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Is there a reason why you boot in safe mode (-x)? On the other hand, I would recommend you initially bypass the cache (-f flag).

It'll work without the typos (and without the text between brackets)! Is it really that difficult to properly type a couple of command lines?

Dell workstation often use a default PCI root value of 4 instead of 0 in their DSDT. A such, try and add bootloader option PciRoot=4.

Ok, that's much better. You can now refer to the list of supported and usupported wireless cards available in thread I linked to in post #13.

Unfortunately, that specific section of the SysProfiler does not necessarily reflect the true device id of the fitted Atheros card. You would need to use a tool such as DCPIManager or the lspci package to use lspci -nn Terminal command. 0x147c is not the real device id of your card.

It's not a system we already have in support here, so you'll be the guinea pig. You may follow a classic Clover installation process or a classic manual process with Enoch bootloader. You'd have to start with a minimal bootpack using just the basics such as FakeSMC + PS2 controller kexts. Once you identify the rest of your hardware (LAN, audio, etc.), you may add any necessary kexts as required. Typical manual installation, with Enoch bootloader, from an existing Mac or Hack, would include the following: 1) 10.11 USB installer creation Double click on InstallESD.dmg found in Install OS X 10.11 El Capitan.app/Contents/SharedSupport to mount the dmg image Then, using Terminal app, mount BaseSystem.dmg (hidden file) open /Volumes/OS\ X\ Install\ ESD/BaseSystem.dmg Use Disk Utility to restore the contents of BaseSystem.dmg on a USB key (or HDD partition) formatted Mac OS extended (journaled). Remove link for Packages in folder System/Installation of your USB key rm /Volumes/OS\ X\ Base\ System\ 1/System/Installation/Packages Copy folder Packages located in InstallESD.dmg to folder System/Installation of your USB key cp -R /Volumes/OS\ X\ Install\ ESD/Packages /Volumes/OS\ X\ Base\ System\ 1/System/Installation Copy the 2 hidden files (BaseSystem.dmg & Basesystem.chunklist) of InstallESD.dmg to the root of your USB key cp /Volumes/OS\ X\ Install\ ESD/BaseSystem.* /Volumes/OS\ X\ Base\ System\ 1 USB installer should now have all the required OS X files and packages installed 2) USB installer finalisation: Enoch bootloader + bootpack installation Run Enoch r2795 (latest at time of writing) and install on the USB installer Enoch-rev.2795.zip Copy the Enoch r2795 installer package to the root of the USB installer Unzip the attached minimal bootpack and copy the resulting Extra folder to the root of the USB installer Essential_bootpack.zip Copy all kexts from folder Extra/Extensions of the pack to folder /Library/Extensions of your USB installer, then repair permissions sudo chmod -Rf 755 /Volumes/OS\ X\ Base\ System\ 1/Library/Extensions sudo chown -Rf 0:0 /Volumes/OS\ X\ Base\ System\ 1/Library/Extensions Create a folder called Kernels under /System/Library (normally, it won't exist at that stage) Copy the El Capitan kernel to /System/Library/Kernels. Copies of the kernels are available here. 3) 10.11 installation on target system Boot the 10.11 USB installer (it may take a little time to kick in) If/when prompted for USB keyboard and/or mouse at installer startup, just press [ENTER] or [sPACE] twice At OS X installer main screen, open up Disk Utility in Utilities menu If applicable, partition your target disk in GPT/GUID scheme Create your target 10.11 partition and format it as OS X Extended Close Disk Utility and proceed with OS X 10.11 installation as usual 4) Post-installation fine-tuning Reboot the 10.11 USB installer (it may take a little time to kick in) If/when prompted for USB keyboard and/or mouse at installer startup, just press [ENTER] or [sPACE] twice At OS X installer main screen, open up Terminal in Utilities menu Identify your freshly made 10.11 partition df Copy the Extra folder from the USB installer to the target 10.11 disk partition cp -R /Extra /Volumes/<your 10.11 partition name>/ Reboot the 10.11 USB installer, press a key at delay bar (or F8) to interrupt boor process and select your freshly made 10.11 disk partition to boot El Capitan for the 1st time Complete the 1st boot installation finalisation Once at the 10.11 desktop, run the Enoch r2795 package from your USB installer to install Enoch on your disk drive; it should be installed on the 1st partition Eject the 10.11 USB installer and put it aside Copy all kexts from /Extra/Extensions to /Library/Extensions, where all kexts should go from now on. Ignore and acknowledge the error pop-up messages related to kext incorrect permissions/installation Rename /Extra/Extensions to /Extra/Old_Extensions Open up Terminal to repair permissions and rebuild cache sudo chmod -Rf 755 /L*/E* sudo chown -Rf 0:0 /L*/E* sudo chmod -Rf 755 /S*/L*/E* sudo chown -Rf 0:0 /S*/L*/E* sudo touch -f /L*/E* sudo touch -f /S*/L*/E* sudo kextcache -Boot -U / Reboot your finalised El Capitan installation NB: this is a kind of generic installation process and does not obliterate any requirement you may have to use a patched DSDT or add bootflags or options I have not mentioned.

Afaik, Cookbook only supports Core2Duo CPUs and nothing else. It's quite an old tool nowadays. If you have an Arrandale CPU, it just won't work... But you should be able if you tune your system with SMBIOS + FakeSMC and activate P States + C States generation.

Generally speaking, Yosemite is easier to install than El Capitan, mostly due to significant changes Apple brought in EC with regards to USB management. Motherboard and CPU models won't be any issue. Things that may not work depending on hardware are items such as LAN, audio or SD card reader. Post your hardware specs if you want more feedback on likely compatibility of your NUC with OS X, but, on paper, it should be Ok.

Post us the wireless card PCI vendor + device ids; they should be visible in your System Profiler.Depending on your exact model, you may need a kext patch or a DSDT patch. More details + list of devices available here.

You can place/copy/move the kext to /System/Library/Extensions or /Library/Extensions, then repair permissions and rebuild the cache. On next reboot, the kext will load and your card should be working as you expect. To repair permissions, open up Terminal and enter the following commands: sudo chmod -R 755 /System/Library/Extensions (or /Library/Extensions) sudo chown -R 0:0 /System/Library/Extensions (or /Library/Extensions) To rebuild the cache, enter the following commands: sudo touch /System/Library/Extensions (or /Library/Extensions) sudo kextcache -Boot -U /

GPU confirmed as Intel GMA3150 (ven:dev id = 8086:a011). Only framebuffer support (i.e. limited resolution switching) is available but no full graphics acceleration. Not worth spending time on this old and low-end platform as a partial-only Hackintosh.

At the risk of stating the obvious, are you sure there is not a wireless service on/off switch somewhere on the laptop that would be in the "off" position? Or maybe all wireless services are disabled in BIOS. Bluetooth and wireless are handled very differently from a "kext perspective" and do not usually die together unless controlled by a switch. Unless it's a combo card and it dies of course...

TeamViewer will probably not work (or only extremely slowly) without graphics acceleration...

You need to patch the Atheros kext or, better, your DSDT. https://osxlatitude.com/index.php?/topic/2120-wireless-cards-inventory-of-supported-and-unsupported-models/

I guess you only cloned the OS X partition, not the boot partition (the EFI partition if you want...). It's a simple matter of reinstalling your bootloader on the cloned disk. Otherwise, use a tool that will clone actual physical sectors of your HDD. Plenty of topics and posts on the cloning matter on the forum, use the search facility.

GMA3150 is unsupported under OS X, so no graphics acceleration no matter what. It's quite a significant burden on a low-end netbook such as this one. You can always check out the GPU id in your System Profiler to confirm your model but Atom N455 is Pineview generation and, indeed, those CPUs integrate GMA3150 graphics processor. You can't "change the kext with Intel GMA950" or pretend your GMA3150 is a GMA950 or GMA X3100 to that effect. It just does not work. If you want, try and install the lspci package to be able to list the hardware specs through Terminal command lspci -nn. All in all, it's a fairly poor platform for a partially-running Hackintosh.

Problem is undoubtedly due to the known issue of Apple having thoroughly modified the way USB ports are managed in El Capitan. I suggest you identify the technical details of all your USB ports through an IOReg extract from Yosemite, then adjust your DSDT and USB kexts in EC to try and ensure all your USB ports are detected and enabled. At the moment, it's not the case under 10.11, hence lack of WWAN module.

Last update: 09/08/2016 For those who need an extracted copy of El Capitan kernel to build their manual Chameleon/Enoch-based USB installers, here are copies of the various kernels that have come out so far (DP/DB versions excluded). I also include copies of the patched AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement kexts that are necessary on SandyBridge/IvyBridge CPUs. Patches courtesy of Pimentel and his tools as published at IM. Vanilla kernels for Core2Duo/Core2Quad, Arrandale and Sandy/Ivy Bridge CPUs: Vanilla_kernel_10.11.1.zip (Darwin 15.0.0) Vanilla_kernel_10.11.2.zip (Darwin 15.2.0) Vanilla_kernel_10.11.3.zip (Darwin 15.3.0) Vanilla_kernel_10.11.4.zip (Darwin 15.4.0) Vanilla_kernel_10.11.5.zip (Darwin 15.5.0) Vanilla_kernel_10.11.6.zip (Darwin 15.6.0) Patched kernels for Haswell, Broadwell, Skylake CPUs: Haswell_kernel_10.11.1.zip (Darwin 15.0.0) Haswell_kernel_10.11.2.zip (Darwin 15.2.0) Haswell_kernel_10.11.3.zip (Darwin 15.3.0) Haswell_kernel_10.11.4.zip (Darwin 15.4.0) Haswell_kernel_10.11.5.zip (Darwin 15.5.0) Haswell_kernel_10.11.6.zip (Darwin 15.6.0) Patched AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement kexts for Sandy/Ivy Bridge CPUs: Patched_AICPUPM_10.10.1.zip Patched_AICPUPM_10.11.2.zip Patched_AICPUPM_10.11.3.zip Patched_AICPUPM_10.11.4.zip Patched_AICPUPM_10.11.5.zip Patched_AICPUPM_10.11.6.zip NB: kernels go to /System/Library/Kernels as kernel; patched AICPUPM kext goes to /System/Library/Extensions

Yup, me thinks Atom CPU needs atom kernel or, I guess, legacy/AMD kernel such as Nawcom's...

Have a look at Insanelymac.com, they have a good section on AMD systems, especially kernels (AMD systems cannot run vanilla kernels). Last time I looked, good Yosemite support stopped at 10.10.4 and there was no available AMD kernel for EC, but that was a few months ago. Things may have evolved since.

You need to patch the Bluetooth kext in order to add your own BT device and get it supported. You'll then be able to enable/disable BT services from within OS X. Have a look at what was done for other BT devices, for instance here. It even works for integrated and supported BT chips of unsupported Intel wireless cards as stated here or here for instance.

For wireless cards...

If video performance is not up to speed, you probably need to tune AGPM (AppleGraphicsPowerManagement). See here (includes tested and verified settings for NVS 160M on E6400).

@ssprod: rather than offer your Clover folder + necessary kexts by PM, why don't you post them directly in this thread or as an add-on to a guide? Don't be shy to share.

A supported CPU is indeed normally properly detected. At least on a good vanilla installation.