https://github.com/alirezatheh/asus-n550jk-hackintosh

A collection of all resources needed to run macOS on an Asus N550JK
https://github.com/alirezatheh/asus-n550jk-hackintosh

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A collection of all resources needed to run macOS on an Asus N550JK

Host: GitHub
URL: https://github.com/alirezatheh/asus-n550jk-hackintosh
Owner: alirezatheh
License: mit
Created: 2021-02-23T15:31:10.000Z (over 4 years ago)
Default Branch: main
Last Pushed: 2025-03-03T18:35:44.000Z (4 months ago)
Last Synced: 2025-03-27T06:51:15.172Z (3 months ago)
Topics: asus, bigsur, bigsur-hackintosh, efi, hackintosh, macos, monterey, monterey-hackintosh, n550, n550jk, n550jx, opencore, opencore-efi
Language: ASL
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Size: 67.4 MB
Stars: 31
Watchers: 1
Forks: 4
Open Issues: 2
Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- Changelog: CHANGELOG.md

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Asus N550JK Hackintosh


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[![macOS](https://badgen.net/badge/macOS/Ventura/orange?icon=apple)](https://www.apple.com/macos/ventura/)



A collection of all resources needed to run macOS on an Asus N550JK

## Specifications

- **Processor**: Intel i7 4710HQ

- **Integrated Graphics**: Intel® HD Graphics 4600

- **Dedicated Graphics**: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 850M

- **Ethernet**: Realtek 8111G

- **Audio**: Realtek ALC668

- **Memory**: 16 GB

- **Wi-Fi and Bluetooth**: Intel(R) Dual Band Wireless N 7260

- **Touchpad**: Elan

## Overview

This is more of a compilation of information and configs from various

repositories and forums than a place where real development happens. This

repository should contain everything needed to get macOS up and running on your

specific Asus N550JK configuration.

## Current Status

- [x] Intel® HD Graphics 4600

- [x] HDMI Output

- [x] Mini Display Port Output (Not tested)

- [x] Internal Speakers

- [x] Internal Microphone

- [x] Combo Jack Headphones

- [x] Combo Jack Microphone

- [x] HDMI Audio Output

- [x] Mini DisplayPort Audio Output (Not tested)

- [x] Sleep and Wake also with lid

- [x] Touchpad with gestures

- [x] Keyboard with backlight

- [x] F1 Sleep key

- [x] F3 and F4 Backlight keys

- [x] F5 and F6 Brightness keys

- [x] F9 Touchpad key

- [x] F10, F11 and F12 Audio keys

- [x] Wi-Fi and Bluetooth

- [x] Ethernet

- [x] Webcam

- [x] Touchscreen

- [x] All Sensors

- [x] Battery

- [x] NVRAM

- [x] macOS Recovery

- [ ] Card Reader

- [ ] NVIDIA GeForce GTX 850M (Disabled)

## Installation

Follow this guide if you have never set up a Hackintosh before.

### USB Creation

To start you need a USB flash drive with at least 16 GB of available storage.

Then you can follow

[this section](https://dortania.github.io/OpenCore-Install-Guide/installer-guide/)

from [dortania](https://github.com/dortania)'s guide to create your bootable

USB.

### Configuring EFI

Download

[latest release EFI](https://github.com/alirezah320/asus-n550jk-hackintosh/releases/latest)

to get the base EFI folder as well as all additional kexts and patches. If your

hardware differs with mine you should modify EFI folder for your exact hardware

configuration. If you don't know how to do that you should probably learn more

about hackintoshing. you can read

[Dortania's OpenCore Install Guide](https://dortania.github.io/OpenCore-Install-Guide/)

for start. Once everything is configured properly, copy the folder into the EFI

partition you have mounted in the previous step.

### Before Installation

#### BIOS Setting

- Advanced:

	- Wake On Lid Open **[ENABLED]**

	- Intel Virtualization Technology **[ENABLED]**

	- Intel AES-NI **[ENABLED]**

	- VT-d **[DISABLED]**

	- SATA Configuration:

		- SATA mode selection **[AHCI]**

	- Graphics configuration:

		- DMVT Pre-Allocated **[64M]**

	- USB Configuration:

		- Legacy USB Support **[ENABLED]**

		- XHCI Pre-Boot Mode **[ENABLED]**

- Boot:

	- Launch PXE OpROM policy **[DISABLED]**

> Warning: The following step is completely optional and a little risky.

> Also you'll need Windows in order to apply it.

- In order to get full screen boot resolution, you must replace `CsmVideo` with

`HermitCsmVideo` developed by Hermit Crab Labs. for this purpose just follow

below steps:

  1. Download

     [latest release BIOS](https://github.com/alirezah320/asus-n550jk-hackintosh/releases/latest)

     to get base requirements. At this point you can just open

     [`N550JKAS.208-modified.rom`](https://github.com/alirezah320/asus-n550jk-hackintosh/blob/main/BIOS/N550JKAS.208-modified.rom)

     with [AMI Firmware Update (AFU)](https://www.ami.com/resources/support-other/)

     for Aptio 4, `Flash` it to your ROM, and skip next steps. But we highly

     recommend to follow next steps and modify your own BIOS.

	2. Extract your current BIOS by opening

	   [AMI Firmware Update (AFU)](https://www.ami.com/resources/support-other/).

	   for Aptio 4 and pressing `Save`.

	3. Open extracted `[BIOS].rom` from previous step using

	   [UEFITool](https://github.com/LongSoft/UEFITool).

	4. Search for `CsmVideo` and replace the body with

	   [HermitCsmVideo.fbd](BIOS/HermitCsmVideo.fbd) and save.

	5. Open the new `[BIOS].rom` file with

	   [AMI Firmware Update (AFU)](https://www.ami.com/resources/support-other/)

	   for Aptio 4 and `Flash` it to your ROM.

#### OpenCore Setting

1. Rename

   [`config.plist`](https://github.com/AlirezaTheH/asus-n550jk-hackintosh/blob/main/EFI/OC/config.plist)

   to `config-backup.plist`.

2. Rename

   [`install-config.plist`](https://github.com/AlirezaTheH/asus-n550jk-hackintosh/blob/main/EFI/OC/install-config.plist)

   to `config.plist`.

### Installation Process

After having created the installer USB flash drive, you are ready to install

macOS on your laptop. Then you can follow

[this section](https://dortania.github.io/OpenCore-Install-Guide/installation/installation-process.html)

from [dortania](https://github.com/dortania)'s guide to install your macOS.

### After Installation

Congratulations! You have successfully booted and installed macOS. At this

point, you just need to follow next final steps to complete your installation.

#### BIOS Setting

For fixing CFG lock follow

[this section](https://dortania.github.io/OpenCore-Post-Install/misc/msr-lock.html)

from [dortania](https://github.com/dortania)'s guide.

#### Root Patching

Open

[OpenCore Legacy Patcher](https://github.com/dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher]),

then from main menu select `Post-Install Root Patch` > `Start Root Patching`.

#### OpenCore Setting

1. Rename `config-backup.plist` to `config.plist`.

2. Rename `config.plist` to `install-config.plist`.

#### Wi-Fi Setting

Download and install [HeliPort](https://github.com/OpenIntelWireless/HeliPort)

which is Intel Wi-Fi client for

[itlwm](https://github.com/OpenIntelWireless/itlwm).

### Updating masOS

- Before every macOS update, switch the config files like the

  `OpenCore Setting` step before installation.

- After every masOS update apply the [`Root Patching`](#root-patching) again

  and switch the config files like `OpenCore Setting` step after installation.

## Issues

### Audio

Combo Jack is buggy. External microphone is detected, but by default it isn't

active and also not auto switchable. So you need to select it manually in

**System Preferences** and replug it to make it work! I've tried `3`, `20`,

`27`, `28` for `layout-id` but `29` was the best. Then I thought that there is

something wrong with AppleHDA patching and tried to use

[this guide](https://osxlatitude.com/forums/topic/1946-complete-applehda-patching-guide/)

and add a custom codec to [AppleALC](https://github.com/acidanthera/AppleALC),

but that made no difference. I also tried to modify

[ALCPlugFix](https://github.com/Sniki/ALCPlugFix),

[ComboJack](https://github.com/lvs1974/ComboJack) and

[CodecCommander](https://github.com/RehabMan/EAPD-Codec-Commander) for ALC668

but none of them seems to be worked.

### Card Reader

Card Reader is not detected. I've tried

[Sinetek-rtsx](https://github.com/cholonam/Sinetek-rtsx), but no luck. Maybe try

[this](https://www.noobsplanet.com/index.php?threads/fix-internal-external-card-reader-hackintosh-guide.32/)

later.

### Dedicated Graphics

Will never work because of Nvidia Optimus and Apple completely dropped Nvidia

support beginning with Mojave. Thus it's completely disabled to save power.

## Acknowledgements

- [Apple](https://www.apple.com) for macOS and Xcode

- [Acidanthera](https://github.com/acidanthera) for

  [OpenCorePkg](https://github.com/acidanthera/OpenCorePkg),

  [Lilu](https://github.com/acidanthera/Lilu),

  [AppleALC](https://github.com/acidanthera/AppleALC),

  [VirtualSMC](https://github.com/acidanthera/VirtualSMC),

  [VoodooPS2](https://github.com/acidanthera/VoodooPS2),

  [WhateverGreen](https://github.com/acidanthera/WhateverGreen),

  [CPUFriend](https://github.com/acidanthera/CPUFriend),

  [BlueToolFixup](https://github.com/acidanthera/BrcmPatchRAM),

  [FeatureUnlock](https://github.com/acidanthera/FeatureUnlock),

  [NVMeFix](https://github.com/acidanthera/NVMeFix),

  [AMFIPass](https://github.com/dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/tree/main/payloads/Kexts/Acidanthera) and

  [MaciASL](https://github.com/acidanthera/MaciASL)

- [Pike R. Alpha](https://github.com/Piker-Alpha),

  [onemanOSX](https://github.com/onemanosx) and

  [Acidanthera](https://github.com/acidanthera) for

  [CPUFriendDataProvider](https://www.olarila.com/topic/5693-guide-ssdt-with-pikes-pm-script-and-use-with-cpufriend/)

- [VoodooI2C Team](https://github.com/VoodooI2C/VoodooI2C/graphs/contributors) for

  [VoodooI2C](https://github.com/VoodooI2C/VoodooI2C)

- [dortania](https://github.com/dortania) for

  [OpenCore Install Guide](https://dortania.github.io/OpenCore-Install-Guide/) and

  [OpenCore Legacy Patcher](https://github.com/dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher)

- [OpenIntelWireless](https://github.com/OpenIntelWireless) for

  [AthBluetoothFirmware](https://github.com/OpenIntelWireless/IntelBluetoothFirmware),

  [itlwm](https://github.com/OpenIntelWireless/itlwm) and

  [HeliPort](https://github.com/OpenIntelWireless/HeliPort)

- [Hiep Bao Le](https://github.com/hieplpvip) for

  [AsusSMC](https://github.com/hieplpvip/AsusSMC)

- [Laura Müller](https://github.com/Mieze) for

  [RealtekRTL8111](https://github.com/Mieze/RTL8111_driver_for_OS_X)

- [ami](https://www.ami.com) for

  [AMI Firmware Update (AMU)](https://www.ami.com/resources/support-other/)

- [LongSoft](https://github.com/LongSoft) for

  [UEFITool](https://github.com/LongSoft/UEFITool)

- [CorpNewt](https://github.com/corpnewt) for

  [ProperTree](https://github.com/corpnewt/ProperTree)

- [headzake](https://github.com/headkaze) for

  [Hackintool](https://github.com/headkaze/Hackintool)

- [fatcatsoftware](https://www.fatcatsoftware.com) for

  [Plist Edit Pro](https://www.fatcatsoftware.com/plisteditpro/)

- [mackie100projects](https://mackie100projects.altervista.org) for

  [OpenCore Configurator](https://mackie100projects.altervista.org/opencore-configurator/)

- Hermit Crab Labs for HermitCsmVideo

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