OpenCore v0.6.6 AMD Zen Sanity Check

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

ACPI

Add

  • DSDT.aml You should not be including your dumped DSDT. Please review the ACPI Docs.
  • SSDT-PNLF.aml is not needed on AMD
  • SSDT-HPET.aml Make sure this file is in your OC/ACPI directory
  • SSDT-EC.aml Make sure this file is in your OC/ACPI directory
  • SSDT-PLUG.aml Make sure this file is in your OC/ACPI directory
  • SSDT-XOSI.aml Make sure this file is in your OC/ACPI directory

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Patch

Quirks

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

Booter

MmioWhitelist

Patch

Quirks

  • AllowRelocationBlock = No
  • AvoidRuntimeDefrag = No but should normally be Yes
  • DevirtualiseMmio = No If you have TRx40(ie. 3rd Gen ThreadRipper), please enable this
  • DisableSingleUser = No
  • DisableVariableWrite = No
  • DiscardHibernateMap = No
  • EnableSafeModeSlide = No but should normally be Yes
  • EnableWriteUnprotector = No
  • ForceExitBootServices = No
  • ProtectMemoryRegions = No
  • ProtectSecureBoot = No
  • ProtectUefiServices = No
  • ProvideCustomSlide = No but should normally be Yes
  • ProvideMaxSlide = 0
  • RebuildAppleMemoryMap = No but should normally be Yes
  • SetupVirtualMap = No
  • SignalAppleOS = No
  • SyncRuntimePermissions = No but should normally be Yes

DeviceProperties

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Kernel

Add

  • You have no Kexts. You definitely need at least Lilu.kext and VirtualSMC.kext. Please review the Kexts Docs
  • Lilu.kext is missing. Add it to the top of this list

Block

Emulate

  • DummyPowerManagement = No this needs to be enabled

Force

Patch

  • 0 patches found - Did you apply the kernel patches correctly? Please review the Kernel Docs
  • Catalina 10.15.4 CPUFAMILY_INTEL_PENRYN patch is missing or incorrect
  • 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 = No
  • DisableRtcChecksum = No
  • ExtendBTFeatureFlags = No
  • LegacyCommpage = No
  • ExternalDiskIcons = No
  • ForceSecureBootScheme = No
  • IncreasePciBarSize = No
  • LapicKernelPanic = No If you have an HP laptop, please enable this
  • PanicNoKextDump = No but should normally be Yes
  • PowerTimeoutKernelPanic = No but should normally be Yes
  • SetApfsTrimTimeout = 0 but should normally be -1
  • ThirdPartyDrives = No
  • XhciPortLimit = No enable if you have USB issues

Scheme

Misc

BlessOverride

Boot

  • ConsoleAttributes = 0
  • PollAppleHotKeys = No
  • ShowPicker = No but should normally be Yes
  • TakeoffDelay = 0
  • HibernateMode = None
  • LauncherOption = Disabled LauncherOption set correctly
  • LauncherPath = Default
  • PickerMode = Builtin
  • HideAuxiliary = No
  • PickerAttributes = 0
  • PickerAudioAssist = No
  • Timeout = 0 but should normally be 5
  • PickerVariant = Auto

Debug

  • AppleDebug = No but should normally be Yes
  • ApplePanic = No but should normally be 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 = No but should normally be Yes
  • AllowSetDefault = No but should normally be Yes
  • ApECID = 0
  • AuthRestart = No
  • BlacklistAppleUpdate = No but should normally be Yes
  • DmgLoading = Disabled but should normally be Signed
  • EnablePassword = No
  • Vault = Optional
  • SecureBootModel = Disabled SecureBootModel set correctly
  • HaltLevel = 0 but should normally be 2147483648
  • ExposeSensitiveData = 0
  • ScanPolicy = 0

Tools

  • You removed the tool EFIs

NVRAM

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

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LegacySchema

PlatformInfo

  • Automatic = No but should normally be Yes
  • UpdateDataHub = No but should normally be Yes
  • UpdateNVRAM = No but should normally be Yes
  • UpdateSMBIOS = No but should normally be Yes
  • UpdateSMBIOSMode = TryOverwrite This is only required if you have a Dell or VIAO motherboard

CustomMemory

DataHub

Generic

  • SpoofVendor = No but should normally be Yes
  • AdviseWindows is missing. Normally set to No
  • ProcessorType = 0
  • SystemMemoryStatus = Auto
  • MaxBIOSVersion = 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

Memory

PlatformNVRAM

SMBIOS

UseRawUuidEncoding

UEFI

  • ConnectDrivers = No but should normally be Yes

Drivers

  • Need either VBoxHfs.efi, OpenHfsPlus.efi or HfsPlus.efi here
  • OpenRuntime.efi is missing

APFS

  • EnableJumpstart = No but should normally be Yes
  • GlobalConnect = No If you have an HP motherboard and can't see APFS drives in OpenCore, please enable this
  • HideVerbose = No but should normally be Yes
  • JumpstartHotPlug = No
  • MinDate = 0
  • MinVersion = 0

AppleInput

Audio

  • AudioSupport = No
  • AudioDevice = -blank-
  • AudioCodec = 0
  • AudioOut = 0
  • MinimumVolume = 0
  • PlayChime = Auto
  • VolumeAmplifier = 0
  • SetupDelay = 0

Input

  • KeyFiltering = No
  • KeyForgetThreshold = 0 but should normally be 5
  • KeyMergeThreshold is missing. Normally set to 2
  • KeySupport = No but should normally be Yes
  • KeySupportMode = Auto
  • KeySwap = No
  • PointerSupport = No
  • PointerSupportMode = -blank-
  • TimerResolution = 0 but should normally be 50000

Output

  • You should have exactly 12 settings in the UEFI/Output section
  • TextRenderer = BuiltinGraphics
  • ConsoleMode = Max but should normally be -blank-
  • Resolution = Max
  • ForceResolution = No
  • ClearScreenOnModeSwitch = No
  • IgnoreTextInGraphics = No
  • ProvideConsoleGop = No but should normally be Yes
  • DirectGopRendering = No
  • ReconnectOnResChange = No
  • ReplaceTabWithSpace = No
  • SanitiseClearScreen = No
  • UgaPassThrough = No

ProtocolOverrides

  • AppleAudio = No
  • AppleBootPolicy = No
  • AppleDebugLog = No
  • AppleEvent is missing. Normally set to No
  • AppleFramebufferInfo = No
  • AppleImageConversion = No
  • AppleImg4Verification = No
  • AppleKeyMap = No
  • AppleRtcRam = No
  • AppleSecureBoot = No
  • AppleSmcIo = No
  • AppleUserInterfaceTheme = No
  • DataHub = No
  • DeviceProperties = No
  • FirmwareVolume = No If you plan to use FileVault2, please enable this
  • HashServices = No If you plan to use FileVault2, please enable this
  • OSInfo = No
  • UnicodeCollation = No

Quirks

  • DisableSecurityPolicy = No
  • ExitBootServicesDelay = 0
  • IgnoreInvalidFlexRatio = No
  • ReleaseUsbOwnership = No
  • RequestBootVarRouting = No but should normally be Yes
  • TscSyncTimeout = 0
  • UnblockFsConnect = No If you have an HP system, please enable this

ReservedMemory