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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?

EDIT: Post updated following verification on D620 GMA950 with BIOS A07 + A10.

Did you take that Intel Wifi card out or disabled it in the BIOS?

What are the specs of your D630?

 
Well, I've been adamant I'd get SL on that old thing.
 
The specs:

• Intel Dothan Pentium M 745 1.8GHz FSB400 CPU (overclocked to 2.4GHz/FSB533 through FSB pin mod + VID4 volt mod)
• 2GB DDR2-533 RAM (the max. supported)
• Intel 915GM chipset
• Intel GMA900 graphics controller
• 15.4" WXGA (1280x800) LCD
• Intel ICH6-M SATA controller with P-ATA/IDE HDD
• 5400rpm 160GB IDE HDD
• Ricoh R5C822 SD Card Reader
• Broadcom BCM440x 10/100Base-T FastEthernet
• Dell DW1470 (broadcom-based) mini-PCI wireless
• Dell 350 Bluetooth adapter
• Sigmatel STAC9751 AC'97 audio

This old laptop has been running Leopard 10.5.8 without a hiccup other than the occasional tiny graphics artifact since 2010: wifi, SD card, full QE/CI, screen extension tested up to 1920x1280 on my 40" TV, sound, etc.; all work.

Different story with SL. I've always had trouble accessing the HDD when trying to install SL, whether with Nawcom's ModCD or with myHack. It's seen, but can't be accessed properly. 'tried various IOATAFamily kexts or AppleIntelPIIXATA kexts, no luck so far. I always have to format the disk on another Hack and installation freezes immediately when HDD is to be written (at scrolling blue/white bar).

So I recently thought to try and do an installation off a D6x0 and simply port the HDD to the Inspiron. I first installed off my D630 nVidia (basic myHack installation, no EDP follow-up) and was able to boot SL 10.6.3 onto the Inspiron with the help of my own-made/partially patched DSDT table and legacy kernel 10.3.0. I was only getting basic graphics, but the rest appeared to work Ok. I was able to update to 10.6.7 and replace legacy kernel by 10.7.0 version. The laptop worked exactly the same afterwards, except for USB ports which were non-responsive. USB kexts had to be replaced by 10.6.3 versions to recover. I gradually started to add kexts to get Wireless, SpeedStep, Keyboard, etc. working. I got as far as I could, but could never get full graphics support like under Leopard.

Dinesh prepared a new, much more tuned-up DSDT table which I started to use. Regarding graphics, I noticed that the GMA950 kext (as used in Leopard) were not loading, presumably due to blacklisting during installation on the D630 nVidia. No matter what I tried, it would no work.

So I tried the same, but with an installation pre-made on a D620 GMA950. The difference this time is that it would not boot to completion and I would only get an empty gray screen at the very end, right when the desktop should appear.

I then tried to replace all GMA + IntegratedBuffer kexts by those from my 10.5.8 installation. On reboot, I got to desktop with 1280x800 resolution, but no GMA950 or IntegratedFramebuffer kext appeared loaded. Ok, I had not done re-run myFix after replacing the kexts.

Following re-run of myFix, right at the point where I should get the SL desktop screen, all I get is a blue background screen for a few seconds and the laptop does a reset. However, if I boot in safe mode, I get to the SL desktop Ok and the IntegratedFramebuffer kext is loaded. I don't appear to have full QE/CI (menu bar is not translucent) but I'm provided with a choice of screen resolution. It'll run stable for hours in that mode.

It looks like I'm getting there, but I admit being lost as to why the laptop resets on completion of regular boot.

If anyone has any ideas...

Once you've created your myHack 10.8 installer, you need to re-run myHack again ans opt for the 'Create Extra' option. You will be asked to use a Generic bootpack or your own. Choose your own and point to the folder containing the bootpack you have previously downloaded.

You then proceed with installation on your HDD booting off your newly created installer. At the end of the installation process, you'll again be asked for the /Extra folder and you should point to the folder off your installer.

That's it.