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This guide is for Alienware Alpha i7, GPU Nvidia Geforce 860m.
Previously my Alpha installed Windows 10 only, booting with UEFI windows boot manager.
After completing the following procedure, now it has a dual boot of Windows 10 and macOS Sierra using Clover.
--------- Main Steps ----------
A) Install macOS
1) Download macOS Sierra from App Store, use Disk Utility to format USB as HFS+ with Master Boot Record, then use Unibeast to make an USB installer with legacy boot.
2) Reboot, press F2 to enter BIOS. In the CPU section, disable 'Intel Virtualization Technology' and 'Limit CPUID Value'. In the Boot section, choose 'Legacy' and select your USB as the first booting device.
3) Boot into the macOS installer, format the macOS disk partition as HFS+, then install macOS.
B) Intall drivers
1) Boot into macOS Sierra, install the Nvidia Web Driver (If there is no driver for macOS 16B2657, please install the uploaded pkg file, then install NVDAStartupWeb.kext by kext Utility).
2) Drag HDMIAudio.kext and RealtekRTL8111.kext to kext Utility to install the drivers for HDMI audio and ethernet.
C) Install Clover
1) open Multibeast, choose 'Legacy Boot Mode' in 'Quick start', then select your macOS partition and click 'Build' in 'Install'.
2) Mount EFI partition using FEI Mounter, open '/EFI/CLOVER/config.plist' by Clover Configurator, unselect 'nv_disable=1' in 'Boot', and select 'NvidiaWeb' in 'System Parameters'.
3) Reboot, enter BIOS, select 'UEFI: Clover start legacy at ESP' in 'Boot'.
Now your Alienware Alpha (Graphic Card, Ethernet, HDMI Audio, Bluetooth, sleep and CPU GPU clock steps) shall work properly, except the wifi which currently has no driver available, a suggestion is to replace the Intel wifi by the Broadcom CM94352Z.
--------- Others ----------
Active Message and FaceTime
1) Mount EFI partition using FEI Mounter, open '/EFI/CLOVER/config.plist' by Clover Configurator.
2) Click 'Calculate' in 'Rt Variable', and a magic wand icon in 'SMBIOS', choose 'iMac(14,2)', some parameters will be generated.
3) Copy 'SerialNumer' in 'Rt Variable' to 'Board Serial Number' in 'SMBIOS', append 5 random numbers or letters till 17 characters.
4) Run 'uuidgen' in terminal, copy the generated UUID to 'smUUID' in 'SMBIOS'.
5) Run the commands below in terminal.
Code:
su
cd ~/Library/Caches/
rm -R com.apple.Messages*
rm -R com.apple.imfoundation*
cd ~/Library/Preferences/
rm com.apple.iChat*
rm com.apple.imagent*
rm com.apple.imessage*
rm com.apple.imservice*
rm -R ~/Library/Messages/
Enable volume adjustment
1) Install SoundFlower and SoundFlowerBed.
2) Select 'HDMI' for 'Soundflower(2ch)' in SoundFlower.
3) select output as 'Soundflower(2ch)' in Sound of System Preferences.
# 161102 update:
Enable Apple's power manager
1) Mount EFI partition using FEI Mounter, put the attached DSDT and SSDT in /EFI/CLOVER/ACPI/patched
Enable trim
1) run sudo trimforce enable in terminal
Enable HiDPI
1) run the script provided here:
https://github.com/syscl/Enable-HiDPI-OSX
--------- References ----------
Procedure:https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/alienware-alpha-almost-100-functional.164759/
https://www.******.com/r/hackintosh/comments/4cjf5s/alienware_alpha_hackintosh/
Graphic card:
https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/...for-macos-sierra-10-12-1-367-15-10-15.205568/
https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/...1-nvidia-web-drivers-only-work-with-1.205881/
HDMI and Volume:
https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/clover-hdmi-audio-for-nvidia-amd-cards-easy-way.145399/
http://www.mattmontag.com/music/enable-mac-volume-control-for-hdmi-and-displayport-audio-devices
Message and FaceTime:
https://www.******.com/r/hackintosh/comments/2wohwn/getting_imessage_working_on_10102_generating/
--------- Download ----------
All mentioned softwares and drivers are packed and attached, mirror here:
http://www.mediafire.com/file/om15kad6cb7bb3f/AlienwareAlphaHachintosh.zip
or you may follow their new updates
Multibeast: http://www.multibeast.com
Unibeast: http://www.unibeast.com
Soundflower: https://github.com/mattingalls/Soundflower
SoundflowerBed: https://github.com/mLupine/SoundflowerBed
RTL8111 Driver: https://github.com/Mieze/RTL8111_driver_for_OS_X
Clover Configurator: http://mackie100projects.altervista.org
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