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I AM A ONE MAN TEAM, AND A FULL TIME STUDENT. SO, I MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO RESPOND OR HELP YOU IN A TIMELY MANNER. BUT, I PROMISE I WILL GET TO YOU EVENTUALLY. PLEASE UNDERSTAND.
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SUMMARY
| Feature | Status | Dependency | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fingerprint Reader | ❌ | DISABLED in BIOS to save power if not used in other OSes. |
Linux support was only recently added |
| Wireless WAN | ❌ | DISABLED in BIOS to save power if not used in other OSes. |
Unable to investigate as I have no need and my model did not come with WWAN. |
| Internal Microphone | ❌ | DISABLED in BIOS to save power |
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| Feature | Status | Dependency | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full Graphics Accleration (QE/CI) | ✅ | WhateverGreen.kext |
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| Audio Recording | ✅ | AppleALC.kext with Layout ID = 71 |
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| Audio Playback | ✅ | AppleALC.kext with Layout ID = 71 |
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| Automatic Headphone Output Switching | ✅ | AppleALC.kext with Layout ID = 71 |
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| Feature | Status | Dependency | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Battery Percentage Indication | ✅ | SSDT-Battery.aml and /patches/OpenCore Patches/Battery.plist |
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| CPU Power Management (SpeedShift) | ✅ | CPUFriend.kext with CPUFriendFriend | idle at 800mhz |
| iGPU Power Management | ✅ | XCPM, enabled by SSDT-PLUG.aml |
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| NVMe Drive Battery Management | ✅ | NVMeFix.kext |
In my experience, NVMe drives will drain more power than SATA drives. |
| S3 Sleep/ Hibernation Mode 3 | ✅ | SSDT-SLPWAK.aml |
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| Custom Charge Threshold | ✅ | SSDT-ECRW.aml, YogaSMC.kext, and YogaSMCPane |
Adjust with YogaSMCPane in System Preferences |
| Fan Control | ✅ | SSDT-ECRW.aml, YogaSMC.kext, and YogaSMCPane |
Adjust with YogaSMC App. |
| Battery Life | ✅ | Native, comparable to Windows/Linux. Biggest impact is TB3 | - |
| Feature | Status | Dependency | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| WiFi | ✅ | AirportIltwm | - |
| Bluetooth | ✅ | AirportIltwm, IntelBluetoothFirmware.kext and IntelBluetoothInjector.kext | |
| Ethernet | ✅ | IntelMausi.kext |
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| HDMI hotplug | ✅ | - | - |
| USB 2.0, USB 3.0 | ✅ | - | - |
| USB 3.1 | ✅ | - | Hotplug |
| USB Power Properties in macOS | ✅ | - | - |
| Thunderbolt 3 Hotplug | ✅ | - | Native interface within System Report |
| Feature | Status | Dependency | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brightness Adjustments | ✅ | WhateverGreen.kext, SSDT-PNLF-CFL.aml, AppleBacklightSmoother.kext, and BrightnessKeys.kext |
AppleBacklightSmoother.kext is optional for smoother birghtness adjustments |
| TrackPoint | ✅ | VoodooPS2Controller.kext |
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| TrackPad | ✅ | VoodooPS2Controller.kext |
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| Built-in Keyboard | ✅ | VoodooPS2Controller.kext |
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| Multimedia Keys | ✅ | BrightnessKeys.kext and YogaSMC |
YogaSMC is recommended and preferred over ThinkpadAssisstant |
| Feature | Status | Dependency | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| iCloud, iMessage, FaceTime | ✅ | Whitelisted Apple ID, Valid SMBIOS | See dortania /OpenCore-Install-Guide |
| Continuty | ❌ | Not yet test | - |
| AirDrop | ❌ | Not yet test | - |
| Sidecar | ❌ | Not yet test ( donate me to buy an Ipad | - |
| FileVault | ✅ | as configured in config.plsit per Dortania's Post-Install |
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| Time Machine | ✅ | Native | TimeMachine only backups your Macintosh partition. Manually backup your EFI partition using another method. |
REFERENCES
- Read these before you start:
- dortania's Hackintosh guides
- dortania's OpenCore Install Guide
- dortania's OpenCore Post Install Guide
- dortania/ Getting Started with ACPI
- dortania/ opencore
multiboot - dortania/
USB mapguide - WhateverGreen Intel HD Manual
Configuration.pdfandDifferences.pdfin eachOpenCorereleases.- Additionally, references specific to the x1c7 are located in
docs/references/
REQUIREMENTS
- A macOS machine(optional): to create the macOS installer.
- Flash drive, 12GB or more, for the above purpose.
- Xcode works fine for editing plist files on macOS, but I prefer PlistEdit Pro.
- ProperTree if you need to edit plist files on Windows.
- MaciASL, for patching ACPI tables and editing ACPI patches.
- MountEFI to quickly mount EFI partitions.
- IORegistryExplorer, for diagnosis.
- Hackintool, for diagnostic ONLY, Hackintool should not be used for patching, it is outdated.
- Patience and time, especially if this is your first time Hackintosh-ing.
HARDWARE
- These are relevant components on my machine which may differ from yours, keep these in mind as you will need to adjust accordingly, depending on your machine's configuration.
| Category | Component | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | i5-10210U | - |
| SSD | WDC PC SN730 SDBQNTY-512G-1001 | - |
| Display | 14.0" (355mm) FHD (1920x1080) | - |
| WWAN | None | Unless needed in other OSes, disable at BIOS to save power |
| Ports | 2x USB 3.1 Gen 1 (Right USB Always On) | |
| 2x USB 3.1 Type-C Gen 2 / Thunderbolt 3 (Power Delivery and DisplayPort) [Max 5120x2880 @60Hz] | ||
| HDMI 1.4b (Max 4096x2160 @24Hz) | ||
| Ethernet | via ThinkPad Ethernet Extension Adapter Gen 2: I219-LM Ethernet (vPro) | |
| WLAN + BT | Intel Wireless-AC 9560, Wi-Fi 2x2 802.11ac + Bluetooth 5.0 | |
| WWAN(optional) | Nothing else supported, no adapters, nothing. Locked by BIOS | |
| Camera | IR and HD720p camera with ThinkShutte. Chicony manufacturer | |
| Audio | Realtek ALC3286 codec Linux: Realtek ALC285, layout 11, 21, 31 ; @acidanthera/AppleALC > Supported codecs [Github] |
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| Fingerprint reader | ✔️ | |
| NFC (optional) | ✔️ |
- Refer to /docs/references/ for possible stock ThinkPad X1 7th Gen configurations.
GETTING STARTED
Before you do anything, please familiarize yourself with basic Hackintosh terminologies and the basic Hackintosh process by throughly reading Dortania guides as linked in REFERENCES
- Creating a macOS installer: refer to Dortania's OpenCore Install Guide
- 1_README-HARDWAREandBIOS: Requirements before installing.
- Updating
https://huyhoang8398.github.io
CREDITS
- @zhen-zen for YogaSMC
The greatest thank you and appreciation to the Acidanthera team.
And to everyone else who supports and uses my project.
Please let me know if I missed you.