macOS Ventura on Dell XPS 17 L702x Optimus

[Zpecter]

Would something like this WIFI card do the trick?

 

http://www.ebay.co.u...#ht_2966wt_1139

 

I don't if that will work, but I have this installed and works flawlessly:

 

http://www.ebay.es/i...=item416325e16f

[anth0ny]

Thanks Zpecter.

 

I have one of these: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/DELL-DW1390-Broadcom-Wifi-Wireless-Laptop-WLAN-Card-/251153107994?pt=UK_Computing_NetworkCards_RL&hash=item3a79e44c1a#ht_500wt_899

 

Which I may try installing before buying anything.

[anth0ny]

Damn, finally got through to the mini card bay and found no cables exist to install my Dell WIFI card. This is apparently because I have the NON 3D model!

 

Still need to aquire a WIFI card then.

[Zpecter]

Damn, finally got through to the mini card bay and found no cables exist to install my Dell WIFI card. This is apparently because I have the NON 3D model!

 

Still need to aquire a WIFI card then.

 

I had the same problem with the antenna of this one I bought previously:

 

http://www.ebay.es/i...=item20bff5cc5a

[TimeWalker75a]

Was anyone able to figure the reason behind sleep (wake) not working on newer version of the bios?

I want to upgrade to a newer version because it brings support for my FL1009 USB3.0 controller giving it full speed support and not just USB2.0 speeds like with earlier versions ...

[JohnnyD]

Was anyone able to figure the reason behind sleep (wake) not working on newer version of the bios?

I want to upgrade to a newer version because it brings support for my FL1009 USB3.0 controller giving it full speed support and not just USB2.0 speeds like with earlier versions ...

 

I think A12 was the last one to support sleep, which sucks if you have a 2670QM i7. Im hoping on of the talented gentlemen in this forum can use the guide on the l502x bios unlocking to get us a full menu of options for our l702x maybe then we can solve the sleep issue on newer versions of the bios.

[DoiX]

@TimeWalker, sleep is working fine, wake is the problem. Something dell changed in both l502x/l702x bios related to the IGD is what breaks wake. I lack the know-how to trace their change.

[TimeWalker75a]

Count the vostro 3450 in as well. sleep (wake that is) only works with A04, the latest one is A11.. the A07 or A10 brings support for my USB3.0 controller. What has changed for me is that they have implemented notification for _PTS and _WAK when PEG is set as active. They split one 8-bit register in half to allow this, it was predefined with zero value previously.. Also check for to what GFX card LVDS is currently attached (IGPU or PEG) and those notifications for brightness level increase decrease were added... here is a diff for A04 -> A11:

18a19
> External (\_SB_.PCI0.PEG0.PEGP.DD02) <- DD02 is your LVDS display when discrete GPU utilizes it. 
112d112
< Name (SLPO, Zero)
130c130
< OperationRegion (GNVS, SystemMemory, 0xBAF42E18, 0x01B0)
---
> OperationRegion (GNVS, SystemMemory, 0xBAF41E18, 0x01B0)
352c352,353
< OPTF, 8, 
---
> OPTF, 4, 
> SLPO, 4, 
655c656
< OperationRegion (PNVS, SystemMemory, 0xBAE0D018, 0x100E)
---
> OperationRegion (PNVS, SystemMemory, 0xBAE0C018, 0x100E)
3764a3766,3769
> If (LEqual (BRID, One))
> {
> Notify (^^^PEG0.PEGP.DD02, 0x86)
> }
3959a3965,3968
> If (LEqual (BRID, One))
> {
> Notify (^^^PEG0.PEGP.DD02, 0x86)
> }
4055a4065,4068
> If (LEqual (BRID, One))
> {
> Notify (^^^PEG0.PEGP.DD02, 0x87)
> }
4247a4261,4264
> If (LEqual (BRID, One))
> {
> Notify (^^^PEG0.PEGP.DD02, 0x87)
> }
5375c5392
< Zero, 
---
> One, 
5939a5957,5960
> If (LEqual (BRID, Zero))
> {
> Store (Zero, SLPO)
> }

DSDT-wise it's nothing really (but then again our model is shipped with AMD.. however my particular laptop has only Intel onboard).. now that we have unlocked BIOS and graphics settings can be tampered with it's a good idea to note how stuff is set up with a bios that has proven to work, upgrade to a newer one and compare whether or not something changed in setup. But for this you would have to patch 2 bioses .. which is not a big deal really. We have done this for our Vostro, but I'm really not in the mood for testing ... we are currently working out the crisis recovery procedure.

[mackyreddy]

@ Jhonny

 

I never cracked bioses, its not my cup of tea. I dont think i can successfully unlock the menus. May be Doix or Timewalker can help us in this regard.

 

I think there should be a way to disable intel completely, as Dell did with xps 17 3d.

 

@ Timewalker, Doix

 

Have u guys bisected XPS 17 3D Bios ? may be it should give us a new hope & scope. May be some modules from it can solve our problems

[TimeWalker75a]

I don't see how 3D and non-3D bioses differ, since there's only one download for L702x on Dell's support page.

You would have to figure the settings which are different for machines that have 3D displays installed and those having nVidia PEG as primary graphics.

Anyway, I have patched A11 and A18 versions for L702x and unlocked Advanced Menus, enabled MSR write (PWM patch) and unlocked password lengths option in Security tab.

 

You need to get original WinFlash utility that comes with your OEM updater .. run the updater and let the capsule load into memory, go to C:\Users\your_user_name_here\AppData\Local\Temp\WinFlash and snatch the contents of the folder. This would be your flashing program.

Close the updater (terminate the process)

 

Get any of these two.. whichever you prefer:

https://dl.dropbox.c...X_A11_UNLCK.zip

https://dl.dropbox.c...X_A18_UNLCK.zip

 

Unpack it into the same folder you had put the WinFlash contents.

In windows search bar search for cmd.exe and run it as administrator.

cd to the folder where the WinFlash.exe is located (you can do cd and drag the folder to the cmd windows to add the path)

do winflash.exe /BIOS /EC /SA /SV /BBL "L702X_Axx_UNLCK.WPH" in your cmd window, the Axx ofc being the version you decide to flash,

Follow the instructions from the updater .. cross your fingers, wait patiently and enjoy your unlocked bios.

 

Please be advised I'm not responsible for any bricks or any other damage that may happen to your hardware during/after the flashing process!

(Also it should be safe)

Make sure to not enable things that are not there .. do not tamper with LVDS settins, never enable SATA/ LAN or USB ports that are disabled from the factory ..

 

P.S. For some reason I was unable to find the A12 bios you guys are referring to, so I had to patch the one prior that version.. I assume it would still allow for sleep/wake functionality since the changes that borked it are implemented in the future versions only.

[DoiX]

@macky The BIOS deactivates Optimus based on data obtained from the 3D LVDS. I don't know if it's possible to locate and replace that data string with the one from non-3D LVDS.

 

@TimeWalker, you could check SSDT-3 (NvOpTBL or something) from windows to see how optimus gets activated and how NV3D works.

[Zpecter]

Hello, here is the A12 bios for L702x:

 

http://www.mediafire...1s0hkh1t3530s5o

 

PD: I don't know if you have read this:

 

http://support.dell....id=575104#L702X

 

Maybe that update will resolve the sleep problem with Mac OS X too, don't you think so??

[TimeWalker75a]

DoiX, sorry, I don't quite feel like digging through stuff I have no need for. I don't have a 3D machine, nor I have a machine that has nVidia onboard .. so it's pretty much limited on what I can achieve ... even if I looked into this. I mainly gave out the two unlocked bioses to see if people can find what are differences between IGPU settings in bios across two versions and figure what breaks wake capability. As it's most definitely not DSDT related as I have found myself on my Vostro. So far no one reported the bioses to work, so It's kind of pointless to patch A12..

[DoiX]

No problem, i only suggested it in case you were curious. After experimenting with it for so long i came to the conclusion that ACPI only handles brute actions such as powering, the complex part like the framebuffer is managed by the bios.

[TimeWalker75a]

Sure I would have been if I had a hardware to tamper with. Blindly doing things without relying on something you can't physically tinker on is not that great of an experience.

It probably determines what kind of screen is attached by comparing parts of EDID or something. I see no other option .. one could try swapping out screens for a 3D one and if nVidia will indeed be enabled by-default then EDID it is. And EDID can probably be modified, at least it was possible on my Asus's screen when I was playing around with build date.

[mackyreddy]

As promised updated first post with OS X Mountain Lion 10.8.2 Pre Installed XPS Freindly image, i am still uploading them, it should take few more hours but meanwhile u guys can download successfully uploaded files. In total there are 22 parts or chunks of the actual image file. So make sure u download all parts and then extract the dmg file, have fun.

 

Edit:

 

Completed uploading

 

cheers

[DoiX]

Sure I would have been if I had a hardware to tamper with. Blindly doing things without relying on something you can't physically tinker on is not that great of an experience.

It probably determines what kind of screen is attached by comparing parts of EDID or something. I see no other option .. one could try swapping out screens for a 3D one and if nVidia will indeed be enabled by-default then EDID it is. And EDID can probably be modified, at least it was possible on my Asus's screen when I was playing around with build date.

 

Hm, i might give it a try. Could you elaborate the approach?

[Zpecter]

As promised updated first post with OS X Mountain Lion 10.8.2 Pre Installed XPS Freindly image, i am still uploading them, it should take few more hours but meanwhile u guys can download successfully uploaded files. In total there are 22 parts or chunks of the actual image file. So make sure u download all parts and then extract the dmg file, have fun.

 

cheers

 

Thanks for your work. :wink2:

[TimeWalker75a]

Hm, i might give it a try. Could you elaborate the approach?

I'm not even sure it's possible.

I don't quite remember how exactly it was done, I just remember it involved a lot of byte flipping ...

 

LG Display on L702x is LGD02C5 (120Hz)

I believe the EDID data is the following:

0x01,0x00,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0x00,0x30,0xE4,0xC5,0x02,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x01,0x14,0x01,0x04,0x95,0x26,0x15,0x78,0x02,0x5F,0x35,0xA4,0x58,0x56,0x9E,0x26,0x0F,0x50,0x54,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x01,0x01,0x01,0x01,0x01,0x01,0x01,0x01,0x01,0x01,0x01,0x01,0x01,0x01,0x01,0x01,0x02,0x3A,0x80,0x18,0x71,0x38,0x2D,0x40,0x58,0x2C,0x45,0x00,0x7E,0xD7,0x10,0x00,0x00,0x1B,0xD4,0x9A,0x80,0xC8,0x73,0x38,0x24,0x41,0x30,0x20,0x35,0x00,0x7E,0xD7,0x10,0x00,0x00,0x1B,0xD4,0x9A,0x80,0xC8,0x73,0x38,0xA8,0x40,0x30,0x20,0x35,0x00,0x7E,0xD7,0x10,0x00,0x00,0x1B,0xD4,0x9A,0x80,0xC8,0x73,0x38,0x40,0x40,0x30,0x20,0x35,0x00,0x7E,0xD7,0x10,0x00,0x00,0x1B,0x01,0x27

There's an EdidOverride protocol in Intel's EDK, so one would assume theres a way to have a custom EFI driver to do so .. (if using a EFI capable bootloader such as Clover/XPC). But I don't know how well would it play at bios level to trigger the nVidia card ON.

[mackyreddy]

Sorry for Off topic Info.

 

Stripped Down Windows 7 & Windows 8 Versions, Tested, works perfectly on our XPS machines

 

Micro 7 Pro SP1 64 Bit Updated till Nov 01 2012 Full V2:

 

Release Notes:

 

ISO file size weighs at 1.26 GB and installation consumes 2.99 GB.

 

Integrated all available Updates till November 01 2012, but couple of updates failed while integrating but i have checked they can be successfully installed from desktop.

 

Windows Update working finally after updating Windows Update Agent to a newer version and installs all available updates successfully even the optional updates Windows Security Essentials, Silverlight etc can be installed successfully. For the first time i have been successful in stripping down and creating a perfect winsxs.

 

For some reason .Net Framework 2.0 was broken in the previous release though all files were intact and Vlite stopped working, this problem has been fixed in this release.

 

Almost All Features are Intact.

 

Added new stripped down stable Dot Net Framework & Assembly.

 

New & Better stripped down Driver set has been included with VHD support.

 

By the way forgot to add few things that I haven't used Windows Toolkit, Vlite & RT7Lite, so no tweaking what so ever, it gives more vanilla experience like a full blown Window 7. If some one feels bloated registry, feel free to customize it according to ur tastes.

 

Can be activated either by using Daz Loader or tr3bg0d's KMS-Tr3bivatoR-v3.6-x864-by-Tr3bg0D.7z

 

Removed Features:

 

Winsxs, Narrator ( App used for speech) and Speech support.

 

Known Issues:

 

None

 

http://www.mediafire...8pi3ymuqwlyw87c (Part 1)

 

http://www.mediafire...00bcffra5ukkwrh (Part 2)

 

http://www.mediafire...hb4v284dx2birfp (Part 3)

 

http://www.mediafire...jfdro4nfpoea0hg (Part 4)

 

http://www.mediafire...qyvvpi1t0jstn2k (Part 5)

 

http://www.mediafire...dbsik1p6ra6aida (Part 6)

 

http://www.mediafire...st0ex5b0lxob7tw (Part 7)

 

Micro 7 Pro SP1 64 Bit Slim V6:

 

Release Notes:

 

Added new stripped down stable Dot Net Framework & Assembly.

 

New & Better stripped down Driver set has been included with VHD support.

 

ISO file size weighs at 802 MB and installation consumes 1.89 GB.

 

Feature List:

 

Includes IE 8

 

Includes WMP 12

 

Home Group Networking works

 

Printers, Scanners and Fax Works

 

Includes System Restore Function

 

Includes Windows Backup

 

Desktop Gadget works

 

Includes Many Drivers

 

Parental controls works as well

 

Windows update works ( For the sake of installing drivers only)

 

Dot Net Framework 3.0 & 3.5 are also present. Dot net framework 4.0 can be installed successfully with out any errors..

 

Known Issues:

 

None

 

http://www.mediafire...x6e4e1o84bemuo0 ( Part 1)

 

http://www.mediafire...b586mxttu7ctde0 (Part 2)

 

http://www.mediafire...n3mqo5j7weccwzs (Part 3)

 

http://www.mediafire...9546483s4z3eh5c (Part 4)

 

Micro 7 Pro SP1 64 Bit Extreme V8:

 

Release Notes:

 

Stable and final release, no more development with regards to Windows 7 SP1 64 Bit. As i aimed to fit stable Windows 7 SP1 64 bit onto a cd and I finally achieved it with this release.

 

Hope the name "Micro" make sense now, at least with this release, I am proud to say that this is the smallest footprint stable Windows 7 SP1 64 Bit release available in the community.

 

Finally successful in stripping Assembly folder to the core with no assembly dot net framework problems. Finally Task Scheduler and Event Viewer both works. At Last 64 Bit OS Fits a CD easily

 

ISO file size weighs at 699 MB and installation consumes 1.74 GB.

 

Issue with Chrome Browser in opening download folder has been solved.

 

Added new stripped down stable Dot Net Framework & Assembly.

 

New & Better stripped down Driver set has been included with VHD support.

 

Nvidia Installer Problem has been fixed.

 

Feature List:

 

I can assure u guys that this will be one of the best and seriously damn stable release ever made at this foot print.This can be used as a Main OS, We Dont need another Windows 7 ready for Backup.

 

Has complete hardware functionality, just drivers have been stripped. For Example Printers, Scanners, Fax machines, Modem support, Lan support, Wireless Support, USB Tv Tuners, USB webcams, 3G wireless USB modems etc everything should work.

 

Removed features:

 

IE 8

 

WMP 12

 

Home Group Networking

 

System Restore

 

Windows Backup

 

Ink Files

 

Everything else is left from Slim version

 

Known Issues:

 

None

 

http://www.mediafire...blv89r1xwr5m573 (Part 1)

 

http://www.mediafire...3kt2vvxrfja6wwh (Part 2)

 

http://www.mediafire...hb9r74j5pe34mv2 (Part 3)

 

http://www.mediafire...kt8ymn795zi4zbw (Part 4)

 

Note:

 

1. For People who need ink files please download from these links http://www.mediafire...bywz2zq8jlx62p0 & http://www.mediafire...pnmd4b7tnk0cx5f and place the ink folder in Program Files (x86)Common Filesmicrosoft shared and Program FilesCommon FilesMicrosoft Shared respectively. Full & Slim versions includes all ink files.

 

Micro 7 Ultimate SP1 64 Bit Slim V1:

 

Release Notes:

 

ISO file size weighs at 796 MB and installation consumes 1.86 GB.

 

Added new stripped down stable Dot Net Framework & Assembly.

 

New & Better stripped down Driver set has been included with VHD support.

 

Activates automatically, haven't touched any scripts. If u feel like removing these scripts and those assisted crappy OEM wallpapers then it can save another 35 MB and then installation consumes 1.82 GB which is just 50 MB more than Ultimate Extreme version but u can enjoy the IE 9 and WMP 12 support. I personally recommend this version and i am sure Ultimate users will love this release.

 

Removed Features:

 

Removed Winsxs, Powershell,Games Explorer, XPS viewer, Windows Experience Index, rest of the features are intact.

 

Known Issues:

 

None

 

http://www.mediafire...8ma1gtof6njnk3p (Part 1)

 

http://www.mediafire...2zj3zzuenxasgp2 (Part 2)

 

http://www.mediafire...f45onltw6uefkwo (Part 3)

 

http://www.mediafire...e8u33dybxk733cp (Part 4)

 

Micro 7 Ultimate SP1 64 Bit Extreme V1:

 

Release Notes:

 

ISO file size weighs at 752 MB and installation consumes 1.77 GB.

 

Added new stripped down stable Dot Net Framework & Assembly.

 

New & Better stripped down Driver set has been included with VHD support.

 

Issue with Chrome Browser in opening download folder has been solved.

 

Nvidia Installer Problem has been fixed.

 

Removed scripts in order reduce the footprint, so u folks need to activate manually using Daz Loader ( I have checked, Daz loader activates OS Successfully)

 

Removed Features:

 

Removed IE 9, WMP 12, Windows Backup and System Restore. All other features are intact from Slim Version.

 

Known Issues:

 

None

 

http://www.mediafire...ea89ok6552xl780 (Part 1)

 

http://www.mediafire...20h0gtdhxwwvojo (Part 2)

 

http://www.mediafire...d752awfaeja5dg3 (Part 3)

 

http://www.mediafire...i28922shdayvgo9 (Part 4)

 

 

Micro 8 Pro 64 Bit V1:

 

Release Notes:

 

ISO file size weighs at 1.47 GB and installation consumes 3.68 GB.

 

Removed Features:

 

Winsxs, Dictionaries, spelling, Speech support and IME

 

Most of the drivers have been removed.

 

All Metro or Windows 8 Apps are intact.

 

By default includes Dot Net Framework 3.5

 

Integrated Performance Updates.

 

Windows is not activated, if some one releases a proper activator the we can activate this permanently.

 

Includes Windows Update ( Drivers are installed Automatically as soon as u connect to internet)

 

Known Issues:

 

None

 

http://www.mediafire...pufuo8kb2c8yc33 (Part 1)

 

http://www.mediafire...51ixak1mfs3seq0 (Part 2)

 

http://www.mediafire...y7i2ge4c65mxlzq (Part 3)

 

http://www.mediafire...jtedl2cc483o8qy (Part 4)

 

http://www.mediafire...bev5z7q5svazcbb (Part 5)

 

http://www.mediafire...d949du8xtciir2g (Part 6)

 

http://www.mediafire...idq8nk272vdsdzs (Part 7)

 

http://www.mediafire...ijr000pqi4qss0a (Part 8)

 

Micro 8 Enterprise 64 Bit V1:

 

Release Notes:

 

ISO file size weighs at 1.47 GB and installation consumes 3.68 GB.

 

Removed Features:

 

Winsxs, Dictionaries, spelling, Speech support and IME

 

Most of the drivers have been removed.

 

All Metro or Windows 8 Apps are intact.

 

By default includes Dot Net Framework 3.5

 

Integrated Performance Updates.

 

Windows is not activated, if some one releases a proper activator the we can activate this permanently.

 

Includes Windows Update ( Drivers are installed Automatically as soon as u connect to internet)

 

Known Issues:

 

None

 

http://www.mediafire...zeqk058xcj9zjce (Part 1)

 

http://www.mediafire...pm7s9157wd94t71 (Part 2)

 

http://www.mediafire...zy74164djf1gb5p (Part 3)

 

http://www.mediafire...48yck97s9a3wk9a (Part 4)

 

http://www.mediafire...qvn1jcp2xcxnoh0 (Part 5)

 

http://www.mediafire...o3yldpbu8417qk4 (Part 6)

 

http://www.mediafire...8b5zdu6orlwote6 (Part 7)

 

http://www.mediafire...gqchgcy817dzbhw (Part 8)

 

Micro 8 Enterprise Eval 64 Bit V1:

 

Release Notes:

 

ISO file size weighs at 1.47 GB and installation consumes 3.68 GB.

 

Removed Features:

 

Winsxs, Dictionaries, spelling, Speech support and IME

 

Most of the drivers have been removed.

 

All Metro or Windows 8 Apps are intact.

 

By default includes Dot Net Framework 3.5

 

Integrated Performance Updates.

 

gets activated automatically as soon as u connect to internet, works till 2013

 

Includes Windows Update ( Drivers are installed Automatically as soon as u connect to internet)

 

Known Issues:

 

None

 

http://www.mediafire...d5ycxgwzxd6nobz (Part 1)

 

http://www.mediafire...fwlehkohd1pz278 (Part 2)

 

http://www.mediafire...wsl32f3law5gwyf (Part 3)

 

http://www.mediafire...ao59kpn641an9nu (Part 4)

 

http://www.mediafire...2l14i227y11y78p (Part 5)

 

http://www.mediafire...c8ua0gqsj13s9b2 (Part 6)

 

http://www.mediafire...9ej7rszsbsa78mo (Part 7)

 

http://www.mediafire...jx28alj4ohv0qkt (Part 8)

 

Note:

 

1. Folks interested in testing my releases on Virtual Box, Please download this ethernet driver iso file http://www.mediafire...4b2t5slaxl6y77x mount it as Virtual CD/DVD drive and install using Have Disk Method with the help of Device Manager.

 

2. Use this Tweak with few custom modifications to the best of my knowledge for more smoother system http://www.mediafire...nf8760qm28lgxp7

 

3. For Activating Ultimate Versions use this Daz Loader and for Pro Versions use this tr3bg0d's KMS-Tr3bivatoR-v3.6-x864-by-Tr3bg0D.7z

 

 

Update:

 

Fixed all broken links

 

cheers

[Nas Makkiya]

I am an OSX86 noob, so please forgive any stupid questions.

I am trying to make this work but for the life of me it just doesn't want to, here is what I did:

1. I tried installing iAtkos L2 without any modifications, the DVD boots just fine, then I go through the installation wizard with no problems, then comes the actual installation which gets stuck at about 60-70% with 4 mins remaining (or 30-40% if I customize the installation and tick everything).

2. I tried this method to boot from USB using a VM: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhXogfrvTQk ; that didn't work either, the computer says no operating system found (and on my HP laptop, it just skips and goes right to windows, and yes the HP does support USB booting)

3. Using transmac I tried restoring the 10.8.2 image to an 8GB USB drive and then installed Chameleon using the VM and this installer: http://tonymacx86.bl...-installer.html , also to no avail: the computer says no operating system found.

Here comes the noob questions:

1. If I install OSX using the iAtkos L2 installer, would the installed mess with my existing Windows 8 bootloader?

2. The L702x supports eSata booting, can I restore the image to an external eSata drive and boot from it every time I want to get into OSX?

3. What am I doing wrong?

These are my specs:

Dell XPS 17-L702x: Intel Core i7-2720QM, 6GB DDR3-1333MHz, Geforce 555M 3GB with Optimus, 120GB Intel 330 SSD and Seagate 500GB 7200rpm HDD, B3 Motherboard Revision, Windows 8 Pro.

 

Update: after following your tutorial for the DVD installation of iAtkos, the installation now finishes, but the OS doesn't boot, without ######, it says that there is no operating system, with ###### it just hangs at the apple logo.

 

Thank you,

[Zpecter]

Yes, I was trying to make an usb image adapted to our XPS, but I'm stuck at this screen:

 

 

After it, the system reboots.

 

Hello, I have installed the Mountain Lion pre-installed version on my laptop and I still have this problem. What could it be??

 

[deadsmile]

Thanks macky for the 10.8.2 image !

Downloading now

Sadly I won't be able to install it that soon, as I have installed a Samsung 830 SSD, I only got bluescreens in windows and random crashes with a final unresumable crash on OSX on A12 bios... since being on A17, Windows works, and as I need the XPS for my work, playing around is not a solution for the moment.

I am waiting for the (A19?) Bios for win8 with the resume fix, linked before (thanks for the news Zpecter) !

Hoping this one will bring features from A18 with resume possibility from A12...

 

As soon as I can flash I will report back

Thanks for all your hard works !

(And happy to see there is some Bios hacking on the go for the L702X shame that we have sopoor options...)

[ALL-DDL]

Hallo zusammen,

 

Ich hoffe mir kann einer auch in deutsch helfen da mein Englisch nicht gerade sehr gut ist

 

Ich habe volgendes Problem

 

Meine CPU Temperatur ist immer min. bei 59 Grad und wenn ich z.B. irgendetwas mit Bildbearbeitung starte geht die Temp sofort über die 65 Grad hinaus

Das ist doch bestimmt nicht gesund denn ich habe hier auch schon gelesen das mit dem Kexts-Paket die Temp bei ca. 42 Grad sein soll.

 

Was kann ich machen das meine Temp. auch wieder nach unten geht?

Ich kann auch keine Lüfter auslesen also dafür fehlen mir auch die Sensoren-Kexte

 

Ich bin jetz auf ML 10.7.2 und es läuft auch alles super bis ebend auf die Temp. die mir angst macht.

 

Ich würde mich sehr über Eure Hilfe freuen

 

PS: Ich habe den XPS L702 ohne 3D

[brockolicosmique]

I'm having some issues trying to get the ML friendly image running on my XPS 17. I don't know if it is because of my current setup, here it is: I had installed a 2nd hard disk and at first installed Lion on it with the iAtkos L2 DVD method, keeping my Win 7 partition on the 1st hard disk. Lion was working perfectly this way, except somehow the disks would keep on switching back and forth randomly when booting up in either windows or OSX: ie. Windows disk would either display as disk0 or disk1 and OSX disk would display as the opposite, but those would switch at reboot sometimes.

 

I have then repartitionned the 1st hard disk into 2 partitions, installed Windows 7 in the 1st and then restored the ML Friendly image onto the 2nd one and then installed Chameleon onto that partition and used the DSTs and other files from my 10.7 disk.

 

When booting from the 1st hard disk, the disk0-disk1 mixing up would still occur, but also sometimes things were working or they weren't: one bootup and ML would have USB working and no artifacts, the next bootup USB wouldn't work and I was getting lots of artifacts. I have come to think that it was maybe booting up and getting the boot sequence from the 10.7 partition on my 2nd hard disk from time to time when USB was working.

 

I have also tried taking out the 2nd hard disk, but then it wouldn't boot anymore, giving me a Boot0/Boot1 error which even after setting the partition as active, it wouldn't work. I have also tried restoring the ML image to a usb stick and installed Chameleon, but I still get the Boot0/Boot1 error.

 

I'm kind of out of ideas as to how to get ML to run on my 1st hard disk, I'd really like to just format the 2nd disk and just use it for storage. Maybe I just don't know how to install Chameleon properly? Or I haven't gotten the right Chameleon package? I'm using the latest one...

 

Brockoli