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It's Okay to use when you have issues; and sometimes it's required to fix issues that are not solved with myFix. Generally speaking, I personaly find that Lion is indeed not the best performer amonst the recent Mac OS X versions. I much prefer ML and/or Mavericks but I'm possibly biased as the graphics difference is huge between SL/L and ML/Mav. This being said, performance will also depend on the CPU you have and the amount of RAM you have. As an example, I replaced the T7500 CPU of my D630 nVidia by a T9300 and the improvement is quite noticeable. The laptop feels much more responsive. I'm also running off an SSD and that is without comparison to a traditional HDD. Your M4300, being based on the GM965 chipset, supports the same sort of upgrades.

Not that it matters, but there can be no C2D T7500 CPU in a D620, as it requires a different socket, FSB and chipset than used in that laptop. Check your BIOS version and BIOS configuration using the dedicated thread at the top of the D6xx section. I recently made several re-installs on my D620s (GMA950 & nVidia) and there's no issue with myHack + bootpack. It's best to use myHack 3.1.2 for 32bit installation to avoid the documented KP, but it'll be Ok with myHack 3.2 if you update Chameleon bootloader to v2248 or later. If you have an Intel wireless card, either disable it or take it out as it's not compatible and can cause installation/boot issues. That's all I can say right now until you describe your D620 specs and installation process in more details.

We'll try and look into these. I admit the loss of headings can be annoying.

There are 3 alternatives you can try that should allow you to go through 1st boot completion and then run EDP to do your EDP System Build 1) disable Bluetooth in your BIOS 2) place left side wireless switch to off (you'll then need Ethernet connection to connect to the Net and download EDP) 3) press on ESC or SPACE or ENTER keys of the keyboard several times or click on the mouse several times until the message disappears (sometimes this does not work though...) What happens here with Lion (and it can happen with other versions too) is that, having not identified the keyboard of the laptop, the OS goes looking for a bluetooth keyboard. It's not much, but very annoying.

Well, unless you made an error in your latest attachment, I see the same problem as 1st one report, i.e. KP with EFINVRam error. You can try to boot off the USB installer, interrupt at Chameleon delay bar and select your Lion HDD partition to see it this lets you boot Lion to completion. Then check with Chameleon Wizard which version of chameleon you have installed on that Lion partition.

Same as 1st one by the look of things... -> Chameleon version.

Bootpacks only provide essentials for initial installation. Hence lack of audio, it's non-essential. This is however covered by EDP once you do the EDP System Build. I don't know what Lion fix you refer to unless you can pinpoint the exact cause of the problem. It's difficult to troubleshoot because I don'"t think any of us owns a HiRes WUXGA D830.

Let's see if we can help you. Watch this space...

Of course, use the manufacturer's provided kext/software, that's pretty much a guarantee that your adapter will work in Mac OS X.

If you want ML, refer to the specific guide in the "Supported models with guide" section. The current guide is for the D830 LoRes (1280x800), but it would be nice of you to try it out for your HiRes WUXGA model. You should just have to replace the DSDT provided in the bootpack by the one you currently use in SL 10.7 or Lion 10.7. Let us know, so that we may add/confirm the HiRes model to the guide.

Your Intel wireless card will not be supported; you'll have to replace it with a supported model. There's a list here. If the suggested boot pack does not let you boot your installer, try the generic one instead and build from it.

Just remove it and rebuild permissions + caches with myFix.

As far as I know, the last BIOS for the D830 is A16. The pinned BIOS thread is right above this one. You would not normally miss it. If you get through with SL, then make another ML installer or get another ML image.

Up! Tested Ok under Mavericks (DP7). EDIT: 09May2014 - - - - - - - - - - - - - I confirm this still works with patched CellPhoneHelper.kext v1.3.2 under Mav 10.9.2

https://osxlatitude.com/index.php?/forum/76-applehda/

That's fine. I see that it's listed exactly as my Twintech model (except for RAM of course): same PCI ids as expected, even same revision, only the ROM version differs as you could expect too.

If it's not already there, can you add the attached kext to /Extra/Extensions of your myHack USB installer and run myFix on it? lspcidrv.kext.zip Then, restart the installer and when you get to the installation screen, to to Utilities to open a Terminal command and type: lspci -nn. Then post the output of the command. Could you also confirm your BIOS version and check your settings against the recommend ones that are in the pinned thread? NB: On checking the boot pack, I saw that the SMBIOS plist is that of MBP5,1 now.

Glad to see it's all working. IntelCPUMonitor kext works with earlier release of FakeSMC such as v4.0. It's not required with newer versions published by Kozlek and in fact, clashes with them. I don't know what your IntelCPUController kext does. I don't have that on any of my D series laptops.

The guys used a retail version. The stuff you link to is only good for real Macs, though not all of them it would appear. I don't believe it provides the full packages of a retail version (it's mentioned in the comments) and those are required for a Hackintosh. For a retail version of ML, you can either sell your right arm and spend 18€ on AppStore or use Google, it's everyone's friend if you see what I mean... There must be tons of mountain river references these days. NB: EDP pages of this site offer a compatibility chart that you may want to consult re: your specs.

Audio, BT, wifi... it really all depends on the HW your have... Audio may work with a patched AppleHDA kext or with one of the recent VoodooHDA kexts (2.8.1 to 2.8.4 for e.g.). Have a look at Dinesh's dedicated threads in the forum Research section. BT may not be supported at all, it really depends on the chip used. I did not see any BT device in your lspci output dump. For wifi, you already know your Intel Centrino won't do. DW1510 works OOB but have a look at the (non-exhaustive) list of supported devices in our Research section. You'll find it has all the details you need for the listed models. SD card reader can be a bit of a lottery: some work OOB (like internal-USB models), some with SDHC kext, some not at all. Our compatibility chart in EDP pages should list all those HW features that are supported or not.

As far as I know, you cannot install ML (or any other recent Mac OS X version) that way. Recovery versions from rescue partition or even Mac OS X CD/DVD versions provided with real Macs cannot be used to install the OS on a PC. From memory (but I could be wrong of course), these recovery versions are just a minimal subset of the full system that allow to sort of boot a Mac and then grab the rest of the system off Apple's servers. I think it's explained here: http://www.apple.com/osx/recovery/ You need to use the retail versions, those available for purchase off AppStore. In the case of ML, the current shipping version is 10.8.4, but you can install any previous retail release from 10.8(.0) to 10.8.3. Whatever you use, it has to be retail.

There it is: https://osxlatitude.com/index.php?/topic/2864-solved-bootloader-not-working-on-4k-hdd/?hl=%2B4k+%2Bsector

When you're booted in Mac OS, try to download a new Chameleon package off the Net and install it. Alternatively, install Chameleon Wizard and try to update your HDD Chameleon to any version between v2248 and v2255 (these are known to work Ok on the laptop). Failing that, do a search on the forum about boot:0 error or 4k sector, you'll find a detailed procedure to fix 4k sector issues that can be encountered with newer HDDs. I just can't remember where it is off hand. Please note that you really should use GPT/GUID partitioning on your HDDs.

Which version are you trying to install? Snow Leopard? Lion? Mountain Lion? Are you sure you're using the right bootpack? I see a reference to MacBookPro5,1 in your very 1st picture and I don't believe there's any FakeSMC or SMBIOS plist that uses that model in the D830 bootpacks...

Yes, that is normal if you're not using the boot pack which should contain the lspci driver required for the command. You obviously have not done the EDP system build either. Well, if you do decide to proceed with the above and before rebooting, remember to remove any ATI X1300 and/or EvoEnabler kext that may remain in /Extra/Extensions, the re-run myFix (full). Alternatively, look for the graphics card ids in System Information (click Apple Menu and press Command (i.e. Alt or Windows) key). It'll be under PCI cards and/or Graphics/Displays.