Snow Leopard on a Dell Inspiron N5110

[as6221417]

Hello everyone.

Is it possible to install SL on this laptop?

This is the hardware:

Computer

Model: Dell Inspiron N5110

 

Processor

Model: Intel ® Core i7-2630QM CPU@2.00GHz

Speed: 2.6GHz

Colors Per Processor: 4 Unit (s)

Threads per Core: 2 Unit (s)

Type: Mobile Quad-Core

 

Computer

Platform Compliance: Intel Centrino Mobile Technology

Mainboard: Dell 0HVRTT

BIOS: Dell A05 4/18/2011

Bus (es): X-Bus PCI PCIe IMB USB i2c/SMBus

Multi-Processor (MP) Support: No

Multi-Processor Advanced PIC (APIC): Yes

Total Memory: 8GB DDR3 SO-DIMM

 

Chipset

Model: Dell Core (Sandy Bridge) DRAM Controller

Front Side Bus Speed: 100MHz

Total Memory: 8GB DDR3 SO-DIMM

Shared Memory: 66MB

Channels: 2

Memory Bus Speed: 2x 667MHz (1.33GH)

Memory Module: Samsung M471B5273CH0-CH9 4GB DDR3 SO-DIMM DDR3 PC3-10700S-1334 (9-9-9-25 4-34-10-5)

Memory Module: Samsung M471B5273CH0-CH9 4GB DDR3 SO-DIMM DDR3 PC3-10700S-1334 (9-9-9-25 4-34-10-5)

 

Video System

Video Adapter: Intel ® HD Graphics Family (12 SM5.0 650MHz, 1GB DDR3 128-bit 1.33GHz, Integrated Graphics)

 

Graphics Processor

OpenCL Processor: NVIDIA GeForce 525M GT (96SP 2C 1.2GHz, 1GB)

CUDA Processor: NVIDIA GeForce 525M GT (96SP 2C 1.2GHz, 1GB)

 

 

Peripherals

LPC Hub Controller 1: Dell Cougar Point LPC Controller

LPC Legacy Controller 1: Winbond WPCE775LA

Audio Device: Dell Cougar Point High Definition Audio Controller

Audio Codec: Integrated Device Tech 76D1h

Disk Controller: Dell Cougar Point 6 port SATA AHCI Controller

USB Controller 1: Dell Cougar Point USB Enhanced Host Controller # 2

USB Controller 2: Dell Cougar Point USB Enhanced Host Controller # 1

USB Controller 3: Dell uPD720200 USB 3.0 Controller

SMBus/i2c Controller 1: Intel ICH SMBus

 

 

Network Services

Network Adapter: Bluetooth Device

Wireless Adapter 1: Intel ® Centrino ®-N Wireless 1030 (802.11g (ERP), TKIP, 54Mbps)

 

Thank's for all.

[dastan]

the exact same situation here , anyone ???

[hisho]

the exact same situation here , anyone ???

 

i just bought it , and i tried to install snow leopard , and it installed successfully with the [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url] legacy , but can you help me find the kexts for it , and can the sandy bridge be any different ?

[guymass]

i just bought it , and i tried to install snow leopard , and it installed successfully with the [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url] legacy , but can you help me find the kexts for it , and can the sandy bridge be any different ?

 

Please Provide instructions how you installed it and what version of OSX.

[hisho]

Please Provide instructions how you installed it and what version of OSX.

 

 

i used the retail snow leopard 10.6.3 , but when i try to update to 10.6.8 , it won't boot afterwards , and i followed the instructions of this tutorial

 

http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=257950

[guymass]

i used the retail snow leopard 10.6.3 , but when i try to update to 10.6.8 , it won't boot afterwards , and i followed the instructions of this tutorial

 

http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=257950

 

OK I finally got Lion Installed on my DELL Inspiron N5110 Core i7 8GB NB.

 

So far everything is working Smoothly running in 32bit arch=i386 mode.

Running arch=x86_64 seems to make this laptop run a bit slower and has occasional sudden reboot for no reason.

 

Intel HD3000 Graphics is working good with setting the GraphicsEnabler=No in boot.plist

nVidia GF 525M GT is not working

Network LAN Realtek PCIe FE Family (8167 chip) is also not working, tried everything, still not supported as far as I know.

Wifi Not Working

Bluetooth is Working.

Keyboard and Touchpad work great!

Sound works Flawlessly with VoodooHDA.2.7.2

Even the NB fn buttons work and behave like a MacBookPro.

 

Did anyone managed to get the Network working?