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kreizlie / Lenovo-Yoga-260-Hackintosh

Hackintosh machine using OpenCore bootloader on Lenovo Yoga 260, with multi-gesture trackpad (SMBus) and touchscreen (I2C)
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Using Windows with Wacom driver disables touchscreen on macOS #4

Open k3lwin opened 3 years ago

k3lwin commented 3 years ago

I'm setting up dualboot with latest Windows 10 and macOS Big Sur using your guide and had a bit of a problem. When i'm rebooting from Windows to macOS touchscreen stops working, both finger and pen input. NVRAM reset does not help. I even replaced SSD with a known working macOS I made earlier but touch still did not work. However, booting into any Linux with touch support restores touch functionality, so this is a workaround for now when I'm not switching back and forth between Win and macOS.

I'm not sure if problem can be resolved by updating your custom kext. I suspect Wacom driver disables touch when logging out from Windows, so problem could be solved by: -Removing touch driver from Windows -Tweaking Windows Wacom utility/driver to not disable touch on shutdown -Enabling touch from macOS, whether by hack or compatible Wacom utility.

I'll investigate it a bit more on my own. If you have a better solution - please let me know.

cyberfunk commented 2 years ago

Hi if you're still monitoring this thread can you tell me what use you get with touchscreen on MacOS? I just disabled it because there is no double click or two finger scrolling in my experience. Also there is no on screen keyboard for input when the Lenovo Yoga is folded in tablet mode. It was more of a novelty and not useable in my experience.

k3lwin commented 2 years ago

Hi! Yep, I'm still using it. Two finger scrolling works for me though single finger scrolling doesn't, not a huge deal for me. Touchscreen under MacOS is almost never my primary pointing device, it's just easier to reach and tap a button or swipe to dismiss a notification. Video controls in tabletop mode works too. I sometimes check inventory with Excel sheets, it's way neater in tablet mode with pen. I find MacOS itself lacking though. I had to disable SIP through recovery just to install a driver for Ethernet dongle. My i7-7500U with 16GB RAM is obviously struggling, I never experienced that under Linux, and it's getting noticeably worse. Touchscreen support is obviously not a priority for Apple. Filesystem support is just sad. I find myself limited by MacOS more than by any other modern OS I've used. I'm concidering swithcing to Elementary or even Windows 11 + Linux VM. Or even moving on to some Ryzen 2-in-1 with Vega 8, I'd get more use out of it in business trips. Only thing I'm going to miss is SoundSource.

cyberfunk commented 2 years ago

Thank you so much for providing your experience. I can tell that like me you really push to get exactly what you need out of the operating system of your choice. I've tried Windows 10 and Linux as well and I just can't get what I need. What I love about macOS is the plethora of 3rd party software that can enhance the experience. I use keyboard shortcuts quite a bit and as a DJ I depend heavily on a tagging app called Yate that's not available for any other platform. I tried my hardest multiple times to get Windows 7 8 and 10 configured as close as I could to macOS and I just could not get there. Windows explorer compared to Finder at least up to Windows 10 was lacking and as far as keyboard shortcuts I could not find a solution as fluid and integrated as BetterTouch Tool for macOS. Also i use Final Cut Pro which is incredible and intuitive and only available for macOS. Linux was just beyond me and i could not even figure out the basics of installing software as I kept running into errors trying to do the most basic of installations and setups using terminal (or whatever it's called in Linux). What I really like about your last post is that it proves that we need all of these options as creatives and enterprise business users alike to get what they need. There is no one size fits all. Hackintosh really gives you another valuable tool to explore all of these options and find the solutions that work for you. regarding touch screen maybe Big Sur or Monterey bring the features I need to make Touch with macOS viable. For the time being I'm sticking with Mojave because like you experienced Apple is throttling and manipulating older "underpowered" hardware with each subsequent release of macOS. Catalina ran like molasses on my last 2014 macBook Pro while Mojave was smooth as butter. It is clear to me that Apple is trying to push users to upgrade their hardware to Apple's more expensive late model equipment. Rant over. All the best to you and happy new year!