Thinkpad X230 Clover Config for macOS 10.12 ~ 10.12.4

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Run macOS Sierra on your ThinkPad X230

Video Tutorial : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkGsSwpwheQ

Last Edit 2017/03/29

Introduction

Note

You might have to search for extra resources online to boot your macOS 10.12.2 Installation.
The WiFi Card used in this tutorial is Azurewave CE123-H. It can be installed through hardware flashing the BIOS on the ThinkPad.
The resources listed here are gathered from Rehabman, tonymacx86 and different sources. It's based on Bizzaro's x230-osx project. Link here: https://github.com/Bizzaro/x230-osx
Sorry for my bad english and this complicated guide.
Install macOS Sierra might cause Data Loss. REMEMBER TO BACKUP BEFORE INSTALLING.
This guide comes with absolutely no warranty. I am not responsible for any damage in hardware , software or data loss on your laptop. Take your own risk.

Update

Screen brightness is working on macOS 10.12.4 but it is not adjustable.(maybe Night Shift messed up the screen brightness mechanism), there is a workaround here (credit goes to Rehabman): https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/guide-laptop-backlight-control-using-applebacklightinjector-kext.218222/

Guides/Examples (Credit Goes to tonymacx86 , InsanelyMac , Gurus , Rehabman , etc)

Brief Introduction : https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/unibeast-install-macos-sierra-on-any-supported-intel-based-pc.200564/
Unsolved Problems : https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/readme-common-some-unsolved-problems-in-10-12-sierra.202316/
DSDT / SSDT guides : https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/guide-patching-laptop-dsdt-ssdts.152573/
Booting the OS X Installer with Clover : https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/guide-booting-the-os-x-installer-on-laptops-with-clover.148093/
Airport Injection : http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/292542-airport-pcie-half-mini/
Toleda's Wireless_Half_Mini Repository : https://github.com/toleda/wireless_half-mini
AppleHDA Patching : http://forum.osxlatitude.com/index.php?/topic/1946-complete-applehda-patching-guide/
iMessage / FaceTime : https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/how-to-fix-imessage.110471/
iDiot's guide to iMessage / FaceTime : https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/an-idiots-guide-to-imessage.196827/
Everymac Lookup : http://www.everymac.com/ultimate-mac-lookup/
Enable Intel WiFi without hardware flashing BIOS :https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/rebranding-intel-centrino-n6205-into-ar5b95-and-fake-pci-id.203658/#post-1339270 (credit goes to Rehabman and Tasos Sofi)

Summary

Hardware

CPU : Intel Core i7 - 3520M
RAM : 8GB DDR3 1600MHz SO-DIMM
Storage : 250GB Intel SSD SATA 6Gb/s
Operating System : macOS Sierra 10.12.2
Bootloader : Clover v2.3k r3974
EFI Firmware : 2.67 (Modified)
EC Firmware : 1.14
WLAN Card : AzureWave CE-123H (Broadcom BCM94352HMB)

Working

Native Power Management
Ethernet
USB ports
Battery status
Keyboard, TrackPoint
Intel Graphics HD 4000
Webcam
Bluetooth
Shutdown / Reboot
Audio
SSD Trimming
Microphone
Headset
Bluetooth
Appstore
iCloud
Siri
AzureWave CE-123H WLAN card
AirDrop
HandOff (With AirPort)
Universal Clipboard (With AirPort)

Not Working

VGA Port
Ricoh Card Reader
Fingerprint Reader
Facetime
iMessage

Not Tested

HDMI
mini-DP

Bugs

Boot Animation glitch
Hibernation Wake
Backlight Control (Figuring solution)

Setup guide

BIOS Configuration

Item	Setting	Remarks
Config/Network/Wake On Lan	Disabled	Not Supported.
Config/USB UEFI BIOS Support	Enabled	Important for booting into USB Installer for OS X/ macOS.
Config/USB 3.0 Mode	Enabled	Enables USB 3.0
Config/Power/Intel SpeedStep Technology	Enabled	Enables Intel SpeedStep.
Config/Power/Intel Rapid Start Technology	Disabled	This feature requires a hibernation partition (0xA0). Not supported on OS X / macOS.
Config/Power/CPU Power Management	Enabled	Enables CPU Power Management.
Config/Serial ATA (SATA)/SATA Controller Mode Option	AHCI	Enables AHCI which is better for SSDs and HDDs.
Security/Predesktop Authentication	Optional	Fingerprint is not supported on macOS / OS X but you can still use it for waking your ThinkPad.
Security/Security Chip	Disabled	Disable it if you have a modified UEFI Firmware.
Security/Memory Protection/Execution Prevention	Enabled	This enables NX which is required for macOS / OS X installations.
Security/Virtualization/Intel Virtualization Technology	Enabled	Delete boot argument named "dart=0" in config.plist if you set this as Disabled.
Security/Virtualization/Intel VT-d Feature	Enabled	Delete boot argument named "dart=0" in config.plist if you set this as Disabled.
Security/Secure Boot/Secure Boot	Disabled	Not supported by Clover.
Startup/Boot Mode	Quick	This is optional.
Startup/UEFI / Legacy Boot	UEFI Only	Reduces Confusion.
Startup/UEFI / Legacy Boot/CSM Support	No	Setting this key as Yes requires a CSM Video Driver in Clover to provide proper video output on macOS / OS X. Only change this to Yes if you are dual booting with Windows 7 and installed CSMVideoDxe Driver in /EFI/CLOVER/drivers64UEFI/.

Create USB Installer

Read this first (https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/unibeast-install-macos-sierra-on-any-supported-intel-based-pc.200564/). Open Clover_v2.4k_r4035 in the Tools directory of this repository and install it on your USB.
Mount EFI System Partition (ESP) of USB with EFI Mounter v3 (In tools folder). Copy the whole repository to the root of your macOS Sierra USB Installer.
Open /Volumes/EFI/Clover/ , Copy and Replace the entire EFI/CLOVER Folder in the ESP of your USB Drive with EFI/CLOVER folder in this repository.
Open EFI/CLOVER/config.plist in the ESP of your USB Drive. Run CloverConfigurator included in the Tools/ folder in the repository. Generate Serial Number, BoardSerialNumber, SmUUID in SMBIOS tab. Fill in CustomUUID in SystemParameters Tab.

Special Reminder for users who have AzureWave CE-123H

Before booting into the USB Installer, replace the file : EFI/CLOVER/config.plist with WiFi-4352/config.plist. Generate Serial Number, BoardSerialNumber, SmUUID in SMBIOS tab. Fill in CustomUUID in SystemParameters Tab.

Special Reminder for i3 / i5 ThinkPad X230 users:

Before booting into the USB Installer, Please delete SSDT.aml in /EFI/CLOVER/ACPI/patched in the ESP of your USB Installer and Copy NullCPUPowerManagement.kext to/EFI/CLOVER/kexts/Other in the ESP of your USB Installer before booting the USB Installer. You might encounter problems if you don't do this.

Install

Modify UEFI Settings according to the table above. For other items. keep their default values.
Boot your macOS Installer USB by pressing F12 while booting.
Go to step 4 of this guide (https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/unibeast-install-macos-sierra-on-any-supported-intel-based-pc.200564/) and follow the instructions there.
Follow the instructions shown in macOS Sierra.

Post-Install (Copied from Guide 1)

Turn on your ThinkPad.
Press F12 to choose boot device.
Choose USB.
At the Boot Screen, choose your new Sierra installation.
Complete macOS Sierra setup.

Post-Install (Kexts Installation)

Copy all files inside Kexts/ folder in this repository to your Desktop. If you are using AzureWave CE-123H, copy the Kexts in WiFi-4352/Extra-Kexts/ to your desktop as well.
Open Tools folder from this repository and run KextBeast. Install all kexts on your Desktop. The kext files on your Desktop can be deleted once the installation completed successfully.
Install aDummyHDA.kext via KextBeast.
Run Kext Utility.app in Tools/ folder from this repository. Type your password and fix Kexts Permissions and rebuild cache.
Run EFI Mounter v3.app in Tools Folder. Mount the ESP of the USB Installer and the ESP of the local drive, (SSD/HDD) in your ThinkPad.
Copy EFI/CLOVER folder from the ESP of your USB Installer to the ESP of your local drive. (Where Sierra is installed on)
Check the SMBIOS of EFI/CLOVER/config.plist in your local drive. If they are empty, regenerate another one. Make sure you filled in BoardSerialNumber, SerialNumber and SmUUID. Also, check the CustomUUID in SystemParameters. Make sure it has a random UUID filled in.

For Users who have i3 / i5 ThinkPad X230, Please patch your SSDT to enable Native CPU Power Management (Credit goes to Piker-Alpha)

Open Tools/ssdtPrGen.sh-Beta Folder , run ssdtPRGen.sh
Run this command sudo sh ssdtPRGen.sh
Obtain SSDT.aml from ~/Library/ssdtPRGen/
Copy (Or Replace) it to /EFI/CLOVER/ACPI in your EFI System Partition of the SATA HDD/SSD in your ThinkPad.
Delete NullCPUPowerManagement.kext in /EFI/CLOVER/kexts/ in the EFI System Partition of the SATA HDD/SSD in your ThinkPad.
Reboot

Summary of problems and fixes

Feature	Problem	Fixes
Sleep	Instant wake, device doesn't stay asleep	Apply DSDT USB3 instant wake 0x0, RTC patches
Audio	No devices in sound preferences	Inject patched AppleHDA, codec is ALC269VC_v3 , Layout ID is 1. Install HDAEnabler, realtekALC into /S/L/E
Battery and PM	No battery status, no native PM	Apply DSDT patch with Thinkpad x230i + Fix Mutex with non-zero synclevel
GPU	Graphics not working natively	Apply DSDT patches for iGPU, brightness HD4000 + Low resolution
USB	Ports not working/keeps device awake	Apply DSDT patches Ivy Bridge = Intel 7 series USB
Power Off	Shutdown or Reboot takes a long time	Patch DSDT with system_Shutdown2 and system_Shutdown
Sleep/power LED	LED remains in blinking state after wake	# add these lines into method _WAK after NVSS: _SB.PCI0.LPC.EC.LED (Zero, 0x80) _SB.PCI0.LPC.EC.LED (0x0A, 0x80) _SB.PCI0.LPC.EC.LED (0x07, Zero)
Brightness Control	Brightness control keys don't respond	# _Q15 (Fn+F8) brightness down key into method label _Q15 replace_content begin Notify(_SB.PCI0.LPC.KBD, 0x0205)\n Notify(_SB.PCI0.LPC.KBD, 0x0285)\n end; # _Q14 (Fn+F9) brightness up key into method label _Q14 replace_content begin Notify(_SB.PCI0.LPC.KBD, 0x0206)\n Notify(_SB.PCI0.LPC.KBD, 0x0286)\n end;

AppleHDA injection methods (choose one from the list)

DSDT patch HDEF + IRQ (layout-id is 1) - preferred
Clover config.plist
HDAEnabler.kext + realtekALC.kext

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