IHeartMacs Posted March 1, 2024 Share Posted March 1, 2024 I'm trying to put this together for my Elitebook 840 G4. Its got an i7-7600U for the CPU. Graphicswise its got Intel HD Graphics 620. And for wifi Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 8265. I've been trying to get this working and only fail. Help is appreciated. Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/358875-i-need-help-building-efi-folder-for-sonoma-installer-i-just-created/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slice Posted March 1, 2024 Share Posted March 1, 2024 How does this fail looks? Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/358875-i-need-help-building-efi-folder-for-sonoma-installer-i-just-created/#findComment-2817520 Share on other sites More sharing options...
IHeartMacs Posted March 2, 2024 Author Share Posted March 2, 2024 On 2/29/2024 at 9:56 PM, Slice said: How does this fail looks? My laptop would just restart. On 3/1/2024 at 2:24 AM, eSaF said: Hi try this OC EFI Folder, all files and kexts are latest version. If successful you'll have to furnish the config.plist with your own MLB, SmUUID and S/N. Good luck.EFI.zip Thank you so very much sir. Dude you are the freaking best. I used Dortania's guide paired with the EFI you provided and I was able to install BigSur! I now have to do a little troubleshooting. I need to fix the WiFi and the trackpad. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/358875-i-need-help-building-efi-folder-for-sonoma-installer-i-just-created/#findComment-2817536 Share on other sites More sharing options...
IHeartMacs Posted March 2, 2024 Author Share Posted March 2, 2024 @eSaF, it's funny that you mention @chris1111 because I've been following his work on and off for over a year already and only recently found the to courage to msg him about this stuff. He's got some magic going on. I saw he had Sonoma fully working.🤯 I don't have the touch screen version but I hope he can help. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/358875-i-need-help-building-efi-folder-for-sonoma-installer-i-just-created/#findComment-2817543 Share on other sites More sharing options...
IHeartMacs Posted March 2, 2024 Author Share Posted March 2, 2024 A little update. I went over to https://github.com/DomiDomian/HP-840-G4/releases/tag/066 used all the Voodoo kexts and now my trackpad is working. Now to search for the right AirportItlwm kext. Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/358875-i-need-help-building-efi-folder-for-sonoma-installer-i-just-created/#findComment-2817558 Share on other sites More sharing options...
IHeartMacs Posted March 2, 2024 Author Share Posted March 2, 2024 @eSaF I found the missing kext that I swear I already tried. Wifi working! Trackpad working! BUT I get a black screen when I'm trying to boot into my windows partition.😂 Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/358875-i-need-help-building-efi-folder-for-sonoma-installer-i-just-created/#findComment-2817562 Share on other sites More sharing options...
IHeartMacs Posted March 2, 2024 Author Share Posted March 2, 2024 I have both of them on the same hard drive. It worked before then like magic I just get a black screen when I open windows through opencore. Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/358875-i-need-help-building-efi-folder-for-sonoma-installer-i-just-created/#findComment-2817564 Share on other sites More sharing options...
IHeartMacs Posted March 2, 2024 Author Share Posted March 2, 2024 🥲 Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/358875-i-need-help-building-efi-folder-for-sonoma-installer-i-just-created/#findComment-2817570 Share on other sites More sharing options...
IHeartMacs Posted March 3, 2024 Author Share Posted March 3, 2024 7 hours ago, eSaF said: It could have something to do with Scan Policy setting in the config.plist and I am guessing here. You need to figure out what has changed between when it was working and now. Do you still have a copy of the old config.plist when it was working so that you can have a look and maybe see what changed. Post a copy of the offending EFI Folder here so that we can maybe see what the problem is and hopefully offer a solution. Okay so decisions were made. I always knew having two OSs on a single drive could be problematic so as for dual booting that will be on hold until I find my spare NVMe or finally break and buy another. When the Hackintosh side of this laptop was working it was flawless. It was working better than any build I had because this actually had all the apple stuff working. So as for now I'm reinstalling Big Sur and having dinner. Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/358875-i-need-help-building-efi-folder-for-sonoma-installer-i-just-created/#findComment-2817574 Share on other sites More sharing options...
IHeartMacs Posted May 3, 2024 Author Share Posted May 3, 2024 @chris1111or anyone that can help, I used chris1111’s Broadcom wifi-sonoma branch for User with an BCM wifi card compatible to make an installer and used the OC creator that came along with it to make my Sonoma installer but I’m getting boot loops when booting with installer. I did replace my original WiFi card with 802.11ac BCM94360NG Wireless Adapter M.2 Desktop Kit Hackintosh macOS NGFF Wifi Card Dual. My 840 G4 also doesn’t have touchscreen. Please help! Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/358875-i-need-help-building-efi-folder-for-sonoma-installer-i-just-created/#findComment-2819626 Share on other sites More sharing options...
IHeartMacs Posted May 3, 2024 Author Share Posted May 3, 2024 @eSaFis there anything I should mess with cuz I don’t have touchscreen? Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/358875-i-need-help-building-efi-folder-for-sonoma-installer-i-just-created/#findComment-2819633 Share on other sites More sharing options...
IHeartMacs Posted May 4, 2024 Author Share Posted May 4, 2024 (edited) Ok so I I updated my SMBIOS on Big Sur to 15,2 and was able to get the Sonoma installer after doing so. I remade the installer using chris111’s installer then replaced the EFI made with the installer with my updated EFI. I’m installing right now. Will report back soon. 🤞🏽 edit installed fine. Now I have to get WiFi to work. edit added kext BrcmFirmwareData BcrmPatchRam3 RealtekCardReader RealtekCardReaderFriend wifi not working edit added kext AirportBcrmFixup adding that kext makes the boot time longer Still no luck with WiFi edit removing 5 kext and installing OCLP edit resulting in boot loops Edited May 4, 2024 by IHeartMacs Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/358875-i-need-help-building-efi-folder-for-sonoma-installer-i-just-created/#findComment-2819644 Share on other sites More sharing options...
IHeartMacs Posted May 4, 2024 Author Share Posted May 4, 2024 Yeah that’s been saving my butt 31 minutes ago, eSaF said: Keep going, you'll get there eventually. A good tip is, when you have a good booting system, copy the bootable EFI to the EFI Partition of a spare USB Drive so that if/when you make changes and have a panic like a boot loop as you described, that USB Drive will rescue your system to a bootable state again. Good luck. So I installed Sonoma again then used Chris1111’s EFI and used my update SMBIOS and I’m getting a kernel panic Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/358875-i-need-help-building-efi-folder-for-sonoma-installer-i-just-created/#findComment-2819660 Share on other sites More sharing options...
IHeartMacs Posted May 4, 2024 Author Share Posted May 4, 2024 Now that I’m actually trying to install the patcher, I’m curious as to what @chris1111used in the ocpl settings. The model for MacBookPro only goes up to 14,2 or 14,3. Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/358875-i-need-help-building-efi-folder-for-sonoma-installer-i-just-created/#findComment-2819676 Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris1111 Posted May 5, 2024 Share Posted May 5, 2024 Hey your not need to modify the EFI if your use the good branch for Sonoma and BCM94360NG git clone --branch Broadcom-Wifi-Sonoma https://github.com/chris1111/HP-EliteBook-840-G4.git Wifi Bluetooth will work after installing OCLP Post an issue on github for any support of this program Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/358875-i-need-help-building-efi-folder-for-sonoma-installer-i-just-created/#findComment-2819677 Share on other sites More sharing options...
IHeartMacs Posted May 6, 2024 Author Share Posted May 6, 2024 (edited) On 5/4/2024 at 5:07 PM, chris1111 said: Hey your not need to modify the EFI if your use the good branch for Sonoma and BCM94360NG git clone --branch Broadcom-Wifi-Sonoma https://github.com/chris1111/HP-EliteBook-840-G4.git Wifi Bluetooth will work after installing OCLP Post an issue on github for any support of this program so I've tried copying HP-EliteBook-840-G4>Packages>OC-EFI>EFI over to my EFI and when booting it never gets passed all the coding. I've tried making OC from HP-EliteBook-840-G4>Create_App.command and when booting it never gets passed all the coding. I've tried making OC from HP-EliteBook-840-G4>Packages>OC-Package and when booting it never gets passed all the coding. I can only boot from my original EFI folder that was successful making Big Sur. and when I install OCLP I can’t even make it to the Apple logo. Last edit. For whatever reason resetting the ram breaks the installer. All I had to do to my old EFI folder was get the 2 kext for Broadcom wifi and put those in my kext folder change some things in OpenCore config and presto. Reached the promise land. Edited May 6, 2024 by IHeartMacs 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/358875-i-need-help-building-efi-folder-for-sonoma-installer-i-just-created/#findComment-2819743 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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