I was able to get OSX 10.6.4 working on my
Dell 630 using a couple diff tools/methods and
WITHOUT a Mac.
This isnt a detailed Guide just a brief summary of how i got it to work, for those who already know a little about the process.
I used the retail OSX 10.6.3 dvd, an External Monitor,
iBoot Supported,
Multibeast,
howoarang's dell 630 pack, and the
Mac OS X 10.6.4 Combo Update.
(you will have no Internet access initially so you'll have to transfer the last 3 of these packs to your Dell via USB Flash.)
1. Burn
iBoot Supported, to ISO and use it to boot from your cd drive.
(some steps courtesy of the
tonymacx86 blog)
2. At
Chameleon prompt, eject
iBoot CD, Insert your
Mac OS X Snow Leopard Retail DVD and press
F5.
3. Connect your laptop to your
External Display, and Press "
Fn" and "
F8". (moves display to external monitor)
4. When you see the
Mac OS X Snow Leopard Retail DVD Highlighted, press
Enter to begin the boot process. (give Cd time to load)
(at some point the display will jump back to you LCD screen, dont ask me why i think its just an issue with DELLs and iBoot)
5.
Format with
Disk Utility, and
Install OSX 10.6.3, ignore "
Install Failed: Mac OS X Cannot Be Installed on this Volume" error at the end.
6.
Restart, Boot from
iBoot CD, Press "
Fn" and "
F8" again, and select which ever HardDrive you installed OSX to and press
Enter.
7. View the
Mac OS X Snow Leopard Welcome Video, and set up your computer.
(if your trackpad isnt working give it 5mins, if not you need an external keyboard/mouse. Setup your keyboard if it isn't recognized)
8.
Download the
Mac OS X 10.6.4 Combo Update,
Multibeast,
howoarang's dell 630 pack, transfer to ur Dell via Flash Drive.
9.
Mount and
Install the Mac OS X 10.6.4 Combo Update.
DO NOT REBOOT!!!! (if you reboot repeat step 6, but no guarantees)
(Some steps courtesy of howoarang's post)
10.
Unpack howoarang's dell 630 pack, put the
DSDT.aml file on your Desktop.
11.
Unpack and
Run the
MultiBeast app (if it crashes, delete the unpacked folder, and unpack it again).
12.
Select UserDSDT,
System Utilities and
Install. (am sure you can install
Chameleon 2.0 RC4 directly without this step)
(this installs Chameleon 2.0 RC4 + PC-EFI 10.5 by default but with the tonymac theme)
13.
Select all kexts in
Extensions folder of
howoarang's pack and
Drag to
kextutily icon. It should install them automatically.
(don't copy kexts to /System/Library/Extension/ you'll end up with system errors before you can use the kextutily)
14. Edit your
com.apple.boot.plist.
Add "
<string>pmVersion=20</string>" under your kernel flags entry "
<key>Kernel Flags</key>". If there is already a kernal flag string under "
<key>Kernel Flags</key>", modify it. For example change "
<string>arch=i386</string>" to "
<string>arch=i386 pmVersion=20</string>"
15.
Eject all USBs drives, CDs, DVDs etc, cross your fingers and
Reboot.
Am sure some of these steps can be streamlined, changed, skipped. But after see 50+ kernel panics and reimaging 15+ times with various guides. I just happy to have a working system for now. (no wifi though)
My specs...
CPU: Intel C2D T7500 @ 2,2GHz / 800MHz / 4MB
VGA: Intel 965 Express Chipset Family
Sound: Sigmatel Audio 9205
LAN Broadcom Ethernet 5751
HDD: WDC 160GB SATA-II (AHCI)
Screen: 14,1" 1280x800@60Hz