HP-zBookPro-G1-macOS-Catalina

Complete EFI for HP zBookPro for macOS Catalina 10.15.6

ZBookPro Catalina Install Guide

Things you’ll need:

1. A USB drive that is 16GB or greater

2. A HP zBookPro G1 laptop

3. Access to an Apple Macintosh to download macOS Catalina from Apple via the AppStore https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/macos-catalina/id1466841314?mt=12

4. Clover Bootloader https://github.com/CloverHackyColor/CloverBootloader/releases

5. Clover Configurator https://mackie100projects.altervista.org/download-clover-configurator/

6. EFI directory files from GitHub https://github.com/d4vinder/HP-zBookPro-G1-macOS-Catalina/blob/master/EFI.zip?raw=true

USB Installer Prep:

1. Take your USB drive and plug it in to your working Macintosh.

2. In the top right-hand corner, click the 'Find' icon, and then type 'Disk Utility' then click on the 'Disk Utility.app' application to open it.

3. Locate your installer USB drive you just plugged in to the Macintosh and format it as:

• Mac OS Extended (Journaled)
• GUID Partition Map
• Give it the name; ‘Install macOS Catalina’, then hit erase

4. Download Catalina on your Mac from the Apple AppStore. It will download to your Applications folder as 'Install macOS Catalina.app'

5. Open Terminal and type the following command:

sudo /Applications/Install\ macOS\ Catalina.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/Install \macOS \Catalina —nointeraction

You will be prompted for your password to the Macintosh, enter this then hit 'Enter'. You will prompted for a ‘y’ confirmation prior to copying the installer files to your USB drive. Wait until the process completes, it will take several minutes. Go and have a cup of tea.

6. When the above process has completed, download the Clover bootloader package and install it to your Catalina Installation USB device NOT THE MACINTOSH YOU'RE CURRENTLY WORKING ON!! using the following options; 'Clover for UEFI booting only’ & 'Install Clover in ESP’, leave any default options checked.

7. Extract the EFI.zip folder downloaded from GitHub. Copy the contents to the root of your boot drive's EFI mounted partition, the same location to where you just installed the Clover bootloader. Overwrite or delete the existing EFI folder that’s already there prior to pasting the contents of EFI.zip

BIOS Prep:

Power the laptop on and install OSX as you normally would on an Apple Mac. Be sure to set the BIOS as follows BIOS settings before you do.

• To start, set BIOS to defaults.
• UEFI boot is enabled (hybrid/with CSM for best result)
• secure boot is disabled
• disable fast boot
• disable "LAN/WLAN switching", if available
• disable "Wake on LAN" and "Wake on USB”

Install macOS Catalina:

1. Unplug the installer USB drive from the Macintosh and plug it in to the USB 2 port on the rear left of the HP zBook

2. Power the laptop on and select 'Install macOS Catalina' from the Clover boot menu.

3. Using Disk Utility when you reach the installer on the zBook Ensure you’ve formatted the destination drive (the disk you are installing to) in the zBookPro using the follwing settings:

• Mac OS Extended (Journaled)
• GUID Partition Map
• name this macOS Catalina (or whatever your preference is)

Now, continue to install OSX as you normally would, navigating through the Apple installation process. Your machine will restart a number of times during the install process, this is normal.

Post Catalina Install:

Installing the Clover bootloader to your macOS Catalina boot drive

So far, the modified bootloader is only present on the USB. This means without the USB drive present in your zBook 15, your newly installed Catalina will not boot on the laptop without it. We must now install clover to create EFI partition on the macOS Catalina boot drive.

1. Once you’ve booted in to 'macOS Catalina' on your zBook and you’ve reached the desktop, copy the Clover bootloader installer package over to your HP zBook 'macOS Catalina' desktop and install it to the boot drive, same as you did in step 6 of the USB Prep phase above, this time changing the destination of the install to 'macOS Catalina' (or whatever you named your macOS boot drive). Once completed move on to step 2.

2. Extract the downloaded EFI.zip file from GitHub.

3. Change the Serial Number for your new Hackintosh from the one that is included in the 'config.plist' file in the downloaded EFI.zip. Otherwise, multiple accounts using the same serial number will lock your AppleID. To change the Serial Number;

• Locate and open the 'config.plist' file in the recently extracted EFI folder.
• On the left-hand menu, click on 'SMBIOS', then on the main pane, under 'System', click on 'Generate New' next to the 'serial number' field. You can check if this serial is free to use by clicking on 'Check Coverage' on the right of 'Clover Configurator'. Apples website will tell you if it's already in use. Thanks Apple ;-)
• Press cmd+S to save the file change.

Now we will copy the modified EFI directory to the macOS Catalina boot drives' EFI partition.

1. Download the 'Clover Configurator' application. Install it to your Applications directory and open it.

2. Mount the EFI partition if it's not already mounted) for your 'macOS Catalina' boot drive otherwise skip to step 3.

3. Copy your modified EFI folder (with the serial changed) and paste it over the one that's already there, replacing the EFI folder on zBook boot drive.

4. Safety remove your Installer USB and restart your laptop.

Special thanks to Rehabman, the greatest Hackintosher out there, for the original zBook/ProBook build guide I used to get to High-Sierra.

Enjoy your Hackintosh zBookPro15.