Hackintosh HDMI Fix — Diagnostic & Repair Report
Summary
con0: LVDS (Laptop screen)con1: DP (DisplayPort)con2: DP (Another one)
index corresponds to your physical HDMI port by plugging and unplugging the cable while watching the "Connectors" tab. 2. Fix HDMI Audio
Save and reboot. If this works, you are done. If not, continue.
A complete HDMI fix also accounts for audio. HDMI carries both video and sound; often, a user might get a picture but no sound. This requires the AppleALC kext and specific "layout-id" injections. Without the correct framebuffer types (changing the connector type from 00 04 00 00 for DP to 00 08 00 00 for HDMI), macOS will never initialize the audio path for that port. Conclusion
- Use OpenCore as bootloader and follow its config guide.
- Keep Lilu and WhateverGreen updated to match macOS.
- Document working ig-platform-id and connector patches for your hardware.
- Test changes one at a time and keep backups of EFI.
- Prefer native-compatible GPUs (AMD Polaris+ or Intel iGPU) for best HDMI support.
- Cause: Some SMBIOS settings or board identifiers cause macOS to disable certain outputs.
- Fix:
alcid=XXStep 2 – Force HDMI audio (Intel iGPU): In
DeviceProperties→PciRoot(0x0)/Pci(0x2,0x0):