Talk:HCL 10.5.6/Portables

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ACER 5620Z - Retail DVD Installation

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Extensa 5620z -Core 2 Duo T5550 1.83GHz

System Version: Mac OS X 10.5.6 (9G55) | Kernel Version: Darwin 9.6.0 | Bootloader: Chameleon 2.0rc | Install Method: Leopard Retail DVD 10.5.1 + Combo Update 10.5.6

My install is an adaptation of Karaakeha�s tutorial ---> http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=76404 I replaced my LACIE usb external hd with the laptops drive. Using my MBP I installed the Chameleon 2.0rc EFI Bootloader, my Retail DVD 10.5.1 which i bought for my MBP (had made a DMG of it earlier) and Combo Update 10.5.6 DMG to the destination HD. Using the Terminal i removed the following kexts from the install HDs System/Library/Extensions folder

• AppleEFIRuntime.kext
• AppleHWSensor.kext
• AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement.kext

I manually removed these and copied replacement kexts:

• AppleACHIPort.kext (karaakehas tutorial 10.5.6 kexts)
• JMicronATA.kext (karaakehas tutorial 10.5.6 kexts)
• IOACHIFamily.kext (karaakehas tutorial 10.5.6 kexts)
• AppleSMBIOS,kext (karaakehas tutorial 10.5.6 kexts)
• dsmos.kext (karaakehas tutorial 10.5.6 kexts)
• AppleACPIPlatform.kext (cromatrons Acer 5220 tutorial zip --> http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=77524&st=20)
• OpenHaltRestart.kext (karaakehas tutorial 10.5.6 kexts)

I repaired the Permissions and removed the harddrive from the LACIE USB-case and put it back in the laptop. Changed the MoBo to ACHI mode from BIOS and the laptop booted up nicely. Unfortunately the laptops keyboard & mouse wasn�t detected, so I had to use USB mouse and a USB keyboard to create the user account. Then it was time to find out how to get things working.

What works:

• Processor: Core 2 Duo T5550 @ 1.83GHz
• 2Gb 800MHz DDR2 memory
• VGA Intel GMA X3100 works (10.5.6 native)
• 160Gb 5400RPM Sata2 HD in ACHI mode (enabled in bios)
• Audio works and phones autosensing works with MadTux_collit99_ALC268_B.zip, Kabyl�s HDAEnabler + HDAEnabler.kext.zip ---> http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=129485
• Laptop PowerManagement --> http://www.mediafire.com/?9sdnznzc2xj
• Trackpad (Synaptics) and keyboard --> http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=141093&st=163
• Trackpad pad prefpanel --> http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=142466
• Trackpad 2 finger scroll -->http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=88811
• Broadcom 4324A aka 4312 aka device ID "4215" WIFI works --> http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?s=&showtopic=140056&view=findpost&p=993264
• Broadcom 5758G LAN Works with ---> http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=127903 ---> BUT DISABLES SLEEP!!! I removed this since i don�t need LAN.
• PCMCIA cardbus works with Chunnans fix rev8 but disables sleep function
• Shutdown / Restart works with OpenHaltRestart.kext
• Sleep indeed works - but Wake up sometimes screws up the keyboard and WIFI never restarts ( these should be fixable)
• Firewire
• USB
• Bluetooth native with Cubix Tiny Bluetooth Dongle for 9€
• Timemachine

What doesn't work

• Sleep disables WIFI and sometimes keyboard functionality
• Texas instruments 803c 5in1 sd-cardreader (driver should be possible to make) Chunnans fix shows the bus in System Profiler
• LAN-fix and PCMCIA-fix disables Sleep functionality.

"NOTICE" - You can update everything using Apple Software Update but the Airport-updates break the WIFI so you have to do the fix again. Also the 2finger scroll might break so you might have to do the fix again. . . . . . .