MSI B360M Hackintosh Build & Changelog

Please Note: This is only a personal build backup, not a textbook standard guide. If you are looking for a guide please go to this page for more informations.

Limitation

This configuration may ONLY suitable for those who have BOTH iGPU (computing only) AND dGPU. If you are using specs that have only iGPU or dGPU, I suggest not using this configuration, or you may experience some other undefined behaviours.

This is a process that requires proper debugging skills, sometimes depending on specific hardware with a little bit of luck. Decent OS running experience can only be guaranteed with specs very much the same as mine if you decide to use this configuration.

Hardware List

Specs	Details
Board	MSI® B360M MORTAR™
CPU	Intel® Core™ i5-9400 (with Intel UHD Graphics 630)
Memory	Corsair Vengeance® LPX 2 x 8GB (DDR4 2666MHz)
SSD	Intel® SSD 760p Series M.2 512GB
HDD	Western Digital® 3.5″ Blue 1TB (WD10EZRZ)
Graphic Card	Sapphire® Radeon™ RX590 8GB (D5 NITRO+ SE FO)
Wireless Card	Broadcom® BCM94360CD (with Bluetooth 4.0)
Keyboard	IKBC® C87
Mouse	Logitech® MX Master 2S
Monitor	Acer® Nitro XV272UP Widescreen LCD Monitor

Recommended BIOS Settings

SETTINGS

• Advanced

  • PCI Subsystem Settings
    • Above 4G Memory / Crypto Currency Mining [Enabled]
  • Integrated Graphics Configuration
    • Initiate Graphic Adapter [PEG]
    • Integrated Graphics Share Memory [64M]
    • IGD Multi-Monitor [Enabled]
  • USB Configuration
    • XHCI Hand-off [Enabled]
    • Legacy USB Support [Enabled]
  • Power Management Setup
    • Erp Ready [Enabled]
  • Windows OS Configuration
    • Windows 10 WHQL Support [Enabled]
    • MSI Fast Boot [Disabled]
  • Wake Up Event Setup
    • Wake Up Event By [BIOS]
    • Resume by USB Device [Enabled]
• Boot

  • Boot Mode Select [UEFI]

OC (Overclocking)

• CPU Features
  • Intel Virtualization Tech [Enabled]
  • Intel VT-D Tech [Disabled]
  • CFG Lock [Disabled]

Configuration Explain

Things may vary per device and you may want to customize it, which I will mark with * at the beginning. Let's take a look from the folder level:

ACPI

• SSDT-AWAC: Re-enable the old RTC clock that is compatible with macOS.
• SSDT-EC-USBX: Create fake EC device for desktop and fix USB power.
• SSDT-PLUG: Allow the kernel's XCPM (XNU's CPU Power Management) to manage our CPU's power management. Auto detect.
• SSDT-PMCR: Fix NVRAM support for 300 series motherboard.
• * SSDT-SBUS-MCHC: Not necessary. Fix AppleSMBus support.

Drivers

• OpenRuntime.efi: Work with Booter quirks in config.plist.
• HfsPlus.efi: Support HFS+ File System which is used by Recovery and Time Machine.
• OpenCanopy.efi: Bring GUI for OpenCore.

Kexts

• Lilu: Other kexts depending on this one.

• VirtualSMC: SMC emulator layer.

• SMCProcessor: CPU sensor support.

• SMCSuperIO: IO sensor support.

• WhateverGreen: Various patches necessary for GPU.

• AppleALC: Native macOS HD audio for not officially supported codecs.

• IntelMausi: Intel Ethernet LAN driver for macOS.

• NVMeFix: Fix random kernel panic after wake caused by NVMe device.

• AirportBrcmFixup: Fix Wi-Fi lagging after wake.

• * USBPorts: Custom USB ports mapping for iMac19,2. Ports mapping may vary per device. This kext can be used directly if your USB ports are same as mine:

  1.  HS01 - Internal - BRCM20702 Hub
  2.  HS03 - Internal - USB Keyboard
  3.  HS04 - Internal - USB Mouse
  4.  HS05 - USB 3 - Back USB 3 (SS01)
  5.  HS07 - USB 2 - Back USB 2
  6.  HS08 - USB 2 - Back USB 2
  7.  HS09 - USB 3 - Front USB 3 (SS05)
  8.  HS10 - USB 3 - Front USB 3 (SS06)
  9.  SS01 - Type 3 - Back USB 3
  10. SS02 - TypeC+Sw - Back Type C
  11. SS05 - USB 3 - Front USB 3
  12. SS06 - USB 3 - Front USB 3

Resources

• Here put OpenCanopy resources.

Tools

• * ResetSystem.efi: I choose Firmware argument in config.plist to reboot into BIOS firmware settings when necessary. Change as you wish.

config.plist

• * DeviceProperties: I put layout-id, igfxfw and shikigva arguments here. You can delete them from here and put into boot-args if you wish.
  Here I choose layout-id 92 to fix audio. Even if the Address is not the same with our spec, I find it working well with this layout.
  I use shikigva 80 to fix DRM, delete it if you are experiencing screen freezing issue. The igfxfw value here is used to load Apple GuC firmware, delete it if you are experiencing display issues.
• * Generic: You should generate SMBIOS info by using GenSMBIOS to fix iServices, and make sure it is "Invalid Serial" or "Purchase Date not Validated" (i.e., no conflict with real Macs) for your own good by checking Apple Check Coverage page.

Known Issues

"I have to press keys twice to wake up."

• It may related to HID Tickle mode. The simplest way is to try adding boot argument darkwake=no (or =1? =2?). BUT it might also cause monitor to wake up during darkwake, or simply cannot sleep itself. Use at your own risk.

  The default value on macOS Catalina for gDarkWakeFlags is 0x00000003, which equals to 3 (kDarkWakeFlagHIDTickleNone). So by default Darkwake should not post any HID Tickle's. This also reveals the secret why some users encounter issues with frozen peripheral device's on Hack's when Power Nap is enabled. To use Darkwake on Hack's require very well configured USB ports.

  — holyfield

• Or try adding SSDT-USBW.aml and USBWakeFixup.kext. You can find them in the /Extras folder.

"DRM won't work after I update Safari 14."

• Yes, Safari 14 breaks DRM patch on both Catalina and Big Sur on iMac19,1 SMBIOS w/ shikigva=80.
• I'm not sure if iMacPro1,1 SMBIOS w/ shikigva=128 will do any better.

"Apple Music can't play or keeps skipping songs."

• This is also a DRM issue.
• Try disabling loseless option in Apple Music preference.
• If this doesn't help, try run defaults write com.apple.AppleGVA gvaForceAMDKE -boolean yes in terminal to forces AMD DRM decoder for streaming services.
• If this still doesn't help, try some other combinations described in Acidanthera's WhateverGreen Chart.

Changelog

11/12/2022

• Updated OpenCore to v0.8.6
• Updated AppleALC
• Supported macOS Ventura

History changes

9/6/2022

• Updated OpenCore to v0.8.4

8/3/2022

• Updated OpenCore to v0.8.3

7/6/2022

• Updated OpenCore to v0.8.2

6/7/2022

• Updated OpenCore to v0.8.1
• Updated WhateverGreen, AppleALC, AirportBrcmFixup
• Switched Reset NVRAM and Toggle SIP to configurable boot entry protocol drivers according to the latest manual

4/21/2022

• Updated OpenCore to v0.8.0
• Updated AppleALC
• Adapted new entries to the latest manual

3/10/2022

• Updated OpenCore to v0.7.9
• Updated Lilu, AppleALC and WhateverGreen
• Adapted new entries to the latest manua

1/11/2022

• Updated OpenCore to v0.7.7
• Updated Lilu, AppleALC and WhateverGreen
• Adapted new entries to the latest manual

12/22/2021

• Updated OpenCore to v0.7.6
• Updated Lilu and SMC kexts
• Added new entries of configuration
• Adjusted UIScale location

11/04/2021

• Updated OpenCore to v0.7.5
• Updated AppleALC and WhateverGreen
• Added kext version information into config.plist

10/26/2021

• Updated OpenCore to v0.7.4 to satisfy macOS Monterey
• Updated AppleALC and WhateverGreen
• Adjust config entries order according to the latest manual

09/08/2021

• Updated OpenCore to v0.7.3
• Updated kexts and resources
• Change drivers config style according to the latest manual

08/14/2021

• Updated OpenCore to v0.7.2
• Updated kexts and resources

07/06/2021

• Updated OpenCore to v0.7.1
• Updated kexts and resources

06/08/2021

• Updated OpenCore to v0.7.0
• Updated kexts and resources

05/04/2021

• Updated OpenCore to v0.6.9
• Updated Lilu and her friends

05/01/2021

• Updated OpenCore to v0.6.8
• Updated kexts
• Added mouse support by setting PickerAttributes to 19

03/02/2021

• Updated OpenCore to v0.6.7
• Updated kexts
• Replaced SSDTs to acidanthera version
• Moved Apple quick charge properties from USBPorts.kext to SSDT-EC-USBX.aml
• Readded shikigva 80 to fix Apple TV DRM

02/17/2021

• Fixed invalid maskbit in PickerAttributes
• Disabled unnecessary AllowRelocationBlock

02/01/2021

• Updated OpenCore to v0.6.6
• Updated Lilu and her friends
• Replaced BootProtect with LauncherOption and LauncherPath
• Added new terms and set to default value
• Removed Bootstrap.efi
• Set PickerAttributes to 15 (just because I don't like cursor)
• Updated some resources

01/06/2021

• Updated OpenCore to v0.6.5
• Updated Lilu and her friends
• Set PickerAttributes to 25
• Set PickerVariable to Modern
• Updated EFI/OC/Resources/Image to experience modern boot picker icon set (Big Sur style)
• Deprecated DeduplicateBootOrder quirk

12/12/2020

• Updated OpenCore to v0.6.4
• Updated Lilu and her friends
• Enabled ResetLogoStatus to fix potential logo missing problem when booting Windows
• Deprecated run-efi-updater NVRAM variable (not working on Big Sur) and enabled BlacklistAppleUpdate quirk
• Added SystemAudioVolume NVRAM variable to meet the latest PlayChime standard
• Disabled DeduplicateBootOrder as is now deprecated

11/18/2020

• Adjust USBPorts.kext to support Apple quick charge for Big Sur.
• Drop WhateverGreen DRM patch for Big Sur.

11/03/2020

• Updated OpenCore to v0.6.3
• Updated Lilu and her friends

10/07/2020

• Updated OpenCore to v0.6.2
• Updated Lilu and her friends
• Set new entries of OpenCore v0.6.2 config to failsafe as they are mainly relevant to legacy machines
• Drop SSDT-MEM2-DMAC.aml, not necessary

09/17/2020

• Added bootstrap for better booting experience
• Merged USB quick charging into USBPorts.kext
• Fixed USB mapping IOClass from AppleUSBMergeNub to AppleUSBHostMergeProperties to match Catalina standard
• Disabled some debug terms as this is a RELEASE build
• Disabled SetupVirtualMap, not needed for MSI B360M
• Disabled Apple Secure Boot, yeah, changed my mind

09/07/2020

• Updated OpenCore to v0.6.1
• Updated Lilu and her friends
• Set DiscardHibernateMap to false as I turned off hibernate on Windows
• Added Arch and MinKernel settings to meet OpenCore's latest standard
• Set DisableLinkeditJettison to true to let Lilu and others function in macOS Big Sur with best performance without keepsyms=1 boot argument
• Added Medium Security of Apple Secure Boot, which means SecureBootModel set to Default, ApECID set to 0 and DmgLoading set to Signed
• Set AdviseWindows to false as EFI partition is first on the Windows drive
• Deleted ExFatDxe.efi
• Note: Hotkeys to launch picker now works fine as OpenCore now won't reset input protocols any more

08/04/2020

• Updated OpenCore to v0.6.0
• Optimized ACPI hotpatches: SSDT-EC-USBX, SSDT-AWAC, SSDT-PLUG, SSDT-PMCR
• Added new ACPI hotpatches for final touch: SSDT-MEM2-DMAC, SSDT-SBUS-MCHC
• Updated Lilu and her friends
• Deleted CPUFriend as i5-9400 does not necessarily need this
• Added AirportBrcmFixup to fix Wi-Fi lagging after sleeping
• Added an icon for ResetSystem.efi
• Changed some <data> fields in config to <number> and <string> to avoid being eaten by Xcode 11
• Added Firmware mode to ResetSystem to reboot into BIOS settings
• Moved shikigva and igfxfw from boot-arg into DeviceProperties

06/04/2020

• Initiated repository

Credit

• Acidanthera's OpenCore Respository
• Sukka's OpenCore Document zh_Hans
• Installation Guide from Dortania, DalianSky and XJN