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macOS Big Sur on Acer Nitro 5 AN515-54 with OpenCore 0.7.2 EFI folder.

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Configuration

Specifications Details
Laptop Model AN515-54 59CA
Processor Intel® Core™ i5-9300H
Graphics Intel® UHD Graphics 630 & Nvidia GeForce® GTX 1650
RAM 16GB DDR4-2666Mhz
Disk Micron 2200 1TBb PCIe® NVMe™ & KIOXIA KXG60PNV512G NVME 512 GB SSD
Audio Realtek HD Audio ALC255
Wifi Intel(R) Wireless-AC 9560 160MHz
Ethernet RealTek RTL8168/8111 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet

What's working

  • Audio (Input & Output)
  • iGPU
  • ACPI Display brightness
  • Ethernet
  • Sleep + Wake
  • Smart Touchpad + Gestures
  • WiFi (2.4Ghz and 5GHz)
  • Native hotkey support with Fn keys
  • iServices (Messages, FaceTime, etc.)

What's not working

  • GTX 1650 (macOS does not support recent Nvidia GPUs).
  • HDMI port (since it's connected to the GTX 1650).
  • Micron 2200 series SSD won't support. Have to disable in BIOS before booting.

If you still want to use an external monitor, you can by a USB 3.0 to HDMI adapter.

The one I'm currently using is: https://www.amazon.in/dp/B013G4CJM8/?coliid=I21IXZ0W5ZAFHX&colid=IWBALZYIADBW&psc=0&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it

If anyone interested to buy, DM Me on any of my social mentioned in Profile. I have one to sell.

Installation

How To Install

  • Format your USB "non-bootable" using RUFUS and delete any leftover in USB(autoruns).
  • Create directory "EFI" in your EFI Partition (eg. Pendrive or Haarddrive).
  • Clone this repo and paste contents of "EFI" directory (BOOT and OC) onto created directory.
  • Download GenSMBIOS to generate unique SMBIOS information. Run it and select Generate SMBIOS, as model select MacBookPro16,4.
  • Open config.plist with ProperTree and go to platforminfo > Generic. Set MLB( Board Serial), SystemSerialNumber(Serial), and SystemUUID (SmUUID) to generate values.
  • Boot it!.

First-time installation

  • Set-up the BIOS configuration:
    • Boot to BIOS by pressing F2 during boot.
    • In the Main screen, enable F12 boot menu, disable Fast Boot, then press Ctrl+S and change the new SATA mode option to AHCI.
    • In the Boot screen, disable secure boot.
    • Finally, go to the Exit screen and select "Exit saving changes".
  • Read through the following tutorial to create a bootable USB, and then place the EFI folder inside it:
  • You should add Serial Number, UUID, MLB and ROM details to Config -> PlatformInfo -> Generic if you want to get iServices working as explained here.

Post Install

  • Clone the ComboJack repo and run the installer inside the ComboJack_Installer folder to get the jack port working correctly.
  • Run the following commands for sleep wake:
    sudo pmset -a hibernatemode 0
    sudo pmset -a autopoweroff 0
    sudo pmset -a standby 0
    sudo pmset -a proximitywake 0
    

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