djuby Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 Hi all, I've been trying to install OS X ML on a Dell XPS 14 Ultrabook with almost no luck so far, though the XPS 14 Ultrabook is almost identical to Mac Book Pro in terms of hardware. In theory a plain vanilla installation (myHack) should work out of the box, but again, no luck. Is there an EDP and/or a bootpack for that XPS model or any other way to get OS X ML working on that laptop. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Best regards, Djuby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Hervé Posted October 15, 2012 Administrators Share Posted October 15, 2012 Hi, make a list of your hardware specs to start with so that we can evaluate the potentials for OS X installation. There is no specific bootpack for that laptop at the moment, but that's something than can be worked on of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djuby Posted October 22, 2012 Author Share Posted October 22, 2012 Hi, Here are the specs: CPU: 3rd Generation Intel® Core™ i7-3517U processor (4M Cache, up to 3.0 GHz) Chipset: Intel HM77 Express RAM: 8GB8 DDR3 SDRAM at 1600MHz Video: Intel HD 4000 with discrete NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 630M with 1GB GDDR5 VRAM Audio: Intel High Definition Audio with Waves MaxxAudio4 Wireless: Intel© Centrino© Advanced-N 6235 & Bluetooth 4.0 LAN: 1Gb/s Realtek Let me know if you need anything more. Best regards, Djuby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Bronxteck Posted October 22, 2012 Administrators Share Posted October 22, 2012 have you tried myhack with a generic extra? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djuby Posted October 25, 2012 Author Share Posted October 25, 2012 have you tried myhack with a generic extra? Yes, I've tried it, but can't boot after the installation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Hervé Posted October 25, 2012 Administrators Share Posted October 25, 2012 How far do you get when you boot off the USB key? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Bronxteck Posted October 25, 2012 Administrators Share Posted October 25, 2012 boot with the -f -v flags.... you might have to disable one of the graphics cards if possible in bios as osx does not have optimus support Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djuby Posted October 30, 2012 Author Share Posted October 30, 2012 How far do you get when you boot off the USB key? With -v -f flags it gets stuck on "Read HFS+ file: [hd(0,2)]/System/Library/Extensions/AppleHDA.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AppleHDAHardwareConfigDriver.kext/Contents/Info.plist] 14352 bytes." Djuby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Bronxteck Posted November 1, 2012 Administrators Share Posted November 1, 2012 maybe make a backup of applehda.kext then delete it from s/l/e from the installer package to see if it goes further? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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