HackintoshR2-Alienware-X51-R2

This repository is meant for Alienware X51 R2 with a Intel Core i7-4790 CPU (Haswell) and Intel AX210 wireless chip.

All kexts are updated as of 18 November (2022).

Note: iMac14,4 release includes kexts supported in Big Sur and below but dropped in Monterey and above

Important

• Generate SMBIOS with GenSMBIOS
• Generate USB map with USBToolBox Tool
• Get macOS online installer from here
• Get Intel AX210 wireless chip here
• Get Intel Core i7-4790 CPU here
• Check here for change logs

Software

• SMBIOS model: iMac18,1 (Releases include: iMac16,2 and iMac14,4)
• macOS support: Ventura
• OpenCore version: 0.8.6

Hardware

• CPU: Intel Core i7-4790 (Haswell)
• Wireless: Intel AX210
• Ethernet: Realtek RTL8111

Drivers

• HFSPlus: https://github.com/acidanthera/OcBinaryData/blob/master/Drivers/HfsPlus.efi
• OpenRuntime: https://github.com/acidanthera/OpenCorePkg/releases (In drivers by default)

Kexts

• AirPortItlwm: https://github.com/OpenIntelWireless/itlwm/releases (Wi-Fi, Find My, AirDrop, AirPlay, Handoff, etc.)
• AppleALC: https://github.com/acidanthera/AppleALC/releases (Audio)
• BlueToolFixup: https://github.com/acidanthera/BrcmPatchRAM/releases (Bluetooth)
• FeatureUnlock: https://github.com/acidanthera/FeatureUnlock/releases (Sidecar, Airplay to Mac, etc.)
• IntelBluetoothFirmware: https://github.com/OpenIntelWireless/IntelBluetoothFirmware/releases (with IntelBTPatcher) (Bluetooth)
• Lilu: https://github.com/acidanthera/Lilu/releases (Kext patcher)
• RealtekRTL8111: https://github.com/Mieze/RTL8111_driver_for_OS_X/releases (Ethernet)
• VirtualSMC: https://github.com/acidanthera/VirtualSMC/releases (Apple SMC Emulator)
• USBToolBox: https://github.com/USBToolBox/kext/releases
• WhateverGreen: https://github.com/acidanthera/WhateverGreen/releases (DRM)

SSDTs

• SSDT-PLUG: https://github.com/dortania/Getting-Started-With-ACPI/blob/master/extra-files/compiled/SSDT-PLUG-DRTNIA.aml
• SSDT-EC: https://github.com/dortania/Getting-Started-With-ACPI/blob/master/extra-files/compiled/SSDT-EC-DESKTOP.aml

Change logs

v1.0.1

• Debugging/verbose has been disabled

To enable:

• Add -v to the beginning of NVRAM -> Add -> 7C436110-AB2A-4BBB-A880-FE41995C9F82 -> boot-args value
• Set Misc -> Debug -> AppleDebug to true
• Set Misc -> Debug -> Target to 67

v1.0.0

• Most macOS features are supported in this version