[Guide] Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Carbon (Gen 3, 2015 Model) using Clover UEFI

[Khalid]

Alright. What I am getting is to boot OS with Wireless LAN enabled from BIOS and when it gets stuck then mount EFI in Linux or Windows and send you the Clover folder. Right? Just want to clear if I am getting it properly.

 

[Khalid]

EFI/Clover is on EFI partition which is FAT32 and is accessible from Windows, Linux, or even macOS booted from a USB.

I have attached clover.zip and screenshots during boot process, it never gets past 4th screen. Please take a look and let me know what are the steps to fix it.

Thanks in advance.

 

[RehabMan]

I have attached clover.zip and screenshots during boot process, it never gets past 4th screen. Please take a look and let me know what are the steps to fix it.

Thanks in advance.

Refer to the guide:
https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/guide-booting-the-os-x-installer-on-laptops-with-clover.148093/

 

[Khalid]

Refer to the guide:
https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/guide-booting-the-os-x-installer-on-laptops-with-clover.148093/

I couldn't get any idea why it gets stuck when I enable Wireless Lan.

 

[Khalid]

Finally I have got DW1820A Wifi + BT both working using the following link, the issue is due to IO80211Family.kext so need to replace it with the one provided in Post#57 archive. I have uploaded same archive here as well just for reference. Credits to @Jsassu20 for providing the instructions in the following link.

https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/dw1820a-not-working-no-wifi-or-bt-desktop.249555/page-6

Thanks @RehabMan and others for your help.

 

[Khalid]

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My Laptop Specs
Intel Core i7 5600U 2.6GHz (turbo boost up to 3.2GHz)
Intel HD 5500 Graphics
Samsung 860 EVO SATA M.2 - 500GB Solid state drive
8GB DDR3 Ram Clocked at (1600MHz)
Realtek ALC3232 Audio (Realtek ALC292)
LCD Display 1920x1080 14"
Intel AC7265 Wireless/Bluetooth Card (Replaced with DW1830 – BCM943602BAED Wireless / Bluetooth Card)
Trackpoint/Trackpad with physical buttons for Trackpoint

What Doesn't Work
(Looking at this list you will understand that everything does work except those listed below)

• Docking Port (Completely untested, assume it’s not working and never will.)
• Wifi/Bluetooth After Restart (Works fine after a shutdown, but not restart.)

Upgrades
BCM943602BAED Wireless / Bluetooth Card – Specifically a Dell DW1830

The Intel Wifi/Bluetooth card that comes with the X1 Carbon will NOT WORK within OSX, therefore you must upgrade your wireless card if you want native wifi.

I tried multiple DW1560s AND the Lenovo BCM94352 variant, they worked fine in OSX but did not work at all in Windows or Linux… The DW1830 works for me, try other cards at your own risk.

As far as I know this machine does not have any whitelist whatsoever, therefore there is no need to try to patch the bios.

@jcsnider I was just wondering how were you able to fit DW1830 into wifi slot as what I have seen from images it is little bit bigger than the existing wifi card?

 

[Khalid]

Hello,

I have installed DW1560 into my machine and unable to get Wifi working. BT is working fine. I had got wifi working just for a moment and when I clicked the Icon, it showed me available networks and then suddenly it got changed to "No Hardware Installed" greyed icon.

I have attached PR files, can you please check and tell me where I am going wrong.

Thanks in advance.

 

[testanull]

Hi there, I just installed High Sierra on my Thinkpad.
Everything works perfectly except:

• The screen is too low light, it works ok when i change ig-platform-id to "0x16160002". But now the HDMI port can not connect, just MiniDP
• The touchpad is to bad, it can be used but not work perfectly, like others mention above

Is there anyway to fix this?
Thanks!

 

[freakz13]

Hi, I try to install Mojave on my X1C 3rd gen, unfortunatelly instalation process stop as seen in this pict.
hope someone help mr to cope this problem.

thanks

 

[RehabMan]

Hi, I try to install Mojave on my X1C 3rd gen, unfortunatelly instalation process stop as seen in this pict.
hope someone help mr to cope this problem.

thanks

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