ASUS TUF GAMING FX505GE Hackintosh

Install macOS 14 Sonoma on ASUS TUF GAMING FX505GE

Disclaimer

This repository has the purpouse to only share my hackintosh (OpenCore) configuration and maybe help you hackintosh this laptop. I don't guarantee it will work for you as hardware might differ. I WILL TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY DAMAGE. IF YOU MESS THING UP I WILL LAUGH AT YOU!

Hackintoshing the laptop

GETTING STARTED

Windows

1. Download the EFI from this repository
2. Download MacRecovery for Windows
3. Take an USB with atleast 4 GB and completely format it with rufus (filesystem must be FAT32 or Large FAT32).
4. Copy the EFI folder from the zip you have downloaded.
5. Now go to the downloads and open a command prompt here.
6. Run the command macrecovery.exe -b Mac-7BA5B2D9E42DDD94 -m 00000000000000000 -os latest download to download the recovery of macOS Sonoma
7. When it finishes, copy the com.apple.recovery.boot to the root of the USB.
8. The root of the USB should now have 2 folders: com.apple.recovery.boot and EFI
9. Now you might want to generate a serial for your "Fake Mac", for this use the GenSMBIOS tool.
10. Now reboot and spam esc until you see the boot menu.
11. Select with the arrow keys your USB, then select again the name of the USB.
12. If you get to the language picker, congrats! You have booted successfully macOS. Now the install is like a real Mac.
13. Select disk utility and erase ENTIRELY your disk by enabling all volumes
14. Give it a name, personally I reccommend "Macintosh SSD"
15. Once it's done, close disk utility
16. Connect to Wi-Fi or connect via Ethernet
17. Select Reinstall macOS Sonoma
18. Hit next and agree the license agreement
19. Select your disk and wait until it installs
20. You should now get the macOS configuration, complete it.
21. Now you need to mount the EFI partition or else you can't boot macOS without the USB. You'll use MountEFI.
22. Now copy the EFI golder from the USB to the EFI partition you see in finder and you can finally disconnect the USB.
23. Eject also the EFI partition to unmount it
24. Enjoy.

Linux

Guide is coming soon.

MULTIBOOTING

If you want to multiboot MacOS with other OS, follow the dedicated OpenCore guide. If you want to use BootCamp for dualbooting MacOS and Windows, follow the instructions on this page.

SOFTWARE

	Version
OpenCore	1.0.0 (RELEASE)
Sonoma	14
SMBIOS	MacBookPro15,3

HARDWARE

	Device	macOS 14 Sonoma compatibility
Chipset	Mobile Intel Chipset	No issues
CPU	Intel Core i7-8750H processor, 6 Cores / 12 Threads, 2.2GHz / 4.1GHz, 9MB Cache	No issues
Memory	16GB dual-channel DDR4-2667MHz, up to 64GB	No issues
iGPU	Intel UHD Graphics 630	No issues
dGPU	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (4GB GDDR5 VRAM)	NVIDIA Drivers absent for Ventura. ACPI should be patched to disable dGPU
	HDMI 2.0B	HDMI connected directly to NVIDIA GPU and will not work in macOS
Storage	WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-256G-1002	No issues
Screen	15.6" Full HD 60Hz, 1920 x 1080 IPS	No issues
Webcam	Built-in IR HD webcam (1MP / 720P)	No issues
WiFi	Intel(R) Wireless-AC 9462	No issues
Input & Output	USB 3.1 Gen 1 (USB-A) x2 + USB 2.0 x1	No issues
Soundboard	Realtek ALC235	No issues
Battery	4 Cells, 48Whr	About 3-5h after proper Power Management configuration.
Keyboard	Backlight Keyboard Multicolor	After waking up from sleep backlights are not working.
Touchpad	ELAN1200 Touchpad	Not working for now. Please use an USB mouse.

TROUBLESHOOTING

• Check the OpenCore Troubleshooting guide
• Turn on Debugging. You might also want to see Debugging in depth
• Use Google or Bing or whatever search engine to search for problem fixes.
• Check OpenCore Forums also for problem fixes and for known issues.

CREDITS

• Dortania - for Vanilla guides
• Acidanthera - for OpenCore and lots of kexts
• RehabMan - for ACPI patching guides