Moderators Jake Lo Posted July 29, 2016 Moderators Share Posted July 29, 2016 El Capitan Guide Specifications: Processor : Intel Core i5-6300U / i7-6600U Processor Graphics Processor(GPU) : Intel Integrated HD Graphics 520 Chipset : 6th Generation IntelCore Storage : Samsung PM851 256GB M.2 Form factor Sata-SSD RAM : 16GB DDR4 SDRAM 2133 MHz; 2 slots supporting up to 16GB Wifi : Intel Wireless Gigabit Ethernet 802.11AC (M.2, 8260AC), Bluetooth 4.1 LAN : Intel I219-LM PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Adapter Audio : Realtek High Definition Audio ALC293 (ALC3235) USB 3.0 : Intel USB 3.0/3.1 xHCI Controller Touchpad : Alps Multi-touch Touchpad v7 Hardware Webcam : USB3.0 UVC HD WebCam Card reader : SD 4.0 Memory Card Reader Monitor : (14) FHD (1920x1080) Anti Glare (16:9) WLED, 300 nits, Magnesium Alloy LCD back Battery : 55 Wh ExpressCharge Capable (4-cell) Lithium-Ion Interface : 1 x Microphone/Headphone Combo jack 1 x Mini DisplayPort for external monitor 3 x USB 3.0 port(s) (one with PowerShare) 1 x RJ45 LAN Jack for LAN insert 1 x HDMI Working: Graphics with Acceleration Audio with patched AppleHDA Bluetooth /Wireless (Replaced with DW1560 / DW1830) HDMI Video / Audio mini DisplayPort / Audio LAN USB3.0 Webcam Battery Fn Hotkeys (Brightness & Audio control) Alps Touchpad / Trackstick Sleep, Processor P&C-States with Native power management Not working: Finger Sensor, smart card reader if you have one SD Card reader, unsupported, no driver DisplayPort on Port Replicator - no DP audio Work in Progress: HDMI Audio (no support yet) HDMI Audio Supported, updated files in the Sierra guide below Slow to boot/Restart/Shutdown Better when dual booting with Win10/not sure why Prerequisite: Set DVMT to 96MB (0x3) Source = FireWolfs guide Steps to change the DVMT value (Done on Windows or WinPE) 1) Universal BIOS Backup ToolKit 2.0.exe - to backup the BIOS (DellInc.-1.5.3.rom) At time of writing - BIOS version 1.5.3 2) UEFITool.exe to find the module labeled Setup and extract the PE32 image section (setup.bin) Update: For Dell Only: Search with this GUID then extracting the PE32 body under it would be faster /easier than finding the module per guide 899407d7-99fe-43d8-9a21-79ec328cac21 3) Universal IFR Extractor.exe to extract setup.bin to a readable text file 4) Use notepad to search for DVMT in the text file, 2 were found at 0x432 and 0x433 Both with value of 0x1 but only 0x432 needs to be set to 0x3 5) Format a USB drive to fat32 and create a folder name EFI (SD Card works too) 6) Download the EFI Shell and extract the Boot folder into the newly created EFI folder i.e.. /EFI/Boot/bootx64.efi 7) Boot system with the USB and select UEFI Boot At the grub prompt, enter these commands, hit enter after each command, then exit and reboot setup_var 0x432 0x3 To verify, just enter setup_var 0x432 and hit enter, the value will be listed Note: Settings will retain after BIOS update but will reset if you select "Restore Settings" in BIOS!!! /!\ New Development: If you don't want to mod the BIOS as it might be difficult for some models, you could skip this step by adding 2 new kexts to /EFI/Clover/kexts/Other Lilu.kext & Whatevergreen BIOS Settings: Set to "Load Default", Apply, then set the following: TPM = Disabled Secure Boot = Disabled UEFI = Enabled SATA Operation = AHCI Wake on Lan /WLan = Disabled Enable Legacy Option ROMs = Disabled Installation: See here install guide, use below bootpack E7x70.zip Note: Must be OS X 10.11.4 and newer for Skylake support Post Install: Enable Brightness Control and Trackstick Scrolling Trackstick Scrolling Download and Install Karabiner Launch Karabiner/Preferences/Change key/Point Devices/CursorMove to ScrollWheel Enable MiddleClick+CursorMove to Scrollwheel Brightness Control Launch Karabiner/Preferences/Misc & Uninstall Under Custom Setting, click Open private.xml Replace file with the attached -> private.xml.zip Go back to Change Key Tab and select 'Reload XML' The new custom file will show on the very top call 'Remap Brightness Key' & 'Remap Volumes Key' Place the check marks there. Now use F11 & F12 for Brightness, use F1, F2, & F3 for Volumes Control (Keyboards with same/similar layout will work with custom xml above too) Note1: Personally use SmartScroll for Trackstick scrolling with Inertia. Don't really use Touchpad, 2 fingers scrolling and tap and drag does work. Note2: Please use this beta version of ssdPRGen.sh generate SSDT.aml for Skylake system Note3: If you're installing Sierra, there's a known artifact issue on the upper left corner! Update: Fix can be found here Credits: FireWolf, Joe82, EmlyDinEsh, Bronxteck, Hervé, Rehabman, Piker-Alpha, Sontrg, toleda, Dr. Hurt, Clover Team, ...everyone involved with getting Skylake supported 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Jake Lo Posted November 14, 2016 Author Moderators Share Posted November 14, 2016 Sierra Guide See here for install guide, just replace with Sierra bootpack. E7x70_Sierra.zip - See Update files below Known Issue & Workaround: HDMI-Output works but if connect HDMI-Cable the local Display goes off and never recovers. I had tried different configurations but none panned out. Here's a workaround: Close the LID until you see the HDMI display becomes the primary display, then open the LID. It'll switch LCD as primary and HDMI as secondary. NOTE: Workaround is only needed on clean boot, no issue if system has gone through a sleep/wake cycle Update: Fixed it by modifying EDID with this kext, but not work for Mojave. Post Install: Enable Brightness Control and Trackstick Scrolling Trackstick Scrolling Download and install Smartscroll for trackstick scrolling Touchpad - 2 fingers scrolling, 2 finger tab for right click, tap and drag Brightness Control Download and Install Karabiner-Elements Launch Karabiner-Elements Copy karabiner.json to ~/.config/Karabiner karabiner.json.zip or copy the settings according to diagram below Now use F11 & F12 for Brightness, use F1, F2, & F3 for Volumes Control 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Jake Lo Posted December 14, 2016 Author Moderators Share Posted December 14, 2016 Updates Sierra 10.12.2 (16C67) STATUS: GOOD UPDATE METHOD: APP STORE/SYSTEM UPDATE MODIFICATIONS NEEDED: None Sierra 10.12.3 (16D32) STATUS: GOOD UPDATE METHOD: APP STORE/SYSTEM UPDATE MODIFICATIONS NEEDED: None Sierra 10.12.4 (16E195) STATUS: GOOD UPDATE METHOD: APP STORE/SYSTEM UPDATE MODIFICATIONS NEEDED: Update to latest Clover prior to update (v4051 +) Brightness Slider is broken E7470_BIOSv10.15.4.zip E7x70_BiosV1.15.4_NVME.zip - For M.2 NVMe SSD Alternate bootpack if Wireless does not work with the above file (Bios v1.15.4) E7470_v1.15.4_alternate.zip Sierra 10.12.5 (16F73) STATUS: GOOD UPDATE METHOD: APP STORE/SYSTEM UPDATE MODIFICATIONS NEEDED: Update to latest Clover prior to update (v4051 +) Sierra 10.12.6 (16G29) STATUS: GOOD UPDATE METHOD: APP STORE/SYSTEM UPDATE MODIFICATIONS NEEDED: Update to latest Clover prior to update (v4114 +) For latest BIOS v 1.17.5 E7x70_BIOSv1.17.5.zip E7270_BIOS_v1.17.5.zip E7470_1.17.5_alternate.zip 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Jake Lo Posted December 19, 2017 Author Moderators Share Posted December 19, 2017 High Sierra High Sierra Guide Bootpacks E7470_1.17.5_HS.zip E7470_1.17.5_HS-alternate.zip E7270_1.17.5_HS.zip E7270_1.19.4_HS.zip Note: 1) Copy kexts in /EFI/Clover/kexts/Other/CopyToLE to /Library/Extensions. Repair permissions and rebuild cache 2) Enable this patch in Config.plist under KextsToPatch if you have: LiteOn, Plextor, or Hynix NVMe Hynix NVMe patch 10.13.x (Bit swap block size 0x10) -Syscl UPDATES High Sierra 10.13.1 (17B48) STATUS: GOOD UPDATE METHOD: APP STORE/SYSTEM UPDATE MODIFICATIONS NEEDED: Install latest Clover prior to update High Sierra 10.13.2 (17C88) STATUS: GOOD UPDATE METHOD: APP STORE/SYSTEM UPDATE MODIFICATIONS NEEDED: Install latest Clover prior to update Install latest Lilu.kext v1.2.1 High Sierra 10.13.3 (17D47) STATUS: GOOD UPDATE METHOD: APP STORE/SYSTEM UPDATE MODIFICATIONS NEEDED: Install latest Clover prior to update Install latest Lilu.kext v1.2.1 High Sierra 10.13.4 (17E199) STATUS: GOOD UPDATE METHOD: APP STORE/SYSTEM UPDATE MODIFICATIONS NEEDED: Install latest Clover prior to update Install latest Lilu.kext v1.2.1 High Sierra 10.13.5 (17F77) STATUS: GOOD UPDATE METHOD: APP STORE/SYSTEM UPDATE MODIFICATIONS NEEDED: Install latest Clover prior to update Install latest Lilu.kext v1.2.3 High Sierra 10.13.6 (17G65) STATUS: GOOD UPDATE METHOD: APP STORE/SYSTEM UPDATE MODIFICATIONS NEEDED: Update USB port limit patch 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Jake Lo Posted November 26, 2018 Author Moderators Share Posted November 26, 2018 Mojave Mojave Guide Bootpacks Replace into /EFI/Clover after you install Clover E7470_Mojave.zip FYI, kexts in bootpack is outdated Make sure to 1st upgrade kexts found under /EFI/CLOVER/kexts/Other if you encounter issue Common links for new kexts: https://github.com/vit9696/Lilu/releases https://github.com/vit9696/Lilu/blob/master/KnownPlugins.md https://bitbucket.org/RehabMan/ Note: 1) Post Install: Copy kexts in /EFI/Clover/kexts/Other/CopyToLE to /Library/Extensions. Repair permissions and rebuild cache 2) Enable this patch in Config.plist under KextsToPatch if you have: LiteOn, Plextor, or Hynix NVMe Hynix NVMe patch 10.13.x (Bit swap block size 0x10) -Syscl UPDATES Mojave 10.14.1 (18B75) STATUS: GOOD UPDATE METHOD: APP STORE/SYSTEM UPDATE MODIFICATIONS NEEDED: Install latest Clover prior to update Mojave 10.14.2 (18C54) STATUS: GOOD UPDATE METHOD: APP STORE/SYSTEM UPDATE MODIFICATIONS NEEDED: Install latest Clover prior to update Mojave 10.14.3 (18D42) STATUS: GOOD UPDATE METHOD: APP STORE/SYSTEM UPDATE MODIFICATIONS NEEDED: Install latest Clover prior to update Mojave 10.14.4 (18E226) STATUS: GOOD UPDATE METHOD: APP STORE/SYSTEM UPDATE MODIFICATIONS NEEDED: Install latest Clover prior to update Mojave 10.14.5 (18F132) STATUS: GOOD UPDATE METHOD: APP STORE/SYSTEM UPDATE MODIFICATIONS NEEDED: Install latest Clover/update kexts prior to update Mojave 10.14.6 (18G84) / (18G5033) STATUS: GOOD UPDATE METHOD: APP STORE/SYSTEM UPDATE MODIFICATIONS NEEDED: Install latest Clover/update kexts prior to update Repair permissions and rebuild cache 7 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Jake Lo Posted October 30, 2019 Author Moderators Share Posted October 30, 2019 Catalina Catalina Guide Bootpack Replace into /EFI/Clover after you install Clover E7470_Catalina.zip E7270_Catalina.zip - For Discrete Model Also add this to /EFI/Clover/ACPI/Patched SSDT-Disable-DGPU.aml FYI, kexts in bootpack might be outdated Make sure to 1st upgrade kexts found under /EFI/CLOVER/kexts/Other if you encounter issue Common links for new kexts: https://github.com/vit9696/Lilu/releases https://github.com/vit9696/Lilu/blob/master/KnownPlugins.md https://bitbucket.org/RehabMan/ Note: 1) Post Install: Copy kexts in /EFI/Clover/kexts/Other/CopyToLE to /Library/Extensions. Repair permissions and rebuild cache 2) Enable this patch in Config.plist under KextsToPatch if you have: LiteOn, Plextor, or Hynix NVMe Hynix NVMe patch 10.13.x (Bit swap block size 0x10) -Syscl Finally we have support for SD Card reader (Realtek RTS525a). See here for more info and link to kext UPDATES Catalina 10.15.1 (19B88) STATUS: GOOD UPDATE METHOD: APP STORE/SYSTEM UPDATE MODIFICATIONS NEEDED: INSTALL LATEST CLOVER / UPDATE KEXTS PRIOR TO UPDATE REPAIR PERMISSIONS AND REBUILD CACHE Catalina 10.15.2 (19C57) STATUS: GOOD UPDATE METHOD: APP STORE/SYSTEM UPDATE MODIFICATIONS NEEDED: INSTALL LATEST CLOVER / UPDATE KEXTS PRIOR TO UPDATE REPAIR PERMISSIONS AND REBUILD CACHE Catalina 10.15.3 (19D76) STATUS: GOOD UPDATE METHOD: APP STORE/SYSTEM UPDATE MODIFICATIONS NEEDED: INSTALL LATEST CLOVER / UPDATE KEXTS PRIOR TO UPDATE REPAIR PERMISSIONS AND REBUILD CACHE Catalina 10.15.4 (19E266) STATUS: GOOD UPDATE METHOD: APP STORE/SYSTEM UPDATE MODIFICATIONS NEEDED: INSTALL LATEST CLOVER / UPDATE KEXTS PRIOR TO UPDATE REPAIR PERMISSIONS AND REBUILD CACHE Catalina 10.15.5 (19F96) STATUS: GOOD UPDATE METHOD: APP STORE/SYSTEM UPDATE MODIFICATIONS NEEDED: INSTALL LATEST CLOVER / UPDATE KEXTS PRIOR TO UPDATE REPAIR PERMISSIONS AND REBUILD CACHE Catalina 10.15.6 (19G73) STATUS: GOOD UPDATE METHOD: APP STORE/SYSTEM UPDATE MODIFICATIONS NEEDED: INSTALL LATEST CLOVER / UPDATE KEXTS PRIOR TO UPDATE REPAIR PERMISSIONS AND REBUILD CACHE Catalina 10.15.7 (19H2) STATUS: GOOD UPDATE METHOD: APP STORE/SYSTEM UPDATE MODIFICATIONS NEEDED: INSTALL LATEST CLOVER (v5119)/ UPDATE KEXTS PRIOR TO UPDATE REPAIR PERMISSIONS AND REBUILD CACHE 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Jake Lo Posted November 14, 2020 Author Moderators Share Posted November 14, 2020 Big Sur - OpenCore Download MacOS Big Sur app Create USB installer using well known createinstallmedia command Mount EFI partition of installer Replace / Add attached EFI Folder (Rename as EFI) E7270_OC_0.6.3.zip E7470_OC_0.6.3.zip 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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