How to Fix Dell Latitude 5490 is failing to install the MacOS on macOS
Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, AWDL, Continuity and Location Services problems usually come from chipset support, kext pairing, privacy settings or network-location corruption. On Hackintosh systems, Location Services and Continuity depend on working Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, AWDL and correct AirportItlwm or itlwm/HeliPort behaviour.
Quick Checks
- Backup current state: Save a copy of your working EFI and run a full system backup before changing settings.
- Identify hardware components: Note down your exact CPU, GPU, Wi-Fi card, and motherboard/laptop model.
- Ensure utility alignment: Keep OpenCore, OCLP, and ProperTree updated.
Fix Steps
- Create a rollback point: Make a Time Machine backup and keep a copy of your last working EFI folder before editing OpenCore, kexts or root patches.
- Confirm the exact chipset: Identify the Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and Ethernet controller from System Information, Hackintool or Linux/Windows device manager.
- Use the correct network stack: Match AirportItlwm, itlwm, HeliPort, IntelBluetoothFirmware and BlueToolFixup to the exact macOS version.
- Reset macOS network state: Remove the current Wi-Fi service, reboot, add it again, then reconnect to a simple WPA2 network before testing advanced features.
- Check privacy permissions: Open System Settings and confirm Location Services, Maps, Weather and system services are enabled.
- Test Apple features separately: Verify normal internet first, then Bluetooth, then AirDrop/Continuity. Do not debug all three at the same time.
Do Not Continue If
- Do not continue if: you do not have a working EFI backup, a Time Machine backup, or another bootable macOS installer.
- Stop and capture evidence: if the machine stops booting, take a photo of the last verbose line before changing more settings.
Verify It Worked
- Maps can locate you without falling back to a stale location.
- Wi-Fi reconnects after reboot and sleep.
- Bluetooth remains available after a cold boot.
- Console no longer shows repeated wireless or location daemon errors.
Rollback
- Restore the previous EFI if Wi-Fi disappears completely.
- Switch from AirportItlwm to itlwm + HeliPort, or the reverse, if the issue is specific to one driver path.
- Use Ethernet or USB tethering while testing so you do not lose access to downloads.
Next Action
- Test now: reboot twice, reproduce the original problem, and confirm whether the same symptom returns.
- If it still fails: record the Mac model, macOS build, OpenCore or OCLP version, GPU, Wi-Fi/Bluetooth chipset, and the last visible error.
- Read next: use the related searches below for the nearest OpenCore or OCLP fix before making another change.
Related iATKOS Searches
- OpenCore · OCLP · EFI · kexts · config.plist · macOS troubleshooting
Original Question: "Dell Latitude 5490 is failing to install the MacOS"
So... it's my first ever laptop in my life, and it was definitely used from what I see, meanwhile I was - and still am - a regular desktop user and if it comes to PC I know what parts I'm putting in my PC case, however... I wanted to get a foretaste of a Mac without spending too much money on a MacBook itself, so I've decided to buy the aforementioned above laptop for ~150€. Its specs are:
BIOS version - 1.34.0 (updated it yesterday, before it was 1.6xx, I don't remember)
Processor: Intel Core i5 8350u
GPU - Intel UHD Graphics 620
Audio Controller - Realtek ALC3246
Wi-FI Device - Intel Wireless... and that's all the BIOS says, but I guess it's this "thing", called "8265NGW".
Anyway, what I tried was - of course - reading all the possible guides found on the internet, both for Clover and OpenCore, as well as seeking for regular drivers dedicated mainly for my laptop, as well as finding ONE EFI that managed to work properly and move my problems from first installaton where I'm choosing my disk / formatting it, to another step in which my laptop fails at 77.5%.
I'm not sure what to do, I'm guessing there's still something wrong or unsupported + I'm not sure if I can share the "working but failing" EFI, so... I need advices. Also... I don't even know what kind of MacOS I am supposed to install at all, so I downloaded them all.
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