OpenCore v0.5.5 Intel SkyLake Sanity Check

https://khronokernel-2.gitbook.io/opencore-vanilla-desktop-guide/intel-config.plist/skylake


ACPI

Add

  • SSDT-GPEN.aml Make sure this file is in your OC/ACPI directory
  • SSDT-I2C.aml Make sure this file is in your OC/ACPI directory
  • SSDT-ALS0.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-EC.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-HPET.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
  • SSDT-PNLF.aml Make sure this file is in your OC/ACPI directory
  • SSDT-USB.aml Make sure this file is in your OC/ACPI directory
  • SSDT-XCPM.aml Make sure this file is in your OC/ACPI directory

Block

Patch

Quirks

  • FadtEnableReset = No
  • NormalizeHeaders = Yes but should normally be No
  • RebaseRegions = No
  • ResetHwSig = No
  • ResetLogoStatus = No

Booter

MmioWhitelist

Quirks

  • AvoidRuntimeDefrag = Yes
  • DevirtualiseMmio = No
  • DisableSingleUser = No
  • DisableVariableWrite = No
  • DiscardHibernateMap = No
  • EnableSafeModeSlide = Yes
  • EnableWriteUnprotector = Yes
  • ForceExitBootServices = No
  • ProtectCsmRegion = No
  • ProvideCustomSlide = Yes
  • SetupVirtualMap = Yes
  • ShrinkMemoryMap = No
  • SignalAppleOS is missing. Normally set to No

DeviceProperties

Add

Kernel

Add

  • Lilu.kext make sure this Kext is in your OC/Kexts directory and the first kext listed here
  • AppleALC.kext make sure this Kext is in your OC/Kexts directory
  • CodecCommander.kext make sure this Kext is in your OC/Kexts directory
  • EFICheckDisabler.kext make sure this Kext is in your OC/Kexts directory
  • HibernationFixup.kext make sure this Kext is in your OC/Kexts directory
  • USBInjectAll.kext make sure this Kext is in your OC/Kexts directory
  • VirtualSMC.kext make sure this Kext is in your OC/Kexts directory
  • VirtualSMC.kext/Contents/PlugIns/SMCBatteryManager.kext make sure this Kext is in your OC/Kexts directory
  • VirtualSMC.kext/Contents/PlugIns/SMCProcessor.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
  • 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
  • AirportBrcmFixup.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

Block

Emulate

Patch

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 but should normally be No
  • AppleXcpmForceBoost is missing. Normally set to No
  • CustomSMBIOSGuid = No
  • DisableIoMapper = Yes
  • DummyPowerManagement is missing. Normally set to No
  • ExternalDiskIcons = No
  • IncreasePciBarSize is missing. Normally set to No
  • LapicKernelPanic = No
  • PanicNoKextDump = Yes
  • PowerTimeoutKernelPanic = No but should normally be Yes
  • ThirdPartyDrives = No
  • XhciPortLimit = No enable if you have USB issues

Misc

BlessOverride

Boot

  • HideSelf = No but should normally be Yes
  • PollAppleHotKeys = No
  • ShowPicker = Yes
  • TakeoffDelay is missing. Normally set to 0
  • UsePicker = Yes
  • HibernateMode = Auto but should normally be None
  • Timeout = 4 but should normally be 5

Debug

  • DisableWatchDog enabling this will help debugging
  • Target see Debug Docs for more info on debug target numbers
  • DisplayLevel see Debug Docs for more info debug display levels

Entries

Security

  • AllowNvramReset = No but should normally be Yes
  • AllowSetDefault is missing. Normally set to Yes
  • AuthRestart is missing. Normally set to No
  • RequireSignature = No
  • RequireVault = No
  • ExposeSensitiveData = 2
  • ScanPolicy = 0

Tools

  • You can remove the tool EFIs here

NVRAM

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

Add

  • boot-args = darkwake=0 gfxrst=1 You need to add alcid=<layout> here since you are using AppleALC.kext
  • csr-active-config = 67000000
  • nvda_drv = -blank-. Set to 1 if you have a supported nvidia card
  • prev-lang:kbd = -blank- (-blank-)

Block

LegacySchema

PlatformInfo

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

DataHub

Generic

  • SpoofVendor = Yes
  • AdviseWindows is missing. Normally set to No
  • SystemProductName = MacBookPro15,2 this is not a suggested SMBIOS for Skylake Desktop systems. See PlatformInfo Docs
  • MLB is set
  • SystemSerialNumber is set
  • SystemUUID is set

PlatformNVRAM

SMBIOS

UEFI

  • ConnectDrivers = Yes

Drivers

  • HfsPlus.efi
  • FwRuntimeServices.efi
  • ApfsDriverLoader.efi
  • VirtualSmc.efi was merged into OpenCore under the quirk AppleSmcIo!
  • AppleUiSupport.efi
  • AppleGenericInput.efi

Input

  • 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

Protocols

  • AppleBootPolicy = No
  • AppleEvent = No
  • AppleImageConversion = No
  • AppleKeyMap = No
  • AppleSmcIo is missing. Normally set to No
  • AppleUserInterfaceTheme = No
  • ConsoleControl = Yes
  • DataHub = No
  • DeviceProperties = No
  • FirmwareVolume = No
  • HashServices = No
  • OSInfo is missing. Normally set to No
  • UnicodeCollation = No

Quirks

  • AvoidHighAlloc = No
  • ExitBootServicesDelay = 0
  • IgnoreInvalidFlexRatio = No
  • IgnoreTextInGraphics = No
  • ProvideConsoleGop = No but should normally be Yes
  • ReleaseUsbOwnership = Yes but should normally be No
  • RequestBootVarFallback = No but should normally be Yes
  • RequestBootVarRouting = No but should normally be Yes
  • ReplaceTabWithSpace = No
  • SanitiseClearScreen = No but should normally be Yes
  • ClearScreenOnModeSwitch = No
  • UnblockFsConnect = No