normanbates Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 Dell XPS 1730 Leopard Guide (10.5.7) Hello, i got now finally everything working on my 1730 (except restart/shutdown/sleep and WLAN) And i want to tell you how i did it: What works? GFX: nVIDIA Geforce 8800M GTX with QE/CI @ 1920x1200x32 (Drivers needed) LAN: Broadcom 57xx (Drivers needed) SOUND: Sigmatel 9228 (Drivers needed) MEDIA KEYS: Mute, Vol+, Vol-, Next-Track (works OOB) TOUCHPAD: Synaptics (works OOB) WEBCAM: Logitech 2.0 MP (works OOB) BLUETOOTH: Dell TrueMobile 355 Bluetooth Module (works OOB) What doesnt work? - Restart/Shutdown (You have to shutdown by Power Button) - Sleep (No Reaction) - DVI-Output (OSX hangs if i connect to it) - Logitech Gamepanel (Doesnt connect if i install the software) - WLAN Card Intel 4965 - RAID Mode not supported you have to use ATA or AHCI Mode What do I need before i install? (Only if you cant connect to the Internet with another PC) - Combo Pack 10.5.7 Update Installer Link - Universal OSX86 Installer Link - Broadcom 57xx Installer (Attachment below) OSX Version/Distribution I have tested many distributions like Kalyway, iAtkos and iPC. But he only one that works for me without kernel panic is: iATKOS 4.0 BIOS Settings You can leave default settings. Only setting you got to change is AHCI to ATA. After Update to 10.5.7 you can switch back to AHCI. OSX Installation - Boot your iAtkos DVD - Make your OSX Partition (MBR/GUI) - You have to check the options [stock Kernel 9.4.0] and [Darwin Bootloader] (nothing else) - Thats the first part OSX Post-Installation PART 1: Universal OSX86 Installer - First you have to download "Universal OSX86 Installer" Link -Choose you HD to apply -Check the "Apply kext package" box -Check the "Set Native Boot Resolution to:" and change the values to "1920x1200" -Check the "Install PC_EFI v9 Chameleon Edition 1.0.12" box -Click on "Install" -Reboot PART 2: 10.5.7 Combo Update -Install the 10.5.7 Combo Update. Link -Reboot -Dont be worry if your Laptop restarts on the first boot. -You should now see Version 10.5.7 in you "About your MAC" Window PART 3: PS2 Keyboard (FIX) -After the update to 10.5.7 you cant use the Laptop keyboard anymore. -Plugin an external USB Keyboard. -Install the "10.5.7 RepairPack" Link -Select only "Additional Kexts" / "ApplePS2kexts.10.5.7.ready" -Reboot and the keyboard should work now. PART 4: Broadcom 57xx Installer (Wired LAN) -Run the Installer. -You should now be able to use the Internet. PART 5: nVIDIA 8800M GTX Graphics Driver (nvDarwin 1.2.5) - Run the Installer. Link - Choose "512 MB" Driver. - Reboot PART 6: Sigmatel 9228 Sound Driver - Install AppleHDA.kext - Install HDAEnabler.kext - Delete "AppleAzaliaAudio.kext" in your "/System/Library/Extensions" Folder - Repair permissions. - Reboot I hope I can help you out with your 1730. Thanks goes to macgirl and wingrunr21. BCM5751.zip AppleHDA.kext.zip HDAEnabler.kext.zip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxWeb Posted July 4, 2009 Share Posted July 4, 2009 Excellent , Going to have a go on my system, Can i dual boot with this method ? Many thanks MaxWeb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
normanbates Posted July 7, 2009 Author Share Posted July 7, 2009 Excellent , Going to have a go on my system, Can i dual boot with this method ? Many thanks MaxWeb Dualboot is no problem with Chameleon if you make one partition OSX and the other Windows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATKJEDI Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 Thank you for the walkthrough, mine is all up and running, only diff on my build was I used iATKOS v7 DVD Also the Touchpad didnt work untill loading the 10.5.7 RepairPack I also have a the intell wireless N adapter and installed it with PROSet/Wireless 4965a/g/n OS X 10.5 (http://code.google.com/p/iwidarwin/) Additional info on the driver http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=84072 Also by removing any nVidia Kext and doing a custom EFI string with "OSx86 Tools" I was able to get DVI working and no reboot\powerdown issue...... But lost QE :-( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vjmindlab Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 Thank you for the walkthrough, mine is all up and running, only diff on my build was I used iATKOS v7 DVDAlso the Touchpad didnt work untill loading the 10.5.7 RepairPack I also have a the intell wireless N adapter and installed it with PROSet/Wireless 4965a/g/n OS X 10.5 (http://code.google.com/p/iwidarwin/) Additional info on the driver http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=84072 Also by removing any nVidia Kext and doing a custom EFI string with "OSx86 Tools" I was able to get DVI working and no reboot\powerdown issue...... But lost QE :-( Would you mind sharing your EFI string i would really appreciate if i could the dvi and power issue on my xps 1730 thanks in advance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATKJEDI Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 Would you mind sharing your EFI string i would really appreciate if i could the dvi and power issue on my xps 1730 thanks in advance I used osx86tools and did a custom GeForce GFX String, Specified 512 Mem. 1920x1200x32 and DVI-I DVI-I Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcoleman414 Posted September 7, 2009 Share Posted September 7, 2009 Thank you for the walkthrough, mine is all up and running, only diff on my build was I used iATKOS v7 DVDAlso the Touchpad didnt work untill loading the 10.5.7 RepairPack I also have a the intell wireless N adapter and installed it with PROSet/Wireless 4965a/g/n OS X 10.5 (http://code.google.com/p/iwidarwin/) Additional info on the driver http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=84072 Also by removing any nVidia Kext and doing a custom EFI string with "OSx86 Tools" I was able to get DVI working and no reboot\powerdown issue...... But lost QE :-( Would you mind explaining this more I am very very knew to OS X and Mac. I am testing this out on my 1730 to see if this is something that would work for me in the long run. Thank you very much for your help in advance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATKJEDI Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 Would you mind explaining this more I am very very knew to OS X and Mac. I am testing this out on my 1730 to see if this is something that would work for me in the long run.Thank you very much for your help in advance Which part you looking for assist with? Most info I found by searching this forum :-) thanks guys!! on the wifi, its flakey at best, I was only able to get it to connect unsecured, and even then had issues getting an IP, stuck to physical connections. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unixsyadm Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 Works great!!! I got everything to work except the keyboard. Any tips, on what I should do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcoleman414 Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 Have you tried part 3 the keyboard fix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmano Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 hi all i like to install snow leopard ple help me thanks for all information Dell XPS M1730 / Intel 965 Chipset / Intel Mobile Core2Duo 2.5 GHz (6MB Cache) / 8GB DDR667 RAM DualChannel / Dual nVidia 8700M GTX SLI 2x512 MB / Sigmatel STAC9228X / Dual-Layer DVD-RW / 2x 200GB Seagate Momentus / Dell Wireless 1505 WLAN Card / Dell TrueMobile 355 Bluetooth Module Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaE-V Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 SLI working? Really? hmmm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mehroz Posted April 18, 2010 Share Posted April 18, 2010 Links dead... please someone re-upload. =| btw, is it possible to follow this guide to install Leopard and then upgrade to Snow Leopard like you do on a mac? thanks. P.S. I got the files from somewhere else, thanks for this great tutorial! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0SCAR Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 Yeah, a friend of mine has a Dell XPS. He will be very pleasent with this guide. Thanx! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaE-V Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 Testing...nvDarwin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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