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

[jkbuha]

In the meantime have a look at this link for background info on modifying TDP for the 8550U...

TDP and turbo parameter modification with MSR on non-overclockable Intel CPU (such as Intel i7-8550U)

TDP and turbo parameter modification with MSR on non-overclockable Intel CPU (such as Intel i7-8550U) - README.md

gist.github.com

 

[wanghuangjie]

Awesome setup. Thanks for posting.

I'm assuming you have an XPS 9360? If so could you please share your OC.zip here, I should be able to increase your single core scores.

With regards to TDP_limit I'm working on a full set of variables to change with setup_var. One of them is the TDP boot mode as you correctly identified.

My OC zip mainly come from this repo

GitHub - hoanX/xps13-9360-Hackintosh: macOS on XPS-9360

macOS on XPS-9360. Contribute to hoanX/xps13-9360-Hackintosh development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com

Compare other EFI, it won't wake up every 2 hour automatically.
it's perfect.

And i've modify some part.
- with BCM94360cs2 replaced ,wireless&bluetooth related kext is deleted, but i need wake on lan(homeassistant automation), so i add -brcmfxwowl to boot-args
- CPUfriend provider is needed, or the performance will be very poor
- SecureBootModel to disable
- other stuff ...

looking forward your work on full set of variables to change with setup_var.

 

[wanghuangjie]

In the meantime have a look at this link for background info on modifying TDP for the 8550U...

TDP and turbo parameter modification with MSR on non-overclockable Intel CPU (such as Intel i7-8550U)

TDP and turbo parameter modification with MSR on non-overclockable Intel CPU (such as Intel i7-8550U) - README.md

gist.github.com

thanks for sharing .

but voltageshift and AnVMSR both broken under bigsur.
i will report back when voltageshift get fixed.

 

[Mrgeque]

hdmi?
sorry,there isn't any hdmi port on my xps 9360.

if you are using xps 9360, you could try those EFI below.
it's using DisplayPort Alt Mode to transfer video signal by usb type-c port.

GitHub - hoanX/xps13-9360-Hackintosh: macOS on XPS-9360

macOS on XPS-9360. Contribute to hoanX/xps13-9360-Hackintosh development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com

GitHub - the-darkvoid/XPS9360-macOS: macOS Catalina on Dell XPS 9360

macOS Catalina on Dell XPS 9360. Contribute to the-darkvoid/XPS9360-macOS development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com

thanks for the info, I was using smbios 15,1 switched to 15,2 now HDMI works. 100 percent hack with great scores. I really hope the 9360 community continues this thread, very informative

 

[egore]

MacBookPro16,3

Have we looked into this model number? I know it is years newer in the Apple products line, but the CPU used is much closer to what's in our 9360. MacBookPro16,3 has a i7-8557U chip in it, very close to our i7-8550U (Apple rarely is on the bleeding edge of hardware, so it's possible this chip generation is just now making it to the MBP's). Is it possible using this model would be a better choice for our lappy's? Thanks.

 

[jkbuha]

thanks for sharing .

but voltageshift and AnVMSR both broken under bigsur.
i will report back when voltageshift get fixed.

voltageshift working for me under bigsur. you need to recompile using latest version of xcode.

 

[jkbuha]

MacBookPro16,3

Have we looked into this model number? I know it is years newer in the Apple products line, but the CPU used is much closer to what's in our 9360. MacBookPro16,3 has a i7-8557U chip in it, very close to our i7-8550U (Apple rarely is on the bleeding edge of hardware, so it's possible this chip generation is just now making it to the MBP's). Is it possible using this model would be a better choice for our lappy's? Thanks.

Potentially, yes. It comes down to whether that MBP uses an external GPU or not. Personally I find MBP15,2 has worked the best so far, but there's always room for improvement.

First step is to get an optimal fine-tuned configuration for Big Sur (most likely using MBP15,2), and then I'll work on 16,3 after that.

 

[wanghuangjie]

voltageshift working for me under bigsur. you need to recompile using latest version of xcode.

thanks ,
voltageshift works now.

 

[wanghuangjie]

i am confused,
seems like no matter what pl1 pl2 value i set, it doesn't work.

 

[jkbuha]

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i am confused,
seems like no matter what pl1 pl2 value i set, it doesn't work.

That's because you need to unlock tdp from the bios first. I don't have the settings to hand at the moment but will write up a guide once I get the settings finalized