zaldwaik Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 This works great. But when I try to drag 1525_Codec to App..Pacher, nothing happens? I see the volume control, but no sound. Thanks for your help. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/86911-installing-leopard-on-inspiron-1525/page/2/#findComment-829904 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aries326 Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 That's weird, mine just worked asap. After further testing, I've found that my bluetooth doesn't work. Anyway I can get this going? I've read in previous posts that it should work right out of the box. Which kernel are you guys using? I used the vanilla kernel? Anyway to switch in between kernels without having to reinstall? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/86911-installing-leopard-on-inspiron-1525/page/2/#findComment-830100 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toysrme Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 iAtkos v4 Works on my $498 Mitmart Dell 1525. Celeron 550 w Speedstep working 2g memory shown GM965 (using i's x3100) Working using hotzone sleep. Using dual monitor outputs is buggy... Random crashes I suggest NOT using it until better drivers are written. HDMI output unknown. Sometime screen will sleep and wake perfectly, sometimes not... Hit or miss after reboot. SIGMATEL HDA working using AppleHDAPatcher_v1.16 + 1525_codec.txt. Left headphone jack works, right does not. Input also not working. 120g Hitatchi working DVD combo drive working Dell 1395 wifi working w' broadcom43xx driver All USB & firewire ports working Express card slot working Battery monitor / Power levels working out of box Touch pad working. Touch pads are {censored} buy a mouse or trackball... Card reader working Marvell 88E80XX eithernet working w' Marvell driver Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/86911-installing-leopard-on-inspiron-1525/page/2/#findComment-831190 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aries326 Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 I just double checked my hardware by swapping out my HD with one that has Vista installed. My particular 1525 model does not have BT. I did attach a BT dongle and that worked like a charm. Everything works the same as in the above post. No mic in, and right headphone jack does not work and the SD card reader does not work either. If someone has the driver for the card reader, please post. Thanks. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/86911-installing-leopard-on-inspiron-1525/page/2/#findComment-831457 Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaldwaik Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 Card reader working Marvell 88E80XX eithernet working w' Marvell driver Toysrme, how did you get Marvell 88E80XX to work? I have looked everywhere and there is not a driver for it yet. Are you sure it is working? Where did you find the driver? Also, I have not found a way to make the card reader work, any help is greatly appreciated. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/86911-installing-leopard-on-inspiron-1525/page/2/#findComment-831806 Share on other sites More sharing options...
btmac Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 I just finished writing a tutorial, with all the drivers you need in one place. Please note that I don't take credit for creating any of these drivers! http://www.espressoreport.com/83/dell-insp...k-pro-tutorial/ Thanks for posting the drivers! Got my wifi to work like a champ with your walk through using the terminal. I installed iatkos v4i and seem to have gotten video to work fine at 1280 x800 (think I selected the toh kernel vs vanilla) - USB wasn't working but did a search and downloaded the driver from apple's dev site.. works fine now.... got sound to work as well though can't fully mute using the mute button on the Dell 1525.... I got one final issue, looks like I can reliably boot when I have the bios set for multicore disabled (only 1 core running) - runs like a champ... stable and still pretty quick... would love to enable the other core on my 1525 (got the one with the Core2Duo 5750 at BB). Any ideas if there are patches that will allow me to run with the dual core on? I've tried the switch "idlehalt=0" but still hangs on the Apple intro screen... never goes to the blue/black like it does if it's set to single core. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/86911-installing-leopard-on-inspiron-1525/page/2/#findComment-832511 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aries326 Posted August 4, 2008 Share Posted August 4, 2008 I got mine to run Dual Core right out of the box. I still haven't been able to get the sd card reader to work. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/86911-installing-leopard-on-inspiron-1525/page/2/#findComment-844429 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tivimac Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 My I ask if you have really the integrated card reader working? Also where is the marvell ethernet driver? Do you have sleep working? Thanks four your answers iAtkos v4 Works on my $498 Mitmart Dell 1525. Celeron 550 w Speedstep working 2g memory shown GM965 (using i's x3100) Working using hotzone sleep. Using dual monitor outputs is buggy... Random crashes I suggest NOT using it until better drivers are written. HDMI output unknown. Sometime screen will sleep and wake perfectly, sometimes not... Hit or miss after reboot. SIGMATEL HDA working using AppleHDAPatcher_v1.16 + 1525_codec.txt. Left headphone jack works, right does not. Input also not working. 120g Hitatchi working DVD combo drive working Dell 1395 wifi working w' broadcom43xx driver All USB & firewire ports working Express card slot working Battery monitor / Power levels working out of box Touch pad working. Touch pads are {censored} buy a mouse or trackball... Card reader working Marvell 88E80XX eithernet working w' Marvell driver Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/86911-installing-leopard-on-inspiron-1525/page/2/#findComment-871258 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bibigrenier Posted September 13, 2008 Share Posted September 13, 2008 read this....work fine for me except for the integrated mic on the webcam... http://www.espressoreport.com/83/dell-insp...k-pro-tutorial/ Let me now if it works for you Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/86911-installing-leopard-on-inspiron-1525/page/2/#findComment-889102 Share on other sites More sharing options...
auqs10 Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 Hi Dell owners. I was asked by a friend to set an Inspiron 1525 to work with Leopard. It took sometime to figure out how to upgrade to the latest cat 10.5.5, but it worked. The installation I started with Leo4All v3 10.5.2 and was no problem to work with (except as you guess LAN Marvell 88E8040, card reader 3in1 and wireless Intel 3945 A/B/G - there are no viable solutions yet for these devices). Before upgrading to 10.5.5 I had to patch the PS2, because the keyboard and touchpad are PS2 (in the first installation I couldn't solve to fix these because it was not possible to launch any package - I have introduced a system admin password so even using a USB mouse that worked I did not had a USB keyboard in order to patch the PS2 problem). Packages of PS2 kexts are attached. After upgrading without patching the PS2, the computer comes out of the black screen only by attaching a USB mouse. In order to have a fine "About This Mac" report and also in benchmark software I had to install those small packages from the Leo4All v3 10.5.2 DVD, namely AppleSMBIOS, AboutThisMac, by using Pacifist. The Audio can be fixed in 10.5.5 with Taruga's v1.16 and 1525_codec.txt (the card is Sigmatel with identification 0x284b8086 but is working without internal microphone). The graphic card associated GMA X3100 is working fine with QE/IC at highest resolution accepted 1280x800x32b. The CPU Centrino Core2Duo is working with both cores without problems (this is solved now for new Dell notebooks), and the Geekbench score is really good ~2400. For those non-believers, there is a captured screen attached. Thank you methamp for the tutorial published it helped a lot. Working_Kexts.zip Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/86911-installing-leopard-on-inspiron-1525/page/2/#findComment-899569 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ganzhimself Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 Hi Dell owners.I was asked by a friend to set an Inspiron 1525 to work with Leopard. It took sometime to figure out how to upgrade to the latest cat 10.5.5, but it worked. The installation I started with Leo4All v3 10.5.2 and was no problem to work with (except as you guess LAN Marvell 88E8040, card reader 3in1 and wireless Intel 3945 A/B/G - there are no viable solutions yet for these devices). Before upgrading to 10.5.5 I had to patch the PS2, because the keyboard and touchpad are PS2 (in the first installation I couldn't solve to fix these because it was not possible to launch any package - I have introduced a system admin password so even using a USB mouse that worked I did not had a USB keyboard in order to patch the PS2 problem). Packages of PS2 kexts are attached. After upgrading without patching the PS2, the computer comes out of the black screen only by attaching a USB mouse. In order to have a fine "About This Mac" report and also in benchmark software I had to install those small packages from the Leo4All v3 10.5.2 DVD, namely AppleSMBIOS, AboutThisMac, by using Pacifist. The Audio can be fixed in 10.5.5 with Taruga's v1.16 and 1525_codec.txt (the card is Sigmatel with identification 0x284b8086 but is working without internal microphone). The graphic card associated GMA X3100 is working fine with QE/IC at highest resolution accepted 1280x800x32b. The CPU Centrino Core2Duo is working with both cores without problems (this is solved now for new Dell notebooks), and the Geekbench score is really good ~2400. For those non-believers, there is a captured screen attached. Thank you methamp for the tutorial published it helped a lot. Let me get this straight... You install these packages BEFORE upgrading to 10.5.5 from 10.5.4, or do you apply these packages AFTER? I had working PS2 keyboard and mouse before upgrading to 10.5.5 and afterward, not so much, so I reverted back to 10.5.4 and am still hoping for a solution before I jump into it again. Thanks. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/86911-installing-leopard-on-inspiron-1525/page/2/#findComment-901145 Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeamp Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 Congratulations to everyone who have gone out and purchased the Dell Inspiron 1525 from your local retailer and replaced Windows Vista with Mac OS X. Don't forget to show your support to Apple by purchasing a legitimate copy of OS X or a new MacBook. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/86911-installing-leopard-on-inspiron-1525/page/2/#findComment-901445 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzmike Posted September 23, 2008 Share Posted September 23, 2008 Great work auqs10 - but given there is no solution for either the wifi or the network card I take it that means there is no way to join the Studio to a network? I really want to install OS-x on my Studio 17 but it has the newer ATI HD3450 for which I believe there are no kexts/drivers yet. Given that and the lack of any networking it's still not looking like I will be able to do this any time soon. :-( Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/86911-installing-leopard-on-inspiron-1525/page/2/#findComment-903335 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aries326 Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 This experiment with OS X on my laptop and desktop have been a success!!! My next laptop will be a Mac Book Pro and my next desktop will definitely be a iMac. But I'll still keep my SG33G5 as my media center running OS X. Anyway I can turn it to Apple TV? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/86911-installing-leopard-on-inspiron-1525/page/2/#findComment-915193 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrmedia Posted October 12, 2008 Share Posted October 12, 2008 hi all just letting you know i too have a dell 1525 right from dell specs are in my sig i am currently working on getting the ethernet working as well as the card reader i have gotten everything else to work including proper shut down so the laptop actually turns off once i have had sucess with either one or made progress i will post back happy hacking i mean mac'ing Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/86911-installing-leopard-on-inspiron-1525/page/2/#findComment-927870 Share on other sites More sharing options...
eidoscognitio Posted November 21, 2008 Share Posted November 21, 2008 I was able to run Kalyway 10.5.3 on a Dell Inspiron 1525. Core 2 Duo. I got: Audio, AirPort, USB and Firewire. -------------- It really rocks. -------------- If you miss and can`t live without LAN, Touchpad scrolling or the card reader, I strongly suggest you get a miniMAC, at least. I purchased this DELL because I needed Windows XP. (yes, I downgraded from vista without a single doubt.) I can also boot on Windows XP SP3 where EVERYTHING on this laptop works properly. Kinda halts while booting windows now and then. Does not happen on 10.5.3 I read this post, it took me days. http://www.espressoreport.com/83/dell-insp...k-pro-tutorial/ Peace, and thanks for this forum. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/86911-installing-leopard-on-inspiron-1525/page/2/#findComment-972899 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kroeger Posted November 23, 2008 Share Posted November 23, 2008 I have tried that guide and cannot get the laptop to wake up after the initial install. I pressed F8 then -v -f and when screen went blank and activity lights stopped I unplugged the mains and closed lid. This is as far as I get. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/86911-installing-leopard-on-inspiron-1525/page/2/#findComment-975303 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffery K. Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 I am ordering a new inspiron 1525 from dell now, and hoping all the post on here can help me get leopard installed and working on it. This has been a great website to read so far, and very informative. If anyone has more info to chime in on for the inspiron 1525, let me know. The one i ordered is a Intel core 2 duo, T5800 2.0 Ghz, 800mhz fsb, and 2MB cache. 3GB RAM DDR2 intel GMA X3100 graphics 250 GB SATA hard drive integrated web cam Integrated High Definition Audio 2.0 Dell Wireless 1395 802.11g Mini Card I hope the wireless and the graphics can work, those are the two main ones, and obviously the SATA hd recognized. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/86911-installing-leopard-on-inspiron-1525/page/2/#findComment-985627 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Potbelly Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 Here's my hardware: Dell Inspiron 1525 Intel GMA X3100 Vendor: Intel (0x8086) Device ID: 0x2a02 Revision ID: 0x0000c Dell 1395 Wifi - Working Marvell 88e8040 Ethernet - Not working Synaptic Touchpad - Working, even have two finger scroll Card Reader - Not working I've got Kalyway 10.5.2 installed with vanilla kernel. I'm using the Leopard Update drivers and a custom Natit I got from one of the many threads I've been going blind looking thru. I also use this link: http://www.espressoreport.com/83/dell-insp...k-pro-tutorial/ I've got full CI/QE but only if I use SwitchResX at 1680X1000@63Hz. My native resolution is actually 1680X1050, so it's not all the way there. Also, with this config, even tho I have full QE/CI, under my dock I have some garbled image and then another mac menu bar. What I'm wondering is if anyone else has the same model Dell as me with the same device ID and revision ID as me. And if so, what you did to get rid of the extra mac menu and garbled image stuff below the dock? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/86911-installing-leopard-on-inspiron-1525/page/2/#findComment-995700 Share on other sites More sharing options...
macdog303 Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 Hey guys thanks for all the help and have an amazing setup with my 1525. Its soooo close to a perfect macbook pro. No card reader or lan but both of those are outdated. One problem i have is that of the two audio codecs floating around one of them will not output through the headphone jack but has mute working. The other has can output through the headphone jack but no mute. Any advice? EDIT: Sweet things that i find amazing that work; Sound(headphones & speakers) Media keys (to change songs & volume) Graphics are awesome. Battery Meter. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/86911-installing-leopard-on-inspiron-1525/page/2/#findComment-995877 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kroeger Posted December 13, 2008 Share Posted December 13, 2008 what image has everyone found the most successful? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/86911-installing-leopard-on-inspiron-1525/page/2/#findComment-997664 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boombeng Posted December 13, 2008 Share Posted December 13, 2008 Its soooo close to a perfect macbook pro. No card reader or lan but both of those are outdated. Have a look here if the dell 1525'card reader is a ricoh one (it works for dell studio 1535) http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?s=&...st&p=940660 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/86911-installing-leopard-on-inspiron-1525/page/2/#findComment-997800 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roromx Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 I cant get my wifi to work! I use the drivers found in here: http://www.dailyblogged.com/83/dell-inspir...k-pro-tutorial/ And patched but not working Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/86911-installing-leopard-on-inspiron-1525/page/2/#findComment-1120885 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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