surfnode Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Hi, I was wondering whether anyone has managed to get Mountain Lion or Mavericks to run on the DELL Latitude 13? This is a Core 2 Duo laptop so I dont see why these variants of OS X wouldnt run on it. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Hervé Posted January 22, 2014 Administrators Share Posted January 22, 2014 It depends also on the on-board graphics card/chip. It's not just a CPU matter... Graphics chips such Intel GMA950/X3100 or ATI X1600 were dropped with ML due to Apple adopting newer/advanced OpenGL/OpenCL versions to handle graphics. Others like GMA 4500MHD may be supported on a case by case basis (we can help you here). Some other chips are totally unsupported. Post us your hardware specs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfnode Posted January 22, 2014 Author Share Posted January 22, 2014 Here's the specs: Mobile Intel® GS45 Express Chipset ICH9M-Enhanced Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD 13.3-inch diagonal LED-backlit HD (1366 x 768) Anti-glare Optional External 8X DVD+/-RW or Blu-ray Disc™ Optional Dell 5540 HSPA (requires mobile network operator service) Optional Dell 5620 HSPA Mobile Broadband Module (requires mobile network operator service) Up to 802.11n wireless module Bluetooth™ 2.1 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000 NIC) Speaker Stereo headphone jack Microphone jack and integrated microphone array Integrated 1.3 Mega pixel webcam and Dell Webcam Central software USB 2.0 (1) USB 2.0/eSATA combo (1) Headphone/speaker out 5-in-1 card reader 34 mm ExpressCard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Hervé Posted January 22, 2014 Administrators Share Posted January 22, 2014 Ok, we'll need more info on that exact GMA 4500MHD chip, but you could probably run ML, possibly Mavericks though I'm not sure. Try and start an ML installation with myHack's Generic boot pack, then we'll get more details about your hardware (the above is too high level at the moment). You need to identify your exact model of wireless card as well because Intel models are not supported at all and have to be replaced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Hervé Posted January 23, 2014 Administrators Share Posted January 23, 2014 I forgot that model was already integrated in EDP; says Ok for SL and Lion. It may well be that the GMA4500 is not supported from ML in a similar fashion as the older GMA 950/X3100 were dropped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfnode Posted January 23, 2014 Author Share Posted January 23, 2014 So if I I put snow leopard or lion on there would everything work out of the box or would there still be issues with intel wireless? would broadcom wireless work ok? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Hervé Posted January 23, 2014 Administrators Share Posted January 23, 2014 It's not a matter of OS X versions, it's a matter of hardware. Apple do not use Intel wireless cards so there are no drivers. Supported brands include Broadcom, Atheros, Realtek or Ralink. Have a look in R&D->Hardware->Wifi section for a non-exhaustive list of supported devices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfnode Posted January 26, 2014 Author Share Posted January 26, 2014 OK, As per the compatibility page I am try to install 10.7 Lion. I have used MyHack and the Extra pack downloaded from this site, however once at the installer, the internal hard drive is not found. I have tried in both SATA and AHCI mode's also with GUID and also MBR on the MyHack installer. Any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Hervé Posted January 26, 2014 Administrators Share Posted January 26, 2014 Did you install the bootpack through myHack->Create Extra menu option? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfnode Posted January 26, 2014 Author Share Posted January 26, 2014 I used the 'Create OS X Installer' option but at the end of this unlike on the tutorials, it does not give me option to add extras from another source. The only option there is in regards to extras is 'Install Extra' but am concerned this will install kexts to my mac. I tried manually copying the kexts into the extras folder but that made no difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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