About this article
This article is a complete guide of installing OSX Mountain Lion 10.8.2 on Dell Inspiron 3520 (Purchased in Jan 2013) for experimental purpose only, before read this tutorial, you would need some basic knowledge as below:
1. Bios settings
2. OSX shell
3. Encourage & Patient
4. If you received kernel panic, don’t worry, just reboot couple of times.
I do not take any responsibility for any damage may occurred to your device, & you may be out of warranty if you replace the hardware by yourself. So please use it at your own risk.
Hardware Specification:
Intel i5 3210M 2.5GHz 3M
6GB DDR 3 1600MHZ
1TB SATA Hard Drive
8 x DVD Writer
Intel HD 4000 Graphic
Dell 1703 mini adapter
I bought some component for upgrade
Purchased components for upgrade (Optional):
1 x 4GB DDR 3 1600 memory
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B004ZBAP64/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
1x SATA Caddy bay to replace DVD rom +
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/220940775746?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649
1 x Sandisk SATA III SSD
http://www.ebuyer.com/288065-sandisk-120gb-ultra-ssd-sdssdh-120g-g25
1x Atheros 9285 wifi mini card.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/300708415248?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649
This model of Dell 3520 is very effortless to replace components, you do not need to remove any screws on the back, all you need to do is use a flat screw driver to open the 4 holes on the top of the keyboard pad. Note: moreover you don’t have to remove the keyboard pad completely, all you need to do is replace the memory & wifi card & replace the cadday bay by remove 3 screws under the keyboard pad. I did not made a video for this section as I found this video on Youtube. NOTE: you do NOT have to add any memory, harddrive, or wifi mini card, you can use an OSX compatible USB wireless card if you wish.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nw8uptGzrTg
1. Prepare Installation Media
Buy OSX mountain lion from Mac store. Install the Unibeast to your USB driver which has storage more than 8 GB.
You probably need a working Mac OS / OSX system to complete this step.
2. Installation
Reboot after installation is complete, press F2 on Boot & switch off the “Safe boot” option, save & exit then press F12 on boot and in legacy boot section & select boot from USB drive.
After boot from the USB with Legacy USB Disk, use disk utility to format SSD drive, install OSX on the SSD disk. The installation should be no error as Dell 3520 has a very satisfactory compatibility for OSX.
3. Install Multibeast
Use this configuration
The reason to install Chameleon is Chameleon is much more easier to configure & if you did anything wrong in Clover configuration, you can easily boot up from Chameleon with legacy option.
Please do NOT install any audio/video driver from Multibeast, they are a bit outdated, download the driver as below.
4. Install Audio/Network Drivers
There are only a few kext needs to be installed, you can install them use Kext Utility. You can download them from here:
Audio Driver: Download
Wifi Driver: OSX has native support with Atheros 9285 mini wifi card. However you do need to rollback to this IO80211Family.Kext
Battery & PS2 Controller: Download
Restart your laptop after install these Kext
If you have experience with Chameleon, you can inject the device code for video in /Extras/org.chameleon.Boot.plist, & use PCIROOT=1 to enable Lan. This will make your Graphic card, App Store work, yet Team Viewer & iMessage will not work we use Clover.
This is my version of org.chameleon.Boot.plist
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd"><plist version="1.0"><dict><key>EthernetBuiltIn</key><string>Yes</string><key>GenerateCStates</key><string>Yes</string><key>GeneratePStates</key><string>Yes</string><key>GraphicsEnabler</key><string>Yes</string><key>Graphics Mode</key><string>1366x768x32</string><key>Kernel</key><string>mach_kernel</string><key>Kernel Flags</key><string>darkwake=0 PCIRootUID=1</string><key>Legacy Logo</key><string>Yes</string><key>Timeout</key><string>2</string><key>UseKernelCache</key><string>Yes</string><key>device-properties</key><string>7f0000000100000001000000730000000200000002010c00d041030a000000000101060000027fff04002c0000004100410050004c002c00690067002d0070006c006100740066006f0072006d002d006900640000000800000003006601140000006800640061002d0067006600780000000d0000006f6e626f6172642d31</string></dict></plist>
NOTE: DO NOT USE GraphicsEnabler=Yes before you put the inject the device code, otherwise you will obtain a black screen after reboot
So far, you should have a working OSX installed, graphic card, network access, audios works etc.
Next we will need to install Clover & enable dual boot
5. Install Clover
Download Clover from http://sourceforge.net/projects/cloverefiboot/ and install as “Unpack” to your OSX disk.
Next you need to mount the EFI drive to a folder.
Open Application->Utilities->Terminal & input
mkdir ~/efisudo mount_msdos /dev/disk0s1 /Users/saga/eficp -R /EFI ~/efi/
modify ~/efi/EFI/config.plist with text editor
This is my config.plist file
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd"><plist version="1.0"><dict><key>ACPI</key><dict><key>DsdtName</key><string>dsdt.aml</string></dict><key>Graphics</key><dict><key>CustomEDID</key><string>00FFFFFFFFFFFF0030E4DC020000000000140104902213780A09159D5F599B2719505400000001010101010101010101010101010101B01D56C650002A302430350058C210000019EC1356C650002E302430350058C210000019000000FE00394858584A803135365748340A0000000000004131960100000001010A202000F7</string><key>GraphicsInjector</key><string>Yes</string><key>InjectEDID</key><string>Yes</string><key>VRAM</key><string>512</string></dict><key>PCI</key><dict><key>DeviceProperties</key><string>7f0000000100000001000000730000000200000002010c00d041030a000000000101060000027fff04002c0000004100410050004c002c00690067002d0070006c006100740066006f0072006d002d006900640000000800000003006601140000006800640061002d0067006600780000000d0000006f6e626f6172642d31</string><key>HDAInjection</key><string>No</string><key>LpcTune</key><string>No</string><key>PCIRootUID</key><string>1</string><key>StringInjector</key><string>Yes</string><key>USBInjection</key><string>No</string></dict><key>SMBIOS</key><dict><key>BiosVendor</key><string>Apple Inc.</string><key>BiosVersion</key><string>CHANGEME</string><key>Board-ID</key><string>CHANGEME</string><key>Family</key><string>MacBook Pro</string><key>ProductName</key><string>MacBookPro6,2</string><key>SerialNumber</key><string>CHANGEME</string></dict><key>SystemParameters</key><dict><key>DefaultBootVolume</key><string>CHANGEME</string><key>InjectSystemID</key><string>Yes</string><key>LegacyBoot</key><string>PBR</string><key>boot-args</key><string>npci=0x2000 slide=0 darkwake=0 PCIRootUID=1</string><key>prev-lang:kbd</key><string>en:0</string></dict></dict></plist>
you need to alter DefaultBootVolume to the volume of your OSX.Also you need to obtain the legal information for the OSX such as bios version or serial number, you can use other software to generate it.IMPORTANT For Dual BOOT
Download these files & copy them to ~/efi/EFI/drivers64/ , This contains HFS & NTFS driver for clover, they are not included in Clover installer by default.
Open ~/efi/EFI/BOOT/refit.conf
this is my configure file
## refit.conf# Configuration file for the rEFIt boot menu## Set desired screen resolution if enabledscreen_resolution 1366x768# Timeout in seconds for the main menu screen.# Commenting the timeout option or setting it to -1# disables automatic booting (i.e., no timeout).# Setting it to 0 enables direct boot to default volume.# timeout 5 - enter menu & wait for 5 sec to boot default Volume# timeout 0 - boot into default volume without GUI# timeout -1 - enter GUI without default booting#timeout 5# Mouse pointer settings:# Set mousespeed to adjust mouse cursor sensitivity.# Common values are between 2-8.# To disable mouse, set mousespeed to 0.mousespeed 0#mousemirrordblclick 500# Disable menu options for increased security. These are intended for a lab# environment where the administrator doesn't want users to mess with the# operating system. List the names for the options you want to hide from# the boot menu. Currently supported:# shell - remove the EFI shell# tools - remove all EFI tools (shell & gptsync)# optical - no booting from optical drives# external - no booting from external disks or USB flash drives# internal - no booting from internal disks; this setting is not# recommended because it locks you out of all operating# systems installed on the internal complex disks.# singleuser - remove the submenu options to boot Mac OS X in single-user# or verbose modes# hwtest - remove the submenu option to run Apple Hardware Test# all - all of the above, except for 'internal'##disable external optical shell singleuser# THEME SET#theme metaltheme mrengles# Hide volumes. Moved here from config.plist# Available options:# hidevolumes osx osxinstall recovery duplicate# windowsefi opticaluefi internaluefi externaluefi legacy# grub gentoo redhat ubuntu mint fedora suse# It is moreover possible to hide volumes by device path, GUID, or# any subtring found in device path# Look into your boot.log to find a string like that:# hidevolumes HD(1,MBR,0x223EE178,0x1,0x6689F)# be sure the string is unique#hidevolumes fedorahidevolumes legacyhidevolumes duplicatehidevolumes recoveryhidevolumes internaluefihidevolumes externaluefi# Disable display of text-mode output when in graphics mode. This# option is unnecessary on Macs, yet without this option, UEFI-based# PCs tend to display text-mode messages relating to boot loader probing# over the GUI display.#quiet# Enable the use of the log file (for debug purpose)# This will make boot process much slower, so it should be stay disabled in most cases.# Log will be outputted to /EFI/misc/# Make sure /EFI/misc/ directory exists when enabling this.#systemlog# List legacy options first. When enabled, legacy BIOS based boot options# (e.g. Windows, Linux via LILO or GRUB) will be listed first. This is# intended as a quick fix to alter the default boot choice until full# configurability arrives.##legacyfirst# EOF
6. Change Bios Setting to add UEFI option & boot from Clover
In Dell 3520 bios , you are able to add additional UEFI boot file without using EFI Shell, which you can add Clover to your bios boot list easily. Simply select add UEFI boot file in bios setting & select the SSD disk -> /EFI/BOOT/CLOVERX64.efi, donate it a name “Clover UEFI” or whatever, alter the boot sequence in UEFI boot section, make it on the top of the list, save & exit. You will find on your next boot you will find the Clover boot loader screen & your OSX driver is selected as default boot device.
Finally you received a 99% working OSX working on DELL inspiron 3520, the only thing not working is the sleep, however you may resolve it with DSDT yet this will not be introduced in this tutorial.
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