PookyMacMan Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 I think the function keys are related to the same kext that drives the touchpad if I remember correctly. I'll see if I can find it. By the way, I would avoid Yosemite for the time being if you were still thinking about it. Once it's released though you should have the same compatibility as Mavericks. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/294393-dell-inspiron-15r-special-edition/page/5/#findComment-2036511 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNavigator Posted July 3, 2014 Author Share Posted July 3, 2014 FN keys for sound works, just saying. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/294393-dell-inspiron-15r-special-edition/page/5/#findComment-2036532 Share on other sites More sharing options...
conedmiro Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 https://mega.co.nz/#!kY5HjbBK!xEw8AzsnV4LaHSsa4_56QdZ8WgTptR9jGXXXd8YEFK4 my patched DSDT/SSDTs - all my fn keys work as does brightness with fn - Inspiron 5537 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/294393-dell-inspiron-15r-special-edition/page/5/#findComment-2036606 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNavigator Posted July 4, 2014 Author Share Posted July 4, 2014 https://mega.co.nz/#!kY5HjbBK!xEw8AzsnV4LaHSsa4_56QdZ8WgTptR9jGXXXd8YEFK4 my patched DSDT/SSDTs - all my fn keys work as does brightness with fn - Inspiron 5537 It's a different version, mine is 7520. Honestly, I'm afraid things might break. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/294393-dell-inspiron-15r-special-edition/page/5/#findComment-2036632 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gringo Vermelho Posted July 4, 2014 Share Posted July 4, 2014 If you want to experiment with DSDTs and it doesn't work you can have your boot loader ignore the DSDT when you reboot. I don't use Clover, but with Chameleon the boot flag is DSDT=null. It should be easy enough to find what the correct syntax is for Clover. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/294393-dell-inspiron-15r-special-edition/page/5/#findComment-2036644 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNavigator Posted July 4, 2014 Author Share Posted July 4, 2014 I use Chameleon too. I'll try and let you know how it went. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/294393-dell-inspiron-15r-special-edition/page/5/#findComment-2036647 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gringo Vermelho Posted July 4, 2014 Share Posted July 4, 2014 In that case you can just name the dsdt something like test.aml, then add DSDT=test.aml to your boot flags. If you do nothing, it doesn't load. Chameleon will only autoload dsdt.aml. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/294393-dell-inspiron-15r-special-edition/page/5/#findComment-2036648 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNavigator Posted July 4, 2014 Author Share Posted July 4, 2014 The files in the package were DSDT.aml and ssdt.aml (plus a few other ssdt files), exactly as my own files are names. I used those and it went as I expected, it broke, Mac wouldn't boot anymore, so I had to restore the old ones. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/294393-dell-inspiron-15r-special-edition/page/5/#findComment-2036665 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNavigator Posted July 23, 2014 Author Share Posted July 23, 2014 I didn't reach anything regarding the touchpad or Yosemite. Did anyone find anything useful? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/294393-dell-inspiron-15r-special-edition/page/5/#findComment-2043443 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pimentel Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Hello Did you install Mavericks in this notebook??? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/294393-dell-inspiron-15r-special-edition/page/5/#findComment-2043447 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNavigator Posted July 23, 2014 Author Share Posted July 23, 2014 Yea, I'm already running 10.9.3 and it's quite smooth. Yea, I'm already running 10.9.3 and it's quite smooth. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/294393-dell-inspiron-15r-special-edition/page/5/#findComment-2043478 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pimentel Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 HelloIn here a guide to make you usb installer for Yosemite: http://olarila.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=36&t=4650Easy and simple. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/294393-dell-inspiron-15r-special-edition/page/5/#findComment-2043502 Share on other sites More sharing options...
PookyMacMan Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 But of course, remember that it is a DP build so it will be more prone to instability. So if 100% reliability is a priority I would wait until Yosemite is released. Otherwise go for it. 1 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/294393-dell-inspiron-15r-special-edition/page/5/#findComment-2043534 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pimentel Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Hello I would wait until Yosemite is released. Me too... I don't wanna use Yosemite in this moment... i tested it and many things crash... Photoshop and many others cools apps gone to crash with Yosemite DP... i'm just waiting or a final version(GM), yosemite will be a greate os Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/294393-dell-inspiron-15r-special-edition/page/5/#findComment-2043583 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNavigator Posted August 6, 2014 Author Share Posted August 6, 2014 Nope I'm not aiming for stability, just a trial, maybe I'll be the first one to write a guide for this laptop, you know. I didn't try it yet, unfortunately don't have enough time, but I'll let you know how it went once I'm done. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/294393-dell-inspiron-15r-special-edition/page/5/#findComment-2049061 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNavigator Posted August 9, 2014 Author Share Posted August 9, 2014 MacPwn shows "Installation failed". I made sure the Install OS X 10.10 Developer Preview.app thing is in Applications, still didn't work. One more thing I noticed, in the customization list, the names like "Clover" and "Chameleon" are not shown, instead, there's something like "LIST_MEMBER_ITEM_1" - "LIST_MEMBER_ITEM_2" or so. I don't remember exactly. Some of them are shown, though, not all of them are that way. Weird. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/294393-dell-inspiron-15r-special-edition/page/5/#findComment-2050184 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNavigator Posted August 11, 2014 Author Share Posted August 11, 2014 I tried again, and I faced the same errors. Screenshots are attached. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/294393-dell-inspiron-15r-special-edition/page/5/#findComment-2050628 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNavigator Posted August 12, 2014 Author Share Posted August 12, 2014 I tried again using this method, http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/298753-boot-usb-os-x-yosemite-chameleon/ . The installer works, however, I need external mouse and keyboard to go through it. Will try to install now. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/294393-dell-inspiron-15r-special-edition/page/5/#findComment-2051061 Share on other sites More sharing options...
styrian Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 Hello! You have to add Voodoops2 kext in the same way as the other installed ones by following the guide. Try Rehabman version. Google for his Github. With loaded PS2 drivers you can bypass the search for bluetooth keyboard and mouse/trackpad by pressing spaces. Have fun. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/294393-dell-inspiron-15r-special-edition/page/5/#findComment-2051080 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNavigator Posted August 12, 2014 Author Share Posted August 12, 2014 Well, I remember that I tried those, but I'm going to make sure. Thanks! Regarding Yosemite, whoa. The installation went smooth, and it booted, although it's extremely, EXTREMELY slow. I'm going to use the post installation package in few minutes. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/294393-dell-inspiron-15r-special-edition/page/5/#findComment-2051093 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNavigator Posted August 13, 2014 Author Share Posted August 13, 2014 I moved to this topic instead since now I'm dealing with Yosemite. http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/300234-dell-inspiron-15r-special-edition-7520/ Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/294393-dell-inspiron-15r-special-edition/page/5/#findComment-2051262 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNavigator Posted August 14, 2014 Author Share Posted August 14, 2014 Just got the touchpad working. Follow this topic closely. http://forum.osxlatitude.com/index.php?/topic/1948-elan-touchpad-driver-mac-os-x/ Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/294393-dell-inspiron-15r-special-edition/page/5/#findComment-2051835 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNavigator Posted September 10, 2014 Author Share Posted September 10, 2014 10.9.4 update is perfectly safe. You can update right away. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/294393-dell-inspiron-15r-special-edition/page/5/#findComment-2059434 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNavigator Posted September 18, 2014 Author Share Posted September 18, 2014 I got HDMI to work by replacing that device string thing with IntelCapriFB=4 GraphicsEnabler=Yes dart=0, and patching my AppleIntelFramebufferCapri.kext. However, I can't get HDMI audio to work. New Chameleon plist and patched kexts are attached. AppleIntelFramebufferCapri.kext.zip org.chameleon.Boot.plist.zip Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/294393-dell-inspiron-15r-special-edition/page/5/#findComment-2061770 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhruba.39d Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 Hey guys please help me, I have been trying to get proper installation of niresh mavericks for so many times now. Every time I booted with "-x -f PCIRootUID=0 GraphicsEnabler=No" as told by gundamfj. But I am not getting proper results. When I select IGPEnabler=Yes option at customize option during installation then it does boot after installation. http://www.insanelym...-1399411078.jpg When I selected Backup Graphics Kexts-Move Intel Graphics Extensions at customize options during niresh installation, then at least it booted but resolution stuck at 1024*768 and sound not working, touchpad not working. So please tell me, which entry should I select at customization option during installation. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/294393-dell-inspiron-15r-special-edition/page/5/#findComment-2063435 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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