OpenCore (v. 0.9.2) config for Lenovo B590 (20206). Tested with 10.8.5 Mountain Lion but may work on later versions too (graphics work somewhat normal only on Mountain Lion with this config).
- Generate
MacBookPro9,2
SMBIOS and put it into config.plist - Format your USB stick
- Open Disk Utility
- Press Cmd+2 (or View -> Show all devices)
- Format USB stick in HFS+ (Mac OS Extended (Journaled)) with GUID partition map.
- Download Mountain Lion 10.8.5 (I used this one https://archive.org/details/install-os-x-mountain-lion.app-10.8.4-10.8.5)
- Create bootable USB drive
- If you are going to install 10.8
- Right-click on Install OS X Mountain Lion.app
- Click Show Package Contents
- Go to Contents/SharedSupport
- Double-click InstallESD.dmg to mount it
- Restore "Mac OS X Install ESD" to your USB drive
- If you are going to install 10.9+
- Open Terminal
/Applications/Install macOS _yourversion_.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume _drag_your_usb_drive_here_ --applicationpath /Applications/Install macOS _yourversion_.app
- If you are going to install 10.8
- Mount EFI partition (use MountEFI utility for that)
- Put
EFI
directory in EFI partition - Unmount your USB stick & reboot
- Enter BIOS
- On
Config
tab go toUSB
section and setUSB 3.0 Mode
toDisabled
- On
Config
tab go toPower
section and set everything toEnabled
- On
Config
tab go toSerial ATA (SATA)
section and setSATA Controller Mode Option
toAHCI
- On
Config
tab go toCPU
section and set everything toEnabled
- On
Security
tab go toVirtualization
section and setIntel (R) Virtualization Technology
toEnabled
- On
Security
tab go toSecure Boot
section and setSecure Boot
toDisabled
- On
Startup
tab setUEFI/Legacy Boot
toBoth
- On
Startup
tab (for convenience) go toBoot
section and set your USB drive as the first device in boot priority - Save & Reboot
- On
- Boot from your USB stick and choose installer
- Don't forget to set date in Terminal (you can google that for your version of OS X;
date 0101010113
for 10.8.5) - Perform usual installation
- Mount EFI partition of your system drive
- Copy
EFI
directory on EFI partition of your system drive
Lenovo B590 (20206)
- CPU: Intel Celeron 1005M
- GPU: Intel HD Graphics 2500
- RAM: 4 GB
- Ethernet: RTL8111/8168/8411 (?) - to be clarified
- Wi-Fi: Broadcom BCM43142
- PS/2 Keyboard & Trackpad
- Audio codec: Realtek ALC269 (?) - to be clarified
๐ข Works
- CPU Power Management (?) - to be clarified
- USB 2.0
- Audio
- Touchpad & Keyboard
๐ก Partly
- Graphics Acceleration (it actually works but with some limitations)
๐ด Not works
- Wi-Fi
- HDMI