DragoonWraith Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 OK, so I installed Lion with iATKOS L1, following the instructions here. With AppleIntelHDGraphics.kext (and related files, see below*) installed, which I believe iATKOS did at my request, the computer could only boot in Safe Mode (and then, obviously, it was not getting graphics support). If I remove these kext files and use the repair utility in Kext Wizard, the computer boots up fine, except again there is no graphics support. So now I want to fix this issue, and get these kexts working correctly. Is it worthwhile to download AppleIntelHDGraphics.kext from the Internet and try to install that copy? I tend to assume that all copies of it are going to be the same thing, but I could be wrong. Or does something more involved have to be done? For reference, the last few lines I get from the verbose printout when AppleIntelHDGraphics.kext is installed are as follows. BSD root: disk0s2, major 14, minor 1 Kernel is LP64 com.apple.launchd 1 com.apple.launchd 1 *** launchd[1] has started up. *** com.apple.launchd 1 com.apple.launchd 1 *** Verbose boot, will log to /dev/console. *** Running fsck on the boot volume... ** /dev/rdisk0s2 (NO WRITE) ** Root file system Executing fsck_hfs (version diskdev_cmds-540.1~34) BootCacheControl: Unable to open /var/db/BootCaches/PreheatedUser/Merged.playlist: 2 No such file or directory BootCacheControl: Unable to open /var/db/BootCaches/PreheatedUser/Login.playlist: 2 No such file or directory macx_swapon SUCCESS Waiting for DSMOS... nstat_lookup_entry failed: 2 nstat_lookup_entry failed: 2 Previous Shutdown Cause: 3 DSMOS has arrived ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin::startForReal - waitForService(resourceMatching(AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement) timed out Transcript Offline - Buffer Pool Allocate [181000] failed █ At which point it hangs Computer details: Intel Core i3-2330M Intel HD 3000 integrated graphics (these are the things I know are useful information; if more is necessary I can provide, just let me know what's actually relevant) * I also removed files from S/L/E that seemed related to the HD Graphics. A full list: AppleIntelHDGraphicsGLDriver.bundle AppleIntelHDGraphicsVADriver.bundle AppleIntelHDGraphics.kext AppleIntelHDGraphicsFB.kext AppleIntelIntegratedFrameBuffer.kext AppleIntelSNBGraphicsFB.kext AppleIntelHDGraphicsGA.plugin Also, I removed AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement.kext and AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient.kext, since those were giving that timed out message at the end of the verbose print-out. Fixing those would also be good, but that's another issue (and there are other similar things I want working, like the ethernet card. But first things first). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayp94 Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 i am not familiar with iATKOS but try this, edit your boot.apple.plist file (cant remember where it is maybe in library/... or system/...) and add something (off the top of my head) like <key>GraphicsEnabler</key> <string>Yes</string> (if yours says 'yes' then try 'no') Thats the main one, or <key>Graphics Mode</key> <string>1280x1024x32 (your screen res here)</string> If that dont work then im stumped! Let me know if it works Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragoonWraith Posted March 5, 2012 Author Share Posted March 5, 2012 OK, I'm not at home right now to try that, but should I reinstall AppleIntelHDGraphics.kext before testing this? And the related files that I listed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayp94 Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 keep the files that was originally on the OS when u installed it. Intel's HD 3000 graphics is natively supported on Lion due to the Mac Minis using it. So if u deleted it then yes put it back on... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragoonWraith Posted March 6, 2012 Author Share Posted March 6, 2012 OK, I tried using the GraphicsEnabler=Yes "Graphics Mode=1440x900x32" boot arguments (rather than modifying plist), and that didn't work. I haven't tried modifying plist because there were some issues with the install, so I figured I'd start fresh and reinstall. Unfortunately, that failed for some reason and I don't have time to start from scratch right now (there was no boot loader on the USB stick because I'd had one on the HDD, but now I don't). Continuing this project will have to wait until the weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artur_pt Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 hello intel hd 3000 only have full support in 10.7.2 or 10.7.3 see if the that 2, appleintelhd3000.kext and AppleIntelSNBGraphicsFB.kext have u device id and should work good hack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragoonWraith Posted March 7, 2012 Author Share Posted March 7, 2012 Ah, that's very good to know; I'll double-check which version of Lion that iATKOS has. How do I determine the precise device ID for my computer? I've actually had a lot of trouble tracking down precisely which makes/models/versions of various components - I recently learned about lspci for the PCI components, which has helped, but the processor is not a PCI component... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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