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[esotice]

Hello, I have my 6400 working except for that it runs hot, and the battery lasts only about an hour, while with windows it lasts 2 hours. Also, the laptop seems to run hotter with OSX.

I've installed a bundle, and the battery meter works fine.

I just don't know what I have to do to make it less power hungry.

I appreciate any input!!

[ytrox]

esotice, on Oct 27 2011, 10:32 AM, said:

Hello, I have my 6400 working except for that it runs hot, and the battery lasts only about an hour, while with windows it lasts 2 hours. Also, the laptop seems to run hotter with OSX.

I've installed a bundle, and the battery meter works fine.

I just don't know what I have to do to make it less power hungry.

I appreciate any input!!

generate p-states, c-states. give a try

[esotice]

Ok, I tried generating c and p states via multibeast, I'll see how that works. Thanks for the tip

HAS anyone gotten the ATI x1400 card working with an external monitor? I'd love to have this displayed on my lcd tv.

[LatinMcG]

esotice, on Oct 30 2011, 04:32 PM, said:

Ok, I tried generating c and p states via multibeast, I'll see how that works. Thanks for the tip

HAS anyone gotten the ATI x1400 card working with an external monitor? I'd love to have this displayed on my lcd tv.

i made PCI x1300 dev 7178 work with  evoenabler changed the framebufer name to "Caretta". however i didnt test tv out.

[nozyczek]

esotice, on Oct 30 2011, 04:32 PM, said:

HAS anyone gotten the ATI x1400 card working with an external monitor? I'd love to have this displayed on my lcd tv.

I got x1300 external working with the following:
com.apple.ATIRadeonX1000 (6.2.6) - Device ID: 0x71491002 added to Info.plist
ATINDRV.kext
    com.apple.kext.ATY_Caretta (5.3.0)

More info at:
http://sites.google.com/site/nozyczek/

[esotice]

Hi Nozyczek!

First of all, thanks so much for your google webpage. I've already used a couple of your drivers from the inspiron 6400 bundle, and the information you have posted there is very helpful.

But would you please help me understand what steps are necessary to get the external monitor working?

What is the ATINDRV kext for, and where do I find this: "com.apple.kext.ATY_Caretta " ?

Thanks a lot in advance.

[djfremen]

Hey Guys,

I've been pulling my hair out trying to get my vanilla 10.6.3 working.

My install procedure was:

External Firewire Drive to real Mac.
Install SL 10.6.3 onto external drive.
Reboot on real mac - enable wireless control, install Cham RC4.
Install HD into 9600/1705 Laptop.

Black screen - boots to desktop.
Control via real Mac.
Install EFI string, Install Kexts (see below), Use EFI studio to install string also in S/P/SC/.

Nothing!

Still absolute blackness on LCD display. I tried "Screen Sleeper" and tried turning off auto login.

Below you'll see my Boot.plist as a screenshot attached (with GMA string)- this one living in my EFI.

Please help me out... Not sure what I'm missing to get this display on.

KEXT in EFI Partition:

AppleACPIBatteryManager
Disabler
EvOreboot
fakesmc
IOATAFamily
LaptopDisplay
Mobility
NVinjectGO
SleepEnabler
VoodooHDA
VoodooPowerAcpi
VoodooPS2Controller
VodooSDHC

Really dont want to use a Distro. Have built many hacks (msi wind and Abit desktop) and this one snag is bumming me out.

[LatinMcG]

djfremen, on 08 December 2011 - 05:39 AM, said:

Hey Guys,

I've been pulling my hair out trying to get my vanilla 10.6.3 working.

My install procedure was:

External Firewire Drive to real Mac.
Install SL 10.6.3 onto external drive.
Reboot on real mac - enable wireless control, install Cham RC4.
Install HD into 9600/1705 Laptop.

Black screen - boots to desktop.
Control via real Mac.
Install EFI string, Install Kexts (see below), Use EFI studio to install string also in S/P/SC/.

Nothing!

Still absolute blackness on LCD display. I tried "Screen Sleeper" and tried turning off auto login.

Below you'll see my Boot.plist as a screenshot attached (with GMA string)- this one living in my EFI.

Please help me out... Not sure what I'm missing to get this display on.

KEXT in EFI Partition:

AppleACPIBatteryManager
Disabler
EvOreboot
fakesmc
IOATAFamily
LaptopDisplay
Mobility
NVinjectGO
SleepEnabler
VoodooHDA
VoodooPowerAcpi
VoodooPS2Controller
VodooSDHC

Really dont want to use a Distro. Have built many hacks (msi wind and Abit desktop) and this one snag is bumming me out.

the DSDT needs a tweak for Device (VID)
post your dsdt

NVinject is for nvidia, if u have intel video its not gona work.

what laptop u have ?

[inkid]

Hello guys.
I  have this kind of configuration:

Dell Inspiron 6400/E1505
Motherboard Chipset Mobile Intel Calistoga-PM i945PM
CPU Type Mobile DualCore Intel Core 2 Duo T5500, 1666 MHz
System Memory 2560 MB (DDR2 SDRAM)
Video Adapter ATI Mobility Radeon X1400 (256 MB) (1440x900)

In my opinion general trouble with my Video adapter x1400.
I try many and diferent ways with kexts to install 10.6 or 10.7
Even try step-by-step instruction by nozyczekbut without luck. After updating to 10.6.7 and installing script -- system not boot.

Any help from yours?

Problem solved with x1400 on SL 10.6.7

Edited by inkid, 28 January 2012 - 01:03 PM.

[djfremen]

LatinMcG, on 08 December 2011 - 02:41 PM, said:

the DSDT needs a tweak for Device (VID)
post your dsdt

NVinject is for nvidia, if u have intel video its not gona work.

what laptop u have ?

Thanks!
//DJF

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[LatinMcG]

edit that post.. remove dsdt and find your dsdt.aml  right click it and compress (makes it dsdt.aml.ZIP thats allowed to be posted)

then use full editor in here posting and attach.

the fix is remove the line ending in 100

Method (_DOD, 0, NotSerialized)
				{
					Return (Package ()
					{
						0x00010200,
						0x00010400,
						0x00010300
					})
				}

and this if u have nvidia

					Method (_DOD, 0, NotSerialized)
					{
						Store (SMI (0x6D, 0x00), Local0)
						If (LEqual (Local0, 0x01))
						{
							Return (Package ()
							{
								0x00010200, 
								0x00010110, 
								0x00010210
							})
						}
						Else
						{
							Return (Package ()
							{
								0x00010200, 
								0x00010118, 
								0x00010120
							})
						}
					}

if its ATI i have no clue

use dsdt editor to fix it

[djfremen]

Thanks LatinMcG! However, I cannot compile after dsdt fixer applied.
Keeps running into errors. Tried searching but no response for my specific issue.
//DJF

[boris22]

Who can help strugling to get QE fixed.
System is Dell 6400 with Intel GMA945
Almost verything is working Wifi, sound, screen 1280X800 Except QE
I tried "miljons" of kext files with no result.
Loaded is Snow Leopard 10.6.8 and Chameleon bootloader V2.1 svn r1819
I have a boot stick to load osx and remove the stick to run WinXp ( could also simpler without bootstick)

//Henry

[KidGixxer]

Thanks.  Had my wifes old 1720 siting here colecting dust. Now my kids can get some use of it.