Welcome to my MSI GS66 hackintosh EFI build log and troubleshooting repository.
The directories and files are pretty self-explanatory:
Please note that SMBIOS data values (ie serials, hardware uuids...) have been redacted. If you wish to use this EFI, please generate your own info and adjust the config.plist accordingly.
If you do not have an MSI GS66, you may still find the undervolting and sleep dGPU fixes helpful as they are almost universally applicable.
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Function | Performance |
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USB Patching | Excellent |
Sleep* | Excellent |
Disable dGPU | Excellent |
Enable iGPU | Excellent |
300hz Support | Excellent |
Audio | Excellent |
WiFi** | Very Good |
Ethernet | Not Tested |
Bluetooth | Excellent |
Thunderbolt | Not Tested |
CPU Optimisation | Excellent |
Battery*** | Very Good |
Undervolting | Excellent |
Trackpad | Excellent |
Brightness & Sound Keys | Excellent |
General stability | Excellent |
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*Sleep functions properly even over longer periods and the time it takes for the laptop to wake is relatively proportional to how long the machine has been asleep. Undervolted values are consistently applied in every instance except INCLUDING wake from auto-sleep (ie screen dims then sleeps after X amount of time idling)
**itlwm may fail to run (see misc folder for solution) and is sometimes slow to start up on boot or requires manually connecting to saved networks. Once connected, generally very stable with rare dips in signal strength that are negligible in terms of impacting the overall experience.
***Battery life seems reasonably solid. Around 6 hours on high brightness (2 ticks below max) with RGB keys turned on while web browsing, watching videos, using google maps streetview... CPUFriend is enabled (800mhz + default settings). Room for further tweaks in future. Users may wish to reduce refresh rate (see misc).
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Component | Details |
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Processor | Intel i7-10750H Hexa Core |
RAM | 32GB DDR4 |
SSD | NVMe |
iGPU | Intel UHD 630 Graphics |
Monitor | 15.6" FHD 300Hz |
Audio | Dynaudio Speakers 2W |
WiFi & Bluetooth | Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201(2*2 ax) w/ Bluetooth 5.0 |
OS Version | Catalina 10.15.7 (w/o Security Update 2021-004) |
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Massive thank you to user Phu54321 for taking the time to share his vast knowledge and alternative EFI, both of which served as invaluable references in the development of this update!
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