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WIP - Simple guide for a basic but solid Hackintosh on HP's Broadwell i7 Elitebook 840 G2

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# Work In Progress

Please checkout the `opencore` branch for the latest version

## Vanilla MacOS Mojave on an HP Elitebook 840 G2

Welcome on another Hackintosh guide !

This is a simple yet complete step by step guide on how to install MacOS Mojave on an HP Elitebook 840 G2.

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## DISCLAIMER

**Installing macOS on non-Apple hardware is a violation of their EULA.  
This is intended as an experiment and will most likely not suit your needs as a daily driver.**

Keep in mind that all of this is **experimental** and Apple could _end it_ at **any version.**  
_(Always make a backup before updating, you never know.)_

**Neither me nor the contributors are responsible if anything happens to you, your devices, Flash Drives, Laptop's components or anything else.**  
**You're the sole responsible for what you do** and **SHOULD** do your research before _blindly_ following any guide.

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## Quick facts & answers

- _Why another f\*ing guide ?_

- For no good reason honestly, I don't like the way [all those guides](https://www.tonymacx86.com/forums/mojave-laptop-guides.197/) are written & wanted to keep a summary / step by step guide for myself but then decided to share it here...  
    Sorry Nguyenmac, Rehabman & Spotflight, I read them a hundred times but it's really hard to understand how we got there, it feels like there's too much noise, _'useless'/generic_ info.  
    I think it's the forum that makes it _'less readable'_, the general look, font, structure... I don't know.  
    This guide will focus on doing the job instead of explaining every step, so there is that.

- _Why this laptop ?_

- I had to buy it when I studied at Epitech Strasbourg, in France.  
    This specific laptop was mandatory & **absolutely not worth** the money.  
_And this laptop is cursed... So... let it burn._

- _Why a hackintosh ? Wasn't Linux enough of an adventure ?_

- Fair enough, Linux is a whole world to explore and it keeps expanding everyday.  
    The thing is, for around 5 to 6 years I've been able to experiment on Linux & Windows, but now I feel like I should also look at MacOS and other BSD based systems because it's _"different"_. Used to have colleagues with Macbooks and they definitely got their job done so why not give it a try ?  
    The problem was : giving it a try meant at least 700€ in cash (for the lowest config) and I don't have that 😂

- _Do I risk anything ?_

- You could fry your Motherboard or CPU, corrupt your HDD / SSD, lose precious data if there are any, get sued by Apple, find yourself teleported into AREA 51 ..  
    I mean, anything is possible right ?

- _Can I get the Wifi / Bluetooth card to work ?_

- The short answer is no.  
    The longer answer would be :  
    "Because Apple never used Intel Wifi cards, there's no support for them.  
    You could potentially swap your current card for one used by Apple.  
    A refurbished Broadcom BCM94352Z on AliHeck's Press should do the trick !"

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## Specs

- Intel **i7-5600U**
- Intel **HD 5500**
- Radeon R7 M260X _(Disabled)_
- Intel Wireless AC-7265 _(disabled)_
- 8Gb DDR3 @ 1600MHz
- 14"- 1920\*1080
- 500Gb HDD - SATA

If your laptop isn't the exact same one you should look for a guide _specifically featuring **yours.**_  
Hackintosh guides are "kinda" vanilla but this one will really focus on the Broadwell i7 equipped HP Elitebook 840 G2.

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## Ø - PREPARATION

### HARDWARE

- [x] **A legit Apple device running MacOS**. _Can be a Mac Mini, Macbook (Pro), iMac, iWhatever._  
    _Don't use a VM for this, you'll waste your time, but a Hackintosh would work lmao_
- [x] **An Ethernet Cable**  
    _You won't have Wi-Fi_
- [x] **USB Flash Drive** - at leat 12Gb  
    _USB 2.0 seems more stable but 3.0 works too_
- [x] **HDD / SSD** SATA or mSATA  
    **_For NVMe drives you'll need a different guide._**

#### When you're finished gathering all that, download all of the following on your Mac :

### SOFTWARE

- [x] [Clover Installer](https://sourceforge.net/projects/cloverefiboot/files/Installer/)
- [x] [HFSPlus.efi & HPFanReset.efi](https://bitbucket.org/RehabMan/hp-probook-4x30s-fan-reset/downloads/HPFanReset-2013-1205.efi.zip)
- [x] [Config.plist](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/RehabMan/OS-X-Clover-Laptop-Config/master/config_HD5300_5500_6000.plist) Right click & Save as `config.plist`
- [x] [MacOS Mojave](https://apps.apple.com/fr/app/macos-mojave/id1398502828?mt=12)

### KEXTS

| Centralized Kext Repo                                   | Link                                                           |
| ------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------- |
| This is a drive where you'll find most vanilla kexts    | [OneDrive](https://1drv.ms/f/s!AiP7m5LaOED-m-J8-MLJGnOgAqnjGw) |
| Always nice to keep in case you want to update anything | ☝️ Bookmark this                                               |

| Name                         | Link                                                                                           |
| ---------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| FakeSMC.kext                 | [OneDrive](https://onedrive.live.com/?authkey=%21APjCyRpzoAKp4xs&id=FE4038DA929BFB23%21455161) |
| IntelMausiEthernet           | [OneDrive](https://onedrive.live.com/?authkey=%21APjCyRpzoAKp4xs&id=FE4038DA929BFB23%21455134) |
| Lilu.kext                    | [OneDrive](https://onedrive.live.com/?authkey=%21APjCyRpzoAKp4xs&id=FE4038DA929BFB23%21455053) |
| RealtekRTL8111.kext          | [OneDrive](https://onedrive.live.com/?authkey=%21APjCyRpzoAKp4xs&id=FE4038DA929BFB23%21455143) |
| SATA-Unsupported.kext        | [OneDrive](https://github.com/RehabMan/hack-tools/archive/master.zip)                          |
| USBInjectAll.kext            | [OneDrive](https://onedrive.live.com/?authkey=%21APjCyRpzoAKp4xs&id=FE4038DA929BFB23%21455146) |
| VoodooPS2Controller.kext     | [OneDrive](https://onedrive.live.com/?authkey=%21APjCyRpzoAKp4xs&id=FE4038DA929BFB23%21455152) |
| WhateverGreen.kext           | [OneDrive](https://onedrive.live.com/?authkey=%21APjCyRpzoAKp4xs&id=FE4038DA929BFB23%21455095) |
| For USB Tethering (optional) | 👇                                                                                             |
| HoRNDIS                      | [Official Site](https://joshuawise.com/horndis#available_versions)                             |

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### Once all of this is ready, you can jump into [Step 1](one.md)

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