Guide to Installing Mavericks on HP Probook

Please Note

If you have an issue with this guide, please post a reply in this thread and I will try to addressit with an edit (and then delete your post).

If you have an issue with your laptop after following this guide, please DO NOT reply to thisthread. I do not want this thread to be one of those 25-page threads with a bunch of randomquestions in it. So, open a new thread for your issue, or resolve your issue by reading the FAQor doing a search.

Installation

Installing Mavericks on the HP Probook 4x30s/4x40s/6x60b/8x60p/6x70b/8x70p/4x0s G0series laptops is actually pretty easy (compared to other hacks you may attempt). This ismostly thanks to the fact that the hardware is very generic and well supported by currentversions of Mac OS and to all who have contributed to the process including tonymac,MacMan, blueking, tegezee, Mieze, Zenith432, kozlek, bcc9, BigDonkey, philip_petev,Mac4Mat, RehabMan and others who spend many hours messing with the technical details tomake things run smoothly.

This version of the guide is updated to use ProBook Installer v6.1.9 (beta), which has supportfor 10.9 and the ProBook models mentioned above.

Here is what you will need:- A genuine download "Install OS X Mavericks.app" from the Mac App Store- philip_petev's HP ProBook Installer from here: http://www.tonymacx86.com/hp-probook...s-support.html- The latest Unibeast from here: http://www.tonymacx86.com/downloads.php?do=cat&id=3- Access to an OS X computer, where the "Install Mac OS X Mavericks.app" is. Whether this isLion or Snow Leopard, or Leopard, hackintosh or Mac, it doesn't matter.- A flash drive that can be formatted, anything 8 GB or bigger is fine.- For computers with high resolution displays (1600x900 or greater), a "mini SSDT" fromhere: https://github.com/RehabMan/HP-ProBo...T-DualLink.aml

1. Go to the Mac where "Install Mac OS X Mavericks.app" downloaded from the Mac AppStore is. Your "Install Mac OS X Mavericks.app" must be present in the Applications folder

before running Unibeast. Make sure you download the Unibeast intended for Mavericks.Unibeast requires your language is set to English. No support for other language settings isprovided.

2. Insert your flash drive, and open disk utility. Format it as Mac OS X Extended (Journaled)with a MBR partition map. Name it Installer. Note: If your flash drive is larger than 8GB,create a partition that is 8GB instead of the full size of the drive.

3. Exit Disk Utility, and run Unibeast, installing to that flash drive. When installing, be sure toselect "Laptop Support." Then select your flash drive to install it to. Let it finish to create yourUnibeast USB flash drive.

4. Copy the latest HP Probook Installer to the flash drive. You will need it later.

4a. If you have upgraded your screen from the standard 1366x768 screen in the 45x0s toeither 1920x1080 or to 1600x900, or you have a Probook 47x0s with a 1920x1080 or1600x900 screen, you must copy a "mini SSDT" to the Unibeast flash drive as/Extra/ssdt.aml. So, copy the Mini-SSDT-DualLink.aml from your Downloads to theclipboard, navigate to the Unibeast drive's /Extra folder, and paste it. Then rename it tossdt.aml. You may have to show hidden files or navigate to /Volumes/Installer/Extra directlyvia Finder's Go -> Go to Folder.. option. Having this /Extra/ssdt.aml on your Unibeast drivewill enable you to have a working screen during installation.

5. Now we are moving on to the laptop. If you have discrete graphics card (switchablegraphics) other than the Intel HD 3000 or HD 4000, disable it in BIOS now. It currently doesnot work in OS X. If your laptop has an i5 or i7 processor, be sure to disable "VirtualizationTechnology for Directed I/O" in BIOS, if available. If you can't boot for some reason, set allBIOS settings to default, and then try again, again making sure any other graphics cards aredisabled, and "Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O" is disabled. For 4x40s series, besure to turn off "Wake on LAN/Wake on USB." Also for 4x40s series, be sure legacy boot isenabled. There are 2 places to look for Legacy: Enable legacy boot in "Device Configurations"AND in "Boot Options" set "Legacy" or "UEFI Hybrid (With CSM)". Finally, be sure that "FastBoot" is disabled as it will keep the bootloader from seeing a second hard drive connected tothe DVD SATA port and can cause issues for internal USB devices (camera, bluetooth, etc.).

6. Insert the flash drive in one of the USB ports on the right (you want a USB2 port, notUSB3). The "right front" USB2 port seems to work best on most ProBooks.

7. Upon boot-up, hit Esc, and F9. Then, select the USB hard drive. Select the Flash Drive,

called Installer, and hit enter. Let it load.

7a. Note (for 7-series laptops only): These laptops may not be able to boot with Unibeastdefaults. If you run into trouble booting your 7-series/Ivy laptop, try typing the boot flags'IGPEnabler=No PCIRootUID=0 GraphicsEnabler=No -x' before hitting enter. If you haveHD4000, you may need to use 'IGPEnabler=Yes IGPlatformID=01660003' (for lowresolution display) or 'IGPEnabler=Yes IGPlatformID=01660004' (for high resolutiondisplay). It may require some experimentation with boot flags to get the installer to boot. Notethat the Mavericks installer is much slower to appear than the Lion or Mountain Lioninstallers were, so please be patient and allow plenty of time for the OS X installer to boot.

8. Now you should be at the Installer screen. Hit continue to select your language.

9. Along the top, click Utilities. Then select Disk Utility.

10. Select your hard drive, and format it in however many partitions you want, with a GUIDpartition map. At least one "Mac OS Extended (Journaled)" (HFS+J) is required, as that iswhere you'll install OS X.

11. Hit Alt+Q to return to the installer after you have finished. Finish the install process likenormal, selecting the partition you just made.

12. After it restarts, you will need to once again hit Esc then F9. Then select the USB harddrive again. This time, select the partition you just installed Mavericks on, and hit enter (ifyou have a 4x40s and you needed to use boot flags in step 7, use the same boot flags here).Make sure you leave the flash drive plugged in.

12a. If you get an indication for "no keyboard," use a USB keyboard to get past the message.Plug it in on the other USB port on the right, and after the stupid prompt goes away, you canunplug it.

13. Finish the setup process like normal. After you get to the desktop, open the flash drive (it'scalled Installer in Finder) and copy the HP Probook installer to your desktop. If your need the"combo update" to upgrade your system to the latest version, copy it as well.

13a. In order to run the installer, you must allow applications downloaded from the Internetto be run (this is a new default in Mavericks). Go into System Preferences, then Security &Privacy. Click the lock (lower left) to make changes. Then select "Anywhere" from the "Allowapplications downloaded from:" section. You can then close System Preferences.

14. Run the installer, and select:

- From "OS X support kexts," select only the version that matches your laptop (4x30s, 4x40s,etc).- From "DSDT generator/patcher" select your "ProBook model," a "Fan behavior" thatmatches your preferences, and your "Display type." If you have an Atheros 9285 WiFi miniPCIe card installed, choose the 9285 patch under "Optional patches." Note: you must selectone option from each of the first three groups to generate a patched DSDT. In addition, youmust have no DSDT present in /Extra/dsdt.aml at the time you run this option. If you wish toregenerate a DSDT later, you must remove /Extra/dsdt.aml, reboot, and then run theProBook Installer using your desired DSDT options. The "Intel USB3.0 patch" is anotheroptional patch which allows the use of vanilla AppleUSBXHCI.kext instead ofGenericUSBXHCI.kext. This USB3 patch is valid only if you have a 7-series chipset.- Check the option for "SSDT" generator.- From "System definitions," select ONE system definition which matches closest your laptop.- Chameleon: This allows you to boot from your main HDD/SSD- From "Optional hardware-specific fixes,"- "AHCI patch (10.8.x only),". If you are installing 10.8.x where 'x' is 0, 1, or 2, you willprobably need this. If you're installing 10.8.3 you probably won't need it. There is no harm inselecting it from the beginning, but not everyone needs it, so you can skip it and deal with itlater if you want, or if you prefer the easy way, just select it now.- "AHCI 3rd party kext," You can apply this option later if it turns out your DVD drive is notrecognized by the system. It is not needed on every laptop.- "Graphic Glitch Fix," You probably won't need this, because you will have a custom patchedDSDT, but you can try without and see if you experience random blocks/lines on the display.This option can help sometimes. With a properly patched DSDT (as provided by the ProBookInstaller), graphic glitches are not usually a problem, so as a result, this option is NOTrecommended.- "EDID generator" Recommended.- "FanReset.dylib mod" Select only if you have a laptop with a WiFi whitelist implemented inBIOS and have a WiFi card that is not present on the whitelist.- From "Misc OS X fixes"- "Color profiles," Recommended.- "Sleep fix," If you have SSD, "Sleep image fix" is recommended. This disables OS X versionof "hybrid sleep" where upon entering sleep, a "hibernation image" is written to the bootdrive. For SSD, you don't really want to write this file every time your laptop goes to sleep.- "blinkscreen" This option works around an issue where 1) all the screen brightness levels arenot available before the first display sleep, and 2) the screen brightness is not restored on a

fresh boot (still... currently only fixed if you're using the Chameleon boot loader). This optionwill very quickly "blink" the screen when you login, fixing the brightness issue.- "Screen brightness fix" Select an option here if you would like your screen brightnesschanged automatically each time the laptop starts. Please note that "blinkscreen" and "Screenbrightness" options are mutually exclusive. Generally, you don't want/need to install both.- "Extra tools" All optional. Select the ones you want.

After making, your selections, click 'Continue' and allow the ProBook Installer to work.

15. Shutdown the computer, unplug the USB flash drive and attempt to boot from the harddrive. If it does not work (you don't see the Chimera boot loader), it is very likely you have a4k/AF (advanced format) HDD. If that is the case, see this link for more information (start atsolution 1 step 4, or solution 2 step 2): http://www.tonymacx86.com/25-boot0-e...ial-guide.html. If you see the Chimera boot loader, but booting OS X times out after a long time(and you didn't install the AHCI patch in step 14), you will need to boot "Ignore Caches"(either type "-f" at the Chimera boot loader screen, or use down-arrow to choose it from themenu). After booting with ignore caches, you can run the installer again to select and installthe AHCI patch from "Optional hardware-specific fixes"

16. At this point everything should be working (WiFi, Audio, keyboard, trackpad, ethernet,etc.). Note for WiFi: You must have Atheros, or for 4x40s a compatible card (Atheros 9485 isnot compatible), for it to work. If you don't, you should consider replacing the mini-PCI cardthat provides WiFi.

Updates

10.9.0 to 10.9.1

1. Install the 10.9.1 update from either Software Update or from the package installer here:http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1715

2. After the update, the computer will restart (and finish installing the update).

3. After reaching the desktop, you will have no audio. Run the latest ProBook Installer andselect only "OS X Support Kexts" appropriate for your computer.

4. Click continue to install your ProBook Installer choices, allow it to complete, then restartthe computer.

Other Updates

When new updates come out it is best to wait until someone here has analysed what is in theupdate and if any additional patches or rollbacks are required. And with all updates it is wiseto create a backup before performing the update, because you never know what is going tohappen.

If you want to understand more, get Pacifist so you can look inside PKG installers...

Upgrading from 10.8.x to 10.9.x

If your OS X install uses a relatively recent version of the ProBook Installer (v6.1 or newer),then it is probably safe to upgrade directly from 10.8.5 to 10.9. You should always create abackup before attempting an upgrade on major version upgrades such as 10.8.x to 10.9.x justin case something goes wrong and you aren't able to recover.

1. If you use the 'blinkscreen' workaround for screen brightness, use the latest ProBookInstaller, prior to beginning the update process to update blinkscreen to the current version.This insures you have a blinkscreen compatible with Mavericks.

2. First download Mavericks and create your Unibeast USB and launch the Mavericks installeraccording to the Installation section above (steps 1 through 8).

3. Since you'll be installing to an existing partition and upgrading it, do not use Disk Utility toerase your partition. Instead, select your existing partition to install Mavericks to andcomplete the Mavericks installation.

4. After Mavericks installs, it will restart your computer. After it restarts, you will need to onceagain hit Esc then F9. Then select the USB hard drive again. This time, select the partition youjust installed Mavericks on, type "-f" then press enter.

5. After reaching the desktop, run the ProBook Installer, and select the "OS X support kexts"appropriate for your laptop, and the AHCI patch, if you need it. Also, if you have not used theProBook Installer DSDT patches in a while, and you use the Atheros AR9285 for WiFi, selectonly the "Atheros 9285 patch" from "DSDT generator/patcher -> Optional patches." Inaddition, if you have not upgraded your bootloader in a while, now is a good time to upgradeto the latest Chameleon via the ProBook Installer, because otherwise you may not have a

bootloader compatible with Mavericks.

6. Click continue to install your ProBook Installer choices, allow it to complete, then restartthe computer.

7. If you have an SSD (Solid State Drive) and wish to enable TRIM, run Trim Enabler to turnon TRIM (it patches IOAHCIBlockStorage). Repair permissions & rebuild cache, then reboot.

BIOS updates/hardware upgrades

If you ever make a hardware change or update the BIOS, you should re-patch your DSDT. Seethis thread: DSDT patch: HP ProBook 4x30s (4330, 4430, 4530, 4730) patches -- Updatedand this thread for a guide using MacIASL: Patching your DSDT ProBook 4x30s usingMaciASL

You can also re-patch your DSDT using the ProBook Installer. Follow these instructions

1. Remove /Extra/dsdt.aml. If you have a high-resolution screen, install Mini-SSDT-DualLink.aml to /Extra/ssdt-1.aml. Then reboot. After reboot, you are running without aDSDT (no audio, WiFi, battery, etc)2. Run ProBook Installer and select only the DSDT options you did before in step 14.3. Allow the ProBook Installer to create your DSDT, then reboot.

Optional Optimizations:

If you ever make a hardware change or update the BIOS, you should re-patch your DSDT. Seethis thread: DSDT patch: HP ProBook 4x30s (4330, 4430, 4530, 4730) patches -- Updatedand this thread for a guide using MacIASL: Patching your DSDT ProBook 4x30s usingMaciASL

A number of the kexts that are in the installer are under active development. If you want, youcan update to these kexts as they are updated.

- Battery Manager: http://www.tonymacx86.com/hp-probook...batteries.html- Keyboard/Trackpad: New VoodooPS2Controller, Keyboard, Trackpad- Fan Control: New Fan Control DSDT - for silent fan at higher temps!

FAQ: Please see this post for common questions/issues: FAQ for Mountain Lionon HP Probook

*** This guide adapted by RehabMan from blueking's original guide for Lion.