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HP EliteBook 850 G5 Hackintosh

Opencore Hackintosh for HP EliteBook 850 G5. I'm using always latest BIOS version, OpenCore, additional kexts and macOS.
Current version is 100% macOS 11.0.1 Big Sur compatible!
For my specific laptop configuration almost everything works except SmartCard reader, that I even don't use.
I'm still working on improvement and clean ups.

Massive overhaul

Hack is now based almost on pure OpenCore patches and hack. I followed this guide and this guide. Thank to @Joaotcs that pushed me to do it. There left only few thing from RehabMan repo. There are still some things that could be rewriten and I will do it when I figure out hot to do it.

Huge thanks to Acidanthera team for OpenCore.
Extra credit goes to @usr-sse2 for help with battery.
Also specialy thanks to @RehabMan because it's was based on his work.

Installation instructions

  1. Put whole EFI folder into you EFI partition (you can try USB drive at first).
  2. Generate your own serial numbers with GENSMBIOS generator and change corresponding values (MLB, SystemSerialNumber, SystemUUID) in EFI/OC/config.plist according this GUIDE.
  3. Generate you own ROM value.
  4. If you want stay with full security, you need to generate ApECID value and replace zeros value in EFI/OC/config.plist. If you have already installed macOS, make sure, that you followed additional step in instructions from Recovery.
    If you don’t need full security, just remove ApECID parameter from EFI/OC/config.plist.
  5. If you want the best security and you are advanced user, you can try enable SecureBoot.
  6. Try to boot to existing macOS.
  7. IMPORTANT! If you want to install macOS, you need to change property ScanPolicy to 0 along with ShowPicker to true in EFI/OC/config.plist otherwise you don't see BaseSystem option in OpenCore boot menu!

My configuration

BIOS settings

Currently I'm using BIOS 01.14.01 Rev.A. (06.11.2020) and latest released version of macOS 11.x Big Sur.
Start with BIOS reset to defaults and then disable all kind of security and TPM. Video Memory size set to 64 MB. It’s useless to set more. Disable LAN/WLAN auto switching. System works well with Fastboot enabled, but for debugging and playing with your setup is better to disable Fast Boot. It's also recommended to disable Intel TXT technology and then disable Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VTd). OpenCore config disables this instead. Disable all devices that you don’t use (for example I don’t use Smart Card). Thunderbotl PCIe Hot plug Mode set to Native + Power saving. Other options you can set by your choice (for example FN keyboard mapping etc.).

Make sure, that you leave option "Intel Management Enginge (ME)" enabled in "Advanced - Remote Management Options".
<img src="pictures/imei.jpg" width="600">
Disabling this option will cause applications hangs and freezes after waking from sleep. It's called IMEI in hackintosh and WhateverGreen take care about HECI to IMEI rename.

Currently not working + solutions