Hackintosh-Lenovo-ThinkPad-X230

This is my complete EFI folder to be used for hackintosh on Lenovo ThinkPad X230 notebook with multibooting:

How to Get

Clone whole repo: $ git clone https://github.com/muhrizki1996/Hackintosh-Lenovo-ThinkPad-X230
Download Specific Folder only.

Notebook Specs

[x] Model: Lenovo ThinkPad X230
[x] CPU: Intel i5-3210M (3) @ 2.50GHz (3rd Gen)
[x] Chipset: Intel® QM77 Express Chipset
[x] GPU: Intel HD Graphics 4000 @ 1GB
[x] RAM: 4GB DDR3 @ 1333MHz (upgrade to 8GB DDR3L @ 1600Mhz)
[x] Storage: 320GB SATA HDD @ 7200rpm (GUID Partition Table) (upgrade to 120GB SATA SSD)
[x] Audio: Realtek ALC269 HD Audio Controller
[x] Wifi: Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 Dual-Band
[x] Ethernet: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Network Connection
[x] Bluetooth: Broadcom BCM20702A0
[x] Others: 1 USB 2.0 ports, 2 USB 3.0 ports Synaptics PS/2 TouchPad + Track Point, VGA port, Mini Display port, WebCam, 12.5" 16:9 HD (1366x768) TN Panel, Express Card Slot, 3.5mm Combo Headphone Jack, (SD/ MS/ MS Pro/ MMC) Card Reader, 6/9-Cell @5.6Ah/8.4Ah Lithium-ion Battery
[x] BIOS: 2.51

EFI Contains

[x] OpenCore binary, config.plist, drivers for uefi, themes, etc..
[x] Patched ACPI Tables (DSDT-SSDT) for Audio, Sleep, etc..
[x] 3rd party kexts for working devices under macOS High Sierra (10.13), macOS Mojave (10.14), and macOS Catalina (10.15)

What's Worked

Feature	Status	Dependency
QE/CI Enabled Graphics	✅	OpenCore Inject + WhateverGreen.kext
Brightness Adjustments	✅	PNLF DSDT Patch + WhateverGreen.kext + BrightnessKeys.kext
Realtek ALC269 Audio out	✅	HDEF DSDT Patch + AppleALC.kext with Layout ID = 55
Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 Dual-Band	✅	Airportitlwm.kext + Force IO80211Family.kext on OpenCore
Intel 82579LM Gigabit Network Connection	✅	IntelMausi.kext
Broadcom BCM20702A0 Bluetooth	✅	BlueTooth.kext (not working on macOS Monterey)
Synaptics TouchPad + Track Point	✅	VodooPS2Controller.kext
Multimedia Keys	✅	BrightnessKeys.kext + YogaSMC
Battery Indicator	✅	ECEnabler.kext
WebCam	✅	Native + UVC2FaceTimeHD.kext for spoofing UVC WebCams as FaceTime HD (not working on macOS Big Sur and newer)
USB2.0 Port + USB 3.0 Port	✅	USBPorts.kext
Sleep and Wake	✅	DSDT + SSDT Patch
Mac App Store Access	✅	Native
iMessage and FaceTime	✅	if you are using MLB and ROM from original Macs
Hand Off	✅	Native
miniDP Port	✅	Tested using miniDP to HDMI Adapter

List of Gestures

Feature	Status	Dependency
2 Finger Swipe Left	✅	Forward.
2 Finger Swipe Right	✅	Backward.
3 Finger Swipe Left	✅	Right Space/Full Screen apps switch.
3 Finger Swipe Right	✅	Left Space/Full Screen apps switch.
3 Finger Swipe Up	✅	Toggle Full screen Switch.
3 Finger Swipe Down	❌	Do Nothing (on work progress).
4 Finger Swipe Up	❌	Do Nothing (on work progress).
4 Finger Swipe Down	❌	Do Nothing (on work progress).

Not Working

Feature	Status	Dependency
VGA Ports	❌	Real macs doesn't have.
Builtin SDHC Reader	❌	Sometimes work, sometimes not.
ThinkVantage Button	❌	Maybe something to do with YogaSMC.

Not Tested

Feature	Status	Dependency
Express Card Slot	❌	I don't have one of Express Card.
ThinkPad Docking	❌	I don't have ThinkPad Dock

Notes

macOS versions used are Retail from Mac App Store, using createinstallmedia for USB Installer
Please read banhbaoxamlan README_HARDWARE.md for BIOS configuration, etc.. and banhbaoxamlan README_OTHERS.md for Post Install

Support

Video Tutorials

Multibooting Windows, Ubuntu, PhoenixOS & macOS using Clover (UEFI)
Video demonstration about Full Graphics Acceleration support (QE/CI enabled) under macOS [Soon!].

Credits

Hackintosh-Lenovo-ThinkPad-X230
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