GenMachine Ren5000

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• You need to disable or remove the WiFi & Bluetooth kexts and set SecureBootModel to ‘Disabled’ not ‘Default’ in your config.plist.
• Run the Sonoma update.
• Then revert the changes you made in your config.plist for the Sonoma 14.4.1 upgrade.
• Make sure you use the latest Intel WiFi and Bluetooth kexts with Sonoma 14.4 or newer.

Advice courtesy of @Edhawk.

Thank you very much, I will try it right now.

 

[craighazan]

Thank you very much, I will try it right now.

The general opinion is that Ventura is much more stable than Sonoma when using the NootedRed.kext. When Apple changes stuff in there code it can lead to all sorts of headaches for developers like ChefKiss who do this out of the kindness of their heart.

 

[Edhawk]

What do I need to edit to be able to go to sonoma

Don't!

Get everything up and running correctly on Ventura, before you upgrade to Sonoma. As the latest macOS just introduces more issues, especially for someone new to AMD Hackintosh.

 

[craighazan]

Successfully installed macOS Sequoia Beta 2 on my GenMachine. Intel BT, tick, Sound, tick, Wi-Fi, via a Ethernet connected to a Netgear EX3700 Wi-Fi Extender/Access Point.

 

[Edhawk]

@craighazan as you have a Metal 3 GPU you don't need the revblock=media boot argument.

 

[craighazan]

@craighazan as you have a Metal 3 GPU you don't need the revblock=media boot argument.

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That’s good to know, thanks Edhawk I will edit later and report back.

 

[craighazan]

I removed the 'revblock=media' boot-arg from my config and my GenMachine didn't burst into flames, phew!. Someone asked my alter ego, SalmonPete on NootedRed discussions to see if Sequoia was lagging in HIDPI scaled resolution, I switched it up to 2K and everything still seems smooth, certainly no system lag.