HowTo: Install OsX86 Leopard (iATKOS v7) on Dell Inspiron 1545
OK, this is not a complete howto, since installation is really simple..:
1. Get your copy of iATKOS v7 from the green daemon and burn it.
2. Boot from your drive, if system hangs and reboots, try booting the DVD with “-f” option.
3. Follow the installation steps, format the desired partition (previously created with some other program, and set to type AF).
4. Choose “Custom” installation, and select the drivers/patches as follow:
- iATKOS v7 Main System
- Bootloader: Chameleon v2
- X86 Patches:
- /extra directory
- DSDT
- Decrypters: AppleDecrypt
- Smbios Drivers: NONE (chameleon2 replaces all)
- Kernel: 9.7.0 Kernel Voodoo
- Disabler
- Drivers:
— VGA: NONE
— System:
- SATA/IDE:
AHCI
Intel SATA/IDE (maybe not required?) - Intel Speedstep:
Speedstep driver
Throttling control - Sound: Select NONE, you will install later (you can try Voodoo HDA, but you will miss volume control!)
- PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard: Voodoo PS/2 Driver (without trackpad, cause this version (0.2.1) is still buggy)
- Laptop Battery
- Ext2fs (optional, select if you have linux partitions)
- NTFS-3G (optional, select if you have windows partitions)
— Network:
- Wired: Broadcom BCM440x
- Wireless: Broadcom BCM43xx
- Languages: your favorite one 
- Post-Install Actions
5. When the installation finishes, reboot (again, if any errors, try with “-f”) and install the following Audio driver, through Kext Helper:
Driver Audio (mirrored from the original here, must register)
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6. To get the infamous 1366×768 resolution, it’s a bit more complicated. You need a working linux installation, and to replace the bootloader with GRUB2, patched with a modded 915resolution, like explained in Consono method.
I recommend you to use the already patched grub2, including GM45 additional patches, getting from here: grub2 patched
Inside the archive you’ll find a grub.cfg example, supposing you have installed Windows on sda1, Leopard on sda3, ARCH Linux on sda5, and that you have copied the “boot” file from chameleon package to the root directory of Leopard partition. Otherwise you can change the “multiboot (hd0,3)/boot” line specifing the right partition/path of the file.
For completeness, here is the patched 915resolution standalone script: 915resolution patched
What about sleep did you manage to get this laptop to sleep at all?
Sorry, it doesn’t work..
Hello =].
I am also trying to get OSX up and running on a 1545.
I followed a different guide originally for the 1525, but everything works fine still, although..
I’m having real trouble getting the 1366×768 resolution using the GRUB2 bootloader.
I’m not exactly great with command line stuff..
I tried installing ArchLinux but couldn’t get it to start up,
so I tried Ubuntu and that worked fine. Just, I couldn’t get the patched GRUB2 to install properly. The default GRUB2 bootloader is still there and instead of a grub.cfg or whatever, it’s a menu.lst in /boot/grub.
Is there any easier way of getting this done?
Or could you give kinda, step by step instructions on that part?
Running OSX on 1024×768 is so ugly xD.
I tried looking at the long forum post but there’s so much of it and even half of that I don’t exactly understand.
Thanks =].
Hello deviato!
i finally installed leopard on my inspiron 1545 following your guide!…
i’d like to know HOW did u get 1366×768 resolution on it…
Can u email me a guid or the steps for it??? i don’t really understand how to do it
THanks!
Kind regards.
PD: Email = jmdarst@hotmail.com
Lates!
..soon..
Has anyone been able to get 1366 x 768 yet?
ive been trying all night with using ubunto.
Hello,
Ive got everything running on my dell 1545, 10.5.8 and 1366×768. Audio works but sometimes has popping sound. anyone know a fix for this?
do u have a link or video that will show me how to do this?
Mine makes that sound in windows, bad design
great got every thing to work thanks
hey the sleep is not working at all can you help me fix it? i have a dell inspiron 1545
Hi,
I did all these steps and it works !
But, I have a different graphic card :
- ATI Radeon Mobility HD 4330
I don’t manage to have graphics on normal boot.
It’s ok when I boot in safe mode.
Do you have an idea to fix it ?
Thanks a lot for this guide,
Regards,
Leo.
maybe the extension cache?
Try to boot with -f flag..
Hi i have a question .
The grapihic card you mentioned is Intel 4500MHD but the graphic card from dell site is ntel Graphics Media Accelerator X4500HD are both these same and is it 100% working without problems?
I am asking as i am planning to get one for hackintoshing
Yes, it’s the same card..
can anyone suggest me whether the dell inspiron 1545 with this configuration is perfectly hackintoshable?
Dell Inspiron 15, Intel® Pentium® Dual Core T4200 (2.0GHz), 15.6″ WXGA, 3GB RAM, 320GB, 8X CD / DVD Burner (Dual Layer DVD+/-R Drive), Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X4500HD, 802.11b/g, Webcam, 6-Cell Battery
Also can i be able to dual boot windows 7 with it?
And also does webcam work in osx?
also can i upgrade the processor and also does VGA out work?
can anybody answer please?
I am asking this as i need to get one
Is hackintoshable, but not perfectly, as you can read..
The graphics card is supported in vesa mode, without acceleration. The web camera works perfectly. VGA out works pressing Fn+F1 at boot, but you have to pass a different resolution at boot, for example with: “Graphics Mode”=1280x1024x32 (because we got 1366×768 by default, for the internal LCD). Bluetooth and card reader don’t work, and.. this model doesn’t have a firewire, so it cannot make it a perfect hackintosh..
thanks for the reply .
Is there a procedure to dual boot with windows or is it just mac ?
Once you have the partitions, you can install whatever os you want.
I have WinXP, Leopard and Arch Linux. Grub2 is able to boot everything.
The only thing to remember, is to put Leopard in a primary partition, in a secondary it wouldn’t work.
hi deviato i was wondering if this can be done on dell inspiron 1440 as the hardware is very similar to dell inspiron 15
Waiting 4 u r answer
Yes, I think it should work. The chipset is the same, the difference could be on the graphics resolution, I don’t know your hw specs.
Moreover, in case you have an ATI card, the 1366×768 resolution patch should work too, as reported by Leo.
Somebody help me !
I installed OS X on my Dell Inspiron 1545, but the graphic does not support Quartz !! I need to install Logic Studio 9 and without Quartz support it is not working….. help …..?
Thank you !
Can I install it on virtual machine?
Hey can anyone tell me,will it run on virtual mac.?
waht do u mean by working linux installation?
do i first need to install linux on that partition?
hey man, everything worked just as you said. thanks
the video resolution part is a bit hard to follow the read me in the file too isn’t helpful.
don’t know how i’m supposed to run the files eg via terminal or even which file to run ??
you said it must be run from root
anyway i was just hoping you could break it down step by step on which exact file to run and how to run em
if they are terminal commands
please post up exact step by step commands differentiating from the explanations accompanying them. thanks either-ways anyway man
I wrote a separate howto for that, you can find it here:
http://deviato.wordpress.com/2009/09/03/howto-get-1366×768-resolution-on-dell-with-leopard/
Native resolution on Dell1545 OSX is a 30 second process now. None of this GRUB cr*p, I hope this post can be updated with the most recent info. There’s a 3100 framebuffer kext to install and a DSDT to replace. Reboot. Boom, native resolution. No Quartz, but who cares.
Please can you give me a help on your 30 second fix. Please! My email is JosephS112@aol.com . Please email soon??
Thanks stan your guide has been a complete success, works perfect for me, i do have just one quick question in your last comment you said that native resolution is a 30 second process, well could you help tell me where i can pick up the 3100 framebuffer kext and where can i get the dsdt also and maybe just a quick how to again this was the best blog ever
thanks so much
give ur email id.
doriean@yahoo.com thanks again for everything
Wow, finally the infamous 1366 x 768 and its all thanks to you, it looks great and works perfect thanks so much for everything,you guys rock.
thanks for being so professional. and for running a great blog
Deviatos ROCK!!!!!
Hey DAVE, I see you were happy by getting your Native resolution 1366*78 in your Inspiron 1545. Can you email me how you got that Resolution Successfully.
@Andy
If you still have that problem, you have grub legacy installed which is different to grub2. Install a fresh copy of ubuntu 9.10 which comes with grub2 (1.97beta) default.
Joel.
How to install snow leopard
http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=203728
on the dell 1545 inspiron
Hope this helps as it all started here at deviato for me.
thanks so much for all the hard work
i’m wondering whether the intel x4500 has QE/CI open?
yes it have.
work is gng on.
hope for the best.
Merry X-mas FRIENDS!!!
i have troubles with the wireless did you do something else? the airport doesn’t turn on.. i think the model is BCM 4310 ID 4315
please i need help
may be this helps you.
http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=203759
Hi All,
I installed Iatkos V7 on my Dell Inspiron 1525 but i have major problem
- When the installation finishes and the laptop restarts, i get the Grey screen with the apple logo and the spinning wheel
- then i get a bluish or green screen for 2-3 seconds and then the screen goes Blank !!!
-The screen remains Blank and nothing comes at all
Please help me urgently tell me what am i doing wrong !!!???
Please email me on jageshdhir@gmail.com
thanks in advance
Same problem as Jagdesh – What do I need to do?
I installed Iatkos V7 on my Dell Inspiron 1525 but i have major problem
- When the installation finishes and the laptop restarts, i get the Grey screen with the apple logo and the spinning wheel
- then i get a bluish or green screen for 2-3 seconds and then the screen goes Blank !!!
-The screen remains Blank and nothing comes at all
Please help me urgently tell me what am i doing wrong !!!???
Just wait several minutes until your computer start sleeping and then wakeup it. After the wakeup the screen will turn on again. It means to be a screen powersave bug.
after notebook turn on sleep close the screen and reopen it to getout the notebook from sleep mode…
This will solve the screen problem.
POST#7 of the following forum:
http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=203759
Hi dudes !
Yesterday I managed to install this version but I had a gray screen at each boot with lines of pixels across but I could boot with “-x”, but even with exactly the same options checked, I don ‘ had no audio, no ethernet, no wifi.
Now I can not even start the install, because it stops here loading (with apples).
I have Dell Inspiron 1545, core2duo t6400 @ 2GHz, 4GO RAM & Ati Mobility radeon HD 4300 series.
If anyone could help me, thanks a lot !
for this install SNOW LEOPARD,
wifi and other problems are fixed for SNOW Leopard.
Hi dude !
I just installed iatkos on my 1545, and few things don’t work like :
i have to boot with -x, otherwise i just can see grey screen with few pixels.
when i try to install kext with kext helper, kexts doesn’t install. I don’t see its on the list AND the folder. So i don’t have sound, don’t have battery indicator, don’t have native resolution, because i’m not able to install kext. If someone can help me!
Thanks !
The sound seem to have a consistent popping noise, is there anyway to fix it? Other than that, this tutorial is perfect!
have u installed hp audio kext?
don’t install voodoo auido kext.
after a complete install using this guide i get a black screen saying boot0:error please help asap
change the boot flag to osx partition..
hey can i install os x on a external usb hard drive?
yes u can , and that too very easily..
hey i installed successfully… thnx Deviato….
but i m getting a msg “the graphiccs card installed in computer doesnot support photo booth” pls help….
I did managed to run iATKOS v7 10.5.7 in my Dell Inspiron 1440. Following Deviato’s tutorial in 1545 Inspiron. I am facing two issues now: 1) No sound, I tried to install the .Kext and still no sound. ( what I did was open Kext helper drag the kext file there and click easy install. Still No Sound)
2) Resolution still low. Please help me how to improve. I downloaded the Chameleon 2.0 RC4 with 915 resolution from Deviato also but dont know how to install or replace the bootloader. (just newbie)
I did managed to run iATKOS v7 10.5.7 in my Dell Inspiron 1440. Following Deviato’s tutorial in 1545 Inspiron. I am facing two issues now: 1) No sound, I tried to install the .Kext and still no sound. ( what I did was open Kext helper drag the kext file there and click easy install. Still No Sound)
2) Resolution still low. Please help me how to improve. I downloaded the Chameleon 2.0 RC4 with 915 resolution from Deviato also but dont know how to install or replace the bootloader. (just newbie)
Hi,
I am about to do this on my 1545 with the intel gma4500hd with the iatkos_v7. My question is has anyone a howto on updating the install to like 10.5.8? Will writeup my progress as soon as I hit any snags.
Everything is working great for me, except few :
- My internal mic is not working
- touchpad is not working (can not tap to click)
- (How) can I upgrade to Snow Leopard?
Please anybody help
i install iatkos but when system restart after installation it gives error of”operating system missing”….please help me how can i fix it ……..thanks
https://thepiratebay.org/torrent/5569234/ChameleonMR2
Fixes resolution, works like a charm.
my keyboard dosn’t work!