Hello to everybody!

Since the old Tiger dv6000 & dv9000 thread is almost dead months ago, and there is a "intel only" thread for this series, I decided to start a new one where we can find answers to our questions and easy directions and help to get Leopard running on our AMD hp Pavilions.

Let me tell you that for what I've seen there are also some hp tx1000, tx2000 and dv9000 series with almost the same components, so they're all welcome to help & ask.

My Specs:

hp Pavilion dv6420la

AMD Turion 64 x2 TL 56
1 GB RAM
NVIDIA Geforce Go 6150 Graphics
Broadcom Wireless 4312
Microdia Webcam
Ricoh 5on1 media card reader
160 GB hard drive


Right now this is what I have:

Installed iso: Leo4allv3 (almost same results with Leopard_AMD_EFI_r2)
Install methode: Dual boot (Leopard 10.5.2 & Ubuntu 8.02) to internal drive.

Working:
Keyboard & Touchpad working ok.
Native 1280x800x32 screen resolution. (Using kexts from attachment, follow instructions)
Webcam working out of the box.
Audio working out of the box. (Using Azalia audio drivers from installer)
USB ports working out of the box.
DVD+RW working out of the box.

Not working:
QE/CI (We really need to develope an open driver for GeForce Go 6150)
WiFi (Detected but it's not finding any network, oddly, it found and connected to networks
during installation process) Actually working now, see the edit.
Ethernet (Detected and it also makes my modem go active... but can't connect to the internet)


So, welcome and be free to share your experiences!


Edit (8/8/08):
Solution for making WiFi and screen resolution work (dv6420la file attached)

I have found some ACPI-related kext that can make wifi work, or recover it from any failed installation. I'll post this package here, with the instructions of use included.

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Symptoms:

1) I've got 1024x768 screen resolution and it is impossible to select another one from System Preferences.

2) My wireless card is on and it's recognized by OSX, but when I search available networks, it doesn't find anything.


Solutions:

1) Install included NVDriver.kext, NVidia.kext, NVinjectGo.kext using kext helper. Remove IONDRVSupport.kext from /System/Library/Extensions folder. Reboot and open System Preferences panel. Now you can choose your correct screen resolution.

2) Install included AppleACPIPlatform.kext, AppleAPIC.kext using kext helper. Reboot. Now you have your shiny Wifi working!

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