OpenCore EFI for AMD Ryzen Hackintosh
Verified Specification
Component | Model |
---|---|
CPU | AMD Ryzen 7 1700 @ 3.8GHz |
Motherboard | ASUS B350 Plus |
RAM | 16GB (2 x 8GB) Corsair Vengeance @ 3000MHz |
GPU | MSI RX Vega 64 |
Audio Chipset | ALC-887 |
Ethernet | Realtek RTL8111 |
WiFi & Bluetooth | Fenvi T919 (BCM94360CD) |
OS Disk (NVMe) | ADATA SX8200 Pro 1TB |
macOS version: 12.4 (21F79)
OpenCore version: 0.8.0
Table of contents
- Software Compatibility
- Hardware Compatibility
- Installation
- BIOS Settings
- PAT Patch
- MKL and Intel Fast Memset Patch
- DRMs support
- Sleep
- Virtualization
- Guides
- Credits
Software Compatibility
- Monterey (12.x)
- Big Sur (11.x)
- Catalina (10.15.x)
- Mojave (10.14.x)
- High Sierra (10.13.x)
There were some reports about issues that occur while using MSI motherboards on Monterey Beta 3. The only possible solution to this problem as of right now is to downgrade to Monterey Beta 2 and wait for a confirmed workaround.
Hardware Compatibility
Central Processing Unit (CPU)
This EFI is compatible with all Ryzen and Athlon 2xxGE processors with macOS-compatible peripherals.
Support for 15h (FX series), 16h (A series) and Threadripper CPUs is not covered here.
Graphical Processing Unit (GPU)
Model | Compatible? |
---|---|
Integrated | No |
Nvidia | Partially 1 |
AMD | Yes 2 3 |
1 Support for Nvidia GPUs was dropped in Monterey Beta 7, the only way to get it back is using OpenCore Legacy Patcher. Kepler series under correct PAT Patch. Others require WebDrivers which work only in High Sierra or are not supported. More details on Dortania.
2 Some R7 and R9 GPUs require FakeID. More details here
3 Lexa series GPUs are not supported. Older than 7000 series are supported up to High Sierra (10.13), their support is not covered here.
For AMD Navi 10 Series GPUs (RX 5500, RX 5600, RX 5700) you need to add agdpmod=pikera
to boot-args
to fix the black screen issue.
PAT Patch made by Shaneee is used by default. It improves GPU performance but it has a few caveats. Audio passed by HDMI or DisplayPort won't work or will be unstable. It also may not work with Nvidia GPUs.
If you want to control monitor's brightness or HDMI/DP audio volume you need to use MonitorControl for that.
Laptops
All laptops with AMD CPUs are not supported due to integrated GPUs incompatbility.
Motherboards
Chipset | Details |
---|---|
B550, A520 | Requires SSDT-CPUR to boot. Details here. |
B550, A520, B450, X470, X570 | SetupVirtualMap has to be disabled. |
Other | Should be compatible out of the box. |
SSDT-CPUR
Follow these steps to properly install SSDT-CPUR.
- Download from here.
- Install it to your
OC/ACPI
directory. - Add it to your configuration file. Use ProperTree for simplicity.
Disabling SetupVirtualMap
To disable SetupVirtualMap
simply go to Booter -> Quirks -> SetupVirtualMap
in your configuration file and disable it. (Should be false
).
Audio
Follow these steps if your audio chipset is different than the one specified in the Specification.
- Go here to find your audio chipset codec. (Under Codec)
- If you can't find your codec on the list, then you probably have to use VoodooHDA. This repository does not cover or support the use of VoodooHDA.
- Under Revisions and layouts you'll see bunch of numbers and layout ids.
- Find your
boot-args
settings and look foralcid=11
. - Try every layout id (except 0x values) one by one until it works.
- Example:
alcid=10
iflayout 10
- Example:
Caveats:
- External (USB) audio cards should work out of the box.
- Microphone input (3.5mm Jack) won't work properly. Use USB/Bluetooth microphones instead.
- If you have CPU with integrated GPU (even if you don't use it) your audio may be broken or unstable. You can try using SpeedKeeper but it's not guaranteed to fix your problem. The best solution is using external (USB) audio card.
Network
If you experience any issues with your network connection, then your best bet would be to install a different kext, preferably from here.
If you use High Sierra and Realtek 8111 Ethernet Card then you should use older version of kext.
SmallTree kext does not work on Monterey for now. You can try AppleIGB kext, it works on some systems. If it does not work you have to stay on Big Sur and wait for SmallTree's update.
WiFi and Bluetooth
Only Apple Airport and Fenvi cards work out of the box. Here you can list of all supported cards and needed kexts for them.
Rembember that AirDrop, Handoff, etc. works only on cards with Broadcom chip.
Installation
Bootable USB
-
Follow this guide to create your bootable USB.
-
Clone this repository and copy "BOOT" & "OC" directories to your "EFI" directory on your bootable USB. The structure should look somewhat like this:
EFI -> BOOT, OC
.
Modifying kernel patches
- Modify Core Count patches to match your CPU's cores amount.
-
Find three
algrey - Force cpuid_cores_per_package
patches underKernel -> Patch
in your config. -
Modify these patches for your CPU physical cores. Change first pair of
00
inReplace
of these patches toHex value
from below table.- e. g. for Ryzen 7 1700 with 8 Cores three modified patches should look like:
- B8 00 0000 0000 -> B8 08 0000 0000
- BA 00 0000 0000 -> BA 08 0000 0000
- BA 00 0000 0090 -> BA 08 0000 0090
- e. g. for Ryzen 7 1700 with 8 Cores three modified patches should look like:
Physical CPU cores | Hex value |
---|---|
4 Cores | 04 |
6 Cores | 06 |
8 Cores | 08 |
12 Cores | 0C |
16 Cores | 10 |
SMBIOS
- Use this tool to generate your unique SMBIOS info.
-
SMBIOS has to be unique, you cannot use one present in this repository.
-
Run the tool and select
Generate SMBIOS
. -
Select the appropriate model for your hardware using the table below.
-
Go to Apple Coverage and paste generated Serial. You need "Invalid Serial" or "Purchase Date not Validated" message. If you get something another you have to generate SMBIOS data and check it again.
-
Open config.plist and search for
PlatformInfo -> Generic
and replace these values:- SystemProductName - Model
- MLB - Board Serial
- SystemSerialNumber - Serial
- SystemUUID - SmUUID
-
ROM entry should be set to your network card's MAC address, without separators (e. g.
:
,-
).
GPU Series | Model |
---|---|
AMD Navi Series | iMacPro1,1 1 |
AMD Vega Series | iMacPro1,1 1 |
AMD Polaris Series | iMacPro1,1 1 |
AMD Radeon R5/R7/R9 | MacPro6,1 |
AMD HD 8000 Series | MacPro6,1 |
AMD HD 7000 Series | MacPro6,1 |
Nvidia Kepler Series | MacPro7,1 2 |
1 For Catalina and newer you can also use MacPro7,1
if you have some issues (e. g. unfixable DRMs).
2 For Catalina and older use iMac14,2
.
Configuration
- You should update your BIOS to the latest version and configure it appropriately. See BIOS Settings for details.
- Remember to verify your hardware and apply appropriate changes to your configuration file. See Hardware Compatibility for details.
- Map your USB ports with USBToolBox. Guide about it is available here. You have to do it from Windows.
- That's it! Now you can boot macOS installer.
Post-Installation
- Copy your EFI directory onto your main drive EFI partition, you'll be able to boot the system without your bootable USB.
- Apply Ryzen patch script - it solves MKL (Math Kernel Library) issues and sets correct sleep parameters.
- If you have
Unknown
instead of your CPU name in About this Mac go toPlatformInfo -> Generic -> ProcessorType
in your configuration file. Set it to3841
if your CPU has 8 or more physical cores, else set it to1537
. - When everything work you can disable verbose mode - then you will see Apple's logo instead of logs while booting. To do it you have to remove
-v debug=0x100 keepsyms=1
fromboot-args
in your configuration file.
Bootstrap
In general, enabling Bootstrap is not required, but it will protect your OpenCore from being overriden.
Remember to do not enable Bootstrap on pendrive - do it only after copying OpenCore to your disk's EFI.
- Go to
Misc -> Boot -> LauncherOption
in your configuration file and set it toFull
. - Reboot your computer.
- Reboot PC again and go to your BIOS settings. In boot options you will see new boot entry named
OpenCore
. Set BIOS to boot from it, instead of your drive. - It's done!
BIOS Settings
Option | Status |
---|---|
SATA Mode | AHCI |
Above 4G Decoding | Enabled 1 |
EHCI/XHCI Hand-off | Enabled |
SVM | Enabled |
CSM | Disabled |
Resizable BAR Support | Disabled |
Secure Boot | Disabled |
Serial Port | Disabled |
Parallel Port | Disabled |
1 If you have this option in BIOS you must also remove npci=0x2000
from boot-args
in your configuration file.
Some of these options may not exist in your firmware, just try to match it as closely as possible.
Before booting macOS remember to update BIOS to the latest version.
PAT Patch
Shaneee's | Algrey's |
---|---|
Much better GPU performance | Worse GPU performance |
May not work with Nvidia GPUs | Compatible with all GPUs |
HDMI/DP audio may not work | HDMI/DP audio works |
Enabled by default | Disabled by default |
To switch to another patch look for mtrr_update_action
in config.plist
. Then set Enabled
to true
for the patch you want to use. Remember to set Enabled
to false
on the other PAT patch. Do not try to enable both at the same time, trust me, it won't work.
MKL and Intel Fast Memset Patch
Some applications for macOS use MKL - Math Kernel Library. Unfortunately, it does not work on AMD CPUs natively - we need to patch it with this script.
There's also intel_fast_memset
instruction which, obviously, doesn't exist on AMD systems. It's very common in Adobe software - you can simply fix it by running this script. Older versions of Adobe software (e. g. up to 22.3.1 for Photoshop) need it's legacy version. For details about Adobe patching check thead on macos86.it.
If you have problems while running script from file, try to copy and paste it's code to Terminal.
DRMs support
DRMs are fixed by default only for Big Sur and newer versions. For older versions you have to:
- Remove
unfairgva=1
fromboot-args
in your configuration file. - Go here to find correct value for your system.
- Add parameter from Mode to
boot-args
in your configuration file.- If parameter from chart does not work try
shikigva=80
orshikigva=16
- it's common to work even when chart says something another.
- If parameter from chart does not work try
- Test DRMs with Netflix in Safari or Apple TV+.
Sleep
Firstly, check if your sleep works out of the box. If it works, you can skip reading this section.
The most common reason of broken sleep on AMD systems are USB problems.
You have to map your USB ports. If you have working Windows instance I recommend this tool, otherwise you have to do it manually.
After mapping remember to disable Kernel -> Quriks -> XhciPortLimit
in your configuration file.
If map does not fix your issue you can try to patch _STA
method of your USB controllers. Go to ACPI -> Add
in your configuration file and set Enabled
to true
under SSTD-SLEEP
section. By default this SSDT patches _SB.PCI0.GPP2.PTXH
device. In most cases your controller will have another address.
You can find it with Hackintool - go to PCIe
tab, then look for devices with USB controller
value under Subclass
. When you find address of your controller you have to open SSDT-SLEEP.aml
with MaciASL and change addresses.
If you have more than one controller you can try to patch _STA
for every of them.
If USB fixes does not help, probably something another is broken. You can read more detailed guide about it on Dortania.
Virtualization
Prerequisites
- Make sure you have
SVM
enabled in your BIOS settings.
Software | Compatibility |
---|---|
Parallels Desktop | Up to 13.1 unless AppleHV is used.1 2 3 |
VirtualBox | Drastically decreased performance. |
VMWare Fusion 10 | Only Catalina and older, for Catalina with this patch. |
Docker | Only Docker in VirtualBox or Docker Toolbox. |
Android Emulator | Only Android-x86 with compatible VM software. |
iOS Emulator | Works out of the box. |
1 Parallels will not work by default on Big Sur and newer, you need to use SYSTEM_VERSION_COMPAT=1
environment variable.
2 Use this launcher package to simplify the Parallels usage.
3 Only Windows 10 Anniversary Update (build 1607) or older systems work.
Resource management
You shouldn't add too much resources to your virtual machines, as it causes performance issues regardless of your hardware.
Use the following configuration for best results.
- Parallels Desktop 13.1
- 4 CPU cores
- 4GB - 8GB RAM
- 1GB VRAM
- 3D Acceleration: DirectX 9
- OS: Windows 7 (SP1, build 7601) with Aero theme disabled.
Guides
- Creating USB installer: *click*
- OpenCore configuration: *click*
- Post-Install: *click*
- Troubleshooting: *click*
- ACPI patching: *click*
If you have any other questions or issues, feel free to ask on AMD-OSX Discord or Forum.
Credits
- Apple for macOS
- AMD-OSX Developers for kernel patches for AMD CPUs
- Acidanthera for OpenCore and most of used kexts
- Trulyspinach for Ryzen power management and monitoring kexts
- Mieze for RealtekRTL8111 kext
- DhinakG for USBToolBox
- XLNC for Adobe patches for AMD CPUs and AppleMCEReportedDisabler kext
- Pavo for research about AppleMCEReportedDisabler in Monterey
- tomnic for libfakeintel.dylib used by Adobe patches
- Dortania for OpenCore configuration guides
- AMD-OSX Community for support while making my Hackintosh
- SocketByte for README maintenance and being a great friend :)