OpenCore-T450s/README-English.md

ThinkPad T450s X250 T450 Big Sur OpenCore 0.6.6

Introduction to the

• This is a full ThinkPad T450s macOS Hackintosh configuration.
• Sound card default Layout-id = 32, earphone noise please use the sound card repair script(ALCPlugFix).
• If you want to use the audio interface on the Docking, set the layout-id of the sound card to 55 and select the line output.
• Support touch screen (With multi-touch and touchscreen gestures).
• support Catalina.
• support ThinkPad X250 ThinkPad T450 ThinkPad T450s.
• open Hi-DPI reference: https://github.com/xzhih/one-key-hidpi

Intel Wi-Fi

• To add the driver file to the project, check it according to your system version, and the default is Big Sur.
• Don't discuss Intel Wi Fi because the driver is unstable.
• reference: https://github.com/OpenIntelWireless/itlwm

Docking

• Use of docking can cause sleep problems, the solution is to add SSDT-IGBE patch to config.plist->ACPI.
• Flap mode cannot be used with SSDT-IGBE patch.

Hardware information

- CPU：Intel Core i7-5600U 2.6GHz (Boots 3.2GHz)

- The core graphics：Intel HD 5500 Graphics 

- sound card：ALC292

- Wireless network card：DW1820A  Intel 7265AC   Intel AX200

ThinkPad Assistant

• Allows you to use all function keys on Thinkpad T450s X250 T450 laptop.
• Copy the ThinkpadAssistant into the Application folder.
• Start ThinkpadAssistant and check "Start when logged in" in the menu bar.
• F4: Mute / Unmute Microphone (with Status LED indication).
• F7: Screen mirroring / Screen extending.
• F8: Activate / Deactivate Wi-Fi.
• Left Shift+F8: Activate / Deactivate Bluetooth.
• F9: Open System Preferences.
• F12: Open Launchpad.
• FN+Space: Toggle Keyboard Backlight.
• FN + 4: Sleep shortcut. (press the sleep shortcut again during sleep to terminate sleep). (When an external monitor is connected, after pressing the sleep button, the working screen changes to an external monitor (the internal screen is turned off); pressing the sleep button again, the internal and external monitors return to normal.)
• PrtSc maps to F13: this can be set as screenshot in system preferences -> keyboard -> shortcut.

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BIOS (1.37)

• Security -> Security Chip`: Disabled;
• Memory Protection -> Execution Prevention`: Enabled;
• Virtualization -> Intel Virtualization Technology`: Enabled;
• Internal Device Access -> Bottom Cover Tamper Detection`: must be Disabled;
• Anti-Theft -> Current Setting`: Disabled;
• Anti-Theft -> Computrace -> Current Setting`: Disabled;
• Secure Boot -> Secure Boot`: Disabled;
• UEFI/Legacy Boot`: UEFI Only;
• CSM Support`: Yes.

Effective

• CPU
• Sleep/Wake up
• Wifi
• Bluetooth
• Handoff, Continuity, AirDrop
• iMessage, FaceTime, App Store, iTunes Store
• Ethernet card (Unable to use the Ethernet interface on the laptop after connecting the docking station)
• sound card
• USB
• Battery and complete battery information
• touch screen
• touch pad
• little red dot
• miniDP
• SD card reader
• Docking USB
• Docking Ethernet
• Docking Audio ( Set layout-id of sound card to 55. )

Invalid

• VGA
• The fingerprint
• Docking DisplayPort
• Docking VGA
• Docking DVI
• Docking HDMI

Credits

• @tylernguyen new generation of battery patches.
• @zhen-zen for YogaSMC.
• daliansky/OC-little for various ACPI hotpatch samples.
• @xzhih for one-key-hidpi.
• @cholonam Card reader fix (@CLAY-BIOS).
• @MSzturc for ThinkpadAssistant.
• @zxystd Intel Wi-Fi Drivers for macOS.

The greatest thank you and appreciation to the Acidanthera team.

Questions are welcome, but please don't ask too low - level questions.