Dell XPS 13 9380 installation story and issues

[Feartech]

I removed AppleALC since it wasn't working. I don't believe the audio chipset (Realtek ALC3271) is supported. Do you have any suggestions on how my config file should be set up to get it working?

I keep the kexts in the Off folder as a backup but I prefer to have them in Library/Extensions. Any reason that would cause issues?

according to post 1, then you will have to use VoodooHDA instead

you should still have essential kexts in clover/kexts/other for upgrades

[GUIDE] Installing 3rd Party Kexts - El Capitan, Sierra, High Sierra, Mojave, Catalina

Installing 3rd Party Kexts in /Library/Extensions Note: This guide was originally written to support MacOS Mojave and older versions (< r5200) of the Clover boot-loader. The methods detailed here are now considered legacy methods and should only used with older versions of MacOS as detailed...

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[thewhoareyou]

according to post 1, then you will have to use VoodooHDA instead

you should still have essential kexts in clover/kexts/other for upgrades

[GUIDE] Installing 3rd Party Kexts - El Capitan, Sierra, High Sierra, Mojave, Catalina

Installing 3rd Party Kexts in /Library/Extensions Note: This guide was originally written to support MacOS Mojave and older versions (< r5200) of the Clover boot-loader. The methods detailed here are now considered legacy methods and should only used with older versions of MacOS as detailed...

www.tonymacx86.com

I'll look into that post, thanks!

Yes, I tried VoodooHDA as well. Unfortunately, couldn't get it to work either. captainR0bbo seemed to figure out how to get it working but I haven't been able to.

 

[captainR0bbo]

I'll look into that post, thanks!

Yes, I tried VoodooHDA as well. Unfortunately, couldn't get it to work either. captainR0bbo seemed to figure out how to get it working but I haven't been able to.

Each time i booted it defaulted to headphones as the default output device for audio (which didn't work). I had to manually change it to the speadkers. Can you check if you audio output device is set to the speakers?

 

[Feartech]

you can always add support for your codec:

Adding codec support

Native macOS HD audio for not officially supported codecs - acidanthera/AppleALC

github.com

 

[thewhoareyou]

I was able to update to Catalina 15.4 and then updated to 15.5. As far as I can tell, everything is still working.

I needed the SSDT-EC patch to get the update to install and boot. I also ran into errors as the install continued. I simply hit restart and continued selecting the install drive in Clover as if no errors had happened. The installs eventually were successful despite the errors.

I tested Sidecar and it works using a wired connection, though I couldn't figure out how to make it work wireless.
I still haven't tackled audio. Will post back when I do.

 

[pfchangshothot]

I was able to update to Catalina 15.4 and then updated to 15.5. As far as I can tell, everything is still working.

I needed the SSDT-EC patch to get the update to install and boot. I also ran into errors as the install continued. I simply hit restart and continued selecting the install drive in Clover as if no errors had happened. The installs eventually were successful despite the errors.

I tested Sidecar and it works using a wired connection, though I couldn't figure out how to make it work wireless.
I still haven't tackled audio. Will post back when I do.

That is awesome! Would you be willing to share your EFI? I have the same specs and can tweak as needed. Thanks!

 

[thewhoareyou]

Sure. I think I did earlier in the thread, but here's another copy that's hopefully organized a bit better. I installed my kexts in the Library/Extensions folder but you should be able to leave them in the Kexts/Other folder on the EFI partition.

 

[wdubaiyu]

my dell xps 9380 can't use the speaker, audio not working, can you help me any update about the trackpad gestrure? thanks for your support!

reference resources：

GitHub - wdubaiyu/Hackintosh-Dell-XPS-9380: Dell-XPS-9380 黑苹果 OpenCore

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