Asus-X540LJ-Hackintosh-macOS-Sonoma-OpenCore

Asus Vivobook X540LJ

• Bootloader: OpenCore 0.9.7
• macOS: 14.2.1 Sonoma

Changelog

Update: 05-Jan-2024

• Initial Release of macOS Sonoma

Specification:

• MainBoard: Asus X540LJ.
• Processor: Intel Core i3-5005U @ 2.0GHz (Broadwell)
• RAM: 8GB DDR3 1600mhz (Duel channel)
• Graphic:
  • Intel HD5500
  • NVIDIA GeForce 920M 2GB
• Network:
  • Wifi: Atheros AR9565
  • Ethernet: Realtek RTL810xE
• Audio: Realtek ALC255
• Touchpad: ELAN 1100 (I2C)
• SD Card Reader Realtek RTS5286
• Storage: 240GB SSD, 1TB HDD

WORKING:

• Power Management
• Intel HD Graphics 5500 (OCLP patch needed)
• Sound (Internal Speaker and Headphone working)
• Mic (Internal and External both working)
• SD Card Reader
• Ethernet
• Adjust brightness
• USB 2.0, 3.0, Type-C
• Trackpad (All gestures supported)
• Sleep (working while using battery. Will not work in power connected mode)
• Battery Stat
• Tempareture Monitor
• Apple Store, iCloud, FaceTime, iMessege
• Fn feature (Brightness and volume button works)

Not WORKING:

• Nvidia 920M GPU (will never work)
• Wifi (USB Wifi adapter needed)
• Bluetooth (USB BT adapter needed)

Installation:

Download this before Install:

• OCLP(OpenCore Legacy Patcher) EFI Mounter Provided EFI with Config folder & most important Patience

BIOS Settings

• No need to change any BIOS settings. Set default BIOS settings.
• If you use extra monitor then disable Launch CSM in BIOS boot section.

Installing macOS Sonoma:

• Change the default BIOS settings.
• Just put this EFI to your USB EFI partition.
• If you don't know how to make bootable your USB then go here.
• Install macOS Sonoma to your SSD or HDD.
• If you are new then go here.
• After install mount the USB EFI and copy this to your HDD or SSD EFI.

Fixing Graphics Driver:

• Copy the 2nd config file Configs > config 2 > config.plist then past/replace it to your SSD EFI folder that located EFI > OC
• Reboot your laptop.
• Open OCLP (OpenCore Legacy Patcher) & install root patch OCLP > Post Install Root Patch > Start Root Patching
• After fininishing the patching Reboot your laptop.

iMessege & Facetime Fix:

• Change the serial numbers and other things. You can find the tutorial from here.

SSD Fix:

• If you use SSD then you have to enable TRIM Support for better performance.
• Go to the Terminal and type sudo trimforce enable
• Then type Y and enter.
• Again type Y and enter.

Wifi & Bluetooth:

• My Wifi & Bluetooth are from Atheros. It doesn't work on it. So that I use USB wifi adapter. If your wifi is not from Atheros then find the solution from google.

Updating macOS:

• I will give you the detail guide later.

Credits

@RehabMan for his guide for beginner @alexandred and his team for VoodooI2C @acidanthera for his OpenCore Bootloader and kexts and many more people that I can't list here.