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Sony Vaio VPCF115FM+Mavericks=mostly possible!


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Hello there! I've chronicled my mostly successful attempts to install Mavericks 10.9.3 onto my Sony Vaio VPCF115FM at TonyMacX86. I'm here today to ask about solutions to the two most common problems with successfully converting Vaio VPCF115FM into a Hackintosh.

 

First and foremost, I know of the existence of the massive VPCF115FM thread and the original VPCF115FM 10.6.3 thread already here. The first one is 39 pages and both seem to apply only to Snow Leopard.

 

Using the instructions at TonyMacX86 but slightly tweaked with the Mavericks MBR patch 10.9.3 offered here, I was able to get Mavericks installed once I connected my TV to the HDMI port and passed GraphicsEnabler=Yes to boot based on info I read about Sony Vaio and external displays. I've arrived at three problems: disabling internal keyboard & trackpad, no internal display support, and no audio support.

 

The first problem seems to be caused by installing a kext (or multiple) through the listed post-install methods that overwrites whatever HID kext(s) the installer already has from the pre-install. The fix is likely "just don't install that kext" though I have yet to discover what those kexts actually are for the moment.

 

The second and third seem to be common problems here with Hackintoshing Sony Vaio laptops. Are there successful methods to enabling internal display and working audio on Mavericks 10.9.3 on Sony Vaio VPCF115FM? I'm not willing to sift through 39 pages of unfiltered information knowing that all the (crossed-off) summarized solutions on the front page for a different OS are no longer valid, where there's also likely pollution from users of non-VPCF115FM devices, hoping there's something that pertains to Mavericks on my machine.

 

I'm also limited by the fact that I have no internet at home where the external display is, so I have to do all my research outside then hope that it works when I get home.

 

edit #1: Some research has led me to a patched AppleHDA on osx86.net. I'll give it a shot and see if it fixes audio.

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