DW1820A on HP EliteBook 820 G3 Catalina 15.5

dw1820a module

I decided to try the less expensive BT 4.1 and Wifi combo dw1820a for my Elitebook 820 G3 hackintosh instead of the more expensive dw1560 M2. Before we tape all the pins recommended by other people, download Windows drivers and install them first to see if they work, if they work then chances are the

How To Fix Low Backlight Level with BacklightFixup.kext

Catalina Display Backlight Control Panel

Clover boot loader seems NOT to handle Lilu.kext, WhateverGreen.kext and SSDT-PNLF.aml well when it comes to setting the backlight level on Hackintosh while OpenCore boot loader sets the maximum brightness every time. In the case of low backlight with Clover, we can use and its SSDT-PNLF.aml to set the brightness to maximum.

Install Python3 On macOS Catalina

python versions on Mac

The best way to install Python3 on macOS is to use brew.sh. Install brew and just type brew install python To check python version – macOS Catalina has python 2.7.5 built in – what we need is python3 from brew.sh. python python3

Upgrade SP SSD 1TB on X360 15-u011dx Haswell HD4400

SP Ace 55 1TB SSD

Since the SSD 1TB started to drop in prices, I got one for my J120dx before, the brand is Silicon Power and it’s quite reliable and fast- Ace A55 from Amazon for less than $100. There are 14 screws need to be removed from the back – 2 hidden under rubber feet. Remove the keyboard

OpenCore Boot Loader for Hackintosh

OpenCore_boot_Menu

. has been the best boot loader for Hackintosh, since the macOS Catalina 10.15.4+, there are quite a few bugs with the newer versions, r5089-5098 don’t scan boot volumes. The only versions seem to work are 5107-5115 but still buggy. My HP x360 i7-4510u Haswell HD4400 only works with r5107 or newer while M7-J120dx works with r5078.