build-repo VS Opencore-Legacy-Patcher

For continuity camera add FeatureUnlock kext the 1.1.4 ver. Link

Install the latest OC 0.9.2 beta https://github.com/dortania/build-repo/releases/download/OpenCorePkg-676f834/OpenCore-0.9.2-RELEASE.zip

Audio output is great btw but the lack of mic input on Ryzentoshe's made me buy a USB WebCam with builtin microphone which is working without any effort. FeatureUnlock kext (1.1.4 latest commit) https://github.com/dortania/build-repo/releases/download/FeatureUnlock-ec664b2/FeatureUnlock-1.1.4-RELEASE.zip made Continuity Camera work flawless.

You need intel bt patcher kext as well. Download the latest version of intelbluetoothfirmware from here: https://github.com/dortania/build-repo/releases/tag/IntelBluetoothFirmware-bbdde1f

No, Dortania even has 0.8.2 covered right now https://github.com/dortania/build-repo/releases/tag/OpenCorePkg-20b6434 , just no need for the guide to be changed every month since any changes are in Acidanthera's docs.

Or this one… https://github.com/dortania/build-repo/releases

I downloaded everything from here, if it gave me that error at a certain moment and it was the config.plist what I did was copy the one I have as is but in version 0.8.2

Now with the latest build of OpenCore 0.8.2 https://github.com/dortania/build-repo/releases/download/OpenCorePkg-cad014c/OpenCore-0.8.2-RELEASE.zip I can enable AvoidRuntimeDefrag and install macOS without any issue

I used IntelBluetoothFirmware.kext (https://github.com/OpenIntelWireless/IntelBluetoothFirmware/releases/tag/v2.0.1, ONLY IntelBluetoothFirmware.kext AND NOT IntelBluetoothInjector.kext BECAUSE IT WILL BREAK BLUETOOTH) and BlueToolFix.kext (https://github.com/dortania/build-repo/releases/tag/BrcmPatchRAM-8b5c9d7)

At a guess I would say probably using OCLP - https://github.com/dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher - lots of life left in old Mac’s using that tool !

I had this issue, too. But luckily, I've got a solution. First, you'll need to check your MacOS Sonoma version. If you're using 14.1 beta, this method will NOT work. In such cases, I recommend installing the official 14.0. Thankfully, this commit (https://github.com/dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/commit/1aee2e5dfa12d10e218a51e4151ac2e96705ae9e) solved the problem! However, the latest OCLP 1.0.1 still doesn't have it. To use it, you can build OCLP from code or use the OCLP Nightly link found here. After you find the nightly link and download OCLP, build it onto your MBP, and after rebooting, install the patches. If you look carefully, you'll see that 'experimental T1 Patches' will be available in the list of post-installation patches.

From what I've assessed reading other posts, Monterey (Ventura has USB & stability issues) with OCLP 0.6.7 is the most stable install for this device (have not yet seen any reports using OCLP 1.0+, although happy to see some new non-Metal fixes going in). This is a bit of a bummer, as Monterey will not likely receive updates past end of 2024 (next year).

I'm not taking a position on OCLP being trustworthy or not, but at least the project appears to be 100% open source [0], which is more than we can say about Apple.

[0] https://github.com/dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher

Have you explored https://github.com/dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher?

I have used it before and, in my experience and everyone else I know who has used it, the vast majority of time the newer versions run absolutely fine with no issues. Occasionally some newer features don't work, but I'd but confident that 2015/2017 iMacs would be able to run the latest version no problem.

Link to pull request to track OLCP Sonoma support state, you can also read more info there: https://github.com/dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/pull/1077