Hackintosh: OpenCore EFI for HP Pavilion 15-eh2xxx Laptop

Table of Contents

• Specifications
• What Works
• What Doesn't Work
• Bios Options
• Kexts Used
• SSDTs Used
• Credits

Specifications

Component	Model
CPU	AMD Ryzen™ 7 5825U (8 cores, 16 threads)
RAM	16GB DDR4-3200 MHz
iGPU	AMD Radeon™ Graphics (Barcelo/Vega)
Display	15.6" FHD (1920 x 1080), IPS, 60Hz
NVMe	Intel SSDPEKNU010TZH 1TB
Audio	Realtek (AppleALC layout-id 13)
Wireless	Realtek RTL8852BE (PCIe - Unsupported) / Intel AX200 (PCIe - Supported) / Realtek RTL8812AU (USB - Supported via RtWlanU)
Bluetooth	Realtek [0bda:b85c] (Unsupported) / Intel AX200 (Supported)

What Works

Item	Status	Notes
CPU	✅	AMD Vanilla Kernel Patches (8 Core config)
iGPU	✅⚠️	Hardware acceleration via NootedRed. Some minor glitches possible. Note: Memoji avatars can cause significant lag during rendering (e.g., on the lockscreen)
Screen brightness	✅	Native brightness control supported via SSDT-PNLF
Fn Keys	✅	Supported via BrightnessKeys.kext
USB	✅	Mapped via USBToolBox & UTBMap
Keyboard	✅	VoodooPS2Controller
Audio	✅	AppleALC with layout-id 13
Microphone	✅	Supported via AMDMicrophone
Trackpad	✅	VoodooI2C (I2C HID mode)
Webcam	✅	Native support (UVC)
WIFI	✅	Internal Intel AX200 (See WiFi Upgrade) or USB WLAN (RTL8812AU) via RtWlanU
Bluetooth	✅	Internal Intel AX200 (See WiFi Upgrade)
Battery	✅	SMCBatteryManager & ECEnabler
Shutdown/Reboot	✅	No issues
Sleep/Wake up	✅	Working (See BIOS Options)

OpenCore version: 1.0.6

Tested macOS versions

• Sequoia (15.x)

What Doesn't Work

Item	Status	Notes
Stock Bluetooth	❌	Realtek Bluetooth is not supported
Fingerprint Reader	❌	No macOS support for Elan/Goodix sensors
Stock PCIe WiFi	❌	RTL8852BE is not supported. Use USB WiFi or replace card

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You CAN NOT use SMBIOS from this repository, it MUST be unique for every macOS installation

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Internal WiFi & Bluetooth Upgrade

If you replaced the internal WiFi card with an Intel card (AX200 in my case), both WiFi and Bluetooth work on macOS Sequoia.

To enable them, you must follow this guide: Native Wifi for Hackintoshes with Intel Wireless cards on macOS Sequoia.

Important

The required kexts for this upgrade (AirportItlwm, IntelBluetoothFirmware, BlueToolFixup, etc.) are already included in the EFI/OC/Kexts folder. However, they are disabled by default in Config.plist to avoid compatibility issues for users who haven't replaced their card. You must enable them manually in your Config.plist following the guide above.

BIOS Options

• Turn off Secure Boot
• Increase VRAM to 1GB (via UMAF)
• Enable Above 4G decoding (Available in UMAF)
• Enable Re-Size BAR support (Available in UMAF)
  • Note: If Re-Size BAR is enabled, you MUST:
    • Remove npci=0x3000 from your boot-args in Config.plist.
    • Set Booter -> Quirks -> ResizeAppleGpuBars to 0.
    • Set UEFI -> Quirks -> ResizeGpuBars to 0.
• Fix Sleep: Set S3/Modern Standby Support to S3 enable (Available in UMAF)

Warning

Updating EFI may require clearing NVRAM to take full effect

Kexts Used

Kext	Description
Lilu.kext	Patch engine needed for most other kexts
VirtualSMC.kext	SMC emulator
NootedRed.kext	AMD Vega/Raven/Renoir/Cezanne/Barcelo iGPU support
ECEnabler.kext	Allows battery status on many laptops
BrightnessKeys.kext	Handler for brightness keys
SMCBatteryManager.kext	Battery monitoring
AMDRyzenCPUPowerManagement.kext	Power management for AMD CPUs
SMCAMDProcessor.kext	Sensor plugin for AMD CPU monitoring
AppleALC.kext	Audio patching
AMDMicrophone.kext	Digital Microphone support for AMD
USBToolBox.kext	USB mapping framework (Generated via USBMap)
UTBMap.kext	Custom USB map for this specific device (Generated via USBMap)
VoodooPS2Controller.kext	PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse support
VoodooI2C.kext	I2C bus support for Trackpad
VoodooI2CHID.kext	I2C HID device support
NullEthernet.kext	Spoofs an Ethernet device for iServices
HoRNDIS.kext	USB Tethering support
RestrictEvents.kext	Patches for various system features
RtWlanU.kext & RtWlanU1827.kext	Support for Realtek USB WiFi adapters

SSDTs Used

SSDT	Description
SSDT-USBX.aml	USB Power management (Generated via SSDTTime)
SSDT-RTCAWAC.aml	Fixes RTC issues on newer platforms (Generated via SSDTTime)
SSDT-PLUG-ALT.aml	Fixes CPU power management definitions for newer AMD CPUs (Generated via SSDTTime)
SSDT-EC.aml	Fake Embedded Controller (Generated via SSDTTime)
SSDT-XOSI.aml	Spoofs Windows to enable various ACPI features (Generated via SSDTTime)
SSDT-PNLF.aml	Backlight support for laptop screens
SSDT-RMNE.aml	Used with NullEthernet.kext

Credits

• Dortania's OpenCore Install Guide
• ChefKiss's NootedRed Guide
• AMD-OSX Discord and Community
• Acidanthera for OpenCore and many kexts