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[GUIDE] Alienware M15X - 100% Working 10.8.5, SpeedStep, FullAcell Graphics & Native Airport

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AlienBook Pro 17 - 10.10.5
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i7 4700 QM
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NVIDIA GTX 770M
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Just want to post a successful installation on my Alienware M15x, :D

My spec is :

- i7 920XM 2.0Ghz (Turbo 3.2Ghz)
- 16GB 1333Mhz
- GTX 460M
- Intel SSD 160GB + Seagate Momentus XT 500GB
- Dell Bluetooth 370
- Tenda USB WiFi 802.11n --> UPDATED 1 : Now with Fully Working Airport using Atheros 9285 Half PCI-e Card, Replacing the original Intel One


What Work :
- Almost Everything ?

What doesn't work :
- Battery Sensor (never unplugged my charger, so whatever, hehehe ;b)

Tools Used & Needed :
- Latest MultiBeast Mountain Lion Edition
- UniBeast for create Lion USB Install
- Few Extra .pkg & .kext (link provided)
- External Keyboard & Mouse for 1st Boot
- Chameleon Wizard
- Kext Utility

INSTALLATION
1. Set your BIOS to Boot from USB --> Boot with GraphicsEnabler=yes flag, if u can't get past the apple logo, tried to boot with -x
2. Simply follow the installation Step

FIRST BOOT
1. On the first boot, choose to boot with the USB Install Disk
2. At the boot loader, choose to boot with your new Mountain Lion install Disk in VERBOSE MODE (type –v –f in boot loader)

AT THE DESKTOP
1. Apple has native graphics support for my GTX 460 cards so, yay!
2. Be Ready!
3. Insert your CD/USB with my extracted AlienM15.zip file in it
4. Open MultiBeast Mountain Lion
5. Select the kext for the Intel Network, FakeSMC and ITS PLUGINS, EvoReboot, ElliotForceLegacyRTC, VoodooPS2Controller and Trackpad. Apply AICPM & AppleRTC patch, (If you are using SSD like me, install TRIM Patch as well)
6. Select MacBookPro 8,1 definition
7. Install SSDT for i7 Processor (mine 920XM need this to allow the dynamic multiplier), or if you want better SSDT, try to create one using revoGirl script
8. Install
9. Run Kext Utility
10. Reboot your computer

SECOND BOOT
1. Same as FIRST BOOT

AT THE DESKTOP
1. Your Internet should now be working
2. Your webcam, microphone and DVD drive should also be working (Check FaceTime or PhotoBooth)
3. Install DellBluetoothHCl.pkg
4. Install all the kext in the folder using Kext Utility --> for VoodooHDA, u can install the latest version (2.8.4 from multibeast if you want to)
5. Install Chameleon latest revision using Chameleon wizard
6. Go to Extra and open org.chameleon.Boot
7. Set npci=0x2000, 64-bit (x86_64), kernelcache=yes and save the file in /Extra.
8. Go to S/L/E and remove AppleAUUC.Kext & AppleHDA.kext --> this kext causing Kernel Panic as it conflicting with VoodooHDA
8. Run Kext Utility
9. Remove Lion USB install disk and restart

THIRD BOOT
1. You should now boot into Chameleon.
2. Type –f –v to boot into verbose mode using the new kexts.

AT THE DESKTOP
3. Going into the desktop, check that everything is working fine.
4. Bluetooth, card reader, audio and USB should be working.

YOU SHOULD ALL SET UP, Congratz!

link for M15x Neccesary Files : http://sdrv.ms/1aDfWw0

DONE, Fully Running 10.8.5!!
 
Have you updated to Yosimite? I'm working with an M15x, 720QM, 260M and the only thing I can' t get to work is the display port. Not sure about bluetooth since I don't use it.
 
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