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Dell Inspiron 15R 5537 macOS 10.14.3 Mojave Resources

Dell Inspiron 15R 5537 macOS 10.14.3 Mojave Resources

Hardware

Component Name
Processor Intel i7-4500U
Graphics Intel HD Graphics 4400
Memory 8192 MB
WiFi Broadcom BCM94322HM8L 802.11abgn
Audio Realtek ALC3223
Ethernet Realtek RTL8106E download
Disk Samsung SSD 840 250GB
Optical HL-DT-ST DVD RW GU70N
Keyboard/Trackpad PS/2 download

Other

Name Description
FakeSMC System Management Controller, required to boot download
FakePCIID Fake PCI ID from IOPCIDevice, adds compatability to unsupported hardware download
ACPIBatteryManager Battery management download
Lilu Arbitrary kext and process patching on macOS, required for certain drivers download
WhateverGreen patches for graphics, requires Lilu download
AppleALC Native macOS HD audio, requires Lilu download

Tools

Tool Description
Clover EFI Bootloader download, wiki
Clover Configurator UI for Clover configuration download
HWMonitor UI for hardware sensors download
MaciASL ACPI editing IDE for macOS download, 2
iasl Intel ACPI compiler/decompiler download

Guide

Requirements

  • 8GB+ USB drive (preferably with an activity light)
  • existing macOS computer with the App Store, connected to the Internet
  • Replaced original WiFi card with Broadcom BCM94322HM8L or similar

1. Configure BIOS settings

Press F2 to load BIOS settings. Change the following settings:

  • Disk: AHCI
  • UEFI Boot: Enabled
  • Secure Boot: Disabled

2. Prepare bootable USB installer

  1. On an existing Mac, use Disk Utility to Erase your 8GB+ USB drive with the following options:

    • Name: INSTALLER
    • Format: Mac OS Extended (Journaled)
    • Scheme: GUID Partition Map

  2. Download macOS 10.14 Mojave from the App Store and copy it to your USB drive using the following command:

    sudo /Applications/Install\ macOS\ Mojave.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/INSTALLER

  3. Install Clover to the USB drive

    • Select "Change Install Location..." and choose the USB drive
    • Select "Customize" and select the following additional options:
      • Clover for UEFI booting only
      • Install Clover in the ESP
      • OsxAptioFix3Drv-64
    • Copy drivers into the EFI/CLOVER/kexts/Other directory
      • FakeSMC.kext
      • VoodooPS2Controller.kext
      • RealtekRTL8100.kext

3. Install macOS

Press F12 to select boot disk, choose your USB drive. In Clover select the USB drive.

  1. Use Disk Utility to format your disk. This will erase all your data!
  2. Click on the "View" button and select "Show All Devices"
  3. Use the following options:
    • Name: macos
    • Format: APFS
    • Scheme: GUID Partition Map

Install following the prompts. Every time the computer reboots, press F12 and select your USB drive. This time in Clover select your internal disk drive.

4. Install bootloader

  • Select "Change Install Location..." and choose the internal drive
  • Select "Customize" and select the following additional options:
    • Clover for UEFI booting only
    • Install Clover in the ESP
    • OsxAptioFix3Drv-64

5. Install drivers

  • Copy drivers into the macos/Library/Extensions directory
    • FakeSMC.kext
    • VoodooPS2Controller.kext
    • RealtekRTL8100.kext

Other

Rebuild kext caches

sudo touch /System/Library/Extensions && sudo kextcache -u /