Posted by andreiixe on 2025-06-21 09:30:54
Today was my first day using macOS Sequoia, and honestly, it's already a better experience than Windows. No weird bugs, no random issues like not being able to see glass in Minecraft (yeah, seriously...), and no painful driver incompatibilities. After dealing with all that crap, I finally decided: I’m going to build a Hackintosh and make it my main system.
The setup process was a bit of a headache, but OpenCore-Simplify saved me a ton of time. It helped me skip the painful plist editing and kext hunting. That said, it doesn’t do everything automatically — you still have to generate your own USB kexts. And here’s the tricky part: if you don’t configure USB properly, you won’t have any USB ports working. Then you'll wonder why your keyboard and mouse don’t respond 😅.
Once you add the USB drivers to your config.plist, and finish up your EFI folder on the USB stick, the next step is downloading macOS. You pick whichever version you want directly in OpenCore. Then you add the recovery folder to your stick and boom — your installer USB is ready.
BUUUT... hold on — it's not that easy to boot up.
You need to tweak your BIOS settings. Here's what worked for me:
- Intel Adaptive Thermal Monitor – Enabled
- Limit CPUID Maximum – Disabled
- Execute Disable Bit (XD) – Enabled
- Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x) – Optional (I enabled it because I use VMs)
- VT-d – Disabled
- EIST – Enabled
- Intel Turbo Mode – Enabled
- CPU C-States – Enabled
- CFG Lock – Disabled
- Launch CSM – Disabled (this one’s super important!)
In my early attempts, I didn’t disable Launch CSM, and everything broke — keyboard, mouse, USBs — nothing worked. I finally figured it out around 11 PM, and from that moment, everything booted smoothly. Even the graphics were supported out of the box, and all the hardware was functional. (Tip: you can check hardware compatibility in the OpenCore-Simplify terminal output.)
I let the installation run overnight — I was so tired I almost fell asleep in my chair, and I didn’t want to wake up with back pain. But surprisingly, the install went smoother than expected.
Next day, I started installing my usual tools: Discord, VS Code, etc. And of course, I had to test Minecraft with shaders. And guess what? I CAN SEE GLASS NOW! Not only that, but it runs at a smooth 120 FPS with no noticeable lag. I adapted to coding on macOS really fast — everything just flows. This OS... it just works.
For my needs, it’s perfect.
That was just Day One. So far, I’m impressed. 😄