NoSmokingBandit Posted May 15, 2009 Share Posted May 15, 2009 I've been trying for hours to get this stupid card working, but no matter what i do i cant get hardware accelerated CI or any QE at all. Its a 3870 512mb (idk the manufacturer, it doesnt have any stickers on it), Device id 9501. I can get whatever info is relevant, i just dont know where to start. I tried a ton of different natit kexts but none seem t give me full functionality. Thanks! edit: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zuz_242 Posted May 15, 2009 Share Posted May 15, 2009 are you on 10.5.6? i could not get my 3870 (sapphire passive) to work properly under 10.5.6. 10.5.5 was ok. right now my update to 10.5.7 seems to work with graphics it took me a while to get my card to work in the first place, i had garbled screen etc. the solution in this case was changing motherboard from nvidia to amd... did you read the thread about AMD & EFI by mitch_de? might be worth a try .. I've been trying for hours to get this stupid card working, but no matter what i do i cant get hardware accelerated CI or any QE at all.Its a 3870 512mb (idk the manufacturer, it doesnt have any stickers on it), Device id 9501. I can get whatever info is relevant, i just dont know where to start. I tried a ton of different natit kexts but none seem t give me full functionality. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSmokingBandit Posted May 15, 2009 Author Share Posted May 15, 2009 I tried the Megadolon efi string (he said not to use the others post-10.5.5), but its still the same. Im on 10.5.7 (easy upgrade, i was surprised) and its an intel mobo, so idk what the deal is. Do i need to get rid of ATIRadeonX2000.kext too? Edit: I deleted atiradeonx2000 and rebooted, but am stuck at 1024x768. I added efi strings via EFI Studio and rebooted, but it apparently was the strings for the 3870x2. I'll keep looking for stings that work. Edit2: No matter what i do, my card shows up as a 3870x2.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zuz_242 Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 another idea would be using netkas new radeon driver / natit.kext. i just tested it on another (10.5.6) install and it accomplished what no other driver did under 10.5.6 - full ci/qe good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
machinist Posted June 7, 2009 Share Posted June 7, 2009 NSB: Weaksauce's hex string solution has worked rock solid for me, you might want to give it a go? http://######.com/weaksauce12/?p=538 Various solutions are also covered in this thread. http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=112708 ATI Radeon HD 3800: Chipset Model: ATI Radeon HD 3800 Type: Display Bus: PCIe PCIe Lane Width: x16 VRAM (Total): 512 MB Vendor: ATI (0x1002) Device ID: 0x9501 Revision ID: 0x0000 ROM Revision: 113-B1480A-236 EFI Driver Version: 01.00.236 Displays: CM751: Resolution: 1600 x 1200 @ 75 Hz Depth: 32-Bit Color Core Image: Hardware Accelerated Main Display: Yes Mirror: Off Online: Yes Quartz Extreme: Supported Rotation: Supported QuartzGL: Supported Display Connector: Status: No Display Connected Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bansaku Posted June 26, 2009 Share Posted June 26, 2009 I have a Sapphire 3870 512MB and it works perfectly in 10.5.6/7. Easy solution is to go here http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=107526 and look at the bottom for the drivers. Everything works 100% (CI/QE, full rez, dual support) *Note* Get the latest Natit.kext Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hchinasky Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 I´d like know if wake up from sleep works with this card Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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