This contains a list of the kext files I use for my hackintosh. You may eventually need to update your kext files when new versions of macOS comes out for continued support.
OS X driver for Intel onboard LAN A few days before Christmas I started my latest project, a new driver for recent Intel onboard LAN controllers. My intention was not to replace hnak's AppleIntelE1000e.kext completely but to deliver best performance and stability on recent hardware. The kext that is absolutely required VirtualSMC.kext (or FakeSMC.kext) is as aforementioned essential. This kext is what tells macOS 'Yes this is a real mac', emulating the functionality of the SMC on real Macs (hence the name). Without it, no Hackintosh.
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Kext Locations:
- If using the Clover method I like to stuff my kexts in/EFI/CLOVER/kexts/Other
- If not you can place non-required kexts in /System/Library/Extensions
Required
These two kexts you should always have in your EFI partition.
FakeSMC.kext – Mantatory kext that emulates a Mac and is required to boot a hackintosh. When you download FakeSMC the folder will also contain Sensor kexts that you can use to monitor your hackintosh read about that here : HWMonitor Sensor Guide
Lilu.kext – Arbitrary kext that is required other kexts to work like AppleALC.kext & NvidiaGraphicsFixup.kext. Some Gigabyte motherboards have trouble with some versions of Lilu.kext breaking audio. I recommend those users use v1.0.0, instead of the latest version.
USB
USBInjectAll.kext – Injects all USB ports
XHCI-200-series-injector.kext – Enables USB 3 device detection and USB 3 speeds on Kaby Lake motherboards. This kext is also recommended to have during the macOS install process so you can use those USB 3 ports and flash drives.
Ethernet
IntelMausiEthernet.kext – Enables ethernet for motherboards using an Intel Ethernet Chipset.
RealtekRTL8111.kext – Enables ethernet for motherboards using a Realtek Ethernet Chipset
AtherosE2200Ethernet.kext – Enables ethernet for motherboards using Killer Lan Ethernet Chipset
Graphics
NvidiaGraphicsFixup.kext – Allows the latest Mac SMBIOS definitions to be used like iMac 17,x and iMac 18,x. You would want to use these SMBIOS defintions if you are using a Skylake or Kabylake CPU respectively. Updating to the latest version may fix black screen issues.
IntelGraphicsFixup.kext – Fixes display and graphical issues when using integrated graphics. I also recommend setting DVMT Pre-Allocated to 128M or higher in BIOS if using the Intel iGPU to enable high resolution displays.
Kext Utility Mac
WhateverGreen.kext – Enables AMD graphic cards in macOS 10.12.6 or later. Will require Lilu.kext. Read about it here : How to hackintosh AMD graphics cards in Sierra 10.12.6+
Shiki.kext – Protects against graphical issues with video playback
Audio
AppleALC.kext – Enables audio on a hackintosh. Read about how to enable audio here: Hackintosh Audio Guide. Some gigabyte users have problems with AppleALC.kext not enabling audio. I recommend them using v1.1.0, instead of the latest version.
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HDMIAudio.kext – May help enable HDMI audio on some graphic cards. Read about it here : Hackintosh HDMI Audio + DisplayPort GFX Card Sound Guide
CodecCommander.kext – Fixes a problem with dim sounding or lower volume audio after sleeping/botting the hackintosh by updating EAPD (External Amplifier) state on HDA.
Spoofs
FAKEPCIID.kext – Enables support for Intel processors on earlier versions of macOS that don’t support that processor by pretending to be a supported processor. Kaby Lake CPU’s are nativily supported as of macOS 10.12.6
FakePCIID_Intel_HD_Graphics.kext – Enables integrated graphics on iGPU’s that are not supported in macOS by mimicking another supported iGPU. Kaby Lake CPU’s with HD 630 are supported nativily in 10.12.6. If you have upgraded to 10.12.6 you can remove this kext.
Kext For Network For Mac Os X 10.10
NullCPUPowerManagement.kext – Used to enabled hackintosh support for Pentium Processors like the G4560
Mac Os Kext
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- By genzaiHello Mieze,
Here are the results of my testing:
First i used an SSDT to inject my i211 and give it the i210 device ID (8086,1533). This appears to be what the driver looks for as it only has an IOPCIPrimaryMatch value in the info plist. after a few tries the SSDT appeared to work and IOJones showed the correct 1533 device ID. The driver did not load however.
Leaving the SSDT in place i then went about creating a FakePCIID kext. I based it off the 'BCM57XX as BCM57765' kext that is packaged with FakePCIID. Once I got this working, i then saw both network controllers. EN0(i219) and EN2(i210) -- not sure where EN1 went but thats probably not relevant.
Both controllers showed as loaded everywhere i checked--
-System Profile showed them both under Ethernet devices, with the proper kexts associated (i211, reported as i210 with AppleIntelI210Ethernet loaded, and i219 with intelMausiEthernet loaded.
- Network utility showed both devices and EN#
- DPCImanger showed both devices under its network list
- IOJones seemed to show both fully loaded with a lot of details under each entry
- and there was a new entry for 'Ethernet 2' in System Preferences>Network
However despite all this the i211 port would only show as inactive in system preferences and never showed any sign of life when connected to the network (other than physical LEDs blinking). Furthermore (and very perplexing to me) with I210 'enabled' my i219 controller was also not working. It also showed a red inactive status in network preferences when it should be connected. Another odd thing is that Network Utility seemed to report activity for the i219 (though not the i210) but there was no way to get the OS to otherwise recognize either controller as connected let alone passing traffic.
Removing the FakePCIID kexts brought my i219 back to life but now i am back to square one.
Thoughts?
Thanks!
g - By felixaaFollowing thread http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/292117-broadcom-bcm57781-how-do-i-patch-the-kext-for-ml-1085/
was imposible find instructions patterns refered by @Mieze using 'Hopper Disassembler' on AppleBCM5701Ethernet.kext(ver: 10.1.2b3)
One user on this post: http://www.hackintoshosx.com/files/file/4270-kextstopatch-clover-broadcom-bcm57781-for-yosemite-1010-1012b3/
claim that is posible patch on-the-fly with Clover but I can´t not find his HEX´s pattern on AppleBCM5701Ethernet binary.
Any light on this? - By tannerI have successfully installed OS X Mavericks onto my Asus Zenbook UX302LA laptop and have almost everything working, except for the following:
Not Working:
Wifi( Intel N 7260, Device Instance Path: PCIVEN_8086&DEV_08B1&SUBSYS_C0708086&REV_6B4&33C43F56&0&00E3)
Two finger scroll
Touchscreen( Unknown driver)
Brightness Controls
Below, I have attached the driver for the N 7260 on Linux, which can possibly be ported to Mac OS X. If the driver cannot be ported, I could add my device ID somehow. If this is all not possible, then I suppose I could use one of my PCIE WIfi cards from another computer.
Thanks.
http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/iwlwifi?action=AttachFile&do=get&target=iwlwifi-7260-ucode-22.15.8.0.tgz