Checklist Tools
Checklist Tools, Boot Key Combinations, and Links
Tools for Checking
Menu Bar SIP Detector: menu bar app that displays the current status of SIP
GLview: OpenGL Extensions Viewer
Metal benchmark: Geekbench
Disk Speedtest: AJA System Test Lite or AmorphousDiskMark
Battery checker: coconutBattery useful for Laptops
USB Port Mapper: USBToolBox or Hackintool
System Info: Hackintool
IORegistryExplorer IORegistryClone
CPU Torture Test: Prime95
CPU monitoring: Intel Power Gadget
Hardware Monitor: HWMonitorSMC2
Hardware Decode Acceleration (linked from here): VDADecoderChecker
OpenCore Boot Key Combinations
Enable
KeySupport
&PollAppleHotKeys
in Config.plist.For PC keyboard: enable
KeySwap
.Keys can be pressed after power on or when OpenCore Picker is shown.
CMD+V โ verbose mode.
CMD+S โ single user mode.
CMD+R โ boot into macOS recovery partition.
CMD+OPT+P+R โ reset NVRAM.
OPT or ESC or Zero โ at startup to show OpenCore Picker.
CTRL+ENTER at highlighted boot picker to set default boot option.
Links
covers iGPU, Audio, Sleep, Power Management, USB mapping, NVRAM, Security, Battery, Multibooting, DRM, iMessage, etc.
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