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Last update: 16 July 2018 Current Ver: 4.2.7 Suggestions/Discussions: HERE Hello guys, I have seen many instances where people start a thread with the problem they are facing on their hack. They try to describe the issue in their own way that most of the times, is not able to properly describe what's going wrong with their system. The developers and other advanced members on OSXL can point out the problem exactly when they have a set of files, called problem reporting files. These are basically a set of files that contain various logs and some other components. Many a times a normal user can not generate those files properly and it leads to a lot of wastage of good time, frustrated by this, I wrote a script to generate proper problem reporting files. You can have a look at the source code here The purpose of this guide is to tell the normal user on how to generate those files properly for debugging. I wrote a script that automatically installs that debug report generator script and then gives you a .zip output. If you are seeking help about a problem and you must attach problem reporting files as it saves a lot of time. How to generate debug report:- It is very simple, you just have to download the attached script and run it. The script in attachment will install the tool for you and will then prompt if you want to generate the files. If you want to generate files next time, you just have to invoke: "gen_debug" from terminal (without quotes) How to download and run attached script :- Unzip the downloaded zip file Open terminal Assuming your script is in Downloads folder, type the following code :- chmod a+x ~/Downloads/install_tools.sh ~/Downloads/install_tools.sh Args for gen_debug: You can use custom set of args for controlling gen_debug output, this list will be updated as new features become available gen_debug -u || To update your copy (available from ver2.1+) gen_debug -sysprofile || To include your system profile in the dump (available from ver2.2+) gen_debug -sysprofile txt || To include system profile in the dump but in TXT format Note: Whenever you change anything, you should attach new output of gen_debug. Note 2: It is recommended to update your copy of gen_debug every alternate month (for fixes and new features). To do so, If you are running version 2.1 or above, you can simply type "gen_debug -u" (without quotes) in terminal. If you are running version 2.0 or less, you can use the attached installer script to update your copy. Note 3: To all the users that are facing IOREG dump failures: You need to enable the accessibility permissions for the “Terminal”. This privacy feature was introduced in macOS Mojave. Open Sys Prefs > Security & Privacy > Accessibility. Look for “Terminal” and allow access. Changelogs: Regards install_tools.zip

@Nancy10 Your touchpad is an Alps I2C, only basic support by the VoodooI2C kext. The 7490 has a Precision I2C Touchpad, it has more support but still lacks the left and right mouse feature. You'll just have to wait or contact the developer Alexandre here for support. https://gitter.im/alexandred/VoodooI2C

Hello everyone Thank you very much for your wonderful and useful forum I want share with you after long search and fixes my final EFI Partition for Dell Precision WS M6800 & M4800 and will work 99 % on any similar Model All files , Kexts , ACPI , Guide are all included in zip file linked below This my final EFI with alots of fixes and tweaks works for both High Sierra and Mojave only you will need Nvidia web drivers and Cuda to get fully working machine for graphic designing , video editing and 3D ... - Fully working everything , audio , Bluetooth, Brightness slider , card reader , mSata , ethernet , Wifi , Camera ,all USB 3 Ports and many more you will explore it yourself ...... - Bios Reset issue fixed - Optimus Graphic enabled - Use Intel HD only or Intel HD + Nvidia (if you want Nvidia only then disable Optimus in bios) - External Monitor use Nvidia - No black Screen when external monitor is connected - What is missing and doesn't work !!!! You will tell me - all fixes files and instructions are included ************************* UPDATED 30 JUN 2019 ************************ - Alots of Tweaks has been added to ACPI , config.plist and IntelFrameBuffer - USB 3 all ports fixed natively - KEXTS has been updated -Clover bootloader has been updated - Fans has been adapted by ACPIPoller.kexts and SSDT for more cooling and less noise - CPU and RAM Tweaks - No more Kernel Panic with release or security update - Clean DSDT , SSDT , plist - Alots of work, search and tests to get this result with this Laptop - Ready for Catalina ( wait for the official release and Hacks developers final fixes to be ready ) All Updated Files are here ( 50 MB) ; https://drive.google.com/file/d/107_34arPRYoiObJUCH9l7TG_tZsK2FOD/view Thank You ********************* 30 Nov 2018 Fix OLD .zip If you need any help or have any questions or issue please let me know in the Support section of the forum and I will reply as soon as possible Cheers

In case the above Google link becomes unavailable... Dell_Precision-M6800_Jul2019.zip

30-06-2019 Update Attached Files in First Post ( Google Drive Link 50 MB ) This instructions is for Dell Precision m6800 (and similar Dell Precision Models - Experimental) Before you start Please note that : I am using Dell Precision m6800 with these SPEC : Intel I7 4900MQ 2.8 Mhz - Intel HD Haswell 4600 32 GB RAM Nvidia Quadro K3100M 4GB Samsung EVO 250 GB Dell DW 1560 WiFi and BT Adapter BIOS A25 ( Latest 30 Oct 2018 ) This Process has been successfully tested with High Sierra and Mojave 10.14.5 Both IGPU and DGPU are Working Together Correctly like a Desktop No Bios reset issue when reboot , Works with Dual Boot ( Win + OSX ) ******* Step By Step ******** 1- Reset BIOS to its default and Update it to A25 2- Modify BIOS setting ( Press F12 to see Options ) * Advanced Boot Options = Enable Legacy * Integrated NIC = Enable * Parallel Ports = AT * Serial Ports = Disabled ( If you are using Dock station then Enable it - Expermental ) * Sata Operation = AHCI * Drivers = Check all * Switchable Graphics = Enable Switchable Graphics * Secure Boot = Disabled * Virtualization = Disable 3- Create your OSX Installation USB ( Search How , its not my Topic ) * Then I recommend to install Clover bootloader to create EFI Folder on your USB (UEFI Method) 4- Once you create OSX Installation USB ; mount USB EFI PARTITION and DELETE EFI Folder 5- Decompress my attached files 6- On my attched files ; Find ( install Folder ) Copy EFI Folder and Paste it in your USB EFI PARTITION ( instead of deleted one in step 4) 7- Now you are ready to Install OSX for Dell Precision M6800 * Power On your PC * Press F12 to see Options * Select BOOT from ( your USB ) * Start Installation Process ( it will reboot several time during installation so press F12 each time to boot from your USB ) - search Youtube videos to see the installation process 8- Once installation done and you reach your OSX desktop *Copy my attached files to your Desktop and Eject USB * Mount your OSX Drive EFI PARTITION and delete ( EFI Folder if existed ) * On my attached files Find ( Boot Disk EFI ); copy EFI Folder and Paste it in your Drive EFI PARTITION instead of deleted one "same as step 6" 9- Now the last step ( very Important ) - on my attached files Find (L/E Folder) - use any method or tool to install ALL KEXTS to Library/Extensions - Rebuild kextcache and repair permissions - I recommend using Hackintool by @headkaze to install kexts and rebuild kextcache 10- Reboot your PC and check everything is working correctly ( Audio , Bluetooth , WiFi , Internet , USB 3 , Trim ... ) IF you are using Mojave ; No Cuda drivers available till now but Nvidia GPU works with 4k External Monitor via DP Fully Accelerated Qi-Ci , also you can Disable Bios graphics Optimus to disable Intel HD GPU and use only Nvidia GPU - The same thing with High Sierra except that Nvidia Web Drivers are available and Cuda are ready - I use this PC all time with 4k external monitor while laptop led screen is closen using external mouse and Keyboard for Graphic design and video editing; H264 with hardware acceleration is working but no H265 hardware acceleration I think due to Haswell limitation - also I've found useful app to disable CPU turbo boost . I use it sometimes to reduce CPU temp ( search google ) Note : in case you have booting troubles ; Try to change SMBIOS in config.plist to diffrent model as MacbookPro 10.1, MacBookPro 11.2, MacBookPro 13.1 also you can try iMac 14.2 ( works nicely with me I don't know why ) Little Tweak for CPU and RAM : go to CPU section in config.plist using clover configurator and add values to this sections according to your CPU frequency (Be careful) For example: - Add 2800 to "frequency mhz" if your CPU base is 2.8 mhz ( 2700 if 2.7 and 2100 if 2.1 , ...) - Add 99790 to "Bus speed khz" - Add 47 to "TDP" ( Look intel CPU spec page for your model to know more info about your CPU and TDP value for your CPU ) For example in my case https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/75131/intel-core-i7-4900mq-processor-8m-cache-up-to-3-80-ghz.html GPU Power Management: Delete my dAGPM.kext from clover/Kexts/Others and make your own Kext according to your SMBios ID to get the correct power management There is a tool developed by @pavo to generate your Kext and another method by @toleda search forum and google to know more about that Disable Nvidia GPU: If you want to disable dGPU and use only Intel HD 4600 drop SSDT-4600.aml to clover/ACPI/Patched . But in this case no external monitor will be working only internal Disable Intel HD GPU : If you like to use only Nvidia GPU so disable Optimus Graphics in Bios and you can use internal and external monitor USB 3 Ports Fixes : Please Modify The Info.Plist inside USBPorts.Kext to Match Your SMBIOS Find and change this text (iMac 14.2) change to (Your Model) every where in plist For Example (iMac 14.2) To (MacBookPro 11.2) Now All Your USB 3 Ports And Camera Will Work Correctly Have Fun Franckenstien 30 Jun 2019 SSDT-4600.aml.zip

Update: Issue resolved. I noticed there was a section under the boot loader in the BIOS settings to add a new boot option under UEFI. I clicked on add new and saw that the USB drive was detected in the BIOS. I than proceeded to add the new boot option using the USB Drive. It also required the boot file. So, I clicked on the "..." (three dots) to browse folders on the USB drive and headed to the EFI folder. Once there, I went into the BOOT folder and selected the only file there. Voila. When I restarted the PC, I was able to see the Clover drive in the boot options and now I am on a working installation of macOS Sierra. Just need to sort out some issues post-installation now. Thanks for reading