With the release of OS X Leopard 10.5.7 (codename Juno), you probably want to upgrade to the latest version. 10.5.7 boasts tons of new fixes ranging from Parental Controls to Server issues. Lucky enough, 10.5.7 is actually very easy to install and doesn’t break too many things. So with that in mind, lets jump right in to the update. Just note that this has been confirmed working on systems running 10.5.6 versions of Kalyway, iPC, and XxX. Feel free to test it on systems running other versions of OS X and leave a comment on how it goes because it is the combo update so who knows…
1. Backup your computer. Seriously, stop what you’re doing a make a backup. You won’t regret it.
2. Go to Apple.com to download the 10.5.7 Combo Update.
3. Open the DMG and launch the Package Inside.
4. Run the installer and then click reboot when prompted.
5. Let the computer reboot and boot back into OS X. The first reboot after installing 10.5.7 will most likely fail and you will either get a Kernel Panic or it will restart on it own. This is completely normal. If you get the Kernel Panic, do a cold shutdown (hold power button for 8-10 seconds).
6. Turn the computer on again and boot back into OS X with the “-v” (verbose) flag.
7. Wait as this boot will probably take a little longer than usual. Just let it run and eventually you will be back at the familiar login screen. Login to your account and let your Desktop load.
8. Download and reinstall the Broadcom Script, Trackpad Preference Pane, and AppleHDA.kext which will all be broken after the update.
9. Repair Disk Permission and then reboot.
10. Congratulate yourself for successfully upgrading to OS X Leopard 10.5.7
If after installing the update you no longer see the battery meter, download and install the Voodoo Kexts. This will give you your battery meter back. Everything else besides for Audio, WiFi, Trackpad Preference Pane, and in some cases, the battery meter, should be working after installing 10.5.7. If you have any other issues than please make a comment below and we will get back to you ASAP.
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June 14th, 2009 at 10:19 PM
axe97- It is expected that it doesn’t restart properly after installing so you were not wrong in turning it off. You can probably fix the “still waiting for root device” error by booting up the OS X install disc and unchecking everything except for your ICHx Chipset Driver. The total install size should not be more than a few MB’s. If it says 6gb then you need to uncheck “OS X Base System” or whatever the base system is listed as on your distro. Install just the chipset driver and when it is finished (it is OK if it says install failed)restart and boot with -f and see if it works.
June 14th, 2009 at 5:37 PM
no im on a dell inspiron 6000 laptop. one thing is, when the update finished installing and i hit reboot, all the icons and dock went away, but the laptop never restared. so i had to force restart it. is that right or am i just not patient enough?
June 13th, 2009 at 1:31 PM
hi. everytime i try to update, whether its your (awesome) guide or another or even the iDeneb update, on boot it will go to the grey apple loading screen, and then a circle with a line through it pops up, and it doesnt continue. in verbose mode it says “still waiting for root device” or something very close to that. im sure that my ICHx chipset driver is installed though. any help will be greatly appreciated.
June 14th, 2009 at 11:57 AM
Are you on an Inspiron 1525?
June 13th, 2009 at 5:04 AM
I bought 15″ dell 1525 with custom dispay of 1680×1050 resolution. I am running 10.5.7 with out any major problems. But only one annoying thing is I could get only 1600×1000 resolution. if I select 1680×1050 it goes black. any suggestions. I have been looking for this for months.
June 13th, 2009 at 11:11 AM
Unfortunately, at this point in time, you are not able to get your monitor up to 1680×1050, but you can get it up to 1680×1000 by following these steps:
1. Download the drivers
2. Boot with -v -f
3. Open Terminal and type the following commands
sudo rm -rf /S*/L*/Extensions.mkext
sudo rm -rf /S*/L*/Cache/*
4. Kext Helper the kexts you downloaded in step 1
5. While in Kext Helper, click Advanced and then hit Tag Cache Rebuild and Run
6. Open Disk Utility and Repair Permissions
7. Download the dsdt.aml and place in the root of your HDD (You must also be using the latest version of Chameleon which can be acquired here)
8. Reboot with -v -f -x
9. Open System Preferences and then the Displays preference pane
10. Change the default resolution to any except for 1680√ó1050 (Preferably 1680×1000 if it’s listed as supported)
11. Reboot and your laptop screen should not only work but you should have QE/CI
June 13th, 2009 at 4:17 AM
Thomas – It’s no problems! Yes, I’ve tried changing the res in the prefpane.
As I mentioned before, do you think that the iPC boot disk would be of use to me in solving this problem? It’s just that I can’t think of any other determining factors for the resolution/graphics card recognition other than the kexts… It doesn’t even know it’s a 3100!
June 13th, 2009 at 11:00 AM
Robert- One thing you could try that might work for you is booting up the iPC Install Disc (not the Live CD) and installing “Intel GMAX3100″ as found under iPC OSx86 10.5.6 Intel AMD SSE2 SSE3 —>Drivers —> Video Drivers —> Intel. Make sure to uncheck/unselect iPC OSx86 10.5.6 Base System so that “Intel GMAX3100″ is the only thing selected for install. Then go ahead and install it to your already existing OS X Partition (It is ok if after installing it it says that the install failed). Then boot back into your OS X partition and see if you have QE/CI. If you don’t, now go ahead and Kext Helper the 1440×900 kexts, run a Tag Cache Rebuild, Repair Permissions, and reboot one last time to see if that worked. Report back with your progress.
As for the iPC boot disk, I don’t see how it would be beneficial in this situation. And btw, in the Chameleon Bootloader, it doesn’t list my graphics card as being a GMA x3100 either. I believe it says GMA 950 or something similar to that so that’s not a problem at all.
June 13th, 2009 at 1:29 AM
Robert- I hope I don’t insult your intelligence with this question but have you tried changing the resolution in System Preferences –> Displays?
June 13th, 2009 at 1:21 AM
Justin- Glad to hear it worked! And sorry, no XBox Live, just AIM, Yahoo, facebook, and all those other funky ones. Why do you ask? Also, what resolution were you able to get working? And do you have QE/CI?
June 12th, 2009 at 5:37 PM
Thomas, greetz. Your suggestion and files worked.
Are you on XBOX Live?
June 12th, 2009 at 5:10 PM
Thomas – I tried that guide – No dice! Still stuck at 1024×768. :/
June 12th, 2009 at 2:33 PM
Goddam Robert why didn’t you tell me you were on a 1440×900 screen. Lol its no problem at all. To fix the issue and get QE/CI go to http://www.dailyblogged.com/649/qeci-support-for-1440×900-resolution-screens/
June 12th, 2009 at 1:46 PM
THanks for the instructions, thomas, it is truly appreciated. Also, now that you mention it, I have to use 1600×1000 on 10.5.6. 1680×1050 gives me a screwed up mouse pointer. When I get home I will try this out.
I’ll report back here for everyone else who is following along.
June 12th, 2009 at 1:23 PM
Hi Thomas, as Justin mentioned thanks so much for your help here, it’s much appreciated by us all.
I am using a silver 1525 with a native resolution of 1440×900 as I had this resolution up to the latest update right until I used the DellEFI app. I’ve tried the guide you just gave out to Justin with no luck. Do you think the iPC app would help me out?
June 12th, 2009 at 9:24 AM
I also forgot, the resolution of my LCD in 10.5.6 is 1680×1050
June 12th, 2009 at 12:06 PM
Justin- Previously, someone else had an issue with getting 1680×1050 working and luckily they were able to get it working with QE/CI. Unfortunately, you can’t use 1680×1050. You have to use the next lowest resolution your Graphics Card supports.To do so, just follow these steps (credit goes to MacNoob):
1. Download the drivers
2. Boot with -v -f
3. Open Terminal and type the following commands
sudo rm -rf /S*/L*/Extensions.mkext
sudo rm -rf /S*/L*/Cache/*
4. Kext Helper the kexts you downloaded in step 1
5. While in Kext Helper, click Advanced and then hit Tag Cache Rebuild and Run
6. Open Disk Utility and Repair Permissions
7. Download the dsdt.aml and place in the root of your HDD (You must also be using the latest version of Chameleon which can be acquired here)
8. Reboot with -v -f -x
9. Open System Preferences and then the Displays preference pane
10. Change the default resolution to any except for 1680×1050
11. Reboot and your laptop screen should not only work but you should have QE/CI
June 12th, 2009 at 9:22 AM
Hey Thomas! Thanks for taking the time out to help everyone! I’m looking for a little more info on X3100 compatibility. I’m having a problem getting a picture on my IBM T61. I have a nearly 100% working hackbook on XxX 10.5.6, the only things that don’t work are the headphone jack and SD Card slot.
For X3100, 10.5.7 installs Versions 10.5.44 and these produce a black screen. I do get a correct picture and resolution on an external monitor (mouse pointer as well), but my main LCD is black (no mouse pointer). I’ve tried several combinations of kexts, as well as both with and without Natit and AppleIntelIntegratedFramebuffer. I can’t seem to come to a conclusive result.
Here’s my situation:
Using *working* kexts from 10.5.6 produces a garbled screen on both LCD and external display(icons are just black squares, finder menu bar is black, and all windows that open on screen are just black and white boxes.) HOWEVER*-Booting in safe mode with -x produces a WORKING display AND external, just with no QE/CI.
Using stock kexts yields a black screen in both normal and safe boot.
The only way I can ever get a working desktop is to just boot in single user and remove all GMA kexts, but then I’m relegated to a 1024×768 desktop with no hardware acceleration.
I’ve tried the zip of the kexts that you have that are working. Can you tell me the version number that I should be using? I *KNOW* that this should work because on 10.5.6 I have such a nearly flawless system.
Thanks from all of your input!
June 12th, 2009 at 5:31 AM
You are supposed to have those 950 graphics kexts. I’m not entirely sure how important they are, I just know that we all have them. Are you on an Inspiron 1525 with a silver body or black body? Also, do you know if you have a screen with the 1440×900 resolution (Not in OS X but the screens native resolution when you purchased the computer).
June 12th, 2009 at 2:57 AM
Not as far as I’m aware, but I have a suspicion that it went ahead and installed them anyway as I found a bunch of 950 graphics kexts (which I’ve now deleted) after using it!
June 11th, 2009 at 2:57 PM
It’s said “Quartz Extreme: Not Supported” since I used the DellEFI app. Sorry for the hassle I’m causing you, but this low resolution is really bothering me as the 1525 is my main computer over the summer.
June 11th, 2009 at 10:23 PM
No hassle at all! And it seems that the DellEFI app really messed some things up for you. Did you try to install any graphics fixes/patches with the application?
June 11th, 2009 at 8:57 AM
No luck :( The bootloader still says that it thinks it’s a GMA950/960. If it’s only kexts that are affecting factors then maybe there’s some conflict, even though I’m sure that I’ve replaced them all.
June 11th, 2009 at 2:34 PM
At this point I honestly do not know what the problem could be. If you have installed the proper QE/CI kexts and still do not have Quartz Extreme then something is wrong but I do not know what it is. Just one last thing- Click on the Apple on the menu bar, About this mac, more info, Graphics/Display, and then find where it says Quartz Extreme. What does it say next to it?
June 11th, 2009 at 5:07 AM
Robert- In that case, I want you to do a Tag Cache Rebuild. Launch Kext Helper, click Advanced, hit Tag Cache Rebuild, and then hit run (you might need to type your password). Then repair permissions again, reboot with -f, and see what happens.
June 10th, 2009 at 9:49 PM
Yes I have tried both of those.
June 10th, 2009 at 7:35 PM
Hmmm, I can’t seem to figure out why these kexts aren’t bringing my resolution up then. I don’t think that I have QE/CI support.
It’s been this low after I (stupidly) used the DellEFI tool to try to get my sound and keyboard working. Whilst it did fix those issues, the side effect has been this drop in resolution. However, if it’s only the kexts that affect it, I can’t work out why it’s not increasing again after I’m trying to reinstall them. Any help here would be much appreciated. I’m running a bone stock 1525 with 2gb RAM.
June 10th, 2009 at 8:01 PM
Have you tried Repairing Permissions in Disk Utility? And how about booting with -f?
June 10th, 2009 at 10:46 AM
Thomas – I’ve tried reinstalling the QE kexts, but am still stuck with the VESA display which is very laggy. Can’t work out why the resolution has dropped like this. Are there any other factors apart from the kexts that could be affecting it?
June 10th, 2009 at 6:13 PM
VESA display? Are you on the Inspiron 1525? And if you are on the Inspiron 1525 with the silver body then no, there should not be any other determining factors. Also, do you have Quartz Extreme support (QE/CI)?
June 10th, 2009 at 5:32 AM
Coltssaturday- Glad to hear it! Im also assuming then that your iPC install went alright.
June 10th, 2009 at 1:28 AM
yet again great job thomas worked like a charm
thanks man
June 9th, 2009 at 10:37 PM
Lyme- Contrary to what others, including myself, might have said earlier, the 10.5.7 Combo Update only works when updating from 10.5.6. All earlier versions cause a kernel panic.
June 9th, 2009 at 8:38 PM
What’s your gfx card, i might be able to help ya.
June 9th, 2009 at 8:11 PM
Thanks so much!
Unfortunately, I’ve still got the issue of my resolution being locked to 1024×768. Sorry to be a pain, but any ideas??
June 9th, 2009 at 10:06 PM
Robert- Go here and check out the fix for Quartz Extreme Not Supported.
June 9th, 2009 at 7:59 PM
Tried to go from a long time stable 10.5.4 (iATKOS 4.1i) to 10.5.7 using Combo update, since someone in here said it should work, oy. Total failboat, died 30% into install, panic. Then booting with -v fails in panic almost immediately. Going to try and use iPC 10.5.6 and restore. Then backup again. Then 10.5.7.
June 9th, 2009 at 3:27 PM
I’ve tried (what feels like) everything in a vain attempt to get my keyboard and trackpad working again after this update. Does anyone have any more ideas as to how I can get it going again? I’ve tried manually deleting the trackpad kext and then using kext helper on the ‘updated’ kext with no luck whatsoever. Has anybody got this to work via a different means??
June 9th, 2009 at 7:06 PM
Download and Kext helper the Keyboard kexts, repair permissions with Disk Utility, and reboot and it should work.
June 9th, 2009 at 9:03 AM
Please ignore me – I’m an idiot!
June 9th, 2009 at 8:17 AM
After trying to update from 10.5.5 using the combo update (I followed the 10.5.6 guide instructions also) it appears the update has worked, but when I go to boot, my display is asleep so I can’t see what’s going on. I’ve tried typing my password but am having no luck getting the display to turn on. From the activity light, I can see that it’s doing something but I have no idea what!
Any ideas?
June 6th, 2009 at 11:27 PM
No problem ;-). And glad to hear that fixed the issue!
June 6th, 2009 at 11:24 PM
LOL, MY bad.. thanks thomas.. :)
June 6th, 2009 at 11:22 PM
Thanks richard, its gone :)
June 6th, 2009 at 10:58 PM
Thanks Richard. Will update and let you know. Btw how do i delete the voodoo kext i installed using this guide? It seems a bit slow on updating the batt stats. i’ve got a power management bundle from a site which i was using before. it works perfectly. now i’ve got 2 batt icons at the top with no idea how to remove the voodoo kext :(
June 6th, 2009 at 11:15 PM
To remove the Voodoo Battery, launch Terminal and type the following (all w/o the quotes)
“sudo su”
your password
“cd /System/Library/Extensions/”
“rm -fr VoodooBattery.kext”
“rm -fr VoodooPower.kext”
Then Repair Permissions in Disk Utility and reboot
June 6th, 2009 at 12:35 AM
Rahul- Glad to hear the guide worked for you. You can now go ahead with the Airport Update. You will just most likely need to reinstall the wifi driver because its wiped out when the update runs. Believe it or not though, your settings are untouched during updates so don’t worry about that aspect of things. You can get the wifi script from http://www.dailyblogged.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/dell_1525_mac.zip
June 6th, 2009 at 12:18 AM
Hey everyone..reporting success here on successful update using this guide. I have airport utility software update still remaining. Shall i go ahead? Am paranoid about airport updates..afraid of ruining my wifi settings.
June 3rd, 2009 at 12:29 AM
I’m following the instructions and downloading the combo update from the apple website. Not sure how to proceed now, have used carbon copy to make a bootable external harddrive and am trialing all updates on that first, i also have the new cameleon installed so that i get the log in screen following gnbonillo’s guide. Really struggling now, also still on question mark. Thank Neal
June 3rd, 2009 at 5:58 AM
Ok so it seems then that the only way to go is to either install each update one step at a time (which would only be 3 in your case), or for you to reinstall using a newer disc such as iPC 10.5.6 or XxX 10.5.6. I’m going to assume though that reinstalling is not in your best interest (although a reinstall from a 10.5.6 disc is much more stable and takes less time), so to upgrade to 10.5.5, go here. From there, upgrade to 10.5.6 and then 10.5.7. I’m sorry if I’m just throwing a bunch of links at you but we have some really great guides for upgrading your system and no point in not taking advantage of them. If you have any questions at all about upgrading then feel free to either post them here or in the appropriate guide and I’ll be sure to find them and get right back to you.
June 2nd, 2009 at 5:02 PM
Neal- Are you using Software Update or the combo update direct from Apple.com to update?
June 2nd, 2009 at 4:04 PM
Hi Thomas, tried going direct from 10.5.4 to 10.5.7 and it threw up the you need to power down your laptop by holding the power button. (It doesnt finish installing)
When it boots back up it goes into a Kernel panic saying that the OS has not been set…
Have just restored to 10.5.4 and up and working again. Any ideas on how to get round this – also had this issue when I tried to upgrade to 10.5.5
Cheers
Neal
June 1st, 2009 at 6:44 PM
Because the 10.5.7 link provided is for the Combo Update, you should be able to upgrade from 10.5.4. Also, if updating doesn’t fix the “?” key issue then let me know becuase I might have a solution.
June 1st, 2009 at 5:13 PM
Sorry thomas the question mark hasnt worked since I installed 10.5.4 which was about 3months ago
June 1st, 2009 at 5:11 PM
Hi Thomas, yes I am backing up using Carbon Copy which has proved invaluable while I have been playing around with 10.5.5, however just wondered if I could go straight to 10.5.7 from 10.5.4 – do you think it possible
June 1st, 2009 at 5:03 PM
10.5.4, 10.5.5, its all the same. Just once again, do not attempt it without first backing up your computer (http://www.dailyblogged.com/631/backing-up-your-data-the-where-why-and-how/)
June 1st, 2009 at 4:49 PM
Infact from 10.5.4 to 10.5.7 is this possible…..I’m getting really lazy.
Thanks
June 1st, 2009 at 4:49 PM
You should be able to go from 10.5.5 because it is the combo update although I would backup before attempting it. As for the question mark, it works fine for me. How long have you been facing this issue?
June 1st, 2009 at 1:53 PM
I’m a little behind on updating can I go straight from 10.5.5 to 10.5.7 – and does anyone elses question mark button not work
June 1st, 2009 at 12:16 AM
I found another solution, I booted up my ideneb installer disk(an extra) and installed a 10.5.6 patch for the ps2controller, luckily it worked and everything is fine.
June 1st, 2009 at 8:25 AM
Glad to hear you get it working! And please do come back if you face any more issues/problems.
May 31st, 2009 at 11:04 PM
Thanks I’ll try that, I’ll be back if I recieve further problems
May 31st, 2009 at 9:43 PM
John- Its very strange that your computer is getting that hot, no matter what you’re doing. And in the rare case my laptop does get that hot, it shuts down instead of sleeping. Very strange…