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Opencore EFI for X1C5 6300u ThinkPad X1 Carbon 5th Gen Mac OS X macOS X Sonoma 14.3.1 - macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 - macOS Sequoia 15.0.0
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macOS on Thinkpad X1 Carbon 5th Generation, Model 20K4*

macOS version BIOS MODEL OpenCore LICENSE

SUMMARY:

In short, x1c5-hackintosh is very stable and is currently my daily driver. I quad boot on this machine with Linux, FreeBSD, Windows, MacOS and all provide an enjoyable experience. Overall macOS works fine on this machine.

macOS

grub

thinkpad

NEEDED:

A macOS machine is needed to: Create install drives. A usb key for Opencore and a usb key for macOS Installer.

INSTALL:

Create a bootable EFI drive (format a drive as fat32). Copy over the OpenCore(EFI) files.
Create a bootable macOS install. On a Mac. Download 14.3.1. Using gibMacOS. Install the InstallAssistant.pkg. Show files on macOS Install Sonoma.app. createinstallmedia on a 32GB flashdrive.
Install Sonoma 14.3.1. May take several reboots.
Done.

UPDATE:

If you edit your opencore config.plist and change SecureBootModel from Defaults to Disabled. You will need to Reset NVRam and Clearn NVRAM afterwards. Then you can rerun the macOS Install Sonoma.app after downloading the InstallAssistant.pkg for 14.4.1 using gibMacOS and it will update to Sonoma 14.4.1. It will reboot a few times during the update. Then the second option for macOS update will disapear. You will need to change it back and update Airportitlwm.kext though. As they do not Jive. Download the latest wifi and update the three bluetooth related kexts latest bluetooth

UPDATE 2:

Updated to be able to do a clean install to 14.4.1 from USB Key. Download Release 2. If having bluetooth issues install sleepwatcher and install restartbt to /etc/rc.wake.

UPDATE 3:

Updated to Sequoia. Works with 15.0 and 15.0.1. Download Release 3. Wifi will work with Heliport.

Just use release 1 for 14.3.1, release 2 for 14.4.1, release 3 for 15.0 / 15.0.1 / 15.1.

MY SPECIFICATIONS:

Refer to x1c5-Platform_Specifications for possible stock ThinkPad X1 5th Gen configurations.

Processor Number # of Cores # of Threads Base Frequency Max Turbo Frequency Cache Memory Types Graphics
i5-6300U 2 4 2.4 GHz 3.0 GHz 3 MB LPDDR3-1866 Intel UHD 520

Peripherals:

Two USB 3.1 Gen 1 (Right USB Always On)
Two USB 3.1 Type-C Gen 2 / Thunderbolt 3 (Max 5120x2880 @60Hz)
HDMI 1.4b (Max 4096x2160 @30Hz)
Ethernet via ThinkPad Ethernet Extension Cable Gen 2: I219-LM Ethernet (vPro)
No WWAN
TrackPoint: PS/2
TrackPad: ELAN

Display: 14.0" (355mm) FHD IPS (1920x1080)
Audio: CX11871 Audio Codec
Thunderbolt: Intel JHL6540 (Alpine Ridge 4C) Thunderbolt 3 Bridge

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Credits and Thank You:

@tylernguyen

Attn: Following configuration will likely run on any Lenovo product based on Skylake with a Intel graphics card. May require some tweaking.