1. Intel Bluetooth could not support some Bluetooth devices like some Bluetooth mouse since it is only a firmware injector; please, report any issues not here but only on OpenIntelWireless/IntelBluetoothFirmware Gitter Chat
2. Touchscreen support is disabled by default since release v. 1.8.0. Why? It seems that all VoodooI2C versions after 2.4 are affected to a greater or lesser extent by Multi_GPI0 issues. The solution proposed so far by VoodooI2C developers is only a workaround and not a real fix: proposing to use the GPI0 pinning for touchpad and polling method for touchscreen is not a real fix because this approach increases interrupts and causes a degrade in battery life. This being the case and not needing to use the touchscreen in my daily work, for the moment I have disabled this function pending improvements that can only come from VoodooI2C developers.

As reported in NotebookCheck review our Matebook X pro (2018) is utilizing only half the PCIe lanes for its single Thunderbolt 3 port (TB). Thus, its PCIe x2 Thunderbolt 3 port is only capable of providing a maximum of 20 Gbps instead of 40 Gbps when compared to a standard Thunderbolt 3 port with PCIe x4 lanes.

The connector type is Usb-C and it can do multiple protocols (TB, USB 2/3/3.1, DP, etc...) with different backing controllers. The problem on Hackintoshes is mostly about TB on Usb-C, because the firmware and power management of Apple's TB-controllers works entirely different than those for other OS'es. So even if it's the same hardware found on Windows laptops, they don't "just work" because of the different firmware.

The ACPI-part for handling Thunderbolt 3 port and its power management has been implemented:

• it enables not only the PCIe-to-PCIe-bridge mode of the TB controller but also the native drivers which make it possible to completely poweroff the controller after using the TB port, saving battery life and prevent the controller from preventing the CPU goes into deeper C-State
• the ICM is disabled on boot to let OSX' drivers take over the job
• the TB port works when any device is plugged into it at the boot time: this means no hot-plug
• it's largely untested since I don't have any TB 3 devices.

For reference, see Thunderbolt 3 Fix and ThunderboltPatcher for related attempts to fix TB by patching its firmware.

Due to lack of Thunderbolt devices my interest in this feature is very marginal; therefore, in my default config.plist, Thunderbolt controller has been left disabled.

Steps for enabling support for Thunderbolt controller (\_SB.PCI0.RP09):

• disable SSDT-DTB3.aml
• enable all SSDT-TB-DSB*.aml
• enable TB3: _GPE.NTFY,1,S to XTFY binary patch
• enable TB3: RP9._INI,0,N to XINI binary patch

• [ ] Discrete graphics card (NVIDIA GeForce MX150) is not working, since macOS doesn't support Optimus technology
  • Have used SSDT-DDGPU.aml to disable it in order to save power.
• [ ] Fingerprint sensor is not working
  • Fingerprint readers on Macbooks are managed by T2 chip which has not been very throughly reverse engineered yet
  • Have used SSDT-XHC.aml to disable it (in order to save some power).

• Support macOS 10.14 ~ macOS 11.2
• For dual-booting systems, Windows Activation may fail due to different hardware UUID generated by OpenCore
  • According to OpenCore Official Configuration, you are highly recommended to inject the original Windows system UUID to PlatformInfo -> Generic - >SystemUUID in EFI/OC/config.plist: run wmic csproduct get UUID command in Windows PowerShell app
• Limited theme with OpenCanopy: a cleaner version with custom graphics has been provided by @R-Teer

Starting from VoodooI2C v. 2.4.1, the click down action is emulated to force touch, which causes the failure of click down and drag gestures.

For example, you can turn off Force Click in System Preferences -> Trackpad or choose three finger drag in System Preferences -> Accessibility -> Mouse & Trackpad -> Trackpad Options

Suggested configuration:

Default SMBIOS settings of this repo is MacBookPro14,1 MacBookPro15,2

1. Launch Terminal app
2. Copy the following script, paste it into the Terminal window, then press Enter

   git clone https://github.com/corpnewt/GenSMBIOS && cd GenSMBIOS && ./GenSMBIOS.command 
   

3. Type 2, then press Enter
4. Drag your config.plist inside the Terminal window
5. Type 3, then press Enter
6. Type MacBookPro14,1, then press Enter

Sleep function works flawlessly (both via software and via clamshell) like hibernation (suspend to disk or S4 sleep). In order to get automatic sleep working properly like real Macs, the following settings are mandatory:

sudo pmset -a standby 0
sudo pmset -a powernap 0 
sudo pmset -a proximitywake 0
sudo pmset -a tcpkeepalive 0
sudo pmset -a womp 0

• powernap will wake up the system from time to time to check mail, make Time Machine backups, etc...
• proximitywake can wake your machine when an iDevice is near.
• tcpkeepalive has resolved periodic wake events after setting up iCloud.
• womp is wake on lan.

Default macOS setting is hibernatemode 3 i.e. sleep mode.

After every update, ALL these settings should be reapplied manually!

Suggested configuration in System Preferences -> Bluetooth -> Advanced for Bluetooth devices for avoiding random wake events during sleep:

Hibernation mode can be enabled only via console command sudo pmset -a hibernatemode 25 and is fully supported by Matebook X Pro (obviously using HibernationFixup kext). If, however, you would like to disable it, then

sudo pmset -a hibernatemode 0
sudo pmset -a autopoweroff 0
sudo rm -rf /private/var/vm/sleepimage
sudo touch /private/var/vm/sleepimage
sudo chflags uchg /private/var/vm/sleepimage

You can verify your power settings by typing in terminal sudo pmset -g live . If you ever want to reset these settings: sudo pmset -a restoredefaults

About power consumption, HWMonitor reports for the idle state both before and after sleep phase the same value for "CPU package total" (0.65-0.70 W). Sleep discharge rate is about 1% every 4:30 hours (during night).

With CPUFriend.kext and SSDT-PM.aml we achieved a very good power management on battery (without compromising performance) as reported in the following macOS menu bar screeshots:

• a mean 10% rate discharge for hour
• temperature range from 30°C to 40°C for light/medium CPU workload
• a mean CPU package total value of about 0.65-0.70 W for idle state

Suggested configuration for Battery and Power Adapter settings in System Preferences -> Battery are reported in the following:

By default macOS only uses 2 out of our MBXP 4 speakers: if you want to achieve a surround sound system on macOS, you need to create an Aggregate Device. But then macOS does not allow you to control the volume of the sound: yes, it is real and is a general behaviour of MacBookPro machines.

For a detailed guide on how to activate surround sound via MIDI on internal speakers and native audio shortcuts, see Wiki section

Refer to my custom ALCPlugFix instructions for properly setting/fixing headphone jack switch for Matebook X Pro.

Undervolting is a great way to maximise performance, lower power consumption and reduce temperatures.

For a detailed guide on how to undervolt our MBXP using VoltageShift from the EFI folder instead of disabling SIP, see Wiki section

HWMonitor is relatively old and no longer supported, but it gets the job done.

Run these lines in terminal:

defaults write com.apple.dock autohide-delay -float 0
defaults write com.apple.dock autohide-time-modifier -float 0.5
killall Dock

Apple no longer sells any Mac with a built-in optical drive, but many users still rely on CDs, DVDs, and Blu-ray discs for both work and entertainment.

How do I get rid of this icon?

• Press and hold the Apple/Command key
• Click and drag the Eject menu icon off the menu bar
• Once you start dragging the Eject icon, you can release the Apple/Command key
• When you see a small "x" icon appear, then release the mouse button: it will remove the Eject icon from your menu bar.

How to add Eject icon to menu bar

• From the macOS desktop, make sure Finder is the active application and then select Go -> Go to Folder from the menu bar. Alternatively, you can use the keyboard shortcut Shift-Command-G
• Enter the following location: /System/Library/CoreServices/Menu Extras/
• Find and double-click on Eject.menu

By default (for a 13 inch MacBook Pro), the Launchpad shows the icons in 5×7 format.

Type in Terminal the following commands:

defaults write com.apple.dock springboard-rows -int 6
defaults write com.apple.dock springboard-columns -int 9;killall Dock

Relaunch the Launchpad to see the icons are changed now.

Finally you can revert to the default setting with the following commands:

defaults delete com.apple.dock springboard-rows
defaults delete com.apple.dock springboard-columns
defaults write com.apple.dock ResetLaunchPad -bool TRUE;killall Dock

(Warning: the last command also will remove any custom folders you have created)

• If you encounter the problem with AppleID which cannot login and logout, this problem happened on both Hackintosh and Macintosh.
• Fix this issue with the following commands:

sudo -v
killall -9 accountsd com.apple.iCloudHelper
defaults delete MobileMeAccounts
rm -rf ~/Library/Accounts
killall -9 accountsd com.apple.iCloudHelper
sudo reboot

Windows uses local time by default while macOS uses universal time. You can switch Windows to use universal time. Open up a command prompt in Windows as an administrator and copy and paste this in:

reg add "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\TimeZoneInformation" /v RealTimeIsUniversal /d 1 /t REG_QWORD /f

That will make Windows use universal time instead of local time. Then update your clock via the built-in internet time setting to update the time.

With the latest update and inclusion of the new SSDT-KBD.aml we are now able to reconfigure the shortcuts to custom settings.

For a detailed guide on how to enable original F7, F9 & F10 hotkeys using native Automator app, please see Wiki section.

Otherwise, you can follow these suggestions [credit @R-Teer]:

• There are various freeware software tools to achive this such as Karabiner Elements or Ukelele.
• Personally I use the application BetterTouchTool, which is paid but incredibly useful and allows custom trackpad gestures amongst other features.
• My current settings are as follows:

Proper SSDT-XHC.aml is used for USB Host Controller (XHCI-Device-ID: <2f 9d 00 00>): this file is configured to map only the necessary ports (tested with IOReg) with the correct connector type and prevent it from shutdown issues.

A very minimal set of boot arguments has been achieved for actual config.plist:

1. igfxnorpsc=1 enables RPS control patch and improves IGPU performance
2. itlwm_cc=IT changes/enables the country code to IT-Italy for AirportItlwm.kext

Verify working XCPM configuration by typing the commands below:

sysctl machdep.xcpm.mode
   // If it returns '1', then it means the XCPM is active.

Verify if the X86PlatformPlugin.kext is loaded:

kextstat|grep -y x86plat

Verify loaded/injected kexts in macOS system:

kextstat -kl | awk '!/com\.apple/{printf "%s %s\n", $6, $7}'

Saving last boot info:

log show --predicate 'process == "kernel"' --style syslog --source --debug --last boot > sys_log.txt

If you encounter an issue with Xcode, you could kill it with the following commands:

killall Xcode
xcrun -k
xcodebuild -alltargets clean
rm -rf "$(getconf DARWIN_USER_CACHE_DIR)/org.llvm.clang/ModuleCache"
rm -rf "$(getconf DARWIN_USER_CACHE_DIR)/org.llvm.clang.$(whoami)/ModuleCache"
rm -rf /Applications/Xcode.app
rm -rf ~/Library/Caches/com.apple.dt.Xcode
rm -rf ~/Library/Developer
rm -rf ~/Library/MobileDevice
rm -rf ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.dt.Xcode.plist
rm -rf ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.dt.xcodebuild.plist
sudo rm -rf /Library/Preferences/com.apple.dt.Xcode.plist
sudo rm -rf /System/Library/Receipts/com.apple.pkg.XcodeExtensionSupport.bom
sudo rm -rf /System/Library/Receipts/com.apple.pkg.XcodeExtensionSupport.plist
sudo rm -rf /System/Library/Receipts/com.apple.pkg.XcodeSystemResources.bom
sudo rm -rf /System/Library/Receipts/com.apple.pkg.XcodeSystemResources.plist
sudo rm -rf /private/var/db/receipts/com.apple.pkg.Xcode.bom

• Gnodipac886's MatebookXPro-hackintosh repo: this project was initially based on the hard work done by Gnodipac886 guy, but now it can be considered as a different project due to many and original very significant personal improvements in ALL the sections.