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[catanaion]

Hi guys,

My DELL LATITUDE E4300 doesn’t want to go further with the installation of iATKOS S3 v2.
I get the following error message:
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The funny part is, that I can install my orig. Mac OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.3 DVD with a little help from Empire-EFI. Problem is after finish installing I have to boot every time with the CD from EFI and when I try to install something like iHack or Chameleon, it won’t boot anymore.

I also read that someone from this forum succeeded installing iATKOS S3 v2 on a DELL LATITUDE E4300 (unfortunately I can’t make a post there )

-> My DELL LATITUDE E4300 configuration:

Computer Brand Name: Dell System Latitude E4300
CPU Brand Name: Intel® Core™2 Duo CPU     P9600  @ 2.53GHz
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Motherboard Model: DELL 0J797R
Motherboard Chipset: Intel GS45 (Cantiga-GS) + ICH9M (Enh)

Module Size: 2048 MBytes
Memory Type: DDR3 SDRAM
Module Type: SO-DIMM
Memory Speed: 533.3 MHz (PC3-8500)
Module Manufacturer: Nanya Technology
Module Part Number: NT2GC64B8HC0NS-BE

Video Chipset: Intel GMA 4500(M)(HD)
Video Card: Intel GM45/47 Chipset - Integrated Graphics 0 [DELL]

Drive Model: WDC WD3200BEVT-00ZAT0
Drive Revision: 01.01A01
Drive Serial Number: WD-WXH0A89S7263
Drive Capacity: 305,245 MBytes (320 GB)
Media Rotation Rate: 5400 RPM

Drive Model: MATSHITA DVD+/-RW UJ892
Drive Revision: 1.04
Serial Number: HH26  076075
Drive Type: DVD+R DL
Drive Controller: Serial ATA 1.5Gb/s

Audio Adapter: Intel 82801IB ICH9 - High Definition Audio [A3]
HD Audio Codec: IDT 92HD71B7

Network Card: Intel® WiFi Link 5300 AGN
MAC Address: 00-21-6A-2E-4C-DA
Maximum Link Speed: 130 Mbps

Network Card: Intel® 82567LM Gigabit Network Connection
MAC Address: 00-26-B9-B9-F9-E7
Maximum Link Speed: 1000 Mbps

-> This is what I tried until now:
- iBoot + Retail-DVD -> panic error
- Hackintosh-India -> panic error
- insanelymac 10.6.6i -> panic error
- nawcom Mod CD + Retail-DVD -> panic error
- Empire EFI + orig. Mac OS X 10.6.3 -> success (I am not able to install any Chameleon or similar booting directly to HDD)

-> My BIOS Settings:
- disabled/enabling anything/everything that has to do with Double Core
- disabled/enabling anything/everything that has to do with virtualizing
- HDD: SATA / AHCI
( I tried so many conbinations )

-> Booting flags that I tryed out:
cpus=1
cpus=1 busratio=20
cpus=1 busratio=20 arch=i386
-v cpus=1 busratio=20 arch=i386
-x -v cpus=1 busratio=20 arch=i386
-x -v graphicsenabler=no PCIRootUID=1
-x maxmem=2048 cpus=1 graphicsmode=1024x768x32 arch=i386 busratio=xx ;xx = 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 ... 40
fsb=133, etc, etc

-> Question(s):
Should I try and remove the ElliottForceLegacyRTC / IOACPIFamily (or perhaps also further kext-Files that could block the installation) from the iATKOS S3 v2 Retail-DVD and then burn it / install it to a USB-Drive AND then try to do the installation again? Do you have any suggestions? Can you please help me with this?
Is there any hope, that I could get this running on my DELL LATITUDE E4300?

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[dothacker]

you are using a laptop, no need to use ElliotforceLegacyRTC. Delete it and reboot.

[catanaion]

First: thank you 'dothacker' for the confirmassion and information

( I had to work on a project over the weekend, but here are my results )

iATKOS S3 v2 (Mac OS X 10.6.3) is working on DELL LATITUDE E4300


My steps:
I deleted from the ‘iATKOS S3 v2’-ISO image the file ‘ElliotforceLegacyRTC’ with a liitle help from TransMac.
Then I burned the ISO to a new DVD.
(I DID NO SETTINGS IN BIOS, no EVEN THE HDD -> it is still on AHCI)

Then I inserted the DVD and the installation started (I did NOT entered any parameters | arguments (whatever u want to call them) and after 30sec-1min I was able to do the installation of the Mac OS X 10.6.3.

After 30min of waiting the installation finished and know I can boot into the Mac OS X 10.6.3 without problems (funny is that the OS X is working faster then Windows 7 – Graphic is working better, loading is faster, etc, etc, etc )

For those who have a DELL LATITUDE E4300 and want to install iATKOS S3 v2, I will make an extra thread from the very beginning with images, etc (even from the file that u have to delete from the iATKOS S3 v2 image). I will also show u how to install kext-Files (drivers that u need for your machines). I wil make the thread in english and german -> why? Because I know how much effort I put in it to install it, then searching for kext, etc

What is not working at all is the WiFi and why? Because I have a Intel 5300 N. I was trying to modify the drivers from the original Mac OS X 10.6.3 and I only got I recognizes as an ethernet but no Airport. Now I bought a Atheros PCI half size and I will report back.
The Touchpad has a few problems, but I think I can fix it