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Few things to try:

 

1. For your model, look in org.chameleon.boot.plist in the bootpack. These are some of the flags you can set to get the iboot (chameleon, stolen and rebranded)/retail DVD to work.

 

2. When you used the SLD430 image, did you use the right bootpack for your model?

 

3. After you boot into OSX with -x, install EDP, then run the edptool.command from the Extra folder, choose option 1, and then the D630 model you have, also go through the options 2,3,4.

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Few things to try:

 

1. For your model, look in org.chameleon.boot.plist in the bootpack. These are some of the flags you can set to get the iboot (chameleon, stolen and rebranded)/retail DVD to work.

 

2. When you used the SLD430 image, did you use the right bootpack for your model?

 

3. After you boot into OSX with -x, install EDP, then run the edptool.command from the Extra folder, choose option 1, and then the D630 model you have, also go through the options 2,3,4.

Following all the above I get KP (-x no longer boots, OS is completely down.)

Error messages start with

OSMetaClass: Kext org.netkas.fakesmc class FakeSMC is a duplicate; kext org.netkas.FakeSMC a;ready has a class by that name

Kext org.netkas.fakesmc start failed (result 0xdc00400a).

Kext org.netkas.fakesmc failed to load (0xdc008017).

 

1. After installing Chameleon from edptool, I ran it and looked at the flags - they were the same as in org.chameleon.boot.plist.

When I tried to run anything Chameleon's 'Install' tab - they all failed, requiring a network connection to be set...duh :)

2. If by bootpack you mean the EDP, I downloaded 1.9.2 which is the latest required for SL - right?

3. As I mentioned before, following this procedure gives me KP very early and I have to reinstall from USB and start from scratch.

 

Do you know what kext or set of kexts are required for ethernet to work?

What I am thinking is, after I boot into safe mode, if I can just get internet connection within safe mode, maybe following the setup you recommended will actually work...

off to reinstalling my OS... :)

thanks

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remove fakesmc from s/l/e.... why it's there i don't know....

how do i do that?

can i do this while my HD based OS is in the dumpster i.e. boot from the pen and access the HDD somehow?

rememeber:

1) I am Mac OS green.

2) I started from SLD430USB.img . For all i know - this is a binary, right? and if so

how do I 'remove' stuff out of there?

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remove fakesmc from s/l/e.... why it's there i don't know....

it occurs to me that this (fakeSmc) is being added by installing and/or using EDP in the prescribed manner.

I say this because, before I install and use EDP, I can boot all the way with -x.

does this make sense?

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it's a possability... i remember some one having the same issues with d630 awhile back... might have been Andy. not sure. but normaly edp should not dump kexts straight into s/l/e like that. only 0EDP.kext will go into s/l/e but that's in 2.2 for lion.

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no easy way without being able to boot into osx. unless you know abd understand terminal commands... or connect the harddrive to another mac and delete it.

well, i am able to boot into osx (before I attempt to use EDP to re-build...).

where would i find this kext?

i am fairly confident around Unix/Linux command shells as well.

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no easy way without being able to boot into osx. unless you know abd understand terminal commands... or connect the harddrive to another mac and delete it.

ok, after i renamed the fakeSMC dir in EDP, my Ethernet connection is up, however, i still need the -x in order to boot.

without the -x, the boot process takes about 45-50 seconds and then the screen goes blank. When I use -v

to try to see where exactly that happens, it happens too fast and I can tell.

i will try to get more info on this.

Another thing that's happened since i got the internet connection is that Chameleon from edptool can stay up - it crashes.

If I disconnect the network cable it stays up but will only let me update the flags - changing the boot sector

requires internet connection.

Any insight as to why Chameleon crashes when network connection is present?

I seem to be making good progress and I really appreciate the help from you and Andy.

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