OpenCore v0.6.1 Intel Coffee Lake Sanity Check

https://dortania.github.io/OpenCore-Install-Guide/config.plist/coffee-lake.html


  • ACPI - Quirks section is missing
  • Misc - Entries section is missing
  • Misc - Tools section is missing
  • UEFI - Audio section is missing
  • UEFI - ReservedMemory section is missing

ACPI

Add

  • You might need something like SSDT-EC.aml or SSDT-EC-USBX-DESKTOP.aml. See the ACPI Docs
  • SSDT-BCKM.aml Make sure this file is in your OC/ACPI directory
  • SSDT-DGPU.aml Make sure this file is in your OC/ACPI directory
  • SSDT-PCI0.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-TPDX.aml Make sure this file is in your OC/ACPI directory
  • SSDT-TYPC.aml Make sure this file is in your OC/ACPI directory
  • SSDT-USBX.aml Make sure this file is in your OC/ACPI directory

Delete

Patch

Booter

Quirks

  • AvoidRuntimeDefrag = Yes
  • DevirtualiseMmio is missing. Normally set to Yes
  • DisableSingleUser is missing. Normally set to No
  • DisableVariableWrite is missing. Normally set to No
  • DiscardHibernateMap is missing. Normally set to No
  • EnableSafeModeSlide is missing. Normally set to Yes
  • EnableWriteUnprotector = Yes but should normally be No
  • ForceExitBootServices is missing. Normally set to No
  • ProtectMemoryRegions is missing. Normally set to No
  • ProtectSecureBoot is missing. Normally set to No
  • ProtectUefiServices is missing. Normally set to Yes
  • ProvideCustomSlide = Yes
  • ProvideMaxSlide is missing. Normally set to 0
  • RebuildAppleMemoryMap is missing. Normally set to Yes
  • SetupVirtualMap = Yes
  • SignalAppleOS is missing. Normally set to No
  • SyncRuntimePermissions = Yes

DeviceProperties

Add

  • AAPL,ig-platform-id = 00009b3e iGPU set correctly

Kernel

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
  • CPUFriend.kext make sure this Kext is in your OC/Kexts directory
  • CPUFriendDataProvider.kext make sure this Kext is in your OC/Kexts directory
  • AppleALC.kext make sure this Kext is in your OC/Kexts directory
  • VoodooI2C.kext/Contents/PlugIns/VoodooInput.kext make sure this Kext is in your OC/Kexts directory
  • VoodooI2C.kext/Contents/PlugIns/VoodooGPIO.kext make sure this Kext is in your OC/Kexts directory
  • VoodooI2C.kext/Contents/PlugIns/VoodooI2CServices.kext make sure this Kext is in your OC/Kexts directory
  • VoodooI2C.kext make sure this Kext is in your OC/Kexts directory
  • VoodooI2CHID.kext make sure this Kext is in your OC/Kexts directory
  • AirportBrcmFixup.kext make sure this Kext is in your OC/Kexts directory
  • AirportBrcmFixup.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AirPortBrcmNIC_Injector.kext make sure this Kext is in your OC/Kexts directory
  • BrcmBluetoothInjector.kext make sure this Kext is in your OC/Kexts directory
  • BrcmFirmwareData.kext make sure this Kext is in your OC/Kexts directory
  • BrcmPatchRAM3.kext make sure this Kext is in your OC/Kexts directory
  • NVMeFix.kext make sure this Kext is in your OC/Kexts directory
  • NoTouchID.kext make sure this Kext is in your OC/Kexts directory
  • SMCDellSensors.kext make sure this Kext is in your OC/Kexts directory
  • SMCProcessor.kext make sure this Kext is in your OC/Kexts directory
  • USBPorts.kext make sure this Kext is in your OC/Kexts directory
  • VerbStub.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/VoodooPS2Keyboard.kext make sure this Kext is in your OC/Kexts directory
  • WhateverGreen.kext make sure this Kext is in your OC/Kexts directory

Patch

Quirks

  • AppleCpuPmCfgLock = No Make sure CFG-Lock is disabled in your bios
  • AppleXcpmCfgLock = No Make sure CFG-Lock is disabled in your bios
  • AppleXcpmExtraMsrs is missing. Normally set to No
  • AppleXcpmForceBoost is missing. Normally set to No
  • CustomSMBIOSGuid = Yes but should normally be No
  • DisableIoMapper = Yes
  • DisableRtcChecksum = Yes
  • DummyPowerManagement is missing. Normally set to No
  • IncreasePciBarSize is missing. Normally set to No
  • PanicNoKextDump is missing. Normally set to Yes
  • PowerTimeoutKernelPanic = Yes
  • ThirdPartyDrives = Yes

Misc

BlessOverride

Boot

  • PollAppleHotKeys is missing. Normally set to No
  • ShowPicker = Yes
  • TakeoffDelay is missing. Normally set to 0
  • HibernateMode = None
  • PickerMode is missing. Normally set to Builtin
  • HideAuxiliary is missing. Normally set to No
  • PickerAudioAssist is missing. Normally set to No
  • Timeout = 0 but should normally be 5

Debug

  • AppleDebug is missing. Normally set to Yes
  • ApplePanic is missing. Normally set to Yes
  • DisableWatchDog is missing. Normally set to Yes
  • Target is missing. Normally set to 67
  • DisplayLevel see Debugging Docs for more info debug display levels
  • DisplayDelay is missing. Normally set to 0

Security

  • AllowNvramReset = Yes
  • AllowSetDefault = Yes
  • ApECID is missing. Normally set to 0
  • AuthRestart is missing. Normally set to No
  • DmgLoading is missing. Normally set to Signed
  • EnablePassword is missing. Normally set to No
  • Vault = Optional
  • HaltLevel is missing. Normally set to 2147483648
  • ExposeSensitiveData is missing. Normally set to 6
  • ScanPolicy = 0

NVRAM

  • LegacyEnable is missing. Normally set to No
  • LegacyOverwrite is missing. Normally set to No
  • WriteFlash = Yes

Add

  • UIScale = 01
  • boot-args = brcmfx-country=#a agdpmod=vit9696 darkwake=1 igfxfw=2 alcdelay=500 You need to add alcid=<layout> here since you are using AppleALC.kext
  • csr-active-config = 67000000

Delete

PlatformInfo

  • Automatic = Yes
  • UpdateDataHub = Yes
  • UpdateNVRAM = Yes
  • UpdateSMBIOS = Yes
  • UpdateSMBIOSMode = Custom but should normally be Create

Generic

  • SpoofVendor is missing. Normally set to Yes
  • AdviseWindows = Yes but should normally be No
  • SystemProductName = MacBookPro15,1 this is not a suggested SMBIOS for Coffee Lake Desktop systems. See PlatformInfo Docs
  • MLB is set
  • SystemSerialNumber is set
  • SystemUUID is set

UEFI

  • ConnectDrivers = Yes

Drivers

  • HfsPlus.efi
  • OpenRuntime.efi

APFS

  • EnableJumpstart = Yes
  • GlobalConnect is missing. Normally set to No
  • HideVerbose = Yes
  • JumpstartHotPlug = Yes but should normally be No
  • MinDate is missing. Normally set to 0
  • MinVersion is missing. Normally set to 0

Input

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

Output

  • You should have exactly 11 settings in the UEFI/Output section
  • TextRenderer is missing. Normally set to BuiltinGraphics
  • ConsoleMode is missing. Normally set to -blank-
  • Resolution = Max
  • ClearScreenOnModeSwitch is missing. Normally set to No
  • IgnoreTextInGraphics is missing. Normally set to No
  • ProvideConsoleGop = Yes
  • DirectGopRendering is missing. Normally set to No
  • ReconnectOnResChange is missing. Normally set to No
  • ReplaceTabWithSpace is missing. Normally set to No
  • SanitiseClearScreen = Yes
  • UgaPassThrough is missing. Normally set to No

ProtocolOverrides

  • You should have exactly 18 settings in the UEFI/ProtocolOverrides section
  • AppleAudio is missing. Normally set to No
  • AppleBootPolicy is missing. Normally set to No
  • AppleDebugLog is missing. Normally set to No
  • AppleEvent is missing. Normally set to No
  • AppleFramebufferInfo is missing. Normally set to No
  • AppleImageConversion is missing. Normally set to No
  • AppleImg4Verification is missing. Normally set to No
  • AppleKeyMap is missing. Normally set to No
  • AppleRtcRam is missing. Normally set to No
  • AppleSecureBoot is missing. Normally set to No
  • AppleSmcIo = Yes but should normally be No
  • AppleUserInterfaceTheme is missing. Normally set to No
  • DataHub is missing. Normally set to No
  • DeviceProperties is missing. Normally set to No
  • FirmwareVolume = Yes but should normally be No
  • OSInfo is missing. Normally set to No
  • UnicodeCollation is missing. Normally set to No

Quirks

  • DeduplicateBootOrder is missing. Normally set to Yes
  • ExitBootServicesDelay is missing. Normally set to 0
  • IgnoreInvalidFlexRatio = No
  • ReleaseUsbOwnership = Yes but should normally be No
  • RequestBootVarRouting = Yes
  • TscSyncTimeout is missing. Normally set to 0