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Which method/guide have you used when creating the macOS VM?

OpenCore Simplify is useless at configuring an OpenCore EFI for an AMD system. You should steer clear of that app/configurator when running an AMD system. Your EFI is missing a number of essential elements that are required for an AMD 800 series system to boot macOS. MmioWhitelist entries...

Sequoia was released in 2024, not 2025, so support runs to September 2027. Tahoe has support for two more years, until September 2028.

Probably a good idea to stay on Sequoia. It is a solid OS that works well on AMD Hacks. Sometimes just because you can do something doesn’t mean you should. Tahoe isn’t going to provide you with anything you don’t already have with Sequoia, but it may only have one more year of security...

When installing Tahoe people have found that using a minimalist number of kexts is best, I.e. only the essential kexts should be present and enabled in the OC EFI. The essential kexts for a desktop setup is very different from the list of kexts that a laptop user would need, due to keyboard...

This is what you need to do.

You are basically duplicating the USB port configuration by having the SSDT’s in the /EFI/OC/ACPI folder and the USBPorts.kext in the /EFI/OC/Kexts folder, especially when using the Clean Snapshot feature in ProperTree. While this works in your case it is a piss poor way to get the USB ports...

Congrats on setting the system up and running. You shouldn’t add all the files exported from the Hackintool > USB tab to your OpenCore folder. Just the new USBPorts.kext is needed. No, I have no idea how to get the Touch Screen working in macOS. It is not something I would expect to work in...

The EFI attached above would probably work with Tahoe as well as Sequoia, but there would be a few components that either won't work or won't work correctly. Those being the Intel AC9620 WiFi card, the USB ports, including the internal Bluetooth and built in Webcam and the Realtek Audio codec...

Have a look at the attached revised EFI, it should work with Sequoia, once you have added the SMBIOS data for a MacBookPro16,3 system to the config.plist. For this to work in Tahoe, the USBMap.kext needs to be updated, i.e. New USB port and name entries added to the kext. This can be done by...

Yeah, I don’t know what to tell you, as the system freezes are happening during the later stages of the installation process. At this late stage of the Hackintosh lifecycle I would recommend purchasing a secondhand MacBook or MacPro, M1 Apple Silicon or newer. As there is not much life left in...

Part 1 is not there just for convenience. It provides links to versions of the VMware software that work with the macOS VM creation process. You can update the VMware application after getting your macOS VM up and running.

That could be a USB port issue or problem with your macOS installer. It is less likely to be an issue with your OpenCore EFI, as you would expect any issues with the EFI folder to occur earlier in the boot process.

Then you need to recreate the USB, as your current one isn't working correctly, as shown by the 12 Minute freeze. By this I mean the following: Erase your current USB installer using Disk Utility. Formatting the drive as HFS+ GPT, and name the USB as 'Untitled'. Delete the Ventura...

If you or a friend have access to a real Mac or another Hack, I would create an Offline installer, rather than rely on the Recovery download option. If that isn't an option then try creating a Sonoma installer using the Recovery process. To be honest, starting with Ventura is fine, there is...

Which ISO are you using? The OP who initially created this thread was using an ISO from a different source, so we have no idea what was contained in the EFI folder he used, or if the ISO was created correctly. Have a read of this thread and use the files provided, so we know what you are using...

I can't see anything in your EFI that needs attention. None of the changes you made and listed in the Readme doc would raise any concerns. The installation freezing at 12 minutes is usually a sign of issues with the installation package. Which I assume as you are using the 'Recovery' method...

Instead of removing the USB and keeping it unplugged, try inserting it in another USB port, as the first USB port may have issues working in the macOS installer. This isn’t uncommon for AMD Hacks that lack a custom USB configuration/kext. I will have a look at your revised EFI folder when I am...

Just to clarify, the Nvidia dGPU, the Mediatek WiFi and possibly the Samsung NVMe drive are also incompatible with macOS. So it isn’t just the AMD GPU that limits your system from running macOS.

Sorry to inform you but your system isn’t compatible with macOS. This is due to the CPU containing an unsupported GPU (AMD Radeon 680M (RDNA 2 architecture)), which won’t provide graphics acceleration in macOS and that is an essential feature for any Hackintosh. You could run macOS via a...