Post Install

YogaSMC

• zhen-zen/YogaSMC

  • YogaSMCPane is the preference pane showing basic information and settings.
  • YogaSMCNC is the notification app that receive EC events. It also has fan control.

HiDPI Display

Warning

Enabling HiDPI requires disabling Apple's System Integrity Protection (SIP).

Danger

Users of SecureBootModel may end up in a RecoveryOS boot loop if the system partition has been modified. To resolve this, Reset NVRAM and set SecureBootModel to Disabled

1. Disable SIP. I prefer to use ToggleSipEntry.efi at Boot Picker.
2. Mount drive as writeable. See instructions
3. Run xzhih/one-key-hidpi
   • for Ventura: use this fork yurhett/one-key-hidpi
4. Enable SIP.

HDMI Out

EDID Override

• This is necessary to fix HDMI hotplug.
• See current available patches in /patches/Internal Displays/, merge them with config.plist
• If a patch is not yet created for your display model. Please see Issue #60 to create your own EDID override. Please create a pull request to add your EDID override for different displays.

Dual Booting

I recommend that you dual boot using another drive in the WWAN slot (I have the WDC PC SN520 NVMe 2242). This makes installation much easier, and lets the BIOS F12 option act as your boot manager.

Note

Lenovo's Boot Manager will not have an entry for the WWAN NVMe. Most OS(es) will create a bootloader entry during install. If not, use OpenCore to boot into these partitions. See dortania / OpenCore-Multiboot

Tip

It is possible to share Bluetooth pairing keys between Windows and macOS when dual booting.

The .reg for Bluetooth connected devices in macOS can be exported using Hackintool's Utilities section. This key can then be imported to Windows.

iMessage and other Apple Services

• Refer to dortania /OpenCore-Install-Guide

Note

We’re sorry, but this serial number isn’t valid is fine and has personally worked and working for me and many others. Purchase Date not Validated can be a problem down the line if a legitimate machine with that PlatformInfo is activated.

Keyboard

Note

MultiMedia Fn keys will work out of the box. Special Fn keys require YogaSMC App to be installed. Additionally, some parameters can be configured with YogaSMC's PrefPane plugin.

• PrtSc (remapped to F13) = I use it for Screen Capture (Set in System Preferences/Keyboard/Shortcuts)
• Check Use F1, F2, etc. keys as standard function keys in System Preferences/Keyboard to gain access to standard F keys:

Tip

Karabiner-Elements and BetterTouchTool are great advanced customization tools for your keyboard.

Sleep

• Disable Power Nap for both Battery and Power Adapter.

• Disable Wake for Network Access in Power Adapter.

• Uncheck Allow Bluetooth devices to wake this computer if you do not need it.

• Do not disable hibernatefile.
• sudo pmset -a tcpkeepalive 0 to disable Network while sleeping.
• sudo pmset -a proximitywake 0 to disable peripheral wake agent.

Thunderbolt 3

• Native-like integration with macOS in System Report without the need of flashing a modded firmware. Thank you @benbender
• NOTE: If you do have a modded BIOS firmware, please reset all settings relating to Thunderbolt 3 to default, all that's needed are settings detailed below or in Settings for Vanilla BIOS
• Please make sure of these settings in BIOS:

Main Menu	Sub 1	Sub 2	Sub 3
	>> Config	>> Thunderbolt (TM) 3	Thunderbolt BIOS Assist Mode Disabled
			Security Level No Security
			Support in Pre Boot Environment: Thunderbolt(TM) Device Disabled

Warning

USB 3.1 Gen2 hotplug will likely never work. It is also neither planned nor currently worked on. If you need USB 3.1 Gen2, coldboot the machine with the device attached.

Trackpad

• Force Click is enabled by default, which turns any click on the trackpad into a force touch. I suggest you turn this off.
• In addition, I prefer to have tap to click on: