display and graphic driver problem

[NoLimits7FIE]

HI i'm a neewbie and i have 2 problems after installing kalyway 10.5.2 allowing to to dual boot Mac OS X and vista

 

1st problem is that the i need to find a way to convert the resolution from 1280x768 to 1280x800 because it does not offer that in the system preferences

 

2nd problem is the graphic driver. I need help with installing a graphic driver that is compatible with my laptop. The current one is not allowing programs like iWorks to run properly or run at all. So please. Help. I've included the specs of my laptop below

 

 

i have a sony vio vgn-nr430e with a mobile intel ® 965 express chipset family. Manufacturer: intel® pentium ® @ 1.86Ghz. Memory: 2038mb ram. Current Display mode is 1280 x 800 (32 bit) (60 hz).

 

PLZ help

 

Small problems: on the MAc os it doesn't hold a charge but it does when i'm using vista. And for both mac and vista everytime I have to change the time settings when i dual boot.

 

Thanks alot for anyone that can help. PLZZZ!!

[Lanceomni]

HI i'm a neewbie and i have 2 problems after installing kalyway 10.5.2 allowing to to dual boot Mac OS X and vista

 

1st problem is that the i need to find a way to convert the resolution from 1280x768 to 1280x800 because it does not offer that in the system preferences

 

2nd problem is the graphic driver. I need help with installing a graphic driver that is compatible with my laptop. The current one is not allowing programs like iWorks to run properly or run at all. So please. Help. I've included the specs of my laptop below

 

 

i have a sony vio vgn-nr430e with a mobile intel ® 965 express chipset family. Manufacturer: intel® pentium ® @ 1.86Ghz. Memory: 2038mb ram. Current Display mode is 1280 x 800 (32 bit) (60 hz).

 

PLZ help

 

Small problems: on the MAc os it doesn't hold a charge but it does when i'm using vista. And for both mac and vista everytime I have to change the time settings when i dual boot.

 

Thanks alot for anyone that can help. PLZZZ!!

 

Graphics

Getting the correct drivers will most likely correct both your problems. There is support for GMA X3100. You should be able to install Leopard Graphics Update 1.0 to get your card going or just extract the files from the package with Pacifist. Google "leopard Graphics Update" and you should see a link to Apple. I don't see anything in that package that would cause you any problems but you should always backup prior to doing anything like this.

 

After installing reboot and check Graphics/Displays in System Profiler (Click on the Apple in the top left of the screen and select "about this mac" then select "more info". You should see Quartz Extreme and Core Image Supported. You also should be able to modify your resolutions.

 

If you still dont have QE/CI supported remove the driver cache (extensions.mkext) to force OSX to rebuilt it by typing the following in Terminal.

sudo rm -R /System/Library/Extensions.mkext

Make sure permissions are correct by typing the following in Terminal pressing enter after each line.

sudo chmod -R 755 /System/Library/Extensions && chown -R root:wheel /System/Library/Extensions
diskutil repairPermissions /

Reboot and use the boot flags -v -f

-v Verbose

-f Forces OSX to pull drivers from the Extentions folder and not the cache.

 

Time

Did this happen prior to dual booting? A dead CMOS battery will do this. Boot into your BIOS a few times (give it some time between boots) and see if your clock looks like its been reset. There may be other things that can cause it but thats the first thing that comes to mind.

[NoLimits7FIE]

ok, so i thought i installed the updater and the QE/CI said it wasn't supported so i went ahead and entered the codes and permissions into Terminal.

 

turns out i didn't install it, and i installed the leopard updater...

 

when i went to reboot i got a message similar to.. the cache needs to be updated and your computer will shut down when it is updated

 

and now i get a blue screen with a black strip down the middle. does this have anything to do with the codes i typed into Terminal before i installed the Leopard updater? if so, how do i solve this problem?

[Lanceomni]

ok, so i thought i installed the updater and the QE/CI said it wasn't supported so i went ahead and entered the codes and permissions into Terminal.

 

turns out i didn't install it, and i installed the leopard updater...

 

when i went to reboot i got a message similar to.. the cache needs to be updated and your computer will shut down when it is updated

 

and now i get a blue screen with a black strip down the middle. does this have anything to do with the codes i typed into Terminal before i installed the Leopard updater? if so, how do i solve this problem?

 

About the Commands

Basically kexts (drivers) are stored in the /System/Library/Extensions folder. OSX builds a cache of these drivers called Extensions.mkext its located in the /System/Library folder.

sudo rm -R /System/Library/Extensions.mkext This command deletes this cache and forces OSX to rebuild it.

 

In order for kexts to work properly they must have proper permissions set.

diskutil repairPermissions / This command repairs permissions for your entire root drive. If you are having problems with applications acting funny or crashing you can enter this command in terminal or run Disk Utility and there is an option to repair permissions.

 

sudo chmod -R 755 /System/Library/Extensions && chown -R root:wheel /System/Library/Extensions This command is used to make sure your extensions folder has the correct permissions set. The previous command does do this for the entire drive but there maybe some drivers that OSX doesnt recognize (and will not know the correct permissions to set) and so we double up and run this command to make sure.

 

About the problem

Something is confilicting in the extensions folder. You said that you thought you installed but didnt and then ran the commands then ran the installer and rebooted? If thats the case boot using -v -x and run the commands again.

 

If that doesnt work we will have to remove the files we installed. Did you by any chance backup before your ran the installer as mentioned? If so we can restore the files pretty easily. Ive got that installer at work. Ill dig through it again and see if there is anything that may caused your problem.

[Lanceomni]

Assuming that you do not have a backup we can remove some of the files that may be causing a problem. Well actually back them up first and then remove them from the extensions folder. You will need to grab a copy of natit.kext for your 3100. http://www.mediafire.com/?d3xjhmze0tb Unzip it and leave natit.kext on your desktop.

 

If you are able to boot into OSX using -v -x then open terminal and do the following (Ill describe each command before every line).

 

1. This creates a folder called backup in your root directory.

mkdir /backup

2. This copies the file to your new backup folder.

cp -Rf System/Library/Extensions/AppleIntelGMAX3100.kext /backup/AppleIntelGMAX3100.kext

3. This copies the file to your new backup folder.

cp -Rf System/Library/Extensions/AppleIntelIntegratedFrameBuffer.kext /backup/AppleIntelIntegratedFrameBuffer.kext

4. This removes the files, we just made backup copies of, from the extensions folder.

sudo rm -Rf System/Library/Extensions/AppleIntelGMAX3100.kext

5. This removes the files, we just made backup copies of, from the extensions folder.

sudo rm -Rf System/Library/Extensions/AppleIntelIntegratedFrameBuffer.kext

6. This copies natit.kext to your Extensions holder. (Alternatively you can just drop it in using Finder)

cp ~/desktop/natit.kext System/Library/Extensions/

7. This removes the cache file and forces OSX to rebuild it with the revisions.

sudo rm -R /System/Library/Extensions.mkext

8. This sets the proper permissions for the Extensions folder including files which OSX would not recognize.

sudo chmod -R 755 /System/Library/Extensions && chown -R root:wheel /System/Library/Extensions

9. The repairs permissions for the entire drive.

diskutil repairPermissions /

Reboot with -v -f

 

Check to see if QE/CI are supported.

 

So basically you have typed:

mkdir /backup
 cp -Rf System/Library/Extensions/AppleIntelGMAX3100.kext /backup/AppleIntelGMAX3100.kext
 cp -Rf System/Library/Extensions/AppleIntelIntegratedFrameBuffer.kext /backup/AppleIntelIntegratedFrameBuffer.kext
 rm -Rf System/Library/Extensions/AppleIntelGMAX3100.kext
 rm -Rf System/Library/Extensions/AppleIntelIntegratedFrameBuffer.kext
 cp ~/desktop/natit.kext System/Library/Extensions/
 sudo rm -R /System/Library/Extensions.mkext
 sudo chmod -R 755 /System/Library/Extensions && chown -R root:wheel /System/Library/Extensions
 diskutil repairPermissions /

 

If for some reason you can not boot into OSX using -x then you can do the same as above in Single User Mode.

Boot using -v -s

at the prompt type:

/sbin/mount -uw /
 cd /System/Library/
 mkdir /backup
 cp -Rf Extensions/AppleIntelGMAX3100.kext /backup/AppleIntelGMAX3100.kext
 cp -Rf Extensions/AppleIntelIntegratedFrameBuffer.kext /backup/AppleIntelIntegratedFrameBuffer.kext
 rm -Rf Extensions/AppleIntelGMAX3100.kext
 rm -Rf Extensions/AppleIntelIntegratedFrameBuffer.kext
 rm -Rf /System/Library/Extensions.mkext
 chmod -R 755 /System/Library/Extensions && chown -R root:wheel /System/Library/Extensions

 

Now reboot using -v -f

 

Start from step 6 in the previous section to install natit.kext

 

There is shorter syntax to do the same thing but I want to keep it simple so that we know whats going on. If this doesn't work we can remove all of the graphics drivers and you should be left with default

[NoLimits7FIE]

Thank you so much lance for the detailed instructions, I will try it out and then get back to you in the middle of the day. I was orginally gonna just reinstall mac os and try running the leopard graphic driver 1.0 again, this time correctly.

 

FYI: I cannot get into the OS at all so if anything i'll have to try at the Single User Mode.

 

But thank you again so much for your help.

[Lanceomni]

Thank you so much lance for the detailed instructions, I will try it out and then get back to you in the middle of the day. I was orginally gonna just reinstall mac os and try running the leopard graphic driver 1.0 again, this time correctly.

 

FYI: I cannot get into the OS at all so if anything i'll have to try at the Single User Mode.

 

But thank you again so much for your help.

 

So you can't get back in using -x at boot?

 

I wouldnt run that installer as it may be something in there that is conflicting. If anything you can extract the drivers you need or Ill pull them and provide a link.

[NoLimits7FIE]

If for some reason you can not boot into OSX using -x then you can do the same as above in Single User Mode.

Boot using -v -s

at the prompt type:

/sbin/mount -uw /
  cd /System/Library/
  mkdir /backup
  cp -Rf Extensions/AppleIntelGMAX3100.kext /backup/AppleIntelGMAX3100.kext
  cp -Rf Extensions/AppleIntelIntegratedFrameBuffer.kext /backup/AppleIntelIntegratedFrameBuffer.kext
  rm -Rf Extensions/AppleIntelGMAX3100.kext
  rm -Rf Extensions/AppleIntelIntegratedFrameBuffer.kext
  rm -Rf /System/Library/Extensions.mkext
  chmod -R 755 /System/Library/Extensions && chown -R root:wheel /System/Library/Extensions

 

Now reboot using -v -f

 

Start from step 6 in the previous section to install natit.kext

 

There is shorter syntax to do the same thing but I want to keep it simple so that we know whats going on. If this doesn't work we can remove all of the graphics drivers and you should be left with default

 

Hey Lance. I wasn't able to get into the operation system using -x, so i went into single user mode and i followed your instructions to the key, and it still gave the blue screen with the black line after reboot. do you think I downloaded the wrong version of the leopard graphic card. this is the site that i went to do DL http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/appl...csupdate10.html

 

I'm still stuck at in the same place..... not able to get into the OS at all. What to do?

and you said NOT to reinstall the OS correct?

[NoLimits7FIE]

ok Lance, so this is what i did, I went ahead and reinstalled the OS and when i rebooted, everything was still there. My iWorks and all the folders i added to the desktop before i installed the leopard graphic driver 1.0. So i guess it just set everything back to default.

 

Next i went to download the Natit.kext like you told me, followed all of your instructions and when I went to reboot. It gave me that infamous BLUE screen that everyone gets. THis time no black line. So now i reinstalled the OS again and now i'm sitting and waiting for your next instructions.. What to do Lance?

 

 

I really do appreciate you taking time out of your day to help me all the way step by step.

 

 

Martin

[NoLimits7FIE]

ok so I wanted to update you on whats going on. I read through the forums and i was able to have QE/CI enabled by using X3100-slashack.zip. Worked really well. i used kext helper to install it. Problem is. My resolution is still the same.

i went into system preferences/display and showed no option to change from 1280x768 to 1280x800

[Lanceomni]

ok so I wanted to update you on whats going on. I read through the forums and i was able to have QE/CI enabled by using X3100-slashack.zip. Worked really well. i used kext helper to install it. Problem is. My resolution is still the same.

i went into system preferences/display and showed no option to change from 1280x768 to 1280x800

 

So by using Slashack's package you do get QE/CI but default resolutions?

[NoLimits7FIE]

So by using Slashack's package you do get QE/CI but default resolutions?

 

yes it's still default.. or am i suppose to go and do something to enable more resolutions?

[Lanceomni]

yes it's still default.. or am i suppose to go and do something to enable more resolutions?

 

If you get 1024x768 and no QE/CI then your card isn't being supported. Im at a loss here as I have not been able to find any information on support for your card. You may be out of luck for now with that card.

[NoLimits7FIE]

If you get 1024x768 and no QE/CI then your card isn't being supported. Im at a loss here as I have not been able to find any information on support for your card. You may be out of luck for now with that card.

 

but when i go to "about this mac" and click on display and graphics, it says core image: hardware accelrated. QE: enabled

 

just curious.. how do i reboot into a safemode? maybe that might solve the problem?

[Lanceomni]

but when i go to "about this mac" and click on display and graphics, it says core image: hardware accelrated. QE: enabled

 

just curious.. how do i reboot into a safemode? maybe that might solve the problem?

 

Wait it says QE/CI supported? but you still only get the default resolution?

[NoLimits7FIE]

Wait it says QE/CI supported? but you still only get the default resolution?

 

yes I have QE/CI supported and i still get the default resolution.. After i installed everything was the option of 1280x800 resolution suppose to show up automatically in system preferences/display? i even tried clicking detect display and still default resolutions

[Beerkex'd]

Here are a few suggestions. I'm leaning towards the EDID one.

http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopic=52347

SwitchresX is fine too but it's kind of confusing. Plus it's not free.

 

If you decide to use SwitchresX make sure you first install some kind of install-tracker program so you can remove it completely later if you don't like it. It leaves preference files all over. Or maybe I didn't know what I was doing at the time :-) Better to take precautions anyway.