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I followed the Alienware tutorial here http://www.niresh.co...17-r5-tutorial/ Did everything to spec. The creator has the same laptop specs as me as well.


 


My config:


 


Alienware 17


i7 4800qm


780m GTX


16 GB Ram


BCM43xx Wifi


Killer e2200 Network Card


 


It boots, but didn't have any sound and the 780m GTX cards fan was on high as soon as it started. I have installed all of the Kext files with kextwizard. Then I tried to update it using the bundled update 10.9.1...10.9.5.(this was after Niresh's files were done being modified by the system). When It called for a restart I restarted it and it restarts immediately. Then I tried -x -v. It wouldn't even try to work for me. It restarted so fast that i couldn't even see where it failed, but I'm assuming it's the kernel. SO what I did was reinstall and save the kernel and kexts. I updated and replaced my kernel and kexts and it restarts with no flags and will freeze at GeForceSensors (pci1): started. Nothing more happens and I let it sit there for a good 20-30 minutes. Then I removed all Geforce kexts. It freezes at Resetting IOCatalogue. I am at a loss. I need it updated at least to 10.9.3. Any ideas?


 

I am willing to restart from scratch if anyone has already worked on an Alienware 17 and have been able to update it. If you have or know of how to do this please let me know. I am a ruby developer and my current macbook is having kernel panics with the GPU and I would rather work on my Alienware(it's 1000 better than the macbook despite how big it is). Thanks for any input.

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hello

 

if u use clover boot loader .. u can use original kernel

 

only must config the loader for ur cpu..

 

http://clover-wiki.zetam.org/Configuration/KernelAndKextPatches

 

     [Guide] AIO Guides For Hackintosh    

 

u have distro problems .. u don't know what is installed.. and probably the distro use a patched kernel .. is replaced by the update..

 

good hack

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I cannot get the config.plist correct, at least I believe that is the problem. It keeps resetting the computer before it gets to any install screen and verbose runs too quickly for me to see where it is failing. I am assuming I need to do something better with the config.plist?

 

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
<key>Graphics</key>
<dict>
<key>ig-platform-id</key>
<string>0x0a2e000a</string>
<key>Inject</key>
<dict>
<key>Intel</key>
<true/>
<key>ATI</key>
<false/>
<key>NVidia</key>
<false/>
</dict>
</dict>
<key>SMBIOS</key>
<dict>
<key>BoardType</key>
<integer>10</integer>
<key>ChassisType</key>
<integer>10</integer>
<key>BiosReleaseDate</key>
<string>09/27/13</string>
<key>Version</key>
<string>1.0</string>
<key>SerialNumber</key>
<string>C02LF1I9F5V8</string>
<key>Manufacturer</key>
<string>Apple Inc.</string>
<key>BoardManufacturer</key>
<string>Apple Inc.</string>
<key>ChassisAssetTag</key>
<string>Air-Enclosure</string>
<key>BiosVendor</key>
<string>Apple Inc.</string>
<key>ChassisManufacturer</key>
<string>Apple Inc.</string>
<key>BiosVersion</key>
<string>MBA61.88Z.0099.B04.1309271229</string>
<key>Board-ID</key>
<string>Mac-7DF21CB3ED6977E5</string>
<key>Family</key>
<string>MacBook Air</string>
<key>ProductName</key>
<string>MacBookAir6,2</string>
<key>BoardSerialNumber</key>
<string>D4LCUK4TB2KASJ2RA</string>
<key>Mobile</key>
<true/>
<key>Trust</key>
<false/>
</dict>
<key>Boot</key>
<dict>
<key>Arguments</key>
<string></string>
<key>Legacy</key>
<string>LegacyBiosDefault</string>
<key>Log</key>
<false/>
<key>NeverHibernate</key>
<true/>
<key>Timeout</key>
<integer>5</integer>
<key>XMPDetection</key>
<string>Yes</string>
<key>Secure</key>
<false/>
</dict>
<key>ACPI</key>
<dict>
<key>DSDT</key>
<dict>
<key>Debug</key>
<false/>
<key>ReuseFFFF</key>
<false/>
<key>DropOEM_DSM</key>
<false/>
</dict>
<key>DropTables</key>
<array>
<dict>
<key>Signature</key>
<string>DMAR</string>
</dict>
</array>
<key>SSDT</key>
<dict>
<key>DropOem</key>
<true/>
<key>Generate</key>
<dict>
<key>PStates</key>
<true/>
<key>CStates</key>
<true/>
</dict>
</dict>
</dict>
<key>KernelAndKextPatches</key>
<dict>
<key>AppleRTC</key>
<true/>
<key>KernelPm</key>
<true/>
<key>KextsToPatch</key>
<array>
</array>
</dict>
<key>GUI</key>
<dict>
<key>Theme</key>
<string>bluemac</string>
<key>Mouse</key>
<dict>
<key>Enabled</key>
<false/>
</dict>
<key>Scan</key>
<dict>
<key>Entries</key>
<true/>
<key>Tool</key>
<true/>
<key>Legacy</key>
<false/>
</dict>
<key>Custom</key>
<dict>
<key>Entries</key>
<array>
<dict>
<key>FullTitle</key>
<string>UEFI Internal</string>
<key>Hidden</key>
<string>Always</string>
<key>Disabled</key>
<false/>
<key>Type</key>
<string>Other</string>
</dict>
</array>
</dict>
</dict>
<key>Devices</key>
<dict>
<key>USB</key>
<dict>
<key>Inject</key>
<true/>
<key>FixOwnership</key>
<false/>
<key>AddClockID</key>
<true/>
</dict>
</dict>
<key>SystemParameters</key>
<dict>
<key>InjectKexts</key>
<string>Detect</string>
</dict>
</dict>
</plist>

 

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