[Guide] Dell XPS 9560 Mojave VirtualSMC, I2C Trackpad, Clover UEFI Hotpatch

[umbjm]

Thanks for the input.

Regards to your sound issue, VoodooHDA is not the way to go you'll have to make sure you completely remove that and any files it added. Sound is fixed by using the correct layout ID, AppleALC and combo jack.

I think I've done that and am using layout ID 7. Is that correct?

I looked at some of your files and there's a lot of fluff. Looks like you are integrating, mix and matching a lot of work from someone else and I'm sure there are conflicts of interest somewhere that is causing your kernel panic and possibly your sound issues.

Absolutely. I only posted because my dock seems to be working better than any report I've seen.

I followed your deletion recommendations and all is still working, thanks. The dock USB wasn't working on the first restart but worked after a dock unplugging and reboot. All worked fine on the second reboot.

I had used nullethernet to get the App Store working.

My goal was to see if any Thunderbolt advancements have occurred but I'm afraid you are dealing with TB3 issues which have been a problem for this laptop for quite sometime.

OK, but just to clarify, I'm not having any issues that can be attributed to the dock--it's working fine! The only reason I had posted was that I thought that I might have stumbled upon some magic combination that others might find useful, given that most have reported that USB doesn't work.

I definitely will switch to OC when I am ready for Big Sur, thanks.

 

[blazinsmokey]

@umbjm layout id is 72 there's a custom entry in AppleALC for it, hex is 48000000 in device properties

The dock I'm sure is fine, you mentioned the monitors not waking from sleep. Does other peripherals work when waking from sleep? Is it actually sleeping or possibly deep idling? You can run the below to see what it's doing.

pmset -g log|grep -e " Sleep " -e " Wake " -e " DarkWake "

I'm starting to think maybe something is done here and will have to explore a bit more.

Does hot plugging your dock work? like after you booted in OS you can plug it in and everything works? As well as unplugging it after without crash?

 

[umbjm]

@umbjm layout id is 72 there's a custom entry in AppleALC for it, hex is 48000000 in device properties

The dock I'm sure is fine, you mentioned the monitors not waking from sleep. Does other peripherals work when waking from sleep? Is it actually sleeping or possibly deep idling? You can run the below to see what it's doing.

pmset -g log|grep -e " Sleep " -e " Wake " -e " DarkWake "

I'm starting to think maybe something is done here and will have to explore a bit more.

Does hot plugging your dock work? like after you booted in OS you can plug it in and everything works? As well as unplugging it after without crash?

Sorry for the delay.

Unfortunately, it looks as though I have unintentionally misled you because I am using this laptop more as a desktop. The dock does not do what it was designed to do, although it is great for my current needs. Sorry for getting your hopes up.

After many trials, I have found consistently that after hot-unplugging, the monitors reorganize correctly and things work (such as notifications) for about 10 sec. Then the computer goes black, restarts, goes through Clover, and then a KP. Restarting after the KP makes the dock work again.

Hot plugging works better, but not consistently. Strangely, I booted in Win 10, the dock worked fine, but upon booting back into Catalina, the dock's USB didn't work. USB was restored by a Catalina reboot.

I have attached my pmset output.

 

[blazinsmokey]

Sorry for the delay.

Unfortunately, it looks as though I have unintentionally misled you because I am using this laptop more as a desktop. The dock does not do what it was designed to do, although it is great for my current needs. Sorry for getting your hopes up.

After many trials, I have found consistently that after hot-unplugging, the monitors reorganize correctly and things work (such as notifications) for about 10 sec. Then the computer goes black, restarts, goes through Clover, and then a KP. Restarting after the KP makes the dock work again.

Hot plugging works better, but not consistently. Strangely, I booted in Win 10, the dock worked fine, but upon booting back into Catalina, the dock's USB didn't work. USB was restored by a Catalina reboot.

I have attached my pmset output.

All good, no need to apologize. Learn something new every day is a great way to move about in life.
pmset shows laptop is sleeping normally, so that's good. One day maybe this Thunderbolt mess gets solved, but not today haha.