[Guide] Dell XPS 13 9360 on MacOS Sierra 10.12.x - LTS (Long-Term Support) Guide

[Feartech]

Hello, I'm working on a 9360 that I just picked up, can't get the USB drive to get to the installer; trying for OC 0.6.6 and Big Sur 11.2.

Here's the CPU/GPU:

CPU: i7-7660U (Kaby Lake)
GPU: Intel Iris Plus 640
Screen: QHD+ (3200x1800)
Configured with SMBIOS for a MacBook Pro 14,1

Thankfully this isn't my first hackintosh, I have desktop running OC 0.6.5 that works really well, been on OC since 0.5.6.

For this XPS 13 I followed the Dortania guide for Opencore 0.6.6 very closely. My suspicion is that the framebuffer failing and causing a hang. Here are the settings I have and the output.

Last line shows
MacBook-Pro.local com.apple.xpc.launchd[1] (com.apple.displaypolicyd.##) <Warning>:Service exited with abnormal code 1

I've tried a few other platform IDs but nothing seems to work. Any ideas? I really appreciate it!

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[NukNukGoose]

please read the faq for proper hardware profile setup:

[FAQ] READ FIRST! Laptop Frequent Questions

This is an updated FAQ from the Original Thread: https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/faq-read-first-laptop-frequent-questions.164990/post-1045259 Before asking a question, many common questions are already commonly asked and answered, and many answers exist in the sticky threads in this forum...

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Sorry about that, I updated my profile.

 

[Feartech]

Sorry about that, I updated my profile.

the message you are getting usually relates to your unsupported nvidia card

try -wegnoegpu boot argument

 

[NukNukGoose]

Sure thing, I'll give that a try. This model didn't come with an Nvidia GPU, I think that's only the XPS 15, but I'll reinstall my Windows NVMe and double-check.

 

[Feartech]

Sure thing, I'll give that a try. This model didn't come with an Nvidia GPU, I think that's only the XPS 15, but I'll reinstall my Windows NVMe and double-check.

also you are posting in someone's guide that the person spent a long time in setting up, you have come along and posted here saying you followed a guide from another website.....?

maybe follow this guide here or create your own post?

 

[sps999]

Hey guys, does anyone use external Display with 4k@60hz? it won't work for me.... i'll get a flickering green screen if i switch to 60 Hertz. I tried with Linux and Windows and 4k 60hz work well for both.

 

[Zarkstar]

Hello, I'm working on a 9360 that I just picked up, can't get the USB drive to get to the installer; trying for OC 0.6.6 and Big Sur 11.2.

Here's the CPU/GPU:

CPU: i7-7660U (Kaby Lake)
GPU: Intel Iris Plus 640
Screen: QHD+ (3200x1800)
Configured with SMBIOS for a MacBook Pro 14,1

Thankfully this isn't my first hackintosh, I have desktop running OC 0.6.5 that works really well, been on OC since 0.5.6.

For this XPS 13 I followed the Dortania guide for Opencore 0.6.6 very closely. My suspicion is that the framebuffer failing and causing a hang. Here are the settings I have and the output.

Last line shows
MacBook-Pro.local com.apple.xpc.launchd[1] (com.apple.displaypolicyd.##) <Warning>:Service exited with abnormal code 1

I've tried a few other platform IDs but nothing seems to work. Any ideas? I really appreciate it!

The guide on Dortania have some typos, so following it perfectly may result in a non-working hackintosh. When I switched to OpenCore I found that there wes something wrong on some documents. Have a look at this post of mine and see if that can help!

 

[kakorot]

The guide on Dortania have some typos, so following it perfectly may result in a non-working hackintosh. When I switched to OpenCore I found that there wes something wrong on some documents. Have a look at this post of mine and see if that can help!

Thanks so much for this, this was so helpful!!! at it provided me with the correct device-id and AAPL,ig-platform-id etc. Which basically got me past the Language Selection screen.

Now I'm trying to get wake from sleep using usb keyboard working

Thanks again!

 

[jazznerd]

Hi, just bought a used Dell XPS 13 i7-7550U FHD with fresh copy of Windows 10

In Pre-planning Fase to make a little mobile music production Hackintosh on it :

As this guide based on OSX Sierra 10.12.xx ( is OK but less & less supported for new audio software)
I would like to install a Dual boot Windows & MAC OSX any newer versions High Sierra , Mojave , Catalina ( Big Sur is to new and less supported for Audio Soft)

Browsing trough this 343 pages tread for 3 days now -
I am confused what guide/s repos EFI folder , NVMe sector size,
to swap built in Toshiba NVMe or not, etc , ect, etc
.. scratching my head

Question :
Anyone could direct me to a guide to use for High Sierra or Mojave maybe Catalina on XPS 13 9360 FHD ?

thanks in advance

P.S. please bare with me its I only made one "easy" hackintosh to this date - HP 6300 SFF with High Sierra and its been 2 years since , so I am out of loop

 

[Richylitschy]

Hi, just bought a used Dell XPS 13 i7-7550U FHD with fresh copy of Windows 10

In Pre-planning Fase to make a little mobile music production Hackintosh on it :

As this guide based on OSX Sierra 10.12.xx ( is OK but less & less supported for new audio software)
I would like to install a Dual boot Windows & MAC OSX any newer versions High Sierra , Mojave , Catalina ( Big Sur is to new and less supported for Audio Soft)

Browsing trough this 343 pages tread for 3 days now -
I am confused what guide/s repos EFI folder , NVMe sector size,
to swap built in Toshiba NVMe or not, etc , ect, etc
.. scratching my head

Question :
Anyone could direct me to a guide to use for High Sierra or Mojave maybe Catalina on XPS 13 9360 FHD ?

thanks in advance

P.S. please bare with me its I only made one "easy" hackintosh to this date - HP 6300 SFF with High Sierra and its been 2 years since , so I am out of loop

Hi hi,

good to see somebody is still interest in this device. Mine runs flawlessly since two years, can only recommend to do it!
A good EFI for your system would be the one from theQuert, which was recently updated to Big Sur. There are also explanations on what to do after install and what to set in the BIOS.

GitHub - theQuert/XPS-9360-macOS: XPS 13 (9360) with macOS Big Sur

XPS 13 (9360) with macOS Big Sur. Contribute to theQuert/XPS-9360-macOS development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com

You also need another CPUFriend file, I think this repo has one that fits your processor.

GitHub - the-darkvoid/XPS9360-macOS: macOS Catalina on Dell XPS 9360

macOS Catalina on Dell XPS 9360. Contribute to the-darkvoid/XPS9360-macOS development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com

I actually still use the files from the darkvoid, so they also will work with Big Sur.

A good installation guide was made by Mark Perez.

How to Install the XPS 13 (9360) Hackintosh in macOS Mojave

This is a definitive guide on installing the Dell XPS 13 (9360) Hackintosh in macOS Mojave. I go over what you need for it to run flawlessly.

markperez.dev

Last but not least, this could be a valid way of achieving dual boot on your machine (works great on mine)

I think all installation guides still refer to Clover as the boot loader, but I would highly recommend you to use OpenCore. The installation is virtually the same and the system works better in some part with it in comparison to Clover.

Good luck!