Well, after playing around with kexts for three months, getting every possible version, and making myself an ocean of kexts, I finally charted myself a way out, and came out with QE/CI and all the goodies of that as well.

First, thanks to slashack for all of his help, and his pack of kexts, which started me thinking about the idea of versions of kexts playing the most important role in getting everything up and running. Unfortunately, the only kext we will be using from his pack is Natit.

I am using 10.5.6 for this, I don't know if that will make a difference, but I hear that it will. Luckily 10.5.6 is easy to obtain these days.

1) Download my kext archive from here and save them somewhere. Your desktop is a good place to start.

2) Delete AppleIntelIntegratedFramebuffer.kext: This kext interferes not with the x3100 kexts, but with the Natit kext. You can also delete the GMA950 kexts if you heart so desires, but it isn't required.

3) Delete all of your previous x3100 kexts (there should be 5, x3100.kext, x3100FB, x3100GL, x3100VA, and x3100GA)

4) if you currently do have Natit (or LaptopDisplay) installed, delete that as well.

5) Now if you restart and boot up again with -f, you should have just plain VESA graphics, at 1024x768. If you have anything else, that means there is still a kext loading somewhere that is affecting your display. Hunt it down, and delete it (preferably actually, back it up just so you can come back to this point)

6) Assuming you had just regular VESA graphics, fire up KextHelper b7 (it's all around the forums and comes with almost any distribution of osX86, and install the kexts I linked to above, but don't restart yet.

7) Now, if you are on a Dell like me, you can avoid the sleep trick (assuming you're on 10.5.6, which I believe are what these kexts are for) by DSDT patching. It is actually a fairly easy process, and you can find instructions for this on the forum as well. When you are done DSDT patching, you will have a dsdt.aml file in the root ( / ) of your Mac hard drive. I think some 10.5.6 discs even do this automatically for you if you select it. If you don't need to use the sleep trick, chances are you won't have to DSDT patch either, but I can't say for sure.

8) Go ahead and reboot and enjoy them transparent Finder bars :]

Uhuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!!!!

(sorry for my very very bad english...)

Worked!!! I`m passed 3 week fighting and sleep only six hour for day and u have the solution, thanks!!!!!!

My laptop is a HP DV2760

Graphics:

Intel GMA X3100:

Chipset Model: GMA X3100
Type: Display
Bus: Built-In
VRAM (Total): 144 MB
Vendor: Intel (0x8086)
Device ID: 0x2a02
Revision ID: 0x000c
Displays:
Display:
Resolution: 1280 x 800
Depth: 32-bit Color
Core Image: Hardware Accelerated
Main Display: Yes
Mirror: Off
Online: Yes
Quartz Extreme: Supported
Built-In: Yes
QuartzGL: Supported
Display Connector:
Status: No display connected

Thanks again!!!!

glad to hear it worked out for you :]

Is this only for this resolution?
I have a pc with dell 1707fp monitor.... 17" no-widescreen. I thinkk it cant get to 1680x1050!

You used retail or another installation??

Thanks!

i'm on retail, but any version should work.
and this set goes all the way up to 1680x1050 (probably higher too, but i don't have anything else to test that)
it isn't the monitor that matters, just the graphics chipset.

It is good that you have been able to offer a solution to this problematic GPU chipset on laptops especially........

Aloha nitsujvg,
Is you screen sleeping and waking up ok? Are games with accelerated graphics playing ok?

Cheers

my screen sleeps / wakes fine.

and the only problem I have really noticed is that full screen flash is kind of laggy (such as hulu, etc), but i've read a lot of reviews saying that even real macbooks with this graphics chipset have choppy graphics, so I'm not sure whether it is my kext combination or not. later I may try messing around to see if I can fine tune it, but for now, it works well.

not worked for 1680x1050, only 1440x900.

kexts installed all the package,

AppleIntelGMAX3100FB.kext, AppleIntelGMAX3100GA.plugin, AppleIntelGMAX3100GLDriver.bundle, AppleIntelGMAX3100VADriver.bundle, Natit.kext

installed across the kext helper b7

any tips?

[]'s
JOse

which version of osx are you running? you need 10.5.6.

yea
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Software:
Visão Geral do Software do Sistema:
Versão do Sistema: Mac OS X 10.5.6 (9G55)
Versão de Kernel: Darwin 9.6.0
Volume de Inicialização: Mac OS X
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any other hint? you use vanila kernel 9.6.0 ?

tanks.

i done it without your archive but i have the same laptop and this thing is awesome. A perfect working Mac Laptop for 600 € and i got even mic. Not internal with the mainboard but you know the ThumbTack Ipod Mic. Just plugin in in the mic line in and it is so small but it workes perfect.

thats awesome :]

what specs are you running on your laptop? the hard thing about this dell was the resolution required different kexts than most people use.

if you're on 1680x1050, what kext versions do you use?

I can only get this working when i boot the hackintosh using -x
in normal boot mode it shows just a black screen with a cursor that i can move around. nothing else

Any ideas?

Thanks tho, finally got widescreen!

I`ve installed your kexts and i cant set it above 1280x800 any suggestions?

quickedit... i have a Dell Inspiron 1525 ... should work !

if you are only seeing the cursor, then the framebuffer is right, you just need to alter the drivers and other kexts. try playing with different versions - i have a feeling it has to do with the revision number, because a lot of people are saying that 144mb is their full graphics memory, but my revision shows 384 usually, so I think that is where the problem lies.

The link to to kext package on first post doesn't work anymore. Can someone please post it again?

hi,I can't download your kext archive file. It says "Not Found". so would you send the archive file to me(zt2620zt@qq.com) ,Thank you!

Hey everyone, I like the others are unable to DL the kext (broken link).
If you or Nitsujvg has them would you please send them to me or upload them again?

Thanks,

Shep (shep1342@hotmail.com)

This doesn't include any new kexts and I can't confirm 1680x1050 resolution support but it does enable QE/CI for me along with 1280x800 resolution. I haven't tried it on an external monitor yet but it's worth a try.

http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=182074

I just tried you installer. Unfortunately, it didn't help with 1680x1050 problem. We still need a working kext

Thanks for your help sixpackmac but unfortunatly it didn't work.... I still can't change the resolution from 1024x768. The 1280x800 would be great. I'm not that picky I don't need the 16xx, 1280 would be great with me

This is what profiler is stating:

Display:

Type: Display
Bus: Built-In
VRAM (Total): 64 MB of shared system memory
Vendor: Intel (0x8086)
Device ID: 0x2a02
Revision ID: 0x0003
Displays:
Display:
Resolution: 1024 x 768
Depth: 32-bit Color
Core Image: Software
Main Display: Yes
Mirror: Off
Online: Yes
Quartz Extreme: Not Supported

Thanks again, if anyone has any input it's much appreciated!
Shep

Shep,

Yours isn't working because you have a different revision ID than the standard X3100. Check this thread for more help.

http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=146148

Hey Everyone,

Nevermind... Wanted to atleast pass on what I did, now everything works...

Scratched out the Kalyway 10.5.2 install.. There was a lot to fix in regards to devices.. Nothing really worked.
So I thought to give iAtkos v7 a shot since I abandoned it because of video issue's. And well after getting the video issue's resolved, basically everything was working.. I've got 1280x1024x32 and I'm good to go with QE/CI check it out:
Had some issue's with the Intel HD sound but got that resolved too.. I'm a HAPPY camper! Now I'll work on the other less important stuff!!

Thanks for all your input,
Shep

HI,
can you reup the kexts for 1680 x 1050, in order to download them again ?
Thanks a lot !
Warmest regards
Tane

Agreed! Someone please upload it if you have it.

Good news:
1680x1050 works with AppleIntelGMAX3100FB.kext v1.5.24.9 with QE/CI enabled


Bad news:
All I get is black screen upon waking from display or system sleep.

hi.. did you try these DSDT?
http://www.dailyblogged.com/85/alternative...intel-gmax3100/
http://www.dailyblogged.com/883/adding-a-d...older-installs/

When screen runs non-native lower resolution eg. 1440x900, does it look as sharp as in native resolution? (not blurry or pixelated) I plan to upgrade new LCD 1680x1050, but run at 1440x900, or 1280x800 if I can't make highest resolution work.

I did everything posted in the forums, but I always get a rainbow colored screen when I boot the computer up.

like 1 out of 10 times it would work when I do /sbin/mount -uw / but after I applied those files, it doesn't work anymore.

How can I get it to work again... hopefully everytime I boot it up?

what about snowleopard. i ve a lenovo t61 - x3100. Running at 1680x1000. If i change to 16850 x 1050 the screen goes blue

thx