Hervé

1st remove the ACPIPlatform kext from S/L/E and re-run myFix (full).

You've installed ML with MLPF hack on a D630 with X3100 graphics. Did you read the McRumors thread at all? The MLPF hack does not support upgrading ML in the standard way, at least not without re-running MLPF!

The procedure listed in the guides covered ML 10.8.0 to 10.8.3. You need to go back to the updated MLPF web site for the procedure that supports 10.8.4.

You'll probably have to start all over again.

I would suggest you redo an EDP system build after your update to 10.8.4. With the reintroduction of AppleACPIPlatorm v1.7 in /S/L/E folder, you're likely to experience kext cache issues. The EDP system rebuild should take care of this.

If not, try to manually remove the offending kext from /S/L/E and re-run myFix (full).

I can't remember if I coded MBP5,1 in that FakeSMC version, so check it! Disable PStateMenu to verify native SpeedStep operation. There's also a good chance that you can run without NullCPUPowerManagement (or maybe you do already), in which case, ensure your Chameleon boot plist has P & C States checked.

^{Are you using a D830 or D630 nVidia DSDT?}

Can you please provide the specs and OS X version you're running (including the SMBIOS id used)?

One possible way to improve this is to try and apply SMC fine-tuning: http://www.osxlatitude.com/tuning-performance-with-fakesmc-smbios-plist/

Updated my D630 nVidia 135M successfully using Combo Update 10.8.4.

On 1st reboot, I had no keyboard and noticed the CPU reported as a 1.2GHz C2D only. All was Ok after subsequent 2nd reboot. The update installs AppleACPIPlatform kext v1.7 in S/L/E. Like Bronxteck, I strongly recommend to delete that kext to only retain EDP's v1.3.5 in /E/E to avoid cache issues and rebuild permissions & caches with myFix.

Nothing else to report. Looks pretty safe to update.

EDIT: Oups! 'just realised I had updated my FakeSMC kext to v5.1.67 and made a mistake when modifying the SMC keys. That would explain the strange CPU speed report I was getting on occasion!

The latest VoodooHDA does work on the D830, yes.

Re: USB device disconnected after sleep, that is perfectly normal. When the computer goes to sleep, the USB ports are no longer powered; as such, all connected device get disconnected. The only way to somehow circumvent this is to enable "USB Wake" in the BIOS so that power is retained to USB ports when the computer is connected to the mains. That is however not effective when running on battery.

I recommend the combination of 2 tools:

1. Ukelele Logitech keyboard layouts for full keyboard mappings (just copy the appropriate Logitech layouts from within the app package to /Library/Keyboard layouts then select these new layouts to the list of input sources where they're automatically added)
2. DoubleCommand for special keys assignation such as Windows key as Command key or PC-Style Home/End keys recognition

So, the good old "failed installation" remains... I'll probably try to update my D630n tonight.

Hi,

No mention of that system here before as far as I know. Looking at your specs, I'd say Snow Leopard is your best candidate target.

No progress on the GMA 4500MHD front; I'm afraid that remains unsupported...

Hi, thanks for the info, I'll add it to the list. Are you able to verify operation with SL and Lion at all?

Oops, something went wrong: there now appears to be an incorrect LAN kext in the bootpack. You need to use AppleIntelE1000 or Intel82566MM. That'll get the Intel 82562V-2 10/100Mb built-in Ethernet (PCI id: 0x10c0 8086) operational.

Intel82566MM.kext.zip

Also, if you're not using an ATI Radeon Pro X1300 graphics card, remove the ATI1300Controller + EVOenabler kexts from the bootpack.

Assuming you're using the built-in Ethernet, the kext is normally provided in the bootpack. Let me check that out.

You may have to disable your Intel wireless in BIOS. We often found D series unable to boot the installer properly with Intel cards kept active.

You need to do a bit of research on the forum about creating the installer via Virtual Machines. As I said before, it's often problematic and clearly where your issues are coming from.

Not that it'll help you greatly, but there's a chance your battery is on the decline. The initial 4-cell battery on my Dell D430 would do just the same, whereas its 6-cell replacement is Ok and recharges all the way to 100%.

And you're creating that installer from what? An existing Mac, Hack or a Virtual Machine?

I'd say your installer is dodgy...

How did you create your myHack installer?

Rebranding is not usually not necessary. Cards such as DW1390 or DW1490 work OOB, others need a kext. Have a look at the dedicated (unfinished) inventory in R&D->Hardware->Network section.

Some Atheros cards are compatible too.

1)  Is there support for the SD card slot?  I think the answer is no [...]

Correct. It appears the SD reader shares its IRQ with the LAN controller. If you disable LAN in BIOS, Mac OS X will detect an SD card once inserted but reading it remains impossible.

2)  Will any of the docking stations work?

Dell made a dedicated full size undertray for the D430 but a "regular" docking station for D6x0/D8x0 (and others) will work too. I don't know if you would get DVI and VGA working though (we never got DVI to work on D6x0 out of the Docking station), possibly just VGA.

3)  Reading some of the threads, I see that Herve feels that Snow Leopard is the better choice on the D430, at least for performance reasons.   Is that still true.  Any compelling reason to go to Lion?

Well, try for yourself and see how it feels. Nothing beats own evaluation. You might want to give ML a try too now that we have a way to get it to run on the D430.

Nope, not seeing this in a guide...

Not seeing what?

re: pointing stick, you can always try the various PS2 packs.

-> Look in /Extra/Storage/kexpacks, then replace whatever you have in /E/E by the selected kexpack (copy the kexts rather than move them), then run myFix full.

Then you need to try various boot options. Eg: PciRoot=1 ncpi=| ahcidisk=1

You may have to combine that with flags such as: -f -x

If you installed using our guide, you already have myHack installed on your system. Take a backup of your AppleACPIPlatform kext in /S/L/E and remove it. Then go to Applications, run myHack and select myFix (full) on your ML HDD/partition.

At the end, before you reboot, check your kextcache file to verify if cache was re-created or not.

And they cost peanuts too!

https://osxlatitude.com/index.php?/topic/2120-supportedunsupported-wireless-cards-inventory/