OpenCore v0.6.2 Intel Nehalem Sanity Check

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

  • ACPI - Add section is missing

ACPI

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Patch

Quirks

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

Booter

MmioWhitelist

Quirks

  • AvoidRuntimeDefrag = No This is only required if your supports UEFI
  • DevirtualiseMmio = No
  • DisableSingleUser = No
  • DisableVariableWrite = No
  • DiscardHibernateMap = No
  • EnableSafeModeSlide = No This is only required if your supports UEFI
  • EnableWriteUnprotector = No This is only required if your supports UEFI
  • ForceExitBootServices = No
  • ProtectMemoryRegions = No
  • ProtectSecureBoot = Yes but should normally be No
  • ProtectUefiServices = No
  • ProvideCustomSlide = No This is only required if your supports UEFI
  • ProvideMaxSlide = 0
  • RebuildAppleMemoryMap = No If you plan to boot OS X 10.6 or older, please enable this
  • SetupVirtualMap = No This is only required if your supports UEFI
  • SignalAppleOS = No
  • SyncRuntimePermissions = No

DeviceProperties

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Kernel

Add

  • Lilu.kext make sure this Kext is in your OC/Kexts directory and the first kext listed here
  • WhateverGreen.kext make sure this Kext is in your OC/Kexts directory
  • AppleMCEReporterDisabler.kext make sure this Kext is in your OC/Kexts directory
  • NightShiftEnabler.kext make sure this Kext is in your OC/Kexts directory

Block

Emulate

  • DummyPowerManagement = No

Force

Patch

Quirks

  • AppleCpuPmCfgLock = No Make sure CFG-Lock is disabled in your bios
  • AppleXcpmCfgLock = No
  • AppleXcpmExtraMsrs = No but should normally be Yes
  • AppleXcpmForceBoost = No
  • CustomSMBIOSGuid = No If you have a Dell or VIAO motherboard, please enable this
  • DisableIoMapper = No but should normally be Yes
  • DisableRtcChecksum = No
  • ExtendBTFeatureFlags = No
  • LegacyCommpage = No
  • ExternalDiskIcons = 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
  • ThirdPartyDrives = No
  • XhciPortLimit = No

Scheme

Misc

BlessOverride

Boot

  • ConsoleAttributes = 112
  • PollAppleHotKeys = Yes but should normally be No
  • ShowPicker = Yes
  • TakeoffDelay = 0
  • HibernateMode = None
  • PickerMode = Builtin
  • HideAuxiliary = Yes but should normally be No
  • PickerAttributes = 0
  • PickerAudioAssist = No
  • Timeout = 10 but should normally be 5

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
  • BootProtect = None
  • DmgLoading = Signed
  • EnablePassword = No
  • Vault = Optional
  • SecureBootModel = Disabled
  • HaltLevel = 2147483648
  • ExposeSensitiveData = 2
  • ScanPolicy = 0

Tools

  • You removed the tool EFIs

NVRAM

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

Add

  • UIScale = 01
  • DefaultBackgroundColor = bfbfbf00
  • boot-args = -no_compat_check
  • run-efi-updater = No

Delete

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 = Create If you have a Dell or VIAO motherboard, please set this to Custom

DataHub

Generic

  • SpoofVendor is missing. Normally set to Yes
  • AdviseWindows is missing. Normally set to No
  • SystemMemoryStatus is missing. Normally set to Auto

PlatformNVRAM

SMBIOS

UEFI

  • ConnectDrivers = Yes

Drivers

  • Need either VBoxHfs.efi or HFSPlus.efi here
  • OpenRuntime.efi

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

Audio

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

Input

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

Output

  • TextRenderer = BuiltinGraphics
  • ConsoleMode = -blank-
  • Resolution = Max
  • ClearScreenOnModeSwitch = No
  • IgnoreTextInGraphics = No
  • ProvideConsoleGop = Yes
  • DirectGopRendering = Yes but should normally be No
  • ReconnectOnResChange = No
  • ReplaceTabWithSpace = No
  • SanitiseClearScreen = No
  • UgaPassThrough = No

ProtocolOverrides

  • AppleAudio = No
  • AppleBootPolicy = Yes but should normally be No
  • AppleDebugLog = No
  • AppleEvent = No
  • AppleFramebufferInfo = No
  • AppleImageConversion = No
  • AppleImg4Verification = No
  • AppleKeyMap = No
  • AppleRtcRam = No
  • AppleSecureBoot = No
  • AppleSmcIo = No If you plan to use FileVault2, please enable this
  • AppleUserInterfaceTheme = Yes but should normally be 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

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

ReservedMemory