AsusSMC VS OpenCore-Install-Guide

Depends on model/vendor of your laptop, maybe there is a driver for it. E.g. for ASUS there is AsusSMC.

/u/erisuco Try this - https://github.com/hieplpvip/AsusSMC Charging threshold works on my asus laptop on catalina and big sur.

u/tasco11 said you what you need to do to make FN keys work. I gave you a direct link to the AsusSMC guide that explains what you need to do. You have all the info you need. No one will help you further if you dismiss everything because it "only shows confusing stuff". Read the guides, search, and ask specific questions if you don't understand something.

I'm trying to use the patches supplied by the guide. Tried copy pasting the patch as a new file in MaciASL and it didn't work.

AsusSMC (I followed the DSDT patching steps in the instructions)

Check dortania’s open core guide

To keep costs down, Keep an eye on local market place and classified sites for a cheapish gaming PC with an AMD card in it (RX’s 5700 / 5700xt / 5600xt / 6600xt / 6600). Look up the parts here on Reddit and https://dortania.github.io/OpenCore-Install-Guide/ to see if people have problems or methods needed to make them work.

Idk much about amd gpu support but u can check it on Dortania’s open core guide which I highly recommend you to follow

Btw u can follow this https://dortania.github.io/OpenCore-Install-Guide/

I have similar setup (i7 8700K, 5700XT, Asus Prime Z370-a), everything works, no issues (wifi with OCLP patches). All you need is here: https://dortania.github.io/OpenCore-Install-Guide/

Go through the Dortania Guide.

I exclusively used OpenCore Dortanias Guide. I also useed OC 0.9.5