/oc-m3800

An ongoing development project to maintain and expand MacOS on the Dell Precision M3800 using OpenCore boot-loader

Primary LanguageASL

Dell m3800 OpenCore [No longer supported by the author]

This is a OpenCore EFI folder for Dell m3800 with 4k display (2015 model) screen ready to work with 10.15.x and 11.x [#f03c15]So far that

Works:

  • 3D accelelation (2GB vram + framebuffer patched: 160MB bios, 48MB),
  • Wifi (switched to compatible one),
  • Blutooth (patched),
  • Sound keys (F1-F3 keys)
  • HDMI/DVI video
  • HDMI audio
  • DVI video/audio (4k/60Hz)
  • 60Hz in most of the hi-res sceens (known bug: 4k/60Hz setting for internal screen starts flickering for unknown reaseons)
  • Keyboard
  • Battery
  • Part of multimedia keys (volume)
  • night shift
  • camera
  • disabled Nvidia
  • Toughable screen
  • SD card reader
  • screen brightness (+ keys)
  • Touchpad with guestures
  • fullly USB patch -> replaced USBInjectAll.kext

Should work, but not fully tested yet:

  • sleep & wake on battery and AC power,
  • Lid close sleep & wakesup after Lid open
  • Deep sleep

Does not work yet/Still to do:

  • light sensor

Did not check it yet:

  • iMessage, FaceTime

Known issues:

  • 4k/60Hz internal screen - flickers - solution to to install SwitchResX app and create the custom resoltion 4k with 57Hz refresh rate (repeat it for the scanale ref)
  • sound issues - system startup with headset plug in causes internal sound not working
  • after wakeup from sleep performace issues occures

OpenCore version:

  • 0.7.1

Supports clean Apple "Software update.."

  • image

OpenCore tutorial: https://dortania.github.io/OpenCore-Install-Guide/config-laptop.plist/haswell.html#starting-point