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After hours of trial and error i finally managed to install El Capitan on my MSI GP60 2PE Leopard laptop.
To make life easier, i wanted to share the kexts i used to get this done.
There is a description in each folder for each kext you need to install.
Please follow those instructions, because ignoring them could cause kernel panics.
My system specs. If one of your specs is different, the kext that belongs to that part of the system could not work!
MSI GP60 2PE Leopard
System manufacturer: Micro-star International
Bios: E16GHIMS.10H
Processor: Intel i7-4700HQ (8CPU) 2,40GHz
RAM: 12GB
DirectX: 12
On-board graphics: Intel HD Graphics 4600 1920x1080 32 bit 59Hz
External graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 840M 2gb
Audio: Realtek High Definition Audio WDM 100
Cardreader: Realtek PCIE Cardreader
Bluetooth: Intel PROSet
CD/DVD station: HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GTA0N
Touchpad: ELAN Smart-Pad
LAN: Killer E2200 Gb LAN
WLAN: Dual Band Wireless-AC 3160
Keyboard: Steelseries qwerty
Package contents
Download at the bottom of this post
Battery kext [ACPIBatteryManager]
Clover Conifg file
Graphics kexts [FakePCID and FakePCID_Intel_HD_Graphics]
Sound installer (!For Microphone read the bottom of the howto file!) [VoodooHDA_2.8.8]
Touchpad and keyboard kext [ApplePS2SmartTouchPad] (see http://forum.osxlatitude.com/index....and-synaptics-smart-touchpad-driver-mac-os-x/)
Installing OSX El Capitan
To prevent kernel panics during the El Capitan installation, use the following bootflags:
-v -f ncpi=0x2000 nv_disable=1 cpus=1
If this does not work you can add -x as well, but this is not necessary.
For running OSX El Capitan after install i used clover bootloader.
Clover config
If you are applying my clover config, make sure you install the sound and graphics kexts BEFORE you reboot. If you don't you will get kernel panics.
I am also using the bluemac theme. Install the bluemac theme yourself or install one of your choice.
Wifi support
The internal WLAN driver is not supported by apple. I bought the Asus N10 Nano Wifi Adapter and downloaded the drivers from the Asus website (driver is also inside this kext pack)
Install Killer LAN
To make your Killer Lan adapter work, do the following:
Download/Launch Clover Configurator
Mount EFI Partition by going to Mount EFI -> Mount EFI Partition
Download /Launch Multibeast
Go to Drivers->Network->Atheros and check the lastest AtherosE2200Ethernet (in my case v2.2.0d0)
Go to Build and click install. Restart Your Laptop.
Shutdown issues
Have problems shutting down your pc? Does it not shutdown completely or do you have another shutdown problem?
Use clover configurator, load your config file and go to ACPI. Check the FixShutdown option. Then restart your pc. After the restart shutting down should work normally.
Nvidia
The Nvidia 840m graphics card is not supported by apple and has to be disabled by adding the nv_disable=1 boot flag.
Can i update OSX to 10.11.5?
Yes you can BUT remember that on the first boot after the update, you need to install the audio and graphics kexts again!
To make life easier, i wanted to share the kexts i used to get this done.
There is a description in each folder for each kext you need to install.
Please follow those instructions, because ignoring them could cause kernel panics.
My system specs. If one of your specs is different, the kext that belongs to that part of the system could not work!
MSI GP60 2PE Leopard
System manufacturer: Micro-star International
Bios: E16GHIMS.10H
Processor: Intel i7-4700HQ (8CPU) 2,40GHz
RAM: 12GB
DirectX: 12
On-board graphics: Intel HD Graphics 4600 1920x1080 32 bit 59Hz
External graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 840M 2gb
Audio: Realtek High Definition Audio WDM 100
Cardreader: Realtek PCIE Cardreader
Bluetooth: Intel PROSet
CD/DVD station: HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GTA0N
Touchpad: ELAN Smart-Pad
LAN: Killer E2200 Gb LAN
WLAN: Dual Band Wireless-AC 3160
Keyboard: Steelseries qwerty
Package contents
Download at the bottom of this post
Battery kext [ACPIBatteryManager]
Clover Conifg file
Graphics kexts [FakePCID and FakePCID_Intel_HD_Graphics]
Sound installer (!For Microphone read the bottom of the howto file!) [VoodooHDA_2.8.8]
Touchpad and keyboard kext [ApplePS2SmartTouchPad] (see http://forum.osxlatitude.com/index....and-synaptics-smart-touchpad-driver-mac-os-x/)
Installing OSX El Capitan
To prevent kernel panics during the El Capitan installation, use the following bootflags:
-v -f ncpi=0x2000 nv_disable=1 cpus=1
If this does not work you can add -x as well, but this is not necessary.
For running OSX El Capitan after install i used clover bootloader.
Clover config
If you are applying my clover config, make sure you install the sound and graphics kexts BEFORE you reboot. If you don't you will get kernel panics.
I am also using the bluemac theme. Install the bluemac theme yourself or install one of your choice.
Wifi support
The internal WLAN driver is not supported by apple. I bought the Asus N10 Nano Wifi Adapter and downloaded the drivers from the Asus website (driver is also inside this kext pack)
Install Killer LAN
To make your Killer Lan adapter work, do the following:
Download/Launch Clover Configurator
Mount EFI Partition by going to Mount EFI -> Mount EFI Partition
Download /Launch Multibeast
Go to Drivers->Network->Atheros and check the lastest AtherosE2200Ethernet (in my case v2.2.0d0)
Go to Build and click install. Restart Your Laptop.
Shutdown issues
Have problems shutting down your pc? Does it not shutdown completely or do you have another shutdown problem?
Use clover configurator, load your config file and go to ACPI. Check the FixShutdown option. Then restart your pc. After the restart shutting down should work normally.
Nvidia
The Nvidia 840m graphics card is not supported by apple and has to be disabled by adding the nv_disable=1 boot flag.
Can i update OSX to 10.11.5?
Yes you can BUT remember that on the first boot after the update, you need to install the audio and graphics kexts again!
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