miliuco Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 (edited) OpenCore 0.8.8 is out now, you can get it from Acidanthera. Although there are no news in the config.plist file, there are many changes to other OpenCore components. Just take note that almost 40 compilations have been released. They are important changes in code files even if they do not require changes in the configuration file. To get a better and more mature OpenCore. Main changes Updated AppleKeyboardLayouts.txt from macOS 13.1. Updated builtin firmware versions for SMBIOS. Updated ocvalidate to allow duplicate tool if FullNvramAccess is different. Added .contentVisibility to hide boot entries: exclude entries if there is a .contentVisibility file near the bootloader or inside the boot directory with Disabled contents (ASCII). The entry will become auxiliary if its .contentVisibility file contains Auxiliary. Fixed build on Apple Silicon. Added SD card support for boot device selection. config.plist Nothing to do. Kexts AppleALC 1.7.8: added new layouts. FeatureUnlock 1.1.2: unlocked AirPlay to Mac on systems with 'kern.hv_vmm_present' set to as 1 (Ventura and newer). Lilu 1.6.3: added Raptor Lake CPU definitions. VoodooInput 1.1.3: fixes and improvements. VoodooPS2Controller 2.3.3: fixes. WhateverGreen 1.6.3: added GPU identifiers from different Macs. Note about .contentVisibility (OpenCore now can hide or make auxiliary boot entries) We know that OpenCore hides its own EFI, it means that the EFI of the booting macOS system isn't shown in the picker. But other EFI partitions of not booting macOS systems are always shown in the picker, despite of many users don't like this behaviour and prefer to hide all EFI partitions. OpenCore 0.8.8 has added .contentVisibility to hide boot entries: exclude entries if there is a .contentVisibility file near the bootloader or inside the boot directory with Disabled content (ASCII). The entry will become auxiliary if its .contentVisibility file contains Auxiliary. Spoiler By default the .contentVisibility file containing the text Disabled is already placed next to the BOOTx64.efi file. So, you don't have to do anything extra if you want to hide the macOS EFI partitions. Spoiler Thank you again, OpenCore team!!! Edited January 2, 2023 by miliuco 6 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppleBreak Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 (edited) Thanks. I was able to hide Mac OS entries individually and treat them as auxiliary entries in OC Boot Picker by placing .contentVisibility file in APFS -> Preboot -> System -> Library -> CoreServices HFS -> /System/Library/CoreServices EFI -> EFI -> BOOT The hidden entries will only appear by pressing space. Edited January 2, 2023 by AppleBreak 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miliuco Posted January 2, 2023 Author Share Posted January 2, 2023 @AppleBreak Yes, that's the purpose of this new contentVisibility feature. I have commented in my post on the possibility of hiding or making auxiliary the entries of EFI partitions but, as you have seen, it can be used for any boot entry. I think it's a good feature. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldman20 Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 On 1/3/2023 at 1:57 AM, miliuco said: FeatureUnlock 1.1.2: unlocked AirPlay to Mac on systems with 'kern.hv_vmm_present' set to as 1 (Ventura and newer). Anyone can explain this? Pls i understand Ventura and up has “kern.hv_vmm_present” set 1 default, is it correct? How to check it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miliuco Posted January 4, 2023 Author Share Posted January 4, 2023 (edited) @oldman20 Good question. All hacks working on Ventura have kern.hv_vmm_present set 1? Or only those with unsupported hardware? In OCLP guide: Reroute kern.hv_vmm_present Patch Reason: Allows macOS to be installed and updated on unsupported hardware Logic: Forces userspace to see system as Virtual Machine Models: Any model using VMM spoofing. Edited January 4, 2023 by miliuco 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aben Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 (edited) @oldman20 @miliuco I believe the 'kern.hv_vmm_present' here simply refers to its corresponding variable (original value=1) also found to be present in Control Center.app's executable binary file, which was patched (original vmm value replaced with one from Acidanthera) to remove the additional check placed on the blacklisting of said feature (AirPlay To Mac) in macOS Ventura. Edited January 4, 2023 by aben 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldman20 Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 1 hour ago, aben said: @oldman20 @miliuco I believe the 'kern.hv_vmm_present' here simply refers to its corresponding variable (original value=1) also found to be present in Control Center.app's executable binary file, which was patched (original vmm value replaced with one from Acidanthera) to remove the additional check placed on the blacklisting of said feature (AirPlay To Mac) in macOS Ventura. So no way to check kern.hv_vmm_present value? I cant use AirPlay with Intel 3160, is it reason? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aben Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 1 minute ago, oldman20 said: So no way to check kern.hv_vmm_present value? I cant use AirPlay with Intel 3160, is it reason? Kindly note that 'kern.hv.vmm.present' is not a variable meant for end-users to be able to manipulate/modify; in this particular case the author of the patch simply chose to detail how the patch was implemented for those inclined. For Continuity features in macOS (AirDrop, HandOff, Universal Control/Clipboard, AirPlay etc), you will require a native Broadcom Wifi+BT combo chipset, more specifically the BCM94360 series: Fenvi T919 for desktops, BCM94360NG for laptops with NGFF/M.2 slot. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miliuco Posted January 5, 2023 Author Share Posted January 5, 2023 Please read the @PMheart monthly message, really useful. https://dortania.github.io/hackintosh/updates/2023/01/04/acidanthera-january.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldman20 Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 On 1/4/2023 at 9:44 PM, aben said: Kindly note that 'kern.hv.vmm.present' is not a variable meant for end-users to be able to manipulate/modify; in this particular case the author of the patch simply chose to detail how the patch was implemented for those inclined. For Continuity features in macOS (AirDrop, HandOff, Universal Control/Clipboard, AirPlay etc), you will require a native Broadcom Wifi+BT combo chipset, more specifically the BCM94360 series: Fenvi T919 for desktops, BCM94360NG for laptops with NGFF/M.2 slot. I using intel3160 some feature work: universal clipboard (not stable much), handoff ok, airdrop no (of course), only airplay didnt! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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