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How to install Mac OSX 10.6 on your Laptop HP pavilion dvx (dv6 dv7 dv8) Quad Edition series?

This tutorial is made after doing a lot of research, so please share your result with us

It will be great to share your DSDT.dsl with us to know what cause those KP when using dsdt.aml

(warning: don't put your dsdt or compiling errors on codebox, just attach them please)

 

this guide will explain:

 

1) Installation method & kext used

2) Fixing DSDT

 

At the moment, the hardware that is supported is as follows:

  • CPU: 1.6 GHz QuadCore i7-720QM (only one core working using "CPUS=1")
  • GFX: GeForce GT 230M, 1GB PCI-E (fully working QE/CI)
  • Sound: IDT 92HD75B3 @ Intel Ibex Peak PCH - HD Audio Controller [111D-7603] (Speaker working mic not working properly)
  • Lan: Realtek RTL8168D/8111D PCI-E Gigabit [10EC-8168] (working x32 only)
  • Wireless:Broadcom 43224AG 802.11a/b/g/draft-n [14E4-4353] (Not working at all)
  • Bluetooth (working)
  • Webcam (working)
    Other info

  • Model: HP Pavilion dv6-2170 ee
  • SB: PCH Intel Ibex Peak-M PM55
  • NB: Intel Lynnfield IMC

Now, I'm going to focus on the installation process and fixing DSDT processes

What do you need?

• Retail Snow Leopard OSx 10.6 install disc ( the discs which came with macs for restoring the system will not work)

• A harddrive partition of at least 10Gb (i prefer to be external HD, just to test) , ready to be formatted by OSX.

• tonymacx86-P55BootCD-nv2xx

 

1) installation method & kext used

 

STEP 1: INSTALL MAC OS X

You will need to set your BIOS

  • your Boot Priority to boot from CD-ROM first
  • your network power saving to disabled
  • Download and unzip tonymacx86-P55BootCD.iso
  • Burn to CD.
  • Restart computer with tonymacx86-P55BootCD
  • At Chameleon prompt, replace CD with your Mac OS X Install Retail DVD and press F5.
  • When you get to the installation screen, open Utilities/Disk Utility.
  • Format your hard drive to Mac OS Extended (Journaled) using the OS X Installer's Disk Utility. For the purposes of this guide, name it Snow Leopard.
  • Install Mac OS X. If you get an error message at the end of the install- this is normal. Just continue with the guide- if you can't continue, reboot, erase the drive, and try the install again.

STEP 2: MAKE YOUR SNOW LEOPARD DRIVE BOOTABLE

  • At this point, you have a working install, but you won't be able to boot it without the CD. To make your new installation bootable without the CD, you must install Chameleon and necessary support files to your Snow Leopard drive.
  • Boot back into tonymacx86-P55BootCD
  • Select Snow Leopard drive.
  • Complete OS X Setup Routine.
  • When you get to the desktop, open tonymacx86-P55BootCD in finder.
  • Navigate to tonymacx86-snowleopard folder.
  • Open Apps and open PC EFI 10.1
  • Select Snow Leopard and click Continue.
  • Click Install, and then type your password.
  • Open Applications/Utilities/Terminal
  • Type: sudo rm /Volumes/Snow\ Leopard/boot and type your password. (this deletes the boot file installed from PC EFI 10.1)
  • Close Terminal.
  • don't boot.

STEP 3: INSTALL ADDITIONAL KEXTS TO SYSTEM/LIBRARY/EXTENSIONS

  • Open tonymacx86-snowleopard Apps folder.
  • Drag Kext Utility and Kext Helper b7 to your Applications folder.
  • Lan Driver
  • Open Kext Helper b7.
  • Drag (RealtekR1000SL.kext) into Kext Helper b7.
  • Type your password and click EASY INSTALL.
  • Close Kext Helper b7.
  • Audio Driver
  • install VoodooHDA-0.2.56
  • Open Snow Leopard drive.
  • Drag /Extra/ folder from tonymacx86-P55BootCD to your /Extra/ folder
  • Drag /Extra/Extensions folder onto Kext Utility application. (This will repair permissions on the folder, backup your cache file, and replace cache file with an updated one.)
  • Drag /System/Library/Extensions folder onto Kext Utility application.
  • Open Applications/Utilities/Disk Utility
  • Highlight Snow Leopard in the left column.
  • Click Repair Permissions. You should now have Ethernet access.
    Note:There are a few kexts that you can’t use in /Extra/Extensions. These include Ethernet kexts. Also, you’ll need to create new cache files any time you remove or replace kexts. There are a few invaluable programs to allow you to do these tasks effortlessly. They are Kext Utility and Kext Helper b7. You can do all of the things in Terminal, but these apps make it easy and foolproof.

STEP 4: UPDATE TO 10.6.3

Download the Mac OS X 10.6.3 Combo Update

Drag your /System/Library/Extensions folder to the desktop. You may need some of the 10.6.0 Extensions later. It’s always good to have a backup before any ‘point’ system update.

Right click and rename the folder 10.6.0 Extensions.

Mount MacOSXUpdCombo10.6.3.dmg

Install MacOSXUpdCombo10.6.3.pkg

Reboot.

 

2) Fixing DSDT

 

TO BE Continued

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yehia Amer, Hello!

 

That made the sound on the basis of AppleHDA (in the archives for 10.6.0 - 10.6.4), and enclose more DSDT - all spelled :)

Model : HP Pavilion dv6-2090er

IDT 92HD75B3 @ Intel Ibex Peak PCH - High Definition Audio Controller [111D-7603]

 

New Audio

 

Now there are 1 problems :(

- WiFi (14e4&4315) replaced by AR5BHB92 , fully working :D

- SD reader (working only x32)

 

New DSDT

Working HDMI + SpeedStep

 

 

 

Taptun :)

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