Acer-Nitro-5-AN515-54-Big-Sur

macOS Big Sur on Acer Nitro 5 AN515-54 with OpenCore 0.7.2 EFI folder.

Screenshots

Configuration

Specifications	Details
Laptop Model	AN515-54 59CA
Processor	Intel® Core™ i5-9300H
Graphics	Intel® UHD Graphics 630 & Nvidia GeForce® GTX 1650
RAM	16GB DDR4-2666Mhz
Disk	Micron 2200 1TBb PCIe® NVMe™ & KIOXIA KXG60PNV512G NVME 512 GB SSD
Audio	Realtek HD Audio ALC255
Wifi	Intel(R) Wireless-AC 9560 160MHz
Ethernet	RealTek RTL8168/8111 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet

What's working

• Audio (Input & Output)
• iGPU
• ACPI Display brightness
• Ethernet
• Sleep + Wake
• Smart Touchpad + Gestures
• WiFi (2.4Ghz and 5GHz)
• Native hotkey support with Fn keys
• iServices (Messages, FaceTime, etc.)

What's not working

• GTX 1650 (macOS does not support recent Nvidia GPUs).
• HDMI port (since it's connected to the GTX 1650).
• Micron 2200 series SSD won't support. Have to disable in BIOS before booting.

If you still want to use an external monitor, you can by a USB 3.0 to HDMI adapter.

The one I'm currently using is: https://www.amazon.in/dp/B013G4CJM8/?coliid=I21IXZ0W5ZAFHX&colid=IWBALZYIADBW&psc=0&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it

If anyone interested to buy, DM Me on any of my social mentioned in Profile. I have one to sell.

Installation

How To Install

• Format your USB "non-bootable" using RUFUS and delete any leftover in USB(autoruns).
• Create directory "EFI" in your EFI Partition (eg. Pendrive or Haarddrive).
• Clone this repo and paste contents of "EFI" directory (BOOT and OC) onto created directory.
• Download GenSMBIOS to generate unique SMBIOS information. Run it and select Generate SMBIOS, as model select MacBookPro16,4.
• Open config.plist with ProperTree and go to platforminfo > Generic. Set MLB( Board Serial), SystemSerialNumber(Serial), and SystemUUID (SmUUID) to generate values.
• Boot it!.

First-time installation

• Set-up the BIOS configuration:
  • Boot to BIOS by pressing F2 during boot.
  • In the Main screen, enable F12 boot menu, disable Fast Boot, then press Ctrl+S and change the new SATA mode option to AHCI.
  • In the Boot screen, disable secure boot.
  • Finally, go to the Exit screen and select "Exit saving changes".
• Read through the following tutorial to create a bootable USB, and then place the EFI folder inside it:
  • https://dortania.github.io/OpenCore-Install-Guide/
• You should add Serial Number, UUID, MLB and ROM details to Config -> PlatformInfo -> Generic if you want to get iServices working as explained here.

Post Install

• Clone the ComboJack repo and run the installer inside the ComboJack_Installer folder to get the jack port working correctly.
• Run the following commands for sleep wake:

  sudo pmset -a hibernatemode 0
  sudo pmset -a autopoweroff 0
  sudo pmset -a standby 0
  sudo pmset -a proximitywake 0
  

Credits

• Thanks to Hoang63X for providing their configuration, which helped me solve various issues.
• Thanks to Acidanthera for providing AppleALC, AppleSupportPkg, Lilu, OcBinaryData, OpenCorePkg, VirtualSMC, VoodooInput, VoodooPS2, and WhateverGreen.
• Thanks to powerBall253 for providing basic concepts and all necessary information.
• Thanks to alexandred for providing VoodooI2C.
• Thanks to Sniki for providing OS-X-USB-Inject-All.
• Thanks to corpnewt for providing USBMap and ProperTree.
• Thanks to zxystd for providing itlwm and IntelBluetoothFirmware.