Hackintosh Mojave Download

[Henry Grimard]

Thisis my third hackintosh build. The first one came from trying a HP 6300 build. I had a couple of those HP models laying around and had to see what all the fuzz was about. From that build, I understood how the hackintosh process works, the basics at least. So, I gave my workstation pc a try and most of the stuff worked. For the third build I decided to buy a more compatible motherboard with two ssd's, for using dual OS boot like I do. I'm from a Windows environment so I still need to use that OS from time to time. I'd like to share this build with you (and myself for future reference), and I will try to update the guide as good as I can.

Grab a USB drive that you're not using and connect it to the same Mac you downloaded macOS on. Download and run Tinu, choose to Create a bootable macOS installer, the rest is self explanatory. You may have to enter your password during the process. Quit Tinu when the process is complete.

For easier configuration, open Clover Configuratior, then open the EFI disk on your desktop. Navigate to EFI > CLOVER > config.plist and rightclick, Open With > Clover Configurator. Choose Kexts Installer, for OS Version choose Other. Select Lilu, WhateverGreen, AppleALC, FakeSMC and click on Download. When an Install prompt appears, check all Sensors and click Install. After downloads are complete, quit Clover Configurator. The Kexts will be downloaded to EFI > CLOVER > kexts > Other. For your Ethernet you will also need IntelMausiEthernet. Download the latest version and unzip the kext file to the same location as the other kexts you just downloaded with Clover Configurator.

Connect the USB Installer you created earlier. Turn on your computer and press the hotkey [F12] to select boot device and choose UEFI: USB. At the Clover boot screen, choose Boot macOS Install from Install macOS Mojave. When you arrive at the Installer, choose your preferred language.

Now choose Install macOS and when the installer asks you where to install, choose your newly erased Macintosh HD. Your computer may restart a couple of times. Be patient. Choose Boot macOS Install from Macintosh HD at the Clover boot screen until you get the option Boot macOS from Macintosh HD.

You should now be logged in on your new hackintosh, but to let your hackintosh computer boot without the USB Installer you need to install Clover EFI Bootloader on the same disk as your macOS is installed on. Navigate to your Post-install folder you created earlier on your USB Installer and copy the folder to your desktop for easier further on. You may also copy Clover Configurator to your Applicatons folder since it will be used to configure your system from time to time.

Run the Clover EFI Bootloader installer again, but this time from your hackintosh computer. Click continue until you get to the Installation Type, this time confirm you are installing it to you Macintosh HD instead of the USB Installer, then click Continue. Back at Installation Type, click Customize. Select the same options as you did in Step 1 and click install. Let the installation complete and close the installer. Your hidden EFI partition on your Macintosh HD should now be visible in finder.

Open Clover Configurator and under Tools choose Mount EFI, then mount your USB installer partition. Both your hidden EFI partitions should now be visible in finder. Go to the Macintosh HD EFI partition and delete the EFI folder, then replace it with your EFI folder from your USB Installer.

With your EFI folder replaced with the one from your USB Installer you can Eject and unplug your USB Installer. Restart your hackintosh and enter BIOS by pressing DEL during startup. In BIOS > Boot Option #1, make sure it is your UEFI OS if using dual OS. Save & Exit Setup.

There is still many configurations left to do, so any feedback is more than welcome because my goal is to optimize this hackintosh. I will try to update and simplify this guide as often and good as I can.

I have also installed mac on a lot of similar systems and it's quite easy and works quite well on those, only problems may be to make some optimization, but those are really solid hackintosh machines, and also almost the same clover settings works with most of the gigabite motherboards from the same series, just change little things like the ethernet driver or some motherboard-specific stuff.

For efi partition mounting try the integrated tool in tinu (the use EFI partition mounter in the first screen), is designed to be way more easy to understand than the clover configurator's one and works just as well.

I have the same mobo with a I5 8500, RX 570 itx and Crucial mx500 Sata SSD. Mojave boot and works buttery smooth but I'm struggling with wake up after sleep. It wake up but I get mouse and key freeze and need to power cycle.

This guide is for gigabyte motherboards, keep in mind that different motherboard models and manifacturesrs than what used by the guide will require different things to work and also this guide is not complete and the settings used can be improoved a lot, so look for something more specific to your hw or just ask to someone which is quite experienced with hackintoshing

I have managed to get to the installation from my SSD but the progress bar stops at the initial 30% indicating 13 minutes to complete the installation and does not leave after waiting more than 20 minutes. I can not restart it by keyboard command. Also imposible to finish the Mojave 14.1 installation.

I downloaded the last version of IntelMausiEthernet from your link but when I unzip two folders appear named, Debug and Release with a same Kext archive named "IntelMausiEthernet.kext". Wich one I have to take to substitute to he kext folder?

Hello,

I've installed Mojave 10.14.3 in my first hackintosh using the guide of the first post. Everything works fine except the network.

My motherboard is a Gigabyte Z370XP SLI, with the Chip Intel GbE LAN (10/100/1000 Mbit).

I followed the guide for installation and post-installation, replaced the SSD EFI folder with the usb EFI folder, and the system works perfect, but I have no network. Nothing appears in the network preferences window of the os.

I copied the last version of the IntelMausiEthernet kext in the same folder as the other kexts. I also tried installing the IntelMausiEthernet kext with kext beast app (to library/extensions), but none of these methods work.

I don't know what else can I do, anyone can help me?

Thanks in advance!

Hi Similar config Mobo z390 Ultra. All working except multimonitors in Gigabyte Radeon RX 580 Gaming 8GB, only hdmi when I connect the dvi-d with adaptor to vga, doesnt work, how you configured the framebuffers?

From its time period, it's one of the better built systems that has an inner magnesium-alloy inside. I think that this particular workstation is a step above some of its competitors from 2016 and also, for me, was a better choice for a few reasons:

As you can see, this Hackintosh from 2016 is still capable up to 10.15.7 macOS Catalina. My machine is running 10.4.6 macOS Mojave. I will note that with the Clover EFI being posted, I'm not sure if it'll have everything working under Catalina, but mostly everything works under macOS Mojave. Now, with the specs out of the way, let's dig into this Hackintosh guide:

1/ BIOS Configuration:

In order to have a working and bootable macOS USB, we need to change some setting in the Lenovo BIOS. To do that, press the F1 key to enter the BIOS setup. The settings that need to are UEFI support and CSM support to no. To access those settings, go under the boot section, set the boot mode to UEFI only boot and change the CSM support to no. Also, make the Mac drive (HDD/SSD) as the main boot drive. I did change other settings but ended up causing a kernel panick. Now, with the setting out of the way, time to install macOS.

2/ Creating the macOS Mojave USB:

For me this was the easiest step as I already had the USB premade on a drive but I will paste the command that I used into this guide. In order to make this Hackintosh 99%, you will either need a Mac. In order to make the bootable USB disk, open up Terminal and copy + paste this command:

3/ Putting the EFI folder into the EFI partition of the USB:

Now, this step is quite simple. All you want to do is mount the EFI partition using a program called ESP Mounter Pro. Once mounted, then simply copy and paste the Clover EFI folder into the EFI partition of the USB drive. Once that is done, now it's time to boot, change some settings in the BIOS and install macOS Mojave.

For me, to get a fully bootable Clover setup took me a long time to get working with all of the stuff that I wanted to have working. To boot the macOS USB drive, press F12 to have access to the boot menu. Once done, use the arrow key to select the USB drive (mine was a SanDisk 128gb Ultra drive), and boot to the Clover menu then into the installer. From here, go to disk utility, erase your HDD or SSD, then install Mojave. Once that's done, the actual time to install macOS will take anything from 16-30 minutes, depending on your HDD or SSD drive. After the install, setup the OS like a real Mac and then, we'll make the HDD/SSD bootable.

Making this bootable is pretty much the same as making the USB bootable. Use ESP Mounter Pro to mount the EFI partition of the HDD/SSD. Once EFI is mounted, reboot and enjoy a fully working "BlackBook Pro!"

In conclusion, I really like this laptop as it has a fantastic keyboard and great storage options. For me, running macOS Mojave on a WD Black HDD is not the worst of experience. I find it quite fast and stable but only time will tell. I will try to have this guide kept open if there's any issues that occur. Other than that, happy Hackintoshing your Lenovo ThinkPad P50 Mobile-Workstation!

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