Dell Precision T7500 Lion 10.7.2 Running Beautifully

[Going Bald]

I receive Dell T7500 from my friend and I install OS X Mavericks it complete can use Network and sound and use Asus 3870 it can't change resolution and I change to Nvidia 9800GT it can't boot to desktop when boot to Apple logo and show black screen I try to use NVEnable64 it same problem.

Default for Mavericks is GE-No. For that card try GE=Yes

 

[busypig]

Default for Mavericks is GE-No. For that card try GE=Yes

I do it but same problem.

 

[mrtammikuu]

Hey guys, I got a T7400 and just as you I'm unable to use Mavericks because of this ****** graphic card (Quadro FX4600)
Tried almost everything (NVEnabler, cuda drivers, GE on/off, pcid ....) nothing works, we should need/wait a kext dedicated for it
still waiting !

 

[fwood]

Hey guys, I got a T7400 and just as you I'm unable to use Mavericks because of this ****** graphic card (Quadro FX4600)
Tried almost everything (NVEnabler, cuda drivers, GE on/off, pcid ....) nothing works, we should need/wait a kext dedicated for it
still waiting !

I'ts not fault of quadro. i have the same video card and it runs well from snow leopard to mavericks . On snow i used an efistring generated with the tool "gfxstrings", on lion , moiuntain lion and mavericks i used simply chimera with GraphicsEnabler=Yes ( anyway the same efi strings i used in snow is good also in mountain lion and mevrics...obviusly in this case you have to switch GraphicsEnabler=No). So..i think isn't a problem of Quadro. i think your problem is related to motherboard and/or other kexts.
You can try to use these :
1/ SMbios mac pro 3.1 or Imac 12.2 ( for other smbios you need to remove the AppleTyMCEDriver.kext, otherwise you'll get KP)
2/ latest Fakesmc
3/ flag to insert in the org.plist : npci=0x2000
4/ flag to insert in the org.plist : npci=0x3000 ( but this could put off internal audio or also the usb)
5/ flag to insert in the org.plist : PCIRootUID=1 ( or also =0)
6/ you can try also a proper DSDT for you motherboard

The only one problem of this videocard is that the cuda core dosen't work , no one 3d software recognize the cuda core of fx 4600 on mac. So is really useless to install the nvidia cuda drivers for mac.
But in general this gpu work fine.

 

[rickyelizondo]

Hey guys, first post here, I was going to make a new thread after mostly unsuccessful searches but it seems you are on to something here. I too have a Dell T7500 with dual xeon processors (full specs at bottom of post) and I'm wondering if hackintoshing it is at all doable. I don't have a particular OS preference though I'd be inclined to install Mavericks as it is the current one. I have extensibly searched online and have found varying degrees of success from different people on different forums but most posts date back a few years and are a little ambiguous so I'm unsure who I can get in touch with in the present time.

I am fairly comfortable with computers and command lines, so I think I should be able to pull this off with the right guidance, as I am currently entirely unfamiliar with the ins and outs of hackintoshing further than the tested hardware installation methods, aka not much fiddling with commands, I was just researching what a ktext is and how to go about installing it.

Anyways, fingers crossed someone might be able to help me out. I do think if I get this working properly I'm going to go ahead and write some sort of start to finish guide as to how I got it to work for future reference for anyone with 2 xeon processors.

SYSTEM	DELL PRECISION T7500 TOWER WORKSTATION
PROCESSOR	2 x INTEL XEON SIX CORE X5660 2.8GHz
MEMORY	48GB DDR3 ECC REGD MEMORY
HARD DRIVE	1 x 1TB 7.2K SATA 3.5"" HARD DRIVE
VIDEO CARD	NVIDIA QUADRO FX4800 1.5GB VIDEO CARD
RAID CONTROLLER	Integrated LSI 1068e SAS/SATA 3.0GB/s controller supports host-based RAID 0 or 1
NETWORKING	Integrated Broadcom 5761 Gigabit Ethernet controller

 

[yanooshe]

Dear rickyelizondo,
I would also be interested in getting this rig running with two engines
I've been reading about hackintoshing T7500 for about two months and it seems this machine is capable run even Mavericks on it, excluding dual CPU support. I'm about to buy onein forthcoming weeks and would be very glad to help.

Please specify which motherboard number you have as well as the BIOS version.

Keeping fingers crossed!

 

[creative4art]

SYSTEM	DELL PRECISION T7500 TOWER WORKSTATION
PROCESSOR	2 x INTEL XEON SIX CORE X5660 2.8GHz
MEMORY	48GB DDR3 ECC REGD MEMORY
HARD DRIVE	1 x 1TB 7.2K SATA 3.5"" HARD DRIVE
VIDEO CARD	NVIDIA QUADRO FX4800 1.5GB VIDEO CARD
RAID CONTROLLER	Integrated LSI 1068e SAS/SATA 3.0GB/s controller supports host-based RAID 0 or 1
NETWORKING	Integrated Broadcom 5761 Gigabit Ethernet controller

Hi, did you get this to work?

 

[icare]

I got the used T7500 for mackintosh lately. i use dellio1's method to install OSX Lion.
Use Unibeast 5 for making the boot usb. buy Lion OSX in APP store.
I must set the boot flag "usblegacyoff=yes" (without quotes) for the beginning.
Otherwise I can't boot correctly ( Once you have installed, then bye-bye usblegacyoff )

Then follow the procedures of dellio1, I install the network. and use multi beast 4.7.0 in Tonymacx86.
I install the UserDSDT FakeSMC(Not Now) NullCPUPowerManagement Patched AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement
Chimera v1.11.1 r1394 64-Bit GraphicsEnabler=No
But I can't boot the computer without USB Stick.
then I follow the steps below
http://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/o...uni-multibeast-usb-heres-the-solution.152329/
Now I use multibeast install FakeSMC and copy to / and /Volumes/EFI/Extra
and I copy all the files in folder "/Volumes/USB/Extra" of the USB into HD folder "/Extra"
audio driver voodooHDA 2.8.8

further if you want to install DSDT.aml or SSDT.aml , attach files is mine ,you may use ( copy in /Extra)
if you want to generate your own DSDT.aml or SSDT.aml
then you can read below
http://www.coolpc.com.tw/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?f=76&t=192007 (in chinese)
http://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/guide-patching-laptop-dsdt-ssdts.152573/

install the NullEthernet for APP Store
https://bitbucket.org/RehabMan/os-x-null-ethernet/downloads
and follow the steps of below
http://www.computertechplace.com/ap...r-laptops-without-ethernet-port/#.V6vKeUtt0mI

Later, I buy dell raid card perc/6i and 2 SAS HD (raid 0)
you may read this article http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/285197-driver-for-lsi-megaraid-sas-family/
and download file from here http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/files/file/306-sasmegaraidkext/
you should download i386 and use kextutility install FullDebug and IODebug folder's kext and
run release's installer
You may download from below

and that's done.

The minor inconvenience is I can't reopen the computer when it in sleep.

 

[icare]

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[nicholasfratella]

I got the used T7500 for mackintosh lately. i use dellio1's method to install OSX Lion.
Use Unibeast 5 for making the boot usb. buy Lion OSX in APP store.
I must set the boot flag "usblegacyoff=yes" (without quotes) for the beginning.
Otherwise I can't boot correctly ( Once you have installed, then bye-bye usblegacyoff )

Then follow the procedures of dellio1, I install the network. and use multi beast 4.7.0 in Tonymacx86.
I install the UserDSDT FakeSMC(Not Now) NullCPUPowerManagement Patched AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement
Chimera v1.11.1 r1394 64-Bit GraphicsEnabler=No
But I can't boot the computer without USB Stick.
then I follow the steps below
http://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/o...uni-multibeast-usb-heres-the-solution.152329/
Now I use multibeast install FakeSMC and copy to / and /Volumes/EFI/Extra
and I copy all the files in folder "/Volumes/USB/Extra" of the USB into HD folder "/Extra"
audio driver voodooHDA 2.8.8

further if you want to install DSDT.aml or SSDT.aml , attach files is mine ,you may use ( copy in /Extra)
if you want to generate your own DSDT.aml or SSDT.aml
then you can read below
http://www.coolpc.com.tw/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?f=76&t=192007 (in chinese)
http://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/guide-patching-laptop-dsdt-ssdts.152573/

install the NullEthernet for APP Store
https://bitbucket.org/RehabMan/os-x-null-ethernet/downloads
and follow the steps of below
http://www.computertechplace.com/ap...r-laptops-without-ethernet-port/#.V6vKeUtt0mI

Later, I buy dell raid card perc/6i and 2 SAS HD (raid 0)
you may read this article http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/285197-driver-for-lsi-megaraid-sas-family/
and download file from here http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/files/file/306-sasmegaraidkext/
you should download i386 and use kextutility install FullDebug and IODebug folder's kext and
run release's installer
You may download from below

and that's done.

The minor inconvenience is I can't reopen the computer when it in sleep.

Wow, great job on the T7500 and very nice write up! Did you ever get the sleep issue fixed?