Fast Boot, Secure Boot, Serial/COM Port, VT-d (can be enabled if DisableIoMapper is set in OpenCore). Enable: UEFI, AHCI, USB Legacy Support. Step 4: Boot and Install Plug the USB drive into your PC. Boot from the USB drive in your BIOS boot menu. Select "Install macOS Big Sur" from the OpenCore menu.
Secure Boot, Fast Boot, VT-d (can be enabled if using DisableIoMapper in OpenCore), CSM.
Eject the USB. You can now boot your PC directly from your internal drive. Fine-Tuning and Patching
Download the (usually a .raw file).
Boot your PC and press your motherboard's boot menu key (F12, F11, or F8). Select the UEFI option for your USB drive.
While Big Sur supports a wide range of hardware, your PC must be compatible:
Olarila provides generalized EFI folders categorized by processor generations.
Your PC's motherboard firmware must be configured precisely to prevent kernel panics during the boot handoff phase. Restart your computer and press Del or F2 to enter your BIOS/UEFI settings, then make the following adjustments:
It allows you to create a bootable USB drive quickly without compiling EFI components, such as VirtualSMC.kext or Lilu.kext , from scratch. Preparing for Installation
Graphics acceleration is mandatory for macOS Big Sur; without it, the OS will lag and be unusable.
Select your targeted USB flash drive as the destination device.
community. Olarila provides "Vanilla" images—unmodified macOS installers paired with a pre-configured EFI (Extensible Firmware Interface)—designed to simplify the process of installing macOS on non-Apple hardware (Hackintosh). Core Installation Guides Step-by-Step Vanilla Installation
: These images usually come with the necessary bootloaders (primarily