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HOST HARDWARE

Hardware Limitations
Know Your hardware
Compatibility Charts
- CPU Support Check
- GPU Support Chart
  - AMD
  - NVIDIA
Post-Check Recap

HYPERVISOR CONFIGURATION

Understanding Tasks
Cloning the Repo
BIOS Configuration
Kernel Parameters
- GRUB Configuration
- systemd-boot
Package Installation
Package Configuration
Networking Configuration
IOMMU Viability
Guest Target Architecture
- x86_64
- PowerPC

OPENCORE CONFIGURATION

Understanding Tasks
DiskProvision
- Image Creation
- Extended Info
Using DarwinOCPkg
EFI Layout Config
ProperTree Usage
OpenCore Configurations
- MacPro7,1
- MacPro5,1
Fetching Installer

VMM CONFIGURATION

Understanding Tasks
First VMM Launch
XML Importer
Initial Configuration
- MacPro7,1
- MacPro5,1 or Older
GPU Passthrough
- Single GPU Passthrough
- Dual GPU Passthrough

WRITE-UPS

Table of Contents
Custom Memory Mapping
Fake Core Count
- Prerequisites
- XML Changes
Thread Pinning
- Planning the Pinning
- XML Modifications
Virtio IO Threads
- XML Changes
Motherboard Audio
KB/M sharing with Evdev
USB Mapping
- Prerequisites
RestrictEvents Usage
- Prerequisites
DeviceProperties Guides
- Prerequisites
sPPT / Zero-RPM Disable
- Prerequisites
Display Overrides
Bridge Networking
Host OS Overclocking
- Manual Setup
Legacy NVIDIA Patching
- Prerequisites
- Patching The OS

View the Repo!

Fetching Installer
recoveryOS

We'll be using the python tool DarwinFetch.

It's included in this repository and can be launched via the DarwinKVM Main Menu.

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