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[Guide] Dell XPS 13 L322x El Capitan Clover

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Dell XPS 13 L322x El Capitan Clover Guide ​


First of all, I'd like to thank Jake Lo and Vlad Ichimescu for sharing their work with me and help me to put this together.

Requirements:

1. A downloaded OS X El Capitan Application from the Mac App Store

2. USB flash drive (8GB minimum)

3. A system running OS X to create the USB Installer

Overview

1. Prepare a Bootable USB Drive (8GB minimum)

2. Install OS X El Capitan

3. Post Installation


Working:
  • Full QE/CI (HD 4000)
  • Keyboard and mouse (multitouch)
  • Audio
  • Webcam
  • Sleep/Wake/Shutdown/Restart
  • USB 3.0
  • WiFi (replaced Intel Card with DW1510)

** Standard Wi-Fi and Bluetooth may not work in which case you'll need to replace your card. Since I don't use Bluetooth at all, I've replaced mine with DW1510 **


1: Prepare Bootable USB Drive

To create the installation disk, follow tutorial below steps "1 - Download OS X El Capitan" and "2 - Create a bootable USB"

Tutorial

2: Install OS X El Capitan

1. Turn on the computer with the USB Installer connected

2. Press F2 to configure the BIOS
  • Sata Operation -> AHCI
  • Secure Boot -> Disabled
  • Boot List Option -> UEFI.
  • Enable Legacy Option Rom
  • Apply and Exit
3. Hit F12 during boot, choose <Your USB Installer device> under UEFI Boot:

4. When Clover boot screen appears, choose Install OS X El Capitan

5. The system will then boot into the OS X Installer

6. Choose your language and hit -> to continue

7. For a new installation of OS X, you MUST erase and format the destination drive according to the following steps before continuing.

a. From the menu bar, click Utilities -> Choose Disk Utility

b. Highlight your target hard drive for the El Capitan installation in the left column.

c. Click Erase tab

d. Under Scheme: GUID Partition Map

e. Under Name: type Macintosh SSD (You can rename it later)

f. Under Format: choose Mac OS Extended (Journaled)

g. Click Erase

h. Click on Partition Tab to add more partition if you prefer

i. Close Disk Utility


8. Click Continue, Continue, Agree

9. Select Macintosh SSD, or name of your existing drive, where you want to install El Capitan and click Continue

10. Upon completion, system will restart

11. Press the F12 to choose boot device

12. Choose <Your USB Installer device> under UEFI Boot:

13. When Clover boot screen appears, choose Macintosh SSD or the name of your existing drive


3: Post-Installation

Install Clover loader to Macintosh SSD


1. Open Clover package installer

2. Hit Continue, Continue, Change Install Location...

3. Choose “Macintosh SSD”

4. Hit Continue, then hit Customize. Select these items:
  • Install for UEFI booting only
  • Install Clover in the ESP
  • Drivers64UEFI\OsxAptioFixDrv-64
  • Install RC scripts on target volume
  • Install Clover Preference Pane
5. Launch EFI-Mounter v3, select the disk you have OS X installed on (ie. disk0s1) - app attached below

6. Extract attached CLOVER.zip and copy CLOVER folder to /EFI **(replace not merge)**

7. Download KextUtility

8. Extract attached Kexts.zip and drag its content onto KextUtility

9. Restart your computer and boot without cache
  • Restart
  • When you see Clover boot loader icons, press space over your Macintosh SSD
  • Choose "Boot without cache" option
10. Open KextUtility and let it Repair permission and rebuild cache

11. Restart and you're done.


This guide will work versions 10.11.1 through 10.11.6
 

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El Capitan 10.11.6
D33217CK  |  i5 Other |  HD 4000
Do you have any tips for getting past a solid black screen after starting up the installer? -v looks fine then it appears to initialize the graphics and just provides a solid black screen.

Tried external video as well, no dice.
 
Same issue.

I am using A10 Firmware
i5-3437U
4GB Ram
128GB SSD

Do you know what firmware you are running?
 
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El Capitan 10.11.6
D33217CK  |  i5 Other |  HD 4000
Thank you for the guide.
Could you please recommend a wifi card that have a working bluetooth ( i need it for my mouse ) ?
 
Thank you so much for this simple and efficient guide. Had been wondering if this hardware was becoming obsolete or what. Couldn't figure out how to make it work that well by myself. Thanks again for the work!

But the thing is now Sierra... I've been trying to make the direct update, but it hangs at the first reboot after the installer has run. Probably needing some extra kexts or configuration. Could you point out the crucial elements?

Thanks!
 
grumble said:
Thank you so much for this simple and efficient guide. Had been wondering if this hardware was becoming obsolete or what. Couldn't figure out how to make it work that well by myself. Thanks again for the work!

But the thing is now Sierra... I've been trying to make the direct update, but it hangs at the first reboot after the installer has run. Probably needing some extra kexts or configuration. Could you point out the crucial elements?

Thanks!
Click to expand...

Boot verbose, show photo. Attach EFI/Clover folder as ZIP (omit 'themes' folder).
 
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