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[Sergio965]

Hi guys!

For the first time, my PC booted Snow Leopard at full 1680x1050 resolution via the HD4350 card! Horray!

Here's how I did it:
I installed Snow Leopard 10.6 using MyHack.
Booted using -x (safe mode) flag and USB Drive.
Installed 10.6.2 Combo Update.

**Here's the video card stuff**
I replaced the boot file in the root of the USB drive with PC EFI V10.6: (http://netkas.org/?p=372)
I modified the .com.boot.plist file to set GraphicsEnabler to 'y' (Yes.)
I added the ATY_init.kext to my /Extras/Extensions/ folder (http://netkas.org/?p=116).
I booted back up in safe mode (-x), and voila! 1680x1050 resolution (Seems like QE/CI is working, too).
**End of video card stuff**

VGA does NOT work using PC EFIV10.6, I can confirm that.

Here's where I still need some help:
I can't start up Snow Leopard without using the -x boot flag. I hang on the infamous: "Still waiting for root device" Could this be because I'm still booting off the USB Drive?

Hopefully that helps somebody!

Edit: Sorry, I lied. No QE/CI just yet...

[olav]

Here's where I still need some help:
I can't start up Snow Leopard without using the -x boot flag. I hang on the infamous: "Still waiting for root device" Could this be because I'm still booting off the USB Drive?

To fix this you can open the com.apple.Boot.plist file on your boot volume and add this below "<key>Kernel Flags</key>":
<string>arch=i386 boot-uuid=put your uuid here</string>

You can check your uuid in disk utility by rightclicking the volume and choose "Information".

[macfan888]

I can have it running via DVI perfectly, in Snow leopard 10.6.2, but not via HDMI or VGA.

Any possibility to run 2 monitor with HD4360 and the onboard VGA?

some update. I tried the chameleon RC4 and got VGA work perfectly, however there is no signal from DVI, neither from HDMI. If I use the modified boot from netkas, I got DVI work, but no VGA. Is there possibility to have both VGA and DVI work at the same time, so a dual display?

Thanks a lot!

BTW, I have a problem and hope someone can help me out. I have two partition of SL. I can use the Chameleon RC4, PC EFI 10.6 to boot one partition without problem, but the other partition gives kernal panic. I have to use -f option on this partition to boot. I re-generate the cache, but it doesn't help. Could someone help me with this? Thanks a lot!


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10.6.2, E5200, 4G RAM, HD4350, 640G HD

[cerfew]

See, for a long time I've had a beautiful 1680X1050 resolution.
I'm using Chameleon RC4 and the new PCEFI 10.6 with GraphicsEnabler=Yes.
The only problem, is I cannot use the ATIRadeonX2000.kext and get a viewable screen- it goes completely pixellated and what not.
So basically, i have a nice res without QE/CI. Which doesn't do me much good, honestly. No quartz composer that way...

[Sergio965]

Horray!

QE/CI is fully working on my HD 4350 - performance is stellar!

Things I did different from last time:
1) I boot up is single user mode, that is, without safe mode.
2) I added my device ID (0×954f1002) to ATI4500Controller.kext and ATIRadeonX2000.kext.
3) I placed all the 4[3-6]00 SL Patch in /System/Library/Extensions and ran pfix to fix permissions and clean up.
4) As I said, I boot in single user mode.

Note: The modified kexts were already present while I was booting in safe mode: I didn't have QE/CI in safe mode.

That's it...everything kind of worked after that. I'm not sure what did it - perhaps it was just that I was in safe mode, or perhaps it has something to do with adding my device ID to the two ATI kexts.

Edit: By the way, alav, that didn't work. The problem wasn't that it wasn't booting to the drive, it was that it wasn't booting to the right part of the drive (using the UUID). Thus, I set the flag rd=disk0s3 to boot into the 3rd partition and skip the UUID all together. That worked perfect. Thanks for your help, though.

[mcgrath]

Hi guys,

New here, not new to OSX86. I am trying and failing everytime to get SL to install on my desktop PC. I have this graphics card and beleive it is what's hanging the install. I have a while back installed successfully on my dell laptop with a retail SL DVD.

I've made a USB install using Chameleon RC4 and netkas 10.6 boot file. I get to the grey spinning circle and a force reboot each time. I've since went back and tried an older boot 132 disc and same thing.

motherboard is DFI infinity 975x
CPU is c2d
4gb ram
ati 4350 gfx

I believe i may not have the correct kexts in my extensions folder, but thought with 10.6 I should at least be able to install and handle the config afterwards.... any help/advice?

install is hanging at "uptime is xxxxxxx milliseconds".

[DTJ]

Hi all,
I've been unable to get this card working using any of the described methods. Could someone who has successfully driven the card with full QE/CI please post a completely detailed step by step set of instructions, complete with the files that they used? It would be much appreciated for all of us who still haven't figured out what we have been doing wrong.

Thanks,
DSH

[mcgrath]

Hi DTJ,

After a few days of working with this card, I finally got it mostly working. Full QE/CI. Here goes how I did it.

1. Installed fresh 10.6 (i used myHack, google it).
2. Enabled GraphicsEnabler with myHack. This can be done by modifying /extra/com.apple.Boot.plist and adding:
<key>GraphicsEnabler</key>
<String>y</string>

3. Immediately applied 10.6.2 update.

4. Download and unzip boot file from Netkas (PC EFI 10.6 booter).
sudo -s
enter your password
cd /WHERE_YOU_UNZIPPED_FILE/
cp boot /

5. download this file radeon_45x0_kexts

6. Unzip

7. Right click on ATIRadeonX2000.kext and select "show package contents"

8. Open up contents folder

9. Edit Info.plist

10. Add "0x954f1002" directly after <string> which is underneath IOPCIMatch. Save file.

11. Right click on ATI4500Controller.kext and select "show package contents"

8. Open up contents folder

9. Edit Info.plist

10. Add 0x954f1002 directly after <string> which is underneath IOPCIMatch. Save file.

11. Copy both modified kext files and the reamining kexts you unzipped to /System/Library/Extensions

That's it.... like i said, i searched and searched and after I finally got it, seems like the answer was staring me in the face. Good luck. Now, the only problem i've got is my resolution isn't quite what i want it to be.... I beleive that is my monitor though.

let me know how it goes.

[DTJ]

Mcgrath,
thanks for your reply and detailed instructions. However, I was unable to get the card working. I'm beginning to suspect that my DSDT file is causing the problems. Otherwise, has anyone else had trouble with kernel panics originating from the ATIX2000 kext?

[mrle]

I followed mcgrath instructions, but haven't been able to boot. There is no kernel panic, but the boot process stops right at the moment it's supposed to switch to the desktop. I also have a DSDT because I need it for my board (Asus P5QL-E) to function properly, could that be the problem?

Other than that, my card is a XFX 4350, maybe it only works with some particular brands (Sapphire?).

[buwie]

I'm beginning to suspect that my DSDT file is causing the problems. Otherwise, has anyone else had trouble with kernel panics originating from the ATIX2000 kext?

I got a 4350 from a friend that bought a faster card and yup, i had the famous X2000 crashes too, until i decided to make my own DSDT.aml. For me it's the main reason people can't get this working. Use your OWN DSDT.aml, not even from someone with the same mb, make it yourself!
It's worth the trouble, i promise I did it via a linux live cd, but things really started running smoothly after that.

Besides that, use a retail install with Chameleon RC4 and PC EFI 10.6, Then it should load the drivers for the card.

My problem is i don't have a DVI display, the card is recognized, all 4 kexts are loaded, it just doesn't see any useful display connections. Since i'm running 10.6.2 Server which is mainly used headless i don't really mind since ARD is working fine

I'm just wondering what happens when i connect a DVI display. Weird thing is it says it recognizes 2 x "Display Connector:" but thats it, on my MBP i also have 2 display connectors, but the one that isn't used has a status, "Status: No display connected". So maybe nothing happens when i connect something to the DVI output....

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[DTJ]

I can confirm that it is in fact the DSDT configuration which is preventing normal functioning. I had to use a DSDT from somebody else in order to even boot Snow Leopard because I have a picky motherboard (P45-T2RS). They had enabled their own graphics card through DSDT which I had to remove. After doing this, the card is "halfway" recognized - system profiler identifies the card as a Radeon 4300 Series but believes the card has 256 VRAM. Resolution control is still disabled, along with QE/CI.

Could somebody who has the card working post their information from IORegistryExplorer? It could help a lot in building the DSDT.

Thanks everyone! I feel like we're very close to getting this card working for everyone.
DSH

[buwie]

Could somebody who has the card working post their information from IORegistryExplorer? It could help a lot in building the DSDT.

Sure, what would you like to see?

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[buwie]

Without any graphics enabler kext or in com.apple.Boot.plist the following dsdt hack, adapted from hack #13 in the DSDTSE app, seems to work for me.

Device (GFX0)
				{
					Name (_ADR, Zero)
					Name (_SUN, One)
					Method (_DSM, 4, NotSerialized)
					{
						Store (Package (0x1E)
						{
							"@0,compatible",
							Buffer (0x0E)
							{
							   "ATY,Peregrine"
							},

							"@0,deviceType",
							Buffer (0x08)
							{
							   "display"
							},

							"@0,VRAM,memsize",
							Buffer (0x04)
							{
								0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x20
							},

							"@0,display-connect-flags",
							Buffer (0x02)
							{
								 0x00, 0x04
							},

							"@0,name",
							Buffer (0x0E)
							{
								"ATY,Peregrine"
							},

							"@1,compatible",
							Buffer (0x0E)
							{
							   "ATY,Peregrine"
							},

							"@1,device_type",
							Buffer (0x08)
							{
								"display"
							},

							"@1,VRAM,memsize",
							Buffer (0x08)
							{
								 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x20
							},

							"@1,display-connect-flags",
							Buffer (0x02)
							{
								 0x00, 0x04
							},

							"@1,name",
							Buffer (0x0E)
							{
								"ATY,Peregrine"
							},

							"ATY,Card#",
							Buffer (0x0E)
							{
								"109-B77101-00"
							},

							"ATY,Rom#",
							Buffer (0x0F)
							{
								"113-B7710C-176"
							},

							"device_type",
							Buffer (0x14)
							{
								 "ATY,PeregrineParent"
							},

							"VRAM,totalsize",
							Buffer (0x04)
							{
								 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x20
							},

							"model",
							Buffer (0x17)
							{
								 "ATI Radeon 4300 Series"
							}
					  }, Local0)
					  DTGP (Arg0, Arg1, Arg2, Arg3, RefOf (Local0))
					  Return (Local0)
				 }

Try it and let me know

[mcgrath]

I should have mentioned that DVI does not work for me either. Also, for those that have this working, what resolution are you able to pull? I think my Samsung monitor will not pull the correct EDID..... huge bummer as I can not get a decent resolution without either blurry text or horizontally stretched image.

[wallybescotty]

can you tell me where to download the files at, please email me at wallybescotty@gmail.com and maybe a step by step on how to do wouldnt hurt im a complete idiot when it comes to hackintiosh so any help would be appreciated, i have the ATI radion 4350 and i counld ever get it figured out on how to get it to work, nor my wifi linksys compact usb card, but if you could get back to me i'd be very grateful thanks

Okay... I take the risk and get Asus EAH4350 512MB Silent earlier today.

After spending 15 minutes, I get it fully working with QE/CI Enabled with netkas booter and driver
I posted the instructions at my new blog:
http://www.xhackinto...pard-qe-ci.html

- Full HD 1920x1080 resolution
- Transparent menu bar
- Dashboard ripple effects
- VLC Windowed and Fullscreen (tested with 720p and full hd 1080p video, smooth playback)
- Chess game
- All Screen savers works

All works great...

[mrle]

Finally, I got it working too (XFX 4350 with monitor on DVI port, full res 1920x1080).

Seems to me that the problem was in netkas bootloader. If you use either some EFI strings in com.apple.boot.plist, or a custom DSDT.aml, the bootloader does not inject ATI device properly. So I got rid of my DSDT and deleted device-properties from com.apple.boot.plist, and it worked!

I used kexts from mcgrath's post above, they seem to work best. I have some newer kexts, but they just produce garbled image.

[kunaldj]

Finally, I got it working too (XFX 4350 with monitor on DVI port, full res 1920x1080).

Seems to me that the problem was in netkas bootloader. If you use either some EFI strings in com.apple.boot.plist, or a custom DSDT.aml, the bootloader does not inject ATI device properly. So I got rid of my DSDT and deleted device-properties from com.apple.boot.plist, and it worked!

I used kexts from mcgrath's post above, they seem to work best. I have some newer kexts, but they just produce garbled image.

i have the same card as you and i am new to this stuff... so can u guide me through this and what exactly is dsdt.aml i got the kext part and that was not a problem just this part which u told is where i am stuck at mrle

[inspir]

my sapphire HD4350 solution looks like this
install the packaes from this link:
http://www.insanelym...howtopic=206137
edit ATI4500controller.kext and ATIRadeonX2000.kext
run pfix and reboot
My monitor is connected with a DVI to HDMI cable(don't know if VGA or HDMI work)

[Remeren]

my sapphire HD4350 solution looks like this
install the packaes from this link:
http://www.insanelym...howtopic=206137
edit ATI4500controller.kext and ATIRadeonX2000.kext
run pfix and reboot
My monitor is connected with a DVI to HDMI cable(don't know if VGA or HDMI work)

Dear inspir,

I have the gigabyte version of the ATI Radeon HD 4350 if you give a step by step and screenshot of how you did it i get a KP or break my kext trying to do it?

TTVM, TIA

Tim


PS.

I am using 10.6.2