This repository contains files intended for use on ASUS VivoBook S430FN running macOS Catalina 10.15.6 using OpenCore bootloader.
The EFI files provided in this repository is only for ASUS S430FN laptops and can't be used for other laptops. Even having the same device as me doesn't guarantee that it will work out of the box. You should try and configure it further by yourself.
The concepts of EFI, OpenCore, ACPI, SSDTs (.aml and .dsl files), kexts, and any other Hackintosh-related knowledge is required to use this setup.
| Name | Description | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Laptop | Asus VivoBook S430FN | |
| CPU | Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-8265U CPU @ 1.60GHz | |
| Generation | 8th Gen / Whiskey Lake (≈Coffee Lake) | |
| Integrated GPU | Intel(R) UHD Graphics 620 2048 MB | |
| Discrete GPU | NVIDIA MX150 (unusable) | |
| Wi-Fi | Intel(R) Wireless-AC 9560 | Usable with itlwm.kext |
| Sound Card | Realtek ALC256 (ALC3246) | layout=21 |
| Trackpad | ELAN1200 | VoodooI2C driver |
| SMBIOS | MacbookPro15,4 | |
| macOS | macOS Catalina 10.15.6 | |
| Bootloader | OpenCore 0.5.9 | with OpenCanopy (GUI) enabled by default |
- Integrated GPU (Intel)
- Audio & headphone jack
- USB 3.1 and 2.0 Ports
- WiFi & Bluetooth (see notes below)
- Battery stats
- Trackpad
- Sleep & wake (though it is slow)
- Sound Fn keys
- Display brightness Fn keys
- Backlit keyboard (Using Fn + F6 & F7)
- USB-C Port
- Micro SD card reader
- iCloud and any Apple-exclusive features, because I don't really use iServices
- HDMI Output
- Trackpad disable/enable (PrtSrc) - used to be working
- Fingerprint reader
- NVIDIA MX150 (Discrete GPU will never work on Hackintosh)
- 1.2 / Sep 18 2020: Rolled back some kext's update which is to blame for the battery drainage issue.
- 1.1 / Sep 2 2020: Updated all kexts, included AsusSMCDaemon & Heliport
- 1.0 / Jul 7 2020: First version
itlwm driver is under development. Please expect to get 60-80% of the transfer speed on Windows (which is still pretty good tho). Let us appreciate and help the developer to maintain the project. Report any errors and bug to them. I also packed this Hackintosh setup with HeliPort, its GUI companion app.
Please refer here if you want to use keyboard backlight.
Tethering using Bluetooth is really slow from my experience and not worth the struggle. Instead of wasting your precious time, I suggest you to just use USB tethering and install HoRNDIS.
Hackintoshes don't run on Apple's official hardware, therefore the battery consumption is not optimized. You can undervolt your CPU & GPU to get more battery life using using VoltageShift. Only do this if you know what you're doing. My optimal setting is -100 -80 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 15.
I really really suggest you to learn how to set up your own system and configure it according to your own needs. You can learn more at Dortania.
We need more maintainer and issues report to make this Hackintosh setup better. Please make a PR if you do have an improvement to my setup. Thank you.