Asmodai

Here's a link for finding the SSDT that's right for you: 

 

http://www.tonycrapx86.com/attachments/hp-probook-4530s/23166d1340232840-ssdts-all-i3-i5-i7-please-test-give-feedback-ssdt.zip

 

(Updated mine for the i5-2430M CPU for instance...)

 

PS

Leave feedback at

http://www.tonycrapx86.com/hp-probook-4530s/56622-ssdts-all-i3-i5-i7-please-test-give-feedback.html

in my current working config I don't use any arguments other than the ones in my boot.plist file

I'll attach my current dsdt.aml ssdt.aml and boot.plist files

files.zip

plus i'm currently using Chameleon v3070 boot loader

if you're having boot problems try using the following arguments:

PCIrootUID=1 NPCI=0x3000

updated my Extra folder (see prev post). Has new boot.plist settings and updated DSDT

Okay, I got Lion to install but it would only boot in safe mode with cpus=1... And once up it seems that the SL install was more supportive from the first boot... With SL my keyboard was supported from the start with lion it was not however when I plugged in the USB keyboard it seems that it forced the labtop keyboard into working order somehow because it is now fully functional...

Of course neither the Ethernet or the wifi are working as this is still a fresh install... But with my SL install I was able to use my iPhone to tether 3G... Unfortunatly lion doesn't recognize the tether as of now, I'm not sure if this has something to do with it being in safe mode or not

I downloaded the e5520 files aswell as the DSDT that you provided... I didn't install the kexts yet, I didn't apply the userDSDT yet and I haven't run multifail yet in fear of botching The install.. . Seeing as you've been the only one thats provided any sort of useful info I figured maybe you might be able to walk me through the multifail setup because last time I screwed it up.

Also I wanted to find out if applying the DSDT would be an issue since I can only boot with -x cpus=1.

Any help you may be able to provide will be greatly appreciated

Thanks again

Currently i'm trying different modifications to my DSDT to see which patcher improve the system and which make it less stable.
The current config i'm testing is enabling brightness control is System Preferences (If I do, it keeps starting up at full brightness but it's attached to the "fn+F3" key to dim it (the "fn+up", "fn+down" still apply), but when i remove it from the DSDT it relies on the native brightness ("fn+up", "fn+down") control keys. I'm not still sure if anything else is affected by this change.

As to the configuration, I can just attach my current Extra folder to make it easier to get it running (I'm not sure if the above-provided kexts will work on any other OS other than 10.8 but it doesn't hurt to try (just need to make a way to quickly revert the changes just in case, to save time).


Just replace (don't forget to save your old files) the /extra folder with this one:  Extra.zip (updated 8 Dec 2012)

As to the ML installation process...
I've made a dedicated ML Install USB which I've obtained from somewhere (don't remember where exactly) but it's a process that uses a Windows-based program called SUSE to record a *.raw image of the ML installer directly to a USB drive. It's available via torrent (I'll IM the link to you). After the SUSE program created the ML Install partition on the USB drive I installed Chameleon with the Easy Boot option onto the USB (don't remember exactly why though).

For Retina-like resolution:

 

in Terminal:

 

sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.windowserver DisplayResolutionEnabled -bool YES;

 

// by the way, you need to logout and log back in for this to take effect.

 

// P.S. Go to [Apple menu --> System Preferences --> Displays --> Display --> Scaled] after logging

// back in, and you'll see a bunch of "HiDPI" resolutions in the list to choose from.

 

from https://gist.github.com/3191869

 

PS

I set mine to "960x540 (HiDPI)"

Just got snow leopard working "semi" properly on my E5520 after a lot of trial and error.... The hardest part was getting past the install process.... I started by downloading the snow leopard install dmg... Having failed previously in an attempt to boot from an SL install DVD I decided to mount the dmg to an external hard drive this time... And I did so without touching a Mac... Instead I used Windows 7 and a program called TransMac, which worked flawlessly... Although because I didn't use an application like unifail or myhack to mount the DMG I now needed to find an adequite boot loader.. So I went the alternative rout, downloaded iboot (chameleon, stolen and rebranded) and burnt it to a DVD... Booted on the first try using cpus=1 which is upsetting because I only have one of the four i5 cores at my disposal now, however this is my first hackintosh and up until now I haven't had much success So I'll cut my losses... The only issue I have now finding the correct kexts... I used multifail the first time around and completly ruined the entire install.. Everything seems to be in working order except the following....

 

1. Audio/ Sound

2. Trackpad.

3. Ethernet

4. Wireless

5. Boot process "booting without iboot (chameleon, stolen and rebranded)"... keeping in mind as of now cpus=1 is needed to boot

 

Any help correcting these issues would be greatly apriciated, the ethernet and trackpad are the most important to me at the moment ... Thanks..

 

P.S. ....the e5520 is not equipped with a multitouch touchpad and therefor is not capable of multitouch Guestures so that issue can't be resolved. I'd be stoked to have use of my trackpad period

 

Have you read my post (the previous one)? It should have some ideas as to the issues you are stating.

BTW why Snow Leopard? ML has broader support for recent hardware than SL. I would recommend ML (or at least Lion)

 

PS

The Dell E5520 has multitouch support. I used it on Windows 8 prior to installing Mac on it (for Win requires a driver from the Dell site)

Ok, I've been fairly successful in getting the e5520 to run ML...

 

Other than a few issues (below) everything's working as it should, which i'll try to explain in this post.

 

NOT WORKING:

- button volume control (changes the indicator on screen but not the volume itself) plus several mic issues - fixed using this SOLUTION (included edited voodooHDA.kext) VoodooHDA.kext.zip

- multigestures on trackpad

- brightness doesn't want to stay put after screen turns on (comes on at maximum) fixed with new DSDT (included)

- card reader

- SD slot

- fingerprint scanner

- AVI output doesn't seem to work

- Mic input has serious gain issues... still fixing

 

Everything else is working.

 

First of all, just to clear this up, NATIVE wifi won't work. I went out and tried a few wifi adapters and found one that started up right away (believe it was from a Lenovo) but needed a kext (included in post just in case) to get power working right. From Sys Info:

 

WiFi

Card Type: AirPort Extreme (0x168C, 0x1089)

Firmware Version: Atheros 9285: 4.0.63.2-P2P

 

Relevant included kext: IO80211Family.kext.zip (!!! Not for the native wifi !!!!!!!!!!)

 

The procedure

Installed via bootable install USB

took out the drive, connected it to a working Mac OS, and from there:

installed multifail on the drive with user-DSDT option, VoodooHDA 2.7.3, SSDT for Sandy bridge

Edited the appleCPUpowerManagement.kext and FakeSMC.kext (included, so just use them) so no nullCPUpowerManagement.kext needed

downloaded kexts for trackpad, battery, LAN (included)

deleted (from /system/library/extensions) all non-relevant video kexts (for ATI, Radeon, NV, GeForce, HD4000) and appleHDA.kext

installed all kexts (via kext wizard or kextbeast), repaired permissions, rebuilt cache

installed Chameleon and Chameleon Wizard into the drive (included my smbios.plist (MBP 8,1 def) and boot.plist (with relevant boot options) from /extra)

inserted DSDT (tailored it to the e5520 from a similar model) into the /extra folder

reinstalled drive back into the e5520 and booted up (bios boot optionn in legacy mode btw, not UEFI)

 

At this point it should be working so if there are any KPs try rebooting a few times, it might be a permission issue

 

Now the trick after getting the OS running is that after upgrading from 10.8 to 10.8.2 you'll have to delete all the video kexts and appleHDA again and I think reinstall the patched appleCPU kext

Plus, I've upgraded to 8GB RAM but this will not affect the DSDT in any way

 

I hope this helps,

enjoy your Dell Hackbook

 

Dell e5520 files.zip

---UPDATE---

Extracted and patched DSDT for the e5520:

Dell Latitude E5520 DSDT.zip