adeelpm / Acer-Aspire-A515-54G-CPU-i5-8265u

Opencore 0.8.8 Configuration for Ventura

Acer-A515-54G-Hackintosh-OpenCore

Supports MacOS 11.6 >> Monterey 12.0 >> Ventura 13.0

Specs

Model	Acer Aspire 5 A515-54G-55E4
CPU	8th Gen i5-8265U
GPU	intel UHD 620
SSD	512 GB NVME.m2
RAM	8GB
Ethernet	Realtek RTL
Wifi Adapter	Intel AC-9560
Bluetooth	Intel AC-9560
Keyboard	ps2 keyboard
Trackpad	I2C Elan 0504

Working Status

• Dual boot Windows 11 + MacOS Ventura
• Internal Audio and Headphone Jack
• iGPU (have disabled discrete GPU)
• Battery Management
• Ethernet
• Display Brightness and control with Keys
• Sleep
• Wifi + Bluetooth
• USB2.0 ports
• Webcam
• Trackpad with multi finger gestures
• HDMI
• Native hotkey support with Fn keys

Known Issues

• Trackpad does not work with VoodooI2C kext but works with voodoops2(Place kext in correct order in config.plist)
• Battery life is just half of what I get in windows

Not Tested

• Usb 3.0 + Type C

Installation

BIOS Settings

• Security → Set supervisor password (to disable secure boot)
• Security → Password on boot → Disable
• Boot → Secure Boot → Disable
• Boot → Boot Mode → UEFI
• Main → Lid Open resume → Enabled
• Advance settings → CFG-Lock → Disabled

Basic Installation

• Create a Bootable USB for MacOS by using by Dortania's OpenCore-Install-Guide.
• Install MacOS to SSD / Hard drive. (While installing, connect USB keyboard and mouse).
• Copy ALL the Contains of this Repo inside the EFI partition of SSD / Hard drive.
• [IMPORTANT] Make sure to Generate system definitions of MacBook pro 15,4 in config.plist file using GenSMBIOS & add SystemSerialNumber, SystemUUID and MLB.

Post Installation

• If you have Installed MacOS on SSD, Enable TRIM using following command:

$ sudo trimforce enable

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