Big Sur on HP Spectre x360 13 (with setup guide/repo)

<a class='btn-link text-primary' href='/2020/12/install-macos-big-sur-on-supported-pc.html'>Big Sur</a> on HP Spectre x360 13 (with setup guide/repo)

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Setup guide (in progress) can be found at: https://github.com/alex-spataru/HP-Spectre-4101dx-Hackintosh

Works:

  • Graphics acceleration
  • Audio
  • Intel WiFi (via itlwm + HeliPort)
  • Brightness controls
  • Camera
  • Bluetooth

In progress:

Hardware Information:

  • CPU: Intel Core i7 (Broadwell)
  • GPU: Intel HD Graphics 5500
  • RAM: 8 GB DDR3
  • Audio codec: ALC286 (Layout 3)
  • WiFi: Intel Wireless 7265
  • Laptop model: HP Spectre x360 13-4101dx

Bootloader/KEXTs:

  • OpenCore 0.6
  • AppleALC
  • VirtualSMC
  • VoodooPS2Controller
  • CPUFriend (still needs to be configured)
  • WhateverGreen
  • itlwm

All kexts used are compiled from the latest commits (as of today), the Jun releases did not work with Big Sur and caused a lot of issues initialy.

Author: @daspat