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[DoiX]

@AKennedy_4, mind updating the guide on the Genius Bar section with that crucial piece of information?

[AKennedy_4]

Lol which one? The boot loader or the audio kext?

[Alex DeWolf]

DoiX, on 09 January 2012 - 01:22 PM, said:

@ik_ben_mark, if memory serves, it will break chimera/chameleon, but that's not a problem, just boot with rBoot LE CD and reinstall chimera and it's gonna get fixed.

@Alex DeWolf, what about them? USB 2 are working perfectly... i got a usb hub so i can avoid USB 3 ports, although they are working relatively fine, on my machine if i unplug whatever it was plugged there, the CPU will go crazy due to some errors from the usb3 kext..

USB2 is completely dead for me. If I plug in a USB hub in the USB3 ports, the hub is recognized but nothing else is recognized.

[DoiX]

The bootloader thing.

@Alex DeWolf, what's your laptop model again(revision, month of purchase)? What DSDT are you using? Oh what version of Lion?

[AKennedy_4]

I will add that to the mental list of revisions to make. When's the last time you revised your lion package. It says v5 but I see changes in the GUI. Just wondering what changes you made. It's working for me now... At least after a reboot. Still wants to say their inproperly installed until I reboot

[DoiX]

Well, the last change i made was saved as v5, honestly i don't remember what i changed/updated. I know that i wanted to update it with some recent stuff i fixed/update but i forgot what those were! The holidays were not good to my memory...

[AKennedy_4]

Haha I understand. Appreciate that package btw. Gonna recommend it now in my guide now that it's worked consistently for me

Plus it's easy for the noobs to understand

[Alex DeWolf]

DoiX, on 09 January 2012 - 11:54 PM, said:

The bootloader thing.

@Alex DeWolf, what's your laptop model again(revision, month of purchase)? What DSDT are you using? Oh what version of Lion?

System Type: XPS XPS 15 (L502X) Ship Date: 6/15/2011 Country: United States
10.7.2 (iAktos L2)
No DSDT. I tried all the ones here and it boots to a blank screen.

[DoiX]

1920x1080 or 1600x900 or 1366 x 768? ALso do you have by any chance some iDevice or another computer hooked up to the same wifi network?

If you do, configure screen sharing (System Preferences > Sharing > Screen Sharing > Computer settings ( anyone may request/vnc may control with this password).

Now install the proper DSDT for your screen, reboot, wait till you get the black screen then move to your other computer/idevice and connect through VNC to it. If i'm right you should be able to connect, then go to System Information > Graphics/Display > and take a picture with the BUilt-In display selected. While you are at it, test the USB 2 ports and take a picture of the Console app with "all messages" selected.

[ik_ben_Mark]

AKennedy_4, on 09 January 2012 - 11:43 PM, said:

Windows won't repair it's boot loader with chimera installed over it. From memory, you have to delete the boot file in the root of osx partition and then repair windows boot loader. After that boot with RBootLE and reinstall chimera

I tried this but this didnt work. I got it working some sort of. But not completely right. I followed these steps:

diskutil list (to check on which disk Windows is installed on, I only got one internal HDD, so disk0. Rest of the disks were CD and USB in my case)
sudo fdisk -u /dev/disk0 (and then y to confirm)
sudo fdisk -e /dev/disk0
p (or print. This shows the partitions)
f 2 (or flag 2. This marks/flags partition 2 as active. This is the Partition were windows is installed on. So I used the scnd partition because the first partition is the 100MB one)
w (writes possible changes to MBR)
y (confirm the changes)
q (exit fdisk)

After this I did automatic repair in repair tools with the Windows 7 install USB. It restarts and still gives the error of missing bootmgr. So i wanted to try the bootrec commands in repair tools to fix this, but when I choose to start from USB it automatically started Windows like it shoud. So I thought i solved my problem, rebooted with RBootLE and booted into Lion and installed the bootloader thru MultiBeast. After this I could start OSX thru the bootloader but still when I try to boot Windows I get the missing bootmgr error. So again, I tried to boot the Windows 7 install usb, but every time i try to do this, it wil automattically start Windows 7. I even changed the booting order in the bios but this doesnt change a thing. So the only possible way for me to start Windows 7 is to use the Windows 7 Install usb. But that isnt an solution. How can I fix this?

I think this can be caused because we need to use MBR instead of GUID.

Is there a way to get into the repair tools of the USB installer? I tried the same command in windows but they werent recognized there. Or can I fix this boot problem inside Windows 7 itself? Or...?

[drdeviant]

ik_ben_Mark, on 10 January 2012 - 12:42 PM, said:

I tried this but this didnt work. I got it working some sort of. But not completely right. I followed these steps:

diskutil list (to check on which disk Windows is installed on, I only got one internal HDD, so disk0. Rest of the disks were CD and USB in my case)
sudo fdisk -u /dev/disk0 (and then y to confirm)
sudo fdisk -e /dev/disk0
p (or print. This shows the partitions)
f 2 (or flag 2. This marks/flags partition 2 as active. This is the Partition were windows is installed on. So I used the scnd partition because the first partition is the 100MB one)
w (writes possible changes to MBR)
y (confirm the changes)
q (exit fdisk)

After this I did automatic repair in repair tools with the Windows 7 install USB. It restarts and still gives the error of missing bootmgr. So i wanted to try the bootrec commands in repair tools to fix this, but when I choose to start from USB it automatically started Windows like it shoud. So I thought i solved my problem, rebooted with RBootLE and booted into Lion and installed the bootloader thru MultiBeast. After this I could start OSX thru the bootloader but still when I try to boot Windows I get the missing bootmgr error. So again, I tried to boot the Windows 7 install usb, but every time i try to do this, it wil automattically start Windows 7. I even changed the booting order in the bios but this doesnt change a thing. So the only possible way for me to start Windows 7 is to use the Windows 7 Install usb. But that isnt an solution. How can I fix this?

I think this can be caused because we need to use MBR instead of GUID.

Is there a way to get into the repair tools of the USB installer? I tried the same command in windows but they werent recognized there. Or can I fix this boot problem inside Windows 7 itself? Or...?

I remember running into something like this. From memory, I ran Win7 recovery off dvd/usb and used DISKPART command in the recovery console to fix the MBR record for my hard drive windows partition. Windows has to be the 'active partition' otherwise it goes loopy apparently. After that, use BootLE to go into OSX, then use multi beast to install chimera, which should give you the win7 choice on next boot up.

http://www.tonymacx8...1&view=previous

[ik_ben_Mark]

drdeviant, on 10 January 2012 - 01:24 PM, said:

I remember running into something like this. From memory, I ran Win7 recovery off dvd/usb and used DISKPART command in the recovery console to fix the MBR record for my hard drive windows partition. Windows has to be the 'active partition' otherwise it goes loopy apparently. After that, use BootLE to go into OSX, then use multi beast to install chimera, which should give you the win7 choice on next boot up.

http://www.tonymacx8...1&view=previous

Thnx! I used that page you gave. I used the scnd workaround with EasyBCD because I need my Windows to be hibernated. Can anyone cofirm I cant use hibernate in Windows with only the Chimera bootloader?
I'm happy I can finally use OSX and W7 and I dont want to screw this up by trying to get hibernate working with Chimera. But can anyone tell me if it is possible to get hibernation working for windows with that bootloader. Because I have now 2 bootloaders, and it would be nicer to just have one. (if possible the chimera one)

I dont need to use sleep persé in both OS. But hibernate would be nice

[DoiX]

Hibernate saves the files on your hdd, bootloaders should no interfere with resuming of hibernation... it's like entering the bios prior to booting windows after entering hibernation, it won't/should not mess.

[AKennedy_4]

No problems with hibernation gere

[Alex DeWolf]

DoiX, on 10 January 2012 - 11:03 AM, said:

1920x1080 or 1600x900 or 1366 x 768? ALso do you have by any chance some iDevice or another computer hooked up to the same wifi network?

If you do, configure screen sharing (System Preferences > Sharing > Screen Sharing > Computer settings ( anyone may request/vnc may control with this password).

Now install the proper DSDT for your screen, reboot, wait till you get the black screen then move to your other computer/idevice and connect through VNC to it. If i'm right you should be able to connect, then go to System Information > Graphics/Display > and take a picture with the BUilt-In display selected. While you are at it, test the USB 2 ports and take a picture of the Console app with "all messages" selected.

1366x768
I have a MacbookPro and the L502X is plugged into my wired network. I will get try what you have suggested above.
Thanks for all you time and work on this, BTW.

Alex DeWolf

[Alex DeWolf]

Here are the screen shots. USB is now working properly, just blank display.

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[DoiX]

Well, the only thing i can think of is that you are using the FULL HD DSDT instead of the normal one... http://dl.dropbox.co...DSDT-HD.aml.zip copy it to extra and add to org.chameleon.boot.plist

<key>DSDT</key>
<string>/Extra/DSDT.aml</string>

Enjoy your fully functional OSXPS.


P.S http://bcove.me/t342ds55 I would so buy this if i'd have the money i like the slim-slick design.

[mackyreddy]

Hi Doix,

I Am having problems in booting snow leopard 10.6.7 ( using macBook Pro early 2011 Intel hd graphcskexts). I am having no problems on lion 10.7.2 with my own DSDT with dual link patch. Am using the same DSDT but having prblems of scrambled screen on snow 10.6.7. If u have any ideas please help me.

By the way i have l702x 2630QM with optimus and full hd 1920x1080.

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[Alex DeWolf]

DoiX, on 11 January 2012 - 01:48 AM, said:

Well, the only thing i can think of is that you are using the FULL HD DSDT instead of the normal one... http://dl.dropbox.co...DSDT-HD.aml.zip copy it to extra and add to org.chameleon.boot.plist

<key>DSDT</key>
<string>/Extra/DSDT.aml</string>

Enjoy your fully functional OSXPS.


P.S http://bcove.me/t342ds55 I would so buy this if i'd have the money i like the slim-slick design.

Thanks.
What CPU/GPU does the new XPS13 have?

[DoiX]

Mahesh Kondraju, on 11 January 2012 - 05:44 AM, said:

Hi Doix,

I Am having problems in booting snow leopard 10.6.7 ( using macBook Pro early 2011 Intel hd graphcskexts). I am having no problems on lion 10.7.2 with my own DSDT with dual link patch. Am using the same DSDT but having prblems of scrambled screen on snow 10.6.7. If u have any ideas please help me.

By the way i have l702x 2630QM with optimus and full hd 1920x1080.

Sorry, my experience with Snow Leopard and the XPS laptops is limited, the install process and updates are quirky, pretty much the reason i decided to go iAtkos... i know a thread that may be of assistance to you http://www.tonymacx8...14acdaa9b87950d


@Alex, well like most if not all ultrabooks, it will only have a Intel HD3000, being similar to the MB Air

Edited by DoiX, 11 January 2012 - 02:08 PM.