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The HP Pavilion DV6, A suitable Macbook Pro?

This was a demonstration of <edit>10.8! Mountain Lion DP3/GM i don't know which</edit> working on an HP Pavilion DV6-3132TX. This is meant as an example of what can be achieved with Hackboot and a retail copy of Lion + the Mountian Lion DP3 app. If anyone else is interested in attempting to replicate this, send me a message and i will give you as much help as I can.

 

I use this as the main OS on the machine, It runs stable and quiet and, In my opinion, better than windows. I also think that the style of the laptop rather compliments the OS, they match, and I think that this laptop makes an ideal alternative to the Macbook Pro.

 

How I did it:

I installed iAtkos L2

downloaded the developer preview from apple using my developer account

installed it

downloaded and installed Chameleon 2.1RC SVN and installed that too;

used a post install tool that shal not be named to install userDSDT and NullCPUPowerManagement,

rolled back the AppleHDA kext

used a driver from google for resolution using the screen ID

 

What Works:

Display Resolution (QE/CI is coming soon)

Sound (Intel HDA)

Wi-Fi A/B/G/N

Bluetooth

Ethernet

all USB ports

all 4 cores, no hyper threading

Webcam (Using manycam)

 

What doesn't work:

Fingerprint Scanner

HP Mediasmart Buttons (Not a real issue, you just can’t open the non-existent software with the buttons)

3+ finger multitouch (2 finger scrolling works fine)

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Hi great work i have a DV6 6156 with switchable graphics every time i try and boot OSX install disc it gives me a kernel panic have been looking for a solution but to no avil can you give me some tips please :help:

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I Have a HP Pavilion DV6 1340ss and I can't install iAtkos L1 =( When i put the DVD and the computers starts to read it, a message appears on my screen requesting to shutdown. With another and old DVDs (1 year ago) I was able to install it but not to enter the system. May you help me please? I see that you did it on your laptop. I could install the same DVD on another two PC in my house.

 

PS: Sorry for my very bad english...

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I'm definitely interested in this, as i have the presumably similar HP DV6-3032TX with Core i7-720QM.

 

Could you please supply some helpful links on how to do the install ?

 

I have the lion application ("Install Mac OS X Lion") as downloaded from the app store, is this the same as 'a retail copy of lion' ? (or can it be converted into one?)

 

thanks in advance

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I am with @oatcake on this

This is a very interesting post and would love to know more!

what boot flags did you use with the nawcom mod cd?

i have used cpus=8 busratio=12 PCIRootUID=1 and various others and i get a ACPI kernel panic

Admittedly i do have a DV6 - 3031TX so it is different

I had almost given up trying to install mac on my hp and now seeing this i am all excited

How did you do it Lachlan?

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To anyone interested in this post, I would love to help, and if you have a laptop with similar hardware to mine (i7 720QM, 4-8gb of ram,) and a pretty good knowledge of computer systems and BIOS settings, message me for help

 

i've got i5 dv6 can you help me??

i create the USB installer but i cant boot for installing :(

Sorry, the Core i5 is a fickle processor in mobile terms for hackintosh, Thats why i payed the extra for a core i7 Pavilion in the first place.

 

I'm definitely interested in this, as i have the presumably similar HP DV6-3032TX with Core i7-720QM.

 

Could you please supply some helpful links on how to do the install ?

 

I have the lion application ("Install Mac OS X Lion") as downloaded from the app store, is this the same as 'a retail copy of lion' ? (or can it be converted into one?)

 

thanks in advance

Sure thing, message me and ill write up some instructions for you, the 3032 is indeed a similar laptop, so it should work great :)

 

Hi great work i have a DV6 6156 with switchable graphics every time i try and boot OSX install disc it gives me a kernel panic have been looking for a solution but to no avil can you give me some tips please :help:

same as above, core i5, sorry

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I'm using an HP Pavilion DV7-6c90us. I want to dual boot Windows 7 and OS X, so if you could help possibly?

 

Intel Inside Core i7-2670QM Quad Core @2.20GHz

AMD Radeon HD 7470M Graphics and Intel HD 3000 (Switchable Graphics, switched to Fixed in BIOS)

8GB DDR3 RAM

Intel Centrino Wireless-N 1030 (WiFi)

Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller (Ethernet)

 

I made a topic months ago and nobody replied... :wallbash:

I'd like to try this again about now. :thumbsup_anim:

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I'm using an HP Pavilion DV7-6c90us. I want to dual boot Windows 7 and OS X, so if you could help possibly?

 

Intel Inside Core i7-2670QM Quad Core @2.20GHz

AMD Radeon HD 7470M Graphics and Intel HD 3000 (Switchable Graphics, switched to Fixed in BIOS)

8GB DDR3 RAM

Intel Centrino Wireless-N 1030 (WiFi)

Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller (Ethernet)

 

I made a topic months ago and nobody replied... :wallbash:

I'd like to try this again about now. :thumbsup_anim:

 

my hardware uses the first generation i7 (720QM), i cant lend any assistance relating to the newer gens of intel Core i processors as i have not yet had a chance to use one. if anyone wants to send me a core 13, 15 or 17 2xxx/3xxx laptop to get lion working, feel free xD

 

my web address should be in the sig

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Hey LachlanDMcCahon :)

 

How did you get your USB 3.0 working?

I also got a DV6.

 

My model of DV6 (3132-TX) does not have USB 3.0, however, in Lion 10.7.3+ there is a BETA driver available.

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i've got i5 dv6 can you help me??

i create the USB installer but i cant boot for installing :(

I'm using an HP Pavilion DV7-6c90us. I want to dual boot Windows 7 and OS X, so if you could help possibly?

 

Intel Inside Core i7-2670QM Quad Core @2.20GHz

AMD Radeon HD 7470M Graphics and Intel HD 3000 (Switchable Graphics, switched to Fixed in BIOS)

8GB DDR3 RAM

Intel Centrino Wireless-N 1030 (WiFi)

Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller (Ethernet)

 

I made a topic months ago and nobody replied... :wallbash:

I'd like to try this again about now. :thumbsup_anim:

I am with @oatcake on this

This is a very interesting post and would love to know more!

what boot flags did you use with the nawcom mod cd?

i have used cpus=8 busratio=12 PCIRootUID=1 and various others and i get a ACPI kernel panic

Admittedly i do have a DV6 - 3031TX so it is different

I had almost given up trying to install mac on my hp and now seeing this i am all excited

How did you do it Lachlan?

 

You might be interested in my latest work, im trying to get Mountain Lion (10.8.x) on my laptop, this should help you due to native support for the 2nd and 3rd gen Core i3, i5 and i7 processors.

 

more to come shortly

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Tried it, didnt work. So far the best method with the HD5650 on ML is framebuffer. Chimera allowed injection and QE/CI only in 32-bit mode under Lion, seeing as ML does not support 32-bit mode, its useless.

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Hi Guyz,

I have a HP DV6 3140se, can some one point me to a proper guide to setup mountain lion on it.

Here's my config

 

 

Specification

 

General Specs

 Processor Type   Intel® Core? i5 

 Processor Speed   2.53Ghz  

 Hard drive size   500GB 

 Installed RAM   4GB 

 Screen size   15.6 Inch 

 Operating system (Primary)   Windows 7  

 Processor

 Processor Type   Intel® Core? i5 

 Processor Model   460M 

 Processor Speed   2.53Ghz  

 Max Turbo Frequency     

 Processor Bits   64-bit 

 Processor Threads   4 

 No of Cores   2 

 L2 cache     

 L3 cache   3MB 

 Bus speed     

 Chipset   Mobile Intel® PM55 Express Chipset 

 Memory

 Number of memry slots   2 Slots  

 8 GB DDR3 memory 

 Type of memory   DDR3 

 Storage

 Hard drive size   500GB 

 Hard drive speed   7200 rpm 

 Optical Drive     

 Type of harddrive   SATA 

 Card Reader   Yes   

 Graphics

 Dedicated graphics   1 GB DDR3 dedicated 

 Graphics memory     

 Type of graphics memory     

 Switchable graphics     

 Graphics processor   ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650 Graphics (switchable) 

 Maximum shared graphics memory   2714 MB 

 Display

 Aspect ratio   16:9 

 Backlight   LED 

 Screen size   15.6  

 Connectivity

 Bluetooth   Yes 

 Type of bluetooth     

 LAN   Integrated 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet LAN 

 Wireless/Wifi   Yes 

 

 

 

 

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I have HP Pavilion dv6-tx laptop with intel core i7 - 2670QM @ 2.2GHz (Quad Core)

Presently I am running on Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit). I want to dual boot mac os x mountain lion / mavericks with windows 7 Home Premium. Please tell me the way of installation process for perfect installation. I already tried installing iATKOS_L2, MAC OS X LION and Niresh OS X ML2 on my laptop but I got kernel panic and boot error after installation

 

These are my specifications

 

RAM                                 -      4GB DDR3-1333

HARD DRIVE                    -      750GB

DVD WRITER                   -      8XSUPER MULTI DVD WRITER WITH DL(DOUBLE LAYER)

WIRED LAN                      -      INTEGRATED 10/100/1000

WIRELESS LAN                -      INTEGRATED WIRELESS 802.11B/G/N

PAN                                  -      INTEGRATED BLUETOOTH 3.0+HS

1 HDMI V1.4 WITH HDCP KEY

2 USB 3.0 PORTS

2 USB 2.0 PORTS

2 HEADPHONE OUT

1 MICROPHONE IN

1 RJ-45

1 VGA OUT

FINGERPRINT READER

KENSINGTON LOCK SLOT

HP TRUEVISON HD WEBCAM (DUAL DIGITAL MICROPHONES)

DURA-COAT ISLAND-STYLE KEYBOARD WITH NUMERIC KERBOARD

TOUCHPAD WITH MULTI TOUCH GESTURE SUPPORT(PINCH & SCROLL)

WIDESCREEN BRIGHTVIEW LED DISPLAY (15.6" 1366X768)

AMD MOBILITY RADEON HD 6770M (2GB - GDDR5)

BEATS AUDIO WITH HIGH QUALITY SOUND

3D DRIVE GUARD HDD PROTECTION

6 CELL LITHIUM ION

 

 

Hope u will respond quickly and help me for installation of this os on my laptop

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