/Acer-Aspire-5749-Hackintosh

Another hackintosh EFI, now for an older Intel Core i3 Mobile processor

Acer Aspire 5749 OpenCore Hackintosh

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This is a "big" project to bring MacOS OSes for these laptops with OpenCore Bootloader, for more information, click on "More info of MacOS Version below:

More info of MacOS Monterey:

MacOS Monterey

Status: 👨🏾‍🏭 In development (test with Release EFI )💻

To do: Fix iGPU detection by OCLP, fix OC Menu controller.


More info of MacOS Ventura:

MacOS Ventura

Status: 👨🏾‍🏭 In development (test with Alpha Release EFI )💻

To do: Fix OpenCore iGPU patch for correct detection by OCLP, OC Menu it's even broke.


Hardware Model
motherboard Acer HM65A (Sandy Bridge)
bios InsydeH20 v 1.06/1.08 (by Acer)
processor Intel Core i3 (2nd Gen) 2330M 2 Cores/4 Threads@2,2Ghz
igpu Intel Graphics 3000 512MB VRAM @500Mhz (Supported until MacOS High Sierra)
audio ALC269 (in-build)
wlan Intel Centrino N-100
Ethernet Qualcomm/Atheros AR8251 (Not supported nativelly)
ddr3 Elpida 4GB(8x2) DDR3L@1600Mhz
ssd Kingston A400 SSD 240GB (TLC PS11 Controller)

Installation


⚠️ SOME WARNINGS BEFORE ⚠️:

1. During all the process, try have another laptop/PC with Hackintosh posibilities (as last resource for fix any Boot problems)

2. Use a SATA3 SSD for install any MacOS version; HDDs are so slow for this; M.2 SSDs may be work, but, default BIOS doesn't support it

Works:


  • Opencore 0.9.2 ✅ (Although OC Menu doesn't recognize periphericals)

  • Installer Boot ✅ (Installation on SSD: ~30/35 minutes)

  • System Boot ✅

  • USB Ports ✅

  • VoodooPS2Controller/Keyboard+Touchpad ✅

  • Camera ✅ (works perfectly)

  • Battery charging and stats ✅

  • Screen ✅ (1336x768)

  • Audio Card ✅ (Could be sounds cutted)

  • Wi-Fi ✅ (It's fully working)

Not works:


  • HDMI ❌ (Enable it with OCLP, but not for now)
  • VGA/Displayport ❌ (System try put in 90Hz and the built-in screen crash)