Alienware Mavericks install issues, HELP!

scy0846 · September 24, 2014

I created a topic in dsdt's by accident. I think it is best to redo this topic in the correct forum.

I have followed this tutorial here Installing Mavericks using Clover (UEFI)

My current specs are...

Alienware 17

i7 4700qm (I posted 4800qm earlier, but I was wrong)

Nvidia 780m GTX

16 GB Ram

BCM43xx Wifi

Killer e2200 Network Card

I have all of the kexts that will make it work perfectly and I know my hardware works. I will post them if anyone is interested. I just have to figure out how. Anyways, I have tried this tutorial twice, however, it keeps restarting on me. I do have verbose mode on and I am working on uploading a video of where it restarts if it helps. I couldn't get it to work. I've modified the config.plist according to the tutorial then a couple times on my own. I'm not 100% sure if I put in the right information, but idk. If you have any insight or if you have an idea of why the config.plist file doesn't work please let me know. I have the config.plist shown below.

<?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>C02LMSI1F5V8</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>D4LBUK3LBTK3SB2J0</string>
		<key>Mobile</key>
		<true/>
		<key>Trust</key>
		<false/>
	</dict>
	<key>Boot</key>
	<dict>
		<key>Arguments</key>
		<string>-gux_defer_usb2 -v kext-dev-mode=1</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>KernelLapic</key>
		<true/>
		<key>KernelPm</key>
		<true/>
		<key>KextsToPatch</key>
		<array>
			<dict>
				<key>Name</key>
				<string>IOAHCIBlockStorage</string>
				<key>Find</key>
				<data>
				QVBQTEUgU1NE				</data>
				<key>Replace</key>
				<data>
				AAAAAAAAAAAA				</data>
				<key>Comment</key>
				<string>Enable Trim on SSD</string>
			</dict>
			<dict>
				<key>Name</key>
				<string>IOAHCIBlockStorage</string>
				<key>Find</key>
				<data>
				60wAAOoD				</data>
				<key>Replace</key>
				<data>
				60wAAOgB				</data>
				<key>Comment</key>
				<string>Still waiting for root 1</string>
			</dict>
			<dict>
				<key>Name</key>
				<string>IOAHCIBlockStorage</string>
				<key>Find</key>
				<data>
				dA5IjT2lkAAA				</data>
				<key>Replace</key>
				<data>
				v8gAAACQkJCQ				</data>
				<key>Comment</key>
				<string>Still waiting for root 2</string>
			</dict>
			<dict>
				<key>Name</key>
				<string>IOBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport</string>
				<key>Find</key>
				<data>
				AAAAD4UHAQAA				</data>
				<key>Replace</key>
				<data>
				AAAAD4QHAQAA				</data>
				<key>Comment</key>
				<string>Fix Bluetooth 30 seconds commandWakeup</string>
			</dict>
			<dict>
				<key>Name</key>
				<string>AppleTyMCEDriver</string>
				<key>Find</key>
				<data>
				cgoATWFjUHJvNCwxAE1hY1BybzUsMQBY				</data>
				<key>Replace</key>
				<data>
				cgoAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABY				</data>
				<key>Comment</key>
				<string>Disable ECC Memory in MacPro SMBIOS</string>
			</dict>
			<dict>
				<key>Name</key>
				<string>AppleUSBXHCI</string>
				<key>Find</key>
				<data>
				xoDIAAAAAQ==
				</data>
				<key>Replace</key>
				<data>
				xoDIAAAAAA==
				</data>
				<key>Comment</key>
				<string>Enable USB3 after wake for Intel 8</string>
			</dict>
			<dict>
				<key>Name</key>
				<string>AirPortBrcm4360</string>
				<key>Find</key>
				<data>
				AVhU
				</data>
				<key>Replace</key>
				<data>
				AVhY
				</data>
				<key>Comment</key>
				<string>BCM94352 5GHz Patch</string>
			</dict>
			<dict>
				<key>Name</key>
				<string>AppleIntelFramebufferAzul</string>
				<key>Find</key>
				<data>
				AgAAADAAAAABBQkAAAQAAIcAAAACBAkAAAQAAIcAAAD/AAAAAQAAAEAAAAAPAAAAAQEAAAQAAAA=
				</data>
				<key>Replace</key>
				<data>
				AgAAADAAAAABBQkAAAQAAIcAAAACBAkAAAgAAIcAAAD/AAAAAQAAAEAAAAAPAAAAAQEAAAQAAAA=
				</data>
				<key>Comment</key>
				<string>Patch audio HDMI HD4400/4600 laptop</string>
			</dict>
		</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>

slayer2333 · September 24, 2014

At what level does it reboot ? Right after the kexts are loaded or before getting to GUI ?

Seeing your config.plist i think the problem is here :

<key>ig-platform-id</key>
<string>0x0a2e000a</string>

I don't think this value exists.

scy0846 · September 24, 2014

I believe right around where it tried to setup the bluetooth controller

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKSmOpYp4z8&list=UUnkrMC9_Txm5q5XuHMyQ1Wg

Here is the video

slayer2333 · September 24, 2014

Ok, try this instead, i have the same config than you:

<key>ig-platform-id</key>
<string>0x0a260005</string>

scy0846 · September 24, 2014

it looks like it stops after I088211Interface::eflNVRAMPublished():

I will try it and reply

It still freezes in the same place

artur_pt · September 24, 2014

hello

for now try to move the graphics kext from the installer to see if the problem is graphics

boot single user mode

fsck -fy

mount -uw /

mkdir /kext_backup

cd /System/Library/Extensions

mv AppleIntelHD* AppleIntelSNB* AppleIntelFramebuffer* AMDRadeon* ATI* GeForce* NVDA* /kext_backup

reboot

then try to boot again

withoutcaches

good hack

slayer2333 · September 24, 2014

Or you can use nv_disable=1 as boot argument with clover. In your verbose mode i saw that the Nvidia card is also activated, and i believe that with Alienwares it's possible to disable it from Bios, you may follow this path (either boot argument or disable from Bios).

scy0846 · September 25, 2014

Awesome the nv_disable=1 worked, but it won't let me use my touchpad

Ok I just installed an external mouse. Created a small 15GB testing partition to use. I am installing it on the partition now. I will install the kexts and dsdt if it loads and then try to upgrade the installation to 10.9.5. I will let you know how it goes and then if it goes well, I will post a tutorial for others who might have the same computer and needs to have it be able to update.

scy0846 · September 25, 2014

It worked(and got me to 10.9.5), however I can only boot it in safe mode. I keep getting a kernel panic at the gray screen just before login. It looks like it's from WindowServer. Here's the new link. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlcFDcCTe1M&list=UUnkrMC9_Txm5q5XuHMyQ1Wg

Any idea what I could do to fix that?

Also even though I have the correct kexts for the video card. It's pretty glitchy

Maybe it's just because of safe mode?

Here is a screenshot. It looks like IOAcceleratorFamily and the GeForce drivers might be responsible. What kexts do I delete? I don't want to delete the wrong ones.

slayer2333 · September 25, 2014

Looks like you did a rollback of the Intel HD graphic kext right ? The only time i got this same kernel panic was by using graphic kexts from 10.9.1.

scy0846 · September 25, 2014

No it actually never updated. The Mavericks from the App Store was actually already at 10.9.5

uwaisalqarni · October 25, 2014

helo

in safemode try to install NVEnabler64.kext

Alienware Mavericks install issues, HELP!

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