OpenCore v0.5.7 Intel Broadwell-E Sanity Check

https://dortania.github.io/OpenCore-Install-Guide/config-HEDT/broadwell-e.html


  • #WARNING - 1 this shouldn't be here
  • #WARNING - 2 this shouldn't be here
  • #WARNING - 3 this shouldn't be here
  • #WARNING - 4 this shouldn't be here
  • #WARNING - 5 this shouldn't be here

ACPI

Add

  • 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

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Quirks

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

Patch

Booter

Quirks

  • AvoidRuntimeDefrag = Yes
  • DevirtualiseMmio = Yes
  • DisableSingleUser = No
  • DisableVariableWrite = No
  • DiscardHibernateMap = No
  • EnableSafeModeSlide = Yes
  • EnableWriteUnprotector = Yes
  • ForceExitBootServices = No
  • ProtectMemoryRegions = No
  • ProtectSecureBoot = No
  • ProtectUefiServices = No
  • ProvideCustomSlide = Yes
  • RebuildAppleMemoryMap = Yes
  • SetupVirtualMap = Yes
  • ShrinkMemoryMap was deprecated in OpenCore v0.5.7 - See RebuildAppleMemoryMap instead
  • SignalAppleOS = No
  • SyncRuntimePermissions = No

MmioWhitelist

Kernel

Emulate

  • Cpuid1Data = d4060300000000000000000000000000
  • Cpuid1Mask = ffffffff000000000000000000000000

Add

  • Lilu.kext make sure this Kext is in your OC/Kexts directory and the first kext listed here
  • SMCBatteryManager.kext VirtualSMC laptop plugins don't work on Desktop
  • VirtualSMC.kext make sure this Kext is in your OC/Kexts directory
  • AirportBrcmFixup.kext make sure this Kext is in your OC/Kexts directory
  • AppleALC.kext make sure this Kext is in your OC/Kexts directory
  • BrcmFirmwareData.kext make sure this Kext is in your OC/Kexts directory
  • BrcmBluetoothInjector.kext make sure this Kext is in your OC/Kexts directory
  • BrcmPatchRAM3.kext make sure this Kext is in your OC/Kexts directory
  • SMCProcessor.kext make sure this Kext is in your OC/Kexts directory
  • VoodooPS2Controller.kext make sure this Kext is in your OC/Kexts directory
  • VoodooPS2Controller.kext/Contents/PlugIns/VoodooInput.kext make sure this Kext is in your OC/Kexts directory
  • VoodooPS2Controller.kext/Contents/PlugIns/VoodooPS2Keyboard.kext make sure this Kext is in your OC/Kexts directory
  • VoodooPS2Controller.kext/Contents/PlugIns/VoodooPS2Mouse.kext make sure this Kext is in your OC/Kexts directory
  • VoodooPS2Controller.kext/Contents/PlugIns/VoodooPS2Trackpad.kext make sure this Kext is in your OC/Kexts directory
  • WhateverGreen.kext make sure this Kext is in your OC/Kexts directory

Quirks

  • AppleCpuPmCfgLock = Yes You should disable CFG-Lock in your bios instead of using this
  • AppleXcpmCfgLock = Yes You should disable CFG-Lock in your bios instead of using this
  • AppleXcpmExtraMsrs = Yes
  • AppleXcpmForceBoost = No
  • CustomSMBIOSGuid = No
  • DisableIoMapper = Yes
  • DummyPowerManagement = No
  • ExternalDiskIcons = No
  • IncreasePciBarSize = No
  • LapicKernelPanic = No
  • PanicNoKextDump = Yes
  • PowerTimeoutKernelPanic = Yes
  • ThirdPartyDrives = No
  • XhciPortLimit = No enable if you have USB issues

Block

Patch

Misc

BlessOverride

Boot

  • HideSelf = Yes
  • PollAppleHotKeys = No
  • ShowPicker = Yes
  • TakeoffDelay = 0
  • HibernateMode = None
  • PickerMode = Builtin
  • HideAuxiliary = No
  • PickerAttributes = 0
  • PickerAudioAssist = No
  • Timeout = 5

Entries

Debug

  • AppleDebug = Yes
  • DisableWatchDog = Yes
  • Target = 67
  • DisplayLevel = 2147483714
  • DisplayDelay = 0

Security

  • AllowNvramReset = Yes
  • AllowSetDefault = Yes
  • AuthRestart = No
  • Vault = Optional
  • HaltLevel = 2147483648
  • ExposeSensitiveData = 6
  • ScanPolicy = 0

Tools

  • You removed the tool EFIs

NVRAM

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

Add

  • boot-args = -v keepsyms=1 debug=0x100 -wegnoegpu alcid=1
  • csr-active-config = e7030000
  • prev-lang:kbd = en-US:0 (en-US:0)
  • SystemAudioVolume = 46
  • UIScale = 01
  • DefaultBackgroundColor = 00000000

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LegacySchema

UEFI

  • ConnectDrivers = Yes

Drivers

  • VBoxHfs.efi
  • OpenRuntime.efi
  • ApfsDriverLoader.efi

Quirks

  • ExitBootServicesDelay = 0
  • IgnoreInvalidFlexRatio = No but should normally be Yes
  • ReleaseUsbOwnership = No
  • RequestBootVarFallback = Yes
  • RequestBootVarRouting = Yes
  • UnblockFsConnect = Yes

Input

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

Output

  • TextRenderer = BuiltinGraphics
  • ConsoleMode = -blank-
  • Resolution = 1366x768
  • ClearScreenOnModeSwitch = No
  • IgnoreTextInGraphics = No
  • ProvideConsoleGop = Yes
  • DirectGopRendering = No
  • DirectGopCacheMode = -blank-
  • ReconnectOnResChange = No
  • ReplaceTabWithSpace = No
  • SanitiseClearScreen = No

Audio

  • AudioSupport = No
  • AudioDevice = -blank-
  • AudioCodec = 0
  • AudioOut = 0
  • MinimumVolume = 20
  • PlayChime = No
  • VolumeAmplifier = 0

Protocols

  • AppleAudio = No
  • AppleBootPolicy = No
  • AppleDebugLog = No
  • AppleEvent = No
  • AppleImageConversion = No
  • AppleKeyMap = No
  • AppleSmcIo = No
  • DataHub = No
  • DeviceProperties = No
  • FirmwareVolume = No
  • HashServices = No
  • OSInfo = No
  • UnicodeCollation = No

PlatformInfo

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

Generic

  • SpoofVendor = Yes
  • AdviseWindows = No
  • SystemProductName = iMacPro1,1
  • MLB is set
  • ROM is set
  • SystemSerialNumber is set
  • SystemUUID is set

DeviceProperties

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