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Update 10/29: Complete Yosemite guide posted here: http://www.tonymacx86.com/yosemite-laptop-support/146758-guide-dell-xps-13-9333-a.html
Just installed 10.9.4 on my new dell XPS 13 9333. It's not 100% yet, but it's perfectly functional with QE/CI @ 1080p, native audio, etc..
I won't do a full guide since you can pretty much follow the vanilla desktop guide from tonymac (http://www.tonymacx86.com/mavericks...-how-install-os-x-mavericks-using-clover.html) and or the dell inspiron 7000 one (http://www.tonymacx86.com/mavericks...iron-3x37-5x37-7x37-clover-install-guide.html). If you get stuck, ask away.
For DSDT patching, I setup a github modeled after (and containing mostly) RehabMan's laptop specific DSDT patches. It's at https://github.com/vbourachot/Dell-XPS13-9333-DSDT-Patch. It is still a work in progress but it will give you a functional system with power management, backlight control, battery indication etc. Once it's finished up, complete dsdt patching is as simple as a couple rules in a Makefile, from raw table to installed dsdt/ssdt. Awesome idea RehabMan.
As far as kexts, again RehabMan's github has all you need, namely:
ACPIBacklight.kext
ACPIBatteryManager.kext
FakeSMC.kext
VoodooPS2Controller.kext
CodecCommander.kext
Speaking of CodecCommander, this laptop has an ALC668 chipset, which is not really supported from what I could read online. I currently use a modified 10.9.1 AppleHDA from insanelymac, which, with the right layout-id in DSDT and nodes in CodecCommander, works in 10.9.4. I'll need to read up on AppleHDA patching to figure out how to patch my own instead of rolling back old kexts, but at least native audio works for now.
To end this long post:
Working:
- 10.9.4 w/ QE/CI @ native 1080p
- Power management
- Backlight control
- Battery indications
- Native audio
In progress:
- Finish up DSDT (keyboard brightness keys, check sleep and such)
Not working / unknown:
- Internal wifi (Intel 7260AC) - need to replace but new M2/NGFF design means virtually no replacements available yet. Currently only 1 broadcom on ebay for 75 bucks from china, so usb wifi it is for now.
- Sleep and hibernate and such: since I'm using USB wifi for now, I'm not gonna try to fix sleep. I disabled hibernate and upped the sleep timer to 'forever' to not have to worry about it. This thing boots to desktop in seconds anyway.
- External monitor (mini DP) - not tested
- Probably other things that I haven't tried yet
I'll update as I go along. Thanks to this great community and everyone who has contributed so much awesome software.
Just installed 10.9.4 on my new dell XPS 13 9333. It's not 100% yet, but it's perfectly functional with QE/CI @ 1080p, native audio, etc..
I won't do a full guide since you can pretty much follow the vanilla desktop guide from tonymac (http://www.tonymacx86.com/mavericks...-how-install-os-x-mavericks-using-clover.html) and or the dell inspiron 7000 one (http://www.tonymacx86.com/mavericks...iron-3x37-5x37-7x37-clover-install-guide.html). If you get stuck, ask away.
For DSDT patching, I setup a github modeled after (and containing mostly) RehabMan's laptop specific DSDT patches. It's at https://github.com/vbourachot/Dell-XPS13-9333-DSDT-Patch. It is still a work in progress but it will give you a functional system with power management, backlight control, battery indication etc. Once it's finished up, complete dsdt patching is as simple as a couple rules in a Makefile, from raw table to installed dsdt/ssdt. Awesome idea RehabMan.
As far as kexts, again RehabMan's github has all you need, namely:
ACPIBacklight.kext
ACPIBatteryManager.kext
FakeSMC.kext
VoodooPS2Controller.kext
CodecCommander.kext
Speaking of CodecCommander, this laptop has an ALC668 chipset, which is not really supported from what I could read online. I currently use a modified 10.9.1 AppleHDA from insanelymac, which, with the right layout-id in DSDT and nodes in CodecCommander, works in 10.9.4. I'll need to read up on AppleHDA patching to figure out how to patch my own instead of rolling back old kexts, but at least native audio works for now.
To end this long post:
Working:
- 10.9.4 w/ QE/CI @ native 1080p
- Power management
- Backlight control
- Battery indications
- Native audio
In progress:
- Finish up DSDT (keyboard brightness keys, check sleep and such)
Not working / unknown:
- Internal wifi (Intel 7260AC) - need to replace but new M2/NGFF design means virtually no replacements available yet. Currently only 1 broadcom on ebay for 75 bucks from china, so usb wifi it is for now.
- Sleep and hibernate and such: since I'm using USB wifi for now, I'm not gonna try to fix sleep. I disabled hibernate and upped the sleep timer to 'forever' to not have to worry about it. This thing boots to desktop in seconds anyway.
- External monitor (mini DP) - not tested
- Probably other things that I haven't tried yet
I'll update as I go along. Thanks to this great community and everyone who has contributed so much awesome software.