Legion-y520-macOS

This repository is actually a buckup data for my macOS catalina on Lenovo Legion y520. But, anyone may use it for reference. Do it your own risks.

ChangeLog

2020/04/04

initial creation

Specification

Machine :

Intel Core i7-7700HQ Processor ( 2.81GHz 6MB )
8.0GB DDR4 SODIMM 2400MHz
NVIDIA GeForce GTX1050Ti (Disabled)
Intel HD 630 1536MB
Qualcomm Atheros QCA6174A wifi
Audio Realtek (ALC3248)
Realtek Lan

OS :

Mojave (10.14.6) : ✅ Tested
Catalina (10.15.4) : ✅ Tested

What works

✅ UEFI booting via Clover.
✅ Accelerated graphics for HD630 including OpenCL & Metal.
✅ Native USB3/USB2/USB-C.
✅ Native audio with AppleHDA, including headphones.
✅ Built-in camera.
✅ Native power management.
✅ Battery status.
✅ Built-in keyboard (with special function keys).
✅ Built-in trackpad (basic gestures).
✅ Backlight controls.
✅ Wired Ethernet Lan.
✅ Messages/FaceTime.
✅ AirPlay mirroring to AppleTV.

What does not work

❌ build-in WiFi.
❌ Bluetooth.
❌ NVIDIA Graphic.
❌ HDMI/DP video/audio don't work because those ports are connected to the NVIDIA, which is disabled.

Solution

WiFi Networking & Bluetooth Hands-Off:

Broadcom BCM94352Z (native wifi & Bluetooth)
TP-Link TL-WN725N (wifi dongle) with wireless adapter clover Graphics:
Disable NVIDIA

Necessary & Recomendation Kexts

VirtualSMC + Plugins (the most required kext for hackintosh)
Lilu
WhateverGreen
AppleALC
VoodooPS2
VoodooTSCSync
RealtekRTL8111 (for BCM94352Z)
AirportBrcmFixup (for BCM94352Z)
RtWlanU1827 & RtWlanU (for TL-WN725N)

Preparing & Initial Installation

follow this instruction very well [Guide] Booting the OS X installer on LAPTOPS with Clover with Notes :

Use newest clover
Download official macOS (Catalina / Mojave) from App Store
Use the 'createinstallmedia' approach
Use the option 1 "MBR with a FAT32 partition for Clover and a separate HFS+J partition for the OS X installer." much better.
Use the config.plist from this repo
Replace the drivers with this repo drivers (used clover version r5108)
Put the hotpatch to ACPI/patched/

BIOS configuration :

Set BIOS to defaults.
UEFI boot is enabled.
Secure boot is disabled.
Fast boot is disabled.
SATA mode is set to AHCI.
Intel Virtualization Technology is enabled.

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