flingor Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 Hi. I am a swedish musician/music-teacher and new here and I have tried on and off for over a year to install OSX on my Hp Pavilion Dv6-1101so. iATKOS 3 v.2 and iDeneb 1.4 were able to install but gave kernel panic on first boot. I think I have tried every possible combination on these "distros" but the same result. My laptops specs: CPU Type Mobile DualCore Intel Pentium, 2000 MHz T4200 Motherboard Chipset Intel Cantiga GL40/GM45/GM47/GS45/PM45 South Bridge: Intel 82801IM ICH9M System Memory 3040 MB (it is really 4gb but in 32bit mode only 3gb) BIOS Type Insyde (11/17/10) Video Adapter ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4530 (512 MB) IDE Controller Intel® ICH9M-E/M SATA AHCI Controller IDE Controller JMB38X MS Host Controller IDE Controller JMB38X SD Host Controller IDE Controller JMB38X SD/MMC Host Controller IDE Controller JMB38X xD Host Controller Disk Drive TOSHIBA MK2555GSX Optical Drive HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-T50L Input: Keyboard Microsoft eHome MCIR 109 Keyboard Microsoft eHome MCIR Keyboard Microsoft eHome Remote Control Keyboard keys Keyboard Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard with HP QLB Mouse HID-kompatibel mus Mouse HID-kompatibel mus Mouse Synaptics PS/2 Port TouchPad Network: Primary IP Address 192.168.1.72 Primary MAC Address 00-21-00-D1-E4-C6 Network Adapter Broadcom 802.11b/g WLAN (192.168.1.72) Network Adapter Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller FireWire Controller Unknown Infrared Controller Microsoft eHome Infrared Transceiver USB Device HP Webcam USB Device USB-enhet (sammansatt) USB Device USB-enhet Battery Microsoft AC Adapter Battery Microsoft ACPI-Compliant Control Method Battery Battery Microsoft Composite Battery DMI: DMI BIOS Vendor Hewlett-Packard DMI BIOS Version F.43 DMI System Manufacturer Hewlett-Packard DMI System Product HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC DMI System Version Rev 1 DMI System Serial Number CNF9144CKK DMI System UUID 434E4639-31343443-4B4B0023-8BA739F9 DMI Motherboard Manufacturer Hewlett-Packard DMI Motherboard Product 3628 DMI Motherboard Version 18.50 DMI Motherboard Serial Number CNF9144CKK DMI Chassis Manufacturer Hewlett-Packard DMI Chassis Version N/A DMI Chassis Serial Number None DMI Chassis Asset Tag DMI Chassis Type Notebook BIOS Properties: Vendor Hewlett-Packard Version F.43 Release Date 11/17/2010 ize 2048 KB Boot Devices Floppy Disk, Hard Disk, CD-ROM Capabilities Flash BIOS, Shadow BIOS, Selectable Boot, EDD Supported Standards DMI, ACPI Expansion Capabilities PCI, USB Insyde H2O BIOS is the big problem right? I own a Mac mini (mid 2010) with Lion installed. I also have an older Compaq P4 3ghz. I have some Linux experience but DOS not so much. Is it possible to install Snow Leopard or Lion on this Hp Laptop without breaking it or breaking Windows (Windows 7 is unfortunately inevitable for work). I have read through the forum for days and I am amazed over the knowledge many of you guys have!! I found an update for my BIOS maybe it is possible to mod? I hope someone reads this. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/264419-hp-pavilion-dv6-1101so-with-insyde-h2o/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dime333 Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 I have a DV6-1222sl with insyde bios too. You should explain which kind of kernel panic you have at boot time. I suggest you to boot with "cpus=1 arch=i386 -x -v" as boot options for Chameleon RC5 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/264419-hp-pavilion-dv6-1101so-with-insyde-h2o/#findComment-1728712 Share on other sites More sharing options...
flingor Posted August 3, 2011 Author Share Posted August 3, 2011 Hi and thanks for answering! From what I could see it was LOCAL APIC ERROR that caused the panic. I don´t know what to do with that because BIOS advanced is locked. I have used the common switches and iDeneb 1.4 and iATKOS v3 are the only ones that would boot and install. After install on first boot I get kernelpanic with all the switches. I have been reading about bios modding but it seems to be almost too dangerous. All hardware in my laptop are supported, it is just the big bios problem but I will not give up yet. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/264419-hp-pavilion-dv6-1101so-with-insyde-h2o/#findComment-1729014 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dime333 Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 Very strange cpus=1 does not fix the problem...try using another kernel instead of the mach_kernel. For example taptun kernel should fix the local apic problem if you're running snow leopard. If you're on Lion follow this link for the patched kernel: LINK. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/264419-hp-pavilion-dv6-1101so-with-insyde-h2o/#findComment-1729368 Share on other sites More sharing options...
flingor Posted August 4, 2011 Author Share Posted August 4, 2011 Very thankful for your advice and I will try but I feel I dont have enough knowledge. I don´t know howto make "an outside" kernel boot. I have downloaded some drivers and kexts that could be useful and I will use my mac-mini to "build" or modify the system. The problem is that I don´t know how to modify. Where I should put a "new" kernel or driver in the system. I am reading my eyes out here and I will hopefully pick up useful things on the way. I have a week left on vacation so I hope I know somethings before I go back to work. I really hope I don´t have to modify my bios? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/264419-hp-pavilion-dv6-1101so-with-insyde-h2o/#findComment-1729416 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dime333 Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 I did not touch my bios and i had the same kernel panic. I solved booting with "cpus=1" but in this way cpu is limited (i have a dual core) so i tried taptun kernel (or you can use a legacy kernel too) and it solved my problem. You should put the new kernel in the root (/) directory and give the file the proper attributes from terminal (sudo chown root:wheel yourkernel; sudo chmod 644 yourkernel). Then when booting use the following string, supposing you copied the taptun kernel (and you named it taptun): taptun arch=i386 -x -v p.s. to copy a kernel from your hard disk to another hard disk (already mounted) do the following in terminal (if the kernel is in the Downloads directory): sudo cp /Users/YOURUSERNAME/Downloads/YOURKERNEL /Volumes/MOUNTEDHD/ sudo chown root:wheel /Volumes/MOUNTEDHD/YOURKERNEL sudo chmod 644 /Volumes/MOUNTEDHD/YOURKERNEL The words in capital have to be replaced Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/264419-hp-pavilion-dv6-1101so-with-insyde-h2o/#findComment-1729514 Share on other sites More sharing options...
flingor Posted August 4, 2011 Author Share Posted August 4, 2011 Great but how do I do this when I have an unbootable system on my laptop (and Win 7) and the new kernel is on my mac-mini? Could I use usb-stick and Unbuntu live? or is better to install OSX to an external usb-drive? Can I then transfer the new system to the internal drive on the laptop and how do I do that? I know, many questions. I am still reading by the way. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/264419-hp-pavilion-dv6-1101so-with-insyde-h2o/#findComment-1729580 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dime333 Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 When you plug your hard drive into the mac-mini does it recognize the broken macosx partition? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/264419-hp-pavilion-dv6-1101so-with-insyde-h2o/#findComment-1729878 Share on other sites More sharing options...
flingor Posted August 5, 2011 Author Share Posted August 5, 2011 Well the OSX installation that is on my laptop is on the internal hd so I don´t know. The usb-stick installation I did from a guide here is made on mac-mini and shows up. I followed your advice on how to switch kernel and now it goer further but ends in a reboot-loop. Now I am reading the Mammoth guide. It seems to be the real guide for me with a HP Dv6 core duo laptop with Insyde bios. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/264419-hp-pavilion-dv6-1101so-with-insyde-h2o/#findComment-1730019 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dime333 Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 Maybe it's a bootloader problem. On the laptop HD do you have Lion or SL? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/264419-hp-pavilion-dv6-1101so-with-insyde-h2o/#findComment-1730025 Share on other sites More sharing options...
flingor Posted August 5, 2011 Author Share Posted August 5, 2011 I have read some more now and it seems to be partially a bootloader problem but that is far from all. To get OSX on my laptop seems to be a long and difficult process. I will take a day or two to make up my mind if I am going to take "the long journey". Many thanks for input though! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/264419-hp-pavilion-dv6-1101so-with-insyde-h2o/#findComment-1730144 Share on other sites More sharing options...
flingor Posted August 10, 2011 Author Share Posted August 10, 2011 I didnt give up and now almost everything works with 10.6.3 Screenresolution only 1024x768 and HP webcam not working. I will try to see what to do about the graphics tomorrow. Happy day and a very good night! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/264419-hp-pavilion-dv6-1101so-with-insyde-h2o/#findComment-1733012 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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