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NOT WORKING
SD Card Reader (Use USB adapter )
Hibernation
Nvidia Graphic Cards
Fingerprint Reader
Thunderbolt HotPlug
REQUIREMENTS
Fresh installation
One working OSX environment
SD Card Reader (Use USB adapter )
Hibernation
Nvidia Graphic Cards
Fingerprint Reader
Thunderbolt HotPlug
REQUIREMENTS
Fresh installation
One working OSX environment
Whole disk available (No partitions)
Knowledge in PLIST edition
Knowledge in PLIST edition
Backup Made (EVERYTHING WILL BE ERASED)
Latest BIOS version
4k sector patch NVME
WIFI CARD DW1560 (EFI FOLDER CONTAIN PATCH FOR THIS CARD ONLY)
1 - CREATE USBLatest BIOS version
4k sector patch NVME
WIFI CARD DW1560 (EFI FOLDER CONTAIN PATCH FOR THIS CARD ONLY)
- Download High Sierra from AppStore
- Plug in your USB Key (16GB or More)
- Format it with Disk Utility and name it « MyVolume »
- Launch Terminal and type : sudo /Applications/Install\ macOS\ High\ Sierra.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/MyVolume
- Mount the EFI partition /MyVolume/EFI/ with Clover Configurator (See in the EFI Folder)
- Copy the entire EFI folder linked to the post to /MyVolume/
MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS CORRECT BEFORE CONTINUE OR IT WILL FAIL ON BOOT !
System Information
- Check that Video Memory is already 64MB
- Advanced Boot Options (all off)
- SATA Operation (AHCI)
- Drives (all on)
- SMART Reporting (on)
- USB Configuration (all on)
- Dell Type-C Dock Configuration (on)
- Thunderbolt Adapter Configuration (all on, no security)
- USB PowerShare (on)
- Audio (all on)
- Touchscreen (on)
- Miscellaneous Devices (all on except SD Card Reader)
- CPU XD (on)
- Secure Boot Enable (disabled)
- Intel SGX Enable (Software-Controlled)
- (Everything on/enabled)
- (USB Wake Support = off)
- (Wake on Dell USB-C Dock = on)
- Wake on WLAN (off)
- Block Sleep (off)
- (Everything on)
3 - BOOT PROCESS
- Start your computer and press F12 to open the boot menu
- Boot from your USB Key
- Select the "Installer from (Your usb key)" (Verbose mode is enable by default to see what's going on if it fail)
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WAIT ! EVEN IF YOU THINK THAT THE LOADING BAR IS STUCKED IT COULD TAKE 5MIN TO LOAD ENTIRELY
IF IT FAIL SEE THE REHABMAN GUIDE BEFORE ASKING QUESTION
https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/readme-common-problems-in-10-13-high-sierra.233582/
IF YOU CAN'T BOOT YOU CAN TRY TO USE A FAKE IG-PLATFORM
GO TO THE CLOVER OPTION IN THE GRAPHIC PARTS AND USE A FAKE IG-PLATFORM SUCH AS 34567898764
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- Once arrived on the installation screen
- Open Disk Utility and Erase your Main Hard Drive and format to : MacOS AFPS (not encrypted)
- Go back to the installer continue and choose your Formated Hard Drive to install MacOS.
- The computer will reboot after about 2 min
- Press F12 to choose your usb key and hit ENTER
(YOU COULD HAVE 2 CHOICE DURING THE REBOOT : INSTALLER ON "YOUR DRIVE NAME" OR PRELOADER "YOUR DRIVE NAME". You have to use "Installer on your "drive name" in case it FAIL select the OTHER OPTION.
You will have to do this twice if I remember correctly.
You will have to do this twice if I remember correctly.
BE CAREFUL YOU HAVE TO ALWAYS BOOT ON YOUR USB KEY BECAUSE CLOVER IS NOT YET INSTALLED ON THE SYSTEM, SO PRESS F12 ON EVERY REBOOT AND CHOOSE YOUR USB KEY UNTIL CLOVER PROPERLY INSTALLED
5 - POST INSTALLATION
- Open Kext Wizard in My EFI folder
- Click on installation tabs browse kext and select ALL THE KEXT IN USB/EFI/CLOVER/KEXT/OTHER
- Make sure that the destination drive is your MAIN HARD DRIVE and press INSTALL
- Once done go to MAINTENANCE TAB and select the radio button for System/Library/Extensions and press EXECUTE.
6 - RESTART WITHOUT USB
- Disconnect your usb and reboot normally, everything should work properly now.
!!! CONGRATULATION YOU DID IT !!!
if not...
Give us enough clear information in the comments section so we can help you to have this laptop working.
A BIG
TO
if not...
Give us enough clear information in the comments section so we can help you to have this laptop working.
A BIG
TO
- Dell for making this laptop
- Apple for Mac OS
- RehabMan for so many detailed posts, enormous collection of SSDT files, kext development, and being overall incredibly helpful throughout this whole process
- KNNSpeed for this amazing guide
- Pike R. Alpha for his in-depth blog and the 0xE2 patch (among being the source of many other developments and patches)
- The Clover team for the Clover bootloader
- netkas, kozlek, and Slice for FakeSMC
- wmchris for his initial XPS 9550 write-up
- Jonny4911 for posting his 9560 setup and his version of the AudioFix folder
- syscl for a lot of work into the XPS 9360 and his build of VoodooPS2Controller
- darkhandz for his XPS 9550 repo
- toleda and goodwin_c for audio, ALCPlugFix
- goodwin_c for HWP
- dpassmor for the Thunderbolt/USB-C ExpressCard trick
- vit9696 for Lilu and AppleALC
- PMHeart for CoreDisplayFixup
- lvs1974 for NvidiaGraphicsFixup
- darkvoid for Wi-Fi patches
- filequit for the 5GHz global channel bonding patch
- denskop for the "Boot Graphics Glitch" patch
- netkas, kid2010, and syscl for the Thunderbolt 3 blacklist bypass patch
AND ALL THE OTHER THAT I DIDN'T QUOTE BUT WHO CONTRIBUTED TO MAKE THIS DREAM HAPPENED !
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