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- Apr 23, 2017
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- Motherboard
- Dell XPS 15 9550
- CPU
- i7-6700HQ
- Graphics
- HD 530
- Mac
- Classic Mac
- Mobile Phone
I followed this guide and used a slightly modified version of the OpenCore folder, which I forked here to install Monterey on my Dell XPS 15 9550 with Intel WiFi.
Working:
Not Working:
I am dual booting alongside Manjaro Linux, with Manjaro and OpenCore on a 1TB NVMe SSD and macOS on a 240GB Kingston SSD.
I had previously installed Catalina on this laptop but it had several problems which caused it to crash/reboot. This is not the case with Monterey however, and I am yet to experience a crash at all. The only issues are that occasionally on startup there are kext loading issues which cause either failure to boot or the touchpad not to work, although this is quite rare and seemingly is more frequent when rebooting from Manjaro.
I opted to dual boot macOS and Linux as Windows drivers seemed to be quite poor for this laptop, causing its performance to suffer quite severely. While Linux and macOS drivers for this laptop are not perfect, the laptop feels much nicer to use this way.
Working:
- Integrated GPU (Intel 530)
- Audio
- Intel WiFi (use this repository if you have the stock Broadcom WiFi card)
- USB
- Touchscreen Display (4k)
Not Working:
- Discrete GPU (Nvidia 960M)
- SD Card Reader
- Thunderbolt 3
I am dual booting alongside Manjaro Linux, with Manjaro and OpenCore on a 1TB NVMe SSD and macOS on a 240GB Kingston SSD.
I had previously installed Catalina on this laptop but it had several problems which caused it to crash/reboot. This is not the case with Monterey however, and I am yet to experience a crash at all. The only issues are that occasionally on startup there are kext loading issues which cause either failure to boot or the touchpad not to work, although this is quite rare and seemingly is more frequent when rebooting from Manjaro.
I opted to dual boot macOS and Linux as Windows drivers seemed to be quite poor for this laptop, causing its performance to suffer quite severely. While Linux and macOS drivers for this laptop are not perfect, the laptop feels much nicer to use this way.
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