MSI-Bravo-15 Hackintosh EFI

MSI Bravo 15 B5DD Ryzen 5 5600H + Rx5500M 15.6inch EFI

Intro

⚠️ This is only for educational purposes.

⚠️ This is not a guide, please refer to Dortania before doing anything. I am not responsible for any damage. This OpenCore configuration is optimized for my specific hardware, so please use it only as a reference or if you happen to have the same or similar hardware.

ℹ️ The EFI's have been tested on Big Sur, Ventura, Sonoma and Sequoia on my MSI Bravo 15.

OpenCore EFI For MSI Bravo 15 Ryzen 5 5600H & Radeon RX 5500M

OpenCore Ver: 1.0.2
MacOS Supported Ver:
- BigSur
- Monterey
- Ventura
- Sonomo ( Disable NootedRed.kext, & set SecureBootModel to Disabled until installation complete.)
- Sequoia ( Disable NootedRed.kext, & set SecureBootModel to Disabled until installation complete.)

Specifications

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CPU	AMD Ryzen™ 5 5600H with Radeon Graphics
iGPU	Radeon Graphics Cezanne (Vega)
dGPU	Radeon RX 5500M [DISABLED]
Memory	8GB DDR4 3200MHz
Storage	512GB NVMe WD SN350 PCIe Gen4
Network	RZ608 802.11ax PCIe Wireless Network Adapter [UNSUPPORTED]
	RTL8111 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller
Audio	Realtek ALC256
LCD Panel	15.6" FHD IPS 144Hz

What's Working & not working

Item	Status	Notes
CPU	✅	AMD Vanilla Kernel Patches (Modify according to yours Core Count)
iGPU	✅	NootedRed
Brightness Control	✅	NootedRed
USB	✅	All ports working with USBMap
Keyboard	✅	Voodoops2controller.Kext
Audio	✅	AppleALC kext working. Best with layout-id 12
Mic	✅	Not Working for me, But use the patch AMDMicrophone
Trackpad	✅	Synaptics Touchpad with AMD I2C Controller
Ethernet	✅	RealtekRTL8111.kext
Battery	✅	SMCBatteryManager.kext
iServices	✅	iMessage/Facetime tested and working
Camera	✅
WIFI & Bluetooth	❌	Unsupported Chipset
HDMI A/V out	❌	Connected to dGPU

Kext Used

Kext	Description
AMDRyzenCPUPowerManagement.kext	Power management and monitoring of AMD processors
AppleALC.kext	Native macOS HD audio for not officially supported codecs
AppleMCEReporterDisabler.kext	Disables AppleIntelMCEReporter which causes panics on AMD CPUs
AmdTscSync	Synchronises the TimeStamp Counter (TSC). Generally only useful for AMD APUs (usually laptops)
Lilu.kext	Platform for arbitrary kext, library, and program patching throughout the system
NVMeFix.kext	Improve compatibility with non-Apple SSDs
RealtekRTL8111.kext	Open source driver for the Realtek RTL8111/8168 family
RestrictEvents.kext	Blocking unwanted processes causing compatibility issues on different hardware and unlocking the support for certain features restricted to other hardware
SMCAMDProcessor.kext	Power management and monitoring of AMD processors
SMCBatteryManager.kext	Enables battery readings
USBMap	Python script for mapping USB ports in macOS and creating a custom injector kext
VirtualSMC.kext	Advanced Apple SMC emulator in the kernel
VoodooPS2Controller.kext	Fixes keyboard
BrightnessKeys.kext	Provides support for ACPI brightness change notifications
ECEnabler	Allows macOS to read EC fields over 8 bits long, removing the need to split them manually.
HoRNDIS.kext	Driver for macOS that allows you to use your Android phone's native USB tethering mode to get Internet access.
NootedRed.kext	Lilu plugin for AMD Vega iGPUs.
SMCRadeonSensors	AMD GPU temperature monitoring on macOS & Install AMDGadget for widget
VoodooI2C.kext	Driver for I2C input devices.
VoodooRMI.kext	Synaptic Trackpad driver over SMBus/I2C for macOS
SMBIOS used	MacBookPro16,3 (Need to enter your information generated by GenSMBIOS)

SSDTs Used

Done with SSDTTime in EndeavourOS

Table
SSDT-EC
SSDT-PLUG-ALT
SSDT-USBX
SSDT-XOSI
SSDT-ALSO
SSDT-HPET
SSDT-PMC
SSDT-PNLF

Check Dortania's Guide for unsupported hardware like SSD and WLAN cards and replace them with supported ones Use SSDT-Nvme-DISABLE.aml to disable the Nvme drives that are problematic, else disable it in config.plist

⚙️ Important setting for macOS 14.x & 15.x BIOS

• Disable Secure & Fastboot Mode from BIOS.

Default

• SATA Mode: AHCI

Boot with Smokeless UMAF's EFI

• AMD CBS > NBIO Common Options > GFX Configuration > iGPU Configuration: UMA_SPECIFIED (So that the VRAM can be changed)
• AMD CBS > NBIO Common Options > GFX Configuration > UMA Frame buffer Size: 2G (2G Recommended, 1G Minimum)
• AMD CBS > CPU Common Options > Core Performance Boost: Disable ( to Reduce Heat and Power Usage) or Enable (for Gaming Performance)

Notice

• Sometimes apps stops working or shows an error. Open terminal & run sudo purge it will start working
• When there's a System update, disable NootedRed while restarting for update.

Credits

• Dortania for the guides.

• Apple for macOS.

• Acidanthera for OpenCore and most Kexts.

• Smokeless UMAF for vram.

• ExtremeXT for help, corrections, my first EFI and git README info/references.

• Anyone else that helped to develop and improve hackintoshing.

• Late night coffee mate, Kush