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Up to DB4 through AppStore update. This one appears different... Caution with this one as add-on kexts no longer load from the usual Clover EFI folder. This is critical for kexts such as FakeSMC and the kexts must be installed in /S/L/E or /L/E, followed by permissions repair + cache rebuild. As a precaution, you may opt to boot without cache on 1st reboot. DB4 appears more problematic than previous versions: I experience occasional minor or major graphics glitches (can be odd artefact or full garbled screen) + random freezes. Chameleon Wizard v4.4.1 keeps crashing at launch.

You have an IvyBridge CPU that requires the (MSR-)patched AICPUPM kext or, pending such patch, to use NullCPUPM. https://osxlatitude.com/index.php?/topic/7853-vanilla-and-patched-yosemite-kernels-patched-aicpupm-kexts/

And up to DB3 without any problem.

Visit HP's web site, enter your model n° + serial n° and you should be able to retrieve your exact specs. You could also use the little app called CPUZ or any other available tool that can provide full system specs in understandable and readable terms. Because the above really is kind of... unusable.

Just follow the process detailed here and you can't normally go wrong. If you 1st boot using Clover, you should not need to manually create a /S/L/K folder and copy the kernel to it. That's only applicable to Chameleon if you use Chameleon directly on your USB key and never use Clover. I've separated the final process re: bootloaders to distinguish what needs to be done for Clover and for Chameleon.

Same answer... http://ark.intel.com/fr/products/59570/Intel-Celeron-Processor-B800-2M-Cache-1_50-GHz Get to know your hardware specs; it's not just a matter of CPU model and RAM quantity. Chipset, LAN card, wireless card, audio card, etc. all participate to the good or bad running of OS X.

Could you please try and post your pictures the right way up? Thanks.

There is no dedicated kext for that card. The vanilla nVidia kexts will support it, possibly with a patch, but I don't think that's required. What's the GPU chip of your card?

If the PC freezes at the BIOS splash screen, it's obviously a POST issue, not a USB installer/OS X issue. More like some inability for your PC to boot off the USB key or recognize/support it properly.

No confusion to be had about the kernel. If anything, the patched kernel posted name should be self-explanatory... Then use the posted pack and make sure to partition your HDD GUID/GPT and format your target partition "Mac OS X Extended (journaled)". It's just the basics, there really is no difficulty whatsoever installing Yos on the D630 nVidia. I really thought I had written an idiot's guide, so guys, please read it with all due attention.

If you could post better specs, we might be able to give suitable advice. Intel Pentium B950 appears to be a 64bit CPU, so that's Ok for Mavericks (or any Lion, ML or Yosemite installation to that effect). http://ark.intel.com/fr/products/55627/Intel-Pentium-Processor-B950-2M-Cache-2_10-GHz The CPU also appears to have Intel HD graphics, though I can't say if that is 1st gen Intel HD or not. Assuming it's 1st gen Intel HD like in Arrandale (1st Gen "i" Core CPUs), full graphics support will entirely depends on the cable connector (LVDS vs. eDP). Have a look at the excellent 1st gen. Intel HD graphics thread at InsanelyMac. For the rest, you need to read up on general Hackintoshing matters, from USB installer creation to actual installation. In your case, I'd recommend you use the recommended myHack-based method, as documented in our EDP pages (click in EDP button at top of forum/web page).

You won't gain improved GPU performance with a DSDT edit if you already have full graphics acceleration! It's AGPM and profile tuning you need sorted. Read the associated thread for the D6xx and follow the same principles.

Guys, reset your BIOS to default settings and set HDD mode to AHCI.

You would not need that PCI root parameter setting unless the UID of Device PCI0 was set to 4 in the default DSDT and, afaik, I don't believe this is the case on the Vostro 200 and/or the Inspiron 530s. You should only need option GE=Yes with a GeForce G210.

Follow the guide and use posted pack.

There's no need to replace the kernel with an Ivy Bridge CPU; you only replace the AICPUPM with the patched version available here or you use NullCPUPM. Your problem is not kernel related, it'll result from the DSDT or the kexts used in your Extra folder.

If you refer to my guide, consider that the work was suspended because my HDD crashed and never replaced to date (too many computers at home...). However, you can perfectly install and run Yosemite on the Vostro 200 using good old Chameleon (use version r2401, it works perfectly). Use the same installation procedure as those listed in my other guides (Latitude D630, E6220, E6440, etc.). Use the bootpack I posted for Mavericks but bear in mind that some kexts will not work from /E/E, only from /S/L/E; the Voodoo audio kexts for instance. But FakeSMC and keyboard/mouse kexts will load from /E/E. You can experiment and adjust as required.

Please, no jumping on a thread related to one particular machine for another. It defeats the purpose of clarity and information retrieval. Now, unless the Vostro220 has the exact same specs and BIOS (because of DSDT) as the Vostro200, the bootpack won't apply, no. Identify your specs, then try and derive your own bootpack from the existing Hackintosh literature. If you find that there are common components (say LAN card for instance), then you may reuse the associated kexts. But I'm pretty sure the Vostro 200 DSDT won't work on the Vostro 220. These are not models that came out at the same time unlike the Vostro 200 and the Precision 530/530s which are very close cousins.

Yes, mentioned several times before. Please do a Search on the forum and you'll find Jake's posts on the very matter.

Version 8.3 now works with 10.10.4! With 10.10.5 DP (Build 14F6a) too!

Build 14D131 = Yosemite 10.10.3. You must therefore use kernel 10.10.3, not 10.10.0/10.10.1. As I said, forget about Yosemite DP... The guide I linked you to for installing Yosesmite on the D630n refers to Yosemite DP package because of the time at which it was written. Use your downloaded 10.10.3 app obviously. In other words, when you see the reference to Yos DP app at the beginning of there guide, use your 10.10.3 installation package instead. I recommend that you use only the full pack I uploaded, that's guaranteed to work with my guide. Due to persisting problems, I've stopped using EDP and the published boot packs.

You can avoid using the NullCPUPowerManagement kext (which should be placed in /S/L/E for Yosemite) if you use the patched AICPUPM kext since you have a SandyBridge CPU. Patched kext is available here, along vanilla and patched kernels. Replace the vanilla kext in /S/L/E (keep a backup somewhere if you want) by the patched version and repair permissions with usual Terminal commands: sudo chmod -R 755 /System/Library/Extensions sudo chown -R 0:0 /System/Library/Extensions sudo touch /System/Library/Extensions sudo kextcache -Boot -U /

With Chameleon, copy the kernel files to /System/Library/Kernels folder as "kernel" but you may also use the old referencing, i.e. place it at partition's root as "mach_kernel". What you called "DOS screen" is default Chameleon bootloader screen when you have no "Themes" folder in /Extra. You can grab one from any packs I have posted in the past like in the D6xx section or in my guides of the "EDP -> Supported models with Guides" forum subsection for instance.

Follow the guide I had posted here using your own specific Yosemite installation app (not the DP installation app of course). The D630n does not require any patched kernel. Use the vanilla kernels that are available here. The full D630n Yosemite pack is available here. For Chameleon, use an older version such as r2401. It works perfectly.

Less likely to be a kernel issue with an Ivy Bridge than a CPUPM issue; but, as usual, we need to know the system specs...