If you do not do this, the installer will boot but neither your trackpad nor your keyboard will work. I have attached these files for you.ĥ) The next thing you will need to do is replace the stock PS2 kexts. Those must be replaced with the kexts from 10.6. This is because of the OS X Lion's IOPCIFamily.kext and AppleACPIPlatform.kext. Remove ElliotForceLegacyRTC from /Extra/Extensions/.Ĥ) You will also notice that the installer hangs randomly during boot. First, back up your /Extra/Extensions as well as your /System/Library/Extensions/ from your usb installer.ģ) If you try to boot off of that installer as it is, you will get a kernel panic caused by ElliotForceLegacyRTC. Access an already running mac computer and perform the following steps. USB HDD or Flash Drive with (recommended) at least 8gb free.Ġa) Set your computer to AHCI mode in BIOS.Ġb) Make sure your computer is set to allow booting from USB devicesġ) Follow Conti's myHack guide ( ) steps 1 and 2.Ģ) Once you have your USB installer ready, you need to both add and delete some kexts. Take a look at my hardware and compare it to yours. If you have a different graphics card or network card- you can consider those steps a moot point. Right now, I am writing this from (poor) memory. Here's a guide on getting a Dell Vostro 1500 and similar Dells up and running with OS X 10.6 and 10.7.
