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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.

Do you have multiple partitions on that HDD? Which type of partitioning does it have, MBR or GUID? Did you try and boot off a USB pen (like an installation key), then select your HDD Mac OS partition?

Guys, please create a thread for your specific model, try not to mix several machines in this E6400/E6500 post. Also do a search on the forum to check if your model has not already been discussed. As always, provide hardware specs of your system so that it can be evaluated: CPU RAM Storage media Graphics card/GPU Chipset Screen resolution Sound Network etc. Thanks.

Could you provide the specs for both DVD drives as specified in System Information -> Hardware -> ATA, indicating which one causes the sleep issue? Eg: Thanks.

Use the latest, yes.

We don't support iboot (chameleon, stolen and rebranded) here, that has its own site if you want to go that way. Your installation will clearly not go through without the boot pack or, at least, the appropriate DSDT table... I can only recommend that you use myHack/EDP method as it is 100% guaranteed to work on your laptop model, provided you have the compatible hardware (eg: no Intel Wifi...). Understood that you don't have access to a Mac/Hack, so do a temp legacy-kernel based SL installation with Nawcom's BootCD. You can then create the myHack installer and redo a full Vanilla installation.

Which Cham version did you try to re-install on that D620 HDD?

A DSDT table is indeed specific to each machine/model, since it contains information about the hardware. Therefore, no such thing as a "standard" DSDT table. It's not related to the OS X version. Look it up on the net.

@Dantes: for the Nawcom's ModCD/ModUSB method: 1) download ModCD or ModUSB off Nawcom's blog: ModCD -> http://nawcom.com/osx86/ModCD/ ModUSB -> http://nawcom.com/osx86/ModUSB 2a) ModCD is a small image that you burn on a CD/DVD that you can then boot to install Snow Leopard off a retail DVD or a USB key that contains the restored image of the retail SL media (unless that key is obtainable off Apple, you need access to a Mac to create it!). 2b) ModUSB is a Mac package (so you need a Mac) that you install on a USB key that contains the restored image of retail SL, so that you can boot off that key directly, without the need of the ModCD. 3) proceed with installation (based on legacy kernel) as usual, having hopefully copied the bootpack's DSDT table to /Extra on the USB key. However, if you have access to a friend's Mac, I can only encourage you to proceed with the myHack method directly. It's a much better way, a direct one too!

Instead of using Lion.app, try and use the 'InstallESD.dmg' image found inside Lion.app. Afterwards, re-run myHack and select 'Create Extra' to copy the boot pack to your USB installer. When asked for the bootpack, select your own, not the generic one and point to your downloaded bootpack. Go into the BIOS to check your screen resolution, it's indicated in one of the 1st info pages. It's important to choose the right bootpack or you could get black screen issues. Then reboot off USB installer to proceed with Lion installation and add option 'USBBusFix=No' before or after your '-v' flag. Which version are you loading by the way?

Of course! Lion and above require a C2D to work, so, in your case, any FSB800 CPU supported by the D630 will do. You'll see many D630s running OS X on a T7500 but also on better CPUs like the T9300.

Ha, yeah, you should use a kext like ANV-Slice under ML to avoid Keyboard/Trackpad issues. PS: "Curk Cidy"... Not a Norrie, eh?

It's damn annoying that, isn't it? 'made me abandon it all.

My mistake, the zipped file is too large for the forum... There's no need to replace those kexts to proceed with installation. To get to your 'InstallESD.dmg' image, you need to right click on your ML installer package and select 'Display package contents'. Then open 'Contents' folder and move to 'Shared Support'. That's were you'll find the correct image to use. Copy that image to your desktop for example and, when myHack 10.8 installer asks for the location of the installation source, point to the 'InstallESD' image on the Desktop so that it can be mounted.

A few people recently called for help, not managing to install ML and getting the same sort or error message. They were using ML copies of unknown origin, which were probably all corrupt. After buying and downloading a legit' copy of ML off Apple Store, their installation succeeded. It's just a hint, I don't know if that's applicable to you... http://forum.osxlati...4114#entry14114

Just in case, could anyone try again with the attached copy of the ML bootpack for the D830 nVidia?

I've got that D830 back right now. It has: Intel T7250 2.0GHz Core2Duo CPU 2Go DDR2-667 RAM 120Go SATA HDD DVD +/-RW in Modular Bay nVidia Quadro NVS 135M (128Mo) video controller (Video BIOS v060.086.068.000.017.000) WXGA (1280x800) LCD Sigmatel 9205 Audio Conexant HDA D330 MC modem (not that this matters...) Dell DW1490 Wireless card Dell 360 Bluetooth adapter BIOS A16 The BIOS settings are configured as per my related post in D8xx section. HDD is GUID dual-partitioned: 1st partition is ML (Mac OS X extended (journaled) formatted), 2nd one is Win7 (NTFS formatted). I can boot my ML USB installer (=myHack v3.1.2 10.8 installer with legit' retail Mac OS X 10.8 + myHack Create Extra with OSXL D830 nVidia bootpack) without problem and proceed with installation. The only boot option I use is 'USBBusFix=No', although it's not mandatory. Are you guys 100% certain of your ML copy or are these just downloads??? That D830 was finalised with EDP v4 r29. Chameleon bootloader (re-installed from EDP) was updated to v2.2 r2110 and Chameleon boot plist settings are exactly as shown above. SMBios was set to MacBook Pro 3,1. It's not running on the best FSB800 C2D CPU, but it runs ML 10.8.2 just perfectly. Boots in 60s, shuts down in 20s flawlessly.

Not owning one, I don't know how the D520 is built but I can tell you that on the D620/D630 and D820/D830, you most usually have to completely open up the laptop and remove the casing top part to access to the fan & heatsink and properly remove the clogged dust. I did this on my D620 when it started to heat up a few months ago. I had previously put a hoover hose to the undertray and lifted the keyboard to blow compressed air but that did not really help. Once I fully opened it up, I found a 3-4mm layer of dust tightly built in the small gap between the fan casing and the heasink radiator grill. There was a narrow piece of sticky tape on top of that. Nothing made that clogged dust go away but my own fingers...

There are no files to replace at all to begin installation, not even the IO80211Family kext that you mentionned earlier (that can be done post-installation if you have a DW1395 Wifi card). I've installed ML on a D830 nVidia 135m just a couple of weeks ago and had no issue whatsoever. I was also using the very 1st release of ML 10.8 (a legit' copy, source unknown = you're on your own!). Once EDP is installed, you can update to 10.8.2. Just make sure to create your myHack 10.8 USB installer properly, mounting the 'install ESD' image located inside the ML package and add the D830 nVidia bootpack afterwards. That's it, no need for a full fix at that stage. If you get that done, ML installation will go through without hiccups. Boot your installer with option 'USBBusFix=No' to avoid lengthy/slow boot off installer media.

1) Install SL with myHack USB installer (retail SL 10.6.3 for instance) 2) download EDP, install it and run kexts installation *** 2.5) you may want to reboot at that stage to verify your SL installation *** 3) install 10.6.8 combo update but do not reboot on completion 4) re-run EDP kexts installation 5) reboot in SL 10.6.8

If you haven't got a legit' copy of Mountain Lion, who knows what you got? Read this, it says it all! http://forum.osxlati..._300#entry14063 Buy it, it's only 18€... Nothing wrong with your 2.2GHz T7500. That'll run ML all right. Keyboard problem at Lion installation is known issue, boot with USBBusFix=No to avoid that.