OSX on a Samsung NP 900X3C and 900X4C

[Leon]

Specifications:

Processor [X4C]         : Intel® Coreâ„¢ i5-3337U Processor (3M Cache, up to 2.70 GHz)
Processor [X3C]         : Intel® Coreâ„¢ i7-3517U Processor (3M Cache, up to 3.00 GHz)
Graphics Processor(GPU) : Intel® HD Graphics 4000
Chipset                 : Intel® HM75 Express Chipset
Hard disk               : Samsung 128GB SSD
RAM                     : 4GB DDR3 1600MHZ (X3C) / 8GB DDR3 1600MHZ (X4C)
Wifi                    : Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6235 WiFi Adapter
Bluetooth               : Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6235 Integrated Bluetooth 4.0
Ethernet                : Realtek RTL8168/8111 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Adapter
Audio                   : Realtek® High Definition Audio ALC269VC
USB 3.0                 : Renesas uPD720202 USB 3.0 Host Controller
Touchpad                : Elan Touchpad v4 Hardware
Webcam                  : Webcam SC-13HDL11624N 1.3MP
Card reader             : Realtek USB2.0 card reader
Monitor                 : 13.3 LED HD+ 1600x900
Optical Drive           : None
Battery                 : 4Cells 54 Whrs (X3C) / 8Cells 62 Whrs(X4C)
Interface :
1 x Microphone/Headphone combo jack 
1 x VGA Mini
1 x USB 2.0 port(s)
1 x USB 3.0 port(s)
1 x RJ45 LAN Jack for LAN insert 
1 x HDMI

 
Working:
Graphics with QE/CI on Intel HD4000 GPU
Audio with AppleHDA
Bluetooth
Ethernet
USB2.0 and USB3.0
HDMI (With Audio)
Webcam
Battery
Elan Touchpad with multi touch
Sleep, Processor P&C-States with Native power management
 
Not working:
Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6235 WiFi
Realtek USB2.0 card reader

LID Sleep
 
Unknown:
VGA  
 
Issues:
Plug-in the network cable on boot - then it will work.
 
For Installation:
Follow the Steps in the link below, starting with Pre installation, Installation and Post Installation: 
 
http://www.osxlatitude.com/edp/documentation/pre-installation/

 

I will from time to time delete all comments and merge all good info into the main post - this is to make sure newcomers dont have to read for hours before finding what they need.

Credits: Bronxteck, iMick, Dinesh & Leon


Current status:
Running ML 10.8.x and Mavericks perfectly, bootpack is on site and well supported with Latest EDP
 
Fixes:

• AUDIO: To get Audio working correctly you need to install VoodooHDA Pref. pane and adjust "Speaker analog" iMix to around 30% and under Microphone digital "Noise reduction" to 80% and finally "Monitor" to 25-20%.
  Finally you should use VoodooHDA Settings loader on each boot to load settings
   
• SCREEN BRIGHTNESS: To get full brightness after boot you need to sleep the display - I use the "sleepdisplay" app that comes with EDP in combination with a hotkey: https://osxlatitude.com/index.php?/topic/2109-osx-bash-script-execution-through-keyboard-shortcut/
• LAN ADAPTER: Plug-in the network cable on boot - then it will work.
   
• WIFI/BT: Have to be replaced - SOLUTION: https://osxlatitude.com/index.php?/topic/1916-the-perfect-mini-pcie-combo-card/

Reset NVram to get native power management and key backlit work

• Boot into chameleon
• Unplug the power adapter
• Use a small pen to press the reset key on the underside of the machine, keep it press until it turn off
• Plug in the power cord and start it

 

Attached usefull files:
Samsung 900x3c Bios update P05ACC: ITEM_20121126_861_WIN_P05AAC.exe.zip

[jamesvanguthrie]

Update. Can confirm that the 900X4C works perfectly with the 900X3 procedure  

After going through the complete process, you must edit the org.chameleon.Boot.plist file before restarting.

 

1. Graphics Enabler must = No

 

 

<key>GraphicsEnabler</key>

<string>No</string>

 

2. Add these lines to enable HD4000 (with HDMI)

 

<key>HD4000PlatformId</key>

<string>2</string>

 

<key>device-properties</key>

<string>5e0000000100000001000000520000000100000002010c00d041030a000000000101060000027fff04002c0000004100410050004c002c00690067002d0070006c006100740066006f0072006d002d006900640000000800000003006601</string>

 

So far HDMI works perfectly although I haven't found a setting yet to enable both the laptop screen and the external HDMI to both work at the same time.

Otherwise all good, only real major bit of work is to replace the wifi card as Intel is not supported as the boys have already highlighted.

 

Good work guys. 

[Dave]

Hi 

 

Thanks for your work on this, just managed to setup my NP900X3C-A02UK for dual boot windows and osx. Took a while to get things right but both are working ok now.

 

I used the generic GenericUSBXHCI USB kexts linked to below to get the usb 3 port working as well.

 

 http://www.osx86.net/view/3745-genericusbxhci_usb_3.0.html

 

There are however a few problems I'm still trying to solve.

 

Main one is sleep, which doesn't seem to work as I can never get the laptop to wake up again and have to hard reset.

 

Other one is the battery/charge indicator in ml. Initially after installing 10.8.2 using the bootpack there was no battery indicator at all, so I installed battery fix lion http://www.osx86.net/view/2284-battery_fix_-_lion.html and now the battery percentage is showing but the power source fails to change between power adapter and battery when I remove the charger. Only after restarting does the icon reflect the changed power source. Not a major problem, but would be nice to find a solution!

 

Hopefully I'll get a moment soon to post my dual boot installation process for anyone looking to do something similar. 

[Leon]

Hi,

I will test the kext, does it work better than the existing one we use ?

Sleep works.. but you have to press 7-8 times on the power button.. don't ask me why.

Battery indicator works fine if you are running EDP - however, the samsung have NVram so .. once in a while you have todo a small trick

1. Boot into chameleon
2. Unplug the power adapter
3. Use a small pen to press the reset key on the underside of the machine, keep it press until it turn off
4. Plug in the power cord and start it

you will now notice that battery works... and so does keyboard backlit

 

[Bora2k3]

wakes up from a single press if you add in DSDT:

                Device (H_EC)
                {
                    Name (_HID, EisaId ("PNP0C09"))
                    Name (_UID, One)

                ......
                ......
                    Name (_PRW, Package (0x02)
                    {
                        0x1E, 
                        0x04
                    })

[birdibird]

LID CLOSE SLEEP IS WORKING!!!

 

steps

0) Install in EDP under Tools KextWizard and download multifail

 

1) Run EDP config with the Notebook/Samsung/NP900/900x3c model.

I added/changed these options:

 

-Kexts: Voodoo v2.8.6 instead of v2.8.1

-Chameleon: Enoch v2.2 svn r2390

-Optional: VoodooSDHC and APCI Backlight (Renesas USB3.0 is already selected)

 

Build and let it completely finish (creating kernel cache etc)

Leave EDP open

 

2) Extract my Extra.zip and replace the one in your root folder with mine

 

3) Choose in EDP Custom Build, make sure dsdt and both .plists are selected and choose install selected files into system

When finished, close EDP and Terminal

 

4) Use multifail to install Trim (under Drivers/Disk) and Laptop Hibernate (under Customize). Don't tick anything else, let it install and close it.

 

5) Run Kextwizard: tick Extra-Repair permissions and S/L/E-Repair permissions and Rebuild cache

 

I didn't dare to upgrade to 10.9.4 again, I think I will let 10.9.3 be for now...

 

This worked for me, costed me a whole night to figure out

Let me know if it works for you!

 

 

Marc

Extra.zip