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Dell Inspiron 3x37 - 5x37 -7x37 Clover Install Guide
New Dell Inspiron 7000 series are very beautiful laptops with reasonable price, and it will shines more with latest version of OS X inside. The system runs smoothly with Mavericks, cool and long battery time.
Dell Inspiron 3437 3537 3737 5437 5537 5737 7437 7537 7737
Known Issues
- Dell 7537 with FullHD display may not work (get black screen at boot).
- Headphone port does not work.
- Sound does not work after sleep.
- Wifi will not work, consider replacing by a BCM43225HMB or BCM4352HMB (Bluetooth + Wifi)
- System can't sleep/shutdown properly with "strange" USB devices (like USB Wifi).
- Headphone port does not work.
- Sound does not work after sleep.
- Wifi will not work, consider replacing by a BCM43225HMB or BCM4352HMB (Bluetooth + Wifi)
- System can't sleep/shutdown properly with "strange" USB devices (like USB Wifi).
Install OS X Mavericks
1. Prepare a USB with 8GB or more, format by Disk Utility:
- Partition Layout: 2 Partitions
- 1st Partition: Name CLOVER, Format: MS-DOS (FAT), Size: >300MB
- 2nd Partition: Name MacUSB, Format: Mac OS Extended (Journaled), Size: >7GB
- Options: Master Boot Record
- 1st Partition: Name CLOVER, Format: MS-DOS (FAT), Size: >300MB
- 2nd Partition: Name MacUSB, Format: Mac OS Extended (Journaled), Size: >7GB
- Options: Master Boot Record
2. Download Clover.zip, extract then copy EFI folder to CLOVER partition.
- Download Config.zip, extract then select right config.plist and copy to /EFI/Clover/
- Download Mavericks Install app from AppStore.
- Launch terminal and run the following script:
Code:
sudo /Applications/Install\ OS\ X\ Mavericks.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/MacUSB --applicationpath /Applications/Install\ OS\ X\ Mavericks.app --nointeraction
- Function keyboard: Function mode
- Disk: AHCI
- Intel Rapid Storage: Disabled
- UEFI Boot: Enabled
- Secure Boot: Disabled
- Legacy Rom: Disabled
- Add boot option: Add /EFI/Boot/Bootx64.efi in USB, then move the boot entry to top.
Save settings and restart.- Disk: AHCI
- Intel Rapid Storage: Disabled
- UEFI Boot: Enabled
- Secure Boot: Disabled
- Legacy Rom: Disabled
- Add boot option: Add /EFI/Boot/Bootx64.efi in USB, then move the boot entry to top.
4. Clover bootloader screen will show up (if not, add Clover in USB in BIOS again), select "Boot OS X Install from Install OS X Mavericks" (your Mavericks Installer partition).
5. Press spacebar if a nagging screen about Mouse/keyboard appears. Install screen will appear, use Disk Utility to format your drive as GPT, create a Mac OS X Extended (Journaled) partition and install Mavericks to your formatted partition. The installer will extract necessary files to "Install OS X Mavericks" (not your target partition). This takes a lot of time at the end, though you only see "a minute remaining". This will end PHASE 1.
6. Restart and Clover bootloader screen (from USB) shows up, select "Boot OS X Install from Install OS X Mavericks" (your Mavericks Installer partition, not your install target partition).
7. Install screen will appear and continue installation. This time, installer will install files to your target partition and create Recovery HD partition. This will end PHASE 2.
8. Restart, Clover bootloader screen shows up, press F4, then select "Boot OS X from YourPartition".
9. If everything goes well, you can boot straight to Mavericks desktop.
10. Run the tool and select those:
- CloverUEFI
- Kexts > Graphics > HD4400/4600 DP/HDMI Freeze (Only on Mavericks 10.9.2-10.9.3)
- RTL8111 (for 7x37) or RTL8100 Ethernet (for 3x37-5x37)
- Kexts > Graphics > HD4400/4600 DP/HDMI Freeze (Only on Mavericks 10.9.2-10.9.3)
- RTL8111 (for 7x37) or RTL8100 Ethernet (for 3x37-5x37)
- Tools > IASL
- Tools > MacIASL.
- Tools > Clover Configurator.
- Tools > SSDTGenerator.
- Fixes > Hibernate Mode > Disable Hibernate
Use KextWizard to install 2 kexts:
http://www.osx86.net/files/file/3832-alc283-applehda/
Use KextWizard to install 2 kexts:
http://www.osx86.net/files/file/3832-alc283-applehda/
12. Copy config.plist from USB to /EFI/Clover/ of EFI partition, then use Clover Configurator to open config.plist (in EFI partition) and edit those values:
- ACPI > GeneratePStates/CStates: uncheck
- SMBIOS: create your new SMBIOS (Macbook Air 6,2) with random Serial Number
13. Go to /EFI/Clover/ACPI/origin/ you will see lots of files (dumped by F4 at Clover screen). Copy those files to a DSDT folder on desktop: DSDT.aml, SSDT-*.aml.
Go to terminal and type these:
Code:
cd ~/Desktop/DSDT
iasl -da [FONT=Menlo]DSDT.aml SSDT*.aml[/FONT]
The decompiled *.dsl files will be created in DSDT folder. If you don't see .dsl files, check the errors in terminal, delete the last file that show up in error and run again. Don't worry, not all ssdt are necessary.
14. Open DSDT.dsl by MacIASL, go to Preferences, set Compiler options to ACPI 5.0, go to Sources tab then add this:
"Laptop patches" "http://raw.github.com/RehabMan/Laptop-DSDT-Patch/master"
Close Preferences window, click Patch button, paste the code then apply:
Code:
# Syntax errors
into definitionblock code_regex External\s+\(_SB_\.PCI0\.PEG0\) remove_matched;
into definitionblock code_regex External\s+\(_SB_\.PCI0\.PEG0\.PEGP\) remove_matched;
into definitionblock code_regex External\s+\(_SB_\.PCI0\.RP05\.PEGP\) remove_matched;
into definitionblock code_regex External\s+\(_SB_\.PCI0\.PEG0,\sUnknownObj\) remove_matched;
into definitionblock code_regex External\s+\(_SB_\.PCI0\.PEG0\.PEGP,\sUnknownObj\) remove_matched;
into definitionblock code_regex External\s+\(_SB_\.PCI0\.RP05\.PEGP,\sUnknownObj\) remove_matched;
into method label _L69 code_regex Notify\s\(\\_SB\.PCI0\.PEG0\.PEGP,\s0x02\) remove_matched;
into method label ADBG replace_content begin Return(0) end;
into method label HRPR code_regex (OperationRegion.*)\\_GPE.MMTB\s+\(0x04\), replace_matched begin %1\\_GPE.MMTB, 0x04)\n end;
into method label HRPR code_regex (Field\s+\(HRPE.*\n.*\n.*\n.*\})\) replace_matched begin %1 end;
into method label _WAK code_regex Store\s\(\\_GPE\.MMTB\s\(Local2,\s\\_GPE\.OSUP\s\(Local2\)\),\sStore\s\(Local1,\sREG6\)\) remove_matched;
into method label _INI code_regex Store\s\(\\_GPE\.MMTB\s\(Local3,\s\\_GPE\.OSUP\s\(Local3\)\),\sStore\s\(Local2,\sREG6\)\) remove_matched;
into method label _INI parent_label _SB.PCI0 code_regex (Store\s\(\\_GPE\.MMTB.*) replace_matched begin // %1 end;
into method label _WAK code_regex (Store\s\(\\_GPE\.MMTB.*) replace_matched begin // %1 end;
# Prevent freeze caused by WMI
into method label WMIA replace_content begin // nothing end;
# Force BAT0 device
into method label _STA parent_label BAT0 replace_content begin Return (0x1F) end;
# Fix PNOT method
into method label PNOT replace_content begin // nothing end;
# Enable functions keys
# Override DSDT oemId (for Clover, since it patches with "Apple ")
into method label _DSM parent_label PS2K remove_entry;
into device label PS2K insert
begin
Method (_DSM, 4, NotSerialized)\n
{\n
If (LEqual (Arg2, Zero)) { Return (Buffer() { 0x03 } ) }\n
Return (Package()\n
{\n
// Note: Function key part seems to not be necessary
// "AAPL,has-embedded-fn-keys", Buffer() { 0x01, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00 },\n
"RM,oem-id", "DELL",\n
})\n
}\n
end;
# Inject Audio info
into method label _DSM parent_label HDEF remove_entry;
into device label HDEF insert
begin
Method (_DSM, 4, NotSerialized)\n
{\n
If (LEqual (Arg2, Zero)) { Return (Buffer() { 0x03 } ) }\n
Return (Package()\n
{\n
"layout-id", Buffer() { 0x56, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00 },\n
"hda-gfx", Buffer() { "onboard-1" },\n
"PinConfigurations", Buffer() { },\n
})\n
}\n
end;
Click Patch again, then apply extra patches from Laptop patches (Require Internet connection):
[2.12] Rename GFX0 to IGPU
[3.2] 7-series USB
[7.01] IRQ Fix
[7.02] SMBUS Fix
[7.03] RTC Fix
[7.05] Shutdown Fix 2
[7.06] HPET Fix
[7.07] OS Check Fix
[7.08] AC Adapter Fix
[7.09] Add MCHC
[7.11] Fix _WAK arg0 2
[7.14] Add IMEI
[3.2] 7-series USB
[7.01] IRQ Fix
[7.02] SMBUS Fix
[7.03] RTC Fix
[7.05] Shutdown Fix 2
[7.06] HPET Fix
[7.07] OS Check Fix
[7.08] AC Adapter Fix
[7.09] Add MCHC
[7.11] Fix _WAK arg0 2
[7.14] Add IMEI
Click Compile to check for errors, if no error, you can save the file with File Format: ACPI Machine Language Library, name DSDT.aml to /EFI/Clover/ACPI/patched/ (of HDD EFI partition).
15. Copy /Extra/ssdt.aml to /EFI/Clover/ACPI/patched/ (of HDD EFI partition)
16. Go to DSDT folder on desktop, find SSDT-7.dsl, open by MacIASL, click Patch, select
[2.12] Rename GFX0 to IGPU
[2.05] Haswell HD4400/HD4600/HD5000
[2.11] Brightness fix (Haswell)
[2.05] Haswell HD4400/HD4600/HD5000
[2.11] Brightness fix (Haswell)
Click Compile to check for errors, if no error, you can save the file with File Format: ACPI Machine Language Library, name SSDT-1.aml to /EFI/Clover/ACPI/patched/ (of HDD EFI partition).
17. [FOR MODEL WITH NVIDIA/AMD] Go to DSDT folder on desktop, find SSDT-8.dsl, open MacIASL and apply the patch
Code:
into scope label \_SB.PCI0.GFX0 remove_entry;
into definitionblock code_regex External\s+\((.*_SB_\.PCI0\.GFX0\.DD02\._BCM),\s+IntObj\) replace_matched begin External(%1, MethodObj) end;
into method label _BCM parent_label DD02 code_regex Return\s+\(([^\)]*)\)\n.*Arg0 replace_matched begin Return(%1(Arg0)) end;
into method label _BCM parent_label DD02 code_regex Return\s+\(([^\)]*)\)[^\n]*\n.*Arg0 replace_matched begin %1(Arg0) end;
# rename GFX0
into_all all code_regex \.GFX0 replaceall_matched begin .IGPU end;
into_all all label \_SB.PCI0.GFX0 set_label begin \_SB.PCI0.IGPU end;
# call _OFF from _SB.PCI0.RP05.PEGP
into method label _INI parent_label \_SB.PCI0.RP05.PEGP code_regex . insert begin _OFF()\n end;
Click Compile to check for errors, If no error, you can save the file with File Format: ACPI Machine Language Library, name SSDT-2.aml to /EFI/Clover/ACPI/patched/ (of HDD EFI partition), then go to next step 18.
Otherwise, if you have 1 error related to _OFF(), apply the extra patch to SSDT-8.dsl
Code:
into definitionblock code_regex . insert
begin
External(\_SB_.PCI0.RP05.PEGP._OFF, MethodObj)\n
end;
Open SSDT-9.dsl, apply this patch then save as SSDT-3.aml:
Code:
into definitionblock code_regex External\s+\((.*_SB_\.PCI0\.GFX0\.DD02\._BCM),\s+IntObj\) replace_matched begin External(%1, MethodObj) end;
into method label _BCM parent_label DD02 code_regex Return\s+\(([^\)]*)\)\n.*Arg0 replace_matched begin %1(Arg0) end;
into method label _BCM parent_label DD02 code_regex Return\s+\(([^\)]*)\)[^\n]*\n.*Arg0 replace_matched begin %1(Arg0) end;
into method label WMMX code_regex If\s\(CondRefOf\s\(\\_SB\.PCI0\.GFX0\._DSM[^}]*\} replace_matched begin //nothing end;
# rename GFX0
into_all all code_regex \.GFX0 replaceall_matched begin .IGPU end;
into_all all label \_SB.PCI0.GFX0 set_label begin \_SB.PCI0.IGPU end;
19. Restart, go to BIOS, add Boot entry of /EFI/Clover/Cloverx64.efi in your EFI partition, move it to the top, save and restart, you should see Clover screen and option to boot to Mavericks. Enjoy!
Windows 8 UEFI Dual Boot
- Use Disk Utility to prepare a Mac OS X Extended partition (don’t ever use Fat32, Disk Utility will mess up your drive)
- Create a FAT32 usb drive, extract Windows 8 64-bit iso there
- Boot to usb drive, format the new partition to NTFS, install Windows there.
- Go to BIOS, move the Clover boot entry to top.