Awesome
Gigabyte C246 WU4 Hackintosh on OpenCore
macOS Versions
macOS Big Sur 11.3(20E232)
SMBIOS
MacPro7,1
What works
- WIFI,Bluetooth,AirDrop, Handoff BCM94360CD Required
- USB All USB3.1/USB2.0 Port
- Audio Realtek ALC1220-VB, (layout id: 7)
- Siri,iMessage,FaceTime Work fine
- DRM Apple TV+/Safari Netflix(1080P)/Amazon Prime
Not works
- NO
How to use
Device Lists
| Device | Model |
|---|---|
| MotherBoard | Gigabyte C246 WU4 |
| CPU | Intel Xeon E-2278G |
| RAM | Samsung 8GB DDR4 2666MHz ECC Memory Module * 4 |
| Video Card | Sapphire RX 5500XT 8GB |
| Sound Card | Realtek ALC1220-VB （MotherBoard） |
| Network Interface Card | PCI-E BCM94360CD (WI-FI + Bluetooth) |
| Optical Network Card | Intel X520-DA2 2-Port 10GbE FCoE SFP+ NIC |
| Thunderbolt Card | Gigabyte GC-TITAN-RIDGE ver.1 |
| FireWire Expansion Card | PCI 1394A+1394B FireWire 800 |
| Hard Disk | Hikvision C2000Pro 1TB NVMe SSD |
| Case | Cooler Master S600 |
Software Version
Boot firmware
| Boot | Versions |
|---|---|
| OpenCore | Latest release(0.6.8) |
Kext
| Kext | Versions |
|---|---|
| Lilu | Latest release(1.5.2) |
| VirtualSMC,SMCSuperIO,SMCProcessor | Latest releases(1.2.2) |
| AppleALC | Latest release(1.5.9) |
| IntelMausi | Latest release(1.0.5) |
| SmallTreeIntel8259x | intel 82599ES Drive |
| USBPorts | Custom made |
| USBPower | USB Powered (MacPro7,1) |
| CPUFriend | Latest release(1.2.3) |
| CPUFriendDataProvider | CPU Frequency Conversion |
| NVMeFix | Latest release(1.0.6) |
Drivers
| Drivers | Versions |
|---|---|
| HfsPlus | Latest release |
| OpenCanopy | Latest release |
| OpenRuntime | Latest release |
Where you need to modify
- Use Tools: Macserial
USB port customization (optional)
BIOS Settings
- BIOS Version F5
| Disabled | Enabled |
|---|---|
| Fast Boot | Above 4G |
| VT-d | EHCI/XHCI Hand-off |
| CSM | OS type: other types |
Changelog
30/5 2021
- Update OpenCore Version 0.6.8
- Delete FakeSMC
- Add VirtualSMC
10/11 2020
- Delete WhateverGreen.kext
- Add FakeSMC
- Change SMBIOS to MacPro7,1
- Update All Kext Latest Release
- Update OC 0.6.3
23/10 2020
- Add NVMeFix.kext
05/10 2020
- Repair sleep
- Update All Kext Version
- Cange SMBIOS iMacPro1,1
03/10 2020
- Update OpenCore Version 0.6.2
20/9 2020
- Add 10GB SFP+ network card and driver
08/09 2020
- Update macOS Version To Big Sur Beta6
- Update OpenCore 0.6.1
- Update Kext To Latest Version
06/08 2020
- Update macOS Version 10.15.6
- Update OpenCore 0.6.0
- Update Lilu 1.4.6
- Update VirtualSMC,SMCProcessor,SMCSuperIO 1.1.5
- Update WhateverGreen 1.4.1
- Update AppleALC 1.5.1
- Update CPUFriend 1.2.1
- Delete ApfsDriverLoader.efi
22/07 2020
- replace CPU to Intel Xeon E-2278G
11/07 2020
- delete SSDT-RTC-AWAC.aml,The SSDT is not needed, it will cause ACPI ERROR.
13/06 2020
- Opencore version upgraded to 0.5.9
- Kext all upgrade
07/06 2020
- Initial release