Hatchet92882 Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 Hey guys, First i'm SOOOOOOOOOOOOO glad i found this site, I just purchased a d620 off ebay for $109. So far i unaware for what kind graphics card it has ( will find out when i get it) I have a iboot (chameleon, stolen and rebranded) cd, will that cd work or do i need to get a usb to install SL? I would like lion or moutian lion but have a copy for Snow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Hervé Posted September 19, 2012 Administrators Share Posted September 19, 2012 iboot (chameleon, stolen and rebranded)? What's that??? OSXLatitude advocates the EDP method: http://www.osxlatitude.com/edp It does require access to an existing Mac or Hackintosh to create the installation media... If you do not have such access, you can use iboot (chameleon, stolen and rebranded) or Nawcom's BootCD method (I recommend the latter) to start with and obtain an operational Hackintosh base that, albeit uncomplete/not fine-tuned, will allow you to create the EDP-based USB installation media. You would then completely re-install Mac OS X to obtain your fully operational D620 Hackintosh. On a D620: SL -> Ok Lion -> Ok (with Core 2 Duo CPU only) Mountain Lion -> NOk (no graphics support at the moment), so don't bother. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchet92882 Posted September 19, 2012 Author Share Posted September 19, 2012 I don't consider myself a noob on computers and windows, But i'm somewhat on OSX install. My main thing is i want EVERYTHING to work, including the fingerprint scanner. so could you give my a step by step (or link to one) for my system. I will be installing Snow Leopard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Hervé Posted September 19, 2012 Administrators Share Posted September 19, 2012 Ok, well you'll need: - a D620 with Broadcom wireless card (Intel not supported). Built-in Ethernet should work though. - Nawcom's ModCD burnt on a CD or DVD (Google is your friend) - Snow Leopard genuine retail image on a DVD or USB key (cheaply purchased from Apple) - a spare USB key (8Go minimum) or USB HDD to build your Vanilla (i.e. native Mac-like) installation media The following process provides a 2-phased approach: 1) a temporary installation with legacy kernel that will allow the creation of a myHack Vanilla EDP-based installation media 2) a final full-blown installation using this Vanilla installation media using the OS X Latitude EDP-based process - Boot from ModCD CD/DVD. Once you get to the fancy black installation screen, insert your Snow Leopard retail media and press F5. Once your SL media appears, select it and press ENTER. - Things will load, lots of text lines will be displayed and you should get to a graphical language selection screen. Your're starting... - Choose whatever language you fancy and you'll get to the Snow Leopard installation screen. - Re-partition & re-format the D620 HDD (GUID partition/OS X Journalised format - call it "Mac OS X" for example) through the Disk Utility available from top menu bar. Exit Disk Utility once completed. - Select newly formatted HDD ("Mac OS X" disk) and proceed with SL installation (I think you can install with ModCD default parameters, it'll be a temp installation anyway). - Once installation has finished, remove your SL retail media and reboot off your ModCD CD/DVD again. - At the fancy black screen, select your newly installed SL partition ("Mac OS X" disk/partition). This will boot your fresh SL installation which you'll be prompted to finalise (language, account name, etc.). - You should get to the SL desktop, having booted into a legacy-kernel Hackintosh. Not everything will be working at this stage. Don't worry, this is to be expected. - Connect to the Net (through Wifi or Ethernet), download myHack and install it. - From there on, you can follow the procedure detailed in the EDP section of this site, i.e. create the myHack Vanilla-kernel installation media with model-specific Bootpack. I would recommend that you copy the image of your SL retail media to the desktop prior to launching the myHack process so that you only have your final USB installation media to plug in (that way, you're less likely to make confusion between USB keys for instance). Good luck! Follow this post for an example of one of my early installations. It's a similar method: https://osxlatitude.com/index.php?/topic/147-dell-latitude-d430-thread/page__st__120 Things have evolved since (new EDP versions have been released), but the overall early/temporary installation process remains the same. Best way to learn is by trial and errors. PS: I've no D Series laptop with biometric reader, so that's one point I cannot comment on. Everything else will/should work, except screen sleep on nVidia D620s (known issue). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchet92882 Posted September 24, 2012 Author Share Posted September 24, 2012 ok, is there another way to install it other than the usb method. I got my laptop today, got xp on it now wanting to do a dual boot setup. Actually typing this on it. BTW Intel graphics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchet92882 Posted September 25, 2012 Author Share Posted September 25, 2012 Ok, I got OSX installed corectly, i think?! I was unable to do the my hack thing due to the fact that it wouldn't see my jump drive, I have another one just lost it. But I installed the edp and everything on to this native install. I think everything works, wifi, sound, etc. Did I do something wrong or is this ok? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchet92882 Posted September 25, 2012 Author Share Posted September 25, 2012 Ok, never mind that last post. It KPed when i try to boot it, and froze when i tried to boot from the cd. So untill i figure out about the myhack thing i got windoze on it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Hervé Posted September 26, 2012 Administrators Share Posted September 26, 2012 You won't be able to boot off the Mac OS DVD for sure. And it looks like your Mod CD installation did not like EDP... Re-install through ModCD again. On completion, reboot off the ModCD CD/DVD and choose your freshly installation Snow Leopard HDD partition to boot from. If you have the black screen issue, hook an external screen to your laptop and press Fn-F8 to switch display to that external monitor. At the end of boot process, display should switch back automatically to built-in LCD (well it does on D630 with X3100 GPU and 1440x900 LCD). Assuming you have a Broadcom Wifi card (Intel not supported), download your model specific bootpack and place the DSDT table in /Extra. Then download Chameleon and install it. That should normally get you to a bootable SL system. Reboot. Then install myHack. If your USB key is not recognized, it's probably a model incompatible with Mac OS (I once had an issue with a 32Gb USB key. Worked Ok under Win, but totally unusable under Mac OS X). Try another one or an external HDD to get your myHack installation media done and re-install following the EDP procedure. Can you provide the full specs of your machine (BIOS version, CPU type, screen res, etc.)? I think I have a spare D620 Intel GMA at work I could borrow for testing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchet92882 Posted September 28, 2012 Author Share Posted September 28, 2012 You won't be able to boot off the Mac OS DVD for sure. And it looks like your Mod CD installation did not like EDP... Re-install through ModCD again. On completion, reboot off the ModCD CD/DVD and choose your freshly installation Snow Leopard HDD partition to boot from. If you have the black screen issue, hook an external screen to your laptop and press Fn-F8 to switch display to that external monitor. At the end of boot process, display should switch back automatically to built-in LCD (well it does on D630 with X3100 GPU and 1440x900 LCD). Assuming you have a Broadcom Wifi card (Intel not supported), download your model specific bootpack and place the DSDT table in /Extra. Then download Chameleon and install it. That should normally get you to a bootable SL system. Reboot. Then install myHack. If your USB key is not recognized, it's probably a model incompatible with Mac OS (I once had an issue with a 32Gb USB key. Worked Ok under Win, but totally unusable under Mac OS X). Try another one or an external HDD to get your myHack installation media done and re-install following the EDP procedure. Can you provide the full specs of your machine (BIOS version, CPU type, screen res, etc.)? I think I have a spare D620 Intel GMA at work I could borrow for testing... Can you go into more detail about the hole DSDT and /Extra, like dumbman term, I dont want to miss or screw up any steps. I'm Getting REALLY frustrated but I will get it installed, oh yes i will get it installed, LOL!!!! BTW... OSX says my processor is a Core 2 duo, when in BIOS, say its a Core Duo?! Hardware Overview: Model Name: Mac Model Identifier: OSX86Hack1,1 Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo Processor Speed: 1.83 GHz Number Of Processors: 1 Total Number Of Cores: 2 L2 Cache: 1 MB Memory: 2 GB Bus Speed: 667 MHz pci14e4,4312: Type: Other Network Controller Bus: PCI Vendor ID: 0x14e4 Device ID: 0x4312 Subsystem Vendor ID: 0x1028 Subsystem ID: 0x0007 Revision ID: 0x0001 Link Width: x1 BSD name: en0 Kext name: AppleAirPortBrcm4311.kext Location: /System/Library/Extensions/IO80211Family.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AppleAirPortBrcm4311.kext Version: 422.91.27 Display: Type: GPU Bus: Built-In VRAM (Total): 64 MB of Shared System Memory Vendor: Intel (0x8086) Device ID: 0x27a2 Revision ID: 0x0003 Kernel Extension Info: No Kext Loaded Displays: Display: Resolution: 1024 x 768 Pixel Depth: 32-Bit Color (ARGB8888) Main Display: Yes Mirror: Off Online: Yes Memory Slots: ECC: Disabled DIMM_A: Size: 1 GB Type: DDR2 SDRAM Speed: 667 MHz Status: OK Manufacturer: Hynix Semiconductor Part Number: HYMP512S64BP8-Y5AA Serial Number: 00002068 DIMM_B: Size: 1 GB Type: DDR2 SDRAM Speed: 533 MHz Status: OK Manufacturer: Kingston Part Number: 9905293-014.A00LF Serial Number: 33CC6300 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchet92882 Posted September 29, 2012 Author Share Posted September 29, 2012 Anyone have a suggestion? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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