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I would try the the ribbon cable "upside-down" if I were you; at least you know you'll have tried all possibilities...

Installing Extra is a manual menu option in myHack 3.3.1...

Are you sure you did not plug the Zif ribbon cable the wrong way? I did it myself the 1st time and could not see my SSD until I realised my mistake...

WARNING: I only just noticed that since updating to BIOS A17, my T8300-based M4300 scored much lower in GeekBench (under 2470 for a test that lasts just over 2mins) than it were initially with BIOS A15 (over 3300 for a test that lasts just over 1min). I think it's therefore strongly advisable to stick to BIOS A15. To revert, I copied extracted HDR file M4300A15.hdr to a FAT32 formatted USB key (sole file on the key) and used the process listed above (battery out/power cable Out and In whilst pressing [END] key). M4300A15.hdr.zip

That's why you would need to research for those ideal values...

Looks like you have a cache issue. Boot with options/flags -f UseKernelCache=No -v and see how it goes. If you get to Desktop, re-run myFix (quick) to rebuild your cache, assuming this is a myHack + OSXL boot pack installation. If not, start from scratch with that method, it works.

Mmm, You bought some really older and slower RAM, but that'll do I guess. DDR2-800 would have been a much better choice.

I think we're gonna need a better picture, eh?

There's no reason why it would only start Mavericks in safe mode and there's no reason why you would boot your myHack installer in safe mode either... Something is wrong: BIOS parameters? USB installer? Intel wireless you did not remove or disabled? It'll be one of those. Check your settings and follow the guide very carefully.

Retail/mainstream Mavericks 10.9 running perfectly after a fresh re-installation. Complete fresh ML 10.8 & Mav 10.9 installations can be made with myHack3.3.1 + attached boot pack. This caters for full built-in hardware, including LAN and audio, so EDP may not be required. For other hardware and add-on graphics card, deal as required. Also includes revised DSDT (of Inspiron 530s origin from InsanelyMac) that fully supports Sleep & Wake. System is now 100% operational. Vostro200ST_ML-Mav_bootpack.zip

Use Chameleon Wizard to download it.

Try and re-install Chameleon bootloader (can be done through myHack menu) or maybe you have the 4k sector HDD issue. Do a search on the forum on "4K" or "boot0" and you'll find the fix.

Re: GT610, look here, post #4.

Good for you; now, how about a proper Vanilla installation with myHack so that everyone understands what's required instead of that obscure "bit of this, some of that" mixed-up recipe you mention just above? Coming here to post about installing Lion on your X61 by following an existing tuto found on the Net + a distro bears absolutely no value to me.

Firmware = microcode on the device itself. Usually, it's tuned to a specific Network vendor, but I'd leave it as is for the moment. Download Rubel's appropriate AppleUSBCDCACMData kext (64 or 32bit) and patch it with your own device ids: product id 0x9205= 37381 (decimal) vendor id 0x05c6= 1478 (decimal) Open up the kext and edit the plist as follows: before <key>AppleUSBCDCACMData3</key> <dict> <key>CFBundleIdentifier</key> <string>com.apple.driver.AppleUSBCDCACMData</string> <key>IOClass</key> <string>AppleUSBCDCACMData</string> <key>IOProviderClass</key> <string>IOUSBInterface</string> <key>IOUserClientClass</key> <string>AppleUSBCDCACMDataUserClient</string> <key>InputBuffers</key> <integer>8</integer> <key>IsQualcommGobiDevice</key> <true/> <key>OutputBuffers</key> <integer>16</integer> <key>bConfigurationValue</key> <integer>1</integer> <key>bInterfaceNumber</key> <integer>2</integer> <key>idProduct</key> <integer>4878</integer> <key>idVendor</key> <integer>2352</integer> </dict> after <key>AppleUSBCDCACMData3</key> <dict> <key>CFBundleIdentifier</key> <string>com.apple.driver.AppleUSBCDCACMData</string> <key>IOClass</key> <string>AppleUSBCDCACMData</string> <key>IOProviderClass</key> <string>IOUSBInterface</string> <key>IOUserClientClass</key> <string>AppleUSBCDCACMDataUserClient</string> <key>InputBuffers</key> <integer>8</integer> <key>IsQualcommGobiDevice</key> <true/> <key>OutputBuffers</key> <integer>16</integer> <key>bConfigurationValue</key> <integer>1</integer> <key>bInterfaceNumber</key> <integer>2</integer> <key>idProduct</key> <integer>37381</integer> <key>idVendor</key> <integer>1478</integer> </dict> Then place the kext in /E/E, re-run myFix (quick) and reboot. See how it goes from there on.

Not much of a difference! I guess that distro of yours put all kexts in /S/L/E, so you'll never know for sure how things work. No DSDT in that Extra, so you're not using any it would seem...

We don't use or support ifail/unifail… That has its own web site if you wish to query about those products.

Your Chameleon boot plist is kind of empty and what's the rationale behind that MacBookPro2,3 SMBIOS model (did a MBP2,3 ever exist???) ? I would have expected the SMBIOS of a MB3,1 or MB4,1 with the X3100 GPU; possibly the recommended MB5,1/MBP5,1 settings if you use the tuned-up FakeSMC settings. Could you attach your Extensions folder at all? It was not included in the Extra.zip your provided. Why don't you proceed with a proper myHack installation instead of that evil distro that is just inadequate?

Yes: don't use unifail.

Much better now with the right settings and kexts in place…

Let's take this offline as you probably have some incorrect settings. VoodooHDA works perfectly on that laptop. I've got no issue whatsoever with myM4300 and that runs on a [email protected]. This being said, it's perfectly normal to see your CPU cores running at the lowest speed when they are more or less idle and jump to the max frequency (and/or intermediate ones) as and when required by the actual load. There's no misbehaviour in that. There is no back-throttling due to overheating, no, that does not exist.

Re: CPU clock speed, maybe you need to use and tune one of those recent FakeSMC kexts as posted in this article. Also, check that you have P&C States enabled in your Chameleon boot plist.

GT520 has been replaced by GT610, granted they are identical (nVidia just renamed older cards). You would not normally need any kexts for that card as the GT610 works OOB in Lion, ML and Mavericks. Things will therefore be similar with the GT520 (at worst maybe a kext patch could be required). That kext might have been required before ML 10.8.2 or L 10.7.4, as the GT610 works OOB since those versions. GT610 can be purchased for well under USD $50, so I would not go buying a GT520 (old stock?) for USD $80! What do you mean when you say of your installation that you are "unsure [...] if it worked or not" ??? You either managed to install and boot Mavericks properly or you did not. What could there be you are unsure of?

It could have been the (in)famous 4k sector HDD issue...

Or alternatively, patch the CSR kext (assuming you have a DW350 or DW360 module) and set BT On or Off from then Finder menu bar icon. https://osxlatitude.com/index.php?/topic/1824-bluetooth-adapters-latitude-d-series-inspiron-laptops/