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Hardware info:
Intel Core i5 M 450 (Arrandale) @ 2.40GHz, Socket 989 rPGA
Northbridge Intel Havendale/Clarkdale Host Bridge rev. 02
Southbridge Intel HM57 rev. 05
Memory Type DDR3 PC3-10700 (667MHz)
Memory Size 4096 MBytes
We had an extra one of these laptops at work with a bad wireless module and no HDD, so I threw a 120gb in there (from another spare parts laptop) and installed retail Snow Leopard using iboot/multibeast.
First, I followed the standard iboot instructions with one exception, safe mode (-x). After installation of 10.6.3 Retail, the OS 'worked' (Intel integrated graphics stuck at 1024x768, but usb, keyboard, mouse/trackpad, audio, ethernet, firewire all working). Then I opened (but didn't run) multibeast, ran the 10.6.8 combo update, ran multibeast (selected easybeast + system utilities) and rebooted - bootloader couldn't launch it, iBoot couldn't launch it, kernel panics. Using safe mode (-x) just results in the apple logo and loading wheel spinning infinitely (it never stops animating).
I took a second try and this time followed the Sandy Bridge instructions. I could reboot into the OS after running multibeast but following the 10.6.8 combo update after that, I'm back to only being able to achieve the spinning wheel. I did read that running updates often breaks OS X on laptops.
Any ideas what I should try (or read) next?
Intel Core i5 M 450 (Arrandale) @ 2.40GHz, Socket 989 rPGA
Northbridge Intel Havendale/Clarkdale Host Bridge rev. 02
Southbridge Intel HM57 rev. 05
Memory Type DDR3 PC3-10700 (667MHz)
Memory Size 4096 MBytes
We had an extra one of these laptops at work with a bad wireless module and no HDD, so I threw a 120gb in there (from another spare parts laptop) and installed retail Snow Leopard using iboot/multibeast.
First, I followed the standard iboot instructions with one exception, safe mode (-x). After installation of 10.6.3 Retail, the OS 'worked' (Intel integrated graphics stuck at 1024x768, but usb, keyboard, mouse/trackpad, audio, ethernet, firewire all working). Then I opened (but didn't run) multibeast, ran the 10.6.8 combo update, ran multibeast (selected easybeast + system utilities) and rebooted - bootloader couldn't launch it, iBoot couldn't launch it, kernel panics. Using safe mode (-x) just results in the apple logo and loading wheel spinning infinitely (it never stops animating).
I took a second try and this time followed the Sandy Bridge instructions. I could reboot into the OS after running multibeast but following the 10.6.8 combo update after that, I'm back to only being able to achieve the spinning wheel. I did read that running updates often breaks OS X on laptops.
Any ideas what I should try (or read) next?