VirtualSMC VS LucyRTL8125Ethernet

Compare VirtualSMC vs LucyRTL8125Ethernet and see what are their differences.

VirtualSMC

SMC emulator layer (by acidanthera)
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LucyRTL8125Ethernet

macOS driver for Realtek RTL8125 (by Mieze)
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11 months ago almost 3 years ago
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VirtualSMC

Posts with mentions or reviews of VirtualSMC. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-09-01.

LucyRTL8125Ethernet

Posts with mentions or reviews of LucyRTL8125Ethernet. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-04-14.
  • Success! Ventura on Ryzen 7 PRO 3700, Radeon RX 6600 and Gigabyte B550M AORUS PRO-P
    10 projects | /r/hackintosh | 14 Apr 2023
    ## Hardware: - CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700 - GPU: AMD Radeon RX 6600 8 GB - RAM: 4x 8 GB 3200 MHz - Motherboard: Gigabyte B550M AORUS PRO-P - Audio Codec: ALC1200 / Disabled in BIOS / USB Headset - Ethernet Card: Realtek RTL8125B - Wifi/BT Card: None - BIOS revision: Latest / f15d ## Details: - Bootloader: OpenCore 0.9.1 - Guide followed: [dortania's OpenCore Install Guide](https://dortania.github.io/OpenCore-Install-Guide/) - What's working: Absolutely all what I need + iCloud - What's not: All AppleHV Hypervisors (VirtualBox 6.x works on Ventura with some [hacks](https://forum.amd-osx.com/threads/virtual-machine-software-that-works-with-amd-hackintoshes.3460/post-26028)) - Kexts used: - [Lilu](https://github.com/acidanthera/Lilu) - [Virtual SMC](https://github.com/acidanthera/VirtualSMC) - [Whatever Green](https://github.com/acidanthera/WhateverGreen) - [Apple MCE Reporter Disabler](https://github.com/acidanthera/bugtracker/files/3703498/AppleMCEReporterDisabler.kext.zip) - [Restrict Events](https://github.com/acidanthera/RestrictEvents) - [AMD Ryzen CPU Power Management + SMC AMD Processor](https://github.com/trulyspinach/SMCAMDProcessor) - [Radeon Sensors + SMC Radeon GPU](https://github.com/aluveitie/RadeonSensor) - [Lucy RTL8125 Ethernet](https://github.com/Mieze/LucyRTL8125Ethernet) - [USB ToolBox](https://github.com/USBToolBox/tool)
  • Success! Ventura 13.3 on Ryzen 7 PRO 3700, Radeon RX 6600 8 GB and Gigabyte B550M AORUS PRO-P
    7 projects | /r/hackintosh | 14 Apr 2023
    Lucy RTL8125 Ethernet
  • Need help with RTL8125 and AX211 Intel WiFi/Bluetooth
    1 project | /r/hackintosh | 8 Apr 2023
    Try the kext from their GitHub: https://github.com/Mieze/LucyRTL8125Ethernet
  • Ethernet/ sleeping mac
    1 project | /r/hackintosh | 23 Aug 2022
  • MSI B560m Morta Wifi - Monterey 12.4
    4 projects | /r/hackintosh | 5 Aug 2022
    Ethernet Card: Realtek® 8125B 2.5G LAN (Mieze/LucyRTL8125Ethernet: macOS driver for Realtek RTL8125)
  • "Requires Internet to Install" - OpenCore
    1 project | /r/hackintosh | 21 Mar 2022
    AsRock B460 Steel Legend (uses Dragon 2.5gb LAN, which I understood the Lucy kext to be for specifically so I used that)
  • Stuck at "pci configuration begin"
    1 project | /r/hackintosh | 17 Mar 2021
    Mieze/LucyRTL8125Ethernet: macOS driver for Realtek RTL8125 (github.com) download here Lucy kext and put OC/Kexts then open config with OpenCore Configurator. in kernel add kext here.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing VirtualSMC and LucyRTL8125Ethernet you can also consider the following projects:

Opencore-Vanilla-Desktop-Guide - Host for files for the OpenCore Vanilla Desktop Guide

NVMeFix

Legacy-Kexts - Repo for misc legacy kexts

RadeonSensor - Monitoring Radeon GPU temperature on macOS

VoodooPS2

RestrictEvents

OcBinaryData

bugtracker - Acidanthera Bugtracker

Lilu - Arbitrary kext and process patching on macOS

OpenCore-Install-Guide - Repo for the OpenCore Install Guide

tool - the USBToolBox tool

VirtualSMC vs Opencore-Vanilla-Desktop-Guide LucyRTL8125Ethernet vs NVMeFix VirtualSMC vs Legacy-Kexts LucyRTL8125Ethernet vs RadeonSensor VirtualSMC vs VoodooPS2 LucyRTL8125Ethernet vs RestrictEvents VirtualSMC vs OcBinaryData LucyRTL8125Ethernet vs bugtracker VirtualSMC vs Lilu LucyRTL8125Ethernet vs OpenCore-Install-Guide VirtualSMC vs OpenCore-Install-Guide LucyRTL8125Ethernet vs tool