Hackintosh for MSI PS63 Modern

Specifications

Part	Model	Note
CPU	Intel Core i7-8565U
Integrated GPU	Intel UHD Graphic 620
Dedicated GPU	NVIDIA GTX1050 Max-Q
RAM	DDR4-2400 SO-DIMM 24GB
SSD 1	Transcend 220s 1TB
SSD 2	HP SATA M.2 SSD 512GB	Installed macOS on this drive
Screen	15.6' IPS 1920 × 1080
Wi-Fi/Bluetooth	Intel Wireless AC9560	Works by using itlwm kext
Card Reader	Realtek
Webcam	720p	Keyboard Toggle (Fn + F6) works perfectly

Hackintosh Status

Here is what I installed and used as a daily driver.

• Operating Systems - Dual-boot macOS Catalina 10.15.6 and Windows 10 each on its own SSD.
• OpenCore - version 0.6.0

Checklist

Here is a list of what works, what don't.

• CPU Power Management
• Sleep
• Battery Monitoring
• Integrated GPU
  • HDMI
    • Not tested with screens with a resolution greater than FHD
    • Not tested for audio output
    • USB Type-C to HDMI via a dongle
• Sound + Microphone
  • Audio Jack (Hotpluggable)
  • Speaker
• Wi-Fi (Works but slower than usual)
• Bluetooth
• Webcam
• Trackpad
  • macOS native gestures
• Keyboard
  • Brightness and volume up/down keys
  • Print Screen key (Mapped it to macOS's F13)
  • Webcam/Built-in Microphone key (Fn + F6)
• Fingerprint Sensor (There is no workaround.)
• Card Reader (There is no workaround.)

To-Do List

• Add OpenCore Boot Picker GUI
• Install an actual Broadcom Wi-Fi NIC
• Adjust the trackpad so that it feel better to use.
• Upgrade to a newer OpenCore version
• Update macOS to Big Sur
• Make DRM works for Apple TV
• Swap from itlwm (for Intel Wi-Fi) to airportItlwm for better user experiences.

Guide Used

• Installation Guide: https://dortania.github.io/OpenCore-Install-Guide/
• Post-installation Guide: https://dortania.github.io/OpenCore-Post-Install/

Prerequisites

Bios

• Turn off Secure Boot
• Turn off CFG Lock
  1. Enter the Bios
  2. Press ALT + right CTRL + F2 + right SHIFT to enable advanced BIOS Menu
  3. Power & Performance
  4. CPU - Power Management Control
  5. CPU Lock Configuration
  6. CFG Lock

SMBIOS

I used MacBook Pro 15, 2018 SMBIOS.

Post Installation Checklist

Checked item means I already followed the guide in that section. Please note that the hierarchy follows this guide.

• Universal
  • Security and FileVault
  • Fixing Audio
  • Booting without USB
  • Updating OpenCore, kexts and macOS
  • Fixing DRM
  • Fixing iServices
  • Fixing Power Management
  • Fixing Sleep
    • USB
      • USB Mapping
      • Fixing USB Power
      • Fixing Shutdown/Restart
      • GPRW/UPRW/LANC Instant Wake Patch
      • Keyboard Wake Issues
    • GPU
      • Disabling laptop dGPU
    • - Thunderbolt
    • NICs
    • NVMe
    • CPU Power Management
    • Displays
    • NVRAM
    • RTC
    • IRQ Conflicts
    • Audio
    • SMBus
    • TSC
  • Fixing USB
• Laptop Specifics
  • Fixing Battery Read-outs (Didn't follow because it is already work out-of-the-box)
• Cosmetics
  • Add GUI and Boot-chime
  • Fixing Resolution and Verbose
• Multiboot
  • Setting up Bootstrap.efi
  • Installing BootCamp
• Miscellaneous
  • Fixing RTC
  • Fixing CFG Lock
  • Emulated NVRAM

Advices

Since I cannot remember all the details how I configured the EFI. Here are some tips following the guide.

• Read the guide multiple times.
• Follow the provided guide carefully.
• Make a checklist for post-installation tasks.
• Always Backup your EFI
  • Use Git (Like what I do here) for Version Controlling

Not Enough EFI Space?

Backup your EFI Partition then follow this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaPVaAifjl0&ab_channel=LazyTech to expand your EFI partition capacity.

Credits

Thanks the owners of OpenCore, kexts, guides and tools that I have used to make this possible even though I cannot list everyone's name.