VirtualSMC
SMC emulator layer (by acidanthera)
WhateverGreen
Various patches necessary for certain ATI/AMD/Intel/Nvidia GPUs (by acidanthera)
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| VirtualSMC | WhateverGreen | |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | 175 | |
| 1,649 | 3,187 | |
| 1.4% | 0.7% | |
| 4.5 | 5.1 | |
| 11 months ago | 6 months ago | |
| C++ | C++ | |
| BSD 3-clause "New" or "Revised" License | BSD 3-clause "New" or "Revised" License |
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Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
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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.
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ventura
Battery percentage - SMCBatteryManager,ECEnabler
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Success! Ventura on Ryzen 7 PRO 3700, Radeon RX 6600 and Gigabyte B550M AORUS PRO-P
## 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)
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Success! Ventura 13.3 on Ryzen 7 PRO 3700, Radeon RX 6600 8 GB and Gigabyte B550M AORUS PRO-P
Virtual SMC
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MacOS Catalina with OpenCore stuck on Apple Logo
You need to include VirtualSMC.kext in your kext folder and your config.plist.
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Success! | Hackintosh | OpenCore 0.7.6 | Monterey 12.1 | 10th Gen i7-10700F | ASRock H570 Phantom Gaming 4 | Radeon RX 580 | SSD SATA Samsung 850 EVO
VirtualSMC.kext, SMCProcessor.kext, SMCSuperIO.kext
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Update From Catalina to Monterey
VirtualSMC: https://github.com/acidanthera/VirtualSMC/releases
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Having problems with hackintosh, more info in comments - please help!
Here.
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GA-Z270N-WIFI + RX 580 with Big Sur on Open Core
VirtualSMC.kext
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ECEnabler: No more ACPI patches for battery! (Sorta)
Dual battery users may get one of the batteries showing, check these https://github.com/acidanthera/VirtualSMC/blob/master/Docs/SSDT-BATC.dsl https://github.com/acidanthera/VirtualSMC/blob/master/Docs/Dual%20Battery%20Support.md
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Success - Acer C720-3404 with Core i3 (OpenCore Mojave and Big Sur).
I was happy to see the battery didn't have larger than 8-bit registers, so no battery ACPI patching required, yay. You just need to install SMCBatteryManager.kext
WhateverGreen
Posts with mentions or reviews of WhateverGreen.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-12-11.
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FINALLY DID IT!!!
And finally, one last fix i needed to make all 3 screen working (before only 1 was working), was to replace the kexts with the newest version: https://github.com/acidanthera/WhateverGreen/releases
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OptiPlex 3060 MFF, figuring out busId patching
(from https://github.com/acidanthera/WhateverGreen/blob/master/Manual/FAQ.IntelHD.en.md)
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ventura
Intel HD 520 graphics - WhateverGreen, AAPL,ig-platform-id = 00001B59 , device-id = 16590000
- State of macOS 14 Sonoma on x86
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Help with IGPU on surface book 2
If so, refer yourself to Intel iGPU Patching guide and WhateverGreen patching manual.
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OCB: Load Image failed Unsupported
I went to this site from the dortania opencore guide https://github.com/acidanthera/WhateverGreen/releases And I downloaded the 1.5.9 version I copy the kext file and I replace the old file with the new one in the kext folder.I have an amd gpu but I think there is hope.
- By patching Intel HD Graphics 4400 through whatevergreen causes MacOS not to boot!!!
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REPOST: Problem with Intel i5 10400 iGPU (Intel UHD 630)
Only other things I would check would be the BIOS settings. Otherwise you may need to work through the Frame buffer patching guide
- Need help solving "In Memory Panic stackshot succeeded"
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HP EliteDesk G1 800 TWR - Need help with Dortania guide GPU problem
Check this, there is more information about patching with whatevergreen.
What are some alternatives?
When comparing VirtualSMC and WhateverGreen you can also consider the following projects:
Opencore-Vanilla-Desktop-Guide - Host for files for the OpenCore Vanilla Desktop Guide
OpenCore-Install-Guide - Repo for the OpenCore Install Guide
Legacy-Kexts - Repo for misc legacy kexts
IntelMausi - Intel Ethernet LAN driver for macOS
VoodooPS2
Hackintosh-Lenovo-IdeaPad-330-15IKB-81DE - A quite decluttered OpenCore EFI folder for this very machine.
OcBinaryData
CpuTscSync - It is a Lilu plugin, combining functionality of VoodooTSCSync and disabling xcpm_urgency if TSC is not in sync. It should solve kernel panics after wake.
Lilu - Arbitrary kext and process patching on macOS
Hackintosh-Intel-i9-10850k-MSI-Z490-GAMING-EDGE-WIFI - Ventura Hackintosh on Intel i9 10850k + MSI Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI
Hackintosh-Intel-i9-10900t-AsRock-Z490-Phantom-ITX-TB3-iGPU - https://www.patreon.com/SchmockLord
VirtualSMC vs Opencore-Vanilla-Desktop-Guide
WhateverGreen vs OpenCore-Install-Guide
VirtualSMC vs Legacy-Kexts
WhateverGreen vs IntelMausi
VirtualSMC vs VoodooPS2
WhateverGreen vs Hackintosh-Lenovo-IdeaPad-330-15IKB-81DE
VirtualSMC vs OcBinaryData
WhateverGreen vs CpuTscSync
VirtualSMC vs Lilu
WhateverGreen vs Hackintosh-Intel-i9-10850k-MSI-Z490-GAMING-EDGE-WIFI
VirtualSMC vs OpenCore-Install-Guide
WhateverGreen vs Hackintosh-Intel-i9-10900t-AsRock-Z490-Phantom-ITX-TB3-iGPU