IBM X60 Leopard 10.5.6 install with iDeneb

[Mr Rez]

Just thought I'd post up my experiences with installing 10.5.6 using iDeneb on my IBM / Lenovo X60 (Type: 1706-CTO.) Took a lot of attempts to get it to work right first few installs wouldn't work.

 

This is as best I remember it hopefully it might help others. In the process of trying to install I updated my BIOS to version 2.18 after some unsuccessful attempts. This didn't solve my issues at the time (kernel panics) so I can't say if it makes a difference or not. Final working OSX was installed under 2.18 BIOS.

 

Booted up with iDeneb CD and system went into the installation fine.

 

Formatted and selected the HD partition I wanted to put OSX on.

 

Clicked into 'Customize' and began adding extras:

 

Patch: PS2 Fix for ACPI Kext 10.5.6 (PS2 Keyboard & Mouse)

Audio: AppleAzailiaAudio

Chipset: ICHx Fixed

Kernel: 9.2.2 SSE3

Network: Intel ProVE100

Wireless: None

Video: Intel GMA950

Fix: ACPI_SMC_Fix & Seatbelt Fix

 

Got kernel panic reboot with other kernal versions (with or without ACPI fix.) With 9.2.2 SSE3 kernel I got the same thing until I combined it with the ACPI fix.

 

Reboot, nice fast load into OSX!

 

Working right away:

 

Wired Network, Bluetooth, Audio, Mouse, Keyboard, Display.

 

Here is how I got the Atheros AR5212 802.11 card and Sierra Wireless MC8755 WWAN (HSDPA) module to work. All file editing was done with VIM from Terminal (sudo vim) but you could use NANO if that suited better (sudo nano).

 

To get wifi working I had to edit the following file:

 

/System/Library/Extensions/IO80211Family.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AirPortAtheros.kext/Contents/Info.plist

 

 

I removed the existing PCI device ID's from the file (lines of the format "<string>pci168c,XX</string>").

 

The IBM-version of the Atheros card has a vendor-id of pci168c, so leave that there, but unlike an off the shelf unit the device id is "1014" (as opposed to 0013). You might want to double check this matches what your system reports, that's the id of my card anyway.

 

I inserted the following line in the same place as the lines I had removed:

 

<string>pci168c,1014</string>

 

I also found that I had to edit /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/NetworkInterfaces.plist, otherwise Airport would show up but not allow me to see any networks.

 

I changed:

 

FROM:

 

<key>BSD Name</key>

<string>en0</string>

 

TO:

 

<key>BSD Name</key>

<string>en1</string>

 

AS WELL AS

 

FROM:

 

<key>IOInterfaceUnit</key>

<integer>0</integer>

 

TO:

 

<key>IOInterfaceUnit</key>

<integer>1</integer>

 

 

Removed Extensions.mkext (sudo rm) and rebooted. OSX discovered new network adapter and allowed me to connect to my home network!

 

For the Seirra HSDPA unit I had to do the following:

 

Install AirCard Watcher from here:

 

http://www.sierrawireless.com/en/sitecore/...rd_USB_307.aspx

 

(Using the B2671_Watcher_Generic.dmg package).

 

After install I did not reboot immediately but instead edited these two files:

 

/System/Library/Extensions/SierraDevSupport.kext/Contents/Info.plist

/System/Library/Extensions/SierraFSRSupport.kext/Contents/Info.plist

 

In both files I had to change the device ID for the MC8755 entry. Again this is due to the IBM version having a different ID than the generic version. My system was showing the following details for the card in system profiler (under USB/Mini Card):

 

Product ID: 0x6804

Vendor ID: 0x1199

 

"0x" means hex, converting 6804 to decimal equates to 26628. With this info I went back to the two files above and made the following change to the MC8755 section:

 

FROM:

 

<key>idProduct</key>

<integer>26626</integer>

<key>idVendor</key>

<integer>4505</integer>

 

TO:

 

<key>idProduct</key>

<integer>26628</integer>

<key>idVendor</key>

<integer>4505</integer>

 

 

Saved both and rebooted. Still didn't work. However I then removed Extensions.mkext and rebooted again and when I did the Sierra AirCard watcher software detected my card! It even connected automatically to the 3G network without me adding any provider-specific settings!

 

(FYI I got the laptop on ebay and the seller unlocked the WWAN card for me, I' not sure how he did this.)

 

Still have Power Management to do and sleep is causing a problem but I don't really care about that. Not sure if the card reader is working either I don't have an SD card here to test.

 

Irie Ites.