Updated on 8-8-2009
Kexts work under 10.5.8.
After update(Please refer to proper instructions for updating), you may need to enter single user mode to remove all ATI kext.

Instructions for removing original ATI kexts in single user mode:
1. Start up with -s string
2. sudo -s
3. mount -wu /
4. cd /System/Library/Extensions
5. rm -r ATI*
6. rm -r Natit*

Updated on 21-7-2009
After playing a little bit more, some more things to note.
1. For DVI/VGA/HDMI 4830 Sapphire card
1.1 Both VGA and DVI port working individually with QE and CI support. But VGA Port do not support wide screen resolution, even using "Granphics Mode" string during boot.
1.2 It is not working for DVI2VGA adapter with this DVI/VGA/HDMI card.
1.3 Once the DVI is working, the VGA port will not work until restart. Therefore, Dual Screen probably won't work.
1.4 Both 800SP and 640SP version work exactly the same.
2. For DVI/S-VIDEO/DVI 4830 Sapphire card
2.1 Working for both DVI port individually. (Reported by joeblowm)

Updated on 19-7-2009
Turn out maybe it is better to remove those old drivers before installing new ones.
Instructions for removing all ATI Drivers:
1. Open Terminal
2. sudo -s
3. enter your password
4. cd /System/Library/Extensions
5. rm -r ATI*
6. rm -r Natit*

If you use PC_EFI V9 or chameleon, you may also need to delete ATI kext from /Extra/Extensions folder.
7. cd /Extra/Extensions
8. rm -r ATI*
9. rm -r Natit*

Updated on 18-7-2009
1. New download location added.
2. Kexts also work for ASUS EAH4830 (reported by Xikita).

Original posted on 12-7-2009
Hi all,
I just got this Sapphire 4830 recently and suffered from makeing it work under OSX. I downloaded a lot of files and no luck for all of them.
Since this card got only 1 DVI, so, the dvi2vga hack won't work for it too.
After playing arround all those files, install, remove the install again, suddenly, it works!!!!
What I have done is like this I believe ( I forgot how exactly I make it, maybe figure it out later).

1. Install 7_radeon_hd_48x0_drivers.pkg from "A Simple guide for 4830.....".
2. Install netkas Patched framebuffers for 48x0 and 3870x2.
3. Install Enabler_for_Nvidia_and_multiple_ATI_cards.pkg from Simple Guide.
4. Install accel pack from another post in this forum, not the one in Simple Guide.(Sorry, I forget which post)
5. Reinstall 7_radeon_hd_48x0_drivers.pkg again.(Don't use Kext Helper to install those files in the pkg, just install using the pkg file. I think this is the part that I do right)
6. Install Natit.kext from 64bit's mod using Kext helper.

It's now working with QE/CI, and only the DVI is plugged in.

Attached is the link for the files finally I got. Hope it works for every one.

http://www.box.net/shared/huzxkdjsxc

P.S. May someone using the dvi2vga hack try these files? In order to see do they work without that trick, thanks.

it may be this that the asus is good eah4830-brings for?

working my asus 4830

thanks

Thanks

Working my sapphire 4830 (with 800 shaders - like 4850)

Indeed, working much better than the previous hack-up I was using with the DVI in either port and nothing anywhere else (sapphire 4830 512 with dvi-svid-dvi), I'd presume I could probably even use multiple monitors now - I also no longer see waves rolling across my screen very faintly like I did with the old ones I was using before now and notice text seems somewhat clearer.

Thanks for sharing your find williamcsk

awesome stuff... this is the closest ive gotten to getting mines (sapphire 4830 hd 512mb dvi-svideo-dvi) ... its show total VRAM (Total):512mb but still no Quartz Extreme

any ideas?

Followed the instructions exactly, got an out of frequency error. also tried just installing your files, same deal. I have the same card, Sapphire HD 4830 VGA/HDMI/DVI, but I'm connecting to a VGA monitor, so maybe your method works just for DVI monitors? I tested it on an HDTV as well, just to make sure, I tried both HDMI and DVI and still didn't work. anyone have any ideas how I can solve the out of frequency message?

I have to say though, great work, this is the closest I've gotten I think.. all other methods have gotten me the infamous black screen with weird lines.

thanks!

According some posts in other forums that QuartzGL should not be loaded under Leopard. You can try to delete all ati drivers before installing those I provided.
Hope this help.

Instructions for removing all ATI Drivers:
1. Open Terminal
2. sudo -s
3. enter your password
4. cd /System/Library/Extensions
5. rm -r ATI*
6. rm -r Natit*

If you use chameleon, you may also need to delete ATI kext from /Extra/Extensions folder.
7. cd /Extra/Extensions
8. rm -r ATI*
9. rm -r Natit*

I have just tried my card with only VGA cable. It could not detect the best resolution for my monitor, but it works fully also, just need to manually select the appropriate resolution and frequency.
Maybe you could try removing those old drivers first and then try install again.

Hope this help.

ok first off, does it truly matter if my monitor is hooked up via dvi-vga since this monitor only has vga? and my card is dual dvi. but i followed your instructions, tried the monitor on either dvi.. and both would produce a blue screen with half artifacts on the screen. but restored my extensions and came back but this time around my monitor was detected but still no QE...

Hi, have you tried for DVI/VGA/HDMI 4830 Sapphire card if resolution change is available? For instance, running an application that tries changing the resolution. I have been using the non-reference cards kexts by Netkas and even asked him but he had no solution for that.

Please try a game that uses windows emulation by some wine port and see if it crashes.

Cheers!

@williamcsk: I can only say: THANK YOU!!! and sorry if I doubted if this worked on my previous post.

Success story with Sapphire HD4830 VGA+HDMI+DVI, proper display on System Profiler, resolution changes working: tried Half-Life 2 and UltrastarDeluxe that would crash my system with the previous kexts.

Once again THANK YOU!!! I can go to sleep with a big smile on my face tonite

It's working but not quite. The card is Sapphire HD4830 GDDR3 (DVI-SVIDEO-DVI) , i'm using a dvi2vga connector , cause my monitor is VGA. The problem is that I don't have my main monitor's resolution - 1680x1050 I do have all kinds of , but not this one. Strange isn't it ? any help on that , i am trying all kinds of methods and still the same... going to try the last method from the "simple thread" that's update lately and will tell you how it went.

edit- and no QE.

@IceNio:

Man you should try the original files from Netkas, I believe they are prepared for DVI-SVid-DVI check out his site, I don´t think I can link to it, but PM me and I will tell you which post I got mine working first.

Cheers!

Hmm, I tried it again, with the new instructions and still run into the same "Out of Frequency" problem. I tried a widescreen monitor, a non-widescreen monitor, an HDTV, DVI, HDMI, and VGA outputs, and still nothing.

I read on another topic, something about openGL framework.. did you ever update that? I don't think I ever messed with that, but maybe it's the reason I can't get mine to work?

Also, I updated to 10.5.7, did you as well or are you running a different version?

Thanks again for all your help

i'm runing 10.5.6 still , i want to figure out the video card first , i'll update later.

I am on retail 10.5.7. P5QL-E, E8500, Saphhire 4830.

I think you can turn off QuartzGL by OSX86tools or like these:
1. Open Terminal
2. sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.windowserver QuartzGLEnabled -boolean NO
3. enter your password
4. Restart or log out to see if it's unloaded.

I didn't update those files these days. Still figuring out its working behaviour.

I think it do not support widescreen resolution under VGA. But I still got QE and CI.

ok does it matter if running 10.5.4? only thing missing is the QE/CI

I think it has to be at least 10.5.6, since those kext first found in 10.5.7 update and people tested them on 10.5.6.
What installation are you using? I think it is quite safe now to update to 10.5.7 since there's a lot of pkg for different version of installation.

Hope these helps.

I can't get the QE / CI working dunno why , i did exactly the same as above. are you using some other files ? I'm getting 1680x1050 res now cause I bought a dvi-dvi cable and it's ok
only i think the edges of the fonts look a lil raw .. it's kinda annoying i'll try some other methods and write to let you know what happened.

edit- got everything working with the following :

used 64bit's method :
1.drivers
2.his natit via Kext Helper
3.accel files

4.(that's a point FROM ME - 1st DVI - dvi-svideo dongle put in the slot closer to the MB , and on the other DVIport - DVI-DVI cable to the monitor) - that way i got full QE , CI GL support it doesn't say my monitor is connected , but WHO CARES !?!?

Thank You all for all of your hard work , making these things possible , the only thing I haven't tried yet is netkas' method it might be working without the dvi-svideo dongle , but i'll leave it for later.

Thanks again and good luck !

p.s. forgot - iPC 10.5.6 updated to 10.5.7 , got it working on the 10.5.7 with the DVI-DVI cable. !

At first I also don't have QE/CI after I install 64bit's modded Natit.kext. The card is regonized but not supported by QE/CI.
Then I try some other accel files (i.e. those plugin in my zip file) and it works finally.
I think the problem is some old drivers left over in you system.
You can try to clean out all those ATI*.kext and Natit.kext from Extensions first.
Also, remember to clean out those in Extra folders
Then finally, when you boot up, use -v -f to rebuild the driver cache.
Turn out when I was replying you already get your card working. good for you.

well im using iATKOS 4a, the only one that seemed to work Darwin bootloader since MBR, using a IDE Drive and HDD running AMD Quad 9950 Black Edition on a ASRock A780GXE/128M mobo

I tried to use iDeneb Combo Upgrade KIT 10.5.7 and when i did that, after reboot only had a black screen tried various switches and nothing. *sighs*

I should be getting a SATA drive, i already have a SATA hdd, but when i do IDE Drive+SATA hdd = boot device error..

any information would help greatly.. thanks again

**update**

got my hands on a sata drive... and found a distro that worked (iDENEB 10.5.6) and followed as stated by williamcsk and BAM!!!! QE/CI works with a dvi-vga connector on the outer port and worked on a dvi only hook up as well... whooohoooo!!! thanks so much for your work, {censored} for every ones hard work...

where is this "accel pack"? cant find it

You no need to download accel pack, I include all those files in the zip provided.

yeah, thats what finally made it work... ive had an accel pack and was using that.. then when i did the new install with the 10.5.6, thought id give the one supplied a shot.. and bam... hahah

No need to remove all ATI kext, only 3 kext need to be add or replace for HD4830
Be sure you have a vanilla 10.5.7 system with untouched extensions folder before install these kext below
1) Patched Quail Motmot and Original Triakis(for 3870x2).pkg which provides patched Motmot framebuffer
2) QE_CI_Exotic_cards.pkg which provides patched ATIRadeonX2000.kext
3) Natit.kext from first post, this natit is different from others, it has a dual-dvi hd4830 vga rom inside.

some info about this vga rom
GPU Device Id: 0x1002 0x944C
113-B50110-101
Wekiva RV770 B50110 Board
© 1988-2005, ATI Technologies Inc.
ATOMBIOSBK-ATI VER011.015.000.003.030656
B3B50110.101

The gpu and mem clock in 2d mode is the same as in 3d mode, i think it's 575Mhz for gpu and 900Mhz for mem.

williamcsk, please check what i replied to your post in pcbeta http://bbs.pcbeta.com/viewthread.php?tid=5...e=2#pid11208536

For many it's not easy to go back to 'vanilla', with the files in the first post I successfully cleared all ATI related kext (including ATI*, *atit*, ATY*), reboot with -f and installed these with kext helper, reboot (no flags needed as kext helper causes cache rebuild before shutdown) and it's back to nearly fully working (if you see my previous post in this thread it's slightly better res than the ones I modified before)

You are right, this is probably the bios (dvi/svid/dvi) I modified and injected to modify 64bit's method so I didn't have to reflash; though ATY_inject should be getting the bios right from the card it probably isn't if it's in natit

Even netkas say though, that VGA is badly supported - but it's probably worth it to try a bios from a vga out card or even delete the bios data key from the plist and hope aty_inject is able to fetch it itself.

update here: I went to a friend's place and tried it with a DVI monitor connected to the DVI port of the 4830. It works! All I did was remove all the old drivers, and install your kexts and everything works, QE/CI. Guess it's time I upgraded my old VGA monitor.

thanks again to the original OP for finally solving that headache.

Yes... I can report everything is working perfectly, with the original files from netkas I was having kernel panics when restarting, now it restarts perfectly.

This is good work. I have the Sapphire HD4830 DVI/HDMI/VGA and have a lot of it working now. I cannot get the Quartz Extreme loaded. The system profile claims it is not supported on this card, similar to a post above.

I followed the instructions and removed the ATI dirvers at the beginning. I can access the resolution changing from teh menu now, but QE still seems elsive. I ahve deactivated QuartzCL as suggested by another post.

Are there any new ideas about this one? I appreciate any help!

BTW, I am using a VGA monitor in the VGA slot.

Which version of OSX are you using? At least 10.5.6 is required for QE/CI to work.

Hope this help.

I'm up to 10.5.7.

Have you checked if you don't have any of those kexts on the EXTRA folder of your bootloader? If so, please delete them. Also make sure you load the kexts provided by williamcsk with kextloader, it will make sure permissions are ok and boot caches are flushed properly.

Good luck!

Did you install all files in the zip archive including all .plugin files?
By the way, I forget to reply in my last post that VGA port is also working for me. Just no wide screen resolution.

Hello guys, I wanted to download the files provided in the first topic, but it says that the file has been removed. Can someone please reupload the files? Or just the 64bit Natit which is required for the last step of installation... Thanks

this guide work on sapphire hd4850???

@robyrocker: As the guide here: http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=177112 works for Asus 4850 and this guide here works too for Asus and Sapphire it maybe will work with our card too!

I think the mainproblem is the version 10.5.6 which i have installed! I will give a try for a 10.5.8 install, so i hope i am able to upgrade and then trying to modify the ATI kexts..

Has any of you guys tested the card with Snow Leopard? I am going to give it a shot tonight but am afraid of the consequences.

So any insight will be great. I was thinking to use Silent Natit + EvoEnabler + Ati 4800 kext with my device ids.

Thanks and cheers!

Hi there,
the file is no longer available, any chance to upload it again please?
Thanks in advance!

Folks I have indeed great news, got my Sapphire ATI HD4830 DVI+HDMI+VGA working with QE/CI on Snow Leopard!!

I am pleased to pull this off myself and to be able to share with the community that has shared with me a lot!

So this is the method:

1. Download the package from Netkas in the following post on his site: http://netkas.org/?p=137
2. Download the following package which is a mod from EVOEnabler.kext which I replaced some text on the plist file with some info from 64bit's Natit along with the Video ROM, which EVOEnabler brings one for HD4890. So basically I mixed 64bit's Natit with EVOEnabler and created a EVOEnabler 4830, you can download it from the following link: EVOEnabler 4830 pkg.

I hope it helps you all, thanks and props to Netkas, 64bit, williamcsk and the creator of EVOEnabler.

Please report if this works with the standard version of hd4830 also.

Cheers!

I would like to give this a try on my card but the files have been deleted/removed. Could someone who has them please upload them again. Thanks.

Wow, a very big thanks.

I've been trying to get my 4830 working is snow leopard.
This worked right away!

hi

thks i 've just used the kexts you are atteched and it work !!!

Click to view attachment

Hello all

Link in 1st post is removed
Could you please renew the link or send me this archive to vinsent (at) inbox (dot) ru

hell!

10.6.0 ready
10.6.1 k.o. no qe/ci and no change resolution...

I tried to follow the instructions of mrstimpy but at the reboot all I get are purple artifacts... I have SL 10.6.0 and a sapphire 4830 dvi+vga+hdmi...

10.6.1 ready QE CI Patch for 10.6.1

Hi MrSTiMPy,

does your enabler enable the HDMI port? (currently have this card working but only with the DVI port (have not tested VGA as no old monitors lying around), no output on the HDMI port...)

kjtooke

Hi,

I've tested the package of the first post of this topic but I got an out of frequencies, with all the ports (VGA, DVI and HDMI) of my sapphire HD4830.

The computer is booting into OSX (I can listen the HDD working), but the screen (widescreen, non widescreen and hdtv) write "out of frequencies".

I've tried this package with iATKOS v7 (10.5.7) and iDeneb v1.6 lite (10.5.8) and same results.

If anyone have a solution for that, he will be welcome.

My config :
AMD Athlon X2 4200+
MSI K8N Diamond
2 Go Ram
Sapphire HD4830 512Mb (VGA, DVI and HDMI)
HDD 160Gb SATA