ASUS TUF GAMING B460M PLUS

EFI for ASUS TUF GAMING B460M PLUS

Disclaimer

Your warranty is now void. Please do some research if you have any concerns before utilizing my project. I am not responsible for any loss, including but not limited to Kernel Panic, device fail to boot or can not function normally, storage damage or data loss, atomic bombing, World War III, The CK-Class Restructuring Scenario that SCP Foundation can not prevent, and so on.

Practical Manual

English

Hardware Specifications

Specifications	Details
Computer Model	ASUS TUF GAMING B460M PLUS
CPU	Intel Core i3-10100
Memory	DDR4 2666 Mhz. 8 GB
NVMe SSD	WD SN550 500G
Integrated Graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 630
Wireless Card	BCM 943602CS
BIOS Version	Version 1301

Working & Not Working

Non-Fuctional

Feature	Status	Dependency	Remarks
Wi-Fi	❌	IO80211FamilyLegacy	Require OCLP in macOS Sonoma

Video and Audio

Feature	Status	Dependency
Full Graphics Accleration (QE/CI)	✅	WhateverGreen.kext
Audio Recording via 3.5mm microphone	✅	AppleALC.kext
Audio Playback after through 3.5mm	✅	AppleALC.kext
Automatic Headphone Output Switching	✅	AppleALC.kext

Power, Charge, Sleep and Hibernation

Feature	Status	Dependency	Remarks
CPU Power Management (SpeedShift)	✅	SSDT-PLUG	Use iMac20,1
NVMe Drive Battery Management	✅
S3 Sleep	✅
Hibernate Mode 25	✅	1. Enter sudo pmset hibernatemode 25 in the terminal 2. Booter-DiscardHibernateMap enable 3. Misc-Boot-Hibernate Mode Auto 4. Third-party SSD enable Kernel-Quirks-ThirdPartyDrivers

Input & Output

Feature	Status	Dependency	Remarks
USB 2.0, USB 3.0	✅	USBPorts.kext	It is recommended to *re-customize* the USB

Display, TrackPad and Keyboard

Feature	Status	Dependency	Remarks
HiDPI	✅		Natively enabled on UHD DP screen external

Refrence

dortania's OpenCore Install Guide
dortania's OpenCore Post Install Guide
dortania Getting Started with ACPI
Configuration.pdf and Differences.pdf in each OpenCore releases.
daliansky/OC-little
OpenCore 简体中文参考手册 (非官方)

No seriously, PLEASE read those.

Requirement

Basic

Flash drive, 4GB or more, for the above purpose.
OCAuxiliaryTools to edit plist files on Windows/macOS.
ProperTree to edit plist files on Windows/macOS.
MaciASL for patching ACPI tables and editing ACPI patches.
HackinTool for diagnosis ONLY. Most of the built-in patches are outdated.
Patience and time, especially if this is your first time Hackintosh-ing.

Hardware Modification

SSD

Samusung PM981/PM981a/PM991 and Micron 2200S is not supported AT ALL. Make sure to switch at least one SSD.

Wireless Card

It is recommended to use Broadcom wireless network card to obtain Better performance and use native functions about「Apple Ecology」

In macOS Sonoma ，Apple has removed IO80211FamilyLegacy, so the Broadcom wireless card need OpenCore Legacy Patcher to recover function.

BIOS Settings

Settings > Advanced > System Agent (SA) Configuration > VT-D: Disabled
Settings > Advanced > System Agent (SA) Configuration > Above 4G Decoding: Enabled
Settings > Advanced > USB Configuration > XHCI Hand-off: Enabled
Settings > Boot > CSM(Compatibility Support Module) > Launch CSM: Disabled
Settings > Boot > Secure Boot > OS Type: Other OS
Settings > Boot > Boot\Boot Configuration > Wait For 'F1' If Error: Disabled

Solve the Windows difference of 8 hours

Running under the Window

Reg add HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\TimeZoneInformation /v RealTimeIsUniversal /t REG_DWORD /d 1

Contribution

If you like this project, please consider supporting it via:

Give it a star!
Buy me a coffee😝.
- Also can WeChat or Alipay
Opening up an issue if you encountered any problem or want to make suggestions.

Attention：Please ask questions according to the predetermined template

Credits

acidanthera for OpenCore.
Apple for macOS.

Attention

This repo is only for sharing and helping install Hackintosh, not for commercial use.

Fu-Yuxuan-hub / ASUS-TUF-GAMING-B460M-PLUS-HACKINTOSH

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