Dell XPS 410 Resource Extravaganza

[peart75]

to find your uuid just open disk utility and find your snow leopard drive. right click it and select show information it will have a line that says "Universal Unique Identifier" next to it is your UUID just copy and paste it over mine in the boot.plist and the info.plist in the PlatformUUID.kext.

 

Rob G,

 

I am unable to find my UUID. it's not in the information screen on the disc or partition for me. any ideas?

 

thanks

[Ikahrus]

Rob G,

 

I am unable to find my UUID. it's not in the information screen on the disc or partition for me. any ideas?

 

thanks

 

If you can't see it in Disk Utility Info then type the following into Terminal and look for the line that says "Volume UUID":

 

diskutil info /Volumes/"Your Hard Drive Name"

[peart75]

thanks for the help ikahrus.

 

i made this and another change and now i'm even unable to boot the HD with the chameleon flash drive

 

not sure exactly what messed it up, but i think i'm going to start it over again.

 

a new mac mini is looking better and better everyday...

 

thanks

[Dr Phred]

Ok, I think I'm getting close. It boots into the installer flash drive but goes black when it should go to the first screen.

I'm fairly sure this is because I've replaced the stock 7300 with an ATI 2600 Pro (big speed boost). But what I don't know, is what to change on the flash drive so this doesn't happen.

 

Sorry for the ignorant question, but my google-fu has failed me.

[Samdaman]

The com.apple.boot.plist goes and dsdt.aml in the extras folder on the flash drive your boot loader is. The voodoohda goes in the extras/extensions folder on the flash drive with the boot loader and in the system/library/extensions folder on your snow leopard hard drive. Use kext helper to install the voodoohda its in one of the links on my last post. and make sure your put the extenions.mkext in the system/library folder on your snow leopard HDD.

 

 

 

I am making a disk image of an installed working Snow Leopard install for the 410, i am going to try see if i can use that disk image and restore it to a GUID HDD and see if i can boot it using cam 2. if it works i will upload it to Broken stones so people with the 410 or similar can just restore a disk from that and have a working version. Any Thing Special I should include?

 

Hi. I've been a hackintosh user for over 2 years now. I was happy with my 10.5.6 install until I decided one day to "try" updating to 10.5.8 using software update (BIG MISTAKE). So now my rig has been out of commission for 3 months since I didn't want to bother with it since I've got a MBP to work on. Anyway, I spent 12 hours yesturday trying to reintsall everything up to SL (gave up trying with a different method) and then 10.5.6 but keep on coming up with issue after issue with my iDeneb build (if I stick anything into the USB port it freezes, doesn't shut down, etc.) Anyway, I couldn't find this thread before since I just searched for Dimension 9200 instead of XPS 410...but I finally found this.

 

Ok, long story short, Rob, a disk image would be AWESOME! However, I notice you're running the NVidia 7x series, but I'm running the 8800GTS. Do you know if I would be able to run your disk image but install an 8800 64-bit kext?

 

Speaking of video drivers, do none of the 32-bit drivers from previous hackintosh builds work in SL anymore? If so, anyone have a copy of the NVidia 8800GTS kexts?

 

Thanks everyone! Maybe I can actually get some sleep tonight!

 

My Current Rig:

Dell Dimension 9200/XPS 410

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4 ghz

NVidia 8800GTS 320mb

4 Gigs RAM

Everything else is stock

 

Trying to install Snow Leopard 10.6.1

Stuck with 10.5.6 iDeneb build

[Rob G]

I don't know of any 8800 64 bit kext I'll keep looking though

[G3erry]

Hi Rob G,

any news on the disk image?

Thanks.

[spamsink]

peart75-

 

Any idea why I'm getting the boot1: error message and how I can fix it? Right now, I have the HDD I installed SL to as my 2nd HDD.

 

Thanks,

Brandon

 

It's a bug in your BIOS. Check http://forum.voodooprojects.org/index.php/topic,854.0.html

[Rob G]

Hi Rob G,

any news on the disk image?

Thanks.

 

Yeah it only works if you restore it to a flash drive then boot from the flash drive and restore your os x disk. It wont up grade it witll just erase. im putting it on BS and maybe the bay the green demon is down.

[G3erry]

Yeah it only works if you restore it to a flash drive then boot from the flash drive and restore your os x disk. It wont up grade it witll just erase. im putting it on BS and maybe the bay the green demon is down.

 

I know the bay, but BS ??

[Samdaman]

I know the bay, but BS ??

 

What site is BS? I've been using demonoid but they've been having server issues...

[Rob G]

BS is broken stones but it's invation only so I'm just gonna put it on the bay.

[Rob G]

if any one is interested i will trade a invite code brokenstones (it a mac only invatation only torrent site) for a 30 day membership to either megaupload or raphid share.

[G3erry]

BS is broken stones but it's invation only so I'm just gonna put it on the bay.

 

Ok, let us know the torrent name.

Thanks a lot.

[peart75]

It's a bug in your BIOS. Check http://forum.voodooprojects.org/index.php/topic,854.0.html

 

spamsink,

 

I would love to try this, but the post says to run "nasm", which is not found on my system. They say it's been included in the repo now (which I am hoping to find a compiled nightly build) but I cannot find details on how to get it.

 

Do you (or anyone else) have a compiled version you can share with everyone?

 

thank you

[Sgerber]

BOOT1: error FIXED

 

spamsink,

 

I would love to try this, but the post says to run "nasm", which is not found on my system. They say it's been included in the repo now (which I am hoping to find a compiled nightly build) but I cannot find details on how to get it.

 

Do you (or anyone else) have a compiled version you can share with everyone?

 

thank you

I tried and it works, boot without error as AHCI (RAID ON)

here is the moded boot1h just follow the instructions on chamelon readme file for installation

boot1h.zip

[BrandonG]

I wish I could help, but I don't have one.

 

So Rob, is what I'm hearing that it's NOT possible right now to get 10.6.1 setup on a Dell 410 so the PC will boot into Leopard (without a flash drive) and have sound & network?

 

I'm still stuck on 10.5.1 (Kalyway) and desperately need to find a way to migrate to 10.6.1.

 

Thanks again,

Brandon

[scififan68]

I wish I could help, but I don't have one.

 

So Rob, is what I'm hearing that it's NOT possible right now to get 10.6.1 setup on a Dell 410 so the PC will boot into Leopard (without a flash drive) and have sound & network?

 

I'm still stuck on 10.5.1 (Kalyway) and desperately need to find a way to migrate to 10.6.1.

 

Thanks again,

Brandon

Wrong, I have Snow Leopard dual booted with vista in Raid mode on a mbr formatted disk if that matters, and it works 100% without a flash drive!

[BrandonG]

I would LOVE to know how you were able to get it to install. I have been trying for a month with no success. I have it installed on a new HDD, but when I select the HDD from the boot disk options (after initial boot, pressing F12 gives me the list of bootable devices), all I get is:

 

boot0: GPT

boot0: testing

boot0: testing

boot0: done

boot1: error

 

If there is a better process I should be following to get this installed (I have a retail disk for Snow Leopard), I'm all ears! I'm not interested in a dual boot setup with another OS - just need 10.6.1 for my Dell 410.

 

Thanks in advance,

Brandon

[G3erry]

I would LOVE to know how you were able to get it to install. I have been trying for a month with no success. I have it installed on a new HDD, but when I select the HDD from the boot disk options (after initial boot, pressing F12 gives me the list of bootable devices), all I get is:

 

boot0: GPT

boot0: testing

boot0: testing

boot0: done

boot1: error

 

If there is a better process I should be following to get this installed (I have a retail disk for Snow Leopard), I'm all ears! I'm not interested in a dual boot setup with another OS - just need 10.6.1 for my Dell 410.

 

Thanks in advance,

Brandon

 

Hi Brandon,

there is a solution for this issue in this thread few pages back.

You have to edit the boot1 file or download the patched one.

 

G3rry

[BrandonG]

Hi Brandon,

there is a solution for this issue in this thread few pages back.

You have to edit the boot1 file or download the patched one.

 

G3rry

 

I have looked, but can't find it. Would you please post a link to the fix?

 

Thanks,

Brandon

[G3erry]

I have looked, but can't find it. Would you please post a link to the fix?

 

Thanks,

Brandon

 

Here it is:

http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php...t&p=1297352

 

bye

[BrandonG]

Here it is:

http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php...t&p=1297352

 

bye

 

All that link does is link me back to the original post in this thread. Here's the only other info I could find, but I don't have time to try this today. Is this what I need to do to fix this problem? If not, please let me know. Thanks again.

 

cd /usr/standalone/i386

//Change directory to the bootloaders section, so I don't have to type out as much.

diskutil umount /dev/disk#s#

//Unmount all active partitions, so dd will work.

dd if=boot0 of=/dev/disk# bs=400 count=1

//Writes the MBR loader to search for the boot1h

dd if=boot1h of=/dev/disk#s#

//Writes the boot handler for HFS partitions.

startupfiletool -v /dev/disk#s# bootefi9

//Writes the EFIv9 bootloader to Leopard's partition.

bless -v /dev/disk#s#

//No idea.

[Sgerber]

All that link does is link me back to the original post in this thread. Here's the only other info I could find, but I don't have time to try this today. Is this what I need to do to fix this problem? If not, please let me know. Thanks again.

 

cd /usr/standalone/i386

//Change directory to the bootloaders section, so I don't have to type out as much.

diskutil umount /dev/disk#s#

//Unmount all active partitions, so dd will work.

dd if=boot0 of=/dev/disk# bs=400 count=1

//Writes the MBR loader to search for the boot1h

dd if=boot1h of=/dev/disk#s#

//Writes the boot handler for HFS partitions.

startupfiletool -v /dev/disk#s# bootefi9

//Writes the EFIv9 bootloader to Leopard's partition.

bless -v /dev/disk#s#

//No idea.

ok your running kalyway 10.5.1 right?

1- Grab another hard drive

2- Partition the hard drive as guid 1, 2 partitions whatever you need i made only one partition

3- install snow leo retail image/dvd on that other HD partition

4- install kameleon RC3 on that other HD select customize and remove extra kext and other stuf leave only normal installation

5- install moded boot1h: (i uploaded on previews page)

sudo dd if=boot1h of=/dev/rdiskXs2 where X is snow leopard disk

6- install preview posted kext, dsdt, com.apple.plist on snow leoard disk

7- add effi string for video card usin efi studio (Nvidia) or use ATI kext insted

8 reboot and press F12

9 Select Snow leopard disk

10 enjoy snow leopard!!!

 

If you dont install modded boot1h you wont be able to boot with RAID ON

i have two hard drives one with windows7 the other snow leopard. Everything is working fine no problems at all.

[BrandonG]

ok your running kalyway 10.5.1 right?

1- Grab another hard drive

2- Partition the hard drive as guid 1, 2 partitions whatever you need i made only one partition

3- install snow leo retail image/dvd on that other HD partition

4- install kameleon RC3 on that other HD select customize and remove extra kext and other stuf leave only normal installation

5- install moded boot1h: (i uploaded on previews page)

sudo dd if=boot1h of=/dev/rdiskXs2 where X is snow leopard disk

6- install preview posted kext, dsdt, com.apple.plist on snow leoard disk

7- add effi string for video card usin efi studio (Nvidia) or use ATI kext insted

8 reboot and press F12

9 Select Snow leopard disk

10 enjoy snow leopard!!!

 

If you dont install modded boot1h you wont be able to boot with RAID ON

i have two hard drives one with windows7 the other snow leopard. Everything is working fine no problems at all.

 

Thanks - I'll try it this afternoon. Now, assuming I can get this to work, would it be possible for me to clone my current HDD to the new HDD and run through this process to essentially UPGRADE my current setup to 10.6.1?

 

==Brandon