OpenCore v0.6.6 AMD Zen Sanity Check

https://dortania.github.io/OpenCore-Install-Guide/AMD/zen.html


  • UEFI - APFS section is missing
  • UEFI - ProtocolOverrides section is missing
  • UEFI - ReservedMemory section is missing

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

  • AllowRelocationBlock is missing. Normally set to No
  • AvoidRuntimeDefrag = Yes
  • DevirtualiseMmio = No If you have TRx40(ie. 3rd Gen ThreadRipper), please enable this
  • DisableSingleUser = No
  • DisableVariableWrite = No
  • DiscardHibernateMap = No
  • EnableSafeModeSlide = Yes
  • EnableWriteUnprotector = Yes but should normally be No
  • ForceExitBootServices = No
  • ProtectCsmRegion was deprecated in OpenCore v0.5.7 - See ProtectMemoryRegions instead
  • ProtectMemoryRegions is missing. Normally set to No
  • ProtectSecureBoot = No
  • ProtectUefiServices is missing. Normally set to No
  • ProvideCustomSlide = Yes
  • ProvideMaxSlide is missing. Normally set to 0
  • RebuildAppleMemoryMap is missing. Normally set to Yes
  • SetupVirtualMap = Yes but should normally be No
  • ShrinkMemoryMap was deprecated in OpenCore v0.5.7 - See RebuildAppleMemoryMap instead
  • SignalAppleOS = No
  • SyncRuntimePermissions is missing. Normally set to Yes

DeviceProperties

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
  • AppleMCEReporterDisabler.kext make sure this Kext is in your OC/Kexts directory
  • AMDRyzenCPUPowerManagement.kext make sure this Kext is in your OC/Kexts directory
  • SMCAMDProcessor.kext make sure this Kext is in your OC/Kexts directory
  • Innie.kext make sure this Kext is in your OC/Kexts directory
  • NVMeFix.kext make sure this Kext is in your OC/Kexts directory
  • SmallTreeIntel82576.kext make sure this Kext is in your OC/Kexts directory
  • VoodooHDA.kext make sure this Kext is in your OC/Kexts directory
  • WhateverGreen.kext make sure this Kext is in your OC/Kexts directory
  • MacProMemoryNotificationDisabler.kext make sure this Kext is in your OC/Kexts directory

Block

Emulate

Patch

  • AMD kernel patches
  • Catalina 10.15.4 CPUFAMILY_INTEL_PENRYN patch found
  • Big Sur 11.3 CPUFAMILY_INTEL_PENRYN patch is missing or incorrect

Quirks

  • AppleCpuPmCfgLock = No
  • AppleXcpmCfgLock = No
  • AppleXcpmExtraMsrs = No
  • AppleXcpmForceBoost = No
  • CustomSMBIOSGuid = No If you have a Dell or VIAO motherboard, please enable this
  • DisableIoMapper = Yes but should normally be No
  • DummyPowerManagement was moved in OpenCore v0.6.2 - See Kernel -> Emulate
  • LegacyCommpage is missing. Normally set to No
  • ExternalDiskIcons = No
  • ForceSecureBootScheme is missing. Normally set to No
  • IncreasePciBarSize = No
  • LapicKernelPanic = No If you have an HP laptop, please enable this
  • PanicNoKextDump = Yes
  • PowerTimeoutKernelPanic = Yes
  • SetApfsTrimTimeout is missing. Normally set to -1
  • ThirdPartyDrives = Yes
  • XhciPortLimit = Yes turn off after USB port mapping

Misc

BlessOverride

Boot

  • HideSelf was deprecated in OpenCore v0.5.9
  • PollAppleHotKeys = Yes but should normally be No
  • ShowPicker = Yes
  • TakeoffDelay = 0
  • HibernateMode = None
  • LauncherPath is missing. Normally set to Default
  • PickerMode = External
  • HideAuxiliary = No
  • PickerAttributes = 0
  • PickerAudioAssist = No
  • Timeout = 5

Debug

  • AppleDebug is missing. Normally set to Yes
  • ApplePanic is missing. Normally set to Yes
  • DisableWatchDog enabling this will help debugging
  • Target see the Debugging Docs for more info on debug target numbers
  • DisplayLevel see Debugging Docs for more info debug display levels
  • DisplayDelay = 0

Entries

Security

  • AllowNvramReset = Yes
  • AllowSetDefault = Yes
  • ApECID is missing. Normally set to 0
  • AuthRestart = No
  • BlacklistAppleUpdate is missing. Normally set to Yes
  • DmgLoading is missing. Normally set to Signed
  • EnablePassword is missing. Normally set to No
  • Vault = Optional
  • HaltLevel = 2147483648
  • ExposeSensitiveData = 8
  • ScanPolicy = 0

Tools

  • You removed the tool EFIs

NVRAM

  • LegacyEnable = No
  • LegacyOverwrite = No
  • WriteFlash = No but should normally be Yes

Add

  • UIScale = 01
  • DefaultBackgroundColor = 00000000
  • boot-args = ecardtype=ecardonly npci=0x2000 dart=0 agdpmod=pikera
  • csr-active-config = e7030000
  • prev-lang:kbd = 7a682d48616e733a323532 (zh-Hans:252)
  • SystemAudioVolume = 46

Block

LegacySchema

PlatformInfo

  • Automatic = Yes
  • UpdateDataHub = Yes
  • UpdateNVRAM = Yes
  • UpdateSMBIOS = Yes
  • UpdateSMBIOSMode = Create If you have a Dell or VIAO motherboard, please set this to Custom

Generic

  • SpoofVendor = Yes
  • AdviseWindows is missing. Normally set to No
  • SystemMemoryStatus is missing. Normally set to Auto
  • MaxBIOSVersion is missing. Normally set to No
  • SystemProductName = -blank- this is not a suggested SMBIOS for AMD systems. See PlatformInfo Docs
  • MLB is set
  • ROM is set
  • SystemSerialNumber is set
  • SystemUUID is set

UEFI

  • ConnectDrivers = Yes

Drivers

  • HFSPlus.efi
  • OpenRuntime.efi
  • ApfsDriverLoader.efi was merged into OpenCore under the UEFI/APFS section as of OpenCore v0.5.8
  • OpenCanopy.efi

Audio

  • AudioSupport = No
  • AudioDevice = PciRoot(0x0)/Pci(0x1b,0x0)
  • AudioCodec = 0
  • AudioOut = 0
  • MinimumVolume = 20
  • PlayChime = No
  • VolumeAmplifier = 0

Input

  • KeyFiltering is missing. Normally set to No
  • KeyForgetThreshold = 5
  • KeyMergeThreshold = 2
  • KeySupport = Yes
  • KeySupportMode = Auto
  • KeySwap = No
  • PointerSupport = No
  • PointerSupportMode = -blank-
  • TimerResolution = 50000

Output

  • You should have exactly 12 settings in the UEFI/Output section
  • TextRenderer = BuiltinGraphics
  • ConsoleMode = -blank-
  • Resolution = -blank-
  • ForceResolution is missing. Normally set to No
  • ClearScreenOnModeSwitch = No
  • IgnoreTextInGraphics = No
  • ProvideConsoleGop = Yes
  • DirectGopRendering = No
  • ReconnectOnResChange = No
  • ReplaceTabWithSpace = No
  • SanitiseClearScreen = No
  • UgaPassThrough is missing. Normally set to No

Protocols

Quirks

  • DisableSecurityPolicy is missing. Normally set to No
  • ExitBootServicesDelay = 0
  • IgnoreInvalidFlexRatio = No
  • ReleaseUsbOwnership = No
  • RequestBootVarFallback was deprecated in OpenCore v0.5.9
  • RequestBootVarRouting = Yes
  • TscSyncTimeout is missing. Normally set to 0
  • UnblockFsConnect = No If you have an HP system, please enable this