OMG! 10.5.3 combo update has busted my Dell Latitude D630

[InsanelyOne]

I know it sounds totally illogical... and maybe it's pure coincidence, but after installing the 10.5.3 combo update on top of my Kalyway 10.5.2 installation, my computer is now totally busted. Here's the sequence of events:

 

1. Working Dell Latitude D630 with Windows XP

2. Used Partition Magic to shrink the NTFS partition to make room for OS X.

3. Install Kalyway 10.5.2 into new partition.

4. Everything working just fine with minor graphics problem.

 

So at this point, the computer is fine. I can hit F8 and select to boot into Windows or OS X.

 

5. In an attempt to fix the graphics problem, I install the Kalyway 10.5.3 combo update. I was fairly certain that I would have to reinstall the GMAX3100 kexts afterwards.

6. After the installation is finished, and the computer reboots I see OS X loading and then about the time the solid blue screen would appear just before the automatic login would happen, the screen goes solid white.

7. I do a little research about a solid white screen and see that this has been one of the many issues people have had to encounter with the GMAX3100.

8. I try rebooting but the screen is still going solid white.

9. I leave the computer powered on (but the display has shut off) and go to bed.

10. In the morning I attempt to reboot into Windows but the minute the post screen with the Dell logo appears, the display goes solid white.

 

At this point, no matter what I've tried, the screen goes solid white immediately after the post screen appears. I try hitting F2 to get to the BIOS or F12 for the hardware boot menu but no luck. After a few seconds, the screen goes solid white. I tried taking the hard drive out and booting but got the same result.

 

So as it stands, somehow installing 10.5.3 combo update has busted my computer. Or it's just a coincidence since it makes absolute no sense that a software update could bust the computer.

 

Any advice?

[DA_SONG_MAN]

I don't know if this would help but this is what I used to update my iATKOS v1.0 r2 with 10.5.4 update, only difference is that you would have had to use 10.5.4 combo instead of 10.5.3 combo as stated below and it has worked well

Hey all,

 

10.5.3 Update is upon us. With this update the minor issues with iATKOS v2.0 also disappear

 

Updating is super easy with Netkas method. (just like 10.5.2 update)

 

First download the 10.5.3 Combo Update from Apple's Site

 

Before you start installing backup your extensions folder.

 

~ sudo -s

~ mkdir /backup

~ cp -R /System/Library/Extensions /backup

 

Then, we need to run a command line script during Install inorder to avoid Kernel Panics and remove the stupid Powermanagement kext.

 

Before installing open terminal,

 

~ sudo -s

~ while sleep 1 ; do rm -rf /System/Library/Extensions/AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement.kext ; done

 

* Script will start running at this time, go head and install the update.

* After its complete, Forcequit the installer from the Apple Menu

* Stop the command line script with,

 

~ CTRL+C

 

Now we need to make a minor adjustment for dsmos to kick in after restart

 

~ nano /System/InstallAtStartup/scripts/1

 

Find the line with : /System/Library/Extensions/Dont Steal Mac OS X.kext

Change it to : /System/Library/Extensions/dsmos.kext

 

~CTRL + O (to save) , enter

~CTRL + X ( to exit)

 

** Now put back all modified kexts you usually use (nvinject/applehda etc..) from backup folder.

 

Fix permissions of kext again after replace,

Do a general Permissions fix..

 

now you are done..

 

People with EFI gfx strings no need to do anything for video cards.

 

People who use Nvinject, just run the NVinstaller with pacifist (replacing all kexts)

 

you are done.

 

As I mentioned b4, Installatıon of 10.5.3 update will solve all minor problems with v2.0

[InsanelyOne]

I'm not sure you fully understood my post but my computer doesn't even boot into the BIOS!!! It is totally unusable.

[Konami®]

This is more a Hardware issue with your Laptop. The OS X software update does not destroyed your computer like that.

[NuhkaX]

@InsanelyOne

 

Try this, it's an old trick that we used when we would have issues with our Dell's at work, Dell told us to do it.

 

1. Take out the Battery

2. Take out the RAM

3. Take out the CD-ROM Drive

4. Take out the Hard Drive

 

Now let it sit for a while like over night and put everything back in starting with #4 - #1

 

Try booting.

 

This used to work every time we had Latitudes that wouldn't boot, or had display issues. That Lappy would be fine for 6 months to a year, and if it happened again we would just do the steps again.

 

Hopefully it will work Good Luck!

[InsanelyOne]

@NuhkaX,

Thanks for the suggestion, unfortunately it didn't work.

 

Guess I'm screwed.

[pritthish]

hmm, if nothing works, you can always try hitting it... thats how i used to make my old dell start up

[Superhai]

If it goes solid white, and you´re not in any OS, too bad for you. It is the display panel that is defect.

[InsanelyOne]

If it goes solid white, and you´re not in any OS, too bad for you. It is the display panel that is defect.

 

 

Well... I'm not exactly sure that it's the panel itself. I'm thinking that somehow the built-in GMA graphics adapter got fried. When the computer is first turned on, the standard Dell post screen appears with the Dell logo and progress indicator on the bottom of the screen... I can even hit F2 for the BIOS and see the "Entering setup..." message at the top of the screen. I've even seen the setup screen appear...but just for a brief second. And from what I can tell, the computer is still responsive.... it's just the screen goes all white.

 

The question I'd most like a definitive answer to is this: Can an improper video driver actually cause a video adapter to fail?

[EnVmyZ]

Do you have a spare mac computer?

 

Remove the hard drive and use an external USB drive.

 

Run disc repair. install boot via OSX86 Tools. or Diskwarrior.

 

It may help some, I don't know though, just throwing some suggestions out there.

[MrHappyPhil]

Have you tried an external monitor?

Also, what bios rev are you at? I read somewhere where there was a new bios that prevents damage to the video card (i dont remember what brand video card, just that A12 bios was important).

 

Have you tried removing the video card? or at least re-seating the cable coming from the LCD to the video card? It should be just under the keyboard...

 

 

 

Well... I'm not exactly sure that it's the panel itself. I'm thinking that somehow the built-in GMA graphics adapter got fried. When the computer is first turned on, the standard Dell post screen appears with the Dell logo and progress indicator on the bottom of the screen... I can even hit F2 for the BIOS and see the "Entering setup..." message at the top of the screen. I've even seen the setup screen appear...but just for a brief second. And from what I can tell, the computer is still responsive.... it's just the screen goes all white.

 

The question I'd most like a definitive answer to is this: Can an improper video driver actually cause a video adapter to fail?

[InsanelyOne]

Have you tried an external monitor?

Also, what bios rev are you at? I read somewhere where there was a new bios that prevents damage to the video card (i dont remember what brand video card, just that A12 bios was important).

 

Have you tried removing the video card? or at least re-seating the cable coming from the LCD to the video card? It should be just under the keyboard...

 

External monitor would never work. Hitting the Fn+F8 wouldn't switch to my external monitor. However, although I couldn't ever actually see the BIOS setup screen, I figured out how to reset the BIOS using Alt+F:

 

1. Hit F2 when computer boots.

2. Even though the screen was all white, press Alt+F

3. Press Esc

4. Press right arrow

5. Press Enter

 

Computer rebooted and I was able to hit Fn+F8 and switch to the external monitor. Now I can at least boot into my windows xp partition on the external monitor. My Leopard install is still messed up but I'm not gonna worry about that now, at least I can use XP.

 

All that said, the laptop's LCD display still goes all white after a few seconds of the computer being turned on... so it's definitely messed up. This is a work computer so I'm just going to pull the hard drive out and have them give me a new laptop.

 

Edit: Just to clarify things a little. If I use the Intel utility to set the display settings under XP the laptops display will show correctly for a few seconds and then go all white. It certainly sounds like a display adapter issue, I think the LCD panel itself is just fine.