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macOS on Lenovo Legion 5 15IMH05H

OpenCore config for Hackintosh Lenovo Legion 5 15IMH05H

Screenshots 📷

CPU Frequency and Temperature

Normal
While Geekbench

Geekbench

CPU
OpenCL
Metal

Big Sur

Original Hardware 💻

Type	Spec	Status
Model Name	Lenovo Legion 5 15IMH05H	✅
CPU	Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-10750H CPU @ 2.60GHz Comet Lake	✅
RAM	16 GB 2933 MHz DDR4	✅
Internal Graphics Card	Intel(R) UHD Graphics 630 (1 GB)	✅
External Graphics Card	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060	❌
Wi-Fi	Intel AX201 Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)	✅
Ethernet	Realtek RTL8111H	✅
Audio	Realtek ALC257	✅

macOS Update History

✅ macOS Sonoma 14.0 (not tested)
✅ macOS Ventura 13.4
✅ macOS Monterey
✅ macOS Big Sur

What's working 💻

Type	Status
Turbo boost and CPU frequency stage	✅
Intel UHD Graphics 630	✅
Brightness control	✅
Audio Realtek ALC257 - layout-id: 11	✅
Realtek Ethernet RTL8111H	✅
Intel AX201 Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, Handoff, iMessage...	✅
USB 3.0 and Type-C (with Port Map)	✅
Touchpad (14 gestures are working)	✅
Battery status	✅
Camera	✅
S3 Sleep / Wake	✅
S4 Hibernation / Wake	✅
Shutdown / Reboot	✅
Fn shortcut keys	✅

What's not working 💻

Type	Info	Status
HDMI	Beacuse it connected to RTX2060	❌
Airdrop, Sidecar	Beacuse Intel Wi-Fi Doesn't Support	❌

Kexts Used

Kext	Info	MinKernel	MaxKernel
Lilu	An open source kernel extension bringing a platform for arbitrary kext, library, and program patching throughout the system for macOS.	8.0.0
VirtualSMC	Advanced Apple SMC emulator in the kernel. Requires Lilu for full functioning.	8.0.0
SMCBatteryManager	Battery Status Monitoring.	8.0.0
SMCProcessor	Processor Temp Monitoring.	11.0.0
WhateverGreen	Various patches necessary for certain ATI/AMD/Intel/Nvidia GPUs. This is needed for Intel UHD 630.	10.0.0
AppleALC	An open source kernel extension enabling native macOS HD audio for not officially supported codecs without any filesystem modifications.	8.0.0
VerbStub	Fixes jack headphone audio and microphone.	8.0.0
CPUFriend	A Lilu plug-in for dynamic power management data injection.	10.0.0
CpuTscSync	Needed for syncing TSC on some of Intel's HEDT and server motherboards, without this macOS may be extremely slow or even unbootable.	12.0.0
NoTouchID	Lilu plugin for disabling Touch ID support.	17.0.0	19.5.9
NVMeFix	NVMeFix is a set of patches for the Apple NVMe storage driver, IONVMeFamily.	18.0.0	22.9.9
FeatureUnlock	Lilu Kernel extension for enabling: Sidecar, NightShift, AirPlay to Mac, Universal Control.	16.5.0
RestrictEvents	Lilu Kernel extension for blocking unwanted processes causing compatibility issues on different hardware and unlocking the support for certain features restricted to other hardware.	16.0.0
HibernationFixup	An open source kernel extension providing a sync between RTC variables and NVRAM.	16.0.0
VoodooI2C	VoodooI2C is a project consisting of macOS kernel extensions that add support for I2C bus devices.	18.0.0
VoodooI2CHID	Multitouch HID. Can be used with I2C/USB Touchscreens and Trackpads	18.0.0
VoodooPS2Controller	Contains updated Voodoo PS/2 Controller, improved Keyboard & Synaptics TouchPad.	15.0.0
itlwm	An Intel Wi-Fi Adapter Kernel Extension for macOS. + Heliport	23.0.0	23.9.9
AirportItlwm	An Intel Wi-Fi Adapter Kernel Extension for macOS.		22.9.9
IntelBTPatcher	Bluetooth modules that support Bluetooth 5.X be able to connect to Bluetooth 4.X devices.	21.0.0
IntelBluetoothFirmware	Kernel Extension that uploads Intel Wireless Bluetooth Firmware to provide native Bluetooth in macOS.
IntelBluetoothInjector	Injecting bluetooth firmware.		20.9.9
BlueToolFixup	Injecting bluetooth firmware.	21.0.0
RealtekRTL8111	OS X open source driver for the Realtek RTL8111/8168 family.
HoRNDIS9.2	Android USB Tethering.
USBPorts	Kext to inject mapped USB Ports.

SSDTs Used

SSDT	Info	Status
SSDT-PTSWAK	Comprehensive Sleep and Wake Patch.	Functional
SSDT-EXT4	Comprehensive Sleep and Wake Patch.	Functional
SSDT-AC	Attaches an AC Adapter Device existing in a Laptop's DSDT to the AppleACPIACAdapter service in the IORegistry of macOS.	Cosmetic
SSDT-ARTC	Adds ARTC device to IORegistry in macOS.	Cosmetic
SSDT-AWAC	Hotpatches for enabling RTC and disabling AWAC system clock at the same time.	Functional
SSDT-DGPU	Disables NVIDIA GPU for better battery performance.	Functional
SSDT-DMAC	Adds Direct Memory Access Controller (DMAC) device to IORegistry.	Cosmetic
SSDT-EC-USBX	Adds a fake Embedded Controller (SSDT-EC) and enables USB Power Management (SSDT-EC-USBX).	Functional
SSDT-FWHD	Adds Fake Firmware Hub Device (FWHD) device to the IORegistry in macOS.	Cosmetic
SSDT-HPET	Fixes IRQ conflicts. Required for on-board sound to work.	Functional
SSDT-GPRW	Fixes instant wake if either USB or power states change while sleeping.	Functional
SSDT-I2C	Fixes Touchpad	Functional
SSDT-OCGPI0-GPHD	The presence of a GPIO device is usually required for a I2C TrackPads to function properly.	Functional
SSDT-OC-XOSI	OS Check Fix patch to simulate a version of Windows for Darwin.	Functional
SSDT-PLUG	Allow the kernel's XCPM(XNU's CPU Power Management) to manage CPU's power management.	Functional
SSDT-PNLF-CFL	Adds Backlight Control for Laptop Screens. DISABLED	Functional
SSDT-PS2K	Enable Brightness Key Shortcuts.	Functional
SSDT-SBUS-MCHC	Fixes System Management Bus and Memory Controller in macOS.	Functional
SSDT-SLPB	Enabling Sleep Button.	Functional
SSDT-XSPI	Adds Platform Controller Hub (PCH) to IORegistry.	Cosmetic

boot-args Used

boot-arg	Info
-v	Enables verbose.
darkwake=2
swd_panic=1	Avoids issue where going to sleep results in a reboot
-noDC9	Fixes sleep issues.
-lilubetaall	Required for macOS Sonoma right now.

Installation Steps

Downloading OSX Image

Click to OneDrive link and download it.
- Ventura
- Monterey
- Big Sur
- Catalina

Writing OSX Image

Unzip the zip file to desktop.
Download balenaEtcher.
Open program and click to Flash from file.
Select the OSX image .raw file from the popup window.
Click to Select target and select OSX image.
Click to Flash! and allow app in popup window.

When writing is finished, remove the USB stick and plug it back in.

Setting EFI Folder

When you plug USB back, you can see EFI partition in "My Computer"
Open EFI partition.
Delete default files.
Copy downloaded EFI folder to EFI partititon.
Download compatible AirportItlwm kext and put it OC/Kexts folder.
Now you can boot from USB.

Setting BIOS Settings

Before you start, reset your BIOS settings to default.
Disable
- Secure Boot
- Intel Thermal Framework (DPTF)
Graphic Device
- Dynamic Graphics

macOS Installation

Now let's turn off our computer and boot from USB. Choose the Install macOS Monterey (whatever you have) option on OpenCore menu and go to the installation screen.
What to do on the following screens:
- Select language and continue.
- Open Disk Utility from the menu to prepare our disk.
- Select Show All Devices from the Display option and select the name of our disk and click Erase.
- Rename the disk and erase as APFS/GUID.
- Now close Disk Utility and select Install macOS Monterey then next next next.
- Select renamed disk and click continue.
- When the installation is finished, macOS Installer option will be selected automatically every boot step until this option is gone.
- After last boot, the language selection screen will welcome us. Select language and continue.
- Don't login iCloud account and continue. Because we need to set our serial numbers and ROM for iCloud and iMessage.
- Now we can see Desktop.

Post Installation

Open config file with Text Edit.
- Search HideAuxiliary and change false value to true.
- Search SecureBootModel and change Disabled value to Default.
- Search boot-args and delete -v argument.
Now we have to set our serial numbers and ROM value.
- Download GenSMBIOS and open .command file. If program asks Download Python download it. After that select option 3.
- Now list 5 SMBIOS first.
- Select and copy first Serial.
- Go check serial number. Your serial should be like this. If not, try second serial.
- Search MacBookPro15,3 and replace Serial > SystemSerialNumber, Board Serial > MLB and SmUUID > SystemUUID values. Now we will set our ROM value.
- Go System Setting > Netwotk > Ethernet > Details > Hardware. If our MAC adress is 54:1A:AF:43:70:CA remove : characters = 541AAF4370CA. Convert it to Base64.
- Now we have VBqvQ3DK. Replace this with ROM value and save config file.
- Restart computer and press Space key on OpenCore menu. Then enter ResetNVRAM. After that BIOS settings may change. Check it and boot macOS.
- Now you can login iCloud, iMessage or other apple services and you can use macOS.