Installus Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 Hello again, it's been a while. For my final project in robotics class (only in Canada can you find a robotics class in a high school, bay-bee), I've decided to mackintosh the Dell Latitude E5430, a laptop that was a teensy bit problematic at the beginning. Recently, I've managed to get past the initial boot process, however a graphics glitch keeps popping up that prevents any and all progress. See, after the system gets passed the Apple boot screen, it either glitches out the screen with a weird ghosting effect or there will be bars on the screen already. Either way, the entire system hangs up and I cannot progress. The only way out is a hard shut down. This is real unfortunate. I've tried Lilu + WhateverGreen, IntelGraphicsFixup, as well as the recommended ig-platform-id and I just can't seem to shake it off. I found a bootpack on this forum and I tried copying it's kexts/config.plist and THAT didn't work either. I'm trying to install High Sierra to prevent any issues with Mojave/Catalina requiring QE/CI and I'll have it upgrade to Mojave when it is finished. Specs of the E5430: Intel Core-i5 3340M Intel HD Graphics 4000 Display Resolution:1366x768 4 GB RAM ~300 GB HDD Intel Wireless/Bluetooth ALPS Trackpad Any possible fixes for this? Attached is my EFI folder and a screenshot of the issue at hand. Thank you guys in advance, you guys are awesome. CLOVER.zip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Jake Lo Posted December 5, 2019 Moderators Share Posted December 5, 2019 Try this, replace into /EFI/Clover E5430.zip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Installus Posted December 6, 2019 Author Share Posted December 6, 2019 Good news, the display no longer hallucinates when the system boots. Ghosting effect is gone. Bad news, the Apple logo + loading bar flashes on screen for a split second before disappearing into darkness. Definitely a step up, however no installer yet. UPDATE: Just as I posted this, there is an actual display, but the backlight wasn't turned on. Oops. Will try installing and report back here. UPDATE 2: Install was a success. Going in and out of sleep mode fixes the backlight. Graphics work great. I can refine the install from there, however this backlight issue bugs me. Any possible fixes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Jake Lo Posted December 6, 2019 Moderators Share Posted December 6, 2019 What's the issue with Brightness? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Jake Lo Posted December 6, 2019 Moderators Share Posted December 6, 2019 Boot to Clover, press F4, continue to MacOS Attach /EFI/Clover/ACPI/Origin folder for patching Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Installus Posted December 9, 2019 Author Share Posted December 9, 2019 Find attached a copy of my ACPI/origin folder. Side note, macOS believes that the built in display is actually a projector. Perhaps that is the issue? EFI Origin.zip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Jake Lo Posted December 9, 2019 Moderators Share Posted December 9, 2019 patched your file, replace into /E/C/A/Patched DSDT.aml.zip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Installus Posted December 10, 2019 Author Share Posted December 10, 2019 (edited) The patch works like a charm! While macOS still believes that the internal display is a projector the backlight turns on immediately, which is good for me. Now, I just need to patch Ethernet support, make sure that SMBIOS is configured for Apple's services, and this part of my project will be complete! SMBIOS is easy, I can do it myself however the ethernet isn't actually Intel or Realtek. It's Broadcom, and everything I find on it is outdated. The main issue is fixed however if I may request your help again to fix the Broadcom ethernet. Thank you for your help as always! EDIT: The ethernet is being listed as a Broadcom NetXtreme BCM5761 Gigabit Ethernet PCIe Edited December 10, 2019 by Installus List Ethernet spec Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Jake Lo Posted December 10, 2019 Moderators Share Posted December 10, 2019 Try this, remove AppleIntelE1000e.kext Not sure what you mean by 'internal display is a projector' Post screenshot by using shift+alt+3 to capture BCM5722D.kext.zip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Installus Posted December 10, 2019 Author Share Posted December 10, 2019 (edited) Ah, I see. The kext of yours works, however it doesn't communicate with DHCP. I will test this further. Otherwise, it works. A screenshot is provided as per request. EDIT: Ethernet does NOT work. It is detected however no signal comes through. I will use a dongle for temporary WiFi access however the goal is to get Ethernet working Edited December 12, 2019 by Installus Update Ethernet Status Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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