Preliminary configuration

Adjust the Folder Structure¶

All the screenshots in this part are from my open - source project of Asrock Z490. Friends who are interested can download and study by themselves.

Copy and Rename Sample.plist¶

First, copy the Sample.plist in the Doc directory to the EFI/OC/ directory and rename it to config.plist.

Streamline Drivers¶

Only a few necessary ones are left in Drivers. For details, you can refer to the previous Drivers Explanation section.

Streamline Tools¶

I'm not used to using Tools, so all the tools in it are deleted. For the detailed functions of the files in Tools, you can refer to the previous OC File Structure section:

Place Your SSDT¶

According to the previous Prepare ACPI part, put your prepared SSDT in here:

Place Your Kexts¶

According to the previous Prepare Kexts part, put your prepared Kexts in here:

Replace Theme Files¶

OC has no theme by default. You can download the official simple and classic theme and replace the default Resources folder:

Loading Files of config.plist¶

The difference between OC and Clover is that for Clover, you only need to put the files in the right place, but for OC, you not only need to put them but also load them manually.

The three editors recommended in the previous chapter can all load automatically. The following is an introduction to their loading methods one by one.

ProperTree¶

After running ProperTree, open config.plist by pressing Cmd/Ctrl + O and selecting the file on config.plist. After opening the configuration, press Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + R or use the graphical menu to select 「Clean Snapshot」:

Then select the OC folder to be added and cleaned automatically:

After completion, you can see the information of the previously configured SSDT, Kexts, and Drivers in config.plist:

Finally, select save.

OpenCore Configurator¶

Temporarily, no one - click automatic operations such as adding ACPI, Drivers, Kexts, Tools, etc. have been found in OpenCore Configurator and OCAuxiliaryTools. So we can only add these files manually.

Add SSDTs¶

Before adding, you need to delete the SSDTs in the original template file. The operation is very simple. Select all and click the 「minus」 in the lower right corner to delete:

Then select 「Snapshot Add」 in the lower left corner, select all the SSDT files in your ACPI folder, and open it to complete the addition operation:

The effect after adding is as follows:

You can see that the path information is automatically added and all are automatically enabled.

Add Kexts¶

Adding Kexts is a similar operation. I won't repeat it here. First, delete the ones that come with the sample, and then add by snapshot. Select the Kexts folder:

Of course, there are some techniques such as order for Kexts loading. These techniques will be introduced in detail in the next chapter.

Add Drivers¶

Adding Drivers is also a similar operation:

Add Tools¶

Adding Tools is also a similar operation, but it is a little bit hidden. For the specific addition entry, refer to the following figure:

OCAuxiliaryTools¶

The operation of OCAuxiliaryTools is similar to that of OpenCore Configurator. Basically, you can get started quickly. If you can't get started quickly, it must be that the graphical interface is not user - friendly enough and the user experience is not good enough.

Add SSDTS¶

Delete the SSDT that comes with the template file, and then select all the SSDT files in your ACPI folder and open it to complete the addition operation: