TheRobster5555 Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 Hello again! I went to have another crack at hackintoshing my D630, and still can't pull it off There are 2 problems i see with the install 1. I have a T6670 which is penryn, but might not work, i don't know 2. I saw that in one of the kernel panics it identified this machine as MacBook4,1, not MBP7,1 Any help would be appreciated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Hervé Posted November 29, 2017 Administrators Share Posted November 29, 2017 T6670 is indeed Penryn family, so Ok for Sierra. I posted a detailed step-by-step Sierra guide in the Installation Guides section of the forum; I suggest you refer to it and follow it. Bootpack available in the guide and in the dedicated thread of this very D6xx support section. You will not be able to install Sierra using a MB4,1 SMBIOS. My guide is very explicit on this SMBIOS matter... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRobster5555 Posted November 29, 2017 Author Share Posted November 29, 2017 I did follow the guide, and I might've missed a few steps, I'll go back and look at it. However I do not have ready access to an Intel Mac, although I do have a PMAC G4 which can't run the enoch installer. EDIT: I found the problem, I copied the bootpack to the USB, but didn't extract it. I guess I just thought it was just some kexts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRobster5555 Posted November 30, 2017 Author Share Posted November 30, 2017 I'm back, and got the custom bootloader working, but the installer still doesn't work. When I get into verbose, it'll say "still waiting for root device" over and over. I left it for 2 hours and it made no progress. I tried downgrading the BIOS to A17, but it didn't let me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Jake Lo Posted November 30, 2017 Moderators Share Posted November 30, 2017 Make sure to set BIOS settings according to here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Hervé Posted November 30, 2017 Administrators Share Posted November 30, 2017 When you're at the "waiting for root device", try and take out your installation USB key then plug it back. BIOS is downgradable on the D630. Reversed myself from A18/A19 to A17 before. But it's not what's causing your issue. BIOS reversal is more for BIOS password recovery. They can be hacked with a readily-available tool up till BIOS A17, not with subsequent versions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRobster5555 Posted November 30, 2017 Author Share Posted November 30, 2017 To Jake: I have the BIOS settings set exactly to what that document said. To Herve: I actually thought about doing that, but for some reason, decided against it. I'll try it when I get home. Also I think it wasn't letting me downgrade the BIOS since the T6670 isn't supposed to be in the D630 especially since the BIOS doesn't recognize the T6670 by model number. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Hervé Posted November 30, 2017 Administrators Share Posted November 30, 2017 That's possible. Can't say I've seen T6xxx in laptops before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRobster5555 Posted November 30, 2017 Author Share Posted November 30, 2017 I tried replugging the flash drive, it still didn't work, I'll post a pic of what I'm seeing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Bronxteck Posted December 1, 2017 Administrators Share Posted December 1, 2017 try all the usb ports. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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