Clover configuration for MSI GE72 2QE

March 26, 2020 ยท View on GitHub

MSI GE72 2QE Hackintosh configuration for macOS Catalina 10.15.3

Hardware

  • CPU: Intel i7-4720HQ Haswell
  • GPU: Intel HD4600
    • ID: 0x416
  • Chipset: Intel HM87
  • Memory 8GB*1
  • Audio: Realtek ALC892
  • Network: Qualcomm Atheros Killer E2200
  • WiFi: Intel(R) Dual Band Wireless-AC 3160
  • SSD: PLEXTOR-256M7VG

Kexts

  • ACPIBatteryManager.kext - battery.
  • Lilu.kext - kext patcher. Requires various plugins:
    • WhateverGreen.kext - Intel integrated video driver.
    • VirtualSMC.kext - Advanced SMC emulation.
    • AppleALC.kext - Native macOS HD audio for not officially supported codecs.
  • VoodooPS2Controller_v1.9.2.kext - keyboard and Synaptics touchpad driver.
  • AtherosE2200Ethernet.kext - network card driver.
  • USBInjectAll.kext - disable unused USB ports.

What is working

  • GPU Acceleration (for success work and avoiding 8 apples required UEFI+CSM settings in BIOS)
  • Battery indicator
  • Backlight (F7 AND F8)
  • Sound
  • Touchpad with gestures
  • SSD
  • Network
  • USB ports
  • Web camera

Do not allow system to sleep, it cause your system gets stuck! close it in setting menu.