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Make sure BIOS are set correctly. UEFI enable Legacy Rom Enable AHCI Enabled Secure Boot disabled

give this a try XPS_OC63.zip

You can get BS Beta9 full installer here

What BT? Intel or Broadcom? You need to edit the Config for HideAuxiliary to Yes under Misc/Boot

1) Install CodecCommander to /L/E 2) Replace ssdt with the attached or use fn+S and fn+B SSDT-BRT6.aml.zip

Use AppleIntelE1000e if that works for you, just remove IntelMausi.

Try this Download EFI here Add attached to /EFI/Clover Thunderbolt may not work 7480_HD520_Cat.zip

DW1550 or DW1510 if you only want wifi The one you have DW1560 is M.2 and will be support on the newer models Broadcom and higher. If you want to see if you have the latest kexts, download and run Kext Updater.app

@Subash Rogers 'Waiting for root device' is an USB issue. Did you try booting from a different USB port?

Have you tried just removing the drive?

Are you sure your USB installer is working? Maybe try creating a new one with different USB. I see you made some changes, adding a DSDT is not necessary since all the hot patches SSDT are there already. Shouldn't have SMCHelper.efi if you're using VirtualSMC, conflict. SMCHelper.efi is paired with FakeSMC, but I see you have that as well. Use one or the other, not both. If you're going to use FakeSMC, stick with ACPIBatteryManager, but if you're going to use VirtualSMC, then pair it with SMCBatteryManager. I see you have both of them as well. Also you have 2 sets of touchpad kexts: VoodooPS2Controller-R6RC2 and VoodooPS2ControllerR6. 2 sets of Ethernet: IntelMausi and IntelMausiEthernet. You need to know what each kexts are for before randomly adding them. Less is better, not more. Better you start over with a new installer and use the bootpack a few posts up ...EFI_E6540_test

Either guide would work. Yes, there is an mSata port where you can add an additional drive, works just fine as well. High Sierra is the last MacOS to support Atheros, so if you want install newer MacOS than HS, you'll need to replace the kext with that of HS. See here As for docking station, I don't remember which version MacOS last supports it but I know it's no longer working on Mojave and newer, at least not the DisplayPort for external monitor. The onboard HDMI and mini DP does work, just not through the dock.

USBMap.kext? Are your ports not all working with SSDT-UIAC-E7470.aml? Unless you prefer a kext over SSDT?

@sukarechhe Did you remove the NVMe and replace with SSD or you just add an SSD to another slot? If the latter, it still won't work. You have to either remove it or disable it via the BIOS

Oops sorry, glanced at it too fast. Should be fine. Try with this Config config.plist.zip

If you want to install BS, just make sure to use new Clover that has OC quirks added (v5124), and of course update to the latest kexts.

Not familiar with this one. You could try replacing with a regular Sata SSD (mostly supported) and see if the boot disk work for you.

Sorry PM991 is another one of those unsupported NVMe drives

At clover, press spacebar, select verbose + debug 0x100 mode This should show you the KP or where it hang What model is your NVMe? There are some that are known to not be compatible with MacOS, ie Samsung PM981, PM981a, Micron 2200s...etc

1) SSDT-HPET is required for Audio, it's basically the same for across the board. The extra patches I have experienced to not make a difference added or not. You can experiment adding them 2) I can't remember why I opt for 00001B19, try 00001619. If you lose external video connection switching then that might be why. Also check to see if you get more CPU States switching. Currently for me with 00001B19, I have 30. You can check by launching IORegistryExplorer, under CPU0/AppleACPICPU/x86PlatformPlugin 3) Yes, the 2 values are commented out so they're disabled. They were needed earlier on when testing BS. Latest OC has fixed that, you can delete them 4) You can try MBP13,2 and of course need add NoTouchID to the configuration. Again see #2 if it make a better option 5) No changes needed when switching higher resolution display. Only thing I could think of is if it's a touchscreen, then you'll need to additional kexts (ie VoodooI2C + satellite) 6) When checking the Config file with OC Sanity Checker, it recommends it but I don't see it's needed for audio to work with it already declared in Device Properties... and it's alcid=11, not 1. Post your results when you make those changes. Maybe it'll be better than what I'm using.

The bootpack looks good except for SSDT.aml, remove it. That's compiled for an IvyBridge i7-3630QM. You might have merge your files with that of an E6530.

Open your Config.plist file with Clover Configurator. Under SMBIOS. On the far right is the up/down arrow. Click on that and select the very same SMBIOS you have set, it'll automatically update to the latest. For example, if you current SMBIOS reads iMac17,1, reselect the same model.

Replace the VoodooPS2 with this one. Shouldn't need to be in /L/E Add CodecCommander.kext to kexts folder, make sure to add it to Config.plist under Kernel

so using the OC files you uploaded but only changing the DSDT with mine will cause this issue? But with the other DSDT, you don't have brightness control? Let me compare them, see if it need extra patching or remove some....

Use you iPhone and play it back frame by frame