Hackintosh Guide for Asus FX506LHB

This guide it's updated to OpenCore 0.8.8 and NOT YET tested on a friend's laptop on Ventura.

Specifications

Here's the Amazon Link for this exact model.

Component	Name
Motherboard:	FX506LHB HM470
CPU:	Intel i5-10300H
RAM:	Micron 8ATF1G64HZ-3G2J1 16GB 1600MHz
iGPU:	Intel UHD 630 (Mobile)
dGPU:	nVidia GeForce GTX 1650 Ti (DISABLED)
NVMe:	Micron 2210_MTFDHBA512QFD
WiFi/BT:	MediaTek MT7921 (Type CNVi)
Audio:	RealTek ALC256
Ethernet:	RealTek RTL8111
Trackpad:	ELAN1200 Precision TouchPad (Type HID)
Keyboard:	PS/2 Keyboard (ISO Spain)

Note: The WiFi/BT Card needs to be replaced with a BCM94352Z in order to have FULL Native Wirelless Features.

Working Status

• Fully Working

  • Built-In Display
  • Jack 3.5mm, Speakers & Microphone
  • DC-IN & Battery
  • NVMe & HDD
  • Camera
  • Ethernet
  • Keyboard
  • Trackpad

• Partially Working

  • All USB Ports (Not mapped correctly YET)

• Not Working

  • dGPU (nVidia GTX 1050Ti)
  • WiFi
  • Bluetooth
  • HDMI Port
  • Continuity Features (Apple Ecosystem Fancy Things)

  🔍  In-depth Info

Name	Solution
Built-In Display	Works thanks to SSDT-PNLF.aml (Backlight Fix) and WhateverGreen.kext (iGPU Fixes).
All USB Ports	Thanks to USBMap.aml (Ports mapped for macOS) and SSDT-EC-USBX-LAPTOP.aml.
Jack 3.5mm, Speakers & Microphone	Thanks to AppleALC.kext (Audio Driver) and layout setted to "1" (Dec) or "01000000" (Hex).
DC-IN & Battery	VirtualSMC.kext with SMCBatteryManager.kext allows management off charging and Battery Info.
NVMe & HDD	It used to be something tricky but having SATA on AHCI Mode on BIOS/UEFI and latest firmware for the NVMe is enough.
Camera	Is connected via Internal USB and it works.
Ethernet	Thanks to RealtekRTL8111.kext (Ethernet Driver).
Keyboard	Thanks to VoodooPS2.kext (Driver for PS2 devices).
Trackpad	Thanks to SSDT-XOSI.aml(Make some Windows Features Avaible for macOS too) and with VoodooI2C.kext in combination with VoodooI2CHID.kext(Driver for I2C and HID devices like my trackpad).
PowerOff, Reboot & Sleep	Working thanks to having correct configs for CPU, iGPU, disabled dGPU, mapped USB Ports and executed these commands after macOS installation: sudo pmset autopoweroff 0, sudo pmset powernap 0, sudo pmset standby 0, sudo pmset proximitywake 0, sudo pmset tcpkeepalive 0.
WiFi	The WiFi/BT Card needs to be replaced with a BCM94352Z in order to have FULL Native Wirelless Features.
Bluetooth	The WiFi/BT Card needs to be replaced with a BCM94352Z in order to have FULL Native Wirelless Features.
HDMI Port	HDMI may not work because of nVIDIA OPTIMUS dGPU+iGPU Combo.
Continuity Features	Nothing will without compatible WiFi-BT Card
dGPU	dGPU doesn't have any drivers on any macOS OS.

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GUIDE OF INSTALLATION

Making the Bootable USB

From macOS:

Link to Apple's Guide

Download installers: Ventura - Monterrey - Big Sur - Catalina - Mojave - High Sierra

(Alternative Download (Mr. Machintosh Post))

1. Connect a >=16 GB pendrive.
2. Open Disk Utility and Erase the USB with the name: MyVolume.
3. Open Terminal and use the proper commands for your macOS installer:

• Ventura: sudo /Applications/Install\ macOS\ Ventura.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/MyVolume
• Monterrey: sudo /Applications/Install\ macOS\ Monterey.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/MyVolume
• Big Sur: sudo /Applications/Install\ macOS\ Big\ Sur.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/MyVolume
• Catalina: sudo /Applications/Install\ macOS\ Catalina.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/MyVolume
• Mojave: sudo /Applications/Install\ macOS\ Mojave.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/MyVolume
• High Sierra: sudo /Applications/Install\ macOS\ High\ Sierra.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/MyVolume

From Windows:

Link to Dortania's Guide

From Linux:

Link to Dortania's Guide

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BIOS Settings

• Make Sure you have Latest BIOS v311
• After Updating the BIOS, you just need to DISABLE Secure Boot, and you are good to go.

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Post Installation

Open Terminal.app and run those commands:

sudo pmset autopoweroff 0
sudo pmset powernap 0
sudo pmset standby 0
sudo pmset proximitywake 0
sudo pmset tcpkeepalive 0

These 5 commands help fixing possible Sleep/Wake Issues

  - sudo rm /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/NetworkInterfaces.plist
  - sudo rm /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/preferences.plist

These 2 commands help fixing possible iCloud Ban/iMessages Ban or WiFi/Ethernet Issues (Use only if you want or need)

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Aditional Info

Credits

Apple (macOS)

OpenCore Team (Bootloader)

Dortania (Guide)

@taarkov (Some ACPI ideas)

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