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AMD Vanilla

Kernel binary patches to enable native AMD CPU support on macOS.

Features

Enables macOS to run on AMD CPUs on the fly.
Enables iMessage, Siri, Facetime, Continuity etc.
Stable compared to custom XNU kernel.

Disadvantages

No 32-bit support (No OPEMU)

Supported AMD CPU's

Family	Codename	Example
15h	Bulldozer	FX Series
16h	Jaguar	A Series
17h	Zen	Ryzen, Threadripper, Athlon 2xxGE

Supported macOS versions

High Sierra 10.13.6 (17G65, 17G66, 17G8030)
Mojave 10.14.6 (18G84, 18G87, 18G95)

Instructions

Download macOS HighSierra or Mojave from Appstore.
Plug an empty USB drive.
Run the below command in your Terminal to prepare bootable macOS USB.

NOTE: Make sure to replace 'MyVolumeName' with your actual USB volume name in the below commands.

## HighSierra
sudo /Applications/Install\ macOS\ High\ Sierra.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/MyVolumeName

## Mojave
sudo /Applications/Install\ macOS\ Mojave.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/MyVolumeName

Install Clover bootloader on your USB drive.
Place the config.plist provided , according to your CPU Family i.e 15h_16h or 17h in your USB EFI Clover folder EFI/EFI/CLOVER/ and edit it as per your needs.

NOTE : If your are making your own clover config then use patches.plist to copy the patches manually.

Place the required Kexts according to your system specs in your USB EFI kexts folder EFI/EFI/CLOVER/kexts/Other/
Done.

Credits

AlGrey for the idea and creating the patches.
XLNC for maintaining patches to various macOS versions.
Sinetek, Andy Vandijck, spakk, Bronya, Tora Chi Yo, Shaneee and many others for sharing their AMD/XNU kernel knowledge

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