# Hackintosh Checklist ## What's working? **Working:** check-mark. **Not Working:** bold. **Not Tested:** leave as-is. **Not applicable:** strike-through or delete. ### Useful tools and utilities [Checklist Tools](https://chriswayg.gitbook.io/opencore-visual-beginners-guide/step-by-step/checklist-tools) ### Desktop and General #### OpenCore Booting * [ ] Correct OS choices shown in OpenCore Menu/GUI * [ ] Keyboard shortcuts working (see details below in *OpenCore Boot Key Combinations*) * CMD+V — verbose mode *(check KeySwap)* * [ ] NVRAM working: [Verifying if you have working NVRAM](https://dortania.github.io/OpenCore-Post-Install/misc/nvram.html#verifying-if-you-have-working-nvram) * Apple -> System Preferences -> Startup Disk (uses NVRAM). * [ ] Security (especially SIP) use *Menu Bar SIP Detector* * [ ] FileVault (if used) * [ ] Windows and/or Linux Multi-Boot * [ ] Recovery (macOS) Boot * [ ] Serial Number: ensure that it does not exist elsewhere, [Check Apple Coverage](https://checkcoverage.apple.com/us/en/) *(and not uploaded to Github)* #### Display * [ ] Display via HDMI * [ ] Display via DisplayPort * [ ] Display via DVI * [ ] Native Resolution * [ ] Refresh rates * [ ] Multimonitor displays #### Graphics Acceleration * [ ] dGPU dedicated GPU * In *Terminal*: `gfxutil -f GFX0` or check in *IORegistryExplorer* * [ ] iGPU internal GPU * In *Terminal*: `gfxutil -f IGPU` or check in *IORegistryExplorer* * [ ] QE/CI *(full acceleration requires both Quartz Extreme and Core Image)* * Check for transparent menu bar and fast smooth UI * Hackintool -> System -> System -> *Quartz Extreme (QE/CI)* * [ ] VDA *(Video Decode Acceleration framework)* * *Hackintool -> System -> System -> VDA Decoder* (should show '*fully supported*') * Or use `VDADecoderChecker` * [ ] Metal * *System Information* -> Graphics/Displays -> Metal: Supported * *GLView* * *Geekbench* -> Compute -> Metal * [ ] Intel Quick Sync, H.264 & HEVC (H.265) hardware decoding/encoding * *Intel Power Gadget > GFX* (green line) check while exporting H.264 from FCP-X * [ ] dGPU hardware acceleration #### Audio * [ ] Audio out (see in *Audio MIDI Setup*) * [ ] Audio in * [ ] Frontpanel audio connectors * [ ] Audio over HDMI * [ ] Audio quality #### Sleep & Power Use *Energy Saver > Restore Defaults* * [ ] Check Hibernate Mode (desktop `0`, laptop `3`). In Terminal: `pmset -g | grep hibernatemode` * [ ] Shutdown (from Apple menu) * [ ] Restart (from Apple menu) * [ ] Manual Sleep (Apple menu -> Sleep) * [ ] [Press and hold power button for 1.5 seconds](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201236), select Sleep * [ ] Auto Sleep (*System Preferences* -> Energy Saver) * [ ] Wake by keyboard * [ ] Wake by mouse/trackpad #### CPU * [ ] CPU Power Management [Optimizing Power Management](https://dortania.github.io/OpenCore-Post-Install/universal/pm.html#optimizing-power-management) * Check with *IORegistryExplorer* * [ ] Temperatures and stability with 100% CPU * Use *Prime95* Torture Test #### Disk Test with *AJA System Test Lite or AmorphousDiskMark* * [ ] NVMe SSD (PCIe Gen3 or Gen4 speeds) * [ ] SATA SSD * [ ] TRIM support (*System Information* -> SATA -> SSD drive) * [ ] USB Drives #### Sensors Check with HWMonitorSMC2 * [ ] CPU * [ ] GPU * [ ] SSD, NVMe, HD * [ ] Fans #### Keyboard * [ ] Option/Command correctly mapped in macOS * For PC Keyboards swap in: *System Preferences* -> Keyboard -> Modifier Keys * Press *Spacebar* and the key left of the Spacebar. This should show Spotlight * [ ] Fn keys working (Audio Volume keys, etc.) #### USB Check with *USBToolBox* or *Hackintool* (shows connection speed) Test external drive speed with *AJA System Test Lite* * [ ] USB 2 ports * [ ] USB 2 on USB 3 ports * [ ] USB 3 and 3.1 ports (check transfer speed during copy) * [ ] USB Type-C ports * [ ] SD Card Reader * [ ] Camera (Photo Booth, Facetime, Zoom) * [ ] Fingerprint reader #### ThunderBolt * [ ] File transfer * [ ] Display #### Ethernet * [ ] Gigabit LAN (*System Preferences*-> Network -> Ethernet -> Advanced -> Hardware -> Speed should be 1000baseT or more) * [ ] 2.5GBase-T (especially on Comet Lake and above boards) * [ ] 10GBase-T (Aquantia with updated firmware) #### Wifi & Bluetooth * [ ] Wifi function and transmission speed (Option Click -> Wifi menu bar icon -> check Tx Rate) * [ ] Bluetooth devices (trackpad, mouse, keyboard, headset) * [ ] AirDrop (test with iDevices) * [ ] AirPlay to Mac (macOS Monterey or later, test with iOS 14 or later devices) * tap the AirPlay icon on your Apple device to share videos to your Hackintosh * [ ] Handoff [System requirements for Continuity](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204689) and [Use Continuity](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204681) which requires macOS Catalina & iOS 13+ * [ ] [Sidecar](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210380) requires macOS Catalina or later and a compatible iPad using iPadOS 13 or later. #### OS Features * [ ] iMessage, FaceTime, App Store, iTunes Store * [ ] DRM support *(iTunes Movies, Apple TV+. Amazon Prime and Netflix, and others - test in Safari. Requires AMD Polaris or newer GPU.)* ### Laptop Specific additional checks relevant for Notebooks including MacBooks with Legacy Patchers #### Display * [ ] Backlight setting * [ ] Backlight sensor * [ ] Backlight Fn keys #### Audio * [ ] Internal Speakers * [ ] Internal Microphone * [ ] 3.5 mm Jack Headphones * [ ] 3.5 mm Jack Microphone #### Sleep & Power * [ ] Sleep by close lid * [ ] Sleep by close lid with external display * [ ] Wake by open lid #### Battery * [ ] Showing percentage * [ ] Showing capacity/health * *coconutBattery* * [ ] Charge plug/unplug detected #### Sensors * [ ] Battery #### Keyboard & Trackpad * [ ] Keyboard (possibly PS2 based) * [ ] Brightness and other Fn Keys * [ ] Touchpad basic functions * [ ] Touchpad Gestures *Location of Checklist:* [![CC0](https://i.creativecommons.org/p/zero/1.0/88x31.png)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) I make this checklist available under public domain [(CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/)