Aspire V5-573P Hackintosh

OpenCore branch (WIP)

EFI and resources for doing hackintosh on the Acer Aspire V5-573P-74508G1. This branch is based on the work by Dortania on the OpenCore Laptop Vanilla Guide

Status

• It boots! EVEN BIG SUR, installer and all. SIP enabled.

• Using OpenCore 6.3 Release.

Instructions

1. Format an USB with at least 16gb. USB 2.0 is easier than 3.0. Format it as hfs+ on a GPT map.

2. Get the installer .app from Apple and run as said in this page.

   sudo /Applications/Install\ macOS\ Catalina.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/MyVolume

3. Copy the EFI folder on your installer USB to boot. (Must have a GUID partition table, copy the folder to the 200mb FAT32 one)
   

   # Run MountEFI to mount the EFI partition on the USB.
   git clone https://github.com/corpnewt/MountEFI && cd MountEFI && chmod +x MountEFI.command && ./MountEFI.command

4. Boot the installer and install macOS.
   

5. Use MountEFI to mount the ESP on the internal disk of your system and copy the EFI contents to it.
   

   # Cloning MountEFI to the new system and using it to mount internal EFI
   git clone https://github.com/corpnewt/MountEFI && chmod +x /MountEFI/MountEFI.command && sudo python3 MountEFI/MountEFI.command disk0 && open /Volumes/EFI/

6. Feel free to reach out if you need any help or found how to fix something. Telegram | Twitter

Post Installation

1. For keyboard layout (the latin american one) - Using B layout.

git clone https://github.com/neosergio/Latam-Keyboard.git && cd Latam-Keyboard && cp -v Latam*.* ~/Library/Keyboard\ Layouts/

Then set it on System Preferences.

2. Use xzhih's script to enable hidpi. For Big Sur, use this fork that does not need access to / nor disabled SIP.

bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mlch911/one-key-hidpi/master/hidpi.sh)"

3. Configure your serial number, uuid, and other identifiers. The ones on the plist are a scramble of the ones I'm using. As for how to configure it, the correct way is described in this section of the guide.
4. Reboot a couple of times to let it sit.

Updating

For beta 9, go to config.plist => Misc -> Security -> SecureBootModel and set it to 'Disabled'

After the update, set it back to 'Default'

Some fixes

Error 500 on AppStore:

Log out of the AppStore and run this command in terminal.

defaults write com.apple.appstore.commerce Storefront -string \
    "$(defaults read com.apple.appstore.commerce Storefront | sed s/,8/,13/)"

What's working

• USB ports
  
• Integrated Graphics
  
• Trackpad.
  
• Wifi as emulated card. Works well most of the time.
  
• Bluetooth.
• Keyboard backligth. Fn3, Fn5, Fn6, Fn7, Fn9, Fn8 as expected.
  
• Brightness control. (Fn + F12 lowers brightness and 'Pausa' increments it)
  
• Audio.
  
• HDMI video output.
  
• Siri.
  
• Microphone.
• Battery indicator.
  
• HDMI audio output. (Thanks AppleALC) ✨
• Touchscreen. (Fixed in 49e964d)

What's sometimes working

• Some Fn keys migth have diferent behavior.
• Camera is DIM, works on well lit rooms.
• Sleep (OpenCore's sleep is way harder.)

What's not working

• Power off. (Restart to OpenCore and press the power button)
  
• Wake... Well, it sleeps. Just KP's it's way back.
  

Contributing

New fixes are always welcome. Just issue or send a pull request. Don't forget to scramble the serial number and so before the push.

Special thanks

• Acidanthera - For the macOS like trackpad experience, OpenCore and most of the kexts used.
• USB Map - corpnewt's tool
  
• Fewtarius's - For the vanilla laptop guide.
  
• VoodooHDA - Yeah, we hate it, we love it.
  
• xzhih - For the method to enable HiDPI.
  
• Hackintool - For making it easier on newer releases.
  
• trs96 - For the solution to error 500 on AppStore.
  
• neosergio - For the keyboard layout.