Problems

[bor-lin]

Helo,
I have got some questions:
Should Monterey 12.6.6 install without any problems with your EFI/OC?
(I can't get 12.6.2).
Which bios version are you using?
(I don't have Intel SGX).
I managed to install it, but I don't have WiFi.
(regardless of whether CFG LOCK is disabled before or after installation)

Thank you in advance for your tips
Janusz

[jkbuha]

Monterey 12.6.x, 12.7 and Ventura all work.
Bios version is 1.6 (for undervolting) but all versions should work.

Wifi is not working because (a) it's currently disabled in the EFI folder config as I copied the actual kext over to /Library/Extensions and (b) you need to install the right kexts for Monterey (the latest git update has the ones for Ventura)

[bor-lin]

Thank you for the excellent software that allows to use MacOs on the XPS 9520.
Thank you for the precise directions.
I still have very big problems with WiFi and there is no Windows-key + zoom.
Tests with version downloaded on November 4, 2023:
0. I changed the bios from 1.5 to 1.6 - just in case.

1. I installed 12.6.6 and 13.6.1 - there is no wifi.
2. I changed the config.plist so that itlwm.kext and AirportItlwm.kext
   were enabled - there is no WiFi.
   2a. I used ProperTree for this - is it right?
3. I did setup_var CpuSetup 0x43 0x00 (not setup_var_cv) - is it correct?
4. I reinstalled 13.6.1 using the original config.plist.
5. I copied itlwm.kext and AirportItlwm.kext to /Library/Extension
   (and security enabled} - no WiFi.
6. so far I have booted from a pendrive in the right USB-C port.
   Now I booted using the left port - there is WiFi.
7. I installed HoRNDIS-9.2 - it works. But from now on WiFi is not active.

From now on, there is no WiFi, regardless of whether you boot from
the left or right port or from the nvme disk.
WiFi operation seems random.
Maybe only one of itlwm.kext and AirportItlwm.kext should be used?
Any tip will be very important.

I have the 9520 version with a touch screen 3840 x 2400 (4K UHD+) 500 cd/m²
00:14.3 Network controller: Intel Corporation Alder Lake-P PCH CNVi WiFi (rev 01)

[jkbuha]

You cannot use both itlwm and airportltwm, just one of them. The quickest and easiest way is to just enable itlwm (disable airportltwm) and then you have to install the Heliport app to use wifi. You can find it here: https://github.com/OpenIntelWireless/HeliPort

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On Mon, 6 Nov 2023 at 08:57, bor-lin ***@***.***> wrote: Thank you for the excellent software that allows to use MacOs on the XPS 9520. Thank you for the precise directions. I still have very big problems with WiFi and there is no Windows-key + zoom. Tests with version downloaded on November 4, 2023: 0. I changed the bios from 1.5 to 1.6 - just in case. 1. I installed 12.6.6 and 13.6.1 - there is no wifi. 2. I changed the config.plist so that itlwm.kext and AirportItlwm.kext were enabled - there is no WiFi. 2a. I used ProperTree for this - is it right? 3. I did setup_var CpuSetup 0x43 0x00 (not setup_var_cv) - is it correct? 4. I reinstalled 13.6.1 using the original config.plist. 5. I copied itlwm.kext and AirportItlwm.kext to /Library/Extension (and security enabled} - no WiFi. 6. so far I have booted from a pendrive in the right USB-C port. Now I booted using the left port - there is WiFi. 7. I installed HoRNDIS-9.2 - it works. But from now on WiFi is not active. From now on, there is no WiFi, regardless of whether you boot from the left or right port or from the nvme disk. WiFi operation seems random. Maybe only one of itlwm.kext and AirportItlwm.kext should be used? Any tip will be very important. I have the 9520 version with a touch screen 3840 x 2400 (4K UHD+) 500 cd/m² 00:14.3 Network controller: Intel Corporation Alder Lake-P PCH CNVi WiFi (rev 01) — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#2 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AAJMMC6MTYLLJEWJ37XSYYTYDCQ7ZAVCNFSM6AAAAAA64BZXMWVHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43OSLTON2WKQ3PNVWWK3TUHMYTOOJUGM2TAMZTGM> . You are receiving this because you commented.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[bor-lin]

simply remove AirportItlwm.kext from /Library/Extensions ?
no kextutil or so ?

[jkbuha]

remove airportltwm from /L/E and run sudo kextcache -i / before rebooting don’t install itlwm in /L/E, use the usual OC/Kexts folder and enable it from config.plist

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On Mon, 6 Nov 2023 at 09:06, bor-lin ***@***.***> wrote: simply remove AirportItlwm.kext from /Library/Extensions ? no kextutil or so ? — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#2 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AAJMMCZVC7YPT63GC345DRDYDCSARAVCNFSM6AAAAAA64BZXMWVHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43OSLTON2WKQ3PNVWWK3TUHMYTOOJUGM3DINBWGI> . You are receiving this because you commented.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[bor-lin]

In place of one of the installed montereys, I installed ventura.
Opencore calls it monterey (in boot time). What to do?
Is CleanNvram safe for other systems (grub, windows, bootable by efibootmgr)?
Won't CleanNvram destroy variables not created by Opencore?

[jkbuha]

I don’t know (it sounds cosmetic anyway as it’s just the partition name, which OC correctly boots anyway) but I’m assuming you’ve now solved the WiFi problem?

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On Fri, 10 Nov 2023 at 18:10, bor-lin ***@***.***> wrote: In place of one of the installed montereys, I installed ventura. Opencore calls it monterey (in boot time). What to do? Is CleanNvram safe for other systems (grub, windows, bootable by efibootmgr)? Won't CleanNvram destroy variables not created by Opencore? — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#2 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AAJMMC4O5ARPQYIK2LFQUQDYDYYV7AVCNFSM6AAAAAA64BZXMWVHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43OSLTON2WKQ3PNVWWK3TUHMYTQMBVHAYTCMZUGA> . You are receiving this because you commented.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[bor-lin]

WiFi now ok (twice by L/E ones by kext).
Not cosmetic - I have many systems.
I would like to try CleanNvram but who knows what would be.

[jkbuha]

I’ve never used cleannvram so not sure. But would try and create a separate boot entry for all the other macOS partitions if that’s the case

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On Fri, 10 Nov 2023 at 18:25, bor-lin ***@***.***> wrote: WiFi now ok (twice by L/E ones by kext). Not cosmetic - I have many systems. I would like to try CleanNvram but who knows what would be. — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#2 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AAJMMC2P7NH6XMUW7C2GHSTYDY2MNAVCNFSM6AAAAAA64BZXMWVHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43OSLTON2WKQ3PNVWWK3TUHMYTQMBVHAZTGMRRGA> . You are receiving this because you commented.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[bor-lin]

I have it, but I'm afraid that after CleanNvram I may not have it.
After changing OC, what is the best way to update config.plist?
(I use ProperTree in Gentoo, but it's strange, the configs are about twice as small. But it seems to work)

[bor-lin]

CleanNvram removed all bootable variables (Grub, efibootmgr, emulation, Windows, ..)
Of the 309 variables in nvram, he left 273.
By the way, what is the nvram capacity in the XPS 9520?
He left one openchrome from which he intends to start.
This is where I interrupted him and recreated all lost systems.
Windows made its own second variable.
I don't know yet if it will help to change the names ventura -> monterey.

[jkbuha]

For me it changed when I updated macos.

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On Sat, 11 Nov 2023 at 12:12, bor-lin ***@***.***> wrote: CleanNvram removed all bootable variables (Grub, efibootmgr, emulation, Windows, ..) Of the 309 variables in nvram, he left 273. By the way, what is the nvram capacity in the XPS 9520? He left one openchrome from which he intends to start. This is where I interrupted him and recreated all lost systems. Windows made its own second variable. I don't know yet if it will help to change the names ventura -> monterey. — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#2 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AAJMMC46IQT2O5MSM3MVEG3YD5TSVAVCNFSM6AAAAAA64BZXMWVHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43OSLTON2WKQ3PNVWWK3TUHMYTQMBWHAYDANBQGM> . You are receiving this because you commented.Message ID: ***@***.***>