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 /