GUIDE Intel UHD Graphics 620 (Whiskey Lake) on Laptop [Clover/OpenCore]

[irfan67670]

This is because this thread is only about fixing Graphics which means acceleration.

In that case, my apologies.

 

[EliteMacx86]

In that case, my apologies.

No worries

 

[zyan910]

Fix Intel UHD Graphics 620 (Whiskey Lake) on Laptop

macOS supports a wide range of Intel HD Graphics (also referred to as iGPU) but some of them might not work out of the box.
This guide will enable Full QE/CI on your Hackintosh. This fix is for the Hackintosh users who are using Intel HD Graphics as the main GPU.

Before you start with this guide, please know something about the performance. Graphics enhance the performance and helps to work smoothly. In macOS, full acceleration requires that both Quartz Extreme and Core Image (QE/CI) should work together.

Quartz Extreme and Core Image (QE/CI) should work together to enable full acceleration on macOS’s GUI. It utilizes the complete Graphics capabilities. In case if you haven’t enabled QE/CI on your graphic card, you won’t be able to use your macOS smoothly and there would be lots of lags and artifacts, graphic related issues and poor refresh rate. Also the dock would not be transparent. Therefore it is very important to ensure that your graphic is working with full QE/CI.

Requirements:

• Intel UHD Graphics 620 (Whiskey Lake)
• Original Graphics kexts in S/L/E
• macOS Mojave 10.14.6 or later

BIOS Setting
The very first step is to setup your BIOS. This guide will only include settings for Intel UHD users.

1. To access your BIOS/UEFI, press and hold Delete key on your Keyboard. The key maybe different in your case. Refer to your Motherboard Guide/Manual.
2. Set Initial Display Output to IGFX
3. Set Internal Graphics to Auto/Enabled
4. Set DVMT Pre-Allocated to 64MB
5. Save & Exit Setup.

Note :

• If you don't have any options to adjust the Graphics settings related to DVMT pre-alloc, skip this step.

Editing your config.plist file
The next step is to edit your config.plist file and make necessary edits.

1. Mount the EFI partition of your system drive.
2. Navigate to EFI\Clover and open your config.plist with Clover Configurator.
3. Navigate to Acpi tab and add the following patch in DSDT section of your config.plist.

Properties Key: AAPL, ig-platform-id
Properties Value: 0900A53E
Value Type: DATA

Properties Key: device-id
Properties Value: A53E0000
Value Type: DATA

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4. Save your config.plist file.

Note :

• The config.plist must be according to the following guide.
• You must use "config_HD615_620_630_640_650.plist"

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Additional Note :

• On some Laptops, after fixing the Graphics, you may result in a black screen. For more information, check the backlight guide here:

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Restart your System
After performing all the above steps, restart your system in order to enable the Intel HD Graphics.

Now you should be able to get your Intel UHD Graphics 1536 MB will full QE/CI. And your Dock would be also transparent.


Problem Reporting

Details:

1. Intel UHD Graphics model
2. macOS version
3. Copy of IOReg

Screen shots:

• DPCIManager/Status
• About This Mac
• System Information/Graphics/Displays

Clover Files:

• Compress EFI/Clover, exclude the themes folder. Do not include complete EFI folder.

Put all files in a folder with your name, compress files as Zip and attach files using site attachments only. Do not use any external links.

Credits :
RehabMan

I can't find the option to set initial display output in my bios, what do i do?
I have an HP Laptop 15-dw0xxxx

 

[EliteMacx86]

I can't find the option to set initial display output in my bios, what do i do?
I have an HP Laptop 15-dw0xxxx

Just skip that option.

 

[e285]

Hello could you help me with Intel UHD 620 HDMI port?

I've followed the instruction attached to this thread and got LVDS and DP (via USB Type-C) almost OOB
But I can't get HDMI working
When I connect HDMI cable I got freezes and errors as in file freezes.png (attached)

[IGFB][INFO ] Setting DP power failed (0xe00002bc), ignoring empty dongle handling (likely HDMI/TMDS case)

I also looked into IOregistryExplorer and see that the connect type is 00400000 there for FB@2
I tried to patch it via setup.plist but it seems that there is no change in IOregistryExplorer.
Thought the Hackintool sees the change (image attached)

Please help, I've stuck with this issue for several days already, trying to figure out the problem.

 

[EliteMacx86]

Hello could you help me with Intel UHD 620 HDMI port?

I've followed the instruction attached to this thread and got LVDS and DP (via USB Type-C) almost OOB
But I can't get HDMI working
When I connect HDMI cable I got freezes and errors as in file freezes.png (attached)

[IGFB][INFO ] Setting DP power failed (0xe00002bc), ignoring empty dongle handling (likely HDMI/TMDS case)

I also looked into IOregistryExplorer and see that the connect type is 00400000 there for FB@2
I tried to patch it via setup.plist but it seems that there is no change in IOregistryExplorer.
Thought the Hackintool sees the change (image attached)

Please help, I've stuck with this issue for several days already, trying to figure out the problem.

Off-topic. This thread is about fixing UHD Graphics.

 

[jkcoxs]

Hello, thanks for your wonderful guide! It was nice to see something for my graphics in particular. I am having troubles getting mine to boot, it's stopping here.
I can get it to boot just fine without the device entry, but without proper graphics.

 

[jc2002]

Hi,
I tested all the configurations to correct the I tested all the configurations to WhiskeyLake Intel UHD Graphics 620 without success for several weeks. Can you help me here is my video config:
Hackintosh Sonoma 14.4 Dell Latitude 3500 i3 8th Gen (WhiskeyLake)
<key>PciRoot(0x0)/Pci(0x2,0x0)</key>
<key>AAPL,GfxYTile</key>
<data>AQAAAA==</data>
<key>AAPL,ig-platform-id</key>
<data>CQClPg==</data>
<key>device-id</key>
<data>pT4AAA==</data>
<key>enable-lspcon-support</key>
<data>AQAAAA==</data>
<key>framebuffer-con1-alldata</key>
<data>AQEJAAAIAADHAQAAAgYKAAAEAADHAQAA</data>
<key>framebuffer-con1-enable</key>
<data>AQAAAA==</data>
<key>framebuffer-con1-has-lspcon</key>
<data>AQAAAA==</data>
<key>framebuffer-fbmem</key>
<data>AACQAA==</data>
<key>framebuffer-patch-enable</key>
<data>AQAAAA==</data>
<key>framebuffer-stolenmem</key>
<data>AAAwAQ==</data>
<key>framebuffer-unifiedmem</key>
<data>AAAAgA==</data>
<key>hda-gfx</key>
<string>onboard-1</string>
Thanks in advance

jc

 

[EliteMacx86]

Hello, thanks for your wonderful guide! It was nice to see something for my graphics in particular. I am having troubles getting mine to boot, it's stopping here. View attachment 2775
I can get it to boot just fine without the device entry, but without proper graphics.

Framebuffer isn't patched correctly.

 

[EliteMacx86]

Hi,
I tested all the configurations to correct the I tested all the configurations to WhiskeyLake Intel UHD Graphics 620 without success for several weeks. Can you help me here is my video config:
Hackintosh Sonoma 14.4 Dell Latitude 3500 i3 8th Gen (WhiskeyLake)
<key>PciRoot(0x0)/Pci(0x2,0x0)</key>
<key>AAPL,GfxYTile</key>
<data>AQAAAA==</data>
<key>AAPL,ig-platform-id</key>
<data>CQClPg==</data>
<key>device-id</key>
<data>pT4AAA==</data>
<key>enable-lspcon-support</key>
<data>AQAAAA==</data>
<key>framebuffer-con1-alldata</key>
<data>AQEJAAAIAADHAQAAAgYKAAAEAADHAQAA</data>
<key>framebuffer-con1-enable</key>
<data>AQAAAA==</data>
<key>framebuffer-con1-has-lspcon</key>
<data>AQAAAA==</data>
<key>framebuffer-fbmem</key>
<data>AACQAA==</data>
<key>framebuffer-patch-enable</key>
<data>AQAAAA==</data>
<key>framebuffer-stolenmem</key>
<data>AAAwAQ==</data>
<key>framebuffer-unifiedmem</key>
<data>AAAAgA==</data>
<key>hda-gfx</key>
<string>onboard-1</string>
Thanks in advance

jc

Attach your EFI to check.