sureshtrb Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 Trying to instal 10.8 thro USB installer as dual boot W8/ML GUID scheme after booting, no hard disk is detected. Only USB installer is recognised. Windows installed and booting normally. Can anyone guide me. Tried every method to instal, No success Help me please Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/285334-dell-1545-ml-instal-no-hard-disk-detection/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
LatinMcG Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 even if u get it. u do know the video intel x4100 is not supported Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/285334-dell-1545-ml-instal-no-hard-disk-detection/#findComment-1876597 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sureshtrb Posted January 1, 2013 Author Share Posted January 1, 2013 That's secondary. Removed the hard disk and connected thro usb and installed ML. still struck in the "waiting for root device" Any suggestions Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/285334-dell-1545-ml-instal-no-hard-disk-detection/#findComment-1877220 Share on other sites More sharing options...
LatinMcG Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 fake sata device id ESB2 aka 2681 in dsdt might work. easy to be done with dsdt editor and orange icon fix which does id 2681 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/285334-dell-1545-ml-instal-no-hard-disk-detection/#findComment-1877390 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sureshtrb Posted January 7, 2013 Author Share Posted January 7, 2013 can fake sata device id ESB2 aka 2681 in dsdt might work. easy to be done with dsdt editor and orange icon fix which does id 2681 can you detail please? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/285334-dell-1545-ml-instal-no-hard-disk-detection/#findComment-1878710 Share on other sites More sharing options...
LatinMcG Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/223205-dsdt-editor-and-patcher/ Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/285334-dell-1545-ml-instal-no-hard-disk-detection/#findComment-1878808 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sureshtrb Posted January 8, 2013 Author Share Posted January 8, 2013 Are you recommending me to do the DSDT patch in windows and copy and paste the patched DSDT in extra folder? Have I understood correctly? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/285334-dell-1545-ml-instal-no-hard-disk-detection/#findComment-1878967 Share on other sites More sharing options...
LatinMcG Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 u could do it that way.. but how are u going to put the file there from windows ? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/285334-dell-1545-ml-instal-no-hard-disk-detection/#findComment-1879060 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sureshtrb Posted January 8, 2013 Author Share Posted January 8, 2013 thro transmac or macdrive Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/285334-dell-1545-ml-instal-no-hard-disk-detection/#findComment-1879088 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sureshtrb Posted January 11, 2013 Author Share Posted January 11, 2013 unable to extract dsdt from windows 8. Downloaded from internet dsdt from the same system/model. attached. will it be possible to edit and send me? DSDT.rar Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/285334-dell-1545-ml-instal-no-hard-disk-detection/#findComment-1879931 Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucidPortrayal Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Hi, I have a Dell 1545 currently with Mountain Lion installed. I can get to the Mavericks install screen but can't see any HardDrives to install$20 for anyone who can solve this for me email info@LucidPortrayal.com Here is how I got to where I am Dell 1545 Processor 2.19 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Memory 4GB 797 MHz DDR2 SDRAM Graphics GMAX3100 64 MB of Shared System M Serial Number G88014V4XYK First Very Importantly Change Bios HD to AHCI I used IAtkos S3 v2 to install snow leapard easilySnow leapord "The thing that got it booted for me was disabling RTC." Here are the selections that should be chosen from the custom installation "don't just press install" Chameleon v2 RC4,Graphics Enabler,AHCI SATA,Voodoo PS2,Voodoo P-state, Battery, Card Reader,TSC Sync.broadcom for wireless, But like u said you have gotten Snow Leopard already here is how i got ML installed again using IAtkosML I created a bootable USB Mountain Lion installation disk defaults write com.apple.Finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUE You can see from this command that we are making a change to the default behavior of Finder, to show all files, and setting it to true. Next we need to restart Finder, to do this type killall Finder and hit return.El erase Elliottforcelegacyrtc from extra/extensions http://www.osx86.net/topic/16034-get-mountain-lion-on-dell-inspiron-1545/ load ML2 installer -f-vnpci=0x3000UseKernelCache=No Bootloader options Leave Default AppleRTC1082.kextEvoreboot.kextNullCPUPowerManagement.kextFakeSMC.kext Add IOPCIFamilyIOPCIFamily2.kextAppleACPIPlatform1081.kext RemoveKernel CacheRemove UseKernelCache=Yes flag Fix wireless adapter kext http://www.osx86.net/files/download/549-bcm4312-wifi-fully-working-10-8-2/http://forum.osxlati...ards-inventory/ Once I fixed the wireless by injecting the kext I downloaded the vanilla version of Mavericks for free MaveicsDownload Maverics I have two hd that i swap out to get back to windows 7 then did a bios update (not sure if this is necessary) update bios I created an extra folder using various sources then injected it into myhack Here is the Extra Folder http://www.fileswap.com/dl/gRWg7wkJdu/Here is the Altered MyHack that I used to create the Mavericks USB http://www.fileswap.com/dl/QjdcxHsjqy/load with -v -f This will load the installer but I cant see the HardDrives. I've tried countless boot flags and countless injected kext Some other things that I tried after finding out the HD was not visible even with The Bios Change to AHCIother kext frm s/l/e rename iopcifamily2.kext to iopcifamily.kext and replace in system/library/extension rename LegacyAppleAHCIPort.kext to AppleAHCIPort.kext replace in s/l/e still no hard drive but still bootsremove AppleIntelPowerManagement load with -v -f some references that I used About "Still waiting for root device" - Technical FAQ - InsanelyMac Forum http://www.macbreake...ericks-dp1.html pci configuration end bridges 5 devices 16 http://www.insanelym...s-using-myhack/ http://www.insanelym...s-using-myhack/ http://forum.osxlati...th-full-qeci/ML http://myhack.sojugarden.com/guide/ http://www.macbreake...sdt-editor.html Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/285334-dell-1545-ml-instal-no-hard-disk-detection/#findComment-2006002 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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