README extra info

[kvokka]

Hello,

I have the same model of the laptop - MSI GS60 6QE, and I want to install Hackintosh 10.13.x.

Can you, please, share some more information about this repo (which macos requires, what solved, what have to be solved, etc)?

Hope, it will not takes long, but can be useful not only for me.

Thank you!

[IchigoWalker]

Hi. I have MSI GS60 2QE, I don't use this repo but follow. I have all components working on the latest MacOS except sleep (looks like only 2QE trouble) and DP (cause of nvidia). Also I replaced build-in wifi module with Broadcom.
About this repo. You don't need apfs.efi (and remove-verbosity-apfs.sh script) or HFSPlus.efi cause it's already include with Clover. USBInjectAll.kext is bad practice cause it's better to patch DSDT for your actual ports.

[kvokka]

Thank you for your response.
Now it became more clear, because I have to use the patch for 6th intel CPU gen, not 5th. And thank you for this additions. I will try to put it all together and after success installation will also share my option.

[kvokka]

@IchigoWalker May I ask you to share EFI? It is similar with MSI GS60 6QE, and it will be much easier to patch it. Because I'm still fighting with the installer - it hangs. Thank you.

About DP - did you try to follow this guide https://hackintosher.com/guides/properly-install-nvidia-drivers-high-sierra-10-13/ ?

[Rashed97]

You can't install nvidia drivers on Optimus systems.

@IchigoWalker correct, USBInjectAll is terrible, it's only in here for recovery purposes. The hotpatches for DSDT handle the USB ports without the USBInjectAll.kext

[kvokka]

@Rashed97 Thank you for your response.

May I ask you, what version of macOs you are using? And what settings in BIOS you had to change for this setup? Did you explicitly switched off your nVidia card?

Because now, if I only change boot settings to UEFI, the system will be rebooted and then freeze.

Thank you

[Rashed97]

10.13.6 and I didn't change anything in the BIOS. The DSDT patches disable the GPU.

[kvokka]

Wow! Its wired... Do you use legacy boot mode? (because it may describe the situation for a bit)

May I ask you to share the contents of EFI partition? (or it is too much?)

After UniBeast and MultiBeast a have different folder structure. I thought, that it will be right to combine it, but it seems like i turned to the wrong direction.

And i see, that the led near power button change the light to orange in the installation process, which mean nVidia card is active. But i have nv_disbled=1 flag... wired.

Sorry fo annoying. But I already spent few days and now i really need help

Thank you

[Rashed97]

I use UEFI boot mode. Clover works fine with it. I don't use unibeast or multibeast so IDK what structure those set up. Also everything here is what's in my EFI folder. I might have updated a few kexts over the last few weeks or something but nothing essential to booting

[kvokka]

But that mean, that you different bootloader.
In this case, can you share the entire EFI partition? Because few files are missing, and I just do not know how to fix it. This will be the easiest solution.

As I see it does not contain any personal information (for Hackintosh users for sure).

Thank you!

[IchigoWalker]

@kvokka https://gist.github.com/IchigoWalker/3eaeffb8f48b908f3f990c31a593ba22
Here's my config.plist. I removed sensitive data from SMBIOS, but it should work without it.

[kvokka]

@IchigoWalker Thank you! I will patch it for 6th gen intel CPU and try it 👍

[kvokka]

@Rashed97 Can you, please, share the config of your laptop? I need only screen resolution and video card. I suggest, that u have 970M + FHD display. Am I right?

Because I have 4k display and not i still getting troubles with installation 10.13.6 on this laptop.

Thank you!

[Rashed97]

No, I have the 4K model. Are you patching CoreDisplay for 4K?

[kvokka]

How wired it is!

My laptop is also 4k, and I already tried to update CoreDisplayFixup (and of cause I tried your repo version) and lilu to the latest versions with no success. With latest CoreDisplayFixup i just get display artefacts with the same error

I'm getting
ioconsoleusers: gioscreenlockstate 3, hs 0, bs 0, now 0, sm 0x0 after audio load.

And I tried even everything to resolve it. And thought, that the problem could be in mine 4k display. But now i just do not know what to think.

[IchigoWalker]

Maybe it's DVMT Prealloc?
You can find hidden settings on MSI GS60 2QE by pressing Alt(on the left) + Ctrl (on the right) + Shift (on the right) + F2. There is a lot of settings as pre-alloc, maybe thats the issue.

[kvokka]

The BIOS was changed at the very beginning, list of current changes:

• Secutiry tab -> Secure boot menu = Disable
• Advanced tab -> VT-d = Disable
• Advanced tab -> CSM Configuration -> CSM Support = Disable
• Advanced tab -> System Agent (SA) -> Graphics configuration -> DVMT-preallocated = 128Mb
• Advanced tab -> USB configuration -> XHCI Hang-off = Enabled
• Boot tab -> Fast boot = Disabled
• Boot tab -> Boot mode = UEFI

I tried 96Mb for DVMT-prealloc value with the same result.