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    [GUIDE] Getting 10.7.4 and 10.7.5 to Work on Supported Models

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    Hello,

     

    So if you're reading this, you're probably having an issue on getting Mac OS X Lion 10.7.4 or 10.7.5 to boot, usually with it hanging on something related to ACPI... This is due to the AppleACPIPlatform.kext, so what we will be doing today is removing the offending kext and replacing it...

     

    Assuming you cannot boot into Mac OS X, here is what you need to do:

     

    METHOD #1:

    1. Boot into another OS X machine, and put this kext on the USB stick you had used to install Lion, assuming the install files are still present: AppleACPIPlatform.kext

     

    2. Boot using that OS X Install USB

     

    3. Select your language and click on Utilities and then Terminal

     

    4. If you are not one with terminal, that's okay. Now what we need to do is delete the offending kext first, to o that, type the following in terminal:

     

    mount -uw / #Press enter

    rm -Rf /System/Library/Extensions/AppleACPIPlatform.kext

    cp -R <path to good kext>/AppleACPIPlatform.kext /System/Library/Extensions/

    chmod -R 755 /System/Library/Extensions/AppleACPIPlatform.kext

    chown -R root:wheel /System/Library/Extensions/AppleACPIPlatform.kext

     

    5. Now close out of terminal and reboot. On the Chameleon bootloader, boot using these flags: -v -f UseKernelCache=no

     

    6. In OS X, if you use EDP3, do a new build, if you use EDP 2.x, do a new build and run myFix Full mode.

     

    7. Enjoy!

     

    METHOD #2

     

    1. Boot into another OS X machine, and put this kext on the USB stick you had used to install Lion, assuming the install files are still present: AppleACPIPlatform.kext

     

    2. Boot using that OS X Install USB

     

    3. Select your language and click on Utilities and then Terminal

     

    4. If you are not one with terminal, that's okay. Now what we need to do is delete the offending kext first, to o that, type the following in terminal:

     

    mount -uw / #Press enter

    rm -Rf /System/Library/Extensions/AppleACPIPlatform.kext

    cp -R <path to good kext>/AppleACPIPlatform.kext /Extra/Extensions

     

    5. Now exit out of terminal. Go to Utilities --> myHack and run a myFix full on the drive that OS X is on.

     

    6. Now close out of terminal and reboot. On the Chameleon bootloader, boot using these flags: -v -f UseKernelCache=no

     

    7. In OS X, if you use EDP3, do a new build, if you use EDP 2.x, do a new build and run myFix Full mode.

     

    8. Enjoy!

     

    Hope this worked out for everybody! If you have questions, then don't hesitate to ask!

     

    ~JawhnL5

    Problems with Dual Booting OSX Leopard & XP

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    When you create a myHack USB stick, it patches OSInstall.mpkg to allow installation of Mac OS X on a drive formatted using the Master Boot Record, so what you do is go into Windows intaller, make two partions: One for Windows and one for OS X. Install WIndows and then boot into OS X usb stick made in myHack and install Mac OS X on the second partition.

    D630/GMA install failing from the start

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    I am in the same boat. This is how far I get. Any help will be appreciated. Am I susposed to run myFix on the usb device after I copy the Extra folder to the usb device?

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    Have you tried booting -x or pmVersion=0?

     

    Also try running a myFix Full mode on the USB stick if those fail.

    D630/GMA install failing from the start

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    OK, go to Dell's website and get the BIOS revision for our D630, put it on a USB stick with UNetbootin and flash your BIOS back to Dell's official BIOS and try again.

     

    The problem is when you flashed your BIOS with OS X BIOS you used the low res one so now your screen is going out of whack

    OS X Lion 10.7.5 build 11G15 Seeded to Developers

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    Today Apple seeded a new update for OS X Lion to developers. This is the first build, 11G15.

     

    OS X Lion 10.7.5 build 11G15 Seed Note

     

    OS X Lion Update 10.7.5 is an update to OS X Lion 10.7.

     

    Installation Instructions

     

    The OS X Lion 10.7.5 Update (Combo) updates

    - OS X Lion 10.7, 10.7.1, 10.7.2, 10.7.3 or 10.7.4 GM.

     

    The OS X Lion 10.7.5 Update (Delta) updates

    - OS X Lion 10.7.4 GM.

     

    Please be aware that you will not be able to revert back to your previous system after updating. Please install this update on a system you are prepared to erase if necessary.

     

    Known Issues

     

    - None

     

    Focus Areas

     

    - Graphics performance and quality

    - Image & Media importing, editing or viewing

    - Networking reliability & performance

     

    This is probably largest OS X combo update ever released, at a whopping 1.87 GB!

     

    Once we get our hands on this update we will start testing this on our testing machines and keep you guys updated on our progress!

    OS X Lion Compatibility - D620 vs D630

    in The Archive

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    The chip will die eventually, the BIOS update will not help. They will always die eventually and cannot be avoided, unless your notebook is always in a cool environment and on a cooling pad when it is on. That will increase it's lifespan by a longer time. And for Lion there are fan kexts you can use to make the fans run faster -- that will also help it.

     

    The only performance improvements are in the CPU and the nVidia chip is newer I believe. The D620 is a very good machine and can be better depending on the CPU speeds.

     

    In the long run, it all comes down to the specs, because the D620 can be better than the D630 and the D630 can be better than the D620 depending on kexts.

     

    Mac OS X Lion runs nice on both of these. Not really much of a speed difference for either, except I have heard it's easier to get Lion running on the D620. Might not be true but it's what people have told me.

    Keyboard and Mouse locking up

    in The Archive

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    Here's what you can try:

    1. Go on to EDP 3 and make a new build, using option 5 for PS2 driver.

    2. After you're done w/ EDP, go to Extra/Extensions

    3. Copy the AppleACPIPS2Nub.kext and ApplePS2Controller.kext from /Extra/Extensions.

    4. Go to System/Library/Extensions and locate ApplePS2Controller.kext and AppleACPIPS2Nub.kext and delete them.

    5. Now paste the two kexts you copied from /Extra/Extensions into /System/Library/Extensions

    6. Go to myHack and run myFix Full mode. After that is done, reboot.

     

    If that doesn't work, let us know. I have a few more tricks we can try.

    Keyboard and Mouse locking up

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    What you can try to do is use the ApplePS2Controller.kext in EDP 3. Once you have done a new build in EDP with the ApplePS2Controller.kext, exit out of EDP and go to /Extra/Extensions on your hard drive. Then copy the ApplePS2Controller.kext from Extra/Extensions to /System/Library/Extensions. Once you have done that, repair permissions and then reboot your machine and get back to us w/ results.

     

    Cheers!

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