OpenCore bootloader – open-sourced Apple UEFI drivers, enabling Hackintosh

Post by mitjak » Thu, Aug 06, 2020, 7:31 PM UTC

quantummkv wrote: post #18

reimertz wrote: post #2

I bought an EGPU 1.5 years ago with the idea of replacing my gaming computer with my MacBook Pro running Windows. But due to the limitations of Thunderbolt 3 and the throughput from my enclosure, I cannot get consistent frame rates which is critical for playing fast-paced competitive games like Apex legends. It really sucks and this point, my $1000 EGPU is currently acting as a fancy adapter + charger + enabling smoo…

Which is why I am finally going to make a switch to PS5 as my first dedicated game console after 2 decades of Gaming PC's. 500$ for a high performance box that will game for atleast 5 years that I can connect to my existing 4k monitors or my 4k tv is an insane deal.

Post by monadic2 » Thu, Aug 06, 2020, 7:36 PM UTC

Abishek_Muthian wrote: post #131

RobLach wrote: post #112

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It still doesn’t make sense to send beginners into those depths.

I respectfully disagree, learning what's happening with your machine is helpful for troubleshooting and for security. Further, I feel the parent comment was disrespectful for the actual creators.

Post by monadic2 » Thu, Aug 06, 2020, 7:38 PM UTC

Wowfunhappy wrote: post #124

trevor-e wrote: post #121

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Damn, this is a buzzkill for me. I just built a new computer a month ago and was hoping to get a Hackintosh setup working but didn't do much research into it beforehand. Why will Nvidia GPUs never work? Because they won't publish open source drivers to work off of?

Because Apple computers don't use nVidia cards, and nVidia no longer makes their own Mac drivers (as they did until recently). Porting the Linux driver would be a massive amount of effort, even if nVidia was more open. If you have a slightly older nVidia GPU (1000 series or older), it will work in High Sierra via nVidia's in-house drivers. But you will never be able to upgrade past High Sierra.

Post by mixologic » Thu, Aug 06, 2020, 7:44 PM UTC

Wowfunhappy wrote: post #113

runjake wrote: post #74

Hackintoshes are very stable if: - You buy the right hardware. Intel CPU and AMD GPU. Choose Ryzen if you like those and like tinkering and hacking on your OS a lot. And no, it's very unlikely your Nvidia GPU will ever work with a recent macOS. - You use the vanilla method of macOS install. The dortania guides along with /r/hackintosh are all you need. Avoid tonymacx86, insanelymac, and any software with the word "be…

InsanelyMac is fine, they don't deserve to be lumped them into the same category as tonymacx86! (Tonymacx86 also has a lot of useful information, for better or worse, but you shouldn't start there.)

Post by als0 » Thu, Aug 06, 2020, 7:57 PM UTC

sneak wrote: post #134

als0 wrote: post #125

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I wonder how soon we'll see ARM64 based Hackintosh builds. Like on a Raspberry Pi 4 or one of those ThunderX2 workstations.

I anticipate that ARM macOS will not run at all on systems without Apple Silicon (as they are calling it) and never will. I assume these systems will have the proprietary secure enclave on-die, which would be missing from all other ARM systems. Hopefully I am wrong.