[Guide] Dell XPS 9560 Big Sur OpenCore

[alexdinita]

Thank you @blazinsmokey for the update.
I did not noticed any issue with HDMI and USB, only face issue some time with my 2nd monitor connected via USB-C to hdmi adapter.
But there is one issue after this update, the builtin webcam stopped working, i rolled back to previous version and it works fine with 0.2 release.

Hey,
How did you get the camera to start working again?
That seems like the only issue I have right now, FaceTime says "No camera available"

 

[Zacharybinx34]

FYI, you've got some outdated kexts in your EFI that I have to update in order for my trackpad to function. Also, there are some deprecated and missing OpenCore lines it seems when I ran it through OC-Tool.

New opencore just came out too, I tried updating to it, but I borked something. You releasing any updates on it?

Thanks again!

 

[blazinsmokey]

Still using my latest EFI posted, didn't update kexts or OpenCore and updated to 11.2 without issue. If you got a failed update, you probably changed something you shouldn't have.

If you want to update OpenCore you need to read the below thoroughly and understand changes, the biggest being the removal of bootstrap/bootprotect. In short they made changes so OpenCore.efi can be booted directly.

Acidanthera Updates: February 2021

A message from vit9696 Dortania Updates Changelogs

dortania.github.io

And here are the basics on updating OpenCore and kexts. Including updating the config.plist

Updating OpenCore and macOS | OpenCore Post-Install

OpenCore Post-Install guide

dortania.github.io

And here is the new bootstrap update info as stated above. If you fail this step prepare for a headache.

Using LauncherOption | OpenCore Post-Install

OpenCore Post-Install guide

dortania.github.io

I will likely get to updating the EFI at some point but the only real change to this machine which isn't even necessary is the SMCDellSensors might have some improvements. So if you're waiting on me it may come next month when OpenCore 0.6.7 is released.

 

[Khaliq]

Hey,
How did you get the camera to start working again?
That seems like the only issue I have right now, FaceTime says "No camera available"

i was using another SMBIOS 14,3 the USBPorts kext i used from JardenLiu's repository which fixed the issue.

 

[Khaliq]

Is anyone else have issue with network speeds.
I am getting slow speeds over wifi and lan , not sure if this is normal with such builds or maybe something with my config.
I am attaching screenshot of speed test 1st with linux machine over lan and 2nd with xps with macos over lan
I get similar speed with wifi as well.

 

[King_Khan]

Thanks for the comprehensive guide. I was struggling with jardenliu's setup. For whatever reason I can't see the mac os installer when booting open core when using that EFI.

 

[King_Khan]

I'm up and running, but one small thing to note. I'm on bios 1.19 and I had to change the cfg lock to 0 to disable it instead of 0x1.

I did have another issue however with the post install. I'm trying to run the combojack installer, however there is an executable named bin in usr/local/

When I run the installer or even a simple cd, I get the following error:

cd: not a directory: /usr/local/bin

So far I can't create a bin directory since it shares it's name with the executable. My questions are:

1. What is this executable?
2. Can I safely delete it and create a new directory?

Apologies if this was asked before, but I couldn't find an option to search the thread.


***Edit***

I noticed the created date for the bin executable lined up with the first time I ran the install script. Based on this, I deleted the file and created the bin directory. The install succeeded correctly.

 

[King_Khan]

Has anyone gotten imessage to work correctly? I generated new serial numbers etc, but so far haven't been able to use it. I am able to login and it shows me the interface for a few seconds before kicking me back out to the login page.

 

[Khaliq]

I'm up and running, but one small thing to note. I'm on bios 1.19 and I had to change the cfg lock to 0 to disable it instead of 0x1.

I did have another issue however with the post install. I'm trying to run the combojack installer, however there is an executable named bin in usr/local/

When I run the installer or even a simple cd, I get the following error:

cd: not a directory: /usr/local/bin

So far I can't create a bin directory since it shares it's name with the executable. My questions are:

1. What is this executable?
2. Can I safely delete it and create a new directory?

Apologies if this was asked before, but I couldn't find an option to search the thread.


***Edit***

I noticed the created date for the bin executable lined up with the first time I ran the install script. Based on this, I deleted the file and created the bin directory. The install succeeded correctly.

I also faced the same issue with executable, for me changing the script fixed it.

[Guide] Dell XPS 9560 Big Sur OpenCore

the monitor resolution is fixed to 1080p some how and can't be changed, i tried easyres and it just turns blank, then i have to reboot.

www.tonymacx86.com

 

[blazinsmokey]

Changelog for v0.5

• After replacing EFI, on next reboot go directly into BIOS and set boot path to OpenCore.efi
• Updated OpenCore files to 0.6.7 including drivers and kexts
  • Bootstrap removed as of 0.6.6
  • Launcher option not necessary
• Reconfigured OpenCanopy due to config changes, using modern attributes
• Added IOKitPersonaly to USB Ports for 14,3 since some of you think it's a better SMBIOS for some reason. It's really not but to save the repeated questions about why certain USB devices don't work like webcam, I added it.
• Combo Jack install.sh fixed by adding trailing backslashes to not overwrite bin folder as per @Khaliq
• config changes made for both 0.6.6 and 0.6.7
  • Added Entries
    • config.plist -> DeviceProperties -> Add - Missing Key: PciRoot(0x0)/Pci(0x1b,0x0)
    • config.plist -> Kernel -> Quirks - Missing Key: SetApfsTrimTimeout
    • config.plist -> Misc -> Boot - Missing Key: LauncherOption
    • config.plist -> Misc -> Boot - Missing Key: LauncherPath
    • config.plist -> PlatformInfo - Missing Key: UseRawUuidEncoding
    • config.plist -> PlatformInfo -> Generic - Missing Key: MaxBIOSVersion
    • config.plist -> UEFI -> Audio - Missing Key: ResetTrafficClass
    • config.plist -> UEFI -> Output - Missing Key: GopPassThrough
    • config.plist -> UEFI -> Quirks - Missing Key: ActivateHpetSupport
    • config.plist -> UEFI -> Quirks - Missing Key: DisableSecurityPolicy
  • Removed Entries
    • Sample.plist -> DeviceProperties -> Add - Missing Key: PciRoot(0x0)/Pci(0x17,0x0)
    • Sample.plist -> DeviceProperties -> Add - Missing Key: PciRoot(0x0)/Pci(0x2,0x0)
    • Sample.plist -> DeviceProperties -> Add - Missing Key: PciRoot(0x0)/Pci(0x1F,0x3)
    • Sample.plist -> Misc -> Security - Missing Key: BootProtect
    • Sample.plist -> UEFI -> Input - Missing Key: KeyMergeThreshold
• Upgraded to macOS 11.2.2

Edit: Almost forgot, I don't think this laptop has ever idled at such low power consumption, pretty amazing...