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CREDITS: None of the kexts or apps belong to me, I just ZIPPED them up together for easier installation of the drivers required for OSX to work on the mighty Alienware M15x!
I fully wrote this guide, so it belongs to me!
(Make sense huh?)This guide ONLY COVERS the post-install configuration!
Essentials:
An Alienware M15x
At least 4GB of RAM
DVD Drive / BD-Drive
500GB HDD
At least a Core-i5 processor
An ATI card (for now)
Software Requirements:
A Bootable Lion Install Disk (App Store)
MultiBeast copied and saved on a USB
My AlienM15.zip File extracted and saved on a USB ☺
What works:
Virtually everything
What doesn’t work:
Wi-Fi (can be replaced by a Ralink 2870 USB Wireless device)
HDMI sound, HDMI video works!
Battery Notification (Battery itself is working) (Can be fixed but you will lose some 4.1 audio support and only have stereo which I hate) (PM me if you want the fix!)
FIRST BOOT
1. On the first boot, choose to boot with the Install Disk
2. At the boot loader, choose to boot with your new Lion install in VERBOSE MODE (type –v –f in boot loader)
AT THE DESKTOP
1. Apple has native graphics support for all our ATI cards!
2. Be confident!
3. Insert your CD/USB with my extracted AlienM15.zip file in it
4. Open MultiBeast
5. Select the kext for the Intel Network, FakeSMC and ITS PLUGINS, EvoReboot, ElliotForceLegacyRTC, VoodooPS2Controller and Trackpad
6. Select OSX86 Software and MacBookPro 8,1 definition
7. Select Extension Migration Tool and all of System Utilities
8. Install
9. Run Kext Utility
10. Install 10.7.1 and reboot your computer
SECOND BOOT
1. Same as FIRST BOOT
AT THE DESKTOP
1. Your Internet should now be working
2. Your webcam, microphone and DVD drive should also be working (Check FaceTime or PhotoBooth)
3. Install DellBluetoothHCl.pkg
4. Install all the kext in the folder using Kext Helper
5. Install Chameleon latest revision using Chameleon wizard
6. Go to chameleon wizard and select org.chameleon.Boot
7. Select npci=0x2000, 64-bit (x86_64) and save the file in /Extra.
8. Run Kext Utility
9. Remove Lion install disk and restart
THIRD BOOT
1. You should now boot into Chameleon.
2. Type –f –v to boot into verbose mode using the new kexts.
AT THE DESKTOP
3. Going into the desktop, check that everything is working fine.
4. Bluetooth, card reader, audio and USB should be working.
5. CONGRATS!
OPTIMIZATIONS
AT THE DESKTOP
1. Go into Chameleon Wizard and select org.chameleon.Boot
2. Select Time Out and drag slider all the way to the left, now it reads Quiet Boot
3. Save
4. Select SMBIOS tab
5. Do whatever you want there, as long as it reads MacBookPro (8,something) its fine!
6. Save
7. Do not install theme as it will boot very slowly, anyway you already selected Quiet Boot so you cannot display it
1. Go to /System/Library/Extensions/
2. Remove
3. Go to /
4. Remove the Backup Extensions Folder
5. Run Kext Utility
6. Reboot
FOURTH BOOT ONWARDS
1. Umm.. nothing to say here, it just boots?
AT THE DESKTOP
1. Install whatever you want!
FOOTNOTE: If you did not know, it takes even harder to setup the M15x on Windows than on OSX!
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