{ "_meta": { "version": "1.0.0", "description": "Hardware detection parameters for kext.checker", "updated": "2026-05-16" }, "gpu_rules": [ { "comment": "── Intel ──────────────────────────────────────────────", "regex": "Iris\\s*Xe|UHD\\s*7[0-9]{2}", "vendor": "Intel", "id": "intel_iris_xe" }, { "regex": "UHD\\s*6[0-9]{2}", "vendor": "Intel", "id": "intel_uhd_630" }, { "regex": "HD\\s*6[0-9]{2}", "vendor": "Intel", "id": "intel_hd_630" }, { "regex": "HD\\s*5[0-9]{2}", "vendor": "Intel", "id": "intel_hd_530" }, { "regex": "HD\\s*4[0-9]{3}|Iris\\s*5[0-9]{3}", "vendor": "Intel", "id": "intel_hd_4000" }, { "regex": "HD\\s*[23][0-9]{3}", "vendor": "Intel", "id": "intel_hd_3000" }, { "comment": "── NVIDIA ─────────────────────────────────────────────", "regex": "RTX\\s*3[0-9]{3}", "vendor": "NVIDIA", "id": "nvidia_ampere", "macos_support": false }, { "regex": "RTX\\s*[24][0-9]{3}", "vendor": "NVIDIA", "id": "nvidia_ada_hopper", "macos_support": false }, { "regex": "RTX\\s*[12][0-9]{3}|GTX\\s*16[0-9]{2}", "vendor": "NVIDIA", "id": "nvidia_turing", "macos_support": false }, { "regex": "GTX\\s*10[0-9]{2}", "vendor": "NVIDIA", "id": "nvidia_pascal", "macos_support": true, "macos_note": "Web Drivers — High Sierra & Mojave only" }, { "regex": "GTX\\s*9[0-9]{2}", "vendor": "NVIDIA", "id": "nvidia_maxwell", "macos_support": true, "macos_note": "Web Drivers — High Sierra & Mojave only" }, { "regex": "GTX\\s*[67][0-9]{2}", "vendor": "NVIDIA", "id": "nvidia_kepler", "macos_support": true, "macos_note": "Native up to Monterey via OCLP on newer macOS" }, { "comment": "── AMD ────────────────────────────────────────────────", "regex": "RX\\s*7[0-9]{3}", "vendor": "AMD", "id": "amd_rdna3", "macos_support": true }, { "regex": "RX\\s*6[0-9]{3}", "vendor": "AMD", "id": "amd_rdna2", "macos_support": true }, { "regex": "RX\\s*5[0-9]{3}", "vendor": "AMD", "id": "amd_rdna1", "macos_support": true }, { "regex": "RX\\s*[45][0-9]{2}", "vendor": "AMD", "id": "amd_polaris", "macos_support": true }, { "regex": "Vega", "vendor": "AMD", "id": "amd_vega", "macos_support": true }, { "regex": "Radeon\\s+\\d{3}[Mm]|Radeon\\s+RX\\s+Vega\\s+[0-9]+[Mm]", "vendor": "AMD", "id": "amd_igpu", "macos_support": true } ], "intel_gen_igpu": { "comment": "Fallback iGPU id when no Card name is found, keyed by gen number", "1": "intel_hd_3000", "2": "intel_hd_3000", "3": "intel_hd_4000", "4": "intel_hd_4000", "5": "intel_hd_530", "6": "intel_hd_530", "7": "intel_hd_630", "8": "intel_uhd_630", "9": "intel_uhd_630", "10": "intel_uhd_630", "11": "intel_iris_xe", "12": "intel_iris_xe", "13": "intel_iris_xe", "14": "intel_iris_xe" }, "intel_gen_detection": [ { "gen": 14, "regex": "1[4][0-9]{3}" }, { "gen": 13, "regex": "1[3][0-9]{3}" }, { "gen": 12, "regex": "1[2][0-9]{3}" }, { "gen": 11, "regex": "1[1][0-9]{3}|1[12][0-9]{2}G" }, { "gen": 10, "regex": "10[0-9]{3}|10[0-9]{2}G" }, { "gen": 9, "regex": "9[0-9]{3}" }, { "gen": 8, "regex": "8[0-9]{3}" }, { "gen": 7, "regex": "7[0-9]{3}" }, { "gen": 6, "regex": "6[0-9]{3}" }, { "gen": 5, "regex": "5[0-9]{3}" }, { "gen": 4, "regex": "4[0-9]{3}" }, { "gen": 3, "regex": "3[0-9]{3}" }, { "gen": 2, "regex": "2[0-9]{3}" } ], "wifi_vendors": [ { "vendor": "Intel", "regex": "intel", "line_match": "wi-fi|wireless|802\\.11|AX[0-9]{3}|AC [0-9]{4}|Wi-Fi 6" }, { "vendor": "Broadcom", "regex": "broadcom|bcm", "line_match": "wi-fi|wireless|802\\.11" }, { "vendor": "Qualcomm", "regex": "qualcomm|atheros|killer", "line_match": "wi-fi|wireless|802\\.11" }, { "vendor": "Realtek", "regex": "realtek", "line_match": "wi-fi|wireless|802\\.11" } ], "ethernet_vendors": [ { "vendor": "Intel", "regex": "intel", "line_match": "ethernet|lan\\b|gbe|network connection|I[0-9]{3}-V|I[0-9]{3}[A-Z]{2}" }, { "vendor": "Realtek", "regex": "realtek", "line_match": "ethernet|lan\\b|gbe|network connection|PCIe GBE|RTL8" }, { "vendor": "Atheros", "regex": "atheros|killer|qualcomm", "line_match": "ethernet|lan\\b|gbe|network connection" }, { "vendor": "Broadcom", "regex": "broadcom", "line_match": "ethernet|lan\\b|gbe|network connection|NetXtreme" }, { "vendor": "Marvell", "regex": "marvell|yukon", "line_match": "ethernet|lan\\b|gbe|network connection" } ], "nvme_detection": { "comment": "If any of these regexes match a Disk line, hw.hasNVMe = true", "regexes": [ "nvme|nvm express", "970\\s*(evo|pro)", "980\\s*(evo|pro)", "990\\s*pro", "SN[57][0-9]{2}", "SN850", "FireCuda\\s*5", "P[35][0-9]{3}[Ee]?", "XPG\\s*S[0-9]{4}", "Sabrent\\s*Rocket", "Blue\\s*SN", "KC[0-9]{4}", "MP[0-9]{3}", "MZVL|MZVPW|MZVKW" ] }, "laptop_keywords": [ "laptop", "notebook", "thinkpad", "ideapad", "inspiron", "latitude", "elitebook", "probook", "pavilion", "envy", "spectre", "xps", "yoga", "zenbook", "vivobook", "matebook", "aspire", "swift", "nitro", "predator", "helios", "triton", "rog", "tuf", "zephyrus", "strix", "flow", "legion", "slim", "blade", "stealth", "raider", "katana", "prestige", "gs[0-9]{2}", "gp[0-9]{2}", "ge[0-9]{2}", "gl[0-9]{2}" ], "audio_keywords": [ "realtek", "conexant", "idt", "cirrus", "via hd", "sigmatel", "audio", "sound", "ALC[0-9]{3}", "CS[0-9]{4}" ], "warnings": { "nvidia_no_support_ids": ["nvidia_turing", "nvidia_ampere", "nvidia_ada_hopper"], "nvidia_webdriver_ids": ["nvidia_maxwell", "nvidia_pascal"], "intel_iris_xe_no_igpu": true, "amd_cpu_compat_note": true, "no_wifi_suggestion": "No Wi-Fi card detected. Consider an Intel AX200/AX210 or Broadcom BCM94360." }, "warning_messages": { "nvidia_turing": "NVIDIA Turing (RTX 20xx / GTX 16xx) GPUs have zero macOS support. No drivers exist.", "nvidia_ampere": "NVIDIA Ampere (RTX 30xx) GPUs have zero macOS support. No drivers exist.", "nvidia_ada_hopper": "NVIDIA Ada/Hopper (RTX 40xx/50xx) GPUs have zero macOS support. No drivers exist.", "nvidia_webdriver": "GTX 900/1000 series only works on High Sierra & Mojave via NVIDIA Web Drivers. Dead on Catalina+.", "intel_iris_xe": "Intel Iris Xe / UHD 750 (11th gen+) has NO iGPU acceleration on any macOS. Must use a supported AMD dGPU.", "amd_cpu": "AMD CPUs require AMD-OSX kernel patches in config.plist. Follow the Dortania AMD guide." } }