Configuration — macOS Sonoma¶

What each part of EFI/OC/config.plist does on this laptop. Shared background: hardware · UHD 630 · SMBIOS.

ACPI¶

SSDT / patch	Purpose
`SSDT-EC`	fake EC device
`SSDT-USBX`	USB power properties
`SSDT-PLUG`	XCPM CPU power management
`SSDT-PMC`	native NVRAM on 300-series
`SSDT-MCHC`, `SSDT-SBUS`	memory controller / SMBus
`SSDT-PNLF` + `PNLF → XNLF` rename	backlight device (required for the slider)
`SSDT-GPI0` + `GPI0 _STA → XSTA`	GPIO for the I2C touchpad
`SSDT-ALSD` + `ALSD _STA → XSTA`	ambient light sensor
`SSDT-XOSI` + `_OSI → XOSI`, `OSID → XSID`	OS detection shim
`SSDT-Disable_GPU_PEG0`	disables the NVIDIA GPU at `PEG0`

The renames are required — without PNLF → XNLF the injected backlight device never binds, and without GPI0 _STA → XSTA the touchpad conflicts with firmware.

DeviceProperties¶

PciRoot(0x0)/Pci(0x2,0x0) (UHD 630):

AAPL,ig-platform-id      0x3EA50009
framebuffer-patch-enable 01000000
framebuffer-stolenmem    00003001
framebuffer-fbmem        00009000
AAPL00,override-no-connect  <panel EDID>

PciRoot(0x0)/Pci(0x1f,0x3) (HDA): layout-id = 15 (ALC236).

PlatformInfo¶

SMBIOS MacBookPro15,2 with sample identity — see SMBIOS setup. UpdateSMBIOSMode = Custom and the CustomSMBIOSGuid kernel quirk keep Windows on the same disk on its real Dell DMI.

Kernel → Add¶

Lilu → VirtualSMC (+SMC plugins) → WhateverGreen → AppleALC → BrightnessKeys → RestrictEvents → CtlnaAHCIPort → RealtekRTL8111 → AirportItlwm → Intel BT kexts → USBToolBox/UTBMap → VoodooI2C(+plugins) → VoodooI2CHID → VoodooPS2Controller.

Note CtlnaAHCIPort — without it the SATA boot disk does not appear.

NVRAM / boot-args¶

-igfxblt -cdfon -btlfxallowanyaddr -ibtallowanyaddr

-igfxblt is the Sonoma-appropriate backlight registers fix; it keeps both the boot display and the brightness keys working.

Security¶

SecureBootModel = Disabled, Vault = Optional, ScanPolicy = 0, csr-active-config = 030a0000.