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You can only install a retail version of SL. Those are 10.6(.0), 10.6.3 and 10.6.8. You cannot install a recovery version if that's what you posess. You simply need to follow the myHack-based guide published in the EDP pages available at the very top of your page. I'm sure there used to be a booptack but it never made it back so you'll have to scrounge the E6xxx section for kexts and files or we can help you build the bootpack once you provide your system specs (CPU model, chipset, graphics chip, screen resolution, LAN, wireless, SD card reader, etc.). Please note that only the model fitted with nVidia GPU will run OS X correctly. The Intel GMA 4500 iGPU is unsupported so OS X cannot run with graphics acceleration on these models which makes it totally unworthy due to poor performance and defects.

You could only do that through very specific DSDT programming. You can scrounge the Net for it but it's a little complexed. There's a good chance brightness control works through Fn-Ins and Fn-F3. You may also try an app called Karabiner to remap your keys. From memory, it supports Mavericks, Yosemite and El Capitan.

You could try the Lion pack for the D630 X3100 HiRes posted in the D6xx section.

You got full graphics acceleration, right? You should get SD card reader working with VoodooSDHC kext. I would also expect LAN to work with the BCM57xx kext or the faking kext from Mieze.

You do not boot from hard disc because myHack did not install Chameleon on it. Boot your fresh Lion installation through the USB key (interrupt bootstrap with any key or F8, then select your Lion HDD partition) and re-run myHack to install Chameleon on your HDD Lion partition. Failing that, download a Chameleon version such as r2395/r2401 off InsanelyMac (these older version are 100% safe on D Series) You don't need the battery to update your BIOS. Search the forum for BIOS update procedure (needs an extracted .hdr file on an empty USB key and no battery all...). Re: kext patching for your Atheros card, yes you got that right. Just add your own id at the bottom of the existing list. Alternatively you may try to declare it as "compatible" with an existing card in your DSDT. The former is possibly easier than the latter but is not update/upgrade safe. The latter is applicable to any OS X/Mac Os version and therefore supports the wireless card OOB in the long term.

Ok, so it's the exact same Sonix Technology model as fitted to my E6230. It's supported OOB in El Capitan and even beyond... It's therefore probably a simple matter of sorting out your USB ports. The USB ports of my E6230 all work OOB and without any USB injector kext or DSDT patch other than proper renaming of USB2.0 devices to EHC1/EHC2. I run MBP9,2 SMBIOS but it was the same behaviour with MBA5,2 profile, Can you please post? your DSDT a saved IOReg output the SMBIOS profile you use

It seems no bootloader is installed on your key. Did you actually run Clover installation package on it?

You probably need to use Alt-Shit-4 (window select capture) or Alt-Shit-3 (full screen capture) if you're not getting anywhere with Win-Shit-4 / Win-Shit-3. Or vice-versa. you may simply need to swap keys in the keyboard PrefPane. It's got absolutely nothing to do with missing audio support.

Snow Leopard does not (naturally) support Ivy Bridge platforms. SL vanilla support stops at Sandy Bridge and, even then, only 10.6.8. Opt directly for El Capitan 10.11.

That card is supported but requires patching of the Atheros kext. https://osxlatitude.com/index.php?/topic/2120-inventory-of-supported-and-unsupported-wireless-cards/

Intel i3-2328M is indeed a SandyBridge CPU with integrated Intel HD 3000 graphics. As such, you should be opting for a SandyBridge SMBIOS such as MBP8,1/MBP8,2. Make sure your DSDT injects a SandyBridge (HD3000) layout-id, not a Capri (HD4000) one.

Once you have your other wireless card, we'll see about patching your DSDT.

You have a KP because your D830 is fitted with an Intel wireless card (no Intel card is supported, it has to be replaced) whilst the DSDT is configured for a Broadcom-based DW1395: Device (ARPT) { Name (_ADR, Zero) // _ADR: Address Name (_PRW, Package (0x02) // _PRW: Power Resources for Wake { 0x09, 0x04 }) OperationRegion (SVID, PCI_Config, Zero, 0xF0) Field (SVID, DWordAcc, NoLock, Preserve) { Offset (0x2C), SUBS, 32 } Method (_DSM, 4, NotSerialized) // _DSM: Device-Specific Method { Store (Package (0x10) { "device-id", Buffer (0x04) { 0x11, 0x43, 0x00, 0x00 }, "name", Buffer (0x0D) { "pci14e4,4311" }, "AAPL,slot-name", Buffer (0x08) { "AirPort" }, "subsystem-vendor-id", Buffer (0x04) { 0x6B, 0x10, 0x00, 0x00 }, "subsystem-id", Buffer (0x04) { 0x88, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00 }, "model", Buffer (0x13) { "Dell Wireless 1395" }, "device_type", Buffer (0x08) { "Airport" }, "built-in", Buffer (One) { 0x00 } }, Local0) DTGP (Arg0, Arg1, Arg2, Arg3, RefOf (Local0)) Return (Local0) } } Either disable your wireless card in BIOS (which you really should update to A15 version) or use the revised DSDT below where ARPT device bears no _DSM method any more. DSDT.aml.zip

Are you sure it's a SandyBridge platform? What CPU and graphics do you have in there? It'll show in the BIOS System Information page. You appear to be using a MacBookPro9,2 SMBIOS, i.e. an IvyBridge system. Unless you get to know what your specs are, you're unlikely to get anywhere. Finally, you get the well-known AICPUPM KP, make sure to activate AsusAICPUPM in Clover or to use the patched AICPUPM kext with Chameleon/Enoch.

SysProfiler is available through: 1) Apple menu -> About this Mac -> System Report or 2) CMD-Apple Menu -> System information Post the details listed for your Webcam (take a screenshot or post the vendor + device id).

How about booting in verbose mode and posting a (reasonably-sized) picture of the crash/KP?

Search the forum for "boot0" or "4K" sector issue. There are several threads/posts and they provide the procedure you need to follow to fix the issue. It's a little well-knwon bug of Chameleon.

Why don't you use the existing packs provided in the guides for this model?

Consider that this requires 3 major phases: 1) copying of all necessary OS X installation package files 2) installation of the Clover bootloader 3) the fine-tuning for your target Hackintosh (Clover fine-tuning, copying of hardware-related kexts/drivers, patched ACPI/BIOS tables, etc.) Phase 1) is largely documented in the numerous guides available on this forum. You can look them up in the "Guides" section Phase 2) is pretty much straight forward, you simply install the Clover app Phase 3) is the more tricky one that requires a bit of research

Indeed, it's mentioned in the various guides on the forum.

The usual IDT patch simply applies https://osxlatitude.com/index.php?/topic/7914-dell-latitude-e6220-with-i5-2520m-hd3000-and-1366x768-lcd-mavericksyosemiteel-capitan/ You can simply apply the Vietnam tool patch to get audio going. It's listed for the E6x20.

Following up on the Yosemite/El Capitan/Recovery logos, I made up new Sierra logos/icons for the Chameleon/Enoch bootloader so that Sierra partitions can too enjoy their own icons. Fits nicely along all the other icons. Attached .png files are to be placed in the /Extra/Themes/Default folder. Sierra_themes_logos.zip

Apple presented its new version of Mac computers OS yesterday: macOS 10.12, called Sierra. DB1 version (16A201w) was made available to developers after the WWDC. Note that Sierra requires SSE4.1-capable CPUs so Penryn C2D CPUs -in which the instruction set was introduced- are the oldest that will do (eg: mobile T8xxx, T9xxx) but not older Merom models just won't (eg: mobile T7xxx). CPU upgrade may therefore be required for older C"D systems. Enoch boot loader was updated for Sierra by Micky1979 thereafter. I attempted installation on my E6230 using the classic manual procedure. Apart from VoodooPS2Controller-related KP (same sort of issue as previously encountered from El Capitan 10.11.4, different kext required), all went well and smooth. From this onset, most people can therefore expect an easy-enough future installation on their Hackintosh(es). Let's see how this develops over the next few months until official launch of Sierra in the autumn. It's the 1st DB version so it naturally has bugs and may not support all hardware components. Bluetooth support appears problematic for instance. As stated at WWDC, Sierra only supports Mac models from late 2009, not before. As such, expect messages such as "macOS Sierra cannot be installed on this computer" if you use the SMBIOS of an unsupported/older Mac model. For instance, Sierra will not install on a D630 nVidia when using the usual MBP5,1 SMBIOS; that's late 2008... Sierra will however install with a supported SMBIOS such as MBP7,1 and the required associated adjustments (eg: USB injector kext mods). Upon macOS installation, there's no initial graphics acceleration but the original MBP5,1 SMBIOS can be safely re-instated and everything then works as before. macOS Sierra brings some behaviour change at the moment. For instance, some kexts such as VoodooHDA + AppleHDADisabler no longer load from /L/E, only from /S/L/E. They won't even inject at startup from /E/E with boot option KernelBooter_kexts=Yes. Also met success on the SandyBridge/HD3000 E6220 but I have to report that graphics can appear a little buggy at times (screen artefacts/blurred text/etc.). And same on Haswell/HD4600 E6440, though booting the USB installer was difficult and I had to change ports several times until it booted.

Ha, now you mention Optimus and a discrete GPU ! It could very well be that your DP port is wired to the nVidia GPU. This being said, if you would be kind enough to detail your FB binmod, we may progress. You did mention setting your connector type to 00 04 00 00, but which port did you use?

Try and rebuild your cache to start with.