verdazil Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 (edited) Notebook: Acer A315-53-34MP, High Sierra 10.13.6 && Mojave 10.14.6 installation Hardware CPU: Intel® Core™ i3-8130U, 3400 MHz Memory: Kingston, DDR4, 2x4Gb, 2400 MHz Video: Intel UHD620 (integrated) Display: CMN N156HGA-EAB [15.6" LCD] (embedded) External monitor: LG TV 42LF650V SSD: Leven JAJS300M240C, 240 Gb (replacement) Chipset: Intel Sunrise Point-LP Sound: Intel Kaby Lake HDMI + Realtek ALC255 LAN: Realtek RTL8168/8111 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Adapter Wi-Fi + Bluetooth: Broadcom BCM94352Z (replacement) Touchpad: ELAN0504 Cardreader: Realtek PCIE RTS5289 VGA WebCam Mac model: MacBookPro14,2 MacOS versions tested: High Sierra 10.13.6 (17G8030) && Mojave 10.14.6 (18G95) && Catalina 10.15 (19A558d) && Big Sur 11.2.3 (20D91) Big Sur information see: https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/340406-success-acer-a315-53-34mp-high-sierra-mojave-big-sur/?do=findComment&comment=2754592 Here is what I used to install and configure the system: - Video settings: https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/334899-intel-framebuffer-patching-using-whatevergreen/ - Wi-Fi settings: https://github.com/acidanthera/AirportBrcmFixup - Bluetooth settings: https://github.com/RehabMan/OS-X-BrcmPatchRAM/blob/master/README.md - Touchpad settings: https://voodooi2c.github.io - Cardreader settings: https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/321080-sineteks-driver-for-realtek-rtsx-sdhc-card-readers/ - Clover, version v2.5k r5033: https://github.com/Dids/clover-builder/releases/tag/v2.5k_r5033 - The results of the work of many developers in this and other forums. What works? - Video: Full HD x 60Hz accelerated video on embedded and external (HDMI) monitors - Sound: embedded and external (audio jack + HDMI audio) - Microphone - Touchpad (gestures) - Cardreader - Wi-Fi - USB2 && USB3 ports - LAN - Bluetooth - VGA WebCam - Sleep mode - Display brightness and volume control using function keys - Battery Indication - Automatically dimming the screen when the laptop is running on battery power - Sound notification when external power is connected - All Apple services What does not work? - How to use 1. Update BIOS to version 2.02. Secure boot must be disabled, Touchpad settings - Advanced 2. To make a bootable flash drive, you can use my EFI directory (link at the end of the message) Tested for High Sierra 10.13.6 (17G8030) && Mojave 10.14.6 (18G95) && Catalina 10.15 (19A558d) installation. Note: you must insert your own SeralNumber && MLB && ROM in the config.plist file. 3. After installation, just copy EFI directory from flash drive to the system drive. 4. Install kexts BrcmFirmwareRepo.kext && BrcmPatchRAM2.kext to the /Library/Extensions and update system caches. Link: https://drive.google.com/open?id=11vTmPKjQUSEs2ddUzgwXG9A59EcDMrCs Edited April 7, 2021 by verdazil Update Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verdazil Posted September 21, 2019 Author Share Posted September 21, 2019 (edited) Additional Information To work in some Acer notebooks (including mine) Broadcom BCM94352Z module must be prepared. It is necessary to isolate the two pins on the underside of the module-board with scotch tape: Detailed description: https://lybomudr.ru/en/132-zapuskaem-wi-fi-modul-pci-express-m-2-ngff-bcm94352z-bcm94352zae-dw1560-pod-windows-10-v-acer-v3-371-i-drugikh-2.html Edited September 23, 2019 by verdazil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verdazil Posted November 8, 2019 Author Share Posted November 8, 2019 Update. For installation and work in MacOS Catalina 10.15.1 use latest versions Clover, AppleALC.kext, Lilu.kext, WhateverGreen.kext Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amr Salah Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 everything works fine but the trackpad not working while the keyboard is working Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verdazil Posted February 18, 2020 Author Share Posted February 18, 2020 15 hours ago, Amr Salah said: everything works fine but the trackpad not working while the keyboard is working Hi! You made sure that your Touchpad model is ELAN0504? Different touchpads model can be installed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verdazil Posted April 3, 2021 Author Share Posted April 3, 2021 (edited) Update: I have successfully installed macOS Big Sur 11.2.3 on this laptop (see the first post in the thread) All devices and technologies are working fine. Settigs for Broadcom BCM94352Z module: https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/345874-how-i-fixed-broken-dw1560-bcm94352z-in-big-sur/?do=findComment&comment=2754603 You can use my settings (whole OpenCore EFI), see https://drive.google.com/file/d/1M_ajuQ6-AadsqJqsQnqgFCXHb_p0JcID/view?usp=sharing Edited April 7, 2021 by verdazil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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