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10.6.7 on H57 Express Chipsets, Dell Inspiron 580s (Core i3/i5) - 100% Options

H57 E x pr e s s - Suc c e s s /Fa ilur e r e po r t

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themacmeister
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Mar 25 2011, 02:59 AM Post #1

Please Sticky if you think this is a worthwhile guide!

UPDATE: Dual-booting with Windows 7 64-bit working. I needed to install AHCI

Group: Members drivers HERE(forced + silent) and edit the registry values as per HERE. I then
Posts: 95 needed to set Chameleon to ignore all other disks besides OSX default, and System
Reserved - and renamed System Reserved disk to WIN7 in Chameleon
Joined: 12-March 06
PreferencePane.
Member No.: 28,148

IMPORTANT: GUID is the preferred partitioning method, and gives native HDD
speed and full mutitasking/multithreading performance. MRB was tested, and is
exactly 50% the speed of GUID, and is also laggy, and ridiculously unusable while
multitasking - therefore USE GUID PARTITIONS!

ONLY TESTED ON CORE i3 INSPIRON - THIS *SHOULD* WORK ON OTHER H57

EXPRESS CHIPSETS AS WELL -- BE WARY OF DIFFERING INTEGRATED
AUDIO/LAN CHIPSETS!
SEE END OF POST FOR BIOS SETTINGS
I just managed to get a 100% fully working Snow Leopard 10.6.7 install on my Dell Inspiron 580s (2.93GHz Core i3).

After four days of no sleep, and much experimentation, I have a (relatively) foolproof method of installation.
 THINGS YOU WILL NEED

Dell Inspiron 580s Core i3 (or Core i5) with Snow Leopard - Chameleon Graphics Enabler compatible ATI/NVIDIA PCIE card.

I would highly recommend upgrading the paltry 300W power supply, especially if you are running multiple HDDs and a decent
graphics card. I updated to a Cooler Master 650W model so I could run my GeForce 9800 GT. It is also WAY QUIETER than
the stock power supply.

an entire SATA HDD (faster is better) to put 10.6.6 onto. Dual boot untested, but installs to first partition nicely. Maybe keep
extra partitions formatted as Free Space. Install Win/Linux/Mac in that order. No questions answered regarding dual-
booting!

Apple 10.6.7 Combo Update from here

Hazard's 10.6.6i DVD (patched with PPF) - Google is your friend

Edited AppleBCM5701Ethernet.kext.zip from here

MultiBeast from here

BridgeHelper from here

ALL READY? THEN LET'S GO!

Burn iBoot Universal (only necessary for emergencies - trust me, you may need it) to CD or DVD
Patch and burn Hazard's 10.6.6i to DVD
Burn iAtkos S3 to DVD
Place AppleBCM5701Ethernet.kext.zip, BridgeHelper & MultiBeast onto CD/DVD or USB Stick.
Change your BIOS settings to AHCI, Suspend setting=S3, Restart after power failure=On !!!

restart

Change your startup drive to OSX SATA HDD

restart

Hit F12 to select startup drives - insert Hazard's 10.6.6i DVD - wait a few seconds - select CD/DVD - hit enter

When the boot splash arrives, hit F8 - type:

arch=i386 busratio=22 cpus=1 maxmem=2048 "Graphics Mode"="1024x768x32@60"

QUOTE

if you do not have a 2.93GHz Core i3, your busratio will be different - busratio is the multiplier that is used to get your final
processor speed. ie: FSB (133) x busratio (22) = speed (2926 or 2.93GHz)

hit enter - wait 10 minutes until you reach the installer

Select your language, when the main installer window appears, select Disk Utility from the Utilities menu.

Format your NEW SATA HDD as a Single Partition, using GUID.

Install Kernel, Chameleon RC5 with GraphicsEnabler & Restart Fix, VoodooHDA with Preferences Panel, and NTFS if you
want write support for NTFS disks -- no fixes required at this point, as USB, AHCI, Network will be fixed later.

Restart

hit F8 - then type:

arch=i386 busratio=22

Set up Snow Leopard. You should have full QE/CI at this point!

Insert the media you made earlier, and copy BridgeHelper, MultiBeast and AppleBCM5701Ethernet.kext.zip to your
Desktop.

Run MultiBeast, and select and install EasyBeast. (fixes USB - sets 32bit start mode)

Run MultiBeast, and select:

EasyBeast
Realtek 8xx Audio - (deselect all chipsets except 888b)
System Utilities

Restart

Run BridgeHelper (fixes i3/i5 support in kernel, better RAM detection)

Restart

Manually install this Custom Kernel, from an old MultiBeast

Here is my Extra Folder in case it helps you. It contains a simple smbios.plist which got my RAM showing correctly. You may
also wish to view my com.apple.Boot.plist.

Here is a PlatformUUID.kext that I am using - don't know if you need this, just edit the UUID value in Info.plist inside to be the
same as your boot partition (find it by pressing "i" icon in Disk Utility) and throw it in System/Libray/Extensions, then forget
it...

From this point on, you MUST RUN KEXT UTILITY after installing anything into
/Sytem/Library/Extensions or /Extra directories! It's in your Applications folder
Copy edited AppleBCM5701Ethernet.kext (unzipped) to
/System/Library/Extensions/IONetworkingFamily.kext/Contents/Plugins/ (replacing existing file).
Run Kext Utility

Restart

Run in Terminal:

sudo -s

(enter your password)

cp -R /mach_kernel /mach_beast

chmod -R 644 /mach_beast

chown -R root:wheel /mach_beast

reboot

hit F8 repeatedly when BIOS text disappears - you only have 1 second

type:

mach_beast arch=i386

hit enter

Now, in Terminal

sudo -s

(enter your password)

rm -rf /mach_kernel

ln -s /mach_beast /mach_kernel

exit

(quit Terminal)

Run Apple 10.6.7 Combo Update

Restart

hit F8 repeatedly when BIOS text disappears - you only have 1 second

type:

mach_beast arch=i386

hit enter

Now, in Terminal again

sudo -s

(enter your password)

rm -rf /mach_kernel

ln -s /mach_beast /mach_kernel

nano /Extra/com.apple.Boot.plist

change mach_kernel to mach_beast

hit Control-X

hit Y
nano /Library/Preferences/System\ Preferences/com.apple.Boot.plist

change mach_kernel to mach_beast

hit Control-X

hit Y

exit

(quit Terminal)

That is it, you should have perfect 10.6.7 running at full speed, with full Sleep/Restart/Shutdown, all 4 cores running (2 cores x
2 threads -- more on the i5). Core Image and Quartz Extreme, plus all resolutions and refresh rates, All sound inputs/outputs
should be functioning, including HDMI/Digital Out. Tested most available software to be working fully. Use -force64 at
Chameleon boot screen to try out 64bit OS and apps.

UPDATE: Working PERFECTLY in 64-bit all the time. Updated MacFuse to

Tuxera version 2.1.9beta to get FUSE/TrueCrypt working

THINGS NOT WORKING

Safe Sleep/hibernate has been tested and works (with ForceWake=Yes) - may still have sound issues, not fully tested. Set
S1/POS in the BIOS to get working Hibernate (only), otherwise, computer does not turn off.
DVI->HDMI adaptor=Black Screen - WORKAROUND with vbios ROM injection from 8800GT -- see here. Workarounds all fail
One DIMM reported incorrectly as 800MHz DDR2 -- cosmetic only - fixed with smbios.plist/Lizard

THINGS UNTESTED

Audio after Hibernate (should be working with new ALC887 injection)

BIOS SETTINGS
grik
InsanelyMac Protégé

Mar 31 2011, 02:40 PM Post #2

I have been trying to get my Inspiron 580 running from a retail Snow Leopard install for the past three days. I have various
amounts of success with iBoot and MultiBeast. In the end I'm always left without sound or lan. I have wanted to get this
running without using any downloaded distro, but as of today I'm officially fed up with this computer. I will begrudgingly
Group: Members download the Hazard distro and see how it goes.
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Thanks for your hard work and for putting this guide together. I am looking forward to having a functional 580 Hackintosh by
Joined: 23-September 10
this afternoon. I'll be sure to post my results when I've finished.
Member No.: 670,421

themacmeister
InsanelyMac Protégé

Apr 1 2011, 12:55 AM Post #3

Welcome grik!

I tried iAtkos S3 and also iBoot/MyHack + Retail DVD, all to no avail. I may have been trying those in ATA mode tho (silly
Group: Members me!). Make sure you patch the DVD with the provided ppf file -- there are good instructions on ppf-o-matic around the place.
Posts: 95 Hazard's install was by far the easiest, and the 10.6.7 update went surprisingly smoothly, except for the size of the download!

Joined: 12-March 06
This is without a doubt, the easiest, and most compatible Hackintosh I have ever built. I have been running Cider and
Member No.: 28,148 WineSkin ports on this system without a hitch.

I should warn you that IF YOU ARE DUAL BOOTING, after formatting your GUID HDD, you MUST BOOT INTO WINDOWS,
and LET WINDOWS SEE THE NEW DRIVE!! If you do not do this, you will only get boot0/boot1 errors booting OSX86.

I am here to help, and supply any .plist's ot .kext's or /Extra contents you need (not that you need many).

Remember also, that you need an NVIDIA Snow Leopard supported card. There are some that just don't work under Snow
Leopard (My DVI -> HDMI adapter doesn't work). Stuck using VGA at Full-HD res :(

Also heed what I say about the power supply.

Anyways, best of luck and print out the guide for reference...

Cheers,

themacmeister

grik
InsanelyMac Protégé

Apr 1 2011, 03:35 PM Post #4

Thanks for the reply, I've been having a little success and a little failure. I have followed the guide and successfully installed
Hazard's 10.6.6i. I have run MultiBeast and have OSX booting up correctly. Then I install BridgeHelper and upon reboot I have
a kernel panic. So I start over...
Group: Members
Posts: 5 Now my questions are:
Is BridgeHelper really necessary? My processor is an i5 650 (Clarkdale I believe, not Sandy Bridge).
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What actual benefits does BridgeHelper provide for this architecture?
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Why do we want to force the OS to 32bit?
Is there a way to take a step backwards when I've caused a kernel panic? Re-installing every time wastes a lot of time.

On the hardware side:

I intend on adding a secondary hard drive in the future and will definitely upgrade the power supply before doing so.
I have noticed that after installing VoodooHDA, the speakers make a loud pop at startup and shutdown. I don't know if this is
normal or not.
I have an NVIDA GeForce 310 which is supported in Snow Leopard and appears to be fully functional. I'm using DVI output to
1920x1080 and all the fancy effects are working.
I have a Teac internal card reader with Bluetooth that I pulled from my Inspiron 530. The Bluetooth is working and I have a
magic mouse paired and working with it. I haven't tried the card reader yet, but honestly that is of little concern to me at this
point.

I haven't gone past the point of Installing BridgeHelper yet. I will most likely try again this evening.