BASE EFI Intel Broadwell-E (HEDT)

Note	Description
Initial macOS Support	OS X 10.11, El Capitan.

Opencore version: 0.8.0
Release date: ~~04/04/2022~~, late - 18/04/2022

Basic Steps

Download the latest release;
Includes additional kexts (for ethernet, audio, etc);
Include the necessary ACPI patches (.aml);
Review the special notes;
Generate and complete your SMBIOS infos - ALWAYS;
Adjust your BIOS;
Install macOS and enjoy :)

Features

Very light, very clean, basic files for your Hackintosh.
Made with latest OpenCore versions.
Two editions - Release and Debug Edition.
Updated montly with refresh versions of Opencore.

Kexts included (Required)

Kext	Description
Lilu.kext	Patch many processes, required for AppleALC, WhateverGreen, VirtualSMC and many other kexts.
SMCProcessor.kext	Used for monitoring CPU temperature, doesn't work on AMD CPU based systems.
SMCSuperIO.kext	Used for monitoring fan speed, doesn't work on AMD CPU based systems.
VirtualSMC.kext	Emulates the SMC chip found on real macs, without this macOS will not boot. Alternative is FakeSMC which can have better or worse support, most commonly used on legacy hardware.
WhateverGreen.kext	Used for graphics patching, DRM fixes, board ID checks, framebuffer fixes, etc; all GPUs benefit from this kext.
CpuTscSync.kext	Needed for syncing TSC on some of Intel's HEDT and server motherboards, without this macOS may be extremely slow or even unbootable.

Other Kexts (not included)

Kexts for support Audio, Wifi, Ethernets and other devices.

Audio

Kext	Description
AppleALC.kext	Used for AppleHDA patching, allowing support for the majority of on-board sound controllers. AMD 15h/16h may have issues with this and Ryzen/Threadripper systems rarely have mic support.
VoodooHDA.kext	Audio for FX systems and front panel Mic+Audio support for Ryzen system, do not mix with AppleALC. Audio quality is noticeably worse than AppleALC on Zen CPUs.

Ethernet

Kext	Description
IntelMausi.kext	Intel's 82578, 82579, I217, I218 and I219 NICs are officially supported.
AtherosE2200Ethernet.kext	Required for Atheros and Killer NICs. Note: Atheros Killer E2500 models are actually Realtek based, for these systems please use RealtekRTL8111 instead.
RealtekRTL8111.kext	For Realtek's Gigabit Ethernet. Sometimes the latest version of the kext might not work properly with your Ethernet. If you see this issue, try older versions.
LucyRTL8125Ethernet.kext	For Realtek's 2.5Gb Ethernet.
SmallTreeIntel82576.kext	Required for I211 NICs, based off of the SmallTree kext but patched to support I211. Required for most AMD boards running Intel NICs.

WiFi and Bluetooth

Kext	Description
AirportItlwm	Adds support for a large variety of Intel wireless cards and works natively in recovery thanks to IO80211Family integration.
IntelBluetoothFirmware	Adds Bluetooth support to macOS when paired with an Intel wireless card.
AirportBrcmFixup	Used for patching non-Apple/non-Fenvi Broadcom cards, will not work on Intel, Killer, Realtek, etc. For Big Sur see Big Sur Known Issues for extra steps regarding AirPortBrcm4360 drivers.
BrcmPatchRAM	Used for uploading firmware on Broadcom Bluetooth chipset, required for all non-Apple/non-Fenvi Airport cards.

USB

Kext	Description
USBInjectAll	Used for injecting Intel USB controllers on systems without defined USB ports in ACPI. All Intel chipset series. Requires OS X 10.11 or newer.
XHCI-unsupported	Needed for non-native USB controllers. Common chipsets needing this: H370, B360, H310, Z390(Not needed on Mojave and newer), X79, X99, AsRock boards(On Intel motherboards specifically, B460/Z490+ boards do not need it however).

Others

Kext	Description
NVMeFix	Used for fixing power management and initialization on non-Apple NVMe.
SATA-Unsupported	Adds support for a large variety of SATA controllers, mainly relevant for laptops which have issues seeing the SATA drive in macOS. We recommend testing without this first.
AppleMCEReporterDisabler	Useful starting with Catalina to disable the AppleMCEReporter kext which will cause kernel panics on AMD CPUs. Recommended for dual-socket systems (ie. Intel Xeons).
RestrictEvents	Better experience with unsupported processors like AMD, Disable MacPro7,1 memory warnings and provide upgrade to macOS Monterey via Software Updates when available.

ACPI Tables - High End Desktop

These files are MUST be included in your EFI's ACPI directory. We recommend that you use the MANUAL method, but for a first test you can use the prebuild versions.

Table	Description
SSDT-PLUG	Manual \| Prebuilt \| Details
SSDT-EC-DESKTOP	Manual \| Prebuilt \| Details
SSDT-RTC0-RANGE	Manual \| Prebuilt \| Details
SSDT-UNC	Manual \| Prebuilt \| Details

Dumping your DSDT in Windows Environment

Download iASL Compiler ACPI Tools

Open the CMD in the directory where the ACPI Tools was extracted. (Command Prompt) in Administrator Mode:

path/to/acpidump.exe -b -n DSDT -z
move dsdt.dat DSDT.aml

Decompile DSDT.aml:

path/to/iasl.exe path/to/DSDT.aml

File DSDT.dsl will generated. Use this for generate YOUR ACPI Patches.

Compile DSDT.dsl:

path/to/iasl.exe path/to/DSDT.dsl

File APCPI_FILE_PATCHED.aml will generated.

Attention

Update config.plist in PlatformInfo > Generic with YOUR informations.

1. MLB (Board Serial)
2. ROM (Mac Address)
3. SystemSerialNumber (Serial)
4. SystemUUID (SmUUID)

Please use genSMBIOS for generate values for above itens.
Please use ProperTree for configure/edit your config.plist.

Compatible SMBIOS

SMBIOS	Description
iMacPro1,1	Works for Broadwell-E Processors
MacPro7,1	Works for Broadwell-E Processors

Catalina and older versions of macOS

Please configure MinDate and MinVersion in UEFI > APFS to -1;
Please configure SecureBootModel in Misc > Security to j137;

* Without above settings, macOS will not be able to boot.

Special notes

USB port mapping is REQUIRED.
XhciPortLimit - Needed **DISABLE**if you use Big Sur 11.3+.
- Please Mapping USB in macOS Catalina before install Big Sur or Newer for best results.
- You can use USBMap.command Utility - USBMap.
AppleCpuPmCfgLock - Please **ENABLE** if you cannot disableCFG-Lock in BIOS AND running 10.10 or older macOS.
AppleXcpmCfgLock - Please **ENABLE** if you cannot disableCFG-Lock in BIOS.

GPU-Specific `boot-args`

Parameter	Description
agdpmod=pikera	Used for disabling board ID checks on Navi GPUs(RX 5000 series & RX 6000 series), without this you'll get a black screen. Don't use if you don't have Navi (ie. Polaris and Vega cards shouldn't use this).
nvda_drv_vrl=1	Used for enabling Nvidia's Web Drivers on Maxwell and Pascal cards in Sierra and High Sierra.

General Purpose `boot-args`

Parameter	Description
npci=0x2000	This disables some PCI debugging related to `kIOPCIConfiguratorPFM64`, alternative is `npci=0x3000` which disables debugging related to `gIOPCITunnelledKey` in addition. Required for when getting stuck on `PCI Start Configuration` as there are IRQ conflicts relating to your PCI lanes. Not needed if Above4GDecoding is enabled.
npci=0x3000	Alternative for `npci=0x2000`.

BIOS Settings

Disable

Fast Boot
Secure Boot
Serial/COM Port
Parallel Port
VT-d (can be enabled if you set DisableIoMapper to YES)
Compatibility Support Module (CSM).
Thunderbolt(For initial install, as Thunderbolt can cause issues if not setup correctly)
Intel SGX
Intel Platform Trust
CFG Lock (MSR 0xE2 write protection)
- This must be off, if you can't find the option then ENABLE AppleXcpmCfgLock.
- Your hack will not boot with CFG-Lock enabled.
- For 10.10 and older, you'll need to ENABLE AppleCpuPmCfgLock as well.

Enable

VT-x
Above 4G decoding.
- This must be on, if you can't find the option then add npci=0x2000 to boot-args.
- Do not have both this option and npci on boot-args enabled at the same time.
Hyper-Threading
Execute Disable Bit
EHCI/XHCI Hand-off
OS type: Windows 8.1/10 UEFI Mode
SATA Mode: AHCI

References

https://dortania.github.io/OpenCore-Install-Guide/config-HEDT/broadwell-e.html
https://dortania.github.io/Getting-Started-With-ACPI/

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