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- Nov 27, 2013
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- Motherboard
- Dell Inspiron 17R - 7720 SE
- CPU
- Intel® CoreTM i7-3630QM 2.4 Ghz
- Graphics
- Intel HD Graphics 4000 / NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M
- Mac
- Classic Mac
- Mobile Phone
This is short guide, without unnecessary repeating well known installation procedures. For those who find this hard to follow, I suggest “Google” around like I was, before returning to this, because for those familiar with this, it will be a piece of cake!
I put some effort to put this together, within my abilities and knowledge, but there are some unresolved issues, for which I hope to find help here, especially from more experienced guys who run this project.
I am great enthusiasts and supporter of Linux, which is, as you all well know OPEN SOURCE. This means that knowledge is meant to be shared and to be available to all, which I belive applies to the Hackintosh project also. So, this is my contribution :
My configuration:
Instalation :
1. UniBeast method - Mac OS X Mavericks 10.9.1
a) Use HDMI connected display for installation
or
b) Add this EFI key to org.chameleon.Boot.plist in Extra folder of USB stick, so you can use built-in display for installation
<key>device-properties</key> <string>7f0000000100000001000000730000000200000002010c00d041030a000000000101060000027fff04002c0000004100410050004c002c00690067002d0070006c006100740066006f0072006d002d006900640000000800000004006601140000006800640061002d0067006600780000000d0000006f6e626f6172642d31</string>
Post-Instalation :
1. MultiBeast method - Preselected options file attached ( Exclude TRIM Patch if you don’t use SSD )
2. Neccessary tools for post-installation attached.
3. Extra folder with files attached ( Create your own smbios.plist with Chameleon Wizard - MacBookPro8,3 17-inch, Early 2011 This is important! )
4. S/L/E folder with kexts attached ( Use Kext Wizard to install kexts, repair permissions and reboot! That`s all folks!)
5. Crate Apple ID,activate and authorize computer with iTunes, but remember that you need valid credit card or you will not be able to use iMessages or FaceTime ! Ethernet must be en0 !
If you don`t have other WiFi card use HoRNDIS-rel4.pkg for Android USB tethering or just BT tethering !
Unresolved Issues :
- Touchpad ( Working but only basic input, no gestures like 2 finger scrolling )
- Audio ( Working but subwoofer and HDMI audio not working, Line-In not tested)
- FN keys ( Brightness and WiFi control not working, audio working )
- Lan ( only with 10baseT/UTP half duplex )
- Sleep ( First sleep OK, after that touchpad not working, sleep not working, wrong readings TZ1 and TZ2 )
- DSDT ( Operational, but obviously need fine tweaking to resolve issues and enable all features possible. I don’t use SSDT, speedsteping with turbo boost )
- Card Reader ( Recognized as connected to Built-In USB/Hub, USB2.0-CRW, Product ID:0x0129 Vendor ID:0x0bda (Realtek Semiconductor Corp.) not working )
- Built-In Screen ( Not reaching full brightness unless you have hot corner activated to put it to sleep and activate again, after that all normal )
- Fan RPM ( not detected or stuck to 255 rpm )
Conclusion :
This is best I could do at this moment. It is functional Hackintosh, but with issues. If you want real thing you know where Apple.com is. This machine deserves attention of this community, not only because of its performance and compatibility but also ability for improvements with right people included. I invite all people with good will and some knowledge to help.
These were my start points and I like to thank Lejenk for his efforts to put his guide together and help many of us. I hope mine will be helpful too.
http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/286552-guidedell-inspirion-17r-se-7720-installation-guide/
http://www.osx86.net/files/file/512-dell-inspiron-17r-se-7720-dsdt-kexts/
Best regards from Serbia!
Attachements :
View attachment Extra.zip View attachment SLE .zip View attachment Tools.zip
I put some effort to put this together, within my abilities and knowledge, but there are some unresolved issues, for which I hope to find help here, especially from more experienced guys who run this project.
I am great enthusiasts and supporter of Linux, which is, as you all well know OPEN SOURCE. This means that knowledge is meant to be shared and to be available to all, which I belive applies to the Hackintosh project also. So, this is my contribution :
My configuration:
- 17.3" Full High Definition (1080p) LED Display with Anti-Glare
- 3rd Generation Intel® CoreTM i7-3630QM 2.4 Ghz (6MB cache, up to 3.4 Ghz)
- 8GB Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM at 1600MHz
- 256GB Samsung SSD 840 PRO Series ( Windows 7 + Ubuntu - MBR)
- 1TB 5400RPM SATA HDD ST1000LM024 HN-M101MBB ( Mac OS X RecoveryHD + Data - GUID)
- 128GB mSATA SSD KINGSTON SMS200S3120G ( Mac OS X Mavericks HD - GUID, BIOS set to AHCI and can’t boot mSATA directly, use boot loader on RecoveryHD or Windows EasyBCD)
- NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M GDDR5 2GB (completely disabled by DSDT injection)
- Intel HD 4000 ( does not need an EFI string after installation enabled by DSDT injection)
- Intel WiFi/BT ( replaced with Atheros 9285 + IoGear USB BT )
Instalation :
1. UniBeast method - Mac OS X Mavericks 10.9.1
a) Use HDMI connected display for installation
or
b) Add this EFI key to org.chameleon.Boot.plist in Extra folder of USB stick, so you can use built-in display for installation
<key>device-properties</key> <string>7f0000000100000001000000730000000200000002010c00d041030a000000000101060000027fff04002c0000004100410050004c002c00690067002d0070006c006100740066006f0072006d002d006900640000000800000004006601140000006800640061002d0067006600780000000d0000006f6e626f6172642d31</string>
Post-Instalation :
1. MultiBeast method - Preselected options file attached ( Exclude TRIM Patch if you don’t use SSD )
2. Neccessary tools for post-installation attached.
3. Extra folder with files attached ( Create your own smbios.plist with Chameleon Wizard - MacBookPro8,3 17-inch, Early 2011 This is important! )
4. S/L/E folder with kexts attached ( Use Kext Wizard to install kexts, repair permissions and reboot! That`s all folks!)
5. Crate Apple ID,activate and authorize computer with iTunes, but remember that you need valid credit card or you will not be able to use iMessages or FaceTime ! Ethernet must be en0 !
If you don`t have other WiFi card use HoRNDIS-rel4.pkg for Android USB tethering or just BT tethering !
Unresolved Issues :
- Touchpad ( Working but only basic input, no gestures like 2 finger scrolling )
- Audio ( Working but subwoofer and HDMI audio not working, Line-In not tested)
- FN keys ( Brightness and WiFi control not working, audio working )
- Lan ( only with 10baseT/UTP half duplex )
- Sleep ( First sleep OK, after that touchpad not working, sleep not working, wrong readings TZ1 and TZ2 )
- DSDT ( Operational, but obviously need fine tweaking to resolve issues and enable all features possible. I don’t use SSDT, speedsteping with turbo boost )
- Card Reader ( Recognized as connected to Built-In USB/Hub, USB2.0-CRW, Product ID:0x0129 Vendor ID:0x0bda (Realtek Semiconductor Corp.) not working )
- Built-In Screen ( Not reaching full brightness unless you have hot corner activated to put it to sleep and activate again, after that all normal )
- Fan RPM ( not detected or stuck to 255 rpm )
Conclusion :
This is best I could do at this moment. It is functional Hackintosh, but with issues. If you want real thing you know where Apple.com is. This machine deserves attention of this community, not only because of its performance and compatibility but also ability for improvements with right people included. I invite all people with good will and some knowledge to help.
These were my start points and I like to thank Lejenk for his efforts to put his guide together and help many of us. I hope mine will be helpful too.
http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/286552-guidedell-inspirion-17r-se-7720-installation-guide/
http://www.osx86.net/files/file/512-dell-inspiron-17r-se-7720-dsdt-kexts/
Best regards from Serbia!
Attachements :
View attachment Extra.zip View attachment SLE .zip View attachment Tools.zip