[How-to] Enable Hardware on Dell 15R N5110

androdev · October 14, 2011

Hello. There was two my topics about SL and Lion installation on this laptop. But now, much better guides are available.

In this topic I will just explain how to enable specific hardware to work.

Hardware, that works OTB once you booted to Lion 10.7.2

Graphics

My 15R has i7-2630QM, and graphics should work OTB with just a small edit.

Edit Info.plist of

/S/L/E/AppleIntelSNBGraphicsFB.kext

so it will have 0x01168086 instead of 01168086

<key>IOPCIPrimaryMatch</key>
<string>0x01068086 0x11068086 0x16018086 0x01168086 01268086</string>

No DSDT edits and EFI strings are needed.

WiFi

You should have an Atheros adapter, not Intel. If you have Intel, buy that Dell 1702 Wireless (both WiFi and BT works) and replace it.

Otherwise edit Info.plist of

/S/L/E/IO80211Family.kext/Contents/Plugins/AirPortAtheros40.kext

so it will have 2b instead of 2a

			<key>IONameMatch</key>
		<array>
			<string>pci168c,30</string>
			<string>pci168c,2b</string>
		</array>

WiFi should work without any DSDT, EFI edits with all security and b/g/n.

Tomorrow I will explain how to enable audio and battery.

Please ensure that I only explain how to install this on latest updates. Don't ask me about SL or 10.7.1

jamesst20 · December 9, 2011

So how do you get Dell Wireless 1702 working ?

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