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Hi Herve All systems go! I pin it down to a suspect usb pen drive. Interesting, I used that usb pen for various other installs like linux and never had a usb pen fail like this. Thanks for guiding me in the right direction. Note: Not sure how to put [solved] in the heading.

Thanks for the help thus far Herve..... I'll do some more research and try different things like change my usb installer, etc. Weird one this

Some snap shots/info to help troubleshoot Snapshot of "Still waiting for root device" Disk partitions Hitachi HTS541680J9SA00: Capacity: 80.03 GB (80,026,361,856 bytes) Model: Hitachi HTS541680J9SA00 Revision: SB2OC74P Serial Number: SB2251SGK3VM7E Native Command Queuing: Yes Queue Depth: 32 Removable Media: No Detachable Drive: No BSD Name: disk0 Medium Type: Rotational Partition Map Type: GPT (GUID Partition Table) S.M.A.R.T. status: Verified Volumes: disk0s1: Capacity: 209.7 MB (209,715,200 bytes) BSD Name: disk0s1 Content: EFI Mac OSX Lion: Capacity: 53.49 GB (53,485,129,728 bytes) Available: 44.34 GB (44,335,521,792 bytes) Writable: Yes File System: Journaled HFS+ BSD Name: disk0s2 Mount Point: / Content: Apple_HFS Mac OSX Lion L2: Capacity: 26.06 GB (26,063,040,512 bytes) Available: 13.13 GB (13,127,794,688 bytes) Writable: Yes File System: Journaled HFS+ BSD Name: disk0s3 Mount Point: /Volumes/Mac OSX Lion L2 Content: Apple_HFS Note: Could disk0s1 = EFI be a problem? Filesystem repair log Filesystem repair log: Source: /var/log/fsck_hfs.log Size: 2 KB (2,276 bytes) Last Modified: 19/10/14 2:46 PM Recent Contents: /dev/rdisk0s2: fsck_hfs run at Sat Oct 18 20:50:27 2014 ** /dev/rdisk0s2 (NO WRITE) ** Root file system Executing fsck_hfs (version diskdev_cmds-540.1~25). /dev/rdisk0s2: fsck_hfs run at Sat Oct 18 20:51:22 2014 /dev/rdisk0s2: ** /dev/rdisk0s2 (NO WRITE) /dev/rdisk0s2: ** Root file system /dev/rdisk0s2: Executing fsck_hfs (version diskdev_cmds-540.1~25). /dev/rdisk0s3: fsck_hfs run at Sat Oct 18 20:51:23 2014 /dev/rdisk0s3: ** /dev/rdisk0s3 (NO WRITE) /dev/rdisk0s3: Executing fsck_hfs (version diskdev_cmds-540.1~25). QUICKCHECK ONLY; FILESYSTEM CLEAN /dev/rdisk0s2: fsck_hfs run at Sun Oct 19 15:38:32 2014 ** /dev/rdisk0s2 (NO WRITE) ** Root file system Executing fsck_hfs (version diskdev_cmds-540.1~25). /dev/rdisk0s2: fsck_hfs run at Sun Oct 19 15:39:01 2014 /dev/rdisk0s2: ** /dev/rdisk0s2 (NO WRITE) /dev/rdisk0s2: ** Root file system /dev/rdisk0s2: Executing fsck_hfs (version diskdev_cmds-540.1~25). /dev/rdisk0s3: fsck_hfs run at Sun Oct 19 15:39:02 2014 /dev/rdisk0s3: ** /dev/rdisk0s3 (NO WRITE) /dev/rdisk0s3: Executing fsck_hfs (version diskdev_cmds-540.1~25). QUICKCHECK ONLY; FILESYSTEM CLEAN /dev/rdisk0s2: fsck_hfs run at Sun Oct 19 15:41:47 2014 ** /dev/rdisk0s2 (NO WRITE) ** Root file system Executing fsck_hfs (version diskdev_cmds-540.1~25). /dev/rdisk0s2: fsck_hfs run at Sun Oct 19 15:42:01 2014 /dev/rdisk0s2: ** /dev/rdisk0s2 (NO WRITE) /dev/rdisk0s2: ** Root file system /dev/rdisk0s2: Executing fsck_hfs (version diskdev_cmds-540.1~25). /dev/rdisk0s3: fsck_hfs run at Sun Oct 19 15:42:02 2014 /dev/rdisk0s3: ** /dev/rdisk0s3 (NO WRITE) /dev/rdisk0s3: Executing fsck_hfs (version diskdev_cmds-540.1~25). QUICKCHECK ONLY; FILESYSTEM CLEAN /dev/rdisk0s2: fsck_hfs run at Sun Oct 19 15:45:47 2014 ** /dev/rdisk0s2 (NO WRITE) ** Root file system Executing fsck_hfs (version diskdev_cmds-540.1~25). /dev/rdisk0s2: fsck_hfs run at Sun Oct 19 15:45:59 2014 /dev/rdisk0s2: ** /dev/rdisk0s2 (NO WRITE) /dev/rdisk0s2: ** Root file system /dev/rdisk0s2: Executing fsck_hfs (version diskdev_cmds-540.1~25). /dev/rdisk0s3: fsck_hfs run at Sun Oct 19 15:46:00 2014 /dev/rdisk0s3: ** /dev/rdisk0s3 (NO WRITE) /dev/rdisk0s3: Executing fsck_hfs (version diskdev_cmds-540.1~25). QUICKCHECK ONLY; FILESYSTEM CLEAN

Right Herve, an update I tried re-install myhack, then install extra then run myfix (quick). Get the same result. (This was done on installed HDD). I also tried the chmod and chown. Chown gives me "Operation not permitted". Then i decided to start all over again. Then I re-installed myhack on USB installer. This time the OSX installation was successful. Upon reboot I got "Still waiting for root device". Rebooted with -f -v and into configuration and into desktop. After a short period of time, I then get 2 system extension errors; - myHack.kext/Contents/PlugIns/IOHDAFamily.kext - myHack.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AppleHDAController.kext Since no sound from D630, above kexts must be the culprits. I decided since I get "Still waiting for root....." error, to run my fix again. Now I get all the kexts errors as mentioned in post #5 again. I'm really stumped at this one......What else can I do or am I doing wrong?

Hi I quickly did a myfix to note down the errors First one - myHack.kext then........ - myHack.kextContents/PlugIns/ACPISensors.kext -myHack.kext/Contents/PlugIns/ -myHack.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AppleACPIEC.kext -myHack.kext/Contents/PlugIns/ (sorry i missed this one) -myHack.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AppleACPIPS2Nub.kext - myHack.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AppleHDA.kext - myHack.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AppleHDAController.kext - myHack.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AppleHDAHardwareConfigDriver.kext - myHack.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AppleHDAPlatformDriver.kext -myHack.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AppleMikeyDriver.kext - myHack.kext/Contents/PlugIns/ApplePS2Controller.kext - myHack.kext/Contents/PlugIns/ApplePS2Keyboard.kext -myHack.kext/Contents/PlugIns/ApplePS2Mouse.kext -myHack.kext/Contents/PlugIns/BCM5722D.kext -myHack.kext/Contents/PlugIns/DspFuncLib.kext -myHack.kext/Contents/PlugIns/FakeSMC.kext -myHack.kext/Contents/PlugIns/FakeSTAC9205.kext -myHack.kext/Contents/PlugIns/GPUSensors.kext -myHack.kext/Contents/PlugIns/IOHDAFamily.kext -myHack.kext/Contents/PlugIns/LPCSensors.kext -myHack.kext/Contents/PlugIns/lspcidrv.kext -myHack.kext/Contents/PlugIns/Patched_10.7_AppleRTC.kext -myHack.kext/Contents/PlugIns/VoodooBattery.kext -myHack.kext/Contents/PlugIns/VoodooPS2Trackpad.kext It seams pretty much all of them. I'll try deleting myhack, install my hack again and install extra after that then run myfix (quick)

HI Hervè Yes sure, .zip file attached Just to give some more detail, I used this https://osxlatitude.com/index.php?/topic/7210-d630-w-intel-x3100-low-res-1280x800-dramas-with-edpv6-and-lion-1075/ for the install. When I look at the SMbios (with chameleon wizard) i noticed mac 5.1 is selected. Not sure if it will make a difference, but with some research, I think i'm closer to a Mac 3.1. Also attached, a snap shot of my hardware. D630i_LoRes_10.7.5_Tuned_Pack.zip

Hi Guys First of all, great forum and thanks to all that contributed to the success. I have issues with myHack.kext errors "System extension cannot be used". I downloaded a fresh Lion 10.7.5 app from app store for install. Used my hack 3.3.1 to make usb installer. Installed "D630i_LoRes_10.7.5_Tuned_Pack." onto usb installer Extra folder. All went well. Checked bios is correct as per this forum. Bios version A17. Installation of OSX Lion went well until just after I chose to use my own Extra folder. I pointed to the extra folder on the usb installer. A few minutes after that the installation returned failed with a log file. Can't work out from this log file what the issue is. Anyhow, tried to boot the new installation and stopped at "Still waiting for root device". Next boot I used -f and succeeded to OSX configuration and into desktop. A few things didn't work, like sound, keyboard, trackpad, etc, so straight into my hack to run myfix (quick). During this a few popups came up with said "System extensions cannot............" In short, the myfix didn't fix my issues. Then, deleted myHack.kext and re-insalled myHack utilities. Same popup errors. Did a myfix (Full), and still same popup errors. I also tried a suggestion from another post about the kext being quarantined. I used terminal with following commands - cd S/L/E - sudo xattr -c -r myHack.kext - sudo touch S/L/E. Get same popup errors using above. Not sure what to do/try next..........any advice appreciated.