GA-Z97X-GAMING3-BIGSUR

Specs:

• Gigabyte Z97X Gaming 3
• Intel Haswell i5 4690, iGPU Intel HD 4600
• 16GB RAM DDR3
• Comtac Realtek RTL8168E (RealtekRTL8111)
• BIOS Version: F7 (2015/09/18)
• Opencore, Big Sur 11.2

DISCLAIMER

I use this github repository to made some records about my hackintosh. You can use it, but it’s at your own risk.

This guide is available for educational purposes only. I am not responsible for problems caused to your equipment, software or data.

INSTALL STEPS

1. Install

Use the installation process described in Vanilla Guide in Olarila (www.olarila.com), or other from your preference.

The important part is to check Opencore configurations, drivers and kexts that will be injected through it.

2. DSDT Patch

WATCH OUT! DO NOT USE MY ACPI, Patch your DSDT by yourself.

Extract DSDT and apply patches located at ACPI\DSDT\patches.

How to get a copy of your DSDT: https://dortania.github.io/Getting-Started-With-ACPI/Manual/dump.html#from-windows

3. Other fixes

See next chapter.

Guides and useful information

1. Installation

https://www.olarila.com/topic/8918-opencore-vanilla-guide-step-by-step-full-dsdt-patched-or-ssdt/

https://www.olarila.com/topic/8978-the-real-vanilla-hackintosh-with-macos-bigsur-and-opencore-full-dsdt-patches-minimal-third-party-kexts/

https://dortania.github.io/OpenCore-Install-Guide/extras/big-sur/

2. Intel iGPU Patching

https://dortania.github.io/OpenCore-Post-Install/gpu-patching/intel-patching/

3. iCloud, iMessage, and that stuff

An iDiot's Guide To iMessage https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/an-idiots-guide-to-imessage.196827/

Hackintosh iMessage Fixup https://victorgamer0720yt.gitbook.io/hackintosh-imessage-fixup/lets-get-this-to-work.

4. USB Map

https://dortania.github.io/OpenCore-Post-Install/usb/

https://aplus.rs/2020/usb-mapping-how/

https://github.com/corpnewt/USBMap/blob/master/README.md

5. Fix Sleep, Wakeup...

https://dortania.github.io/OpenCore-Post-Install/universal/sleep.html

https://hackintosher.com/forums/thread/improving-sleep-on-a-hackintosh-wakeup-freezes-black-screens.486/

6. Fix USB Power

https://dortania.github.io/OpenCore-Post-Install/usb/misc/power.html

7. Wireless Big Sur Adapter

https://github.com/chris1111/Wireless-USB-OC-Big-Sur-Adapter

8. Fix Grey Screen BigSur Installation

https://www.olarila.com/topic/11268-fix-grey-screen-bigsur-installation/

9. BIOS access problem after install Open Core

https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/success-opencore-0-5-9-on-haswell-build-ga-z97-hd3.300610/#post-2178284

https://www.reddit.com/r/hackintosh/comments/jw7qf1/haswell_asus_z97_big_sur_update_and_installation/

10. ACPI patching

https://dortania.github.io/Getting-Started-With-ACPI/

Tools

1. Hackintool

https://github.com/headkaze/Hackintool

2. DCPIManager

https://github.com/MuntashirAkon/DPCIManager

3. IORegistryExplorer

https://github.com/vulgo/IORegistryExplorer

4. MaciASL

https://github.com/acidanthera/MaciASL

5. OpenCore Configurator

https://mackie100projects.altervista.org/opencore-configurator/

6. PlistEdit Pro

https://www.fatcatsoftware.com/plisteditpro/

7. USBMap

https://github.com/corpnewt/USBMap

8. iasl

https://github.com/RehabMan/Intel-iasl