From 182e2dd0715175801521f6342ac7cc715044cb12 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dhiru Kholia Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2024 20:43:30 +0530 Subject: [PATCH] Couple of documentation updates --- OpenCore/config.plist | 4 ++-- README.md | 12 ++++++------ notes.md | 7 ++++--- 3 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-) diff --git a/OpenCore/config.plist b/OpenCore/config.plist index 94df017e..d2c9cc6f 100644 --- a/OpenCore/config.plist +++ b/OpenCore/config.plist @@ -1083,7 +1083,7 @@ PasswordSalt ScanPolicy - 0 + 17761027 SecureBootModel Disabled Vault @@ -1795,7 +1795,7 @@ ReplaceTabWithSpace Resolution - 1344x840@32 + 1920x1080@32 SanitiseClearScreen TextRenderer diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index fe64ebf8..32586ff2 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -43,15 +43,15 @@ help (pull-requests!) with the following work items: ### Requirements -* A modern Linux distribution. E.g. Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 64-bit or later. +* A modern Linux distribution. E.g. Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 64-bit or later. -* QEMU >= 6.2.0 +* QEMU >= 8.2.2 * A CPU with Intel VT-x / AMD SVM support is required (`grep -e vmx -e svm /proc/cpuinfo`) * A CPU with SSE4.1 support is required for >= macOS Sierra -* A CPU with AVX2 support is required for >= macOS Mojave +* A CPU with AVX2 support is required for >= macOS Ventura Note: Older AMD CPU(s) are known to be problematic but modern AMD Ryzen processors work just fine (even for macOS Sonoma). @@ -62,9 +62,9 @@ processors work just fine (even for macOS Sonoma). * Install QEMU and other packages. ``` - sudo apt-get install qemu uml-utilities virt-manager git \ + sudo apt-get install qemu-system uml-utilities virt-manager git \ wget libguestfs-tools p7zip-full make dmg2img tesseract-ocr \ - tesseract-ocr-eng genisoimage -y + tesseract-ocr-eng genisoimage vim net-tools screen -y ``` This step may need to be adapted for your Linux distribution. @@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ processors work just fine (even for macOS Sonoma). 6. Ventura (13) - RECOMMENDED 7. Sonoma (14) - Choose a product to download (1-6): 6 + Choose a product to download (1-7): 6 ``` Note: Modern NVIDIA GPUs are supported on HighSierra but not on later diff --git a/notes.md b/notes.md index dee5e84e..e2b67523 100644 --- a/notes.md +++ b/notes.md @@ -82,8 +82,8 @@ These steps will need to be adapted for your particular setup. A host machine with IOMMU support is required. Consult [this Arch Wiki article](https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/PCI_passthrough_via_OVMF) for general-purpose guidance and details. -I am running Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS on Intel i5-6500 + ASUS Z170-AR motherboard + -AMD RX 570 GPU (May 2021). +I am running Ubuntu 22.04.4 LTS on Intel i5-6500 + ASUS Z170-AR motherboard + +AMD RX 6600 GPU (April 2024). - Blacklist the required kernel modules. @@ -213,7 +213,8 @@ to dump the AMD GPU bios, and pass on to QEMU. This is especially required if your AMD GPU is not starting up properly (resulting in "no signal" on the monitor). -Tested GPUs: ZOTAC GeForce GT 710 DDR3 (<= Big Sur), Sapphire Radeon RX 570. +Tested GPUs: Sapphire AMD RX 6600 (RECOMMENDED!), ZOTAC GeForce GT 710 DDR3 (<= +Big Sur), Sapphire Radeon RX 570. UPDATE: Project sponsors get access to the `Private OSX-KVM repository`, and direct support. This private repository has a playbook to automate 95% of this