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You need to be more precise with your posts. I don't know what you are doing anymore, which OS X versions you're attempting to run with, which kernel version; it's difficult to follow. You were back in ML, it worked, then it didn't work any more, then you got it to work with an EFI string, then it does not work anymore... I'm lost! You will get that Precision 670 working with ML up to 10.8.5 and with Mav up to 10.9.1, that's pretty much guaranteed. It's beyond 10.9.1 that real problems occur. My DSDT, which was tuned up to match my own hardware, is not necessary, but you will need to adjust the PCI root value so that it matches the default BIOS settings. If you boot without any DSDT (and that is entirely feasible), run the ioreg command posted in my initial guide to confirm default value of PCI root. Without the correct PCI root value, you will not have graphics support. In my case, PCI root was found to be set to 4, I assume it would be the same on your machine but it may differ. You've already stated you had Ethernet working OOB (something not possible on my WS670), so there is clearly a hardware difference between our 2 systems. Hence my request for the list of PCI devices.

You need the lspcidrv.kext to be able to use the command. That kext is normally in all my packs. If not, get the kext from here for instance.. Place it in /E/E and install it with myFix (quick).

Yup...

Nope, everything will not work fine, I can guarantee that: you'll have lost all QE/CI until you reapply MLPF...

I confirm! OS X shows the total number of threads as total number of CPUs if multi-threading is activated (can be configurable in BIOS). I see exactly that on my Precision 670 for instance: 2 x dual-core CPU, each core with 2 threads -> 2 x 2 Cores x 2 Threads = 8 logical cores. A tool such as iStats shows me exactly that: 8 CPUs/Cores but SysProfiler shows 2 x CPUs as expected with 2 threads each. All is Ok, there is no problem, it is perfectly normal that an app that supports multi-threading shows the total number of threads. But all this is off-topic, so please open up a new (forum) thread to discuss matters that are not related to boot pack/EDP for your model.

It would seem there is a permissions issue; really weird, but then again, you're starting from a VM and they tend to be more trouble than good... Boot in safe mode if you can (-x) or at worst in single-user mode (-s) and go so /System/Library. Then enter the following commands: sudo chmod -R 755 Extensions sudo chown -R 0:0 Extensions (single-use mode will probably not require use of "sudo"). Then reboot with -f boot flag. Once you reach desktop (and you hopefully will), run myFix (quick).

Well it would seem that my GeForce 9800GT might not be fully supported in 10.9.2/10.9.3. The Precision 670 can sure run those Mavericks updates with Bronya's 10.9.2 RC5/RC6/RC6_fix/RC7 kernels. I reverted to GeForcexxx + NVxxxx kexts from 10.9.1 and was able to boot to desktop with apparent QE/CI (I got translucent Finder's bar) but system turns out to lag extremely badly with all sorts of graphics corruption. In safe mode, all is Ok, so it's definitely graphics related. I shall attempt brand new installation with my GeForce GT610 and an updated DSDT (no GeForce 9800GT injection) to see how it goes....

Make sure you don't have any BCM5751 kext in /S/L/E, delete /S/L/E/myHack.kext and re-run myHack->Install myHack utilities. Looks like there's a corrupt file somewhere...

If this is Haswell CPU, you need the patched kernel. Do a search for it on the forum, it's been posted several times.

Place attached kext in /E/E then re-run myFix (quick) and reboot. You can update Chameleon to latest available version. AppleBCM5751Ethernet.kext.zip

Mmm, this is basic OS X operation. I bet you just click on the little red button at top left corner of an app to close it, don't you? That does not close the app, just the window and the app usually still runs in background (with active icon in Dock usually unless you chose to keep the icon on the Dock of course). To properly close an app, you have to click on the 1st menu item and select Quit or do a Command-Q. It's not meant for that, but another way to check which apps are running is to select the Force Quit facility available via the Apple menu. That lists all active apps so that you can manually kill an app that has run into trouble. Since you never actually close any app, your RAM naturally fills up to the point where it may run out. Your issue is a simple matter of lack of knowledge on how to operate OS X. I'm tempted to say: RTFM... the purpose of this site and forum is not to replace it!

Mmm, nothing has failed per sé. Your card is simply not able to support these latest OpenGL versions, that's all. OpenGL versions evolve over time, each newer version bringing newer graphics specs. Your card was built at a given time and with support for OpenGL up to a certain level beyond which the hardware had no capabilities. I suggest that you familiarise yourself with OpenGL before you run those kind of tests so that you know what they're about.

It's a command you type in Terminal app. From the Finder's bar, you'll find the app in Go->Utilities. The command lists all detected PCI devices (hence lspci) and the -nn argument is to specify a particular output format of the resulting data (with PCI ids).

Since you're not booting with a DSDT file, use Chameleon Wizard to extract it, then post it here. I can patch it so that PCI root level is set to 0 and you won't have to boot with PciRoot=4 anymore. Can you post the output of Terminal command lspci -nn?

You'd find a substantial list of PS2 kext packs in EDP when doing a system build.

Wifi light does not work on any Hackintoshes, it's not just something affecting the D830. For trackstick, you'd have to look for the right set of PS2 kexts; however, I could not tell you which one supports the stick unfortunately... Mavericks 10.9.2 only on D830 models with nVidia graphics; Intel GMA X3100 graphics chip is unsupported so, whilst you would still be able to install Mavericks on a D830 with the old Intel graphics controller, it would run pretty bad with severe graphics degradation and overall reduced performance.

Point 10 is where you go go wrong: you cannot just replace the existing /Extra by the /Extra folder of my pack. You have to run myHack and select "create Extra", then "my own" and point to my pack. In addition, doing this will render your stop 9 unecessary, the process will overwrite/replace any existing /Extra and even create a backup of it. Unless you do that, the contents of the pack, more specifically the kexts, are never installed. Only by running the myHack/myFix tool can you ensure that the kexts placed in /Extra/Extensions are properly propagated to /System/Library/Extensions (in the form of PlugIns of myHack.kext) and the kext cache updated (a vanilla OS X installation only loads kexts from /S/L/E). You also mention a Mavericks 10.9.2 "ISO"... Where is that coming from?

As indicated in the guide, I found that on-board AC97 audio is not supported in 64bit mode (it's either buggy or silent or causes KP). As such, no other choice but to opt for a supported add-on card to get audio in ML and Mav (64bit kernel only). The BIOS reset happens if you do not use my patched DSDT. This because I chose to patch the DSDT rather than use the RTC kext that fixes the old but well-known CMOS reset problem. If you start using the kext, the problem will go away. I got a little further last night with 10.9.2/10.9.3: I can boot the Precision 670 with Bronya's 10.9.2 RC5 or RC6 kernels and obtain would-be graphics acceleration if I use the nVidia Web drivers. I installed those drivers in 10.9.3 after having booted Mav in safe mode. After rebooting using option nvda_drv=1, I was able to reach desktop and noticed the translucid Finder's bar. However, system's responsiveness is atrocious, everything lags terribly. I suspect graphics acceleration is not complete. I opened the nVidia app off the Finder's bar icon and did notice that one of the tab mentions the Web driver is not applicable to GeForce 9800GT, so that could explain things. Returning to OS X default drivers got me back to either black screen (no NVEnabler64 kext used) or white/light gray screen with moving mouse (NVEnabler64 kext used) but no desktop. I'm going to start all over again with my GT610 as that card is normally natively supported in Mav, as is the G210. I really need to suss out what the graphics initialisation issue is and why something that worked up to 10.9.1 no longer does from 10.9.2. I will probably try to revert to 10.9.1 graphics kexts during my tests. To summarise status of things on my machine (XC837 mobo with GeForce 9800GT graphics card): SL 10.6.8, Nawcom 10.6.8 v2 kernel, full QE/CI with DSDT patch, AC97 audio in 32bit mode, Ethernet in 32bit mode Li 10.7.5, Bronya 10.7 RC13 kernel, full QE/CI with NVEnabler64, AC97 audio in 32bit mode, Ethernet in 32bit mode ML 10.8.5, Bronya 10.8 RC5 kernel, full QE/CI with NVEnabler64, buggy/no 64bit audio, no 64bit Ethernet Mav 10.9/.1, Bronya 10.9 RC7 kernel, full QE/CI with NVEnabler64 buggy/no 64bit audio, no 64bit Ethernet Mav 10.9.2/3, Bronya 10.9.2 RC5/6, black screen with default graphics Mav 10.9.2/3, Bronya 10.9.2 RC5/6, white screen + moving mouse pointer with NVEnabler64 Mav 10.9.2/3, Bronya 10.9.2 RC5/6, desktop only in safe mode with NVenabler64 (no QE/CI) Mav 10.9.2/3, Bronya 10.9.2 RC5/6, desktop with partial QE/CI with nVidia Web drivers, very sluggish performance

Welcome to the mad house. I hope you'll enjoy it. Remember to use the search facility before you post for help as your questions may have already been answered and it's highly likely to be the case with a D620, the model having been supported for many many years.

Yes, it's a problem solely with graphics initialisation. I need to suss out the problem. You should be Ok with 10.9.1 though.

Try safe mode (-x boot flag). I can boot 10.9.2/10.9.3 with Bronya's latest 10.9.2 RC5/RC6 kernel but end up with black screen or white screen as graphics fail to fully initialise. However, I can boot 10.9.2/10.9.3 to desktop in safe mode. 'need to nail that graphics bastard!

Use a proper SMBIOS.plist with a proper serial number... Is this a myHack installation ? Mind you, you're kind of wasting your time installing Mavericks on GMA X3100-based laptop. That graphics chip is not supported since ML so you will never have graphics acceleration and I expect you should soon realise this D830 is not suitable for 10.9. A quick use of Safari on a site with lots of graphics & animations should suffice to demonstrate the point. At best, ML 10.8 with MLPF hack.

This issue has been discussed many many times before, even very recently. You need to adjust/reset your network settings, making sure your LAN interface is 1st in the list. Please do a search on the forum and you'll find all details in several recent guides or threads on that same matter.

No, you'd have more or less the same problem. I'm only getting there through the NVEnabler at the moment. So, I still need to work on that one... Trying to work out a solution with nVidia's own drivers, not Apple's.

Do as per all other GMA 950-based D Series: apply the brightness fix that is found in EDP or place attached kext in /E/E, apply myFix (quick) and reboot. AppleIntelIntegratedFramebuffer.kext.zip