Lenovo T530 OpenCore 1.0.7 v1.0

Changelog

2026-02-05: Improved ACPI _OSI Handling, Tahoe-ready

• Implemented a new method for cleaner and more reliable _OSI handling on macOS → improves shutdown stability and overall system responsiveness.
• Updated ACPI tables to route OSI checks through the new OSDW method.
• Updated OpenCore and drivers to 1.0.7 nightly
• Updated Drivers and Kexts
• Tested with macOS 14.8.4 (23J319), 15.7.3 (24G419), and macOS 26.3 (25D122)

CONFIG Changes:

• ACPI/Add
  • Added SSDT-OSDW.aml
• Booter/MMIO Whitelist
  • Removed MMIO Whitelist entries → no longer required after OC debug bootlog analysis.
• Kernel/Quirks
  • Disabled DevirtualiseMmio → unnecessary after analysis.

Important

• Reset NVRAM after Deployment
• Apply Root Patches with OCLP in Post-Install to get working graphics acceleration (macOS 12+) and Wi-Fi (macOS 14+)
• Change hibernatemode from 0 to 25 (or 3) in Post-Install via pmset or Hackintool to enable hibernation! (More Details)

Caution

• DON'T install macOS Tahoe yet!
• DON'T update AppleALC.kext → slimmed kext
• DON'T update BrcmFirmwareData.kext → slimmed kext
• DON'T update VoodooPS2Controller.kext → The one by Acidanthera works worse than the original for this TrackPad!
• DON'T update VoodooSDHC.kext
• DON'T use YogaSMC.kext – it crashes the system on boot since it requires Acidanthera's version of VoodooPS2Controller which doesn't work well with the T530's TrackPad.

Lenovo T530 OpenCore 1.0.6 v1.0

Changelog

2025-07-26: Maintenance Update

• Updated OpenCore and drivers to 1.0.6 nightly
• Updated Drivers and Kexts
• Added slimmed BrcmFirmware.kext (only compatible with Broadcom BCM94352HMB card)

Important

• Reset NVRAM on first time boot
• Apply Root Patches with OCLP in Post-Install to get working graphics acceleration (macOS 12+) and Wi-Fi (macOS 14+)
• Change hibernatemode from 0 to 25 (or 3) in Post-Install via pmset or Hackintool to enable hibernation! (More Details)

Caution

• DON'T install macOS Tahoe yet!
• DON'T update AppleALC.kext → slimmed kext
• DON'T update BrcmFirmwareData.kext → slimmed kext
• DON'T update VoodooPS2Controller.kext → The one by Acidanthera works worse than the original for this TrackPad!
• DON'T update VoodooSDHC.kext
• DON'T use YogaSMC.kext – it crashes the system on boot since it requires Acidanthera's version of VoodooPS2Controller which doesn't work well with the T530's TrackPad.

Lenovo T530 OpenCore 1.0.5 v4.0

Changelog

2025-05-17: Maintenance Update (fixing BT again… for good)

• Updated OpenCore and drivers to 1.0.5 nightly
• Disabled currently unnecessary boot-args
• Updated BrcmPatchRAM kexts to 2.7.1
• Added -btlfxboardid so that Bluetooth works with BrcmPatchRAM kexts 2.7.0+

Important

• Reset NVRAM on first time boot
• Apply Root Patches with OCLP in Post-Install to get working graphics acceleration (macOS 12+) and Wi-Fi (macOS 14+)
• Change hibernatemode from 0 to 25 (or 3) in Post-Install via pmset or Hackintool to enable hibernation! (More Details)

Caution

• DON'T update VoodooPS2Controller.kext
• DON'T update VoodooSDHC.kext
• DON'T use YogaSMC.kext – it crashes the system on boot since it requires Acidanthera's version of VoodooPS2Controller which doesn't work well with the T530's TrackPad.
• DON'T install Security Response Updates (RSR) introduced in macOS 13! They will fail to install on pre-Haswell systems. More info here.

Lenovo T530 OpenCore 1.0.5 v3.0

Changelog

2025-04-15: Fixing Bluetooth

• Downgraded the following kexts to version 2.6.9 to fix Bluetooth since it stopped working somewhere betweeen 2.7.0 and 2.7.1 (further investigation required):
  • BluetootBlueToolFixup.kext
  • BrcmBluetoothInjector.kext
  • BrcmFirmwareData.kext
  • BrcmPatchRAM2.kext
  • BrcmPatchRAM3.kext

Important

• Reset NVRAM on first time boot
• Apply Root Patches with OCLP in Post-Install to get working graphics acceleration (macOS 12+) and Wi-Fi (macOS 14+)
• Change hibernatemode from 0 to 25 (or 3) in Post-Install via pmset or Hackintool to enable hibernation!

Caution

• DON'T install Security Response Updates (RSR) introduced in macOS 13! They will fail to install on pre-Haswell systems. More info here.
• DON'T update VoodooPS2Controller.kext
• DON'T update VoodooSDHC.kext
• DON'T use YogaSMC.kext – it crashes the system on boot since it requires Acidanthera's version of VoodooPS2Controller which doesn't work well with the T530's TrackPad.

Lenovo T530 OpenCore 1.0.5 v2.0

Changelog

2025-03-31: Maintainance Update

• Updated OpenCore to v1.0.5 nightly
• Updated Drivers and Kexts
• Tested with macOS Sonoma 14.7.5 (23H527) and Sequoia 15.4

Important

• Reset NVRAM on first time boot
• Apply Root Patches with OCLP in Post-Install to get working graphics acceleration (macOS 12+) and Wi-Fi (macOS 14+)
• Change hibernatemode from 0 to 25 (or 3) in Post-Install via pmset or Hackintool to enable hibernation!

Caution

• DON'T install Security Response Updates (RSR) introduced in macOS 13! They will fail to install on pre-Haswell systems. More info here.
• DON'T update VoodooPS2Controller.kext
• DON'T update VoodooSDHC.kext
• DON'T use YogaSMC.kext – it crashes the system on boot since it requires Acidanthera's version of VoodooPS2Controller which doesn't work well with the T530's TrackPad.

Lenovo T530 OpenCore 1.0.5 v1.0

Changelog

2025-03-13: Maintainance Update

• Updated OpenCore to v1.0.5 nightly
• Updated Drivers and Kexts
• Tested with macOS Sonoma 14.7.5 (23H515) and Sequoia 15.3.2 (24D81)

Important

• Reset NVRAM on first time boot
• Apply Root Patches with OCLP in Post-Install to get working graphics acceleration (macOS 12+) and Wi-Fi (macOS 14+)
• Change hibernatemode from 0 to 25 (or 3) in Post-Install via pmset or Hackintool to enable hibernation!

Caution

• DON'T insatll Sequoia 15.4.0 Dev beta. OCLP isn't compatible yet!
• DON'T install Security Response Updates (RSR) introduced in macOS 13! They will fail to install on pre-Haswell systems. More info here.
• DON'T update VoodooPS2Controller.kext
• DON'T update VoodooSDHC.kext
• DON'T use YogaSMC.kext – it crashes the system on boot since it requires Acidanthera's version of VoodooPS2Controller which doesn't work well with the T530's TrackPad.

Lenovo T530 OpenCore 1.0.4 v1.0

Changelog

2025-02-08: Finally got Hibernation working (and other refinements)

• Updated OpenCore to v1.0.4 nightly
• Updated Drivers and Kexts
• Tested with macOS Sonoma 14.7.3 and Sequoia 15.3
• Fixed Hibernation. hibernatemode 25 is working but you need to configure it via pmset.
• ACPI:
  • Integrated contents of SSDT-NBCF.aml into SSDT-PNLF, so BrightnessKeys.kext works
  • Deleted SSDT-NBCF → no longer needed
• NVRAM:
  • Changed hbfx-ahbm to 55

Important

• Reset NVRAM on first time boot
• Apply Root Patches with OCLP in Post-Install to get working graphics acceleration (macOS 12+) and Wi-Fi (macOS 14+)
• Change hibernatemode from 0 to 25 (or 3) in Post-Install via pmset or Hackintool to enable hibernation!
• Don't update VoodooPS2Controller.kext
• Don't update VoodooSDHC.kext
• Don't use YogaSMC.kext – it crashes the system on boot since it requires Acidanthera's version of VoodooPS2Controller which doesn't work well with the T530's TrackPad.

Caution

• Don't install Security Response Updates (RSR) introduced in macOS 13! They will fail to install on pre-Haswell systems. More info here.
• Don't update VoodooPS2Controller.kext
• Don't update VoodooSDHC.kext
• Don't use YogaSMC.kext – it crashes the system on boot since it requires Acidanthera's version of VoodooPS2Controller which doesn't work well with the T530's TrackPad.

Lenovo T530 OpenCore 1.0.3 v2.0

Changelog

2024-12-15: Maintenance update and new issues

• Updated OpenCore to v1.0.3 nightly
• Updated Drivers and Kexts
• Tested with macOS Sonoma 14.7.2 and Sequoia 15.3.1
• Deleted unused themes (Syrah, Chardonny and Enter Twilight)
• Added macOS 15 icons to GoldenGate theme
• Issues:
  • The SDCard Reader kext (VoodooSDHC) stopped working somewhere between Big Sur and Sonoma. No fix in sight.

Important

• Reset NVRAM on first time boot
• Apply Root Patches with OCLP in Post-Install to get working graphics acceleration (macOS 12+) and Wi-Fi (macOS 14+)
• Change hibernatemode from 0 to 25 (or 3) in Post-Install via pmset or Hackintool to enable hibernation!
• Don't update VoodooPS2Controller.kext
• Don't update VoodooSDHC.kext
• Don't use YogaSMC.kext – it crashes the system on boot since it requires Acidanthera's version of VoodooPS2Controller which doesn't work well with the T530's TrackPad.

Caution

• Don't install Security Response Updates (RSR) introduced in macOS 13! They will fail to install on pre-Haswell systems. More info here.
• Don't update VoodooPS2Controller.kext
• Don't update VoodooSDHC.kext
• Don't use YogaSMC.kext – it crashes the system on boot since it requires Acidanthera's version of VoodooPS2Controller which doesn't work well with the T530's TrackPad.

Lenovo T530 OpenCore 1.0.3 v1.0

Changelog

2024-10-25: BT fix for Sequoia

• Updated OpenCore to v1.0.3 nightly
• Updated Drivers and Kexts
• Tested with macOS Sonoma 14.7. and Sequoia 15.1
• Deleted AdvancedMap_Sonoma.kext
• Deleted AdvancedMap_Sequoia.kext
• Compiled and added AdvancedMap.kext compatible with macOS Monterey and newer
• Added NVRAM Parameters so BT is available in Sequoia

Important

• Reset NVRAM on first time boot
• Apply Root Patches with OCLP in Post-Install to get working graphics acceleration (macOS 12+) and Wi-Fi (macOS 14+)
• Change hibernatemode from 0 to 25 (or 3) in Post-Install via pmset or Hackintool to enable hibernation!
• Don't update VoodooPS2Controller.kext
• Don't update VoodooSDHC.kext
• Don't use YogaSMC.kext – it crashes the system on boot since it requires Acidanthera's version of VoodooPS2Controller which doesn't work well with the T530's TrackPad.

Lenovo T530 OpenCore 1.0.2 v2.0

Changelog

2024-09-02: Sequoia Support

• Updated OpenCore to v1.0.2 nightly
• Updated Drivers and Kexts
• Added AdvancedMap.kext v4.0 and renamed it to AdvancedMap_Sequoia.kext
• Renamed AdvancedMap.kext v3.0 to AdvancedMap_Sonoma.kext
• Added MinKernel and MaxKernel to AdvancedMap kext so they load for the corresponding macOS versions
• Requires Nightly build of OCLP from Sequoia Development Branch (details)

Important

• Apply Root Patches with OCLP in Post-Install to get working graphics acceleration (macOS 12+) and Wi-Fi (macOS 14)
• Change hibernatemode from 0 to 25 (or 3) in Post-Install via pmset or Hackintool to enable hibernation!

Caution

• Don't install Security Response Updates (RSR) introduced in macOS 13! They will fail to install on pre-Haswell systems. More info here.
• Don't update VoodooPS2Controller.kext
• Don't update VoodooSDHC.kext
• Don't use YogaSMC.kext – it crashes the system on boot since it requires Acidanthera's version of VoodooPS2Controller which doesn't work well with the T530's TrackPad.