androdev Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 Dell 15R N5110 | Mac OS X Lion Part I - Introduction Config: Intel Core i7 2630QM 2000Mhz 4096Mb DDR3 1333Mhz 640 Gb (5400 rpm), SATA DVD-Super Multi Double Layer 15,6 ” LED 1366x768 NVIDIA GeForce GT525 1024Mb What works: Proper detection of processor and memory Intel HD Graphics with native resolution and QE/CI IDT Audio with all in(out)puts WiFi (Atheros only) USB 2.0 / 3.0 Keyboard and touchpad (no 2-finger) Things to test: WiFi in both g and n with all security possible Please send feedback if tested. Part II - Installation To install Lion I use two USB sticks - 8Gb and 2Gb. After install I clean 8Gb and left 2Gb for boot. For the first time, you need to have USB stick, with Lion GM on it. Also place kernel and dsdt.aml in root directory. Follow one of the guides on forum to do this. I recommend this one On second USB stick you need to have: Chameleon 2 RC5 boot.plist and smbios.plist from MacBook Pro 8,3 Kexts: FakeSMC, NullCPUPM, USB 3.0, PS2 This is all you need to install. Part III - DSDT A great man with name MaLd0n edited DSDT for us here: http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=262128 As soon as I test it I will post feedback and reupload it here. Part IV - Getting things work WiFi There is two models of our notebook with different WiFi cards. One is Atheros and another is Intel. Check if yours is Atheros in Windows. Atheros works fine with Apple driver. Intel is not. I suggest you to replace it. / instructions to be here / Audio All of 15R have an IDT audio codec. It has no support from Apple. But, everything works fine with VoodooHDA and sound is pretty nice. This driver brings things like: auto output change, volume control, microphone working. / instructions to be here / But, some people with HP notebooks report that they have IDT sound work without voodoo. Post information you have. I reserved this page for lion guide and will complete it in next few days, please be patient! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
androdev Posted July 15, 2011 Author Share Posted July 15, 2011 Edited with install method. Will upload dmg in 2 hours as soon as I test. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lemoon Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 WOW, cool tips, nice sharing. Have read many news and tips about the Lion from iFunia news blog, but I don't update to it yet, thank you for the good experience! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hisho Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 did you fix the sleep because it doesn't work with me , and when i install the vodoohda package , it brings a kernel panic , can you please help me with this , i would be really appreciated . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
androdev Posted July 16, 2011 Author Share Posted July 16, 2011 Guide freeze for few days. Need to find out how to boot without NullCPUPM - I got a KP. EDIT: Guide is complete. Will test it today and post it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
androdev Posted July 17, 2011 Author Share Posted July 17, 2011 guide is here http://taravkov.blogspot.com/2011/07/mac-o...-15r-n5110.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whizzo Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 Thanks! I hope to turn my Dell in a Hackintosh when it arrives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keog Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 how did you do with the intel hd graphics? i have a nvidia gt520m and the intel 3000hd and can't get the intel one to work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whizzo Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 how did you do with the intel hd graphics? i have a nvidia gt520m and the intel 3000hd and can't get the intel one to work Does your Nvidia work? Or don't get anything on the screen at all? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikziee Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 guys.. need a real simple guide to install.. em a new user here ((( please help!!1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpower Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 How did u get your HD 3000 working with QE/CI on your internal screen?! In Tonymacs forum guys get crazy because they get Inte Graphics HD 3000 working but it messes up the screen, all in rainbow colours, far to wide so u cant see whole desktop etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abzc88 Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 Would this work for Dell 15r N5010? its an i5 not an i7 do i still use macbook pro 8,3 or do i use 8,1? or what do i use in order to get mine to work cheers thanks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chyan Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 I have a Dell N4110 SB i5. But the catch is; My Wifi is Intel & the additional GPU is AMD HD6630 Will it work? I' quite new to OSX so I tried it out on VMware just to learn the process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nesnfsn Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 Dell 15R N5110 | Mac OS X Lion Part I - Introduction Config: Intel Core i7 2630QM 2000Mhz 4096Mb DDR3 1333Mhz 640 Gb (5400 rpm), SATA DVD-Super Multi Double Layer 15,6 ” LED 1366x768 NVIDIA GeForce GT525 1024Mb Cannot find this laptop in the US with i7 Core CPU nor with Atheros WiFi card. i5 and Centrino only. Would you please advise where you had purchased? Online vendor? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dastan Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 Thank you so much for the guide , but is there any luck for the nvidia 525m card ? and do you get HDMI output by the intel 3000 card only ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lethalfriend Posted October 4, 2011 Share Posted October 4, 2011 Hey everyone, I am facing a very critical issue. everything was working fine until i have upgraded the bios of my dell to A08. Now whenever I boot OSX Lion, after showing the login screen it just shuts off the display due to 'X' mark on battery icon. To explain it further OSX is unable to detect the battery anymore. Please help me to resolve this issue as soon as possible. Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lethalfriend Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 Any help on above mentinoed issue would be really appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
as6221417 Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 Any help on above mentinoed issue would be really appreciated. I have the same problem after install the A8 bios. I think this create a problem in dsdt file. So i delete this file and now its work again. Tell me if work to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lethalfriend Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 I have the same problem after install the A8 bios. I think this create a problem in dsdt file. So i delete this file and now its work again. Tell me if work to you. Thank you Sooooooooooooooo much. Your tip really worked and now i am finally able to boot in OSX lion again. Any suggestion to make RTL-8167 to make workable? as it's not working on my system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
as6221417 Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 Try put this kexts in S/L/E Repair permissions an reboot RTL.zip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lethalfriend Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 Try put this kexts in S/L/ERepair permissions an reboot Thanks for the Kexts. I'll try these shortly and post the result. One more thing, after deleting the DSDT.aml i have lost the Brightness control slider somehow. If you know how to recover that as well then help would be really appreciated. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
as6221417 Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 Use this new dsdt file DSDT.aml.zip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lethalfriend Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 Use this new dsdt file Once again I am very grateful to you. Your provided DSDT.aml is working great and i have got my brightness control back. However, I am still unable to get RTL-8167 working. Last thing, is there any way to permanently check the USE SSE2 and Enhance Stereo options in VoodooHDA pref. so that crackling sound can be avoided. Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lethalfriend Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 Once again I am very grateful to you. Your provided DSDT.aml is working great and i have got my brightness control back. However, I am still unable to get RTL-8167 working. Last thing, is there any way to permanently check the USE SSE2 and Enhance Stereo options in VoodooHDA pref. so that crackling sound can be avoided. Thanks in advance. Is there any way to improve the battery life on this laptop (Dell N5110) using lion? I am getting around 2 hours on max battery. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lethalfriend Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 Any tips on battery life improvement? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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