hackinmacintosh Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 Hi people, I recently installed OS X Lion on my acer aspire 5750, and it wouldn't boot up. It always fails with acpi_smc_platformplugin timed out. However, if i boot from my usb installer drive, it boots fine. I installed using the myhack method (myhack.sojugarden.com/guide/) Specs Operating System1 Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium 64-bit2 Genuine Windows® 7 Home Basic 64-bit2 CPU and chipset1 Intel® Core™ i7-2620M processor (4 MB L3 cache, 2.70 GHz with Turbo Boost up to 3.40 GHz, DDR3 1333 MHz, 35 W), supporting Intel® 64 architecture, Intel® Smart Cache Intel® Core™ i5-2410M/i5-2520M/i5-2540M processor (3 MB L3 cache, 2.30/2.50/2.60 GHz with Turbo Boost up to 2.90/3.20/3.30 GHz, DDR3 1333 MHz, 35 W), supporting Intel® 64 architecture, Intel® Smart Cache Intel® Core™ i3-2310M processor (3 MB L3 cache, 2.10 GHz, DDR3 1333 MHz, 35 W), supporting Intel® 64 architecture, Intel® Smart Cache Mobile Intel® HM65 Express Chipset System Memory1, 3, 4, Dual-channel DDR3 SDRAM support: Up to 4 GB of DDR3 system memory, upgradable to 8 GB using two soDIMM modules5 Display 15" HD 1366 x 768 pixel resolution, high-brightness (200-nit) Acer CineCrystal™ LED-backlit TFT LCD, supporting simultaneous multi-window viewing via Acer GridVista™ Mercury free, environment friendly 16:9 aspect ratio Graphics Intel® HD Graphics 3000 with 128 MB of dedicated system memory, supporting Microsoft® DirectX® 10.1 Dual independent display support 16.7 million colors External resolution / refresh rates6: VGA port up to 2048 x 1536: 75 Hz HDMI™ port up to 1920 x 1080: 60 Hz MPEG-2/DVD decoding WMV9 (VC-1) and H.264 (AVC) decoding HDMI™ (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) with HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) support Audio Optimized Dolby® Advanced Audio® v2 audio enhancement, featuring Audio Optimizer, Audio Regulator, Volume Leveler, Volume Maximizer, and Surround Virtualizer for Built-in Speakers technologies7 High-definition audio support Two built-in stereo speakers MS-Sound compatible Built-in microphone Storage Hard disk drive 160/250/320/500/640 GB or larger hard disk drive1, 8, Multi-in-1 card reader, supporting: Secure Digital™ (SD), MultiMediaCard™ (MMC), Memory Stick PRO™ (MS PRO), xD-Picture Card™ (xD) Optical media drive1 4X Blu-ray Disc™/DVD-Super Multi double-layer drive: Read: 24X CD-ROM, 24X CD-R, 16X CD-RW, 8X DVD-ROM, 8X DVD-R, 8X DVD+R, 4X DVD-ROM DL, 4X DVD-R DL, 4X DVD+R DL, 4X DVD-RW, 4X DVD+RW, 5X DVD-RAM, 4X BD-ROM, 4X BD-R, 4X BD-RE, 4X BD-ROM DL, 4X BD-R DL, 4X BD-RE DL Write: 16X CD-R, 10X CD-RW, 8X DVD-R, 8X DVD+R, 4X DVD-RW, 4X DVD+RW, 5X DVD-RAM, 4X DVD+R DL, 4X DVD-R DL 8X DVD-Super Multi double-layer drive: Read: 24X CD-ROM, 24X CD-R, 24X CD-RW, 8X DVD-ROM, 8X DVD-R, 8X DVD+R, 6X DVD-ROM DL, 6X DVD-R DL, 6X DVD+R DL, 6X DVD-RW, 6X DVD+RW, 5X DVD-RAM Write: 24X CD-R, 16X CD-RW, 8X DVD-R, 8X DVD+R, 4X DVD-R DL, 4X DVD+R DL, 6X DVD-RW, 8X DVD+RW, 5X DVD-RAM Webcam Acer Video Conference1, featuring: Acer Crystal Eye high-definition webcam, 1280 x 1024 resolution Wireless and networking WLAN1, 9, 10, Acer InviLink™ Nplify™ 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ Acer InviLink™ 802.11b/g Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ Supporting Acer SignalUp™ wireless technology WPAN1: Bluetooth® 3.0+HS Bluetooth® 2.1+EDR LAN: Gigabit Ethernet, Wake-on-LAN ready Privacy control1 BIOS user, supervisor, HDD passwords Kensington lock slot Dimensions and weight 15 (W) x 9.96 (D) x .99/1.30 (H) inches (381.6 x 253 x 25.2/33.2 mm) 5.74 lbs. (2.6 kg)11 with 6-cell battery pack Power adapter and battery ACPI 3.0 CPU power management standard: supports Standby and Hibernation power-saving modes 3-pin 65 W AC adapter: 3.74 (W) x 1.96 (D) x 1 (H) inches (95 x 50 x 25.4 mm) 0.47 lbs. (216 g)11 with 180 cm DC cable 48.8 W 4400 mAh 6-cell Li-ion standard battery pack Estimated Battery life: 4.5 hours12 ENERGY STAR® Input and control 103-/104-/107-key Acer FineTip keyboard with independent standard numeric keypad, international language support Multi-gesture touchpad, supporting two-finger scroll, pinch, rotate, flip Media control keys (printed on keyboard): play/pause, stop, previous, next, volume up, volume down Input and output Multi-in-1 card reader (SD™, MMC, MS PRO, xD) USB 3.0 port1 Two USB 2.0 ports HDMI™ port with HDCP support External display (VGA) port Headphone/speaker jack, supporting 3.5 mm headset with built-in microphone for Acer smart handhelds Microphone-in jack Ethernet (RJ-45) port DC-in jack for AC adapter Help please! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/280577-acpi_smc_platformplugin-timed-out-lion/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
fantomas Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 Hi wich bootloader boot you (without your USB stick) ? chameleon ? have you FakeSMC.kext and nullcpupowermanagement.kext into E/E or S/L/E ? ACPI in your BIOS ? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/280577-acpi_smc_platformplugin-timed-out-lion/#findComment-1833541 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hackinmacintosh Posted July 14, 2012 Author Share Posted July 14, 2012 I got it working again thanks for your help! :-) Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/280577-acpi_smc_platformplugin-timed-out-lion/#findComment-1833651 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samuel Marfer Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 I got it working again thanks for your help! :-) Is not enough to say "I have solved" if you solved post the solution as you seek for a solution here, so post the solution here. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/280577-acpi_smc_platformplugin-timed-out-lion/#findComment-1934989 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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