OpenCorePkg/Changelog.md

OpenCore Changelog

v0.5.3

• Update builtin firmware versions
• Fixed interpreting letters in boot menu
• Fixed timeout abortion with PollAppleHotKeys quirk
• Fixed rare kext injection failure due to plist-only kext in prelinkedkernel
• Fixed error reporting for dmg loading
• Added various debugging improvements
• Added new crypto stack resulting in vault key format changes
• Added UnblockFsConnect UEFI quirk to fix missing filesystems on some laptops
• Added RequestBootVarFallback UEFI quirk to circumvent firmware boot option issues

v0.5.2

• Fixed MinKernel and MaxKernel logic (thx @dhinakg, @reitermarkus)
• Fixed ASSERT when booting non-Apple OSes without arguments from the DEBUG version
• Added MmioWhitelist configuration option
• Added PowerTimeoutKernelPanic kernel quirk
• Fixed erratic cursor appearing in release builds
• Moved ReconnectOnResChange to a user-configurable quirk to avoid freezes
• Added OpenCore version to picker ui, configured by ExposeSensitiveData
• Added hypervisor CPUID support to work with virtualization (thx @Leoyzen)

v0.5.1

• Added support of kernel resource kext injection
• Added support for 0.25% clock slowdown on Xeon Scalable CPUs (thx @mrmiller)
• Replaced MatchKernel with MinKernel and MaxKernel
• Added Arguments to Tools and Entries sections
• Fixed broken timer for 300 series Intel chipsets
• Added Input section for mouse and keyboard aggregation

v0.5.0

• Added builtin firmware versions for new models 2019
• Fixed LogoutHook leaving random directories in $HOME
• Fixed FSBFrequency calculation on Xeon Scalable CPUs (thx @mrmiller)
• Fixed ARTFrequency specifying on Intel server and atom models
• Increased log size to 256 KB by default
• Added ReplaceTabWithSpace quirk to improve Shell experience
• Added ClearScreenOnModeSwitch quirk to avoid visual glitches
• Added MISC_PWR_MGMT patch to AppleXcpmExtraMsrs quirk (thx @mrmiller)
• Added DevirtualiseMmio quirk to Booter section
• Added FileVault 2 user interface protocols formerly in AppleUiSupport
• Improved kernel patch logging to include configuration comments
• Added MSFT basic data and Linux root fs recognition to ScanPolicy
• Fixed RT region protection restoration regression (thx Sniki)
• Added OPT, CMD+R, CMD+OPT+P+R boot action hotkey support
• Added PollAppleHotKeys to register boot.efi hotkeys in the picker
• Added DisableSingleUser quirk to prohibit single user mode
• Upgraded EDK II base package to edk2-stable201908
• Prohibited argument changing by BootNext

v0.0.4

• Fixed kext injection issues with dummy dependencies
• Fixed kext injection issues with reused vtables
• Fixed Custom SMBIOS table update patches
• Added timestamp to the log file and changed extension to txt
• Enhanced LogoutHook script used for emulated NVRAM saving
• Fixed multiple operating system support in APFS containers
• Added AvoidHighAlloc UEFI quirk to avoid high memory allocs
• Updated builtin firmware versions for 10.15 beta support
• Added Booter section for Apple bootloader preferences
• Dropped AptioMemoryFix.efi support for Booter and FwRuntimeServices.efi
• Fixed hibernation issues in Windows with RequestBootVarRouting
• Significantly improved boot stability on APTIO
• Added support for Windows & OpenCore on the same drive through BlessOverride
• Added advanced user-specified boot entries through Misc -> Entries
• Added DisableVariableWrite quirk to disable hardware NVRAM write in macOS

v0.0.3

• Added complete modern platform database (2012+)
• Added DisableIoMapper kernel quirk
• Fixed ACPI modification failures with nested multiboot
• Dropped IgnoreForWindows quirk legacy
• Added basic AMD Zen CPU support
• Added Misc -> Tools section to add third-party tools
• Added Kernel -> Emulate section for CPUID patches
• Added CustomSMBIOSGuid quirk for Custom SMBIOS update mode
• Added PanicNoKextDump quirk to avoid kext dump in panics
• Switched to EDK II stable and reduced image size
• Added LapicKernelPanic kernel quirk
• Added AppleXcpmExtraMsrs quirk and improved XCPM patches
• Added (external) suffix for external drives in boot menu
• Added UsePicker option, do enable for OC boot management
• Added nvram.plist loading for legacy and incompatible platforms
• Improved instructions for legacy and Windows installation
• Added Windows Boot Camp switching support
• Added basic hibernation detection & support
• Added ResetHwSig ACPI quirk to workaround hibernation
• Removed Custom subfolder requirement from ACPI tables
• Fixed kext injection in 10.7.x and 10.8.x
• Added ESP partition type detection to ScanPolicy
• Added support for third-party user interfaces

v0.0.2

• Documentation improvements (see Differences.pdf)
• Platform information database updates
• Fixed misbehaving Debug -> Target enable bit
• Added ResetLogoStatus ACPI quirk
• Added SpoofVendor PlatformInfo feature
• Replaced ExposeBootPath with ExposeSensitiveData
• Added builtin implementation of Data Hub protocol
• Dropped UpdateSMBIOSMode Auto mode in favour of Create
• Fixed SMBIOS CPU detection for Xeon and Core models
• Moved ConsoleControl configuration to Protocols
• Added Security -> ScanPolicy preference
• Fixed invalid board-rev exposure in Data Hub
• Fixed SMBIOS Type 133 table exposure
• Added support for SMBIOS Type 134 table exposure

v0.0.1

• Initial developer preview release