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OpenCore Changelog

v1.0.3

  • Fixed support for AMD_CPU_EXT_FAMILY_1AH, thx @Shaneee
  • Fixed EHCI handoff logic in OpenDuet, causing older machines to hang at start
  • Added Arrow Lake CPU detection
  • Fixed Raptor Lake CPU detection
  • Supported booting with TuneD in Fedora 41 in OpenLinuxBoot

v1.0.2

  • Fixed error in macrecovery when running headless, thx @mkorje
  • Added support for AMD_CPU_EXT_FAMILY_1AH, thx @Shaneee
  • Updated builtin firmware versions for SMBIOS and the rest
  • Enabled XcpmExtraMsrs MSR_MISC_PWR_MGMT patch back on macOS 12+
  • Fixed XcpmExtraMsrs MSR_MISC_PWR_MGMT patch on macOS 15
  • Added UEFI Unload option to unload existing firmware drivers
  • Fixed boot device selection with VirtIO disk drives used for macOS installations

v1.0.1

  • Updated code and added progress bar to macrecovery, thx @soyeonswife63
  • Bundled fat binary i386/x64 10.6+ compatible nvramdump with LogoutHook release
  • Added support for manual build of i386/x64 10.6+ versions of userspace tools via FATBIN32=1 make
  • Disabled XcpmExtraMsrs MSR_MISC_PWR_MGMT patch on macOS 12+ due to non-existence
  • Fixed ThirdPartyDrives quirk on macOS 14.4 and above
  • Resolved issue booting recovery for OS X 10.8 and earlier since 0.9.7
  • Migrated to edk2-stable202405

v1.0.0

  • Updated builtin firmware versions for SMBIOS and the rest
  • Switched to Apple silicon GitHub runner for CI, thx @Goooler
  • Added Apple Silicon support in all provided utilities
  • Utilities now require macOS 10.9+ (OpenCore itself still supports macOS 10.4+)
  • Added AllowRelocationBlock support for 32-bit version
  • Enabled additional serial logging in non-RELEASE builds of OpenDuet
  • Added missing DxeCore ImageContext HOB in OpenDuet
  • Fixed assert caused by dependency ordering in OpenDuet
  • Prevented assert in normal situation when freeing memory above 4GB in OpenDuet
  • Prevented debug assert reporting that optional Hii protocols are not present in OpenDuet
  • Fixed problem loading non-firmware runtime drivers (e.g. OpenRuntime.efi) in OpenDuet
  • Resolved issue using NOOPT debugging in OpenDuet
  • Fixed alphabetical ordering in Configuration.pdf, thx @leon9078

v0.9.9

  • Fixed incorrect warning in ocvalidate
  • Modified Launchd.command to recreate its log file if deleted
  • Updated Launchd.command to work with macOS Sonoma (re-run ./Launchd.command install after upgrading to Sonoma)
  • Fixed an incorrectly labelled MacBookPro11,3 model code in macserial, thx @Macschrauber
  • Improved macrecovery download logic for slow connections to get chunklist first, thx @scriptod911

v0.9.8

  • Updated OpenDuet to allow loading unsigned, unaligned legacy Apple images such as HfsPlusLegacy.efi
  • Fixed CPU frequency calculation on AMD 10h family
  • Swapped the position of Shutdown and Restart buttons to better match recent macOS
  • Added OC_ATTR_USE_REVERSED_UI to allow access to previous default Shutdown and Restart button arrangement
  • Fixed intro animation getting stuck in OpenCanopy if an entry which returns to menu is selected before animation ends
  • Modified OpenCanopy to require presence of label images only when used due to OC_ATTR_USE_GENERIC_LABEL_IMAGE
  • Provided OC_ATTR_REDUCE_MOTION to optionally disable non-required OpenCanopy menu animations
  • Modified NVRAM logout hook to handle XML entities in string vars
  • Fixed CPU frequency calculation on AMD 0Fh family
  • Added kext blocker Exclude strategy for mkext
  • Re-enabled AudioDxe failover to protocol GET mode for systems such as Acer E5 where it works when DisconnectHda doesn't
  • Added FirmwareSettingsEntry.efi driver which adds menu entry to reboot into UEFI firmware settings
  • Enabled use of picker shortcut keys which are read out in OpenCanopy when using PickerAudioAssist
  • Modified builtin picker so as not to respond to keys queued while audio assist menu is being read out
  • Fixed Linux EFI stub loading error when using OpenDuet since 0.8.8
  • Fixed APFS JumpStart with OpenDuet and SecureBootModel Disabled
  • Added TSC frequency calculation for xen hypervisor, thx @netanelc305
  • Supported additional early Nvidia UEFI VBIOS in EnableGop vBiosInsert.sh

v0.9.7

  • Updated recovery_urls.txt
  • Changed OpenDuet to enforce W^X settings rather than fixing them in loaded images
  • Updated FixupAppleEfiImages quirk to fix W^X errors in all non-Secure Boot Apple signed binaries
  • Updated builtin firmware versions for SMBIOS and the rest
  • Updated AppleEfiSignTool to work with new PE COFF loader
  • Fixed recovery failing to boot on some systems
  • Updated ProvideCurrentCpuInfo quirk to support CPUID leaf 0x2 cache size reporting on Mac OS X 10.5 and 10.6
  • Updated efidebug.tool to support new standard image format

v0.9.6

  • Updated builtin firmware versions for SMBIOS and the rest
  • Fixed hang while generating boot entries on some systems
  • Added efidebug.tool support for 32-bit on 32-bit using GDB or LLDB
  • Fixed potential incorrect values in kernel image capabilities calculation
  • Added FixupAppleEfiImages quirk to allow booting Mac OS X 10.4 and 10.5 boot.efi images on modern secure image loaders

v0.9.5

  • Fixed GUID formatting for legacy NVRAM saving
  • Fixed inability to open files in root directory on an NTFS filesystem
  • Fixed hang while unloading NTFS driver
  • Added UEFI quirk ShimRetainProtocol, allowing OpenCore chained from shim to verify Linux using shim's certificates
  • Added OpenLegacyBoot driver for supporting legacy OS booting
  • Added shim-make.tool to download and build rhboot/shim, for Linux SBAT and MOK integration

v0.9.4

  • Fixed kext blocker Exclude strategy for prelinked on 32-bit versions of macOS
  • Fixed ForceAquantiaEthernet quirk on macOS 14 beta 2, thx @Shikumo
  • Added InstanceIdentifier to OpenCore and option to target .contentVisibility to specific instances (thx @dakanji)
  • Improved LapicKernelPanic quirk on legacy versions of macOS
  • Allowed .contentVisibility in same boot FS root locations as .VolumeIcon.icns, in order to survive macOS updates
  • Fixed incorrect core count on Silvermont Atom/Celeron processors
  • Fixed PM timer detection on Silvermont Atom/Celeron processors for TSC calculations
  • Fixed PM timer detection on non-Intel chipsets when booted through OpenDuet
  • Fixed FadtEnableReset on NVIDIA nForce chipset platforms
  • Added BlockIoDxe alternative OpenDuet variant
  • Added support for ATI cards when using ForceResolution option

v0.9.3

  • Added --force-codec option to AudioDxe, thx @xCuri0
  • Downgraded additional warning message in normal operation of emulated NVRAM to info
  • Disabled not present DVL0 device in SSDT-SBUS-MCHC by default, thx @stevezhengshiqi
  • Added EFI mandated box drawing, block element and arrow characters to Builtin renderer console font
  • Improved support for overlong menu entries and very narrow console modes in builtin picker
  • Made Builtin text renderer ignore UI Scale, when required to ensure that text mode reaches minimum UEFI supported size of 80x25
  • Added save and restore of text and graphics mode round tools and failed boot entries
  • Updated out-of-range cursor handling to work round minor display issue in memtest86
  • Added optional --enable-mouse-click argument to CrScreenshotDxe driver to additionally respond on mouse click
  • Added --use-conn-none option to AudioDxe driver to discover additional usable output channels on some systems
  • Added PciIo protocol override used to fix Aptio IV compatiblity with Above 4G BARs, thx @xCuri0
  • Fixed AppleXcpmForceBoost quirk on macOS 14
  • Updated builtin firmware versions for SMBIOS and the rest
  • Added ConsoleFont option to load custom console font for Builtin renderer
  • Improved XhciPortLimit quirk on macOS 11 to 14

v0.9.2

  • Added DisableIoMapperMapping quirk, thx @CaseySJ
  • Fixed disabling single user mode when Apple Secure Boot is enabled
  • Improved guard checks for GopBurstMode on systems where it's not needed
  • Improved compatibility of GopBurstMode with some very non-standard GOP implementations
  • Fixed possible hang with GopBurstMode enabled on DEBUG builds
  • Enabled GopBurstMode even with natively supported cards, in EnableGop firmware driver
  • Fixed inability to patch force-injected kexts
  • Fixed ExternalDiskIcons quirk on macOS 13.3+, thx @fusion71au
  • Fixed various recent reversions and some longer-standing minor bugs in Builtin text renderer
  • Applied some additional minor optimizations to Builtin text renderer
  • Implemented InitialMode option to allow fine control over text renderer operating mode
  • Added support for ConsoleMode text resolution setting to Builtin renderer
  • Fixed regression for ACPI quirks RebaseRegions and SyncTableIds
  • Updated build process to provide stable and bleeding-edge versions of EnableGop
  • Implemented minor improvements in PickerMode Apple
  • Improved filtering algorithm for LogModules and added ? filter for matching non-standard log lines
  • Fixed crash when gathering system report on virtualised CPUs
  • Fixed unnecessary warning when first booting with emulated NVRAM
  • Enabled AppleCpuPmCfgLock quirk on macOS 13

v0.9.1

  • Fixed long comment printing for ACPI patches, thx @corpnewt
  • Added sample config for VS Code source level debugging with gdb
  • Updated builtin firmware versions for SMBIOS and the rest
  • Added GOP memory caching report to SysReport
  • Implemented GopBurstMode quirk for faster GOP operation on older firmware
  • Fixed ThirdPartyDrives quirk on macOS 13.3 and above

v0.9.0

  • Resolved issues with verbose boot log appearing over picker graphics
  • Added version number to EnableGop UI section, so tool builders can track it
  • Added ProvideCurrentCpuInfo support for macOS 13.3 DP
  • Added AMD support, GOP offset auto-detection and macOS 10.11+ support to EnableGop vBIOS insertion script
  • Included precompiled EDK-II EfiRom and GenFfs in Utilities/BaseTools with OpenCore releases

v0.8.9

  • Improved debug logging when applying ACPI patches
  • Fixed loading macOS with legacy boot without Apple Secure Boot
  • Added Linux support to legacy boot BootInstall script
  • Updated builtin firmware versions for SMBIOS and the rest
  • Fixed incomplete console mode initialisation when started in graphics mode
  • Provided additional UEFI forge mode, for use in firmware drivers
  • Implemented firmware driver enabling pre-OpenCore graphics on non-natively supported GPUs on EFI-era Macs
  • Added ResizeUsePciRbIo quirk to workaround broken PciIo on some UEFI firmwares, thx @xCuri0
  • Prevented unwanted clear screen to console background colour when in graphics mode
  • Fixed crash while using SysReport on older Atom systems
  • Fixed kexts without a Contents folder not being patched during a cacheless boot
  • Added read-only sections (.rdata) to all drivers for better memory protection when supported
  • Fixed crash while using SysReport on systems with non-audio HDA codecs
  • Fixed debug script support for GDB and LLDB
  • Fixed legacy boot debug builds asserting on macOS loading

v0.8.8

  • Updated underlying EDK II package to edk2-stable202211
  • Updated AppleKeyboardLayouts.txt from macOS 13.1
  • Updated builtin firmware versions for SMBIOS and the rest
  • Updated ocvalidate to allow duplicate tool if FullNvramAccess is different
  • Fixed Kernel -> Block entries not being processed if one was skipped due to Arch
  • Fixed intermittent prelinking failures caused by XML corruption when kext blocking is enabled
  • Removed magic Acidanthera sequence from OpenCore files used for picker hiding
  • Added .contentVisibility to hide and disable boot entries
  • Added Linux support to QemuBuild.command used for Duet debugging
  • Built in new secure PE/COFF loader
  • Added prebuilt mtoc universal binary with Apple Silicon support
  • Corrected OpenDuet build on Apple Silicon
  • Added SD card device path support for boot device selection

v0.8.7

  • Removed unwanted clear screen when launching non-text boot entry
  • Fixed TSC/FSB for AMD CPUs in ProvideCurrentCpuInfo, thx @Shaneee
  • Added Misc -> Boot -> HibernateSkipsPicker not to show picker if waking from macOS hibernation
  • Changed macrecovery to download files into com.apple.recovery.boot by default, thx @dreamwhite
  • Supported Apple native picker (using BootKicker.efi or PickerMode Apple) when running GPUs without Mac-EFI support on units such as the MacPro5,1 (thx @cdf, @tsialex)
  • Enabled PickerMode Apple to successfully launch selected entry
  • Enabled BootKicker.efi to successfully launch selected entry (via reboot) (thx @cdf)
  • Added spoof proof UEFI 2.x checking to OpenVariableRuntimeDxe, thx @dakanji

v0.8.6

  • Updated NVRAM save script for compatibilty with earlier macOS (Snow Leopard+ tested)
  • Updated NVRAM save script to automatically install as launch daemon (Yosemite+) or logout hook (older macOS)
  • Fixed maximum click duration and double click speed for non-standard poll frequencies
  • Added support for pointer dwell-clicking
  • Fixed recursive loop crash at first non-early log line on some systems
  • Fixed early log preservation when using unsafe fast file logging
  • Updated builtin firmware versions for SMBIOS and the rest
  • Resolved wake-from-sleep failure on EFI 1.1 systems (including earlier Macs) with standalone emulated NVRAM driver
  • Updated macrecovery commands with macOS 12 and 13, thx @Core-i99
  • Updates SSDT-BRG0 with macOS-specific STA to avoid compatibility issues on Windows, thx @Lorys89
  • Fixed memory issues in OpenLinuxBoot causing crashes on 32-bit UEFI firmware

v0.8.5

  • Updated builtin firmware versions for SMBIOS and the rest
  • Moved CPU objects that exist only in Windows Server 2022 into SSDT-HV-DEV-WS2022.dsl
  • Updated Hyper-V device path expansion to support hot add/remove of disks
  • Improved verbose logging during kernel patching

v0.8.4

  • Added checks for Driver -> LoadEarly in ocvalidate
  • Added FullNvramAccess option for tools which require direct access to NVRAM
  • Replaced SSDT-HV-CPU.dsl with SSDT-HV-DEV.dsl for compatiblity with older macOS versions on Windows 10 and newer
  • Updated builtin zlib library to 1.2.12
  • Changed ocpasswordgen not to print characters on password input
  • Added ProcessKernel utility for testing kext injection based on configs
  • Fixed crash while using SysReport on Pentium 4 systems
  • Fixed crash after ExitBootServices() is called while using DEBUG builds and file logging
  • Fixed 32-bit userspace build support on macOS (use High Sierra 10.13 and below)
  • Added basic set of NetworkPkg drivers with HTTP boot support

v0.8.3

  • Added ext4 file system driver
  • Added support for macOS 13 DP3 Kernel Collection
  • Added --force-device option to AudioDxe, allowing UEFI audio on HDA contollers which misreport themselves as non-HDA audio devices
  • Provided optional unsafe fast file logging (suitable only for firmware with a fully compliant FAT32 driver)
  • Fixed incorrect OSBundleLibraries_x86_64 handling during cacheless injection
  • Changed RsaTool not to link against system ssl on macOS
  • Fixed crash during cacheless injection when kext blocking is enabled
  • Removed default codec connection delay from AudioDxe
  • Added optional --codec-setup-delay argument to AudioDxe
  • Changed units of Audio -> SetupDelay from microseconds to milliseconds (divide previous value by 1000 if using this setting)
  • Fixed incorrect FAT binary slice being selected under macOS 10.4.11 when performing a cacheless boot
  • Fixed rare assertion caused by label animation initialisation in OpenCanopy
  • Added --show-csr option for Toggle SIP boot menu entry
  • Added macOS 10.4 and 10.5 support to AllowRelocationBlock Booter quirk
  • Added CPU cache info injection for macOS 10.4 to ProvideCurrentCpuInfo quirk
  • Added emulated NVRAM driver for use separately from OpenDuet
  • Added support for NVRAM reset and set default boot entry when using emulated NVRAM
  • Upgraded emulated NVRAM logout script to allow unsupervised installation of recent macOS OTA updates
  • Added Driver -> LoadEarly for drivers which need to be loaded before NVRAM init

v0.8.2

  • Fixed AppleCpuPmCfgLock on macOS 13
  • Fixed DummyPowerManagement on macOS 13
  • Updated builtin firmware versions for SMBIOS and the rest
  • Added macOS 13 support for AvoidRuntimeDefrag Booter quirk
  • Added injected kext bundle version printing in DEBUG builds
  • Added Linux compatibility for CreateVault scripts

v0.8.1

  • Improved ExtendBTFeatureFlags quirk on newer macOS versions, thx @lvs1974
  • Added notes about DMAR table and ForceAquantiaEthernet, thx @kokowski
  • Added System option in LauncherOption property, thx @stevezhengshiqi
  • Updated note about CustomPciSerialDevice, thx @joevt
  • Added read-only driver for NTFS
  • Switched Reset NVRAM and Toggle SIP to configurable boot entry protocol drivers
  • Supported optional Apple firmware-native NVRAM reset, thx @Syncretic
  • Supported NVRAM reset optionally retaining BIOS boot entries
  • Supported user specified csr-active-config value for Toggle SIP
  • Added optional Enabled and Disabled flavours for Toggle SIP (allows theme designers to provide distinct icons)
  • Added PIIX4 ACPI PM timer detection for TSC calculations on Hyper-V Gen1 VMs

v0.8.0

  • Added support for early log preservation
  • Switched to Python 3 in scripts (use python /path/to/script to force Python 2)
  • Added ForceAquantiaEthernet for Aquantia AQtion AQC-107s based 10GbE network cards support, thx @Mieze and @Shikumo
  • Updated builtin firmware versions for SMBIOS and the rest
  • Added Misc -> Serial section to customise serial port properties
  • Added CustomPciSerialDevice quirk for XNU to correctly recognise customised external serial devices

v0.7.9

  • Added auto-detect macOS Installer volume name for use when .disk_label file cannot be displayed
  • Added --restore-nosnoop flag to AudioDxe, making v0.7.7 fix for Windows sound opt-in
  • Added new method to disable trim when SetApfsTrimTimeout is set to zero
  • Fixed SetApfsTrimTimeout on macOS 12 (only works when set to zero)
  • Added script to build qemu recovery images to macrecovery
  • Fixed selecting SecureBootModel on hypervisors (should be x86legacy)
  • Added kext blocking Strategy for prelinked and newer
  • Added global MSR 35h fix to ProvideCurrentCpuInfo, allowing -cpu host in KVM
  • Fixed potential memory corruption with AVX acceleration enabled
  • Added LogModules for positive and negative log filtering by modules
  • Renamed OpenLinuxBoot driver argument from partuuidopts:{PARTUUID} to autoopts:{PARTUUID}
  • Supported booting Linux from stand-alone /boot partition without /loader/entries files (user must specify full kernel boot options)
  • Handled XML entities in driver arguments
  • Updated underlying EDK II package to edk2-stable202202

v0.7.8

  • Updated ocvalidate to warn about insecure DmgLoading with secure SecureBootModel (already disallowed in runtime)
  • Fixed AudioDxe not disabling unused channels after recent updates
  • Allow gain to track OS volume on old macOS without SystemAudioVolumeDB
  • Fixed crash on no mouse support when verifying password
  • Fixed AppleInternal CSR bit being set with ProvideCustomSlide enabled
  • Added support for .contentFlavour and .contentDetails files for boot entry protocol entries including OpenLinuxBoot
  • Added LINUX_BOOT_ADD_RW flag to OpenLinuxBoot to support e.g. EndeavourOS
  • Added flags+= and flags-= arguments to OpenLinuxBoot to simplify setting driver flags if needed
  • Fixed OpenLinuxBoot entry name disambiguation when LINUX_BOOT_USE_LATEST flag is clear
  • Updated builtin firmware versions for SMBIOS and the rest
  • Fixed crash in OpenLinuxBoot with partly (re-)installed Linux distro
  • Improved robustness in malformed PE image file parsing

v0.7.7

  • Fixed rare crash caused by register corruption in the entry point
  • Added ProvideCurrentCpuInfo support for Intel Alder Lake
  • Fixed typo in Cpuid1Data recommendations for Intel Rocket Lake and newer
  • Updated builtin firmware versions for SMBIOS and the rest
  • Updated underlying EDK II package to edk2-stable202111
  • Resolved crashes in QEMU with AudioDxe
  • Added AudioDxe settings caching (avoids non-needed setup delays)
  • Added DisconnectHda quirk to allow UEFI sound on Apple hardware and others
  • Added workarounds for bugs in QEMU intel-hda driver to allow UEFI sound in QEMU
  • Implemented multi-channel (e.g. bass+main speaker; speakers+headphones) UEFI sound with AudioOutMask
  • Fixed AudioDxe startup stalls when Nvidia HDA audio is present
  • Resolved AudioDxe disabling sound in Windows on some firmware
  • Added pointer polling period tuning in the builtin AppleEvent implementation
  • Added pointer device list tuning in the builtin AppleEvent implementation
  • Added VREF handling to support UEFI sound on more Apple hardware
  • Updated audio output channel detection to support UEFI sound on more Apple hardware
  • Added manual GPIO config (use --gpio-setup AudioDxe driver argument for UEFI sound on Apple hardware)
  • Switched UEFI audio levels to decibel gain to allow accurate matching of saved macOS volume levels
  • Separated settings for minimum audio assist volume and minimum audible volume

v0.7.6

  • Fixed stack canary support when compiling with GCC
  • Added automatic scaling factor detection
  • Explicitly restricted ResizeAppleGpuBars to 0 and -1
  • Fixed OpenCanopy long labels fade-out over graphics background
  • Fixed ProvideConsoleGop not disabling blit-only modes (e.g. on Z690)
  • Fixed Alder Lake SMBIOS CPU model information
  • Added XCPM CPU power management ACPI table for Intel Alder Lake
  • Updated draw order to avoid graphics tearing in OpenCanopy
  • Fixed handling PCI device paths with logical units in ScanPolicy
  • Added ReconnectGraphicsOnConnect option for enabling alternative UEFI graphics drivers
  • Added BiosVideo.efi driver to use with ReconnectGraphicsOnConnect
  • Changed FadtEnableReset to avoid unreliable keyboard controller reset
  • Added EnableVmx quirk to allow virtualization in other OS on some Macs
  • Upgraded ProtectUefiServices to prevent GRUB shim overwriting service pointers when chainloading with Secure Boot enabled
  • Removed deprecated SSDT-PNLFCFL
  • Fixed handling of zero-sized Memory Attributes Table

v0.7.5

  • Revised OpenLinuxBoot documentation
  • Supported Linux ostree boot layout
  • Fixed external drive icons for Boot Entry Protocol
  • Added GPU Resize BAR quirks to reduce BARs on per-OS basis
  • Fixed OpenLinuxBoot hang bug after correct detection of some distros
  • Added DMG signature check during download, thx @jspraul and @zhangyoufu
  • Updated builtin firmware versions for SMBIOS and the rest
  • Updated recovery downloading commands to include macOS 11 and 12

v0.7.4

  • Fixed Linux kernel sort order
  • Added Linux detection optional log detail
  • Fixed CPU core count detection for more legacy CPUs
  • Added ability to fully override autodetect Linux boot options
  • Added large BaseSystem support in AdviseFeatures
  • Updated builtin firmware versions for SMBIOS and the rest
  • Added tool to extract vendor secure boot certificate from GRUB shim file
  • Added BridgeOSHardwareModel NVRAM variable to fix T2 SB AP models on macOS 12
  • Changed Default Apple Secure Boot model to match SMBIOS for macOS 12
  • Fixed opencore-version not being added to NVRAM variables

v0.7.3

  • Improved SSDT-PNLF compatibility with CFL+ graphics
  • Fixed OpenCanopy performance loss due to redrawing introduced in 0.6.9
  • Added pattern-based automatic variable initialisation for better security
  • Updated underlying EDK II package to edk2-stable202108
  • Updated Apple Secure Boot variables for x86legacy
  • Updated Linux variants in Flavours.md
  • Implemented Boot Entry Protocol, allowing plug-in boot entry drivers
  • Added StringBuffer and FlexArray libraries
  • Updated Drivers to support arguments (requires config.plist update, see samples)
  • Added OpenLinuxBoot driver: OC-native Linux autodetect and boot without chaining via GRUB
  • Fixed overlong boot entry names breaking text flow in builtin menu
  • Added ForceOcWriteFlash UEFI quirk to enable writing OC system variables

v0.7.2

  • Fixed OSBundleLibraries/OSBundleLibaries64 handling
  • Added GraphicsInputMirroring to fix lost keystrokes in some non-Apple graphical UEFI apps
  • Added support for stack canaries (security cookies / stack guards)
  • Fixed unintialised memory access in AudioDxe causing audio playback failure
  • Changed Default Apple Secure Boot model to x86legacy for better security and compatibility
  • Increased default APFS MinDate and MinVersion to macOS Big Sur for better security
  • Updated builtin firmware versions for SMBIOS and the rest
  • Improved SSDT-PNLF compatibility with Windows and newer graphics
  • Fixed CLANGPDB OpenCore builds by shortening OC magic

v0.7.1

  • Added SyncTableIds quirk to sync modified table OEM identifiers
  • Added CPU Info (MSRs) dumping to SysReport
  • Updated builtin firmware versions for SMBIOS and the rest
  • Fixed PowerTimeoutKernelPanic on macOS 12
  • Fixed transparency click detection on OpenCanopy boot entries
  • Added PCI device info dumping to SysReport
  • Fixed SetApfsTrimTimeout on macOS 12
  • Documented requirement for SetDefault.icns width to match Selector.icns width
  • Added explicit warn and safe fallback to builtin picker on failure to match the above
  • Added VSCode source level IDE debug config example to debug docs
  • Added other minor debug docs updates
  • Fixed incorrect timeout of built-in picker on IA32
  • Added support for custom kernels on ESP partition
  • Fixed DEBUG ASSERT on pressing change entry keys with single boot entry in OpenCanopy
  • Added recommended Apple12 and Windows11 flavours
  • Added TpmInfo tool to DEBUG TPM status
  • Fixed incorrect OpenCanopy initial display when default entry beyond right of screen
  • Fixed ProvideCurrentCpuInfo MSR patch on macOS 12
  • Fixed AppleXcpmForceBoost patch on macOS 12

v0.7.0

  • Fixed NVRAM reset on firmware with write-protected BootOptionSupport
  • Improved direct GOP renderer performance for certain cases
  • Added support for display rotation in direct GOP renderer
  • Fixed handling multinode device paths in LoadedImage and elsewhere
  • Changed OpenCanopy image directory to support directory prefixes
  • Changed OpenCanopy preferred image set to Acidanthera\GoldenGate
  • Removed <BOOTPATH>.icns and <TOOLPATH>.icns support
  • Added content flavour system allowing custom boot entry icons compatible across icon packs
  • Added automatic flavour detection for macOS boot entries
  • Added ProvideCurrentCpuInfo quirk to provide correct TSC/FSB for Hyper-V virtual machines
  • Added Hyper-V device path expansion to allow setting default boot volume
  • Added Apple variant of GopPassThrough to handle only AppleFramebufferInfo handles
  • Fixed further kernel patches not being processed if a patch was skipped due to arch mismatch
  • Added optional Toggle SIP system boot menu option
  • Added CsrUtil.efi tool, similar to Apple csrutil
  • Removed support for <TOOLPATH>.lbl/.l2x pre-drawn entry labels
  • Fixed previous text not cleared before console mode tools and entries in OpenCanopy
  • Fixed DEBUG build crashes with GopPassThrough and UgaPassThrough
  • Added flavour for memory testing utilities
  • Updated recommended memtest86 config in sample .plist files
  • Defined bootloader flavours
  • Applied own flavour to OC build
  • Added CPU topology fixes to ProvideCurrentCpuInfo quirk
  • Updated OC default SIP disabled value
  • Documented SIP values which affect macOS updates
  • Added csr-data Apple NVRAM var to docs
  • Fixed file alignment causing codesign issues with CLANGPDB images
  • Replaced AdviseWindows with AdviseFeatures to support APFS

v0.6.9

  • Fixed out-of-sync cursor movement rectangle when loading e.g. CrScreenshotDxe
  • Updated underlying EDK II package to edk2-stable202102
  • Applied consistent enforcement of required minimum Apple OEM Apple Event protocol version
  • Changed CustomDelays to less surprising boolean setting with failsafe of false
  • Changed key repeat failsafes and sample values to Apple OEM values
  • Changed PointerSpeedMul failsafe to Apple OEM value
  • Updated docs to include configuration of key repeat settings with and without KeySupport
  • Prevented 'set default' UI when action not permitted by security config
  • Added ForgeUefiSupport quirk to workaround legacy EFI 1.x firmwares compatibility
  • Added ReloadOptionRoms quirk to force-load Option ROMs on PCI devices
  • Added OC_ATTR_USE_MINIMAL_UI to allow running pickers with no Shutdown and Restart buttons
  • Added display of OpenCore version number to OpenCanopy as well as builtin picker, depending on existing ExposeSensitiveData bit
  • Added support for case-insensitive argument handling in the UEFI tools
  • Added vector acceleration of SHA-512 and SHA-384 hashing algorithms, thx @MikhailKrichanov
  • Fixed wraparound when using arrow keys in OpenCanopy
  • Updated builtin firmware versions for SMBIOS and the rest
  • Added bundled Linux versions for userspace utilities
  • Fixed fallback SMBIOS Manufacturer value to NO DIMM for empty slots
  • Fixed assertions when running OpenCanopy with low resolution, will fallbacks to builtin now

v0.6.8

  • Switched to VS2019 toolchain for Windows builds
  • Reduced legacy boot install interaction effort
  • Increased OpenCanopy rendering performance
  • Added OpenCanopy Shut Down and Restart buttons
  • Reduced OpenCanopy mouse pointer input lag
  • Fixed that cursor bounds could be different from OpenCanopy's
  • Improved builtin picker rendering performance
  • Added Memory Type decoding for SMBIOS in Automatic mode
  • Properly support setting custom entries as default boot options
  • Fixed creating log file when root file system is not writable
  • Fixed DisableSingleUser not being enabled in certain cases
  • Added ForceBooterSignature quirk for Mac EFI firmware
  • Fixed OpenCanopy sometimes cutting off shown boot entries
  • Further improved CPU frequency calculation on legacy CPUs
  • Fixed SMBIOS SMC version encoding sequence
  • Added TSC frequency reading from Apple Platform Info
  • Added TSC frequency reading for Apple devices with nForce chipsets
  • Added Base and BaseSkip lookup for ACPI patches
  • Fixed ACPI table magic corruption during patching
  • Fixed unnatural OpenCanopy and FileVault 2 cursor movement
  • Fixed OpenCanopy interrupt handling causing missed events and lag
  • Improved OpenCanopy double-click detection
  • Reduced OpenCanopy touch input lag and improved usability
  • Improved keypress responsiveness in OpenCanopy and builtin pickers
  • Improved non-repeating key detection in OpenCanopy and builtin pickers
  • Fixed Escape preventing OpenCanopy fade up until released, on some systems
  • Fixed fast repeat then stall issue with key handling on some PS/2 systems
  • Added accurate Shift+Enter/Shift+Index detection when using PollAppleHotKeys
  • Added 'set default' indicator to builtin picker
  • Replaced VerifyMsrE2 with ControlMsrE2 also allowing unlock on some firmwares
  • Fixed OpenCanopy flicker when refreshing the entry view
  • Added OpenCanopy TAB navigation support
  • Added OpenCanopy graphical password interface
  • Added OpenCanopy pulsing animation to signal timeout
  • Added OpenCanopy 'set default' indicator
  • Fixed OpenCanopy not aborting timeout on pointer click
  • Fixed OpenCanopy intro animation not scaling with UIScale
  • Add OpenCanopy boot entry label scrolling (fixes missing long labels)
  • Added tabbable Shutdown and Restart buttons to builtin picker
  • Fixed in-firmware shutdown for some systems running OpenDuet
  • Added Zero as alias hotkey for Escape, to force show picker if hidden
  • Added =/+ key as alias for CTRL to set default OS
  • Added additional support for configuring correct key repeat behaviour with KeySupport mode
  • Fixed CPU multiplier detection on pre-Nehalem Intel CPUs
  • Fixed incorrect handling of multiple processors and processor cache in SMBIOS
  • Matched default Apple boot picker cursor start position
  • Updated OpenShell devices command to support misaligned device names returned by some Apple firmware
  • Added (dmg) suffix to DMG boot options in OpenCanopy
  • Added identifiers for Rocket Lake and Tiger Lake CPUs
  • Added PickerAudioAssist 'disk image' indication
  • Fixed PickerAudioAssist indications played twice in rare cases
  • Improved OpenCanopy pointer acceleration
  • Added more precise control on AppleEvent protocol properties and features
  • Added dynamic keyboard protocol installation on CrScreenshotDxe
  • Support starting UEFI tools with argument support (e.g. ControlMsrE2) without arguments from picker
  • Fixed OpenCanopy font height calculation, may reject previously working fonts and mitigate memory corruption
  • Fixed incorrect identification of Xeon E5XXX/E5-XXXX and Xeon WXXXX/W-XXXX CPUs
  • Added RSDP, RSDT, and XSDT handling to NormalizeHeaders ACPI quirk

v0.6.7

  • Fixed ocvalidate return code to be non-zero when issues are found
  • Added OEM values to PlatformInfo in Automatic mode
  • Improved CPU frequency calculation on Haswell and earlier
  • Fixed issues when applying certain patches
  • Added SSN (and HW_SSN) variable support
  • Added onscreen early logging in DEBUG builds for legacy firmware
  • Added workaround for firmware not specifying DeviceHandle at bootstrap
  • Added support for R/O page tables in SetupVirtualMap quirk
  • Added OEM preservation for certain Apple SMBIOS tables
  • Fixed switching to graphics mode when entering OpenCanopy
  • Fixed installing Apple FB Info protocol when no GOP exists
  • Fixed abort timeout sound in OpenCanopy on key press
  • Added GopPassThrough option to support GOP protocol over UGA
  • Fixed CPU speed rounding for certain Xeon and Core 2 CPUs
  • Removed KeyMergeThreshold as it never functioned anyway
  • Added acdtinfo utility to lookup certain products
  • Fixed FSBFrequency calculation with fractional multiplier
  • Fixed showing core count for some AMD CPUs
  • Added ResetTrafficClass to reset TCSEL to T0 on legacy HDA
  • Fixed default boot entry selection without timeout for builtin picker
  • Added ocpasswordgen utility to generate OpenCore password data
  • Added ActivateHpetSupport quirk to activate HPET support
  • Fixed opencore-version reporting the incorrect version in rare cases

v0.6.6

  • Added keyboard and pointer entry scroll support in OpenCanopy
  • Added background image support in OpenCanopy
  • Fixed selector boot option choice in OpenCanopy
  • Relaxed selector dimensions for OpenCanopy
  • Added MaxBIOSVersion option to Generic
  • Fixed MLB verification feature in macrecovery
  • Replaced VBoxHfs driver with OpenHfsPlus
  • Added audio codec dumping to SysReport
  • Fixed compatibility with page protection for all binaries
  • Fixed crashes in OpenUsbKbDxe when handling unsupported devices
  • Removed HdaCodecDump application in favor of SysReport
  • Added SetApfsTrimTimeout to tune APFS trim command
  • Changed OpenCore.efi to application to improve FW compatibility
  • Added DisableSecurityPolicy UEFI quirk to workaround driver loading
  • Added support for ranged widget connections in AudioDxe
  • Fixed supplying non-RT SetVirtualAddressMap for non-macOS systems
  • Fixed using SystemUuid from DataHub in non-Automatic mode for SMBIOS
  • Dropped failsafe defaults from Generic to match non-Automatic mode
  • Replaced BootProtect with LauncherOption and LauncherPath
  • Added OpenPartitionDxe with Apple Partition Management scheme
  • Improved ocvalidate checks in Misc, NVRAM, and UEFI sections
  • Fixed multiple flaws in EFI image loading, APFS driver in particular
  • Fixed NVRAM system-id being accidentally stored in Little Endian format
  • Added UseRawUuidEncoding to choose SMBIOS UUID encoding style
  • Updated builtin firmware versions for SMBIOS and the rest

v0.6.5

  • Fixed installing OpenDuet on protected volumes
  • Updated underlying EDK II package to edk2-stable202011
  • Updated builtin firmware versions for SMBIOS and the rest
  • Fixed macrecovery server protocol compatibility
  • Added basic audio assistant support in OpenCanopy
  • Added compiled ACPI samples to the package
  • Fixed timer resolution restoration at boot time
  • Fixed memory capacity when using custom SMBIOS memory config
  • Removed no longer required DeduplicateBootOrder quirk
  • Fixed macserial crashes when processing invalid serials
  • Fixed macserial issues when processing 2021 year serials
  • Added advanced error checking in ocvalidate utility
  • Added SetupDelay to configure audio setup delay
  • Reworked LogoutHook.command to support older macOS
  • Implemented MP3 audio decoding for audio assistant support
  • Added support for PickerVariant for more theme variants
  • Added OC_ATTR_HIDE_THEMED_ICONS PickerAttribute for Time Machine
  • Fixed OpenUsbKb compatibility with certain keyboards

v0.6.4

  • Added BlacklistAppleUpdate to fix macOS 11 broken update optout
  • Dropped HII services from OpenDuet improving size and performance
  • Fixed patching of injected kexts in mkext
  • Added support for launching from relative paths
  • Added direct path passing for tools via RealPath
  • Allowed launching tools and entries in text mode via TextMode
  • Updated builtin firmware versions for SMBIOS and the rest
  • Fixed ACPI patches not applying if tables are in locked memory
  • Fixed EnableSafeModeSlide on macOS 11
  • Added AllowRelocationBlock quirk for older macOS and safe mode
  • Fixed CPU frequency calculation on AMD 19h family
  • Updated recovery_urls
  • Fixed DisableSingleUser quirk when Apple Secure Boot is enabled
  • Added BootstrapShort to workaround buggy Insyde firmware
  • Changed Bootstrap(Short) to choose dynamic entry (requires NVRAM reset)
  • Avoided Boot prefix in RequestBootVarRouting to workaround AMI issues
  • Added bootloader patch support in Booter Patch section
  • Fixed startup hang on firmware that permit timer function re-entrance
  • Made pointer control optional for OpenCanopy via PickerAttributes
  • Added support for StartupMute variable in PlayChime
  • Added support for per-volume icons for APFS on Preboot
  • Removed HII dependency from OpenUsbKbDxe driver
  • Fixed undefined behavior in OpenDuet causing random crashes and hangs

v0.6.3

  • Added support for xml comments in plist files
  • Updated underlying EDK II package to edk2-stable202008
  • Provide fallbacks for NULL memory SMBIOS strings
  • Fixed BOOTx64.efi and BOOTIA32.efi convention
  • Fixed SMBIOS handling with multiple memory arrays
  • Fixed memory array handle assignment on empty slots
  • Fixed CPUID patching on certain versions of macOS 10.4.10 and 10.4.11
  • Fixed incorrect core/thread counts on Pentium M processors
  • Added SSDT-UNC.dsl ACPI sample to resolve X99 issues, thx @RemB
  • Updated builtin firmware versions for SMBIOS and the rest
  • Increased slide allocation reserve to 200 MB for Big Sur beta 10
  • Fixed assert when trying to enable direct renderer on blit-only GOP
  • Added support for custom memory properties
  • Fixed intermittent 32-bit prelinking failures caused by improper Mach-O expansion
  • Fixed failures in cacheless injection dependency resolution
  • Fixed detection issues with older Atom CPUs
  • Fixed ScanPolicy NVMe handling on MacPro5,1
  • Fixed I/O issues on platforms incapable of reading over 1MB at once
  • Fixed plist-only kext injection in Big Sur
  • Add ForceResolution option for enabling non-default resolutions
  • Fixed Ps2MouseDxe not properly loading under OpenDuetPkg
  • Added workaround for read-only errors on some X299 boards
  • Added support for x86legacy Secure Boot model
  • Added missing Secure Boot NVRAM variables required by 11.0
  • Added setting of system-id NVRAM variable
  • Added ForceSecureBootScheme quirk for virtual machines
  • Fixed kernel and ACPI patches failing to replace last bytes of memory

v0.6.2

  • Updated builtin firmware versions for SMBIOS and the rest
  • Added ProcessorType option to Generic allowing custom CPU names
  • Fixed UnblockFsConnect option not working with APFS JumpStart
  • Added IA32 binary variant to the release bundles
  • Fixed improper handling of cacheless kexts without an Info.plist
  • Fixed improper calculation of kext startup address for blocking
  • Added mkext 32-bit kext injection (10.4-10.6)
  • Added cacheless 32-bit kext injection (10.4-10.7)
  • Added 32-bit kernel/kext patching/blocking support
  • Fixed issues loading 10.7 EfiBoot
  • Added Type to ReservedMemory to fulfil hibernation hack needs
  • Added workaround to displaying Preboot instead of Macintosh HD
  • Added prelinkedkernel 32-bit kext injection (10.6-10.7)
  • Added SystemMemoryStatus to override memory replacement on some models
  • Added older Pentium CPU recognition in SMBIOS
  • Added ExtendBTFeatureFlags to properly set FeatureFlags for Bluetooth (which substitutes BT4LEContinuityFixup)
  • Added MinKernel/MaxKernel to CPUID emulation and DummyPowerManagement
  • Fixed -legacy not being added in KernelArch Auto mode
  • Fixed i386-user32 not forcing i386 on macOS 10.7 on X64 firmware
  • Fixed i386-user32 being incorrectly enabled in macOS 10.4, 10.5, and 10.7
  • Disabled prelinked boot for macOS 10.4 and 10.5 in KernelCache Auto mode
  • Fixed macserial compatibility with iMac20,x serials and other models from 2020
  • Added LegacyCommpage quirk to improve pre-SSSE3 userspace compatibility
  • Fixed legacy SATA HDDs displaying as external drives in the picker

v0.6.1

  • Improved recognition of early pressed hotkeys, thx @varahash
  • Made DMG loading support configurable via DmgLoading
  • Added iMac20,1 and iMac20,2 model codes
  • Fixed display name for older Xeon CPUs like Xeon E5450
  • Added Comet Lake-LP HDA device code
  • Fixed OS boot selection on SATA controllers with legacy OPROMs
  • Fixed RSDP ACPI table checksum recalculation
  • Added immutablekernel loading support for 10.13+
  • Fixed solving some symbols to zero in 11.0 kext inject
  • Reduced OpenCanopy size by restricting boot management access
  • Added BuiltinText variant for TextRenderer for older laptops
  • Fixed SyncRuntimePermissions creating invalid MAT table
  • Added EFI FAT image loading support (macOS 10.8 and earlier)
  • Added 64-bit cacheless kext injection and patching support (macOS 10.9 and earlier)
  • Added 64-bit mkext kext injection and patching support (macOS 10.6 and earlier)
  • Fixed XNU hook matching non-kernel files
  • Updated builtin firmware versions for SMBIOS and the rest
  • Fixed patching of ACPI tables in low memory
  • Fixed macOS 11.0 DMG recovery loading without hotplug
  • Fixed XhciPortLimit quirk on 10.12.6 and possibly other versions
  • Fixed IncreasePciBarSize quirk on 10.11.5 and possibly other versions
  • Fixed LapicKernelPanic quirk on 10.8.5 and possibly other versions
  • Fixed hard-lock caused by EHCI SMI in OpenDuetPkg
  • Added preview UEFI Secure Boot compatibility
  • Added FuzzyMatch option to support fuzzy kernelcache matching on 10.6 and earlier
  • Added KernelArch option to specify architecture preference on older kernels
  • Added KernelCache option to specify kernel caching preference for older kernels
  • Added Force section to provide support for injecting drivers in older macOS
  • Changed kernel driver injection to happen prior to kernel driver patching
  • Added Arch filtering option to Add, Block, Force, and Patch sections
  • Added DisableLinkeditJettison quirk to workaround 11.0b5 kernel panics
  • Added debugging of missing fields in the configuration

v0.6.0

  • Fixed sound corruption with AudioDxe
  • Fixed icon choice for Apple FW update in OpenCanopy
  • Fixed APFS driver loading on Fusion Drive
  • Added Comet Lake HDA device code
  • Fixed audio stream position reporting on non-Intel platforms
  • Added Firmware mode to ResetSystem to reboot into preferences
  • Replaced BlacklistAppleUpdate with run-efi-updater NVRAM variable
  • Fixed reset value and detection in FadtEnableReset ACPI quirk
  • Fixed freezes during boot option expansion with PXE boot entries
  • Updated underlying EDK II package to edk2-stable202005
  • Added ProvideMaxSlide quirk to improve laptop stability, thx @zhen-zen
  • Fixed slide choice on platforms when 0 slide is unavailable, thx @zhen-zen
  • Fixed assertions caused by unaligned file path access in DEBUG builds
  • Renamed ConfigValidity utility to ocvalidate for consistency
  • Added GlobalConnect for APFS loading to workaround older firmware issues
  • Added 11.0 support for AvoidRuntimeDefrag Booter quirk
  • Fixed 11.0 lapic kernel quirk as of DP1
  • Improved boot selection scripts for macOS without NVRAM
  • Added UGA protocol compatibility in ProvideConsoleGop quirk
  • Added UgaPassThrough option to support UGA protocol over GOP
  • Added AppleFramebufferInfo protocol implementation and override
  • Fixed serial initialisation when file logging is disabled
  • Fixed FSBFrequency reporting on Meron and similar CPUs
  • Fixed incorrect volume icon dimension requirements in OpenCanopy
  • Added preview version of KernelCollection injection code
  • Fixed ACPI reset register detection in DxeIpl
  • Added MacBookPro16,4 model code
  • Updated builtin firmware versions for SMBIOS and the rest
  • Fixed OSXSAVE reporting when emulating CPUID on newer CPUs
  • Added SerialInit option to perform serial initialisation separately
  • Fixed OpenDuetPkg booting on Intel G33 with SATA controller in RAID mode
  • PlatformInfo Automatic for all models
  • Fixed 32-bit OpenDuetPkg booting on machines with over 4 GBs of RAM
  • Fixed delays with OpenDuetPkg booting with certain SATA controllers in IDE mode
  • Fixed display name for some high core count i9 CPUs like 7920X
  • Fixed SSDT-EC-USBX

v0.5.9

  • Added full HiDPI support in OpenCanopy
  • Improved OpenCanopy font rendering by using CoreText
  • Fixed light and custom background font rendering
  • Added Boot#### options support in boot entry listing
  • Removed HideSelf by pattern recognising BOOTx64.efi
  • Added BlacklistAppleUpdate to avoid Apple FW updates
  • Fixed accidental tool and NVRAM reset booting by default
  • Fixed unrecognised select com.apple.recovery.boot entries
  • Changed NVRAM reset not to erase BootProtect boot options
  • Improved boot performance when picker UI is disabled
  • Enforced the use of builtin picker when external fails
  • Fixed warnings for empty NVRAM variables (e.g. rtc-blacklist)
  • Added ApplePanic to store panic logs on ESP root
  • Fixed ReconnectOnResChange reconnecting even without res change
  • Fixed OpenCanopy showing internal icons for external drives
  • Fixed OpenCanopy launching Shell with text over it
  • Added partial hotkey support to OpenCanopy (e.g. Ctrl+Enter)
  • Added builtin text renderer compatibility with Shell page mode
  • Fixed FadtEnableReset with too small FACP tables and some laptops
  • Fixed CPU detection crash with QEMU 5.0 and KVM accelerator
  • Removed RequestBootVarFallback due to numerous bugs
  • Added DeduplicateBootOrder UEFI quirk
  • Removed DirectGopCacheMode due to being ineffective
  • Fixed assertions on log exhaustion causing boot failures
  • Fixed builtin text renderer failing to provide ConsoleControl
  • Fixed compatibility with blit-only GOP (e.g. OVMF Bochs)
  • Fixed ignoring # in DeviceProperty and NVRAM Delete
  • Renamed Block to Delete in ACPI,DeviceProperties, and NVRAM
  • Added MacBookPro16,2 and MacBookPro16,3 model codes
  • Added PCI device scanning policy support (e.g. VIRTIO)
  • Improved playback performance in AudioDxe
  • Updated builtin firmware versions for SMBIOS and the rest
  • Added improved CPU type detection for newer CPU types
  • Added ConfigValidity utility and improved config validation
  • Added serial port initialisation for serial debug logging
  • Disabled empty debug log file creation to avoid ESP cluttering
  • Added TscSyncTimeout quirk to workaround debug kernel assertions
  • Added first-class Windows support to bless model
  • Fixed LapicKernelPanic kernel quirk on 10.9
  • Added prebuilt version of CrScreenshotDxe driver
  • Fixed Hyper-V frequency detection compatibility
  • Added SysReport option for DEBUG builds to dump system info
  • Fixed crashes on some AMD firmware when performing keyboard input

v0.5.8

  • Fixed invalid CPU object reference in SSDT-PLUG
  • Fixed incorrect utilities and resources packaging
  • Fixed Custom UpdateSMBIOSMode modifying SMBIOSv3 table
  • Updated docs to cover separating SMBIOS via UpdateSMBIOSMode
  • Fixed rendering macOS installer icons in OpenCanopy
  • Added APFS support with Fusion Drive and enhanced security
  • Added AppleEvent mouse support in OpenCanopy
  • Fixed AppleEvent and OpenCanopy compatibility with OVMF TPL restrictions
  • Added mouse drivers to the package as OVMF needs one
  • Added memory region reservation support
  • Added RtcRw tool to manipulate RTC memory
  • Added PatchAppleRtcChecksum kernel quirk
  • Added AppleRtcRam protocol implementation
  • Renamed Protocols to ProtocolOverrides for clarity
  • Added ResetSystem tool to allow shutdown/reset actions in the menu
  • Added experimental BootProtect Security option
  • Fixed kext injection in 10.8 installer
  • Added timeout support to OpenCanopy user interface
  • Fixed handling 24-bit screen resolutions
  • Added Ps2KeyboardDxe driver for DuetPkg
  • Updated BootInstall DuetPkg version (now opensource)
  • Added partial HiDPI support in OpenCanopy
  • Update builtin firmware
  • Fixed invalid checksum checks when creating vault (thx @dakanji)

v0.5.7

  • Added TimeMachine detection to picker
  • Added early preview version of OpenCanopy
  • Fixed FS discovery on NVMe with legacy drivers
  • Added DirectGopCacheMode option for FB cache policy
  • Added KeyFiltering option to workaround buggy KB drivers
  • Added tool and custom entry separation in audio assistant
  • Added OpenControl tool to configure full NVRAM access from Shell
  • Added boot.efi debug protocol support for 10.15.4+
  • Added boot.efi performance logging for 10.15.4+
  • Added ProtectUefiServices quirk to fix DevirtualiseMmio on Z390
  • Replaced BOOTCAMP Windows with Windows to match the original
  • Added bundled OpenShell originally available as OpenCoreShell
  • Rework readlabel utility into disklabel with encoding support
  • Renamed FwRuntimeServices driver to OpenRuntime
  • Renamed AppleUsbKbDxe driver to OpenUsbKbDxe
  • Update builtin firmware
  • Fixed PowerTimeoutKernelPanic on 10.15.4
  • Fixed 4K section alignment in OpenRuntime to fix Linux booting on SKL
  • Introduced SyncRuntimePermissions to fix multiple memory permission flaws
  • Introduced RebuildAppleMemoryMap to fix macOS booting on Dell 5490
  • Removed ShrinkMemoryMap in favour of more advanced RebuildAppleMemoryMap
  • Marked EnableWriteUnprotector as deprecated on modern systems
  • Introduced ProtectMemoryRegions to fix memory region handling
  • Removed ProtectCsmRegion in favour of ProtectMemoryRegions
  • Renamed PickerAttributes to ConsoleAttributes
  • Introduced PickerAttributes as a matter of UI configuration

v0.5.6

  • Various improvements to builtin text renderer
  • Fixed locating DMG recovery in APTIO IV firmware on FAT32
  • Fixed loading DMG recovery in APTIO IV firmware on FAT32
  • Removed AvoidHighAlloc quirk due to removed I/O over 4GB
  • Moved ConsoleMode, Resolution options to Output section
  • Moved console-related UEFI quirks to Output section
  • Replaced ConsoleControl and BuiltinTextRenderer with TextRenderer
  • Removed ConsoleBehaviourOs and ConsoleBehaviourUi
  • Fixed providing ConsoleOutHandle GOP when running from Shell
  • Added PickerAttributes option to colour picker
  • Added ProtectSecureBoot option through FwRuntimeServices
  • Replaced RequireVault and RequireSignature with Vault
  • Added BootKicker tool to support launching Apple BootPicker
  • Added BootPicker support as an external UI in OC through PickerMode
  • Added DirectGopRendering option to use direct GOP output
  • Multiple memory corruption and performance fixes for PNG support
  • Fixed DefaultBackgroundColor variable handling
  • Added HideAuxiliary and Auxiliary options
  • Fixed picker timeout and log timestamps for VMware
  • Fixed NULL parent DeviceHandle for launched tools
  • Added bundled HiiDatabase driver for very old firmware
  • Added SSE2 support in memory intrinsics for better performance
  • Improved ACPI PM timer CPU frequency calculation performance
  • Improved LapicKernelPanic compatibility with newer macOS versions
  • Fixed drivers starting with # not being skipped
  • Added audio support through AudioDxe with optional boot chime
  • Added VoiceOver accessability support in boot.efi for 10.13+
  • Added PickerAudioAssist option for audio assistance in picker
  • Added HdaCodecDump.efi tool in default package
  • Added legacy AudioDxe and Microsoft namespaces to Reset NVRAM
  • Merged OcSupportPkg with OpenCorePkg for easier bisection
  • Disabled warnings in release versions of NVMe and XHCI drivers

v0.5.5

  • Fixed CPU bus ratio calculation for Nehalem and Westmere
  • Fixed CPU package calculation on MacPro5,1 and similar
  • Improved OpenCore rerun detection for new versions
  • Fixed loading picker on boot failure when it is hidden
  • Added PMC ACPI sample for 300-series chipsets
  • Improved driver connection performance on APTIO IV
  • Fixed boot option saving in LogoutHook.command
  • Added support for OEM information in ExposeSensitiveData
  • Improved SanitiseClearScreen to avoid mode switching
  • Replaced SupportsCsm with AdviseWindows enabling UEFI mode
  • Fixed issues with default boot path selection on some boards
  • Update builtin firmware versions
  • Fixed AdviseWindows not setting FirmwareFeatures in NVRAM
  • Added TakeoffDelay option for improved action hotkey support
  • Added Mac GOP support to ProvideConsoleGop quirk
  • Added experimental BuiltinTextRenderer boot option
  • Added DummyPowerManagement kernel quirk to disable CPU PM

v0.5.4

  • Added Enter key handling in boot menu for quick proceed
  • Update builtin firmware versions
  • Bundled FwRuntimeServices driver with OpenCore
  • Allowed writing to non-volatile variables with disabled write
  • Fixed microcode reading on Intel CPUs
  • Fixed SMBIOS Type4 External Clock values
  • Improved Windows compatibility on some setups (acidanthera/bugtracker#614)
  • Added SupportsCsm and option in PlatformInfo/Generic
  • Added OSInfo protocol support
  • Added SignalAppleOS Booter quirk to enable IGPU on Macs in other OS
  • Added AppleSmcIoprotocol support (replaces VirtualSmc UEFI driver)
  • Added AuthRestart security property for VirtualSMC authenticated restart
  • Fixed input protocol initialisation on VMware fusion
  • Added arrow key handling in boot menu
  • FileVault 2-like key input is now the only supported input in boot menu
  • Fixed 5 second delay when exiting Shell to OpenCore Picker
  • Added default boot option update and AllowSetDefault Security option
  • Fixed CPU package detection on configurations with multiple CPUs
  • Bundled CleanNvram and VerifyMsrE2 tools for debugging
  • Added screen clearing after choosing boot entry in picker
  • Added WriteFlash NVRAM option to enable writing variables in Add
  • Added LegacyOverwrite NVRAM option to allow overwriting variables by nvram.plist
  • Added AppleXcpmForceBoost kernel quirk to maximise select Xeon performance
  • Bundled NvmExpressDxe and XhciDxe drivers for platforms that need them
  • Added IncreasePciBarSize kernel quirk for select platforms with PCI space issues

v0.5.3

  • Update builtin firmware versions
  • Fixed interpreting letters in boot menu
  • Fixed timeout abortion with PollAppleHotKeys quirk
  • Fixed rare kext injection failure due to plist-only kext in prelinkedkernel
  • Fixed error reporting for dmg loading
  • Added various debugging improvements
  • Added new crypto stack resulting in vault key format changes
  • Added UnblockFsConnect UEFI quirk to fix missing filesystems on some laptops
  • Added RequestBootVarFallback UEFI quirk to circumvent firmware boot option issues
  • Added ThirdPartyDrives kernel quirk fixing SSD trim and 10.15 SATA hibernation (thx @lvs1974)
  • Removed ThirdPartyTrim kernel quirk in favour of ThirdPartyDrives
  • Added Intel Xeon E5 (Broadwell-EP) support (thx @crazyi)
  • Switched to edk2-stable201911, which is now the minimum supportd EDK II version

v0.5.2

  • Fixed MinKernel and MaxKernel logic (thx @dhinakg, @reitermarkus)
  • Fixed ASSERT when booting non-Apple OSes without arguments from the DEBUG version
  • Added MmioWhitelist configuration option
  • Added PowerTimeoutKernelPanic kernel quirk
  • Fixed erratic cursor appearing in release builds
  • Moved ReconnectOnResChange to a user-configurable quirk to avoid freezes
  • Added OpenCore version to picker ui, configured by ExposeSensitiveData
  • Added hypervisor CPUID support to work with virtualization (thx @Leoyzen)

v0.5.1

  • Added support of kernel resource kext injection
  • Added support for 0.25% clock slowdown on Xeon Scalable CPUs (thx @mrmiller)
  • Replaced MatchKernel with MinKernel and MaxKernel
  • Added Arguments to Tools and Entries sections
  • Fixed broken timer for 300 series Intel chipsets
  • Added Input section for mouse and keyboard aggregation

v0.5.0

  • Added builtin firmware versions for new models 2019
  • Fixed LogoutHook leaving random directories in $HOME
  • Fixed FSBFrequency calculation on Xeon Scalable CPUs (thx @mrmiller)
  • Fixed ARTFrequency specifying on Intel server and atom models
  • Increased log size to 256 KB by default
  • Added ReplaceTabWithSpace quirk to improve Shell experience
  • Added ClearScreenOnModeSwitch quirk to avoid visual glitches
  • Added MISC_PWR_MGMT patch to AppleXcpmExtraMsrs quirk (thx @mrmiller)
  • Added DevirtualiseMmio quirk to Booter section
  • Added FileVault 2 user interface protocols formerly in AppleUiSupport
  • Improved kernel patch logging to include configuration comments
  • Added MSFT basic data and Linux root fs recognition to ScanPolicy
  • Fixed RT region protection restoration regression (thx Sniki)
  • Added OPT, CMD+R, CMD+OPT+P+R boot action hotkey support
  • Added PollAppleHotKeys to register boot.efi hotkeys in the picker
  • Added DisableSingleUser quirk to prohibit single user mode
  • Upgraded EDK II base package to edk2-stable201908
  • Prohibited argument changing by BootNext

v0.0.4

  • Fixed kext injection issues with dummy dependencies
  • Fixed kext injection issues with reused vtables
  • Fixed Custom SMBIOS table update patches
  • Added timestamp to the log file and changed extension to txt
  • Enhanced LogoutHook script used for emulated NVRAM saving
  • Fixed multiple operating system support in APFS containers
  • Added AvoidHighAlloc UEFI quirk to avoid high memory allocs
  • Updated builtin firmware versions for 10.15 beta support
  • Added Booter section for Apple bootloader preferences
  • Dropped AptioMemoryFix.efi support for Booter and FwRuntimeServices.efi
  • Fixed hibernation issues in Windows with RequestBootVarRouting
  • Significantly improved boot stability on APTIO
  • Added support for Windows & OpenCore on the same drive through BlessOverride
  • Added advanced user-specified boot entries through Misc -> Entries
  • Added DisableVariableWrite quirk to disable hardware NVRAM write in macOS

v0.0.3

  • Added complete modern platform database (2012+)
  • Added DisableIoMapper kernel quirk
  • Fixed ACPI modification failures with nested multiboot
  • Dropped IgnoreForWindows quirk legacy
  • Added basic AMD Zen CPU support
  • Added Misc -> Tools section to add third-party tools
  • Added Kernel -> Emulate section for CPUID patches
  • Added CustomSMBIOSGuid quirk for Custom SMBIOS update mode
  • Added PanicNoKextDump quirk to avoid kext dump in panics
  • Switched to EDK II stable and reduced image size
  • Added LapicKernelPanic kernel quirk
  • Added AppleXcpmExtraMsrs quirk and improved XCPM patches
  • Added (external) suffix for external drives in boot menu
  • Added UsePicker option, do enable for OC boot management
  • Added nvram.plist loading for legacy and incompatible platforms
  • Improved instructions for legacy and Windows installation
  • Added Windows Boot Camp switching support
  • Added basic hibernation detection & support
  • Added ResetHwSig ACPI quirk to workaround hibernation
  • Removed Custom subfolder requirement from ACPI tables
  • Fixed kext injection in 10.7.x and 10.8.x
  • Added ESP partition type detection to ScanPolicy
  • Added support for third-party user interfaces

v0.0.2

  • Documentation improvements (see Differences.pdf)
  • Platform information database updates
  • Fixed misbehaving Debug -> Target enable bit
  • Added ResetLogoStatus ACPI quirk
  • Added SpoofVendor PlatformInfo feature
  • Replaced ExposeBootPath with ExposeSensitiveData
  • Added builtin implementation of Data Hub protocol
  • Dropped UpdateSMBIOSMode Auto mode in favour of Create
  • Fixed SMBIOS CPU detection for Xeon and Core models
  • Moved ConsoleControl configuration to Protocols
  • Added Security -> ScanPolicy preference
  • Fixed invalid board-rev exposure in Data Hub
  • Fixed SMBIOS Type 133 table exposure
  • Added support for SMBIOS Type 134 table exposure

v0.0.1

  • Initial developer preview release