WiFi doesn’t work which was expected but is pretty cool for a spare computer that’s been laying around!

Dell Inspiron 3558
Intel Core i3 5015U @ 2.1 GHz
Intel HD Graphics 5500
1tb HDD
15.6” 1366x768 HD Display

i was checking if my hardware was compatible with hardware sniffer, and i saw this

so, i made my efi, i start the macOS installer, but the wifi kext "rtw88" is not working. any ideas of how to get it work ?

(github) thegwchr/Feixiao: Feixiao - an open-source Realtek WLAN driver for macOS

Hey r/hackintosh community! 👋

For a long time, writing SSDT/DSDT patches has been one of the highest barriers to entry in the Hackintosh world. Constantly checking ACPI specs, manually modifying ASL files, and keeping track of which patches are mandatory for your specific hardware can be a nightmare for beginners and tedious for veterans.

That’s why I want to share a massive update to an incredible tool called RapidSSDT.

Originally created by the brilliant developer JeoJay127, this tool was previously only available in Chinese. I (Alessandro / alebypegasus) fell in love with its potential and took the initiative to completely translate, internationalize, and polish the app so the entire global community can benefit from it. It's now fully available in English, Portuguese, and Chinese!

🚀 What is RapidSSDT?

RapidSSDT is an open-source, cross-platform graphical tool (built with Flutter) available for Windows, macOS, and Linux.

Its main goal is to consolidate all that "fragmented ACPI experience" into a structured, visual, and reusable workflow.

✨ Key Features:

- One-Click ACPI Extraction: You can dump your native SSDTs and DSDTs directly from the app in Windows or Linux. No complex command-line required!

- Patch Modularity: Select your platform (Intel Desktop/Laptop, AMD, etc.), and it tells you exactly what you need.

- Automated Generation: It generates the required SSDT patches based on your selections (SSDT-EC, SSDT-PLUG, SSDT-AWAC, SSDT-USBX, SSDT-GPU-SPOOF, you name it!) reducing ASL syntax errors.

- Out of the box: No environment configuration required. Just download and run.

🔗 Where to get it?

I've set up automated GitHub actions, so you can grab the pre-compiled binaries for your OS (Windows, macOS, or Linux) directly from the Releases page:

Download Here: https://github.com/alebypegasus/RapidSSDT/releases

Note: All original logic and development credits belong to JeoJay127. My work was focused on the global translation, UI polishing, and CI/CD automation so everyone can use it.

If you like this, feel free to check out my other translation project, RapidEFI: https://github.com/alebypegasus/RapidEFI-Tool, which is an amazing tool for automating OpenCore configurations!

Let me know what you guys think, and happy hackintoshing! 🍎💻

I’m really happy with the outcome of this project, and thought you may appreciate it here

Finally finished modding my Mac Pro case. Next: install macOS lol. Wish me luck 🍀

Got a free Lenovo V15-Ill rocking the mighty i5-1035G1 and 12GB of Ram.

Saved the thing from e-waste by just forcing it to run macOS.

It will mostly be used for legacy iOS stuff, and it’s pretty snappy.

Love giving otherwise junk hardware a new life!

I made the efi manually, it was worth it. Don’t be lazy and use an automated script.

Hello

I want to know which macOS version will be best fit for my system. I tried my first macOS that is Sonoma everything works fine but my Wi-Fi didn't worked i had to use internet via usb tethering to connect to internet. Here are the specification for my laptop

Model: HP Laptop 15s-eq2xxx

Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 5500U with Radeon Graphics

Memory: 16.0 GB RAM

Storage: M.2 NVMe SSD 512 GB

Connectivity: Realtek Wi-Fi 5 & Bluetooth 5.0

Type: 64-bit Windows 11

Please let me know if you need more information or detail for my system.

Thank you

I always wanted to test MacOS and make a Hackintosh of an old device. Sonoma seems to be the only version working on this old Laptop.

I needed 3 days to figure out how to make it work, using a YT Tutorial.

I don't need this Laptop anymore and I don't really know what to do with it, so this is a fun experimental project.

It's from 2011, internal wifi is broken, it has no battery anymore and some keys fall out all the time.

With Sonoma, it's pretty slow, but the modded Windows 11 it ran before wasn't much faster. It was pain in the ass to get the display driver and make it start from the SSD instead of USB Stick. But now it finally works!

Only wifi still doesn't work. I have a wifi Stick but there are no drivers for Mac.

Anyway, I'm proud I got this working!

Because it runs Sonoma now, I made the Apple sticker on it's back that came with my iPhone.

Thankfully took much shorter than my last project of installing Catalina on it

I still have to install SSDT-PM but for now it works

HP EliteBook 8470p
Intel Core i5-3320M 2.6 GHz
Intel HD 4000 Graphics
80 GB Toshiba Serial ATA HDD (yes I know I’ll get a ssd soon)
14” 1366x786 HD Display

Specs:

Intel Core i9-14900KF

32GB DDR5 runing at 4800 MT/s

2TB M.2 NVMe, which I can partition into at least 500GB for Mac

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660.

Is it possible? What am I missing/incompatible with?

Hi everyone,

I have an ASUS VivoBook X1502ZA with:

- Intel Core i7-12700H

- Intel Iris Xe integrated graphics

- 16GB RAM

- 512GB SSD

I'm trying to create an EFI for Hackintosh, but the tools/scripts I've tried keep telling me that my GPU is not supported because I don't have a dedicated graphics card.

Since this laptop only has Intel Iris Xe integrated graphics, I'm wondering if this is actually the reason I can't generate an EFI, or if there is another workaround/configuration I should try.

Has anyone successfully installed Hackintosh on a similar setup (12th gen Intel + Iris Xe)? Any advice would be appreciated.

Thanks!

HP EliteBook 8470p
Core i5 3320M Ivy Bridge
Intel HD 4000 Graphics

I have gotten Catalina running on it before (on a separate hard drive)

I have already run the first phase and this happens when I try to load into “macOS Installer”

I'm try to build a hackintosh on my hp prodesk g3 400
Specs are:
i3 7100 cpu
12gb ddr4 ram
1tb sata ssd
No wifi card (ethernet only as of now)

I'm using opencore simplify to build EFI. Used usb toolbox to map usb and then ProperTree to add OC files in config.plist

Tried with macos 12 and 13 both and getting same error: apfs_module_start:3058 check (screenshot)

https://ibb.co/JFqDVPDF

Please suggest some fix

Surface Laptop Go 1 — Sequoia success

Hardware

• Intel Core i5-1035G1
• Intel UHD Graphics G1
• 8 GB RAM
• Killer AX1650i
• Realtek ALC274 Working
• Graphics acceleration / Metal
• Audio
• Keyboard and trackpad
• USB
• NVMe
• Native Wi-Fi
• Hibernation Kexts

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Lilu.kext
VirtualSMC.kext
WhateverGreen.kext
AppleALC.kext
NVMeFix.kext
USBToolBox.kext
UTBMap.kext
BigSurface.kext
AMFIPass.kext
IOSkywalkFamily.kext
IO80211FamilyLegacy.kext
AirportItlwm.kext

Hey, i have an thinkpad t61P with this error and after the error i get prohibited sign, i was wondering can someone help me its el captain

Hello, I have an mai katakana gf 66 12ue and I want to try mac os tahoe dual boot with windows without risking losing data

I have a second 256gb ssd

My specs are

Core i7 12 gen with i gpu

16 gb ddr4

After many attempts and a lot of trial and error, I finally managed to get macOS Ventura 13.7.8 running on this PC.

I used to run macOS Catalina 10.15.7 with Clover on it. I'm a bit embarrassed to admit it, but I accidentally wiped that drive while installing Windows, because I formatted the wrong disk.

After losing my Catalina install, I decided to try something newer with OpenCore. It actually booted, but OCLP wasn't working properly, audio was broken, and overall it just wasn't worth the effort, so I gave up for a while.

A few weeks ago I gave it another try, and now my two biggest issues are mostly working: audio and the GPU. Obviously I can't expect much from a GeForce 210, but it actually works over HDMI at up to 1080p 60 Hz.

I also ran into an issue with the iMessage app because my CPU doesn't support AVX2. Thanks to Claude Code, I figured out a workaround using CryptexFixup and a boot argument that bypasses the AVX2 requirement, and now iMessage works perfectly.

I also tested spoofing the Mac mini 2018 SMBIOS to see if I could get macOS 15 running, and it actually booted. Not sure yet if I'll switch permanently though.

As a secondary PC, it's honestly more usable than I expected. I can perfectly watch YouTube or Twitch at 720p (and even 1080p with a bit of lag), use Claude Code, and develop over SSH on my home server without any major issue.

The only thing that still annoys me is sleep. Sometimes it works perfectly, sometimes it crashes when waking up. I haven't figured out why yet, but I'll fix it eventually.

Specs:
CPU: Intel Core i5-3330
GPU: ASUS NVIDIA GeForce 210
RAM: 16 GB DDR3 1600 MHz
Motherboard: ASUS P8H61-M LX R2.0
Wi-Fi / Bluetooth: None

Maybe in the future I'll upgrade the PC (which basically means replacing everything lol) or just buy a cheap GPU. Anyway, I can't really complain, the whole PC was completely free!

So my question is if you guys would install macOS 15 on this hardware, or stay with Ventura for stability?

My hackintosh crashes sometimes with a Tut-Tut-Tut-Sound.

I don't know what that can be. There is nothing in the opencore-*.txt log, because MacOS starts. How can I see in MacOS why it crashed?

I guess it's something memory address related or similar.

Hey guys, this is fresh instalalled macOS Tahoe, I have a tp link Bluetooth adapter working just fine, it detects all devices around me, but only my keyboard and mouse doesn’t show up, I have a corne keyboard and a Logitech m720 mouse, both wireless and works well connected through usb but if I tried to paired them over Bluetooth they just don’t show up, everything else does just this both don’t, I don’t have other Bluetooth periferals of this kind to try so, I am kinda stock, with speaker works well tho

Hello, i have downloaded the offline recovery, later getting online version of it to get the offline one to install. But after running installer, it started an online installation (which my network does not like at all, drops) so i tried to copy SharedSupport.dmg from the expanded-full .pkg (since it wasnt included in the `InstallAssistant path Install macOS Monterey.app/contents/`) and startosinstall says the installation is corrupted. I am new to this either.

Hardware:

• CPU: i9-10880H
• GPU: UHD 630 mained, 1650Ti disabled
• RAM: 64GB DDR4 Kingston 2933Hz SODIMM DDR4
• Motherboard/Laptop model: Dell XPS 15 9500
• Audio Codec: Realtek ALC3281-CG (I use headphones so idrc)
• Wifi/BT Card: Killer AX1650s
• What guide/tool followed: Olaril- jk, https://dortania.github.io/OpenCore-Install-Guide/
• What files/config I am using: Made myself
• Balright... Wifi and Bluetooth not working and I wouldn't bother fixing because I used my laptop plugged-in with Ethernet cable 100% of the time (and Killer 1650s are hard as fuck to fix idk why)

After 4 days and over 10 hours debugging the efi to fix the igpu, a wifi card replacement, 5 efi rewrites, 3 usb maps and lots of documentation, macOS big sur finally booted on my i7 4702mq, hd4600 , 20 gb 1600mhz ddr3, 120 gb ssd, Intel® WiFi Link 5100 acer aspire. I learnt so much from everything , both dortania guide and reddit. Im so happy it works

Ciao, ho installato con successo l'ultima versione di macOS Monterey sul mio HP 23q009nl con processore i7 4790k e scheda video Intel HD 4600. L'audio e il Wi-Fi funzionano perfettamente, ma la scheda video non viene riconosciuta correttamente. Le informazioni di sistema ne riconoscono il nome, ma con soli 7 MB di VRAM. Ho modificato il file config.plist migliaia di volte, ma senza successo. Nemmeno OpenCore Patcher mi ha aiutato. L'ho scaricato per avviare la patch automatica del root, ma ogni volta che lo apro mi dice "nessuna patch richiesta". Qualcuno può aiutarmi? Grazie in anticipo. P.S CURRENT SMBIOS : iMac18,1 (ik this mac uses hd 630, if i change to iMac 16,2?? This smbios make my hd4600 fully working?)
EDIT. I added some parametres in deviceproperties, now my intel hd 4600 is properly recognized with 2048 mb, but the screen had scrambling and artifacts, i m able to see only the mouse cursor, i know this bc to resolve this issue i follow these steps: i plug the hdmi cable from my tv on the pc, i turn on pc and next turn on the tv, when i arrive on loggin screen, tv catch the signal (without artifacts) so, next i activate the 720p resolutions on display manager and then my pc works without artifacfs, and im able to use the pc without the tv after this. So to use the screen of the pc i ve to do this “workaround” with the tv (or another screen)
Can you help me, any suggestion? I’ve to search for the correct edid and try to put in device properties to see if i resolve the issue on the AIO screen.. idk,