zoulou33 Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 Hi, i finally manage to have my hackintosh almost 100% functionnal. But I still have issues with, i think, my radeon 3870. First, i have a: SAPPHIRE RADEON 3870 DDR3 512MO PCIE to be able to get it work i have to use old driver a natit.kext from 15 january 2008. None of the more recent package were able to work. (natit.kext from 23 february 2008, ATI radeon HD 3870.pkg from 29 may 2008 will not work) The problem now is that i suspect the 3870 to crash some applications: -> sometimes in xbench running Quartz Graphic Test (application crash) -> sometimes in Motion (crash, i need to restart the computer) -> some glitches in the opengl test in "opengl extensions viewer" Recently i manage to get working the shutdown/sleep function. But when i when i wake the computer from sleep, the screen is a mosaic of color, totally unusable (but i suspect the whole thing to function correctly, because i heard the HDD, the fan and the whole thing...). Any help will be appreciate. I think about flashing the 3870 with a more compatible 3870, may be the pc/mac version? Is this a good idea? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoulou33 Posted September 8, 2008 Author Share Posted September 8, 2008 Here is a sample of the artefact i got in motion for example. Any idea, where it might come from? (QE and CI are ok) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoulou33 Posted September 9, 2008 Author Share Posted September 9, 2008 I tried to install the 3870 on a windows pc, and run the opengl extension viewer. Every thing was fine. There was no artefacts, so I conclude that the card is not the problem. These artefacts appear on everything that implies OpenGL, and Core Image I think. I saw them on: -> Motion -> Front Row -> In OpenGL Extension Viewer And I suppose they are in cause in the fact that i got a disco screen when i wake up the system from sleep... Any other one has ever got these problems? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razvanjah Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 SAPPHIRE RADEON 3870 DDR3 512MO PCIE to be able to get it work i have to use old driver a natit.kext from 15 january 2008. None of the more recent package were able to work. (natit.kext from 23 february 2008, ATI radeon HD 3870.pkg from 29 may 2008 will not work) Hi zoulou33, Can you please post a link to the old natit.kext that works for your 3870 ? I have tried various versions of natit and so far none of them worked. thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candykane Posted September 13, 2008 Share Posted September 13, 2008 WELL DOWNGRADE. i never know why people nead to upgrade there perfect OSX install to later ruin it. only upgrade if you have trouble with your installation. @ Raz you have a PM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoulou33 Posted September 13, 2008 Author Share Posted September 13, 2008 Below is the link to the NATIT that worked for me. Remember also that i install the driver "ATI radeon HD 3870.pkg" from 29 may 2008, and before restart, i install the NATIT with the application "kext helper". To candykane: if it worked perfectly with a downgraded version, you can be sure that i will stick to an old version. But actually, i think it's more a problem with the Natit that do not support some specificity of this card... May be a slightly different rom, i don't know... Remember that i have QE/CI enable with almost no problem... Anyway, i just receive another Sapphire 3870, but this time DDR4 and fanless, and you know what? It worked just fine, no more trouble with the artefacts, and no more disco screen when my computer wake up from sleep. So definitively, there is something wrong with the Natit file and some 3870 card... Natit.kext.zip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razvanjah Posted September 14, 2008 Share Posted September 14, 2008 to candycane: I got it, thanks but unfortunately it doesn't work. I got the same result as with the all the other natit versions. to zoulou33: thanks. meanwhile I got the card working using trikais so I'll leave the experiments aside for a while as I had enough of them already. I'll give your method a try next time I'll need to install osx thou. As you said it might have something to do with natit not being compatible with some cards that have a different bios. Good to hear that the new card works better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zuz_242 Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 Anyway, i just receive another Sapphire 3870, but this time DDR4 and fanless, and you know what? It worked just fine, no more trouble with the artefacts, and no more disco screen when my computer wake up from sleep. So definitively, there is something wrong with the Natit file and some 3870 card... Natit.kext.zip That will be a fanless/passive "SAPPHIRE ULTIMATE HD 3870 512MB GDDR4 PCI-E", right? I have those and haven´t got it running with a variety of drivers / kexts / natits. But i dont know if the rest of my setup (AMD, nforce 4/5, sli) affects the compatibility as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoulou33 Posted September 16, 2008 Author Share Posted September 16, 2008 yes it's the "SAPPHIRE ULTIMATE HD 3870 512MB GDDR4 PCI-E". I think that a good way to find a working card is to buy one on the internet, and if it doesn't work you send it back. Here in France there's a law that allow us to send back within 7 days any product bought by internet. Of course you have to pay the shipping fee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitch_de Posted September 16, 2008 Share Posted September 16, 2008 yes it's the "SAPPHIRE ULTIMATE HD 3870 512MB GDDR4 PCI-E". Thanks for that card info which works. Q: Does it work without NATIT or other injectors - means like Apple ATI 3870 - out of the box ?. If not, what way do you use: gfxstring , or Natit (which), newest ATI drivers or some older ones (white menue fix and other older ATI3870.pkg) Thanks I use working 3850, MSI 512 GDDR3, but need gfxstring and TRIAKIS ATINVRV, but can use the newest QTI drivers - today 10.5.5 (drv: 1.5.30) any may upgrade to yours if it works out of the box (no natit or other injectors). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoulou33 Posted September 16, 2008 Author Share Posted September 16, 2008 With this card i just have installed "ATI radeon HD 3870.pkg" from 29 may 2008. And it worked with nothing else to do. But I really can't know for sure if any "SAPPHIRE ULTIMATE HD 3870 512MB GDDR4 PCI-E" will work the same way. Because I guess, that the bios may be different even in a same product... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zuz_242 Posted October 5, 2008 Share Posted October 5, 2008 I got my 3780 passive working !! My problem was the nforce motherboard i used before. Now i got a Gigabyte board with AMD 790X chipset and everything is fine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyberderf Posted May 25, 2009 Share Posted May 25, 2009 Does the 3870 passive from Sapphire works in DUAL DVI mode ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zuz_242 Posted May 26, 2009 Share Posted May 26, 2009 Does the 3870 passive from Sapphire works in DUAL DVI mode ? yup. and with the new natit from netkas site i got it running under 10.5.7. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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