[Guide] Dell XPS 13 9360 on MacOS Sierra 10.12.x - LTS (Long-Term Support) Guide

[RobotJesus]

Anyone able to wake the laptop from sleep with bluetooth keyboard/mouse?

 

[Vygr10565]

Hey just wondering if anyone had any success with installing the Big Sur Beta?

 

[oli.mathieu]

Anyone able to wake the laptop from sleep with bluetooth keyboard/mouse?

For me only With the power button !!

 

[oli.mathieu]

I made a minimal OC folder for Catalina
One thing is missing : the Brightness buttons that doesn't work anymore.
Is there a specific SSDT to add or Kext ?
Thanks in advance

 

[egore]

I made a minimal OC folder for Catalina
One thing is missing : the Brightness buttons that doesn't work anymore.
Is there a specific SSDT to add or Kext ?
Thanks in advance

Try those keys in combination with the Function (Fn) key.

 

[oli.mathieu]

Try those keys in combination with the Function (Fn) key.

Thanks
I've tried that without success

 

[Richylitschy]

Thanks
I've tried that without success

Regarding darkvoid files, at least SSDT-PNLF and SSDT-BRT6 are responsible for brightness control. Dunno if there are more.

 

[oli.mathieu]

Regarding darkvoid files, at least SSDT-PNLF and SSDT-BRT6 are responsible for brightness control. Dunno if there are more.

thanks
I'll try that
EDIT : not working with those two SSDTs ... unfortunately
Keep searching
EDIT : Brightness is working in Monitor the Prefpane with its slider ... but not the Keyboard

FYI : I made A custom French keyboard layout with Ukulele ... impossible to configure combo 'Fn' Key
Sound up and down are working but no brightness up and down

 

[ebaymic60]

Hey just wondering if anyone had any success with installing the Big Sur Beta?

I had success with Big Sur Beta 8 on the XPS 9360 Kaby Lake HD620 FHD 1920x1080. Used the EFI from Acer Swift 3 SF314 54 2018 MacOS Big Sur Guide. Updated the SMBios to MacBookPro 15.2, installed CPUfriend kexts and Usb wifi kexts.

Graphics,Sleep, brightness, Trackpad gestures, Bluetooth, battery, sound, andUsb C (Dock and Hdmi) all work. Not sure about power usage as Intel Power Gadget does not work with Big Sur.

Edit: Intel Power Gadget working on Big Sur Beta 9.

 

[jkbuha]

I had success with Big Sur Beta 8 on the XPS 9360 Kaby Lake HD620 FHD 1920x1080. Used the EFI from Acer Swift 3 SF314 54 2018 MacOS Big Sur Guide. Updated the SMBios to MacBookPro 15.2, installed CPUfriend kexts and Usb wifi kexts.

Graphics,Sleep, brightness, Trackpad gestures, Bluetooth, battery, sound, andUsb C (Dock and Hdmi) all work. Not sure about power usage as Intel Power Gadget does not work with Big Sur.

No need for Intel Power Gadget. Use coconutbattery or Battery Doctor and monitor current usage (mAh). A stable and well-configured system on idle load should consume between 800-1400mAh across the range of 9360s.

Big Sur B8 is running really well on my 5-year old MBP, better than any other pre-release macOS in the last few years. When the OS reaches GM I'll upgrade the Mojave installation on the 9360 and post an updated CLOVER configuration.

On that note, I need some suggestions as to a good partition backup software in case all goes t*ts up. I've previously used Symantec Ghost32 (yes, restoring mac via Windows. primitive but 100% effective) but now looking for something more modern that isn't CCC or time machine.