Post installation questions, iPC 10.5.6, Dell x300 - Page 2

bt_fans · #11 09-23-2009, 03:31 AM

I haven't installed iwi2200. When I start the network selector, it said "could not get ID for kernel control". what is the meaning? How can I fix it?????

Aninimus · #12 09-23-2009, 06:59 PM

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I just wonder if I have to type some comments in the terminal to activate the intel 2200 in Leopard??

Not that I know of, sorry =/.

imacoi · #13 09-25-2009, 11:10 AM

hei,

im an X300 user too,installed ipc 10.5.6 on my unit...i was wondering how did you get the ethernet working well?

my ethernet is quite unstable at the moment, i loaded a patched kext then it panics after the ethernet adapter is identified. i do a hard restart then do a normal boot, and ethernet works. however, after another restart i couldnt get past the splash screen, i get a kernel panic. but when i boot into safe mode ethernet works really fine. but then again,its in safe mode, no sounds.

bt_fans · #14 09-28-2009, 02:04 PM

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Originally Posted by imacoi

hei,

im an X300 user too,installed ipc 10.5.6 on my unit...i was wondering how did you get the ethernet working well?

my ethernet is quite unstable at the moment, i loaded a patched kext then it panics after the ethernet adapter is identified. i do a hard restart then do a normal boot, and ethernet works. however, after another restart i couldnt get past the splash screen, i get a kernel panic. but when i boot into safe mode ethernet works really fine. but then again,its in safe mode, no sounds.

For the ethernet problem, pls see this post http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/ind...owtopic=114605

After I tried to fix the problem of wifi and ethernet, I found that the problem of my X300 is the driver of the ethernet mixed wih airport. The wifi driver cannot find the physical address of the intel 2200.
When I install the intel 2200 only, wifi seem works. it can discover the networks. But once i try to connect the network, it hangs and "bus errors" appear.

when i install both ethernet and wifi, airport works with my ethernet. no wifi appear. strang!!!

bt_fans · #15 09-28-2009, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Aninimus

Yeah, I did. I tried Kalyway, iDeneb and iPC and only iPC worked (got to the installation screen okay).

I'll write a short guide to help you guys out.

Step 1:
Turn on the laptop, go into the BIOS and disable things that might be problematic (ie. 'Ethernet' and 'WiFi').

Step 2:
Download 'iPC 10.5.6' (I got mine from demonoid). Burn it using the lowest speed possible (X2 or X4, or whatever is the lowest option in your particular dvd burner)

Step 3:
Get an external USB DVD Reader, put your iPC dvd, boot into the USB DVD Reader.

Step 4:
Wait.. wait.. On the top, chose 'Disk Utility', Format your drive (remember to backup your data, formating will destroy everything). I formated using 'Mac OS Extended (Journaled)'.

Step 5:
Select the drive you just formated. Eventually you'll see a 'Customize' button, click it. Select the following:

Voodo Kernel 9.5
Video: GMA900
Chipset: LegacyAppleIntelPIIXATA
Ethernet: AppleBC5751Ethernet
Wireless: Intel 2200
Audio: AC97
Patches: PS/2 Mouse Fix, ACPI Fix, IOPCIFamily.kext patched, Seatbelt.kext 10.5.5

(IMO) For now: 'No more. No less.' I tried selecting different things various times and those above work, after you successfully install OSX and feel like trying to change the selection above and get some positive results (ie. you selected power management tools and they worked after the installation) please post here.

Step 6:
Continue the installation. Wait.. wait... Make your user/password/etc.

Step 7:
Turn off your computer, Re-enable Wifi/Ethernet/etc on the BIOS.

Boot into OSX (you can use the '-v' boot-flag to see what's happening at boot, errors/etc).

Congratulations! You successfully installed OSX Leopard on your dell x300!

What I tested and works:
- WiFi (No encryption, WEP, WPA-Personal)
- Touchpad (No scrolling tho..), Keyboard
- Native screen resolution (Video card works normally)
- USB
- Audio
- HDD related things (ie. Installing .dmg)
- Bluetooth (I could sync my phone and send/transfer files)

What does not work:
- Fn Keys (change brightness/volume/etc, you can change the volume manually by clicking on the 'speaker icon' on the top and you can change the brightness in the BIOS settings)
- Sleep (Please post if you get this to work!)
- Ethernet (I found a kext that makes this work, but breaks the sound. Post here if you want it, I'm too lazy to search for it now.)

Not tested:
Firewire
InfraRed

Good Luck guys/gals!

Hey Aninimus, it is the only items you installed in X300? No more or less? I really want to fix the wifi and ethernet problem. Thx!

jbm · #16 03-09-2010, 12:14 PM

Hey,

first of all i have to say, that I am new here, just started doing my first experiences with mac os x86. My english isnt't very goot, but I hope you will understand me.

I installed iOS 10.5.6 as recommended above but can't get my Wireless Card (Intel 2200 BG) to work.
Whenever I start AirPort to configure WLAN, it crashes.
I don't know how to fix, can you please help me?

If it is not possible with the 2200 BG, I also have an Siemens Gigaset USB Adapter 54 and a D-Link DWA-111. Both were identified by the System Identifier.

Would be great to get WLAN working, otherwise it is unfortunately useless.

Thanks for help

Aninimus · #17 03-09-2010, 03:09 PM

I posted the items I selected

Quote:

Voodo Kernel 9.5
Video: GMA900
Chipset: LegacyAppleIntelPIIXATA
Ethernet: AppleBC5751Ethernet
Wireless: Intel 2200
Audio: AC97
Patches: PS/2 Mouse Fix, ACPI Fix, IOPCIFamily.kext patched, Seatbelt.kext 10.5.5

The things above worked fine for me. If it's relevant(?): I didn't update airport (or anything), I made sure the wifi card was enabled in the bios and I booted with -f (you should try booting in safe mode too, -x).

Beyond that, I can't help. Good luck.

As a side note: I got tired of OSX, I'm currently runing Arch Linux (www.archlinux.org) + OpenBox.
It looks really nice too!
http://rent0n86.deviantart.com/art/A...ling-145611394
http://rent0n86.deviantart.com/art/Moka-136909912
It runs flawlessly, and it's way faster than leopard.
Wifi on arch: http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Wireless_Setup#b43

Quicker · #18 03-11-2010, 04:46 PM

We have one of these that we just finished the install on. How long does it take to boot? I think we messed something up.

One thing we could not find was all the patches to select in the custom install, specifically the ACPI Fix.

The ISO I downloades was iPC_OSx86_10.5.6.iso

Thanks,

Q

Aninimus · #19 03-11-2010, 04:51 PM

I don't have OSX installed anymore, but it should be fully usable in under a minute.

ibstudent · #20 05-22-2011, 03:50 PM

I'm trying to install it on my x300 but its panicing about 30 seconds into the initial boot with the DVD. Now one thing I am doing different is that I have the DVD in the drive in the docking station, not a USB DVD drive. Is that the issue? If so, how about running it off of a USB stick as I do not have a USB DVD drive? If not, what other issues did you run into that you had to overcome? I did update by BIOS version a week or so before trying.

Thanks everyone, I'm excited to get this working