README.md

ASUS-Z170M-PLUS-Skylake-Hackintosh

Opencore EFI for ASUS-Z170-PlUS and i5-6400 and MacOS Big Sur 11.1

Hardware

Category	Brand
CPU	i5 6400
MB	ASUS Z170M-PLUS
m2 ssd	wd blue sn550 1t
wifi	BCM94360CD
VGA	ASUS rx5500 4g

Install Guide

https://kimi0230.medium.com/hackintosh-big-sur11-1-skylake-i5-6400-asus-z170m-plus-45b3380ec943

ACL codecs

Vendor	Codec	Revisions and layouts	MinKernel	MaxKernel
Realtek	ALC887	0x100202, 0x100302, layout 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 12, 13, 17, 18, 20, 33, 40, 50, 52, 53, 87, 99	13 (10.9)	-

Miscellaneous

• Apple TV Can't Play
  • https://github.com/acidanthera/WhateverGreen/blob/master/Manual/FAQ.Chart.md
• iMovies Can't Export
  • change iMac17,1 to iMac19,1
• Sleep Wake failure in EFI
  • https://dortania.github.io/OpenCore-Post-Install/universal/sleep.html#preparations

sudo pmset -a hibernatemode 0
sudo rm /var/vm/sleepimage
sudo mkdir /var/vm/sleepimage
sudo pmset powernap 0
sudo pmset -a standby 0
sudo pmset -a autopoweroff 0
sudo pmset proximitywake 0
sudo pmset tcpkeepalive 0

• Mac 開機總是彈出"電腦關機是因為發生了問題" 解決方法 https://zhuanlan.zhihu.com/p/481976423 開啟系統監控程式, 選擇診斷報告, 刪除Sleep Wake Failure

Upgrade Opencore version

1. Download Latest Version Opencore
   • https://github.com/acidanthera/OpenCorePkg/releases
2. copy X64/EFI as new EFI folder
3. copy Docs/Sample.plist to new EFI/OC folder
4. copy old EFI/OC/ACPI to new EFI/OC/ACPI
5. copy old EFI/OC/Drivers to new EFI/OC/Driver, ingore duplicate files.
6. Download new Kexts
   • AppleALC
   • AppleMCEReporterDisabler https://github.com/acidanthera/bugtracker/files/3703498/AppleMCEReporterDisabler.kext.zip
   • CtlnaAHCIPort
   • IntelMausi
   • Lilu
   • NVMeFix
   • VirtualSMC
   • USBInjectAll
   • WhateverGreen
7. Modify sample.plist same as before, then change name to config.plist
8. Copy EFI to USB drive to test
9. Choise your disk name at oc picker menu not efi
10. Move efi to your system disk if boot into macOS successfully
11. ctrl+enter at oc picker menu. you can select your default menu.