JASpurrier3 Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 Thanks to all the threads that helped me get Mac to dual boot with Windows 7. It took me about a week of troubleshooting to hammer down the details so I figured I would share. I apologize ahead of time if I leave out gaps of information for actually installing the operating systems. Thanks again. Guide: Install Mac OS v10.5.7 (iAtkos version) along with Windows 7 and use the Chameleon boot loader on a Dell Latitude D430. 1. Install iAtkos Mac OS Leopard v10.5.7 with the following options: · http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=150935 · Kernel - 9.7 · ACPI - x86 ACPI · Drivers - VGA - GMA 950 · USB · Laptop Battery · NTFS 2. Install the following App: · Kext Helper - helps install the KEXT 3. Install the following KEXT: · AppleBCM5751Ethernet - ethernet · ApplePS2Controller - keyboard and mouse o http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=21952 · IONetworkingFamily - wireless · IOSDHCIBlockDevice - SD card 4. Install the latest Mac OS updates 5. If a black screen occurs at boot, restart and boot with -s parameter (single user mode) and type the commands: · http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=135576 · mount -uw / o Mount the file system with read-write access · cd /System/Library/Extensions o Go to the extensions folder · rm -R AppleIntelGMA* o Delete the undesired kexts · rm -R AppleIntelintegratedFramebuffer.kext · rm -R Natit.kext 6. Install Windows 7 7. Boot to the Mac OSX DVD · http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=165878 · Open the terminal and type: o fdisk ��"e /dev/rdisk § X = HD number, usually 0 o flag Y § Y = the OS X partition number, usually 2 o update o write o exit · Install Chameleon 2 using installer on DVD o Mac OSX will now boot, but Windows 7 will not · Open MacOSX terminal o Type in: § fdisk -e /dev/rdiskX · X = HD number, usually 0 § flag Z · Z = windows partition number, should NOT exceed 4 which is the Mac limit § write § exit 8. Boot to the Windows 7 DVD · Repair the bootloader 9. Boot into Windows 7 · Open command prompt · Type in: o Diskpart o Select disk X § X = HD number, usually 0 o Select partition X § X = partition number, usually 2 o Active § Set OSX partition as active 10. Reboot the computer · You can now boot into Windows or Mac OS X through Chameleon AppleBCM5751Ethernet.kext.zip ApplePS2Controller.kext.zip IONetworkingFamily.kext.zip Kext_Helper_b7.zip PCCard.zip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wizmaster Posted August 22, 2009 Share Posted August 22, 2009 Were you able to get sleep working? Can put it to sleep, can not wake up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bschwarz Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 JASpurrier3, I was able to get my original D430 XxX 10.5.6 install reconfigured to a dual-boot using your directions. I just had on question as in your original post one of the steps you mention is : 4. Install the latest Mac OS updates Did you install the 10.5.8 update with no problems. Everytime I try to update either with the 10.5.8 combined update or the standalone 10.5.7 udpate my Mac OS will not boot. Any suggestions on how to fix this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurboSed Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 Just discovered this forum... and I am following your guide to install a dual boot on my Dell D430 with winXP... I was wondering if D430 works with the new snow leopard to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bredroll Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 Just discovered this forum... and I am following your guide to install a dual boot on my Dell D430 with winXP... I was wondering if D430 works with the new snow leopard to? Hello, I have run out of blank DVDs but have the snow leopard image sitting on my server ready to try. I've had the best success with the ideneb 10.5.8 lite DVD. I have not been able to fix sleep/hibernate and cant get PCMCIA working yet. Make sure you apply the cpus=1 fix. edit /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.Boot.plist put "cpus=1" in the kernel flags so it looks like so:- <key>Kernel Flags</key> <string>cpus=1</string> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSka Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 GDay, I have been trying this for days now and just cant figure out what I am doing wrong? iATKOS installs fine, as does kext helper. Next I use kext helper to run/install the ApplePS2 kext, and reboot and hey presto works fine! But when do the same for the networking kexts, nothing happens, and when I run the IOSDHCIBlockDevice kext, on reboot the system hangs before I get to a desktop. I am a pc man, through and through, so this is my very first try at OSX, so what am I doing wrong? The Ethernet kext runs fine according to the kext helper, and the system reboots fine as well? I also did try to use the Empire EFI with a legit OSX Snow Leopard, but seems the D430 is not 64bit compatible. I also tried Epmire EFI with a legit copy of OSX Leopard, but doesnt seems to work. Only the iATKOS install using the settings you mentioned above leads me to a working install. But not getting the networking to work is very frustrating Thanks for your help in advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSka Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 Looks like I have the ethernet sorted out, using a different kext, so now trialing the dual boot with Win7 now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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