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Hi!

 

I'm working on my Hackintosh for 4 days now, and I can't find the good solution. I tried [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url], [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url]-GE, with normal boot, -x mode cpu=1 mode and busratio=21 mode and the combinations of these, but I never had a good installation. First I got "dirty disc error", but it's a fake, because the disc runs on my gf's mac or just simply don't get the installation screen. I use the retail dvd of Snow Leopard. With [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url]-GE the screen hangs on Nvidia Geforce GT 420M 0MB line with -x mode. I haven't tried -x32 mode.

 

My specs are:

 

CPU: Intel i5 560M

Main board: Intel HM57 (Dell l501x) BIOS version A04

RAM: 4GB DDR3

Sound card: Realtek ALC665

Video Card: Intel HD + Nvidia Gefore 420M 1GB with optimus

Wifi card: Intel Wireless N 1000

 

Is it possible someway to install snow leopard on it? Or does it worth it? I mean is it a huge performance difference between using SL as a virtual machine or as a normal operation system?

 

Now I try to get my DSDT.aml from a program called AIDA64 on windows 7 ( I hate windows ) But Im not sure why is it useful for PRE-installation. Can I include it in [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url] if I customize it and does it make my installation more succesful?

 

thx!

Tom

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Hi-I have the same laptop,u can run osx with retail 10.6.3 by nawcom cd boot,boot with flag:busratio=21 for LAN use RealtekRTL81xx-0_0_67%2B.pkg or RTGMac_v2.0.5-1 from realtek site (i dont tried this) before update to 10.6.5 but I don't have solution for nvidia 420M,try this http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php...;hl=nvidia+420m if u need a DSDT.aml for our laptop try this http://www.megaupload.com/?d=KIMSY63E

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Hi-I have the same laptop,u can run osx with retail 10.6.3 by nawcom cd boot,boot with flag:busratio=21 for LAN use RealtekRTL81xx-0_0_67%2B.pkg or RTGMac_v2.0.5-1 from realtek site (i dont tried this) before update to 10.6.5 but I don't have solution for nvidia 420M,try this http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php...;hl=nvidia+420m if u need a DSDT.aml for our laptop try this http://www.megaupload.com/?d=KIMSY63E

bye

 

Thanks for your reply! :( I realised that my problem was that the .iso of the retail went wrong during the burning...sucks.. so now I will try the process again. But anyway: can you use the wifi card? Cause I can't live without wifi...

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wifi doesn't work "today" but I don't search to much for that.I think u can use a usb dongle wifi.see you....

 

Hi!

 

I started installing again with a retail dvd from apple shop. I could manage to partition my HDD, put win7 on one part and started installing snow leo on first. Nawcom boots, ok, flags: -x -v busratio=20 (cause I have i5 560m cpu) and intsallation starts, but hangs on 27minutes left...

 

what should I do now? :rolleyes:((

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what u mean for hang?got a kernel panic?I dont tried a dual boot with windows 7 but I think is better install osx in hd and then partition by disk utility and install w7(search for guide dual boot)try to install without flags -x -v start only with the busratio.

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Hi again!

 

Finally I managed to install with nawcom mod cd without the -x flag. Now I have snow leo installed on partition 1 and win 7 on partition two. I installed 10.6.6 combo update and [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url] [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url] method with some additional kexts. I had to reinstall windows 7 cause it went wrong after the installation of SL.

 

Results: Video card does not work...just 1024x768 resolution. I can boot to SL with the nawcom cd but it's slow and not so comfortable. I installed EasyBCD to windows, then I can boot to chameleon without the cd but then I can't run SL. It starts booting but after some seconds the pc restarts without booting. So I can just boot into SL with the nawcom cd, but not via chameleon. Is it possible someway to boot into SL without the nawcom cd? I'm searching for a solution where I can choose between the two OS and what boots quickly.

 

Other: Wifi card does not work...is there any kexts for it?

 

But the good news are: USB works, HD webcam works, Touchpad works :) And after the long booting process it's quite quick.

 

Thx for helping!

Tom

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Hi!

 

I tried to make my custom dsdt today with DSDTSE. I started with compile-ing but I still have some issues: The error list is the following:

 

Intel ACPI Component Architecture

ASL Optimizing Compiler version 20091214 [Dec 16 2009]

Copyright © 2000 - 2009 Intel Corporation

Supports ACPI Specification Revision 4.0

 

/Users/kaldoritamas/Library/Application Support/EvOSoftware/DSDT/DSDTFiles/dsdt.dsl 4744: Arg0

Error 4096 - syntax error, unexpected PARSEOP_ARG0 ^

 

/Users/kaldoritamas/Library/Application Support/EvOSoftware/DSDT/DSDTFiles/dsdt.dsl 4744: Arg0

Warning 1100 - Statement is unreachable ^

 

/Users/kaldoritamas/Library/Application Support/EvOSoftware/DSDT/DSDTFiles/dsdt.dsl 5033: Method (_BQC, 0, NotSerialized)

Warning 1088 - Not all control paths return a value ^ (_BQC)

 

/Users/kaldoritamas/Library/Application Support/EvOSoftware/DSDT/DSDTFiles/dsdt.dsl 5033: Method (_BQC, 0, NotSerialized)

Warning 1081 - Reserved method must return a value ^ (_BQC)

 

ASL Input: /Users/kaldoritamas/Library/Application Support/EvOSoftware/DSDT/DSDTFiles/dsdt.dsl - 12385 lines, 374388 bytes, 4048 keywords

Compilation complete. 1 Errors, 3 Warnings, 0 Remarks, 11 Optimizations

 

 

Can somebody has an advice how to continue?

 

Thanks!

Tom

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Hi!

 

After reading and reading and reading enormous amount of forums, my Hackintosh is still a {censored}. I understood that these bootloaders are kinda similar just their com.apple.boot.plist files are different and the chameleon version. We can use the nawcom mod cd or the [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url] as well just we have to use the graphicsenabler=no flag.

 

I installed the newest Chameleon (r700) now when it boots with graphicsenabler=yes flag it realises that its Nvidia Geforce GT420M but 0MB and hangs...no boot. So I still can't boot from hard disk...just with nawcom cd. Or if I use grapgicsenabler=no i can boot from hdd, but then I don't have touchpad or keyboard. HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE?? I reinstalled voodooPS2 several times but no luck. I also included the compiled DSDT.aml...but why?? No performance effect.

 

Video card doesnt work...and maybe it won't....wifi neither....29$ for the retail for a useless half OS...great :S

 

Does anybody have any succes with these issues?

 

Tom

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Hey everyone,

 

I too have a l501x and am trying to install OSX on it. I havn't started yet because i havn't found any good information yet. I see that some here have had some success. I am new to the whole hackint0sh thing as my previous computer i wasn't able to run it properly (or even at all sometimes) I just had a few questions (and sorry if the answers are in posts above i must have missed it)

 

-What distro did you guys use?

-What options do i need to select (if any) during the install process?

-Anything else i should know?

 

Again, sorry if these questions have been answered.

 

I am really eager to try and get this working. If I figure out anything i will def let you guys know too.

 

-_-

 

-ReArmedHalo

 

http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=247741

 

check this out

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My specs are:

 

CPU: Intel i5 560M

Main board: Intel HM57 (Dell l501x) BIOS version A04

RAM: 6GB DDR3 (i removed 2GB for install)

Sound card: Realtek ALC665

Video Card: Intel HD + Nvidia Gefore 420M 1GB with optimus

Wifi card: Intel Wireless N 1000

 

using nawcom modcd with flags -x -v busratio=20 I get to the install screen I start the install and it just hangs any ideas?

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My specs are:

 

CPU: Intel i5 560M

Main board: Intel HM57 (Dell l501x) BIOS version A04

RAM: 6GB DDR3 (i removed 2GB for install)

Sound card: Realtek ALC665

Video Card: Intel HD + Nvidia Gefore 420M 1GB with optimus

Wifi card: Intel Wireless N 1000

 

using nawcom modcd with flags -x -v busratio=20 I get to the install screen I start the install and it just hangs any ideas?

 

 

has anyone had any luck booting from hard drive?

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