Usb Hackintosh Catalina

Posted : admin | On 17-04-2021



This contains a list of the kext files I use for my hackintosh. You may eventually need to update your kext files when new versions of macOS comes out for continued support.

Kext Locations:

The installation is complete, but the drive isn't bootable yet. Boot from the USB again, this time choosing Catalina. Press the hotkey to choose boot device (F12 for Gigabyte motherboards, F8 for ASUS motherboards, F11 for ASrock motherboards) Choose USB; At the Boot Screen, choose your new Catalina installation. Complete macOS setup. How to Install macOS Mojave on PC – Hackintosh. Installing a Mac operating system on Apple’s Mac computer is certainly easy because they are supported by each other but installing Mac operating system on another computer is definitely pretty difficult.

Catalina

Also avoid BIOS F9j because USB 3.x devices will not connect to Thunderbolt ports. Successor to Z390 Designare is the Z490 Vision D with Intel 10th Gen Processors. Build Guide is located here Upgrade to macOS 11.0.x Big Sur from Catalina Upgrading to macOS 10.15 Catalina (from Mojave)? Please see this and this first!

  • If using the Clover method I like to stuff my kexts in/EFI/CLOVER/kexts/Other
  • If not you can place non-required kexts in /System/Library/Extensions
Required

These two kexts you should always have in your EFI partition.

FakeSMC.kext – Mantatory kext that emulates a Mac and is required to boot a hackintosh. When you download FakeSMC the folder will also contain Sensor kexts that you can use to monitor your hackintosh read about that here : HWMonitor Sensor Guide

Lilu.kext – Arbitrary kext that is required other kexts to work like AppleALC.kext & NvidiaGraphicsFixup.kext. Some Gigabyte motherboards have trouble with some versions of Lilu.kext breaking audio. I recommend those users use v1.0.0, instead of the latest version.

USB

USBInjectAll.kext – Injects all USB ports

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XHCI-200-series-injector.kext – Enables USB 3 device detection and USB 3 speeds on Kaby Lake motherboards. This kext is also recommended to have during the macOS install process so you can use those USB 3 ports and flash drives.

Ethernet

IntelMausiEthernet.kext – Enables ethernet for motherboards using an Intel Ethernet Chipset.

Catalina

RealtekRTL8111.kext – Enables ethernet for motherboards using a Realtek Ethernet Chipset

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AtherosE2200Ethernet.kext – Enables ethernet for motherboards using Killer Lan Ethernet Chipset

Graphics

NvidiaGraphicsFixup.kext – Allows the latest Mac SMBIOS definitions to be used like iMac 17,x and iMac 18,x. You would want to use these SMBIOS defintions if you are using a Skylake or Kabylake CPU respectively. Updating to the latest version may fix black screen issues.

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IntelGraphicsFixup.kext – Fixes display and graphical issues when using integrated graphics. I also recommend setting DVMT Pre-Allocated to 128M or higher in BIOS if using the Intel iGPU to enable high resolution displays.

WhateverGreen.kext – Enables AMD graphic cards in macOS 10.12.6 or later. Will require Lilu.kext. Read about it here : How to hackintosh AMD graphics cards in Sierra 10.12.6+

Shiki.kext – Protects against graphical issues with video playback

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Audio

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AppleALC.kext – Enables audio on a hackintosh. Read about how to enable audio here: Hackintosh Audio Guide. Some gigabyte users have problems with AppleALC.kext not enabling audio. I recommend them using v1.1.0, instead of the latest version.

HDMIAudio.kext – May help enable HDMI audio on some graphic cards. Read about it here : Hackintosh HDMI Audio + DisplayPort GFX Card Sound Guide

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CodecCommander.kext – Fixes a problem with dim sounding or lower volume audio after sleeping/botting the hackintosh by updating EAPD (External Amplifier) state on HDA.

Spoofs

FAKEPCIID.kext – Enables support for Intel processors on earlier versions of macOS that don’t support that processor by pretending to be a supported processor. Kaby Lake CPU’s are nativily supported as of macOS 10.12.6

FakePCIID_Intel_HD_Graphics.kext – Enables integrated graphics on iGPU’s that are not supported in macOS by mimicking another supported iGPU. Kaby Lake CPU’s with HD 630 are supported nativily in 10.12.6. If you have upgraded to 10.12.6 you can remove this kext.

NullCPUPowerManagement.kext – Used to enabled hackintosh support for Pentium Processors like the G4560