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At first I thought my Hackintosh was not behaving well, but the problem is also visible on a 'real' iMac: the website is hardly visible any more. Several headers are missing or hardly visible, see the picture. I tried it on several machines (all Mac's...), am I the only one with this problem? Another thing that bothers me for months now is the compatibility list on http://www.osxlatitude.com/edp/compatibility/ When you scroll a little the header with 'system name' and the icons like bluetooth, wifi, automatically shrink, without being very helpful because the it is very difficult to see the relation between the icon on top and the checkmarks at the row with the computer. See the other picture.

This had no effect, I installed Chameleon r2377 and checked the option "Force Full Mem Info", but after this it didn't boot anymore. So I downgraded to version r2327, and it boots perfectly.

I have a strange problem with the number of cores, it doesn't seems a big problem, but maybe it's easy to fix? The ASUS K53SV-SX146V has an 2nd generation i5-2410M, 2.3 GHz, 2 cores. This shows correctly in the system info via "about this mac", number of cores is 2. In terminal however "sysctl -n hw.ncpu" shows 4, which is not correct. Activity Monitor and Menumeters shows 4 cores as well. I installed the Intel Power Gadget which shows real time the cpu-frequency. On my 'real mac' at work (with a i5) this works perfectly but on the ASUS laptop the graphics are scrambled. Is there a way the force the number of cores via the ssdt.aml, bootflag, a plist? Thanks for helping.

Step by step, making safety backups of the Extra-folder every time, I got everything working! Even the Fn-keys for sound and brightness, very sleek! I learned not to go higher then Chameleon r2290. There is however a last tiny issue, when I start FaceTime, I get an up-side-down image! Is there a way to turn the image 180 degrees?

I'm making progress, with the help of this wonderful site (I will make another donation...) I managed to fix a lot of things, the first issue was solved by downgrading Chameleon. I ordered a Dell DW1395 wi-fi card on eBay so wifi is not (yet) a problem. The most important thing to solve is the battery, if I check the "show battery status in menu" it appears and immediately disappears. In the EDP for a similar Asus laptop I saw the "Battery Kext ReHabman", how to install this? Also in the EDP was "Asus Notebooks Fn Keys driver EMlyDinEsH" and "Kext for Asus backlight". That brings me to another question, can I select only these options in EDP and do a rebuild? Are these items than added to the existing installation, or will every not selected option be deleted from Extra? These are the current kext's in my Extensions-folder: AppleHDADisabler.kext AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement.kext ApplePS2ElanTouchpad.kext EAPDFix.kext FakeSMC.kext lspcidrv.kext Patched_10.7_AppleRTC.kext RealtekRTL81xx.kext VoodooHDA.kext

I made a install stick with 10.9.0 with MyHack 3.3.1 and installed Mavericks. At the end of the first installation I choose for the wrong Extra and MyHack never ended the installation. Second time I choose for "generic Extra" and I got a bootable laptop: video was perfect (with hardware acceleration), but no keyboard, trackpad, no audio, wifi or ethernet. Found an ethernetcard.kext for the Realtek chip so finally I got internet! Installed EDP and choose for Asus K53SV (i7 2630QM). Several things got working, keyboard, trackpad, but still no audio and video was very choppy. I tried several settings and ended up with an unbootable laptop ending on the dreaded "missing bluetooth controller transport". After several attempts to repair this I decied to make a new start, made an install stick with latest MyHack and OS 10.9.3. But now I get on booting from usb the message "memory allocation error, system halted". Some say this is a problem of Chameleon too new, I tried to downgrade Chameleon by installing r2266 over the usb-stick, but that does nothing, still the error and showing r2377. So what to do now? Which MyHack (Chameleon) version to use? I had had such high expectations after reading: https://osxlatitude.com/index.php?/topic/6154-asus-k53sv/ For hardware specs see this url, it's exactly the same except the processor i5 2410M.

I bought a second-hand Asus K53SV-SX146V (i5 2410M) in the hope I can run 10.9.x on it. But I can't find the exact type on the compatibility list but I know EDP supports these types: Asus K53SC (i3 2330M) Asus K53SD (i3 2330M) Asus K53SV (i7 2630QM) I'm creating the usb bootmedia and must choose for a bootpack and later for an EDP. Do I choose the K53SC bootpack although I have a K53SV? Most close EDP seems the "Asus K53SV" but this is for an i7 and I have an i5, or can I just ignore this?

Thank you for pointing this out, indeed I found myfix via terminal, and it solved the problems. I ran the 10.7.5 update, rebuild the kext's, rebooted, and now the D430 is running perfectly without many issues.

What is the best way to update EDP? My machine was a D430 with a smooth working 10.7.3, build with edp2.x. I want to upgrade to 10.7.5 and thought it was a good idea to first upgrade to edp4. So I ran the EDP4 installer, edp-command started automatic after that, I choose for preconfigured values for the D430 duo core. What can go wrong, it's often told the D430 is the best supported device? But the result is an unbootable machine! Get a kernel panic, I think voodooHDA. Tried -v -f, same result. When I try -v -f -x it seems to work, but it ends in the log-in screen, but the keyboard is not working, even tried an usb keyboard. I know I have a reliable backup of 10.7.3, so I can get a running configuration back, but the question remains: what is the best way to update EDP? Or what are realiable settings for a D430?

Sorry, but I don't understand these instructions..., I boot with the USB-stick, and come at the point of installation. There is a menu with utlis like Disk Utils, Terminal and MyHack. But how I can install or start EDP4 from that point, without a proper Finder?

Although I like the appearance of the new site, it as an annoying thing: every time I switch a page number, or choose a thread, basically every action I do, I have to sign in, very frustrating. Is this happening to everyone, or can I solve it with a setting somewhere? Something to do with cookies? Ofcourse I checked "remember me"...

I prepared a D430 for a friend of my with 10.7.3, I used the EDP2.2 and it worked for months without problems. Then he installed an OSX-update, I think 10.7.5, (maybe 10.7.4) and the machine gives an kernel panic at reboot. I think it voodooHDA, kernel panic's are not so easy to read... I tried booting with -v -f, mach_kernel arch=i386 -v -f but no success. Does someone know how the boot the device so I can install EDP4, I think that solves the problem. Another problem: a few months ago I made an backup with super-duper, but when I boot with the bootable USB-stick, selecting the option 'restore from backup' does nothing.

Newby questions! 1. How do I mount the harddisk itself, I think with "mount -uw /" I only mount the usb-drive from which I boot? 2. What is the path to the kext when I copied it to rootlevel and it's name is (for example) "usb-drive"? Thanks!

Oh man, I'm very grateful! Third install now, but everything works great, for the first time able to make screen dumps...! Thank you, thank you... Conclusion: for 10.6.x stay away from MyHack en EDP 3.x!

Thank you for the very clear instructions, I will try this, third install... I tried EDP 3.x. Can you understand that for newbies like me it is very complicated as even the Power Users don't agree... Why "if you want this"? Is it safe to do under any circumstances?

Leon, if this is a reaction on my screen capture (and more) problem, I hope you can do better than this...! I think it's a very annoying problem, and I don't want to install Lion. I bought specially this D430 for running 10.6.x. Before I upgrade my real Apple laptop to 10.7, I need an alternative, because I need some programs under SL.

Screen Capture and Preview problems D430 1.33 GHz Core2Duo, 2 GB 533 Mhz DDR 10.6.0, 10.6.3 and 10.6.8 Chameleon 2.1svn (svn-r1902) Weird but very persistent graphics sub-system problem, Screen capture and Preview not working!? When I make a screenshot (Command + Shift + 3/4) I get the camera sound, but a file is never created on my desktop. I tried with Grab, no results either. Empty window, clipboard stays empty. When I drag (as example) the OSX-latitude logo from Safari to the desktop, I get a "logo_new_3002.png" file. When I double click it, Preview opens, showing nothing! Quick View works, opening it in Graphic Convertor as well. First install: started with a 10.6.0 retail dvd, EDP 1.9, later EDP 1.9.2 Screen capture does't work, updated to 10.6.8, EDP 3.x, runned Full Fix with MyHack 3.1, still no result. Second try: fresh new install, started with 10.6.3 retail dvd, same effect!! Before and after update with Combo 10.6.8. Some alternative screen capture programs works like Skitch and SimpleCap, other programs (which use screencapture I think) crash or do nothing. I think it has something to do with a not recognized video card, I tried several Model Numbers in Chameleon Wizard, at this moment "macBook Pro (4.1)". Graphic card according System Profiler: Chipset Model: Mobile GMA950 Type: GPU Bus: Built-In VRAM (Total): 64 MB of Shared System Memory Vendor: Intel (0x8086) Device ID: 0x27a2 Revision ID: 0x0003 Displays: Display: Resolution: 1280 x 800 Pixel Depth: 32-Bit Color (ARGB8888) Main Display: Yes Mirror: Off Online: Yes Built-In: Yes Tried deleting plist-files used by screencapture. Set up a new admin-account, same story. Tweaked with Tinkertool, reset all settings to default OSX, no change. Reinstalling Combo update, EDP 3.x, MyHack, repaired permissions, checked hard disk... Any suggestions?

I know the feeling, why put a good running machine at risk? Who did the initial setup of your D420, updating is far more easy then that. You can take some steps to get you prepared as best as possible. Download all the required files on your laptop first like OSX 10.6.8 Combo update (around 1G), latest version of MyHack and EDP 2.2. Do you have (access to) another computer so you are not completely lost without a working internet? Do you know which model wireless card you have now? But I'm a newby myself, other people will have more appropriate tips. I started with a clean install of 10.6.0 and upgraded without problems to 10.6.8 with the Combo update.

Activity Monitor gives a kernel panic With all the help of this wonderful forum my D430 is doing great. I already bought a second D430 and installed 10.7.3 on it, for my brother-in-law. But there is still one problem left, I'm running 10.6.8. When I try to start "Activity Monitor" I get 9 out of 10 times a kernel panic! I frequently check the hard disk with Disk Utility run from a usb-stick. Used the standard guide and EDP2.2 for installing, later upgraded to EDP3.x with the install.sh from Leon. Runned MyHack v3.1, did the Full Fix, installed latest Chameleon. Are the people around who recognize this problem, or even better, have a solution? All our D430 are quite the same you should think... UPDATE Problems solved by following the instructions in reaction number 154 (some below this one).

I solved the problem, I can now install new software and update existing apps via "App Store" in the Apple-menu. I collected all the tips & tricks about this problem, did it in the blender, and ended up doing these steps: - reset Safari, empty the caches. - deleted the appstore.cookie. - run MyHack 3.1, reinstalled Chameleon, run "Full Fix", run "delete problematic extensions". - created with Chameleon Wizard a new random serial number. - deleted the two network interfaces wireless and ethernet. - deleted plist's with 'network' and 'appstore' in there names. - runned (again) the OSX 10.6.8 Combo Updater. - rebooted. - added first the wired ethernet interface, then the wireless network. Yes, bingo, App Store works! I think that OSX somewhere places the serial number in a network related plist, so cleaning up and reinstalling did the job.

Try to download an update but that doesn't finish properly, with errors in the logs. Tried deleting the appstore.plist in ~/Libray/Cookies and resetting Safari. Then tried the steps in the guide in "How to fix iCloud / Appstore / FaceTime errors" first of course the easy way, but no result, so switched to the difficult method, but still having problems with AppStore. Does someone has any ideas? (OSX 10.6.8)

Sorry maybe for the misunderstanding, but there is no MyHack under the Utilities menu of the bootable usb-stick. There are only the common Apple utils like Password Reset, Terminal and the Disk Utility. Or do I have the start MyHack via Terminal? P.s. It is so obvious that the guides need some clarification, I'm not the only one who gets lost in MyHack, MyFix, EDP, bootpacks, Chameleon, YourFix, MyTroublePatcher, etc etc….

I'm not able to access the new OS yet via the Finder. It is the first reboot after initial 10.7 installation. The usb-stick is alright, I think/hope...

Easily said, but the 'official' guide only has downloads for EDP 2.2. Where we can download EDP3.0 as a package? When you have a working machine it is quit easy via the install script of Leon (path http://svn.osxlatitude.com/svn/edp3/trunk).

I had a working D430 10.6.8 I wanted to upgrade to 10.7. I made a bootable usb-stick with 10.7.0 (from a 10.7 ESD.dmg) and MyHack 3.1. Installed EDP 2.2 with MyHack to replace the /Extra directory. Runned MyHack Full Fix on the stick. Booted my D430 without problems, formatted the internal hard disk and installed 10.7. So far so good. Then the installer wants to boot the machine. I choose again to boot from the usb-stick and then choose for the internal disk. This all according to the guide. But I can't get through the first boot!? Tried "-v -f", "-x -v", "mach_kernel -v -f", "mach_kernel arch=i386 -v -f" with no succes. After a while it get stuck with "nstat_lookup_entry failed: 2".