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Introduction

This repo is my notes and configuration files for my hackintosh (10.14-10.14.1 Mojave) installation on a Thinkpad P52s. The Clover files in this repo (config.plist + ACPI/patched/ + kexts/Other/ + drivers64UEFI) in theory (I didn't test extensively) should boot macOS 10.14, installer or post-install, on any P52s. It's highly likely to work on a T580 or T480, too.

For T480s, see https://github.com/kk1987/T480s-hackintosh, of which this repo was initially based off.

The configuration here is tailored for my P52s which has a 4k UHD display. For a different screen configuration, it might be necessary to first boot without QE/CI by injecting an invalid ig-platform-id like 0x12344321, then fix the IGPU & EDID configurations accordingly.

(Hint: refer also to the T480s repo, which is for a FHD touch screen, and might also work with FHD and 1440p non-touch screens. Differences include which ig-platform-id/device-id to inject in config.plist/Devices/Properties, and whether EDID injection is required.)

Basic Info

Hardware:

  • OEM
    • i7 8650U CPU w/ Intel UHD 620
    • Nvidia Quadro P500 dGPU
    • 4k screen (BOE NV156QUM-N44, matte non-touch)
    • Realtek ALC3287 ("ALC257")
    • Intel Ethernet I219-LM
    • Synaptics TrackPoint & TrackPad
    • Synaptics Fingerprint Reader + IR Camera
  • Upgraded/replaced
    • 32GB RAM (16G DDR4-2400 x2)
    • ADATA SX8200 960GB NVMe SSD
    • BCM94352Z M.2 WiFi + BT

UEFI Settings:

  • UEFI Firmware version 1.16
  • "Thunderbolt BIOS Assist": disable (default) to make front type-C port work in macOS; enable to reduce idle power consumption in Linux

Partitioning & other OSes:

I did a tri-boot setup with installation order as follows:

  • macOS -> Windows 10 -> Arch Linux (Antergos)

Status

Working

  • most features do work
    • Keyboard & TrackPoint/TrackPad
    • Ethernet, WiFi, Bluetooth
    • Screen brightness & brightness shortcut keys
    • Basic audio including speaker, internal mic, headphone jack
    • Camera
    • Card reader
    • All USB ports
    • USB type-C video output
    • Thunderbolt (as long as you didn't enable "Thunderbolt BIOS Assist")

Limited functionality

  • Audio
    • (I don't see why it's ever needed but) there's no external mic support
    • "out of the box" headphone sound may be glitchy. Disabling "Use ambient noise reduction" in Settings -> Sound -> Input seems to fix this
    • Alternatively, VoodooHDA can be used. It supports enternal mic via combo jack (without auto-switching) but doesn't support HDMI audio. Configuration in Info.plist need to be updated with iGain=0, PCM=100, Rec=50
  • HDMI/DP output
    • DP/HDMI via USB type-C: video works fine. Audio device shows up but no sound is transmitted
    • Standalone HDMI port: 50/50. With my limited testing, video output works with a 1440p monitor but not with a 4k one. Also when connected, no audio device shows up
  • TrackPad: works but isn't perfect
    • No 3- or 4-finger gestures
    • 2-finger-tap right click doesn't work 99% of the time (2-finger-click works fine)
    • Scrolling can feel sluggish
    • Could be disabled by PrtSc key. (It won't disable TrackPoint, which mostly works fine)
  • Sleep/wake
    • (Most of the time) Power LED continues to blink after wake
    • (In rare cases) Bluetooth may become unavailable after wake

Not Working / Untested

  • Sleep/wake
  • NVIDIA P500 GPU (no way to utilize, disabled via SSDT)
  • IR Camera (no way to use in macOS / breaks FaceTime; disabled)
  • Fingerprint reader (no driver / no way to use)

Clover UEFI Setup

Clover

  • Verified working with sf.net versions r4674, r4700

drivers64UEFI

  • ApfsDriverLoader-64
  • NvmExpressDxe-64
  • AptioMemoryFix-64 (or OsxAptioFixDrv-64 + EmuVariableUefi-64)

config.plist

  • (archived in this repo)

kexts

I put all extra kexts under EFI/CLOVER/kexts/Other.

  • FakeSMC (w/ all plugins), for Hackintosh to boot
  • ACPIBatteryManager, for battery status
  • AppleBacklightFixup, for brightness
  • AppleALC + CodecCommander, for audio
  • Lilu, for various stuff below to work
  • WhateverGreen, for iGPU
    • See Devices/Properties patches in config.plist (set ig-platform-id & device-id + patch for 32MB DVMT-prealloc)
  • USBInjectAll, for USB ports
    • Touchscreen, Bluetooth etc. won't work without this
    • See SSDT-UIAC.dsl for machine-specific patch
  • VoodooPS2Controller, for keyboard/touchpad/trackpad
  • IntelMausiEthernet, for Ethernet
  • AirportBrcmFixup, for WiFi; BrcmFirmwareData + BrcmPatchRAM2, for Bluetooth
    • Refer to toledo's guide

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