Dell Studio XPS 1645

[tonymacx86]

Ah. I was trying GraphicsEnabler=yes

I used the Multibeast to add PCEFI 10.6 directly after using it to install 10.6.2 unsupported - I'm not entirely sure if it worked though, does PCEFI have your Apple logo on it? Or is this still Chameleon.... :\

-pci1 GraphicsEnabler=y hangs at DSMOS has arrived, but I could restart using Apple-Alt-Powerbutton (I have my old Blue and White G3 Keyboard plugged in and built in will not work for now).

-pci0 GraphicsEnabler=y goes black.

Hm.. I have just noticed that it says this: FakeSMC: key info not found MSDS, length 6.

Should have worked to install PC-EFI 10.6. However, you may also need to add the 4670 device ID to ATI4600Controller- this kext is in /System/Library/Extensions. I attempted to do this with the attached kext. Try installing them all using Kext Helper b7. Then run Disk utilities in MultiBeast. Good luck!

 

[ellnic]

That hadn't occurred to me - Thanks - I'm on it

This is proving to me that I clearly haven't read enough...

 

[tonymacx86]

That hadn't occurred to me - Thanks - I'm on it

This is proving to me that I clearly haven't read enough...

netkas is the source for all the ATI knowledge- check out his site for PC-EFI 10.6 info, and some drivers for the 4xxx cards.

I've included a few of the packages in MultiBeast, but you'll have to test what works.

 

[adamsmasher]

That hadn't occurred to me - Thanks - I'm on it

This is proving to me that I clearly haven't read enough...

I think you're doing pretty well given the circumstances! You're blazing the trail!

 

[big mac n' cheese]

Yeah man, keep plugging. You've done your research. You can't expect it to go smoothly your first time. I'm expecting this to take me at least a couple of days just because I'm a noob myself. YOU CAN DO IT!!

 

[ellnic]

Thanks guys

Looks like the effort paid off. I am booting into 10.6.2 with the patched Kernel without -x and have graphics! This was done using the Kexts provided earlier. I have no CI/QE yet, so the card isn't fully functional but I'll get to that, I'm sure

I did the following to get to this point:

I installed 10.6.0 using the original P55 disk then put the following on the desktop:

(1). Mac OS X 10.6.2 Combo update
(2). Multibeast
(3). ellnic.zip

I unzipped the Kexts from (3) and opened (1) and (2). I installed the combo update, put the extensions in the respective folder, then selected the following in Multibeast:

a. PC EFI 10.6
b. unsupported com.apple.boot.plist
c. patched kernel (10.2.0)
d. all standard kexts
e. both utilities
f. disk utils to cleanup

After this had run I rebooted and voila! I removed -v from the boot.plist too.

I also have Wifi working with this: http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index. ... opic=51725

I have sound working with VoodooHDA (used Multibeast for this later)

I have Ethernet 'sort of' working with this (although it's sporadic): http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index. ... ntry963461

^ With this ^, Mac OS disables it at every boot because it's insecure? Will think more about this another time.

I have Bluetooth working with this: http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index. ... pic=136515

I'm very pleased with this now. It's all coming together nicely. If Ethernet doesn't work it's not a big problem. Wifi works great. But it would be awesome if the whole chipset got working One thing that is pretty kewl is that the media buttons above the keyboard all 'just work'. If you push play, iTunes opens. If you use sound -/+ it works, and the Wifi power toggle button successfully turns the Bluetooth & Wifi off/on. Eject works too. Not all of these worked in safe mode. Built in keyboard/trackpad working great.

Next job will be the graphics. I tried using "Graphics Mode"="1920x1080x32" but it booted into a weird resolution of something like 1450x1050 and was really bad to look at. At the moment I am on 1024x768 - which is usable.

Ah, I still need to sort out Power management too as apparently I have no battery.(according to Mac OS, at least lol). I've put the RAM back in that I took out initially, so I have 8GB installed. If I don't use maxmem=4096, the system halts before it hits the desktop. How can I get round this [apart from removing it again]? Can I use all 8GB? It's safer stored in the machine than around my house somewhere

On that note though, it's late and I'm hitting the sack. Thanks for the kind works and help today everyone.

 

[ellnic]

Hrm.. Final thing -

I pushed the tag rebuild button in Kext Utility (handy for permissions) earlier and wish I hadn't. Since then, when logging out / restarting / shutting down I get a blue screen with a tiny pink square on it and it hangs. I have to press and hold the power button

How do I untag the rebuild?

 

[tonymacx86]

Success! Now the kinks- this will be the fun part!

Tag rebuild in Kext Helper b7 issues an ignore caches upon reboot- so when you reboot, it's like typing -f at Chameleon screen- it will ignore caches and rebuild them on the way in. ... Or something along those lines

Anyhow to try booting (I assume you can boot with the cd, but in case you were wondering), you can try typing -s at the Chameleon screen then entering single-user mode. Any disk repair can be done by typing fsck -fy. Then type exit to get to the desktop.

 

[g4sho]

@ellnic I have been following this thread from the beginning, as I myself am considering purchasing the same laptop that you got. I actually have a macbookpro(3.1ver) but want a core i hackintosh laptop. In regards to the problem with the resolution when you put 1920x1080x32,in your bootplist or as a boot option. Maybe the problem has to do with the fact that real macbook pro screen resolutions are 16:10 ratio's where as 1920x1080 is a 16:9 ratio, therefore it try's to find the closest match. I am by no means an expert, but I have been around the block with desktop hackintoshes. I currently have a core i7 920 running snow kitty, based on a bestbuy asus g5290 off the shelf computer.(I could not have built one cheaper with better specs.) I also built an 8 core Xeon dual 5410 hackintosh based off a tyan S5376 server board. Have this macbook pro I am typing this on, and a mac mini. I am a 51 year old geek, that loves the challenge of getting the best for less. So, glad I found this forum, and let the hacking begin.

g4sho

 

[ellnic]

@tony: it boots fine from the HD - it's when the log out is initiated I hit the blue back drop but with a 'large pink pixel' and it hangs.

@g4sho: Interesting... I was looking here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Vecto ... dards2.svg

I could not find reference to 16:10 - so I looked here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacBook_Pro

Looks like it may be worth giving 1440 x 900 a go

With regards to the purchasing the same laptop.... it's a beautiful machine. Looks like it will get working too.