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I used the iATKOS 7i disc. Had problems with kernel panic, took the 1390 wifi card out and kernel panic went away with just -v option at dvd-rom boot. Installed with the following options:

 

Drivers -> VGA -> nVidia -> Enablers -> Natit

Drivers -> System -> SATA -> AHCI

Drivers -> System -> Intel Speedstep -> Speedstep Driver

Drivers -> System -> Cardbus Driver

Drivers -> System -> PS/2 M/K -> Apple PS/2 driver

Drivers -> System -> Laptop Battery

Drivers -> Network -> Wired -> Broadcom -> Broadcom BCM5751

Drivers -> Network -> Wireless -> Broadcom BCM 43xx

 

Everything else was left default.

 

After reboot, I shut the system down, installed the wifi 1390 card and rebooted. Mac OS X initial screen came up with sound and correct resolution. Airport was working immediately and connected to my network. I ran the OS updates and everything is working like a champ.

 

Problems:

From what I can tell I only have two. The first is shutdown/reboot. Not sure if there's a kext or something I can install to fix the problem. It's weird that the installer can reboot the machine no problem but after install I have to hold down the power button for 5 seconds to get the machine to shutdown. The second problem (and not sure if it's really a problem) is the performance of the video card. Perhaps I just need to install the latest kext to correct the speed, or perhaps the video card is just that slow, but in Windows it seems so much more responsive, so I'm guessing it's a driver issue.

 

Anyway, if someone has suggestions on how to fix shutdown/reboot and improve the video performance I'd appreciate the help.

Just wanted to say thanks for making this post. I have the same setup D830, but I have the Intel 3945ABG (waiting on iwidarwin to start working). I did have a slightly different outcome than you.

 

1. The BCM5751 installed from iAtkos didn't work. I removed and installed the BCM5755M.zip from this forum and wired is working.

2. The NVS 140m is working great for me, though I do miss dual display support.

3. Same issues with reboot and poweroff, sleep does seem to work.

 

For those wanting to try this and are getting ACPI kernel panics, just keep trying, eventually you will get a successful boot that will lead to a successful install. I succeeded with just the -v option after 13 reboots.

very cool. Found this link

 

http://store.psystar.com/opensource/openhaltrestart

 

I'll try this when I get home!

 

I tried the kext from the link and no luck. can you confirm it working on your machine and confirm the kext you used? i'd love to get the shutdown/reboot to work properly.

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