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graphics only in safe mode-latitude d520

Wed, 23 Dec 2015 14:10:45 +0000

ok so heres where im at, ive got sl installed but only got graphics in safe mode, ive installed gma950, framebuffer etc. on reboot i get apple logo screen but stays there im able to move mouse and sometimes coloured wheel appears

anyone help

any help appreciated

help with dell latitude d520

Sat, 22 Dec 2012 16:07:46 +0000

just got new dvd drive for my old dell latitude d520 and installed osx snow leopard. alls great- got audio etc etc.
but ive no internet, ethernet or wireless. got same problem as my gateway laptop
also lose cursor after 5 minutes
any help appreciated

Help with creating Bootable USB {Snow Leopard}.{D520}

Sat, 22 Feb 2014 14:59:59 +0000

Got this after using myhack 3.1.2 and edp and booting up again.

Dual Boot & Chameleon

Fri, 20 Dec 2013 22:44:51 +0000

I've recently installed Lion on my D520, and it's working fine - thanks to everyone here who made it possible!

However, I left space for a Linux partition and I'm having problems getting Chameleon to recognise the Ubuntu install; I've reinstalled Ubuntu 13.10 five times now (and after each unsuccessful attempt I've used a partition editor to remove the Linux and swap partitions - back to unallocated / free space), and I've tried:

letting the Ubuntu installer auto configure the partitions + bootloader location (while installing alongside Mac OS X)
manually defining the Linux partition and installing GRUB for the entire drive
I've also tried a manual install and putting GRUB on just the Ubuntu partition

...but after any of these methods when I reinstate Chameleon by booting from the myHack USB, it never detects the Linux partition and I'm unable to load Ubuntu.

Any help would be greatly appreciated - thanks!

D520 BCM440x Fixed !!!

Thu, 10 Oct 2013 09:06:39 +0000

Hello.

I was successful in fixing my D520 built in lan card.

Attached you will find a zip file with the dsdt.aml built by me

and the com.apple.Boot.plist I am using.

I placed both under /Extra.

I hope this will help.

Regards

techscoop

440xfix.zip

[GUIDE] D520 OS X Lion

Mon, 12 Nov 2012 17:20:11 +0000

Since I don't see any other guide's for this machine, I figured I'd try to help out the community by creating one! Keep in mind that this guide isn't exactly machine specific. Several of the Latitude D4x0's, D5x0's and D6x0's are very similar to the Latitude D520 and this guide can easily be used for them too.

Pre-Installaiton

Thing's you'll need:
-8Gb USB Flash drive/Small partition on HDD
-InstallESD/Mac OS X Lion.dmg from App Store
-MyHack 3.1.2
-Some form of OS X 10.6+ (VM, previous install, etc...)

You can follow the Preinstall Guide already written up here on OSXL. I modified it a little bit, which I will outline here in this guide, however I will assume you chose to follow the USB guide exactly.

I chose to install the OS X Lion installer on my hard drive in the D520. I chose to do this because I want to experiment with a bunch of different configurations in 10.7 before I update to 10.7.X. Having the install media on the hard drive makes install times dramatically faster than using USB flash disks. Also, I didn't have a flash drive.

Once you have your install media prepared, its on to configure BIOS and install OS X

BIOS configuring and installing OS X:

Note: I chose not to use the modified BIOS for the D520. Using the modified BIOS removes the need for a patched/modified DSDT as the DSDT is patched/modified in the modified BIOS. (Thats the only benefit, as far as I can see.)

Place your install media in the D520 and power the machine on. As soon as you turn the machine on, start tapping F2 to enter BIOS. Once in BIOS, set a "System" password inside the "Security" settings. Don't set an "Administrator" password, make sure its a "System" password.

Note: The System password can only be 8 or less characters. Any more than 8 characters and BIOS will not accept the characters past 8. (You'll know you hit the max amount when BIOS beeps at you.) Make it something you can remember! While technically its pretty easy to bypass the password if you forget it (Even EDP has an option to do it!), it makes it very hard to do when any time you start the computer it asks for a password. If you can't remember the password, you won't load ANY operating system to be able to bypass the password. Make it easy on yourself, DONT FORGET THE PASSWORD!

Further down, you will see the "Bypass" settings. Go to that and set it to "Bypass restart" only! Now, every time you cold boot, or wake from standby, BIOS will present you with a screen to input that System password. However, because we selected "Bypass restart" whenever you restart the D520, BIOS will not prompt for a password. Tap escape and select "Save and exit". The D520 should reboot.

Note: I had you do this in preparation of having OS X installed. Setting a system password will help later with Hibernation issues, and selecting "Bypass Restart" will save you from entering a system password sometimes.

Start tapping F12 to bring up the boot selection menu. Select "USB Removable Media" and hit enter. If you've done everything correctly, Chameleon boot loader should start and begin loading the OS X installer. I like to boot the installer with the verbose flag, and if you need any specific flags for your machine, now is the time to input them.

Select your language. Once the installer is up and running, click "Utilities" in the menubar and select "Disk Utility". Once Disk Utility loads, make sure you select the drive you want to install OS X to. Format the drive in MBR if you plan on using Windows on the machine as well as OS X. Exit Disk Utility.

Select your recently formatted drive and hit "Install". You can't customize any options. Install time should be anywhere from 15-40 minutes, depending on your install media read/write speed.

First boot:

Once OS X is installed, reboot. Remove your install media and let the computer boot from the hard drive. Since this is the first boot, you'll need a few boot flags to help you along. I'll outline the ones I used to help me get booted the first time:

-v
-USBBusFix=No (DO NOT INCLUDE THE "-"!)

"-v" means "Verbose". This will show you everything OS X is doing while it is booting. "USBBusFix=No" tells Chameleon that USB doesn't need any fixes. Setting this will enable the stock ApplePS/2 keyboard driver to work during the OS X setup. Neither of them are required after first boot. Once setup is finished, VoodooPS/2 will take over in OS X and allow your trackpad/keyboard to work and since setup only runs the first time, "USBBusFix=No" is only helpful the first boot.

Once OS X is up and running, you'll need to download EDP and run that. Most D520's came with the Broadcom 4311 wireless card, and if you still have that card, you should have wireless out of the box. Of course, there are some Broadcom cards that aren't intended to run in OS X. I happen to own one of these cards. Its labeled the Broadcom 4312, however the device ID's show me that its a 14e4:4315. There are drivers for the Broadcom cards that don't work in OS X. I'll include the one that worked for my specific card. Alternatively, you can rebrand the Broadcom card to an Apple Airport or Airport Extreme card and it will work natively. Rebranding Broadcom Cards Guide.

Configuring EDP:

Ok, I'm assuming you have OS X installed and wireless working. Download EDP and run that. Put in your password and select option 1. Select the D520 and then select option 1 for "Default Values". When it asks if you want NullCPUPowerManagement, select yes. When it asks if you want SleepEnabler, select yes. When it asks if you want Emulated Speedstep support, select yes. Select yes for VoodooTSC. It will ask what sound driver you want. The D520 comes with the STAC9200 device. I chose patched AppleHDA for STAC9200, but I installed SoundFlower because I still get audio lags. VoodooHDA #1 works, however has no microphone support and no audio lags. If you do not need a microphone, I suggest this one. I also picked VoodooBattery to get battery readings in the Finder menubar. EDP has its own version of MyFix, so once EDP is completed you can reboot.

At this time, you should have a mostly working copy of OS X 10.7. Sound should work (if it doesn't, check System Preferences/Sound and make sure "Internal Speakers" are selected), as well as wireless, battery, keyboard and touchpad. We are going to do a bit of extra configuring with EDP to get the best out of our machines.

Re-run EDP and select option 2 (Configuration). Select Option 4 to install SoundFlower. EDP will return to the configuration menu after a few seconds. Select option 2 to disable Hibernation. EDP will return back to the configuration menu after a few seconds. Select "X" to return to the main menu. Select "Q" to quit. Reboot. Hibernation/Sleep should now work properly because we configured it with EDP and because of the "Master Password" we set in BIOS. Any sound delays you might have had can be taken care of witht SoundFlower. Just make sure it starts up with OS X.

Updating:

Updating is easy. Run the 10.7.5 combo update and before it automatically reboots, re-run EDP and select your choices again. Reboot with verbose. If you have my wireless card, you MUST reinstall the Broadcom43XXFamilyRev2 kext with Kext Wizard for wireless to work again after updating to 10.7.5.

Now you are fully updated, and everything should be working properly!

Tips:

If anything fails, feel free to drop a post in here. Hopefully we can help you figure it out.
~~Hibernation works, but display sleep does not. It works, but the screen will come back to life distorted but usable. Nothing seems to bring it back except a reboot.~~ Fixed in latest EDP.
~~Battery icon in menubar doesn't automatically update. Removing the charger and replugging it back in will make it update.~~ Fixed by using AppleSmartBattery in EDP
Adjust the "TJMax" value in /Extra/Extensions/IntelCPUMonitor.kext/Contents/Info.plist. Set it to whatever your TJMax temperature is for correct temperature readings in hardware monitor software. Also keep in mind that anytime you run EDP you will have to make these changes. Be sure to lookup your CPU on the Intel Website.
~~Wireless doesn't reactivate after Hibernation. You have to shut it off in OS X and turn the card back on. After that, it operates flawlessly.~~ Fixed with latest Apple AirPort update

Display sleep is still broken. Disable clamshell sleep via PMSET and the display will only wake when closing the lid by using a hot corner to sleep/wake the display. Minor annoyance.

Please feel free to let me know if I missed anything important!

Credits:
OSXL community for being such a great forum
OSXL development team for such a great driver pack
HervÃ© for the "USBBusFix=No" flag
Anyone else that deserves credit I didn't give. (Apologies!)

Broadcom43XXFamilyrev2.kext.zip

D530 some strange bugs

Wed, 17 Jul 2013 19:52:32 +0000

Hello everybody !

I come to you because I have some strange issues installing OS X on my Dell D530.

First of all, here is it's config: Intel Core 2 Duo T7700 2.4GHz, 4Gb Ram, latest BIOS version.

Okay, let me now tell you what happens.

When I tried the first time to install OS X Snow Leopard using MyHack with EDP Bootpacks, I just got a screen that told me to turn off the computer.

Then I used the -v boot arg to see what happens: I had a faulty kext called IOATAFamily. It said secondary IDE channel was disabled, and just after that the KP came.

I searched the web, and found a patched kext that worked fine, but had to replace it manually on the S/L/E of USB stick.

Next time I tried to install, I got another kernel panic, this time from AppleEFIRuntime, another kext name I saw was AppleEFINVRAM.

I simply deleted it from S/L/E on USB stick to see what it would do, and installer launched perfectly, until the moment he tries to start the newly installed OS.

As both kexts are included in a .pkg, it was fixed on the USB stick, but not on the installed system.

Then I pulled out the HD, connect it to another mac (Dell Mini, running SL 10.6.2) using a SATA-to-USB adapter, replaced the IOATAFamily.kext with the patched one, and again removed AppleEFIRuntime.kext.

This time the system loads perfectly, installed and ran EDP, everything works except sound and LAN.

Now, as it was a 10.6 retail DVD I used to create the usb stick, I wanted to install the combo update.

While it was installing the update, everything froze and I could never get the system back again, even by replacing/deleting the mentioned kexts.

It just blocked while loading, without any information.

For now, I reinstalled 10.6 just like I did before I tried to update, but it's not really satisfying for me.

Maybe could someone help me determine what the problem is with these kexts ?

Thanks in advance for your replies.

Regards,

~Leo.

PS: I tried to install Lion too, but like in another thread, installer freezes while it launches, sometimes while copiying the files, sometimes while partitioning, sometimes it even can't load installer and blocks at command-line type screen...

D520 Lion install woes

Sat, 18 May 2013 01:07:34 +0000

g'day folks..

trying to breath life into my 520.. using your myhack method, select 10.7 add extra folder, (tried running my fix, tried not adding extra folder)

boot off USB
right after selecting language the mouse becomes unresponsive..except for fleeting moments when it springs back to life every 10 sec for a 1 second bursts..extrenal USB mouse does same.

I can navigate with keyboard to get around this,
always start fresh and erase drive (journaled ofcourse)
all goes well when myhack asks me which extra folder to use at which point.. it hangs, once MyHack has asked me if i want to delete problematic kexts.. which is normal, but goes no further.

I am running

A08
core 2 duo (D520 previously had core Duo)

4 gig ram (also tried with 2 gig)
removed wifi
removed bluetooth
have tried with SSD and normal HDD

tried intsalling with 2 different USB sticks and off hard disk partition.

I have an iFail lion disk and strangley the mouse issue is same.
I have tried with out adding the extra folder and it still hangs same spot.
I am going to try and use a different source as I am using a DMG image of lion

have set up the BIOS same as thread here

https://osxlatitude.com/index.php?/topic/2038-bios-settings-d520/

I am very familiar with other install methods, but cant walk away from your install method when all the hard work has been done...extra folders worked out...sheeeesh!!

any help at all, would be extremely appreciated

D520 Core Duo and Lion ??

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 00:13:18 +0000

hey folks,

cant for the love god get Lion on this D520, have stripped it down to no wireless, tried with and with out bootpacks. it seems when the "select your language" screen should pop up, my screen just goes blank.

I know not all D520's mobo's are born equal, mine is a Core Duo , is this a problem ? some have a 945M and others a 945ML which dictates if it can handle a core 2 duo or core duo from what i have read.

so to save me eons of installs I thought I'd ask if the CPU is my issue. my USB installer works fine on my HP desktop, have successfully done a D630 using your MyHack method and many other ML and Lion installs on various machines.

but I just cant give up my old trusty D520 , its my precious !!

I have tried an iFail LION installer out of fustration and the problem is identicle, its as if the graphics are not supported or when the GUI kicks in the display runs off to mumma.

Just guessing here.

in the pinned "D520 Lion install" thread the (preinstall guide) link is down.

all the best

brad

Installation locks up!

Thu, 17 Jan 2013 18:23:24 +0000

Greetings!!!

I am following the step-by-step process to run OSX on my Latitude D530. I created the boot flash disk, with the image inside. Powered the computer with the usb, the installer is read, I get to select the language, then installation begins and it locks up. The farthest that I have gotten is 18 minutes remaining.

Any ideas? Any help would be appreciated.

My model is the Core2 Dou, with 4 gb of memory, the harddrive was freshly partitioned (journaled)....What can I try?

Thank you in advance

MrM

no sound on d520

Fri, 04 Jan 2013 16:07:32 +0000

just realized there's no audio on my d520. not sure if was working before i restarted as never checked but according to system preferences there's no hardware to configure?

D520 BIOS Settings

Tue, 08 Jan 2013 04:09:49 +0000

Since I haven't seen any other threads for BIOS settings on the D520, I figured I'd go ahead and mark mine down as what works, and what shouldn't be tinkered with to get either Snow Leopard or Lion up and running.

These BIOS settings were taken straight from Dell Latitude D520 BIOS version A08.

System:

-System Info

-Processor Info

-Memory Info

-Device Info

-Battery Info

-Battery Health

-Date/Time

-Boot Sequence

None of these fields are configurable, except "Boot Sequence". As the Latitude D520 has a boot selection menu (F12 at BIOS screen), I do not recommend changing any of the "Boot Sequence" options. Make your boot selections in the boot selection menu.

Onboard Devices:

-Fast IR = Off

-Integrated NIC = Enabled w/PXE

-Internal Modem = Enabled

-External USB Ports = Enabled

-Parallel Port = ECP

-Serial Port = COM1

-PC Card and 1394 = Enabled (OS X will not boot without 1394 enabled!)

Video:

-Brightness = Any

-Brightness (AC) = Any

-LCD Panel Expansion = Enabled

Security:

-Admin Password = Not Set

-System Password = Must be set for sleep/hibernation to function!

-Internal HDD PW = Not Set

-Password Change = Permitted

-Password Bypass = Reboot/Resume bypass

-Wireless Hotkey Change = Denied (Not sure about this.)

-CPU XD Support = Enabled

-Computrace Â® = Deactivate

Performance:

-Multi Core Support = Enabled

-HDD Acoustic Mode = Performance

-SpeedStep Enable = Enabled

Power Management:

-Auto On Mode = Off

-Auto On Time = X:XX

-USB Wake Support = Off (OS X will kernel panic upon wakeup with this on!)

-Wake on LAN/WLAN = Off

-Serial ATA DIPM = Enabled

Maintenance:

-Load Defaults = Cancel (Use only if you muck up BIOS too bad!)

-Service Tag = Some random alpha-numeric tag Dell assigns your machine

Docking:

-Dock Device Info = Only valid if you are using a Dell Dock

-Undocking Method = Hot Undock

-Universal Connect = Enabled

POST Behavior:

-Adapter Warnings = Enabled

-Fn Key Emulation = Scroll Lock

-Fast Boot = Enabled

-Keypad (Embedded) = Fn Key Only

-Mouse/Touchpad = Touchpad-PS/2

-Numlock LED = On

-USB Emulation = Enabled

Wireless:

-Internal Bluetooth = Enabled

-Internal Wi-Fi = Enabled

-Wireless Hotkey = Wi-Fi & Bluetooth

The above BIOS settings will allow you to run OS X Snow Leopard or Lion with full sleep/hibernate compatibility.

keyboard not uk english

Sun, 30 Dec 2012 01:29:19 +0000

when i installed osx 10.6.1 i chose english and british but my keyboard is in american? i mean if i want the @ icon i have to press shift and 2

ive been in system preferences and keyboard but cant see anyway to change it to uk?

any help appreciated

D520 (GMA 950) Display sleep

Tue, 04 Dec 2012 01:16:40 +0000

Joe, I redid some testing, and I wanted to re post my findings. I think, now that I know how to properly test DSDT files, I may have been wrong in my previous findings. (Thanks again, Bronx, for the info. It was a superb help!)

After placing EDP's (Quoted is how I renamed them!) "DSDT.aml" file, your first remake, called "dsdt_d520.aml", and your second remake, called "dsdt_d520_pipe1.aml" in /Extra, I rebooted and specified "DSDT.aml" to be sure that it booted with EDP's DSDT.

EDP revision 65 DSDT:

Internal display: Works fine, sleeps fine, wakes up "pixelated"

External display: None detected

Then, I rebooted and specified "dsdt_d520_pipe1.aml".

Internal display: Completely corrupt. Unusable.

External display: Same as above.

Then, I rebooted and specified "dsdt_d520.aml".

Internal display: Works fine, sleeps fine, wakes up great!

External display: Works fine, extended is great, as well as mirrored.

I think you nailed it the first time, however I did not know how to test out DSDT's properly! Thanks to Bronxtec, I finally have both VGA out and proper display sleep! (Semi-proper. I still have to set a hot corner to sleep the display, sleep the display before I close the lid, and then move my mouse towards the hot corner again to wake the screen up. Without the hot corner, the screen will never wake up. Its been this way since Tiger, sadly.)