r/hackintosh

OLED Display Brightness Control kext for DELL XPS 15 7590(and similar models) https://github.com/gil-666/DELL-XPS-OLEDBrightness https://redd.it/1wso784 @r_hackintosh

San Diego HP Bios Flashing Hey all! Looking for someone in the San Diego area that can flash the bios chip of an HP EliteDesk G5 800DM 95W version with Radeon RX560X GPU. Was a pickup from a liquidation and has a corporate bios lock. Just trying to flash it so I can run the hackintosh. Certain boot menu options are locked. I tried using one of the Amazon CH341A things but I couldn’t get the alligator clips on the chip. TIA https://redd.it/1wsmuqx @r_hackintosh

Doubts regarding signing my apple ID Hi guys, first time hackintoshing for me, I've reached the setup screen of the MacOS, so basically done with the hard part, I've generated my serial its invalid when I check it through coverage apple, although the website only works on my phone for some reason and not my PC. I was wondering since everyone says its fine to use your own apple ID, is it still alright ? I've read that some people can still get their apple ID banned? Please any insight will be greatly appreciated https://redd.it/1wsg78c @r_hackintosh

I'm desperately looking for someone with the right skills! I tried following the Dortaina guide again, but I got stuck at the photo step. I’ll post the photo in the comments (since posting it in the main text requires admin approval). Please let me know if you have any ideas! Cpu:i5 10500 Ram 32gb Ssd p31 500gb Hp prodesk 400 g7 microtower https://redd.it/1wse58d @r_hackintosh

Reverse Rosetta (ARM64 to x86-64 Translator) https://redd.it/1wsb4oo @r_hackintosh

Can anyone help me hackintosh my desktop? https://preview.redd.it/g9aahtt697sh1.png?width=1909&format=png&auto=webp&s=a8de47090114759ec2a61f54a54e890acdd18d07 I've been trying all day and this is my EFI folder n stuff, my PC is a desktop PC info: \-Intel(R) Core i5-4690k \-Z97 Extreme P1.30 \-16 GB DDR3 RAM \-500 GB SSD \-double partition, windows 7 and windows 10 (I'm trying to replace the windows 7 partition with OS X Yosemite) https://redd.it/1ws6f3w @r_hackintosh

Is there any lightweight Hackintosh version like Tiny10? I’m trying to install macOS on an old/low-power laptop and was wondering if there’s something like Tiny10, but for macOS. Basically I’m looking for the lightest possible macOS version, with unnecessary stuff/services removed so it doesn’t eat too much RAM and CPU. Does something like this exist? Or is there a specific older macOS version that’s known to run well on low-end hardware? Any recommendations? https://redd.it/1ws0n6a @r_hackintosh

Most recommended mini-PC for Sequoia Hello, I plan to purchase mini-PC for linux server, nothing fancy, 64 or 128 GB of storage, 16 GB of RAM. I know there’re guides with list of supported parts, but haven’t found anything in regards to a whole builds. I’d like to hear your recommendations and experiences in terms of usability and stability of specific mini-PC, or which parts of it you feel like are the most recommended one in your opinion. I don’t care about running Golden Gate, Tahoe ot even Sequoia would be just fine. Dual-booting it with Linux sounds like a perfect combo to me. https://redd.it/1wrxrow @r_hackintosh

Success on Asus A416JA! https://redd.it/1wrxv6l @r_hackintosh

Specs not compatible. Which one should I buy? Hey everyone im really interested in having a dual boot but I know that my specs are not compatible Right now I have an Ryzen 5 5600, Asus B450 K II motherboard, SSD Nvme m2 1Tb, 600W Psu. What do I have to buy for the hackintosh? I’ve been looking and I know that I need a second gpu (Rx 560/580 used maybe?), and I prefer having a second ssd (Sata 2,5 ssd 500gb). What do you guys think I should do? Should I just drop this “Project”? https://redd.it/1wrxe1k @r_hackintosh

Dell Inspiron 15 5537 Hackintosh suggestion? I had hackintoshed this device upto big sur beta I can recall. first forward to 2026, I want to install macOS in it again, which version I can go so far? its 4th Generation Intel Core processor, i5, 8gb ram, has sata ssd, Intel HD 4400 I have my EFI ready so it wont be hard for me to bringup again, just any 4th gen hackintosh users can suggest which last macOS was smooth for them. Thanks. https://redd.it/1wrrv0m @r_hackintosh

My T490 keep having concussions after waking up from long periods of time https://redd.it/1wrnxiv @r_hackintosh

SATA drives randomly missing after warm reboot (Z490/Ventura) — found the root cause, need a kernel-patch wizard TL;DR: SATA drives intermittently don't show up after a warm restart on my Hackintosh (cold boot is more reliable). Traced it to a known bug class in Apple's own AppleAHCIPort driver — stale PHY link state surviving warm reboot causes the driver to skip its port reset and never properly re-enumerate the drive. There's a documented fix for this exact mechanism on a different controller (Mac Pro 5,1 / ICH10, patched for Sequoia), but the kernel patch bytes don't translate to my Comet Lake PCH on Ventura 13.7.8. Looking for anyone who can help re-derive the patch, or who's already hit this. Setup: ASUS ProArt Z490-Creator, OpenCore 1.0.7, Ventura 13.7.8, iMac20,2. Symptom: one or more of 5 SATA drives randomly missing after warm restart, usually the same drive. Cold power cycle is more reliable. Boot time also balloons to 2+ min on boots where it eventually recovers — same bug, just slow instead of failing. Proof it's a macOS driver bug, not hardware/firmware/OpenCore: the same drive shows up 100% of the time in the board's own UEFI storage list, and 100% of the time across repeated warm reboots when booted straight into Ubuntu via the UEFI boot picker (no OpenCore involved at all). Only macOS's drivers miss it — on both SATA and USB (tried the same drive in an external enclosure, still drops). Log evidence: log show --last boot shows repeated IOAHCIBlockStorage CommandTimeout → InitiateDeviceRecovery → WatchdogTimeout cycles across 4 SATA ports in one boot, eating 154 seconds. The theory (matches a documented case almost exactly): yoy123/mac-pro-sata-hotplug — on warm reboot the AHCI controller doesn't fully lose power, so the PHY link stays "up" from before the restart, and AppleAHCIPort's EnablePortOperation skips the real reset (HandleComReset()) because it thinks the link's already fine, reading stale data instead. Their fix: an SSDT doing a targeted PHY reset + a kernel patch to AppleAHCIPort forcing a real reset every boot. Both are byte-offset-specific to ICH10 + Sequoia's kernel, so not usable as-is on my hardware/OS. Full ruled-out list (cabling, power, drive hardware, VT-d, a boot-looping SSDT attempt, ReleaseUsbOwnership, FadtEnableReset) and full logs available if anyone wants to dig in — just ask. If you've got AppleAHCIPort disassembly experience, or have hit this exact symptom, I'd really appreciate a hand. https://redd.it/1wrmunx @r_hackintosh

hackintosh on R5 5600g, 5060 and 16gb ram ddr4 https://preview.redd.it/1xc8nnakc1sh1.png?width=582&format=png&auto=webp&s=106acc94b9e799752ceabcdb270ce1b3569ae65c how can install hackintosh on this hardware and its my first time doing it since i just found out about it https://redd.it/1wrgb6i @r_hackintosh

Can someone help me get Bluetooth working on this card? https://redd.it/1wrfkbc @r_hackintosh

Which MacOS version should I install? I have a dell Inspiron 3481 I installed macOS Monterey it was working fine but it was laggy and sluggish suggest me a MacOS version I should install. Specs: Manufacturer & Model: Dell Inspiron 3481 (Laptop)  Processor (CPU): Intel Core i3-7020U @ 2.30GHz (Kaby Lake, 2 Cores / 4 Threads)  Graphics (iGPU): Intel HD Graphics 620 (natively supported up to macOS Monterey / or newer via patches) Motherboard/Chipset: Dell 0GRMXT (BaseBoard)  BIOS Version & Date: Dell Inc. 1.23.0, 06/07/2023  Firmware/Boot Mode: UEFI  System Type: x64-based PC https://redd.it/1wrdl5d @r_hackintosh

Current Geek Bench Scores Straight from Geekbench https://browser.geekbench.com/v7/gpu/221576 https://redd.it/1wrao8u @r_hackintosh

hackintosh on windows surface 7 pro (i5 model ive been working on a surface 7 pro i5 hackintosh, i have everything i need working other than internal boot. i cant boot the hackintosh os (mac14) on the surface 7 without the USB. if anyone can help that would be greatly appreciated. i also can answer questions for more details. edit: i also dont have bluetooth https://redd.it/1wr8r70 @r_hackintosh

GPU Acceleration with OpenGL Working with OS X Tiger in QEMU! : ) https://redd.it/1wr65l3 @r_hackintosh