OpenCore running on MSI CX61-2PC

Hardware Specs

Device	Model
CPU	Intel® Core™ i7-4712MQ
RAM	16GB 1600 MHz DDR3
GPU	Intel® HD Graphics 4600
Audio	Realtek AC269
WiFi	Intel® Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260
Ethernet	Qualcomm Atheros© E2200

What's working

• HDMI output (including audio output)
• Speakers and headphones
• Webcam
• Keyboard (including FN keys) & touchpad
• Bluetooth and WiFi
• Ethernet port
• Micro SD card reader
• CPU fan control
• Wake and sleep

What's not working

• NVIDIA© Geforce 820M

  • macOS does not support switchable graphics cards

• Special keys (Eject, Screen off, ECO mode, SCM, Airplane mode)

  • More information on how to make them work again can be found in the Miscellaneous Fixes section

• Wi-Fi and Bluetooth LEDs

  • As a quick fix, to enable Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, boot into Windows, run SCM, and activate them from there.
    Repeat these steps each you turn off Wi-Fi or Bluetooth from macOS

Not tested

• VGA Port

BIOS Settings

Change the graphics aperture size to 64 MB

1. Unlock CFG

2. After booting up in Modified GRUB Shell, run the following command:

   setup_var_cv Setup 0x57 0x01 0x00
   

3. Finally, write this command:

   setup_var_cv Setup 0x2B6 0x01 0x02
   

ACPI

Required SSDTs

SSDT	Comments
SSDT-FANQ	CPU fan control Decompiled SSDT available here
SSDT-KYBD	Enables numeric lock LED at boot Changes layout to ISO Maps brightness keys to F14 and F15
SSDT-GPRW	Fixes wake up from sleeping
SSDT-HPET	Fixes IRQ conflicts (the following patches must be applied in OpenCore) Decompiled SSDT available here
SSDT-NoHybGfx	Disables discrete graphics card Decompiled SSDT available here
SSDT-PLUG	Fixes power management Decompiled SSDT available here
SSDT-PNLF	Adds backlight control support

Kexts

Hardware specific kexts

Name	Comment
Airportltlwm	Enables WiFi
BlueToolFixup	Enables Bluetooth (Airportltlwm needed)
MSIFanService	CPU fan control Used alongside MSI EC Control / MSI Fan Control
VoodooPS2	Enables Keyboard and Touchpad

Configuration Specifics

DeviceProperties

• PciRoot(0x0)/Pci(0x1F,0x3)

  Key	Type	Value
  layout-id	Number	2

• PciRoot(0x0)/Pci(0x2,0x0)

  Key	Type	Value	Comment
  APPL,ig-platform-id	Data	0700260D	Enables HDMI output
  device-id	Data	12040000	Fake device for Intel® HD Graphics 4600 Mobile
  agdpmod	String	vit9696	Fixes lag at login screen

Kernel

• Quirks:

  AppleCpuPmCfgLock set to False

  Only after disabling CFG-Lock

PlatformInfo:

• Generic -> SystemProductName

  MacBookPro11,4 or MacBookPro14,1

  MacBookPro14,1 is for macOS Ventura

Miscellaneous Fixes

Graphics hardware acceleration in macOS Ventura

1. Download OpenCore Legacy Patcher
2. Run it and apply Post Install Volume Patches

Special keys (Eject, Screen off, ECO mode, SCM, Airplane mode)

See here: Special Keys Mapping