r/hackintosh • • 7h ago

IT BOOTS! (WIP) Google Pixel 1 (2016) now running iOS 16 with full GPU acceleration

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610 Upvotes

Quick update on the Pixel 1 running iOS 16. I got the GPU working, so the whole iOS UI is now rendered by the Pixel's own Adreno 530 instead of the CPU. It also boots a lot faster now, about 20 seconds from the boot screen to the lock screen.

How the GPU part works, for the people who asked last time: iOS normally only talks to Apple GPUs through Metal, which obviously doesn't exist for an Adreno. But Core Animation (the thing that draws the whole iOS UI) still has an old OpenGL ES renderer hidden inside it. So with a lot of help from Claude, I wrote a GPU driver in the iOS kernel for the Adreno 530: power, clocks, firmware, memory, command submission. On top of that I ported Mesa's open source freedreno driver (the same one Linux uses) to iOS. Core Animation thinks it's talking to Apple's OpenGL, but every frame is actually drawn by Mesa on the Adreno, running at 600 MHz.

Getting it to look right was the hardest part. Some of the effects iOS uses (blurs, Control Center buttons, the lock screen clock) depend on shaders Apple never wrote for OpenGL, so I had to write those myself. The GPU also scales every frame up to the Pixel's 1080p screen, and the screen now refreshes at up to 60 Hz instead of 30.

Other stuff since the last post:

  • All the stock apps are there now (Weather, Calendar, Notes, Maps, Music, Files...)
  • The default iOS 16 wallpaper works
  • Real battery percentage and charging
  • All 4 cores running (turbo up to 2.15 GHz works too, but it gets really hot with no thermal management, so it's off by default)

Still not working: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, cellular, sound, camera, and anything that needs Metal. It's a cool demo, not a daily driver.

Everything is on GitHub now, including the GPU driver and the iOS port of Mesa: https://github.com/joranv1/ios-sailfish

Big thanks to dipa-studio for the original ios-sweet port this is built on, and to the Mesa/freedreno folks.


r/hackintosh • • 18h ago

SUCCESS MacOS improvements on the Snapdragon X2 Hackintosh (Credit to @Acelogic)

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578 Upvotes

r/hackintosh • • 10h ago

SUCCESS Hardware acceleration on a 5080…

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131 Upvotes

I never thought I’d see this day. I’ve been hackintoshing for a decade, but after High Sierra they ended support for my 1080Ti so I switched to team AMD. I had a RX 580, then a 6900XT, both natively supported. I got a 7900XTX which cost more than the Nvidia alternatives so that I could hackintosh but support never came. Last April I gave up and side graded to a 5080 liquid because the AMD card ran hot.

Little did I know, the 5080 would be the one to run macOS Tahoe. I remember sitting at WWDC that year hearing them announce live in person they’re ending intel support thinking “yeah I’m never hackintoshing again”. Got an M5 Pro machine and everything. But now I got to enjoy it again, with such an easy setup too.

I love this community.


r/hackintosh • • 15h ago

DEV Finally rdna3 metal

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101 Upvotes

Finished the Metal-to-Vulkan implementation. GPU acceleration is now working system-wide, including Liquid Glass.
Release coming soon on GitHub:

https://github.com/luuumi-dev/nullarc

holy vibecode 😔🙏
Upd: release is out now


r/hackintosh • • 13h ago

DEV macOS 15 steam deck with acceleration (my own driver)

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71 Upvotes

It’s not done yet, my discord: ilovejapuszko_


r/hackintosh • • 14h ago

SUCCESS Working macOS 26 Hackintosh on ASUS ROG/ i5-10600KF!

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55 Upvotes

Really the only thing that doesn't work is AirDrop, DRM, and sadly audio, but since I use it as a headless machine, I don't think it matters, I use it with Remote Desktop and for audio, I use BlackhHole 2ch. Everything else luckily works really fine!

CPU: Intel i5 10600KF
GPU: AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (MSI)
RAM: Samsung 128GB DDR4 3200MHz (32GB each)
Motherboard: ASUS ROG STRIX Z490-G GAMING (Wi-Fi)
Audio Codec: Realtek ALC1220 (not detected by AppleHDA on macOS 26)
Ethernet Card: Realtek RTL8125B
Wi-Fi/BT card: Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 (Bluetooth integrated)
BIOS revision: 3302
macOS version: 26.7.1 (25G241)

Tbh this took a really long time, and I was stuck on Sequoia, because the MSI version of the AMD card I have, wasn't supported properly, and didn't boot even with the OC options until now.

Adobe and Topaz programs also work perfectly fine!


r/hackintosh • • 2h ago

IT BOOTS! (WIP) Mac OS 27 updates

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32 Upvotes

Dock and cursor now showing up


r/hackintosh • • 15h ago

SUCCESS Dell E6530 running Tahoe 26.7.1!

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23 Upvotes

Got liquid glass working

It works fine, but in some moments it can be laggy

Specs
I7-3720qm
Hd4000
Nvs5200m (Disabled)
8gb ddr3
240gb gigabyte ssd
Fullhd tn display
Intel centrino 6300 whatever, i dont remember exact wifi card name
No bluetooth (i have no dell bluetooth module installed, but i think it will work because its broadcom)


r/hackintosh • • 11h ago

SUCCESS 4070 Passthrough working in Windows 11

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19 Upvotes

I got it working in KVM passthrough in Windows 11 with DDA modifications. I haven't gotten audio working yet, but network, kbm and gpu passthrough work as I'm on a dual GPU machine. I only need it for a few paid apps I lost access to after selling my Apple devices and they work well enough so It's probably good enough for now.
Laptop Specs:
i9 13950hx
RTX 4070
32GB RAM
8 Cores & 6GB passed through + Full GPU, with the laptop screen running on the Intel iGPU


r/hackintosh • • 12h ago

HELP Successfully booted Sequoia on my T14 with everything including Wi-Fi working except for iMessage and FaceTime. Is there any way I can get them working on AirportItlwm?

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14 Upvotes

r/hackintosh • • 10h ago

IT BOOTS! (WIP) OS X 10.11.6 su HP Envy 15 j104el

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11 Upvotes

HP Envy 15 j104el che esegue OS X 10.11.6.

Il Wi‑Fi Ralink e la dGPU NVIDIA GT 740M non funzionano (ovviamente), e la HD 4600 mostra qualche glitch grafico (come la barra dei menu in alto a sinistra).

Nonostante questo, dopo aver provato molte versioni di macOS, El Capitan è quella che mi dà risultati migliori.

Diciamo che sono soddisfatto del risultato (e spero di risolvere soprattutto i glitch grafici...).

Edit: L'hardware è:

- 16GB RAM DDR3

- Intel Core i7-4700MQ con Intel HD 4600

- SSD SATA


r/hackintosh • • 16h ago

DEV New Heliport updates!

9 Upvotes

Little bit late they were released a couple of days ago but here is what was fixed:
Fixed using Heliport on MacOS 26 (use https://github.com/jzrodriguez98/itlwm)

Fixed sometimes connecting to the wrong network (not the one selected) and failing due to wrong password.

Fixed Signing issues that stopped it being able to be installed.

Slowly adding support for Apple Silicon (as a network analyser).

https://github.com/joshcalvert47/HeliPort

Enjoy :)


r/hackintosh • • 12h ago

INFO/GUIDE XHUB Mapper – Got Tables? ;)

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9 Upvotes

Got inspired by all the exciting new Hackintosh projects coming out lately, so I started working on a little side project of my own: XHUB Mapper.

It automates ACPI-based USB port mapping using the XHUB/HUBX method. A lot of people seem to struggle with mapping USB ports via ACPI. It's still a work in progress, and I need more ACPI tables from different Intel systems to make the detection and port analysis more reliable.

If you'd like to help, please send me a download link via DM to your OpenCore SysReport/ACPI folder (DSDT and SSDT files). Please only share tables from one system at a time, and remove any personal or sensitive information before sharing.

Thanks!


r/hackintosh • • 11h ago

IT BOOTS! (WIP) i finally booted sequoia on a Ivy Bridge I7 3770

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9 Upvotes

It was a pain in the ass, I had to remove my GPU (rx 580)

for it to install

it kept failing “update failed to install” but I just kept selecting MacOs installer in the opencore menu
until it booted, took like 10 times or something


r/hackintosh • • 12h ago

SUCCESS Nvidia 5060 + Ryzen 7 5700X Running Perfectly Smooth

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6 Upvotes

I used the 1401 github and yes it worked on first try only the MediaTek chip still doesnt work but that is expected


r/hackintosh • • 2h ago

SUCCESS This was a incredibly terrible Hackintosh

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4 Upvotes

For context this machine has a 40 series GPU and I did this before the nullmoth drivers released so I was stuck with a shitty GT 710


r/hackintosh • • 11h ago

HELP Is this hackintoshable ?

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5 Upvotes

r/hackintosh • • 12h ago

QUESTION Should I switch to MacOS sequioa

4 Upvotes

I have been using android since I was child and I just got a new iPhone I love it but my laptop doesnt really integrate really well with it and I really want to try MacOS but not sure if it is worth the effort I am switched like a month ago to linux but I need to change to either MacOS or windows for some school apps so what do u suggest doing


r/hackintosh • • 6h ago

QUESTION Hackintosh on AMD Ryzen 7 + 5060 Laptop Is macOS Sequoia GPU Acceleration Possible?

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Hi everyone,
I’m looking into running macOS Sequoia on my Windows laptop and would appreciate advice from people experienced with Hackintosh, especially on AMD Ryzen laptops with .R.T.X. GPUs.
My current laptop specifications:
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 260 (3.80 GHz)
Integrated GPU: AMD Radeon 780M
Dedicated GPU: NVIDIA .R.T.X. 5060 Laptop GPU (8 GB VRAM)
RAM: 16 GB
Storage: Approximately 1 TB SSD
OS: Windows 11, 64-bit
What I want to achieve:
I’d like to dual-boot macOS and Windows on the same laptop, ideally running macOS Sequoia or a newer supported version. My main priority is getting proper GPU acceleration rather than running macOS with basic display output.
I understand that NVIDIA .R.T.X. 50-series GPUs aren’t supported for native macOS graphics acceleration, but I’m curious whether the integrated Radeon 780M can be made to work, or whether there are any alternative approaches worth exploring.
My questions:
Is macOS Sequoia installable on the AMD Ryzen 7 260 platform using OpenCore?
Is there any way to get hardware GPU acceleration working on the Radeon 780M?
Can the NVIDIA .R.T.X. 5060 Laptop GPU be used in macOS at all, or is it completely unsupported for acceleration?
Are there any successful Hackintosh builds using similar AMD mobile platforms or Radeon 780M graphics?
What major issues should I expect with Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, audio, sleep, trackpad, brightness control and power management?
Would you recommend attempting this installation, or would a virtual machine be the more practical option?
I’m comfortable following technical guides and troubleshooting, but I’d prefer to understand the realistic limitations before spending time on this.
If anyone has tested a similar configuration, I’d appreciate your experience, EFI references and any relevant compatibility information.


r/hackintosh • • 14h ago

SUCCESS Macos on intel 10200H

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Hi i created a fix for the screen issue truns out it was a vertex issue intel igpu driver made a static valuse for that card when running on gt1 it faild with the broken screen
i wrote a driver that fixed it by force a lower values to use gt1 igpu and the issue was gone
https://github.com/mahR0id/GT1FixUP
test it on dell g15 5510 with intel 10200h cpu

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try and tell me or open issues
and someone test it on atom gpus or any gt1 gpus


r/hackintosh • • 21h ago

QUESTION dell 5501 i7-9850H ???

3 Upvotes

which version OS would u recommend? i have 32 gig ram, nvme ssd and ssd hd but only intel 630hd gpu. want to use for multitrack audio mostly. garageband, etc.


r/hackintosh • • 27m ago

SUCCESS Tahoe in GTX 1650

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Surprisingly Easy to update from Sequioa to Tahoe. Initially the sound and usb didnt work, but I replaced the older Kexts. And new update 2.5.2 Brings HDMI audio.


r/hackintosh • • 1h ago

SUCCESS macOS Tahoe running on Legion 7i Pro (8th Gen) 💯🤙🏾💪🏾

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Thought it would never be possible. S/O to @nullmoth ans everyone who helped make this possible! Back to my regular dual boot lifestyle💯🫶🏾

SPECS

- i9-1300HX
- R T X 4080
- 32GB DDR5 Ram


r/hackintosh • • 13h ago

DEV Alcor SD Card Reader for macOS — AU6366 IOKit profile; looking for testers and maintainers

2 Upvotes

Hi everyone,

I’m sharing an open-source project documenting a codeless IOKit profile for an Alcor USB SD card reader:

https://github.com/doleanhdepzai140123/AlcorSDCardReader

The only verified profile is for the Alcor AU6366 (VID:PID 058F:6366), tested on one ASUS VivoBook M513UA-EJ710W with an AMD Ryzen 7 5700U and macOS Ventura 13.7.8 (22H730). This is a result for that specific setup, not a claim that every AU6366 or other Alcor reader works.

The kext contains IOKit matching personalities and relies on Apple’s existing AppleUSBCardReader stack; it is not a standalone driver. The repository also includes an SSDT from my test laptop. That SSDT is machine-specific and must not be copied to other computers.

I no longer have a Hackintosh, so I can’t test additional readers myself. I’m hoping to find experienced macOS/OpenCore users who can test other Alcor models, review the IOKit/ACPI details, and potentially help maintain the project. The Windows report tool can identify hardware and topology, but it cannot prove macOS compatibility.

If you have an Alcor reader and can test it on macOS, please share the exact model and USB VID, along with the macOS version and test results. Please redact serial numbers and SMBIOS identifiers from any logs. I’d also appreciate feedback on the documentation and whether anyone is interested in helping maintain the project.


r/hackintosh • • 2h ago

HELP Can I hackintosh my laptop

1 Upvotes

Asus expert book p3

Intel ultra 5 225h

Integrated graphics

16gb ram