Manu Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 Hey guys, i just noticed this forum while googling for some help with 10.6.8 on my Dell D620 (i guess with Intel grafics). Now i just wanted to know if there's a "simple" way how to install Lion on my Computer? Thanks for any help and sorry for my bad english! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 Yeah, and it's work perfectly: https://osxlatitude.com/index.php?/topic/256-how-to-install-lion-on-d620/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manu Posted August 18, 2011 Author Share Posted August 18, 2011 Thanks i'll give it a try on saturday! If I need any help i'll post it here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manu Posted August 21, 2011 Author Share Posted August 21, 2011 Hallo again! I have some strange problems. I'am unable to start the download. An error attemps which explains, that Lion need a CPU like... I do have an Intel Core 2 Duo with 1,83GHz. Any ideas to fix this?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simba Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 Same here.. My D620 running 10.6.6 rejects the Lion installer, saying it requires certain processors, including Intel Core2Duo (which it is). I tried doing all the hackwork on my real iMac using an external USB hard drive (has been my method for SnowLeopard-on-D620), then booting from the drive on the Dell... black screen Same result using EDP, multifail, MyHack or vanilla install + Extra Same result when I try my magic Extra folder that took me a month to perfect. (I am aware that Lion doesn't use mkext, so I use the boot cache string in com.chameleon.boot.plist). The main issue on my Dell was strangely always the GMA950 27A2 (strange, because it's the one used in MacBooks from the same period). In the end I think it was the efi string that fixed it, but also maybe in combo with many other combinations of kexts, boot.plist strings, DSDT, and a GMA950 ROM which I found in a dark corner of the internet. I've attached the Extra folder - it works like magic for that specific setup (D620 GMA950 27A2 + MacOS 10.6.6). Apart from someone maybe finding it useful, it may also give a clue about my Dell and why it won't accept Lion. Thanks in advance Hallo again! I have some strange problems. I'am unable to start the download. An error attemps which explains, that Lion need a CPU like... I do have an Intel Core 2 Duo with 1,83GHz. Any ideas to fix this?! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simba Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 sorry.. second attempt attaching Extra folder.zip Extra D620 10.6.6.dmg.zip 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldoo Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 Are you sure you have a C2D CPU? A lot of the D620 have a T2400 1,87GHz Core Duo CPU witch doesn't support Lion. Same here.. My D620 running 10.6.6 rejects the Lion installer, saying it requires certain processors, including Intel Core2Duo (which it is). I tried doing all the hackwork on my real iMac using an external USB hard drive (has been my method for SnowLeopard-on-D620), then booting from the drive on the Dell... black screen Same result using EDP, multifail, MyHack or vanilla install + Extra Same result when I try my magic Extra folder that took me a month to perfect. (I am aware that Lion doesn't use mkext, so I use the boot cache string in com.chameleon.boot.plist). The main issue on my Dell was strangely always the GMA950 27A2 (strange, because it's the one used in MacBooks from the same period). In the end I think it was the efi string that fixed it, but also maybe in combo with many other combinations of kexts, boot.plist strings, DSDT, and a GMA950 ROM which I found in a dark corner of the internet. I've attached the Extra folder - it works like magic for that specific setup (D620 GMA950 27A2 + MacOS 10.6.6). Apart from someone maybe finding it useful, it may also give a clue about my Dell and why it won't accept Lion. Thanks in advance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 As Baldoo mentioned: even if system profiler shows it's a core 2 duo, it might be not. Check it with cpu-x (mac), or cpu-z (windows). Core Duo is a 32-bit CPU, which not supports Lion. But you can upgrade it to a core 2 duo T5500, T5600, T7200, T7400 or T7600. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Bronxteck Posted August 21, 2011 Administrators Share Posted August 21, 2011 weird that EDP does not work for you simba as your package is based off of EDP. have you tried a newer chameleon rev? they have built graphics detection into it. latest as of writing this is 1447. this shows in my bdmesg Intel Mobile GMA950 [8086:27a2] :: PciRoot(0x0)/Pci(0x2,0x0) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westlos420 Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 As Baldoo mentioned: even if system profiler shows it's a core 2 duo, it might be not. Check it with cpu-x (mac), or cpu-z (windows). Core Duo is a 32-bit CPU, which not supports Lion. But you can upgrade it to a core 2 duo T5500, T5600, T7200, T7400 or T7600. What about a T7500? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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