Custom Mac Mini - Big Sur Hackintosh Guide

This video details how to make your own custom big sur mac mini through hackintoshing for a relatively cheap price. I wanted to have a budget machine that I could use for simple purposes, but I also wanted it to be clean and run macOS.

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LINKS

Google Doc (Guides & Links): http://bit.ly/hackintoshdoc

Guide Used: https://www.reddit.com/r/chrultrabook/comments/aufp1q/getting_started_read_this_first/
Guide Used: https://dortania.github.io/OpenCore-Install-Guide/
Before You Hackintosh: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkB2E4TrLQU&t=57s

Flashing UEFI Firmware
Chromium.org Developer Information: https://www.chromium.org/chromium-os/developer-information-for-chrome-os-devices
M.2-2242 SSD (Choose a non-NVMe one): https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_nkw=m.2+2242+128gb+ssd&_sacat=0&LH_BIN=1&_sop=15
Enabling Developer Mode: https://www.chromium.org/chromium-os/developer-information-for-chrome-os-devices

Creating the Installer
Python: https://www.python.org/downloads/
OpenCorePkg: https://github.com/acidanthera/OpenCorePkg/releases/tag/0.6.6
Choosing macOS version code: https://dortania.github.io/OpenCore-Install-Guide/installer-guide/winblows-install.html#downloading-macos
Rufus: https://rufus.ie/

Adding Files
HFSPlus: https://github.com/acidanthera/OcBinaryData/blob/master/Drivers/HfsPlus.efi

VirtualSMC: https://github.com/acidanthera/virtualsmc/releases
Lilu: https://github.com/acidanthera/Lilu/releases
WhateverGreen: https://github.com/acidanthera/whatevergreen/releases
AppleALC: https://github.com/acidanthera/AppleALC/releases
USBInjectAll: https://bitbucket.org/RehabMan/os-x-usb-inject-all/downloads/
Ethernet: https://dortania.github.io/OpenCore-Install-Guide/ktext.html#ethernet
Wifi/Bluetooth: https://dortania.github.io/OpenCore-Install-Guide/ktext.html#wifi-and-bluetooth

SSDTs: https://dortania.github.io/OpenCore-Install-Guide/ktext.html#ssdts

config.plist
config.plist Guide: https://dortania.github.io/OpenCore-Install-Guide/config.plist/#creating-your-config-plist
OC Sanity Checker: https://opencore.slowgeek.com/

Framebuffer Patching
Guide: https://dortania.github.io/OpenCore-Post-Install/gpu-patching/intel-patching/#terminology

Moving the EFI Folder
mountEFI: https://github.com/corpnewt/MountEFI

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0:00 - Intro
1:11 - Requirements
2:57 - My Configuration
3:30 - Forewarnings
3:57 - Disabling Hardware Write Protect
4:14 - Developer Mode
5:02 - Flashing the Firmware
6:32 - Upgrading SSD
6:44 - Installing Windows
7:27 - Creating the Installer
12:43 - config.plist
13:11 - SetupVirtualMap/OC Sanity Checker
13:52 - Installing macOS
15:37 - Framebuffer Patching
16:00 - Booting off the SSD
16:52 - What Works and What Doesn't?
17:24 - Comparison to Mid-2011 Mac Mini
18:03 - Final Thoughts