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Asus K401UQ hackintosh laptop information

Asus K401UQ hackintosh laptop

Installation references for my vanilla hackintosh with Clover - dual boot macOS Catalina and Windows 10

Modern updated vanilla guide for hackintosh laptop

• https://fewtarius.gitbook.io/laptopguide/

Tools used: Clover Configurator, Clover EFI Bootloader, MaciASL, Hackintool, IORegistryExplorer

• https://mackie100projects.altervista.org/download-clover-configurator/
• https://github.com/CloverHackyColor/CloverBootloader/releases
• https://github.com/acidanthera/MaciASL
• https://github.com/headkaze/Hackintool

Important kexts to update for every macOS version

• https://github.com/acidanthera/WhateverGreen
• https://github.com/acidanthera/Lilu
• https://github.com/acidanthera/AppleALC

Installation process

• step 1 installing macOS on virtual machine VirtualBox

• step 2 installing macOS on USB inside VirtualBox (require > 16 GB due to catalina installation file size)

• step 3 installing Windows 10 on another USB from Windows laptop

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fA9AotXqkqA

• https://techsprobe.com/dual-boot-macos-mojave-with-windows-10/

SMBIOS

• Serial number must be invalid

• https://checkcoverage.apple.com

• https://everymac.com/ultimate-mac-lookup/

• Generate SmUUID in terminal using

uuidgen command

updating from 10.15.1 > 10.15.2 worked, but the next day somehow my boot options were gone

• update have to select - data partition https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/macos-catalina-10-15-0-supplemental-update.285293/

• ended up creating another volume and install macos from usb - was able to boot, hence not efi folder fault after searching for quite some time (keyword clover filevault boot gone), realised I had somehow turn on FileVault during the update i think, checked status using

diskutil apfs list

• to turn off FileVault refer to https://bigendians.com/2019/01/11/hackintosh-apfs-and-filevault-2-encryption-boot-problems/

Battery life optimization

• CPUFriend + CPUFriendFriend, check Intel Power Gadget min frequency before optimise was > 1

  • https://fewtarius.gitbook.io/laptopguide/battery-power-management/optimizing-battery-life

• more detailed way to understand how CPUFriend worked

  • https://olarila.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=8268

Brightness consistency

• f1, f2 brightness increment/decrement key mapping using https://github.com/pqrs-org/Karabiner-Elements
• brightness consistency everytime when boot use WhateverGreen and compile its SSDT-PNLF

Wifi

• https://khronokernel-7.gitbook.io/wireless-buyers-guide/types-of-wireless-card/usb
• for USB wifi, prevent HalUsbInMpdu() log during booting and shutdown use v10 version instead of latest v11

Dual boot Windows 10

• from BIOS, set clover UEFI to be default boot option priority 1, Catalina macOS to be default boot volume

  • https://hackintosh-multiboot.gitbook.io/hackintosh-multiboot/uefi/1-disk-+-no-os-macos
    • PS: bypass sign in microsoft option by disabling wifi

• rename custom boot entry option

  • https://www.reddit.com/r/hackintosh/comments/2k0wi0/clover_rename_os_x_volume/
  • https://www.reddit.com/r/hackintosh/comments/40afda/customization_how_to_get_rid_of_certain_drives_on/

• time synchronization of both OS

  • https://www.reddit.com/r/hackintosh/comments/6hx05v/is_there_a_fix_for_windows_changing_its_time_when/

• hide hidden volume at clover boot

  • open config.plist, go to Gui, at "Hide Volume" on the right enter "Recovery", "Preboot", at clover if wan to see all press F3

Trackpad fix

• https://voodooi2c.github.io/#Installation/Installation
• kext = VoodooI2CFTE.kext, patched first 2 digit 6D = 55, method have FTE support (previously only ELAN) copied from page 14
  • https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/voodooi2c-help-and-support.243378/page-14
• example of process for Asus ROG GL552

Audio fix

• https://hackintosher.com/guides/get-hackintosh-audio-working/

Battery fix

• https://olarila.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=8208
  • kext = ACPIBatteryManager.kext
  • patched using DSDT with MaciASL
    • steps in dsdt_patchcodes.txt, DSDT attached is the patched one.

USB port mapping

• using either Hackintool or USBMap
• disabled VGA webcam (HS06) and internal bluetooth (HS08)

Other resources used for reference to understand hackintosh as laptop gitbook was not released when i started

alternative brightness consistency fix

• method 1 brightness fix - https://github.com/PoomSmart/ASUS-FX504GE-Hackintosh
  • CLOVER/APCI/PATCHED = SSDT-PNLF.aml and SSDT-PNLFCFL.aml attached
• method 2 https://www.elitemacx86.com/threads/guide-how-to-enable-backlight-control-on-laptop.182/ /other folder = AppleBacklightFixup.kext, CLOVER/ACPI/PATCHED = SSDT-PNLF.aml, rename GFX0 to IGPU in config.plist remap keyboard so f1 f2 brightness increment/decrement work using Karabiner Elements

alternative disable nvidia

• https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/guide-asus-k501uq-high-sierra.243518/

boot from black screen installation stuck

• https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/solved-gioscreenlockstate-3-hs-0-bs-0-now-0-sm-0x0.264188/
• https://www.elitemacx86.com/threads/fix-intel-hd-graphics-520-and-620-on-macos-10-14-4.390/

extras

• https://medium.com/@ayushere/common-problems-and-workarounds-in-hackintosh-85d76ad89d24
• https://wallpapershome.com/art/illustrations/abstract-nature-8k-21456.html
• https://github.com/agarrharr/awesome-macos-screensavers
• https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/hp-spectre-do-i-need-usbinjectall-and-or-port-limit-patch-if-laptop-only-has-3-usb-ports-and-1-of-them-is-thunderbolt.285559/
• https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/apple-chime-at-startup-added-to-clover.277362/page-4