DKFire Posted December 26, 2008 Share Posted December 26, 2008 Hi guys ! Since 2 weeks I'm trying to install Leopard on my HP Pavilion DV4400. But I've had a lot of problems. I've tried several patched distribution of OS X 10.5, each time with a different problem. - I tried iDeneb 1.3. Everything seems to work. I can boot on the DVD, lauch the installer. Select the differents patches and the install is going fine. It reboots at the end of the install. We have the grey apple on white background and then...blue screen. - I've tried Leo4all. I boot on the DVD, seems to be loading and then...blue screen. - I've tried Kaliway. Don't remember exactly, but I'd say it was like Leo4all. The only OS X x86 that run on my laptop is Jas 10.4.6. (Didn't try to update to 10.4.8) I've heard that the GMA 900 is creating a lot of troubles, because of no-drivers for Leopard. But I have also heard that the problem with the GMA 900 is that he doesn't support Quartz Extreme and Core Image. Well...I am a little bit confused, because, when I run the Leopard Installer, the graphic chipset seems to work fine, but, when it reboot after the install, he get stuck on the blue screen. Oh, and I heard that the laptop build-in screen dosen't work without a jumper between to pins or something, but I've made my install with an external monitor and the result is the same. Can someone help me please ? I don't need a solution to install Leo. I need to know if it's possible. (despite of the hardware) And if it is, why I doesn't it just work with the "standard" patched distribution, and how can I solve that. Oh and...have you heard about someone who already installed Leo on hp dv4000 ? Or any laptop with GMA 800 ? Thanks in advance for your help. Darkfire Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/142946-leopard-gma-900-half-compatible-or-not-at-all/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
clemsyn Posted December 26, 2008 Share Posted December 26, 2008 You might want to try the paperclip trick to get pass the blue screen . Also, mercurysquad released some kext to enable gma900 to have CI Hardware Accelerated and QE Supported. Goodluck! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/142946-leopard-gma-900-half-compatible-or-not-at-all/#findComment-1014396 Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnaClocker Posted December 26, 2008 Share Posted December 26, 2008 Yeah, blue screen is a very good sign on a GMA900. Paperclip trick, or plug in an external monitor. Check out the Eee 701 guys, I think they've been the most motivated to get GMA900 working on Leopard. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/142946-leopard-gma-900-half-compatible-or-not-at-all/#findComment-1014399 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DKFire Posted December 27, 2008 Author Share Posted December 27, 2008 Thank you very much for your quick answers ! I found mercurysquad's kexts, seems to be a real solution to my problem. I'll do some tests and tell you if I it works. But...I've got a question...what can I do if I get the blue screen even with an external monitor...? Because I did try this method, but didn't get results. Lalala...sh*tty uncompatible hardware. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/142946-leopard-gma-900-half-compatible-or-not-at-all/#findComment-1015306 Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnaClocker Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 Did you try a paperclip? I sold one of my old Dell laptops with the paperclip still installed in it.. hehehe.. (It also still had Tiger installed) It does seem to work. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/142946-leopard-gma-900-half-compatible-or-not-at-all/#findComment-1015335 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Labidus Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 Why Intel GMA 950 graphics processor are not supported? Specs from apple macmini: Intel GMA 950 graphics processor with 64MB of DDR2 SDRAM shared with main memory1 http://www.apple.com/ca/macmini/specs.html I don't understand why its not supported since a real mac use this graphics processor too! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/142946-leopard-gma-900-half-compatible-or-not-at-all/#findComment-1015469 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mujahid7ia Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 Why Intel GMA 950 graphics processor are not supported? Specs from apple macmini: Intel GMA 950 graphics processor with 64MB of DDR2 SDRAM shared with main memory1 http://www.apple.com/ca/macmini/specs.html I don't understand why its not supported since a real mac use this graphics processor too! GMA950 is supported... many of the releases of OSx86 have the drivers in the installation Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/142946-leopard-gma-900-half-compatible-or-not-at-all/#findComment-1015497 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DKFire Posted December 28, 2008 Author Share Posted December 28, 2008 Okay, I will burn a new Leopard DVD and try the famous "paperclip trick". I'll tell you if I suceeded... Why Intel GMA 950 graphics processor are not supported? Specs from apple macmini: Intel GMA 950 graphics processor with 64MB of DDR2 SDRAM shared with main memory1 http://www.apple.com/ca/macmini/specs.html I don't understand why its not supported since a real mac use this graphics processor too! Well...we were not talking about GMA 950, but GMA 900. If only I could have a 950, I wouldn't have all these problems. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/142946-leopard-gma-900-half-compatible-or-not-at-all/#findComment-1016495 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Labidus Posted December 28, 2008 Share Posted December 28, 2008 Ha sorry I did not see 900 I ordered my computer last week: http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/sea...;SRCCODE=CANLET Its a GMA950, hopefully I will have no problem with this one! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/142946-leopard-gma-900-half-compatible-or-not-at-all/#findComment-1016531 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DKFire Posted December 31, 2008 Author Share Posted December 31, 2008 ...I'm back Can you please tell me how to duplicate the content of an iso file into a partition ? Because I want to clone the iso of the install disk onto a partition so it is bootable. I know that we can do that with the disk utility on Mac, but which program should I use to do the same on Windows ? Thanks again for your help. Darkfire Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/142946-leopard-gma-900-half-compatible-or-not-at-all/#findComment-1020536 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DKFire Posted January 1, 2009 Author Share Posted January 1, 2009 Any ideas ?? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/142946-leopard-gma-900-half-compatible-or-not-at-all/#findComment-1022596 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcdull Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 check out the EEE701 leopard thread, I am using the driver of GMA900 there, no paper clip is needed. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/142946-leopard-gma-900-half-compatible-or-not-at-all/#findComment-1022939 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DKFire Posted January 4, 2009 Author Share Posted January 4, 2009 check out the EEE701 leopard thread, I am using the driver of GMA900 there, no paper clip is needed. I'm sorry, but I can't find the thread you're talking about. Can you please give me a link ? Thanks. EDIT : Oh my god.... IT IS POSSIBLE ! Look at this link : http://newyork.craigslist.org/brk/sys/971868599.html I've arleady sent an e-mail to this guy to ask him how he did... Hope he'll answer. EDIT 2 : As it is the 10.5.5 that's running on the dv4000, I think they use iDeneb 1.3. And this should help me work to make it works. http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?s=&...t&p=1010593 I'll tell you if I succeeded. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/142946-leopard-gma-900-half-compatible-or-not-at-all/#findComment-1025736 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DKFire Posted January 11, 2009 Author Share Posted January 11, 2009 Hey... Just a little message to tell you that I did it ! I used iDeneb 1.3, configured with the help of the guy I was talking about on my last message. I just had to delete the drivers of the GMA to boot on OS X, and then...I found some .kext which are compatible with the GMA900. I'm now working on getting full support of Quartz Extreme and Core Image...I have also a little problem with the wifi. But anyway, it works !!! :-) Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/142946-leopard-gma-900-half-compatible-or-not-at-all/#findComment-1036603 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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