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I'm attempting to install Snow leopard on my Dell L502x. I used the legacy [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url] in combination with iatkos to install mac. I had to boot the DVD in safe mode (-x) and had to wait unusually long for iatkos to begin booting but it worked and I was able to mac successfully. However, it will not boot.

 

I was wondering if anyone else had success with a hackintosh dell XPS 15 and if anyone knows if the Nvidia 540m was compatible yet.

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I still cant get it to boot, I used qoopz 10.3.0 kernel (I dont think the stock supports the new i7 yet), I disabled sound and installed AHCI drivers. I get either a kernel panic or the system halt, it goes so quick i cant see what is causing it.

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I'm attempting to install Snow leopard on my Dell L502x. I used the legacy [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url] in combination with iatkos to install mac. I had to boot the DVD in safe mode (-x) and had to wait unusually long for iatkos to begin booting but it worked and I was able to mac successfully. However, it will not boot.

 

I was wondering if anyone else had success with a hackintosh dell XPS 15 and if anyone knows if the Nvidia 540m was compatible yet.

 

 

Try this parameter when booting: GraphicsEnabler=No

 

I installed official 10.6.3 on L502x, but no further try

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what did u use to install? When install with iatoks i get a kernel panic after installation and when i try to do [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] with a macbook osx 10.6.3 dvd, it gets into setup and says "mac cannot be installed on this computer"

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what did u use to install? When install with iatoks i get a kernel panic after installation and when i try to do [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] with a macbook osx 10.6.3 dvd, it gets into setup and says "mac cannot be installed on this computer"

Did it mention you about GUID partition? Retail OSX 10.6.3 cannot be installed on MBR partition (usually used with Windows). You either need your disk in GUID partition or patch your 10.6.3 dvd.

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ok I got it to work with [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url]+ retail cd! have u gotten anyway with sound and video yet?

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ok I got it to work with [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url]+ retail cd! have u gotten anyway with sound and video yet?

 

I have the l702x HD model and i uses Tonymac's nvidia kexts that can be found here http://www.tonymacx86.com/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=8157.

 

I havent figuered out the audio either. I dont want to swap out the intel wireless have you made any progress in getting it working?

 

[url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url] 3.0 wouldnt work for me either kept on crashing had to load up the legacy and use the FixFSB=Yes and PCIRootUCID=1 to get it to install. did you have to do the same as well?

 

Is your installation loading up for you as well? I can only get into os x with the [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url] cd.

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I have the l702x HD model and i uses Tonymac's nvidia kexts that can be found here http://www.tonymacx86.com/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=8157.

 

I havent figuered out the audio either. I dont want to swap out the intel wireless have you made any progress in getting it working?

 

[url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url] 3.0 wouldnt work for me either kept on crashing had to load up the legacy and use the FixFSB=Yes and PCIRootUCID=1 to get it to install. did you have to do the same as well?

 

Is your installation loading up for you as well? I can only get into os x with the [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url] cd.

 

i have installed 10.6.7 but i can't boot from the hard drive i could only boot with the cd im trying figure out why doesnt boot from hard drive

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To get the installation to boot I used the legacy [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url] and iatkos. I used -v and GraphicsEnabler=No and it booted right up. For the installation i unchecked EVERYTHING except for the base system. A retail dvd is probably better for our laptops. After installation I had to use the legacy [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url] to boot the partition with -v and GraphicsEnabler=No. I think the legacy [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url] is necessary because the stock mac kernel doesn't support the new i7 processor. Has anyone gotten Audio or video to work? If so, how?

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I have the l702x HD model and i uses Tonymac's nvidia kexts that can be found here http://www.tonymacx86.com/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=8157.

 

I havent figuered out the audio either. I dont want to swap out the intel wireless have you made any progress in getting it working?

 

[url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url] 3.0 wouldnt work for me either kept on crashing had to load up the legacy and use the FixFSB=Yes and PCIRootUCID=1 to get it to install. did you have to do the same as well?

 

Is your installation loading up for you as well? I can only get into os x with the [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url] cd.

 

Are you saying you have good video are your L702x? Would you please post your video's profiler information? Thanks!

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Are you saying you have good video are your L702x? Would you please post your video's profiler information? Thanks!

 

Steve - I am reinstalling OS X but i was about to get a 21fps on cinebench.. eh. I am not saying it is 100 with QE but i am able to get its native resolution with tonymac's nvidia kexts.

 

Has anyone else been having problems with the track pad sensitivity? when i raise the speed it becomes spastic and jumps all over the place.

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Steve - I am reinstalling OS X but i was about to get a 21fps on cinebench.. eh. I am not saying it is 100 with QE but i am able to get its native resolution with tonymac's nvidia kexts.

 

Has anyone else been having problems with the track pad sensitivity? when i raise the speed it becomes spastic and jumps all over the place.

 

That's good news on the video front - I have a L702x on order.

 

The trackpad has always been an issue for me; in every machine I've hacked it acts like that (Mini 10, Inspiron 1525, L701X, Dell E1705). I finally bought an Apple bluetooth trackpad which now I simply cannot do without; it not only works perfectly but is very comfortable to use and much better (in my opinion) than the built-in or a mouse.

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My biggest issue with the l702x are the boot loaders, I cant seem to get osx to boot up with out the boot cd.

I tried resetting the partition to be active and even did a manual install with Chameleon 2 RC5 760 and the package installer. Also tried to use tonymac's [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url].

 

Has anyone have any luck getting it to boot with out the cd? Is it something in our Bios?

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Edit: HEre is a more streamlined way to get it installed. There are still quite a few things that are not working

 

 

 

You need

 

1. [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url] legacy latest version

 

2. 10.6.3 retail dvd (usb does not work)

 

3. 10.6.6 combo update

 

 

 

Here is how you install

 

1. Boot with [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url] legacy dvd

 

2. swap the disk for 10.6.3 dvd and hit f5

 

3. select the dvd and press spacebar

 

4. Type "-v FixFSB=Yes GraphicsEnabler=No" without the quotes and press enter

 

5. This will bring up the installer after a series of prompts

 

6. install nomall with typical selections.

 

7. once done it will reboot but it will fail to reboot on its own.

 

8. So put the [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url] cd in and still use "-v FixFSB=Yes GraphicsEnabler=No" parameters to boot the hard drive this time.

 

9. Download and copy [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url].

 

10. download and install 10.6.6, but before restarting at the end of the install, run [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url] and select easy beast and install

 

11. Restart

 

 

 

What is not working

 

 

 

1. Sounds

 

2. Intel Wifi (I replaced it with a Dell 1510 wifi adapter and it works out of the box)

 

3. Nvidia adapter - no native resolution (dont know why it is not working yet)

 

4. USB - i cannot figure it out. I heard that it had to do with irq conlicts between HPET and USB. Have not tried deleting the HPET kext. Apparently that is supposed to fix it but also breaks power mgt.

 

 

5. Cannot boot from the hard drive directly.

 

--- old post below---------------------------

 

With 10.6.0 retail dvd , sound works fine but once you upgraqde to 10.6.6 it starts breaking up. SO may be there is something 10.6.0 that we need to keep and reapply it after the combo update

 

With 10.6.3 retail DVD, sound breaks from the beginning.

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I also learned that the optimus in our laptops makes it almost impossible to get native resolution for video.

 

Does anyone feel different?

 

Hotcakes, I will try to re-install 10.6.0 and try to get those files.

 

Edit: BTW, installing the usb3 kext using [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url] makes the usb ports work.

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My biggest issue with the l702x are the boot loaders, I cant seem to get osx to boot up with out the boot cd.

I tried resetting the partition to be active and even did a manual install with Chameleon 2 RC5 760 and the package installer. Also tried to use tonymac's [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url].

 

Has anyone have any luck getting it to boot with out the cd? Is it something in our Bios?

 

I have a partial fix for you, maybe; I'll describe what I am doing. I will be calling Dell this week because this is a BIOS issue for L702x (and maybe all Sandy Bridge? laptops). This is to me unacceptable and they'll be getting this one back if they don't address it.

 

I left my Windows 7 Home Premium installation in the first bay. Partition the second drive as a GPT drive and leave space for MAC OS X, and UBUNTU 11.04 Desktop 64-bit; I used a 40Gig Linux partition and 10 Gig SWAP. Install the UBUNTU LAST (after MAC OS X and [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url]) and put GRUB (we are using this version because we want GRUB 2) on the WINDOWS device so it becomes your boot loader. You will end up with two Windows boot options (only one works) and two Mac boot options (neither will work). Boot into UBUNTU and edit the Grub using "sudo nano /boot/grub/grub.cfg" (I assume you know something about terminal commands). The nano editor is not necessary but it is the one I used. Toward the bottom of the file will be a section containing the Windows and Mac boot options; remove the lines dealing with the non-working Windows boot and replace all MAC lines with the following:

 

menuentry "Mac OS X Snow Leopard" {

insmod part_gpt

insmod hfsplus

set root='(hd1,2)'

chainloader (hd1,4)/boot/chameleon/boot0

}

 

This will get you into the Chameleon Bootloader AFTER one more change. Save (twice, the second time append .bak to the name) the grub.cfg file and type "sudo mkdir /boot/chameleon" and then copy the boot0 Chameleon file into that directory; you'll note that we referenced that file in the Grub changes ... if you want, the link below (jeffhoogland) allows you to copy his boot0 instead, you must put sudo in front of whatever command you use as the /boot is protected ...

 

If your hard-drive setup is different than mine the (hd1,2 /dev/sdb etc.) references will need tweaking; you can use the boot time editor to play with the configuration until it gets you where you need to go ... good luck, although I can get into Chameleon and start the boot process, I haven't actually managed to boot from the hard-drive yet as I messed around so much that I am right now reinstalling so I can clean-out the droppings from all my failed attempts.

 

I used this guide as my base although you'll note I did some things differently; however, Jeff deserves the credit so here's the link: http://jeffhoogland.blogspot.com/2011/04/h...-chameleon.html (you should visit, it will help).

 

Steve

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Steverings,

 

Thanks for this info. I am trying this right now. I have a l502x and i am trying to install windows,osx and ubuntu to the same disk. Report back on how it goes.

 

wen1

 

 

 

 

 

I have a partial fix for you, maybe; I'll describe what I am doing. I will be calling Dell this week because this is a BIOS issue for L702x (and maybe all Sandy Bridge? laptops). This is to me unacceptable and they'll be getting this one back if they don't address it.

 

I left my Windows 7 Home Premium installation in the first bay. Partition the second drive as a GPT drive and leave space for MAC OS X, and UBUNTU 11.04 Desktop 64-bit; I used a 40Gig Linux partition and 10 Gig SWAP. Install the UBUNTU LAST (after MAC OS X and [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url]) and put GRUB (we are using this version because we want GRUB 2) on the WINDOWS device so it becomes your boot loader. You will end up with two Windows boot options (only one works) and two Mac boot options (neither will work). Boot into UBUNTU and edit the Grub using "sudo nano /boot/grub/grub.cfg" (I assume you know something about terminal commands). The nano editor is not necessary but it is the one I used. Toward the bottom of the file will be a section containing the Windows and Mac boot options; remove the lines dealing with the non-working Windows boot and replace all MAC lines with the following:

 

menuentry "Mac OS X Snow Leopard" {

insmod part_gpt

insmod hfsplus

set root='(hd1,2)'

chainloader (hd1,4)/boot/chameleon/boot0

}

 

This will get you into the Chameleon Bootloader AFTER one more change. Save (twice, the second time append .bak to the name) the grub.cfg file and type "sudo mkdir /boot/chameleon" and then copy the boot0 Chameleon file into that directory; you'll note that we referenced that file in the Grub changes ... if you want, the link below (jeffhoogland) allows you to copy his boot0 instead, you must put sudo in front of whatever command you use as the /boot is protected ...

 

If your hard-drive setup is different than mine the (hd1,2 /dev/sdb etc.) references will need tweaking; you can use the boot time editor to play with the configuration until it gets you where you need to go ... good luck, although I can get into Chameleon and start the boot process, I haven't actually managed to boot from the hard-drive yet as I messed around so much that I am right now reinstalling so I can clean-out the droppings from all my failed attempts.

 

I used this guide as my base although you'll note I did some things differently; however, Jeff deserves the credit so here's the link: http://jeffhoogland.blogspot.com/2011/04/h...-chameleon.html (you should visit, it will help).

 

Steve

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Its my understanding that the Intel hd graphics 3000 video card is build into the i series processors. apple mac books also use this same processor and should have the same drivers for it. the only difference is the auxiliary processor that each brand is using. apple went with ati and dell with nvidia. so correct me if I'm wrong but i believe we should at least be able to get the intel hd graphics working under mac.

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