Lenovo T530 OpenCore 1.0.3 v2.0

Changelog

2024-12-15: Maintenance update and new issues

• Updated OpenCore to v1.0.3 nightly
• Updated Drivers and Kexts
• Tested with macOS Sonoma 14.7.2 and Sequoia 15.3.1
• Deleted unused themes (Syrah, Chardonny and Enter Twilight)
• Added macOS 15 icons to GoldenGate theme
• Issues:
  • The SDCard Reader kext (VoodooSDHC) stopped working somewhere between Big Sur and Sonoma. No fix in sight.

Important

• Reset NVRAM on first time boot
• Apply Root Patches with OCLP in Post-Install to get working graphics acceleration (macOS 12+) and Wi-Fi (macOS 14+)
• Change hibernatemode from 0 to 25 (or 3) in Post-Install via pmset or Hackintool to enable hibernation!
• Don't update VoodooPS2Controller.kext
• Don't update VoodooSDHC.kext
• Don't use YogaSMC.kext – it crashes the system on boot since it requires Acidanthera's version of VoodooPS2Controller which doesn't work well with the T530's TrackPad.

Caution

• Don't install Security Response Updates (RSR) introduced in macOS 13! They will fail to install on pre-Haswell systems. More info here.
• Don't update VoodooPS2Controller.kext
• Don't update VoodooSDHC.kext
• Don't use YogaSMC.kext – it crashes the system on boot since it requires Acidanthera's version of VoodooPS2Controller which doesn't work well with the T530's TrackPad.

Lenovo T530 Clover r5160 v1.0

Changelog

2024-12-14: Added Sequoia 15.1.1 Support

Tested with macOS Sonoma 14.7.2 and Sequoia 15.1.1. This EFI folder should be compatible all the way back to macOS Big Sur.

Changes:

• Updated Clover to r5160 nightly
• Updated Kexts, added support for macOS 15
• Some Maintenance

Important

• Apply Root Patches with OCLP in Post-Install to enable graphics acceleration (macOS 12+) and Wi-Fi (macOS 14+)!
• Change hibernatemode from 0 to 25 (or 3) in Post-Install via pmset or Hackintool to enable hibernation!
• The SD Card Reader kext (VoodooSDHC) is no longer working in Sonoma+. So, if you need SD Card support, either fix the kext or get yourself a USB Card reader!
• In order to disable Gatekeeper in macOS Sequoia you need to use Sentinel 1.6 (Instructions).

Caution

• Don't install Security Response Updates (RSR) introduced in macOS 13! They will fail to install on pre-Haswell systems. More info here.
• Don't update VoodooPS2Controller.kext
• Don't update VoodooSDHC.kext
• Don't use YogaSMC.kext – it crashes the system on boot since it requires Acidanthera's version of VoodooPS2Controller which doesn't work well with the T530's TrackPad.

Lenovo T530 OpenCore 1.0.3 v1.0

Changelog

2024-10-25: BT fix for Sequoia

• Updated OpenCore to v1.0.3 nightly
• Updated Drivers and Kexts
• Tested with macOS Sonoma 14.7. and Sequoia 15.1
• Deleted AdvancedMap_Sonoma.kext
• Deleted AdvancedMap_Sequoia.kext
• Compiled and added AdvancedMap.kext compatible with macOS Monterey and newer
• Added NVRAM Parameters so BT is available in Sequoia

Important

• Reset NVRAM on first time boot
• Apply Root Patches with OCLP in Post-Install to get working graphics acceleration (macOS 12+) and Wi-Fi (macOS 14+)
• Change hibernatemode from 0 to 25 (or 3) in Post-Install via pmset or Hackintool to enable hibernation!
• Don't update VoodooPS2Controller.kext
• Don't update VoodooSDHC.kext
• Don't use YogaSMC.kext – it crashes the system on boot since it requires Acidanthera's version of VoodooPS2Controller which doesn't work well with the T530's TrackPad.

Lenovo T530 OpenCore 1.0.2 v2.0

Changelog

2024-09-02: Sequoia Support

• Updated OpenCore to v1.0.2 nightly
• Updated Drivers and Kexts
• Added AdvancedMap.kext v4.0 and renamed it to AdvancedMap_Sequoia.kext
• Renamed AdvancedMap.kext v3.0 to AdvancedMap_Sonoma.kext
• Added MinKernel and MaxKernel to AdvancedMap kext so they load for the corresponding macOS versions
• Requires Nightly build of OCLP from Sequoia Development Branch (details)

Important

• Apply Root Patches with OCLP in Post-Install to get working graphics acceleration (macOS 12+) and Wi-Fi (macOS 14)
• Change hibernatemode from 0 to 25 (or 3) in Post-Install via pmset or Hackintool to enable hibernation!

Caution

• Don't install Security Response Updates (RSR) introduced in macOS 13! They will fail to install on pre-Haswell systems. More info here.
• Don't update VoodooPS2Controller.kext
• Don't update VoodooSDHC.kext
• Don't use YogaSMC.kext – it crashes the system on boot since it requires Acidanthera's version of VoodooPS2Controller which doesn't work well with the T530's TrackPad.

Lenovo T530 OpenCore 1.0.2 v1.0

Changelog

2024-08-20: Maintenance update

Tested successfully with macOS Sonoma 14.6.1. Use OCLP 1.6.0 Nightly or newer for root patching!

• Updated OpenCore to v1.0.2 nightly
• Updated Drivers and Kexts

Important

• Apply Root Patches with OCLP in Post-Install to get working graphics acceleration (macOS 12+) and Wi-Fi (macOS 14)
• Change hibernatemode from 0 to 25 (or 3) in Post-Install via pmset or Hackintool to enable hibernation!

Caution

• Don't install Security Response Updates (RSR) introduced in macOS 13! They will fail to install on pre-Haswell systems. More info here.
• Don't update VoodooPS2Controller.kext
• Don't update VoodooSDHC.kext
• Don't use YogaSMC.kext – it crashes the system on boot since it requires Acidanthera's version of VoodooPS2Controller which doesn't work well with the T530's TrackPad.

Lenovo T530 OpenCore 0.9.9 v1.0

Changelog

2024-02-18: OC 0.9.9 Maintenance update for macOS 14.4 beta support

Tested successfully with macOS Mojave to Sonoma 14.4 beta. Use OCLP 1.4.0 Nightly or newer for patching!

• Updated OpenCore to 0.9.9 Nightly
• Updated IOSkywalkFamily.kext

Important

• Apply Root Patches with OCLP in Post-Install to get working graphics acceleration (macOS 12+) and Wi-Fi (macOS 14)
• Change hibernatemode from 0 to 25 (or 3) in Post-Install via pmset or Hackintool to enable hibernation!
• If auto-connect to Wifi doesn't work any more after upgrading to macOS 14.4, forget the coneection and sign in again.

Caution

• Don't install Security Response Updates (RSR) introduced in macOS 13! They will fail to install on pre-Haswell systems. More info here.
• Don't update VoodooPS2Controller.kext
• Don't update VoodooSDHC.kext
• Don't use YogaSMC.kext – it crashes the system on boot since it requires Acidanthera's version of VoodooPS2Controller which doesn't work well with the T530's TrackPad.

Lenovo T530 Clover r5156 v2.0

2024-01-04: Fixed idle sleep, hibernation, improved IRQ fixes

Tested successfully with macOS Mojave to Sonoma 14.3 Beta (23D5033f).

• Updated Clover to r5156 (commit)
• Updated Drivers and Kexts
• ACPI
  • Added SSDT-IRQ-FIXES.aml → Fixes IRQ without any binary renames or other Clover fixes
• CONFIG:
  • Disabled ACPI Fixes FixHPET, FixIPIC, FixRTC, FixRTC and FixTIMR → I've developed a better fix which doesn't require any DSDT patches (explanation)

Important

• Apply Root Patches with OCLP in Post-Install to get working graphics acceleration (macOS 12+) and Wi-Fi (macOS 14)
• Change hibernatemode from 0 to 25 (or 3) in Post-Install via pmset or Hackintool to enable hibernation!

Caution

• Don't install Security Response Updates (RSR) introduced in macOS 13! They will fail to install on pre-Haswell systems. More info here.
• Don't update VoodooPS2Controller.kext
• Don't update VoodooSDHC.kext
• Don't use YogaSMC.kext – it crashes the system on boot since it requires Acidanthera's version of VoodooPS2Controller which doesn't work well with the T530's TrackPad.

Lenovo T530 OpenCore 0.9.8 v1.0

Changelog

2023-12-14: OC 0.9.8 Maintenance update for macOS 14.3 support

Tested successfully with macOS Mojave to Sonoma 14.3. Use OCLP 1.3.0 or newer for patching!

• Updated OpenCore to 0.9.8 Nightly
• Updated Drivers and Kexts

Important

• Apply Root Patches with OCLP in Post-Install to get working graphics acceleration (macOS 12+) and Wi-Fi (macOS 14)
• Change hibernatemode from 0 to 25 (or 3) in Post-Install via pmset or Hackintool to enable hibernation!

Caution

• Don't install Security Response Updates (RSR) introduced in macOS 13! They will fail to install on pre-Haswell systems. More info here.
• Don't update VoodooPS2Controller.kext
• Don't update VoodooSDHC.kext
• Don't use YogaSMC.kext – it crashes the system on boot since it requires Acidanthera's version of VoodooPS2Controller which doesn't work well with the T530's TrackPad.

Lenovo T530 Clover r5156 v1.0

Changelog

2023-12-08: Final Clover Release

Tested successfully with macOS Mojave to Sonoma 14.2 (23C63). Use OCLP 1.3.0 beta for patching! Thanks to @jozews321 for fixing hibernation.

• Updated Clover r51656 commit bdb7a95d9. Last one where BlockSkywalk works!
• Updated Drivers and Kexts
• CONFIG
  • NVRAM/Add: Changed hbfx-ahbm from 1 to 129 → Prohibits the system from full wake when attempting to transition from S3 to S4 sleep state (hibernation). Only relevant for hibernatemode 3.

Important

• Apply Root Patches with OCLP in Post-Install to get working graphics acceleration (macOS 12+) and Wi-Fi (macOS 14)
• Change hibernatemode from 0 to 25 (or 3) in Post-Install via pmset or Hackintool to enable hibernation!

Caution

• Don't install Security Response Updates (RSR) introduced in macOS 13! They will fail to install on pre-Haswell systems. More info here.
• Don't update VoodooPS2Controller.kext
• Don't update VoodooSDHC.kext
• Don't use YogaSMC.kext – it crashes the system on boot since it requires Acidanthera's version of VoodooPS2Controller which doesn't work well with the T530's TrackPad.

Lenovo T530 OpenCore 0.9.7 v3.0

Changelog

2023-12-05: Fixed idle sleep and Hibernation!

Tested successfully with macOS Mojave to Sonoma 14.2 (23C63). Use OCLP 1.3.0 beta for patching! Thanks to @jozews321 for helping to fix hibernation.

• Updated OpenCore to 0.9.7 Nightly
• Updated Drivers and Kexts
• CONFIG
  • Kernel/Patch: Disabled "RTC Wake Scheduling" patch. No longer needed.
  • Misc/Boot: Enabled HibernateSkipsPicker for a more seamless wake from hibernation.
  • Misc/Boot/HibernateMode: Changed it from Auto to NVRAM → Fixes idle sleep
  • NVRAM/Add: Changed hbfx-ahbm from 1 to 129 → Prohibits the system from full wake when attempting to transition from S3 to S4 sleep state (hibernation). Only relevant for hibernatemode 3.
  • UEFI/ReservedMemory: Added entry → Fixes black screen issue after waking from hibernation (enable if needed)

Important

• Apply Root Patches with OCLP in Post-Install to get working graphics acceleration (macOS 12+) and Wi-Fi (macOS 14)
• Change hibernatemode from 0 to 25 (or 3) in Post-Install via pmset or Hackintool to enable hibernation!

Caution

• Don't install Security Response Updates (RSR) introduced in macOS 13! They will fail to install on pre-Haswell systems. More info here.
• Don't update VoodooPS2Controller.kext
• Don't update VoodooSDHC.kext
• Don't use YogaSMC.kext – it crashes the system on boot since it requires Acidanthera's version of VoodooPS2Controller which doesn't work well with the T530's TrackPad.