How to Fix Installing macOS Catalina on PC

How to Fix Installing macOS Catalina on PC

Graphics issues usually stem from an unsupported GPU, missing acceleration patches, or incorrect boot arguments.

Quick Fix Steps

1. Verify GPU support: Check if your GPU is natively supported via WhateverGreen docs.
2. Update kexts: Ensure Lilu and WhateverGreen are current.
3. Check boot arguments: Add -v keepsyms=1 debug=0x100 for debugging, or agdpmod=pikera for AMD.
4. Test Metal: About This Mac > System Report > Graphics.

Verification

• Graphics acceleration is smooth.
• Metal is reported in System Information.

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• OpenCore · EFI · kexts · config.plist · macOS troubleshooting

Original Question: "Installing macOS Catalina on PC"

For detailed Installation Guide and Instruction read: Install Hackintosh Catalina on PC/Laptop

If you do not read the guide there is a possibility of Installation failure because of Expiration of Apple certificates. Reading the guide is very important.

Hackintosh Catalina Requirements.

• Computer Desktop/Laptop with Intel processor and supported graphics card or chipset.
• Motherboard with UEFI supported BIOS.
• Catalina requires a processor with the SSE4.2 instruction.
• Catalina requires a metal-compatible graphics card.
• Separate SSD or separate hard-disk with at least 20GB free-space, an SSD is recommended.

Features & Changes:

• Hackintosh Catalina Installer is a vanilla Installer.
• Hackintosh Catalina Installer does not have any third-party applications or software.
• Only supports UEFI compatible Desktop/Laptops.
• Clover UEFI is used as default macOS bootloader.
• Added Support for Apple File System (APFS).
• Extensions are installed to /Library/Extensions instead of /System/Library/Extensions as a way to preserve vanilla methods, which also enables modifications of extensions without disabling System Integrity Protection in macOS.
• Cleaned up Catalina Installer Customize Section, removed old & unnecessary kexts, tools.
• Default desktop background image is left untouched.
• Safari Bookmarks are left untouched.
• No Desktop icons are created.
• Added support for Installing Lilu kext.
• Lilu Plugins are included as an option.
• Added support for Installing FakePCIID kext.
• FakePCIID Plugins are included as an option.
• USB XHCI Patches are applied but may need patch upgrade upon OS upgrade.
• AppleALC Audio Kext is updated..
• Partial Intel Coffe-lake Graphics Support.
• Voodoo TrackPad/PS2 Kexts were updated to the latest version.
• ACPIBatteryManager.kext has been updated to the latest version.
• Full USB 2.0 and 3.0 support on 7/8/9 Series motherboards.
• Whatevergreen kext is added as an option.

Deprecated Features:

• It is not possible to Install Hackintosh Catalina Installer without converting to APFS.
• It is not possible to Install Hackintosh Catalina Installer on Master Boot Record Partition Schemes. It may fail.
• Removed Post-Installation Optimizations, they are not necessary now.
• Removed ATA/PATA Support, These are completely unnecessary in modern computers with UEFI BIOS.
• VoodooTSCSync kext has been removed from Installer.
• AptioMemoryFix.efi is removed OsxAptioFix3Drv.efi is used as replacement.

Notes:

• Hackintosh Catalina Installer can be installed with a Non-Metal-Compatible graphics card, but a Metal-Compatible graphics card is required for full graphics acceleration.
• Do not try to use this installer on a real mac.
• Hackintosh Catalina Installer does not support Legacy BIOS.
• Third-party Apps are no longer available.

Porting DMG to USB: In Mac use Restore Catalina Package to Port DMG Image into Pen Drive.

In Windows use TransMac software to write DMG Image into Pen Drive.