OpenCore v0.6.5 Intel Coffee Lake Laptop Sanity Check

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


ACPI

Add

  • SSDT-PNLF.aml This should not be included on Coffee Lake and newer laptops, instead use SSDT-PNLF-CFL. Please review the ACPI Docs.
  • SSDT-RMDT.aml Make sure this file is in your OC/ACPI directory
  • SSDT-PTSWAK.aml Make sure this file is in your OC/ACPI directory
  • SSDT-GPRW.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-USBX.aml Make sure this file is in your OC/ACPI directory
  • SSDT-LIDpatch.aml Make sure this file is in your OC/ACPI directory
  • SSDT-FNKey.aml Make sure this file is in your OC/ACPI directory
  • SSDT-FNKey-Debug.aml Make sure this file is in your OC/ACPI directory
  • SSDT-BATT.aml Make sure this file is in your OC/ACPI directory
  • SSDT-SBUS.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-HPET_RTC_TIMR-fix.aml Make sure this file is in your OC/ACPI directory
  • SSDT-TPXX.aml Make sure this file is in your OC/ACPI directory
  • SSDT-ALSD.aml Make sure this file is in your OC/ACPI directory
  • SSDT-DMAC.aml Make sure this file is in your OC/ACPI directory
  • SSDT-MCHC.aml Make sure this file is in your OC/ACPI directory
  • SSDT-MEM2.aml Make sure this file is in your OC/ACPI directory
  • SSDT-PMCR.aml Make sure this file is in your OC/ACPI directory

Delete

Patch

Quirks

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

Booter

MmioWhitelist

Patch

Quirks

  • AllowRelocationBlock = No
  • AvoidRuntimeDefrag = Yes
  • DevirtualiseMmio = No but should normally be Yes
  • DisableSingleUser = No
  • DisableVariableWrite = No
  • DiscardHibernateMap = No
  • EnableSafeModeSlide = Yes
  • EnableWriteUnprotector = Yes but should normally be 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 but should normally be Yes
  • SignalAppleOS = Yes but should normally be No
  • SyncRuntimePermissions = Yes

DeviceProperties

Add

Delete

Kernel

Add

  • Lilu.kext make sure this Kext is in your OC/Kexts directory and the first kext listed here
  • SMCLightSensor.kext Please ensure your laptop has a light sensor, otherwise this can cause issues
  • SMCBatteryManager.kext Please ensure your battery has been properly patched to 8bits, otherwise this can cause issues
  • USBMap.kext make sure this Kext is in your OC/Kexts directory
  • VirtualSMC.kext make sure this Kext is in your OC/Kexts directory
  • WhateverGreen.kext make sure this Kext is in your OC/Kexts directory
  • AppleALC.kext make sure this Kext is in your OC/Kexts directory
  • ACPIDebug.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
  • NoTouchID.kext make sure this Kext is in your OC/Kexts directory
  • NVMeFix.kext make sure this Kext is in your OC/Kexts directory
  • SMCProcessor.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/Contents/PlugIns/VoodooGPIO.kext make sure this Kext is in your OC/Kexts directory
  • VoodooI2C.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
  • VoodooI2CHID.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
  • IntelBluetoothFirmware.kext make sure this Kext is in your OC/Kexts directory
  • IntelBluetoothInjector.kext make sure this Kext is in your OC/Kexts directory
  • Sinetek-rtsx.kext make sure this Kext is in your OC/Kexts directory
  • EFICheckDisabler.kext make sure this Kext is in your OC/Kexts directory

Block

Emulate

  • DummyPowerManagement = No

Force

Patch

Quirks

  • AppleCpuPmCfgLock = No
  • AppleXcpmCfgLock = Yes You should disable CFG-Lock in your bios instead of using this
  • AppleXcpmExtraMsrs = No
  • AppleXcpmForceBoost = No
  • CustomSMBIOSGuid = No If you have a Dell or VIAO motherboard, please enable this
  • DisableIoMapper = Yes
  • DisableRtcChecksum = Yes
  • ExtendBTFeatureFlags = No
  • LegacyCommpage = No
  • ExternalDiskIcons = No
  • ForceSecureBootScheme = No
  • IncreasePciBarSize = No
  • LapicKernelPanic = No If you have an HP laptop, please enable this
  • PanicNoKextDump = Yes
  • PowerTimeoutKernelPanic = Yes
  • ThirdPartyDrives = No
  • XhciPortLimit = Yes turn off after USB port mapping

Scheme

Misc

BlessOverride

Boot

  • ConsoleAttributes = 0
  • PollAppleHotKeys = No
  • ShowPicker = Yes
  • TakeoffDelay = 0
  • HibernateMode = None
  • PickerMode = External but should normally be Builtin
  • HideAuxiliary = No
  • PickerAttributes = 1
  • PickerAudioAssist = No
  • Timeout = 5
  • PickerVariant = Modern

Debug

  • AppleDebug = Yes
  • ApplePanic = Yes
  • DisableWatchDog = Yes
  • 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 = 0
  • AuthRestart = No
  • BlacklistAppleUpdate = No but should normally be Yes
  • BootProtect = Bootstrap
  • DmgLoading = Signed
  • EnablePassword = No
  • Vault = Optional
  • SecureBootModel = Default SecureBootModel set correctly
  • HaltLevel = 2147483648
  • ExposeSensitiveData = 3
  • ScanPolicy = 3870467. Initially you want 0 here, but once you are up and running check Scanpolicy Docs for why you should change this

Tools

  • You removed the tool EFIs

NVRAM

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

Add

  • UIScale = 01
  • DefaultBackgroundColor = 00000000
  • boot-args = -v keepsyms=1 You need to add alcid=<layout> here since you are using AppleALC.kext
  • run-efi-updater = No
  • csr-active-config = e7030000
  • prev-lang:kbd = 7a682d48616e743a32 (zh-Hant:2)
  • SystemAudioVolume = 46

Delete

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

CustomMemory

DataHub

Generic

  • SpoofVendor = No but should normally be Yes
  • AdviseWindows = No
  • ProcessorType = 0
  • SystemMemoryStatus = Upgradable but should normally be Auto
  • SystemProductName = MacPro7,1 this is not a suggested SMBIOS for Coffee Lake Laptop systems. See PlatformInfo Docs
  • MLB is set
  • ROM is set
  • SystemSerialNumber is set
  • SystemUUID is set

PlatformNVRAM

UEFI

  • ConnectDrivers = Yes

Drivers

  • Need either VBoxHfs.efi or HFSPlus.efi here
  • OpenRuntime.efi
  • CrScreenshotDxe.efi should not be here!
  • NvmExpressDxe.efi should not be here!
  • OpenCanopy.efi
  • OpenHfsPlus.efi
  • AudioDxe.efi

APFS

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

Audio

  • AudioSupport = Yes
  • AudioDevice = PciRoot(0x0)/Pci(0x1F,0x3)
  • AudioCodec = 0
  • AudioOut = 0
  • MinimumVolume = 0
  • PlayChime = -blank-
  • VolumeAmplifier = 0
  • SetupDelay = 0

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 = Max
  • ForceResolution = No
  • ClearScreenOnModeSwitch = No
  • IgnoreTextInGraphics = No
  • ProvideConsoleGop = Yes
  • DirectGopRendering = No
  • ReconnectOnResChange = No
  • ReplaceTabWithSpace = No
  • SanitiseClearScreen = No
  • UgaPassThrough = No

ProtocolOverrides

  • AppleAudio = No
  • AppleBootPolicy = No
  • AppleDebugLog = No
  • AppleEvent = 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

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

ReservedMemory