Sur 11.3 and higher

Version 1.5

  • Updated OpenCore to version 0.7.2
  • Updated AirportItlwm, AppleALC, Lilu, NVMeFix, SMCProcessor, SMCSuperIO, VirtualSMC, WhateverGreen to the latest versions as of August 13, 2021

Version 1.6

  • Removed FakePCIID and FakePCIID_Intel_HDMI_Audio.kext due to conflicts with Monterey
  • Updated AirportItlwm, AppleALC, Lilu, WhateverGreen, VirtualSMC, SMCSuperIO and SMCProcessor to the latest versions as of May 7, 2022
  • Added IntelBluetoothFirmware to fix Bluetooth (unsuccessful)
  • The config was rewritten from scratch to avoid problems with updating to Monterey

Version 1.6.1

  • Added BlueToolFixup, now Bluetooth works

Version 1.6.2

Version 1.7

  • Updated OpenCore to version 0.8.8
  • Added support for external video card RX 6600XT
  • Updated AppleALC, Lilu, NVMeFix, WhateverGreen, VirtualSMC, SMCSuperIO and SMCProcessor to the latest versions as of January 3, 2023

Version 1.7.1

  • Removed FakePCIID and FakePCIID_Intel_HDMI_Audio.kext, audio now works natively
  • Removed NullEthernet
  • Fixed problems with DRM, to activate you need to run the command in the terminal

defaults write com.apple.AppleGVA gvaForceAMDKE -boolean yes

Version 1.8

  • Updated OpenCore to version 0.9.5
  • Updated AirportItlwm, AppleALC, BlueToolFixup, IntelBluetoothFirmware, Lilu, RadeonSensor, SMCRadeonGPU, WhateverGreen, VirtualSMC, SMCSuperIO and SMCProcessor to the latest versions as of September 16, 2023

Version 1.9

  • Updated OpenCore to version 0.9.7
  • Updated AppleALC to the latest version as of January 4, 2024

Version 2.0

  • Added IntelMausi.kext and LucyRTL8125Ethernet.kext for dual internal ethnernet (1.0Gbps, 2.5Gbps)
  • Apply Sonoma IO kext patch for BCM4360 (requires OCLP 1.4.3)

Version 2.1

  • Added AMFIPass.kext (Use Instead of AMFI=0x80) and removed NVMeFix.kext to solve AMFI issues in Sonoma
  • Removed AMFI=0x80 to solve AMFI issues in Sonoma

Issues in Version 2.0:

  • VMWare (unable to boot; check normal operation after applying AMFIPass)
  • Firefox (does not run; check if it can run after applying AMFIPass)
  • Creative Cloud Apps (CC5.9, Illustrator28.2 crashes when opening file; confirmed normal operation after applying AMFIPass)
  • League of Legends (Available after applying AMFIPass)
  • RIDIBooks (not running; confirm normal operation after applying AMFIPass)
  • Skype (not running; confirm normal operation after applying AMFIPass)
  • Electron-based Apps
  • Other apps that should not disable AMFI after disabling SIP.

Version 2.1.1

  • Added AirportBrcmFixup.kext and BlueToolFixup.kext (Sonoma bluetooth patch for BCM4360)

Version 2.1.2

  • Supports high-speed (5G/10G) instead of USB 3.X 480M

SMBIOS removed, need to generate serial numbers

The configuration is posted for informational/educational purposes. I do not guarantee performance on equipment other than mine.