Catalina on i3-4170

I recently installed Catalina on my i3-4170 machine with OpenCore 0.9.3. I found a base EFI config thanks to zhuweideng made on a similar platform, ASUS H81M-K. I added some tweaks, such as OpenCanopy, APFS and latest patches to make it work with Catalina. The base config works best on High Sierra.

Specs:

• CPU: Intel Core i3-4170 3.7 GHz (Haswell 2c/4t)
• GPU: Intel HD 4400 (id-patched as HD 4600)
• RAM: 2x4GB DDR3-1666 Kingston
• Storage: HGST HDS721050CLA660 500GB SATA III
• Motherboard: ASUS H81M-D
• Audio: Realtek ALC887
• Bluetooth: CSR8510 A10 Bluetooth 4.0
• Monitor: HP ZDisplay Z24i (1920x1200)
• macOS Catalina 10.15.7 (19H2026)

Why Catalina?

• I use a HDD.
• I don't think my processor can't handle well enough newer macOS versions.
• I don't really need the latest ones, this is just for my school use so as not to be distracted from using my PC to play games.
• Basic use, again. For School.

Notes:

• VGA won't work (only for Skylake and newer where VGA works) and breaks the macOS and must require to run DVI-D.
• Uses OpenCore 0.9.3 (updated from 0.5.9 and 0.6.2)
• Your iMac will not show a specific "age" on About my Mac (ex. iMac (Late 2013, 27 inch)) but will be identified as iMac 14,2. Make sure to update SMBIOS, for your own serial number!
• Zhuweideng's base config do not have a GUI boot picker installed. OpenCanopy not yet installed.
• When using the base config to install Mojave or Catalina use the APFS guide from dortania on the Min/Max Version strings to make sure that the partition where MacOS is installed shows on the (OpenCanopy) boot picker.
• These are the kexts used for BT dongles that runs on Cambridge Silicon Radio (CSR) chips.
  (You can get it here)
  BcrmBluetoothInjectorLegacy
  BcrmFirmwareData
  BcrmNonPatchRAM2
  BcrmPatchRAM2

Issue: BIOS settings tends to reset only when system is completely turned off. Still need help on that.
My workaround is to make the computer plugged in to power so as not to reset it.
AirDrop not yet tested.

This config is much better than the first Hackintosh I built. Since GTX 1050 is natively supported on High Sierra with no graphics performance issues. But might try to do it again on Catalina instead of Monterey. Hehe

It's here, it works!

This should be identified as Mac mini + not iMac