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Same here, I had it running on my D630 Intel and the constant fan flapping was irritating me. It all stopped after I disabled the BIOS Fan Control through the hidden menu. Then it works perfectly (or nearly perfectly as settings cannot be saved and need to be re-programmed after a reboot). My Tjmax is set at 100 (I have a T7500) and I notice a difference of a few degrees (3 to 4) between the T° reported by i8kfan and iStats, the latter being lower. Re: hidden menu, I can report similar behaviour on the D630 nVidia: it is not displayed when calling it from within the OS, it has to be done at BIOS level or before boot time. The way I run i8kfan on the Lion-based D630 Intel at the moment is as follows: 1) I copied the 32bit kext to /E/E then ran a full myFix. 2) I launch the app through the user startup settings, but this is not perfect as I get prompted for password every time I reboot or restart the session. I could not do the same on the ML-based D630 nVidia, the 64bit kext just would not load after running a full myFix (whether kext was copied to S/L/E or /E/E). I have to load the 64bit kext via the "sudo kextload" command before I run the app. But it works well and on that system, i8kfan T° are aligned with that reported by iStats (taking the different iStats refresh interval into account). It's particular useful on the nVidia systems as these run much hotter than the GMA versions, so every bit of cooling fine-tuning helps (albeit at the expense of quietness). I've tried both v01 and v02 without problems.

The USB wake BIOS feature maintains voltage to the USB ports when computer goes to sleep IF AND ONLY IF the computer is plugged into the mains -> no "Disconnected device" message. However, if it runs on battery, voltage is not maintained to the USB ports and having a USB device (like a pen or an HDD) plugged in will cause the "Disconnected device" pop-up message when waking the computer. PS: I confirm the for BIOS password/sleep operation: my D630s (Intel & nVidia) + my D620 nVidia do not need it for sleep operation. I played with a D830 nVidia back in July and it did not need it either. So far, I only ever needed the BIOS password on a D430.

A much better choice would be to install Snow Leopard (SL, 10.6) or Lion (10.7) instead of Leopard (10.5), something you can do by following, step by step, the procedure explained in the EDP section of the web site. Leopard is kind of old these days (last update dates back to 2009) and not supported here. SL is a much better version than Leopard, benefiting from substantial optimization + OS architecture changes that remain current. Latest update was summer 2011, keeping it a modern/in-tune OS (and its performance is excellent on our Latitude laptops). Lion remains an "active" OS to date, despite recent official launch of Mountain Lion (ML, 10.8). Before you start anything, and since you appear to be a total newbie to this (no offense meant), do try and get a bit more familiar with installation and running of Mac OS X on PC hardware. This will notably allow you to learn the significance of specific terms like "kexts", "bootpacks", "boot loaders", etc. if these elude you at the moment. You also need to be familiar with your own hardware equipment (CPU, RAM, Graphics card, resolution, etc. - the BIOS can help you here - there are several hardware variants for any given Latitude model) since this is an essential pre-requisite for proper installation. OS X on non-Apple H/W is not a completely straight forward/plug 'n play thing where you simply install the contents of a DVD and off you go.

I was referring to the 64bit kext of course (just taking the 32bit kext under Lion as an example). Need to try it on the D630 nVidia under ML too.

You could put the kext in /Extra/Extensions and run a full myFix afterwards. That worked on my Lion-based D630 with 32bit kext and v01.

If you tried your installation a week ago, you should be using EDP v4-r7. Run EDP tool and you'll see the version/release at the very top line.

My Logitech C250 (P/N: V-U0003, P/N: 860-000180) works perfectly on a D630 nVidia 135m running ML 10.8.1 installed through myHack 3.1.2/EDP v4-r7 method. Macam not even installed.

Yes, you were somehow limited at 600MHz !!! This is what I got after brand new (no restore) OSLX myHack/EDP ML installation: PS: I see you're in Thistle country... Where exactly?

Sounds like SpeedStep was not enabled, did you check in the BIOS setup? 600MHz is indeed the "default" slow speed. Have not experienced this with my T7500-based D630 nVidia under ML; it runs as expected with simulated SpeedStep and no CoolBook.

Tried option "arch=i386" at USB pen boot time? But, I must say, if you have the same issue with 2 different D830s, I'd point my finger to that installation USB key. May be you have a duff image to start with... I've had no problem installing SL or Lion on a similar D830 ; mind you, no it was the 135m nVidia model, not the 140m.

The officially and unofficially supported cameras are listed here: http://logitech-en-amr.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/6471/~/uvc-webcam-support-for-mac-os-10.4.9-and-above I've found that not all equipment bearing the listed product name, bears the same part # or model #. For example, I have a C250 and a QuickCam Pro5000 that I've tried under SL/Lion/ML. My C250 works properly under all releases and corresponds 100% to the info listed for that camera. My Pro5000 bears an identical model # (V-UAX16) but a different part # (861283 v supported 861306) and does not work under any SL/Lion/ML. It's probably worth checking the info on the label (if it's still there of course...). Sometimes, things are a bit weird with Logitech cameras: according to web site info, my QuickCam Pro 5000 is not supported under Win7 (Logitech provides no Win7-compatible driver or software for it) and, indeed, it does not work under Win7 x86. Yet it's fully functionnal under Win7 x64, obviously through a Microsoft built-in driver!

If the computer has gone to sleep, the power LED (at the outmost left on the right LCD hinge) dims up and down continuously; and fan should go quiet...

The X3100 is not supported under ML, so you'd have very poor performance (no acceleration), but yes, ML is installable on those D630s.

If it's not in /Extra/storage/apps, download Chameleon Wizard application off the web (available at kexts.com). PS: fixed my D620 sleep issue. I had somehow enabled USB wake in the BIOS! It's compatible with sleep on the D630, but not on the D620... Dooh! :$

Seems like nVidia...

Hi, just follow the procedure provided in the EDP section of the web site, making sure you use the correct bootpack for your D630. It'll be much more easier than the above guide, which is somehow obsolete nowadays.

Dellboy, don't know if it's worth checking but here is the contents of my Chameleon plist in /Extra (opened using Chameleon wizard).

I've encountered that very same issue these last few days on my D620 nVidia: when putting it to sleep, it just wakes up. The only thing I recall doing was updating EDP to v3 r431 and re-installing the kexts. Will have to try a re-install on seperate HDD to verify things, but it is annoying to lose something that worked really well before.

There is a non-EDP way to get SL installed, albeit with legacy kernel: with Nawcom ModCD/ModUSB. You'll still require the bootpack (simply copy it to /Extra on your installation media and install SL) but it'll get you through to a stable system. That is how I started on my D630.

Yes, so I find it interesting to identify those Logitech cameras that are not officially supported but do work with FT. In my case, the C250 (M/N: V-U0003, P/N:860-00180) does whilst the Quickcam Pro 5000 (M/N: V-UAX16, P/N: 861283) does not.

You could also buy a supported Wifi Broadcom card off ebay to get you networked. They cost peanuts, literally. I recommend Broadcom/Dell1390 (802.11b/g). Dell1490 (802.11a/b/g) works as well.

I don't use the predefined settings and choose to opt for my own: - VoodooPS2Controller - NullCPUPowerManagement: yes - SleepEnabler: yes - Emulated SpeedStep: yes - VoodooTSCsync: yes - Patched AppleHDA STAC9205 #1 (D630) - VoodooBattery Could you try that and report back? I also updated the Chameleon to v2.1 r2035, but I don't think this does anything for sleep support.

Having successfully got FaceTime to work with my webcam, I invite all who met success to provide their webcam specs below: D630 (Intel 1440x900), Lion 10.7.4 -> FT running with Logitech C250 USB camera (model: V-U0003)

No reason why yours would be different from others... If your disk is large enough, keep both Win7 and OS X, the latter being the default OS. With Lion, you should be able to install 10.7.3 without any difficulties before proceeding to 10.7.4. Regarding the Ethernet board, in the BIOS, is "Integrated NIC" set to "enabled" under on-board devices? With myHack, I guess you know that you create a 10.6 installer for SL, a 10.7 installer for Lion and a 10.8 installer for ML. Once the installer creation has complete, re-run myHack and choose 'Install Extra' option. When prompted for your source files, point to your downloaded bootpack. At the end of the OS installation, you'll be prompted to use a Generic /Extra or provide your own. Choose the latter and point to the /Extra folder of your USB installation key. You should then be able to reboot onto a minimal system, ready for EDP. The bootpack contains all the minimal requirements necessary to get the system to boot an operate, prior to fine tuning through EDP and/or others.

No need for the BIOS password on the D630 (in fact I did not need it on my D620 nVidia either), but do apply the hibernation fix after EDP kexts installation (Fix menu).