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Tutorial Install Vanilla MAC OS X SIERRA 10.12.5 on Laptop/Desktop Computer

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Acer Travelmate TMP255-M 15"
Intel Core i5 4200U 1.6-2.3ghz Turbo boost max 2.6ghz
Intel HD4400 Graphics
8GB Ram
120GB SSD kingston UV400 /500 HDD Caddy

I replace only HDD to SSD for better performance..

What Works:

  • Battery Indicator
  • Bluetooth
  • Display Brightness Slider
  • Graphics (Intel HD4400 Acceleration)
  • Keyboard
  • Sound ALC282
  • SSD120GB "Primary" / 500HDD "caddy [dvd-rw rom]"
  • Power Management
  • Touchpad
  • HDMI
  • Webcam
  • Wifi AR956x
  • SD Card Reader
  • Sleep/Wake/Restart/Shutdown

What Doesn't Work:
  • Nothing..

Main steps:
  1. Bios setting
  2. Create bootable USB
  3. Post Installation
  4. Installation for SSD/HDD:
    • Clover Installation
    • Installing kexts drivers
    • DSDT ρá†ch (common patches)
    • SSDT-6 ρá†ch (for IGPU/HDAU)
    • Native AppleHDA ρá†ch
    • Pathc Wifi AR956x
    • Define your own SMBIOS, i preferred (MacBookPro 11.1)

1. BIOS setting
  • Disable secure boot
  • Disable enable wake on Lan
2. Create bootable USB
  • plug your 8GB or 16GB USB
    MAC OS Sierra 10.12.2
    Instructions:
    Insert the USB drive
    Open /Applications/Utilities/Disk Utility
    Highlight the USB drive in left column
    Click on the Partition tab
    Click Current and choose 1 Partition
    Click Options
    Choose GUID Partition Table
    Name: type USB
    Format: choose Mac OS Extended Journaled
    Click Apply then Partition
    Open /Applications/Utilities/Terminal
    copy and paste this command and press enter
Code:
sudo /Applications/Install\ macOS\ Sierra.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/USB --applicationpath /Applications/Install\ macOS\ Sierra.app --nointeraction

download CLOVER boot loader r3974 You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.

double click clover r3974
select change install location > select your USB
check the box for install UEFI booting only
check the box for install Clvoer in the ESP
check the box for themes
click drop down driver64UEFI
check the box OSxAptioDrv-64
click install

or follow this guide You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.

Download FakePCIID.kext, FakeSMC.kext, IntelHDGraphics.kext, BCM57XX.kext[ethernet] You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.

Download for voodoPS2Controller.kext You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.

Put all these kext on EFI/Clover/Kext/Others

For Config.plist use [intel hd4400] you can download it here You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.
put conifg.plist on EFI/Clover (remove the default inside the clover after installation)

Note: after you copy & paste all the files you need inside the EFI folder directories. COPY the "Others" folder & "config.plist" on your extra usb drive. we will install it later on SSD/HDD after installation of MacOS Sierra.


3. Installation
  • restart your LAPTOP.
  • Press F12 select your bootable USB drive.
  • open disk utility and format your drive..
  • Select MacOS Sierra..proceed to installation.. 15-20mins maybe..
  • set up wizard.. set up your account do not connect to internet..
  • do not remove bootable usb drive.

4. Installation for SSD/HDD

download CLOVER boot loader r3974 latest You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.

double click clover r3974
select change install location > select your USB
check the box for install UEFI booting only
check the box for install Clover in the ESP
check the box for themes
click drop down driver64UEFI
check the box OSxAptioDrv-64
check the box install on the target volume RC Script
click install

remove bootable USB drive.
plug your extra USB copy & paste the "Others" folder & "config.plist" file and put it on ssd/hdd - EFI/Clover/config.plist, download any kext utility app install all the drivers inside the Others folder that you copy earlier.

also do not forget to download HFS.efi You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.
put on ssd/hdd - EFI/Clover/driver64EUFI

remove your usb and restart your laptop..
if clover bootloader appears.. press "f4" then press enter on your MacOS Sierra Drive.

DSDT ρá†ch
On your desktop mount your EFI using EFImounterV3 or clover configurator.app
go to EFI/Clover/ACPI/Origin copy and paste "dsdt,ssdt-0,ssdt-1,ssdt-2 & ssdt-6" on documents folder.
follow this guide for extracting and patching DSDT You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.

just use refs.txt for no error from DSDT & SSDT's and you only need is to ρá†ch the common ρá†ch on DSDT.

on DSDT
"B0D3 > HDAU change lay out Id 12 to 28
"GFX0 > IGPU"
"ADP1"
"Fix _WAK Arg0 v2"
"HPET Fix"
"SMBUS Fix"
"IRQ Fix"
"Fix IMEI"
"Fix MCHC"
"Fix ShutdownV2"
"RTC Fix"
"Fix Mutex with non-zero SyncLevel"
"audio lay-out 12 [hdef]" change 12 to "28" - remove the HDA-GFX code before ρá†ch apply.
"Fix USB-8series" (sleep fix)
"apply usb 0x6d"

ρá†ch SSDt-0,SSDt-2
"apply ρá†ch gfx0 > IGPU"

ρá†ch SSDt-1
"
apply ρá†ch [Syntax] PSS"
"apply ρá†ch gfx0 > IGPU"

ρá†ch SSDT-6
"apply ρá†ch gfx0 > IGPU"
"apply ρá†ch b0d3 > HDAU - change lay-out ID 12 to 28
"apply ρá†ch haswell 0x0a260006"

after fixing & patching your DSDT,, put your DSDT on "EFI/Clover/ACPI/ρá†ch"

SSDT ρá†ch
For "SSDT.aml" CPU power management refer to this thread You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.

Open config.plist using clover configurator.app and check dropOEM under config.plist/ACPI/SSDT , also sort ssdt remove ssdt-3,ssdt-4 & ssdt-5, ssdt-7 and so on. then save.


For Native appleHDA just use vietnam tools select >kext>audio>laptop>realtek>alc282 v2
also download and install codecCommander by RehabMan.

video here
All Credits goes to RehabMan..

Done.. if you have any question..Feel free to ask.. :)
 
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