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N5050 Lion 10.7.2 issues...


bjornw

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Hi all,

 

After a being a very happy d620 user the last few years I had to replace my ol' pall with a new Laptop since my LCD's bckligt broke down.

 

I bought me a Dell inspiron 15 n5050 i5-2450 / 4gb / HD3000 gfx / 500gb hdd. I've managed to get Lion 10.7.2 booting on my new laptop. But still have couple of thing that wont work...

 

I've been spoiled with edp on my d620 so now I'm struggling to get thing sorted out. Maybe someone can point me in the right direction in resolving these problems.

 

My Touchpad is not detected after installation. I've tried voodoops2 but without success. Keyboard works and external usb mouse also works, just no trackpad... My n5050 has a alps trackpad, but i can't figure out how to get it detected...

 

Also I can't figure out how to get my wifi working. According to windows it's a "Atheros AR9485 Wireless Network Adapter" and Dell says it's a "dell 1703 802.11b/g/n" VenID/DevID 168c:0032

 

Who could give me some advise? Any help is welcome!

 

Specs:

 

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Summary
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Computer Brand Name:                                            DELL Inspiron N5050
Operating System:                                               Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate (x64) Build 7601
Service Pack:                                                   Service Pack 1
Processor:                                                      Intel Core i5-2515E (2500.0 MHz)
Motherboard:                                                    DELL 01HXXJ (Intel HM67 (Cougar Point) [b3])
Memory:                                                         4 GBytes (Single-Channel)
Hard Drive:                                                     WDC WD5000BPVT-75A1YT0 (476,940 MBytes (500 GB))
Optical Drive:                                                  TSSTcorp DVD+-RW SN-208BB (DVD+R DL)
Display Adapter:                                                Intel Sandy Bridge-MB GT2+ - Integrated Graphics Controller [D2/J1/Q0] [DELL]
Audio Adapter:                                                  Intel Cougar Point PCH - High Definition Audio Controller [b3]
Network Adapter:                                                RealTek Semiconductor RTL8101/2/3 Family Fast Ethernet NIC
                                                               Atheros Communications AR9485 Wireless Network Adapter
Monitor:                                                        LG Philips [unknown Model: LGD02DC]
Battery:                                                        DELL 8NH5525
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Processor
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CPU ID:                                                         000206A7
Code Name:                                                      Sandy Bridge-MB ECC
CPU Stepping:                                                   D2
CPU Platform:                                                   BGA1023
Microcode Update Revision:                                      1B
Core(s):                                                        2
Thread(s):                                                      4
Original Frequency:                                             2500.0 MHz
Current Frequency:                                              2893.7 MHz = 29.00 x 99.8 MHz @ 1.2059 V
CPU Core Temperature:                                           N/A
L1 Cache:                                                       Instruction: 2 x 32 KBytes, Data: 2 x 32 KBytes
L2 Cache:                                                       Integrated: 2 x 256 KBytes
L3 Cache:                                                       3 MBytes
CPU Thermal Design Power:                                       35.0 W
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Motherboard
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Model:                                                          DELL 01HXXJ
Chipset:                                                        Intel HM67 (Cougar Point) [b3]
Slots:                                                          4xPCI Express x1, 1xPCI Express x16
PCI Express Version Supported:                                  v2.0
USB Version Supported:                                          v2.0
Super IO/LPC Chip:                                              Unknown
BIOS Manufacturer:                                              American Megatrends
BIOS Date:                                                      03/23/2012
BIOS Version:                                                   A04
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Memory
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Module Number:                                                  0
Module Size:                                                    4096 MBytes
Module Type:                                                    SO-DIMM
Memory Type:                                                    DDR3 SDRAM
Memory Speed:                                                   666.7 MHz (PC3-10600)
Module Manufacturer:                                            Hynix (Hyundai)
Module Part Number:                                             HMT351S6CFR8C-H9
Module Revision:                                                12366
Module Serial Number:                                           1803386393
Module Manufacturing Date:                                      Year: 2012, Week: 10
SDRAM Manufacturer:                                             Hynix (Hyundai)
Error Check/Correction:                                         None
Number Of Banks:                                                8
Number Of Ranks:                                                2
Device Width:                                                   8 bits
Bus Width:                                                      64 bits
Module Density:                                                 2048 Mb
Module Voltage:                                                 1.5 V
Minimum SDRAM Cycle Time:                                       1.500 ns
CAS# Latencies Supported:                                       5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Minimum CAS# Latency Time:                                      13.125 ns
Minimum RAS# to CAS# Delay:                                     13.125 ns
Minimum Row Precharge Time:                                     13.125 ns
Minimum Active to Precharge Time:                               36.000 ns
Minimum Write Recovery Time:                                    15.000 ns
Minimum Row Active to Row Active Delay:                         6.000 ns
Minimum Active to Active/Refresh Time:                          49.125 ns
Minimum Refresh Recovery Time Delay:                            160.000 ns
Minimum Internal Write to Read Command Delay:                   7.500 ns
Minimum Internal Read to Precharge Command Delay:               7.500 ns
Minimum Four Activate Window Delay Time:                        30.000 ns
Supported Module Timing at 666.7 MHz:                           9-9-9-24
Supported Module Timing at 400.0 MHz:                           6-6-6-15
Supported Module Timing at 333.3 MHz:                           5-5-5-12
Auto Self Refresh:                                              Supported
Extended Temperature Range:                                     Supported
Extended Temperature Refresh Rate:                              Not Supported
On-die Thermal Sensor Readout:                                  Not Supported
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Hard Drive
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Drive Model:                                                    WDC WD5000BPVT-75A1YT0
Drive Controller:                                               Serial ATA 3Gb/s
Drive Serial Number:                                            WXT1CC1H5862
Firmware Revision:                                              01.01A01
Drive Capacity:                                                 476,940 MBytes (500 GB)
Media Rotation Rate:                                            5400 RPM
Temperature:                                                    N/A
Cache Buffer Size:                                              8192 KBytes
Number of Cylinders:                                            16383
Number of Heads:                                                16
Number of Sectors:                                              Unknown
Sectors Per Track:                                              63
Native Command Queuing:                                         Supported, Max. Depth: 32
TRIM Command:                                                   Not Supported
Write Cache:                                                    Present, Active
S.M.A.R.T. Feature:                                             Present, Active
Security Feature:                                               Present, Inactive
Removable Media Feature:                                        Not Present, Disabled
Power Management:                                               Present, Active
Advanced Power Management:                                      Present, Active
Packet Interface:                                               Not Present, Disabled
Look-Ahead Buffer:                                              Present, Active
Host Protected Area:                                            Present, Enabled
Power-Up In Standby:                                            Not Supported, Inactive
Automatic Acoustic Management:                                  Not Supported, Inactive
48-bit LBA:                                                     Supported, Active
Raw Read Error Rate:                                            200/51, Worst: 200
Reallocated Sector Count:                                       200/140, Worst: 200
Power-On Hours/Cycle Count:                                     100/Always OK, Worst: 100 (Data = 26)
Power Cycle Count:                                              100/Always OK, Worst: 100 (Data = 122)
Spin Up Time:                                                   187/21, Worst: 182 (Data = 1616)
Start/Stop Count:                                               100/Always OK, Worst: 100 (Data = 135)
Seek Error Rate:                                                200/Always OK, Worst: 200
Spin Retry Count:                                               100/Always OK, Worst: 100
Temperature:                                                    113/Always OK, Worst: 102 (Data = 34.0  C)
Calibration Retry Count:                                        100/Always OK, Worst: 100
Power-Off Retract Count:                                        200/Always OK, Worst: 200 (Data = 68)
Load/Unload Cycle Count:                                        200/Always OK, Worst: 200 (Data = 354)
Reallocation Event Count:                                       200/Always OK, Worst: 200
Current Pending Sector Count:                                   200/Always OK, Worst: 200
Off-Line Uncorrectable Sector Count:                            100/Always OK, Worst: 253
Ultra DMA/SATA CRC Error Rate:                                  200/Always OK, Worst: 200
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Optical Drive
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Drive Model:                                                    TSSTcorp DVD+-RW SN-208BB
Device Type:                                                    DVD+R DL
Drive Serial Number:                                            R8KL6GAC500RPP
Firmware Revision:                                              D300
Supported Disk Type (Read):                                     CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-RAM, DVD+R DL
Supported Disk Type (Write):                                    CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-RAM, DVD+R DL
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Display Adapter
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Video Card:                                                     Intel Sandy Bridge-MB GT2+ - Integrated Graphics Controller [D2/J1/Q0] [DELL]
Video Chipset:                                                  Intel HD Graphics 3000 (Sandy Bridge GT2+)
Video Memory:                                                   Unknown
Bus Type:                                                       Integrated
Video BIOS Version:                                             snm21081.dnq PC 14.34  03/01/2011  15:25:04
GPU Temperature:                                                N/A
Memory Clock:                                                   665.0 MHz
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Audio Adapter
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Audio Adapter:                                                  Intel Cougar Point PCH - High Definition Audio Controller [b3]
High Definition Audio Codec:                                    IDT
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Network Adapter
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Network Adapter:                                                RealTek Semiconductor RTL8101/2/3 Family Fast Ethernet NIC
MAC Address:                                                    78-45-C4-AB-4F-A0
Maximum Link Speed:                                             100 Mbps
Network Adapter:                                                Atheros Communications AR9485 Wireless Network Adapter
MAC Address:                                                    Unknown
Maximum Link Speed:                                             Unknown
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Monitor
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Monitor Name:                                                   LG Philips [unknown Model: LGD02DC]
Serial Number:                                                  Unknown
Date Of Manufacture:                                            Week: 0, Year: 2010
Max Vertical Size:                                              19 cm
Max Horizontal Size:                                            34 cm
Standby:                                                        Not Supported
Suspend:                                                        Not Supported
Standard Colour Space:                                          Not Supported
Preferred Timing Mode:                                          Supported
Default GTF Supported:                                          Not Supported
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Battery
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Device Name:                                                    DELL 8NH5525
Manufacturer Name:                                              SMP
Serial Number:                                                  9234
Unique ID:                                                      9234SMPDELL 8NH5525
Chemistry:                                                      Lithium Ion
Designed Capacity:                                              48840 mWh
Full Charged Capacity:                                          49195 mWh
Wear Level:                                                     0.0 %
Power Status:                                                   Discharging
Current Capacity:                                               14597 mWh (29.7 %)
Current Voltage:                                                10.538 V
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Time of this report: 4-8-2012 19:11:09
HWiNFO32.dll: 3.9.6.0
HWiNFO32.sys: 8.72.0.0
HWiNFO64A.sys: 8.72.0.0

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Dear bjorn,

 

One of the crew has an Extra for his machine with similar model. I'll attached it when i get back from my trip for you to try. If it works we can add it to edp.

 

Cheers!

 

wow, that'll be awesome! tried a lot of trackpad kexts but never managed to get it working properly. Can use it when it's detected as a standard mouse, but no scrolling :( Seems my wifi card s not compatible so I ordered an Ebay (Atheros AR9280 AR5BHB92 Half PCI-E Wireless Card 300M) Should be detected OOB. I'll report if it works when it has delivered.

 

Looking forward to your attachment

 

cheers

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My Wifi card from Ebay arrived by mail today. Swapped the original card with the Atheros AR9280 AR5BHB92 Half PCI-E Wireless Card 300M and as expected it was detected OOB. So a very cheap hardware fix: $10,50 in total.

 

Trackpad keeps buggin' me a bit though. Using a modified voodoops2controller kext for Alps from Projectosx.com I managed to get my trackpad to be detected as a "normal" mouse. Still, i'd love to be able to get side scrolling / multi finger scrolling working. For the time being I found out that when I click and hold the left + right mouse button simultanioualy and swipe over the trackpad It scrolls. Not very elegant but works better than using the scollbars.

 

I've been trying to figure out what the model (deviceID etc) of my trackpad it is but I can't find it. Does anyone know how I can find out what exact model the alps trackpad is? Some linux/windows/osx tool I don't know about?

 

cheers

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For anyone interested, I've been running ML now for a while on my N5050. Most things work.

 

Not working: Ethernet, original WIFI card (replaced It) and Sleep

 

Here's my EXTRA folder.

 

Extra.zip

SysLibExt.zip

 

For intallation I used myHack-3.1.2 to make a USB ML install drive. During installation choose Use Custom Extra Folder. Delete the problematic kexts MyHack asks for.

 

After installation I installed some kexts to S/L/E (2nd zip) to get sleep, audio, battery and touchpad working.

 

Touchpad is a work in progress, check bpedman's threat for progress https://osxlatitude.com/index.php?/topic/2545-new-touchpad-driver-for-e6520-alps/

 

 

 

 

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The trackpad is fixed now, see this thread by bpedman https://osxlatitude.com/index.php?/topic/2545-new-touchpad-driver-for-e6520-alps/

 

side scrolling and two finger scrolling works fine now. I'm quite happy with my N5050 now. almost everything works now.

 

sleep is still a bit buggy, sometimes it won't go to sleep when I shut the lit or use the menu. No real problem, and haven't bothered to research it any further. Ethernet is not working, but since I don't like cables hanging off my laptop and Wifi works fine I don't mind.

 

EDP?  ^_^

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I'm trying on the same box , got the installer USB 10.8.4 with myHack 3.3.1 when I start the installer it gets all those initial messages then it changes the resolution of the screen, it is supposed to get the messages in a smaller font, on the Inspiron I just get a blank screen and it freezes there, sounds like some video setting??? I did put the Extra there but didnt make a difference.

 

  Would you mind sharing your BIOS settings???

 

   Thanks in advance

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