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When you install the EDP kexts, opt for your own settings, not the default ones and go through the options. For audio, try the patched AppleHDA kext that is listed for the D620. I'll have to have a look at my own settings later on, can't remember what they are right now...

Ha, the West. I studied a year in Bishopstown area, that's sufficient to pinpoint where... Good that you met success on that D630. To answer your points: 1) BT will only work if the adapter's radio was enabled within Windows, BT blue LED being lit permanently. Otherwise, the adapter's ROM/radio is disabled and you cannot activate it from Mac OS, not even from the laptop's BIOS. 2) Correct, the D630 nVidia is fitted with a Quadro NVS 135m (or 140m). When you ran EDP, the DSDT file was replaced and the new one refers to the 8400M as opposed to the NVS 135m, but I believe that is just cosmetic. What you can do is replace your current DSDT file by the file from the bootpack and your Hackintosh will report the right model. That's what I did on my D630 and look: I don't know about chimera (chameleon, stolen and rebranded), but you can change the look of Chameleon too. If you install Chameleon Wizard, you'll see the various themes available: No problem installing Win7 for dual boot on a GUID partitioned HDD. My disk is setup just that way. Win7 will install on a 2nd partition, reformatting it NTFS. Win7 will overwrite the Chameleon bootloader so you won't see it any more and you'll no longer be able to boot OS X directly. To fix this, simply reboot off your USB installer (since it has Chameleon bootloader), press [ENTER] at the delay bar and select your hard drive OS X installation. Once booted in OS X, just re-install Chameleon on your HDD. That's it. At subsequent reboot, Chameleon will autoboot OS X, unless it's interrupted to boot Win7.

Mmm, what you need is a retail DVD version as that includes all installer files. Anything else will probably fail. I take it you did not get something like a dual-layer DVD that your D430 wouldn't read, right?

Downloads of combo updates are recommended over updates via the Apple-menu facility. The reason is you often have to re-run EDP kext install before reboot upon update installation as some are overwritten during the update, rendering your Hackintosh potentially unbootable. The Apple-menu software update does not let you do that. There are exceptions naturally, where updates can be done straight through: 10.7.4 -> 10.7.5 or 10.8 -> 10.8.1 -> 10.8.2 for instances. But updating from 10.7.3 to 10.7.4 required to re-run EDP. Same with updates to SL 10.6.8.

There are ways, you would find several methods with a little Google help... A D430 will run Snow Leopard and Lion, the former performing better on that small machine in my opinion. Now, in the case of Snow Leopard, you can use Nawcom's ModCD to install a retail version of SL. It's an ISO image that you download off Nawcom's blog (or other dedicated spaces like OSX86.net) and that you burn to CD to get a bootable SL installer package. By default, ModCD uses a legacy kernel, but it nevertheless gets you to a Snow Leopard installation. That can be kept and fine-tuned with our EDP tool or considered as a temporary base from which you then create a myHack installer to get the OSXL-supported full vanilla (mach kernel) installation, whether SL or Lion. So, in summary, Nawcom's ModCD + retail Snow Leopard (DVD or USB key) will get you going/started.

Actually, I believe it was when updating from 10.7.3 to 10.7.4. Do give us details of the changes you made at DSDT table level so we can evaluate them.

Try and boot with option: USBBusFix=No

Well, I managed to make good progress thanks to the advice and support of Dinesh + Mario. Thanks guys. The biggest challenge was getting the Video/Graphics to work properly and with acceleration. That was kind of achieved by pretending GMA900 to be GMA950 but quite buggy (most notably the top menu bar) ... Added Voodoo Battery + SpeedStep emulator + Wireless + Bluetooth + Audio as well. All Ok and sleep even works natively (no SleepEnabler, BT + Wireless resume on wake + wake on USB supported)! SD card reader to be tried. It shuts down Ok, but does not restart... I now need to finalise settings to EDP standards and attempt updates to 10.6.7 and 10.6.8. Updating to 10.6.7 should nearly be a straight thing but I already know that I'll have to revert to 10.6.3 USB kexts to get the ports back. I'll probably wait for the EDP validation (if any) before attempting 10.6.8.

No that's fine. Follow the EDP procedure and you should be in business. Just make sure your copies of OS X are kosher...

If you booted post a ModCD installation (which would explain your black screen), copy the entire bootpack contents to /Extra, overwriting anything that might exists. You should then be able to reboot Ok. Let's see how that goes. From there, you have 2 options: 1) install EDP & run it, install combo update and re-run EDP, then boot the mach kernel instead of the legacy one. 2) redo your myHack USB installer and start afresh.

If you're still getting nowhere, then I'd look at that installer of yours or change to a retail version like 10.6.3.

As usual, check your BIOS settings and provide your H/W specs. We can't help you in the current conditions...

Disable Bluetooth in the BIOS?

You wouldn't have an Intel Wireless card by any chance? If you do, either disable it in the BIOS or remove it physically.

Download ModCD image and burn to CD. Then boot and see if you can do an installation off your retail DVD.

You could also try the method provided in the link I posted. 'don't know if it works, but you may want to give it a try.

'don't know, you would not normally have to worry about that. 'never seen that message before... You used a valid copy of SL? Which release?

Maybe that model needs a dedicated DSDT file. Could you follow the procedure listed "DSDT/SSDT patching" post (Research section) and post your files to the specified address? Then, post us your findings/results afterwards.

You should also find info about your laptop's hardware in the BIOS settings. Your CPU is good. You'll have to confirm chipset (should be visible in the BIOS) Your Graphics card appears supported: http://www.osx86.net...for_10._...html Your Sound card (IDT 92HD73C) should be Ok: http://www.osx86.net...do=file&id=2223 http://www.osx86.net...do=file&id=2809 You'll need to replace your Intel wireless card as it will not be supported. For the bootloader, try and re-install whatever you've used or Chameleon (if that is possible off a multifail installation).

Not the version (though it's always recommended to have the latest BIOS), the settings! You know, those config screens you get when you press F2 as you switch on the laptop...

Tried boot option: USBBusFix=No ?

Hardware wise, you have everything to support Lion on that D620 (provided your Wireless card is not Intel). You did not say which graphics you have (Intel GMA or nVidia Quadro) but I'll assume that you chose the right bootpack. This being said, I believe myHack (and or other installers) only supports retail versions of OS X, not the kind of recovery version you made, hence the "Mac OS version not found" error message. There's good information here: http://www.macworld....newer_macs.html "[...] a bootable installer drive has advantages over Lion Recovery. For starters, Lion Recovery doesn't include the full Lion installer, it requires you to download nearly 4GB of data before you can reinstall Lion, whereas a bootable installer drive contains the entire Lion installer [...]" I'd say you extracted the Lion Recovery version which is missing the Lion installer files. And you need those!

Hi, it would help to know the hardware specifications + BIOS settings of your system... Is that a laptop or a desktop? Then who knows how you installed ML (other than with multifail)? I mean what kexts did you install, what bootloader, etc ?

Did you do the 'Create Extra' step in myHack and with the correct bootpack (there are 2 different D630 X3100 boot packs depending on LCD resolution)?

You've checked your BIOS version & settings against the recommended ones?