Setup for a iMac 19,1 with OpenCore v101
Sonoma version 14.6 with AMD RDNA2 native support
- Jump to Explain ACPI
- Jump to Explain BOOT
- Jump to Explain DEVICES
- Jump to Explain SSDT USB
macOS Ventura version 13.6
- Format USB (minimum 16 GB)
diskutil eraseDisk JHFS+ USB /dev/disk#
The above command was required for a USB drive which did not have an EFI partition, not created with the GUID partition scheme. The option to create the GUID partition scheme was not in the Mojave Disk Utility GUI.
- Create a macOS USB installer
sudo /Applications/Install\ macOS\ Sonoma.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/MyVolume
- Install OpenCore to USB installer
- Copy EFI folder here to the EFI partition
Using OpenCore version 101
Under Drivers (Recommanded / FileSystem / Memory Fix / Additional) choose:
- OpenHFSPlus.efi - Apple official driver for HFS Plus
- OpenRuntime.efi - Required
- OpenCanopy.efi - Optional
- ResetNvramEntry.efi - Required
- ToggleSipEntry.efi - Optional
Kext | Usage |
---|---|
AppleALC.kext | Audio |
VirtualSMC.kext | Required |
SMCProcessor.kext | Metrics |
SMCSuperIO.kext | Metrics |
IntelMausi.kext | Ethernet |
Lilu.kext | Audio + Graphics |
WhateverGreen | Graphics |
USBPorts.kext | USB Codeless injection |
SMCRadeonSensors.kext | Metrics SMCRadeonSensors |
IOSkywalkFamily.kext | Required (Fix Wifi support in Sonoma) |
IO80211FamilyLegacy.kext | Required (Fix Wifi support in Sonoma) |
IO80211FamilyLegacy.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AirPortBrcmNIC.kext | Required (Fix Wifi support in Sonoma) |