OpenCore v0.5.5 AMD Zen Sanity Check

https://khronokernel-2.gitbook.io/opencore-vanilla-desktop-guide/amd-config.plist/zen


ACPI

Add

  • SSDT-EC-USBX-AMD.aml Make sure this file is in your OC/ACPI directory

Block

Patch

Quirks

  • FadtEnableReset = No
  • NormalizeHeaders = No
  • RebaseRegions = No
  • ResetHwSig = No
  • ResetLogoStatus = No

Booter

MmioWhitelist

Quirks

  • AvoidRuntimeDefrag = Yes
  • DevirtualiseMmio = No
  • DisableSingleUser = No
  • DisableVariableWrite = No
  • DiscardHibernateMap = No
  • EnableSafeModeSlide = Yes
  • EnableWriteUnprotector = Yes
  • ForceExitBootServices = No
  • ProtectCsmRegion = No
  • ProvideCustomSlide = Yes
  • SetupVirtualMap = Yes
  • ShrinkMemoryMap = No
  • SignalAppleOS = No

DeviceProperties

Add

Block

Kernel

Add

  • Lilu.kext make sure this Kext is in your OC/Kexts directory and the first kext listed here
  • VirtualSMC.kext make sure this Kext is in your OC/Kexts directory
  • AppleALC.kext make sure this Kext is in your OC/Kexts directory
  • AtherosE2200Ethernet.kext make sure this Kext is in your OC/Kexts directory
  • WhateverGreen.kext make sure this Kext is in your OC/Kexts directory

Block

Emulate

Patch

  • AMD kernel patches

Quirks

  • AppleCpuPmCfgLock = No
  • AppleXcpmCfgLock = No
  • AppleXcpmExtraMsrs = No
  • AppleXcpmForceBoost = No
  • CustomSMBIOSGuid = No
  • DisableIoMapper = No
  • DummyPowerManagement = Yes
  • ExternalDiskIcons = No
  • IncreasePciBarSize = No
  • LapicKernelPanic = No
  • PanicNoKextDump = Yes
  • PowerTimeoutKernelPanic = Yes
  • ThirdPartyDrives = No
  • XhciPortLimit = Yes turn off after USB port mapping

Misc

BlessOverride

Boot

  • HideSelf = Yes
  • PollAppleHotKeys = No
  • ShowPicker = Yes
  • TakeoffDelay = 0
  • UsePicker = Yes
  • HibernateMode = None
  • Timeout = 5
  • Resolution = -blank-

Debug

  • DisableWatchDog = Yes
  • Target = 67
  • DisplayLevel = 2147483714

Entries

Security

  • AllowNvramReset = Yes
  • AllowSetDefault = Yes
  • AuthRestart = No
  • RequireSignature = No
  • RequireVault = No
  • ExposeSensitiveData = 6
  • ScanPolicy = 0

Tools

  • You removed the tool EFIs

NVRAM

  • LegacyEnable = No
  • LegacyOverwrite = No
  • WriteFlash = Yes

Add

  • UIScale = 01
  • boot-args = -v debug=0x100 keepsyms=1 npci=0x2000 agdpmod=pikera alcid=1
  • csr-active-config = 00000000
  • nvda_drv = 31. Normally -blank- unless you have a supported nvidia card
  • prev-lang:kbd = 656e2d55533a30 (en-US:0)

Block

LegacySchema

PlatformInfo

  • Automatic = Yes
  • UpdateDataHub = Yes
  • UpdateNVRAM = Yes
  • UpdateSMBIOS = Yes
  • UpdateSMBIOSMode = Create

Generic

  • SpoofVendor = Yes
  • AdviseWindows = No
  • SystemProductName = iMac14,2
  • MLB is set
  • ROM is set
  • SystemSerialNumber is set
  • SystemUUID is set

UEFI

  • ConnectDrivers = Yes

Drivers

  • VBoxHfs.efi
  • FwRuntimeServices.efi
  • ApfsDriverLoader.efi

Input

  • KeyForgetThreshold = 5
  • KeyMergeThreshold = 2
  • KeySupport = Yes
  • KeySupportMode = Auto
  • KeySwap = No
  • PointerSupport = No
  • PointerSupportMode = -blank-
  • TimerResolution = 50000

Protocols

  • AppleBootPolicy = No
  • AppleEvent = No
  • AppleImageConversion = No
  • AppleKeyMap = No
  • AppleSmcIo = No
  • AppleUserInterfaceTheme = No
  • ConsoleControl = Yes
  • DataHub = No
  • DeviceProperties = No
  • FirmwareVolume = No
  • HashServices = No
  • OSInfo = No
  • UnicodeCollation = No

Quirks

  • AvoidHighAlloc = No
  • ClearScreenOnModeSwitch = No
  • ExitBootServicesDelay = 0
  • IgnoreInvalidFlexRatio = No
  • IgnoreTextInGraphics = No
  • ProvideConsoleGop = Yes
  • ReconnectOnResChange = No
  • ReleaseUsbOwnership = No
  • ReplaceTabWithSpace = No
  • RequestBootVarFallback = Yes
  • RequestBootVarRouting = Yes
  • SanitiseClearScreen = No
  • UnblockFsConnect = No