macOS Sierra on dell E5430 non v-pro fully working

[Solomon_kingx]

Are there any issues arising if one updates to Mac OS Sierra 10.12.4?

thanks 

[Hervé]

None normally expected. Follow the usual/regular advise: if you do update, take a full backup or image of your current installation in case things do go wrong afterwards.

[Bronxteck]

make sure your bootloader is up to date to handle 10.12.4

[mmktt]

Hi again,

 

I managed to install finally Sierra on e5430 non-vPro. First of all , previously I had made a USB installer from 10.12.4 (it was downloaded from App Store) and I had black screen with glitches. This time instead of using Sierra from App Store, I found on some torrent zip with version: 10.12 (16A323). This version I manage to install successfully. Graphics is working, but only on build-in display. On previous OSX (maverick 10.9.5) I had working everything. This time, display ports on dock station doesn't work (additional monitors), also my NIC card has Mac address 00:00:00:00:00:00 so is unusable.

 

 

 

I downgraded BIOS to A11

PROCESSOR, IVB, I7-3540M

Dell Wireless 380 Bluetooth Card 4.0

Ethernet is BCM 5761

 

can anyone help me run, display ports in graphic card and fix Mac address in NIC card?

[ILOVEMACOSONPC]

I tried just transferring the EFI folder, replacing the one in the EFI mounted drive, but to no avail...

 

would it be possible to list the steps for a noob?

 

I have a Dell Latitude E5430 non vPro...

[mmktt]

Hi again,

 

I manage to run almost all things. Bluetooth is working now, NIC card has proper MAC address instead of all zeroes. 

 

But still I have problem with graphic card.

Problem is that i have only build in display working (1600x900) or only external display working (1920x1080) and glitch on build in. Ideally I want to have internal buildin display extended with two external displays.

 

BIOS is still A11

 

 

 

Moreover I still in about Mac have information that CPU is i5 instead i7.

 

I checked some DSDT.aml files from this topic and from bootpacks:

 

E6530_HD4000_Only.zip DSDT.aml md5: 43898a7cd826d16675d4ef6903423768 -> start/restart/stop -> LONG, build display OK, external display - NONE, en0 ether OK

 

E6230_A11.zip DSDT.aml md5: 5feb9edfcfc60f48d700c70f2e5667d6 -> start/restart/stop -> NORMAL, build display GLITCH, external display - OK, external display - NONE, , en0 ether 00:00:00:00:00:00

 

E6330_A11.zip DSDT.aml md5: fa24d96fad0f720d0c271dc7f0919119 -> start/restart/stop -> LONG, build display OK, external display - NONE, en0 ether 00:00:00:00:00:00

 

EFI.zip DSDT.aml md5: 86b5a55cc83978d6907108066f0ec43e -> start/restart/stop -> VERY LONG, build display OK, external display - NONE, en0 ether 00:00:00:00:00:00

 

E5430.zip DSDT.aml md5: 3328f9c9b0aef13a41db8f2661416261-> start/restart/stop -> VERY LONG, build display OK, external display - NONE, en0 ether 00:00:00:00:00:00

 

DSDT.zip DSDT.aml md5: 600209965029e7a173035ba5f4a12cbe -> start/restart/stop -> NORMAL, build display OK, external display - NONE, en0 ether 00:00:00:00:00:00

 

E5430_Sleep.zip DSDT.aml md5: b0cca43aa68065eaccd0cbd039717fbc -> start/restart/stop -> NORMAL, build display OK, external display - NONE, en0 ether 00:00:00:00:00:00

 

 

EFI.zip DSDT.aml md5:  838fd5604590e9528010a5ae6ad03bda -> start/restart/stop -> NORMAL, build display OK, external display - none, en0 ether 00:00:00:00:00:00

 

jkson_E5430.zip DSDT.aml md5: e7f2d7fc25d3b2b2b5eab2affb1dabc0 -> start/restart/stop -> FAST, build display OK, external display - none, en0 ether 00:00:00:00:00:00

 

E5430_jkson.zip DSDT.aml md5: 03345c21d9d4124b4b59fb6788c6b379 ->  start/restart/stop -> NORMAL, build display OK, external display - none, en0 ether OK

 

DSDT.aml.zip DSDT.aml md5: f68e2f16ad162d8ba12662b3105b9528 ->  start/restart/stop -> FAST, build display OK, external display - none, en0 ether OK

 

So it looks like I should have some “mix” of for example DSDT.aml.zip and E6230_A11.zip. 

 

Can anyone help me to run external displays (I have two connected to dock station through display ports).

 

Best regards,

[Hervé]

With HD4000 on a 1600x900 (or higher) built-in LCD, you must inject the following:
1) Capri FB #4/layout-id 0x01660004 (as opposed to 0x01660003)
2) DualLink set to 1

 

You can do that through DSDT patch of IGPU device located at 0x00020000 or through Clover config.

[Bronxteck]

if you can get your hands on clover 4064 or higher it might auto detect your graphics for you.

[mmktt]

Hi experts,

 

thanks for tips.

 

I think for displays crucial information is here: https://osxlatitude.com/index.php?/topic/9601-e6430-1600x900-intel-hd4000-gpu/?p=67699

 

in this post you wrote, that DP are untested. in fact this is my case.

 

I made changes in clover - to replace strings you posted, and for now I have two displays working - one build in and one external (via DP). Second external is not active - it is connected also through DP). Rest things rather are working (still I notice instability in en0 card MAC address - sometime it is fine, sometime it is set to zeroes)

 

When I have powered on both external displays, only one is active, and when I turn it off, the let's say second "standby" starts to be "active".

And there is no "preemption".

 

How can I troubleshoot this?

 

BR

[Bronxteck]

mmktt there is some good info on the topic here http://www.dell.com/support/article/us/en/19/SLN115952/how-to-configure-three--3--displays-on-a-dell-latitude-notebook-with-intel-hd-4x00-graphics?lang=EN