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[CamDAX]

Hello everyone

I am posting this for help the myself and anyone else having Framebuffer problems with there ATI 5770 graphics card.  As of right now my display resolution is great and dual monitors work as u can see bellow.  The only problems I have are DVD Player crashes, desktop backgrounds don't load automatically, and I cant play any of my valve games.  I tried booting with frame buffers: Pithecia, Bulrushes, Cattail, Hydrilla, Duckweed, Fanwort, Elodea, Kudzu, Gibba(Makes it boot into safemode), Lotus, Iomoea, Mangabey, Muskgrass, Juncus with no change.  Bellow is what System Profiler says about my graphics.

ATI Radeon HD 5000:

  Chipset Model: ATI Radeon HD 5000
  Type: GPU
  Bus: PCIe
  PCIe Lane Width: x16
  VRAM (Total): 1024 MB
  Vendor: ATI (0x1002)
  Device ID: 0x68b8
  Revision ID: 0x0000
  Displays:

E2060:

Resolution: 1600 x 900 @ 60 Hz
  Pixel Depth: 32-Bit Color (ARGB8888)
  Display Serial Number: 106LTPG05664
  Main Display: Yes
  Mirror: Off
  Online: Yes
  Rotation: Supported
DELL IN1910N:
  Resolution: 1366 x 768 @ 60 Hz
  Pixel Depth: 32-Bit Color (ARGB8888)
  Display Serial Number: G510N97I45UI
  Mirror: Off
  Online: Yes
  Rotation: Supported
Display Connector:
  Status: No Display Connected

Here is what "ATIFramebuffer.kext" looks like

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
<key>CFBundleDevelopmentRegion</key>
<string>English</string>
<key>CFBundleExecutable</key>
<string>ATIFramebuffer</string>
<key>CFBundleGetInfoString</key>
<string>ATIFramebuffer 1.6.36.10 (9792)</string>
<key>CFBundleIdentifier</key>
<string>com.apple.kext.ATIFramebuffer</string>
<key>CFBundleInfoDictionaryVersion</key>
<string>6.0</string>
<key>CFBundleName</key>
<string>ATI Framebuffer</string>
<key>CFBundlePackageType</key>
<string>KEXT</string>
<key>CFBundleShortVersionString</key>
<string>1.6.36</string>
<key>CFBundleSignature</key>
<string>????</string>
<key>CFBundleVersion</key>
<string>6.3.6</string>
<key>IOKitPersonalities</key>
<dict>
  <key>Framebuffer_Personality</key>
  <dict>
   <key>CFBundleIdentifier</key>
   <string>com.apple.kext.ATIFramebuffer</string>
   <key>IOClass</key>
   <string>ATIFramebuffer</string>
   <key>IOMatchCategory</key>
   <string>IOFramebuffer</string>
   <key>IONameMatch</key>
   <string>display</string>
   <key>IOProbeScore</key>
   <integer>65000</integer>
   <key>IOProviderClass</key>
   <string>AtiFbStub</string>
  </dict>
</dict>
<key>OSBundleLibraries</key>
<dict>
  <key>com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily</key>
  <string>1.2</string>
  <key>com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily</key>
  <string>1.3</string>
  <key>com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily</key>
  <string>1.2</string>
  <key>com.apple.kext.ATISupport</key>
  <string>1.1.36</string>
  <key>com.apple.kpi.bsd</key>
  <string>8.0.0</string>
  <key>com.apple.kpi.iokit</key>
  <string>8.0.0</string>
  <key>com.apple.kpi.libkern</key>
  <string>8.0.0</string>
  <key>com.apple.kpi.mach</key>
  <string>8.0.0</string>
  <key>com.apple.kpi.unsupported</key>
  <string>8.0.0</string>
</dict>
<key>OSBundleRequired</key>
<string>Safe Boot</string>
</dict>
</plist>

[CamDAX]

Well I got DVD Player to stop crashing and I can play my valve games again.  Dual monitors are not working though.    Any ideas?

Boot.plist

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
<key>AtiPorts</key>
<string>2</string>
<key>EthernetBuiltIn</key>
<string>Yes</string>
<key>GenerateCStates</key>
<string>Yes</string>
<key>GeneratePStates</key>
<string>Yes</string>
<key>GraphicsEnabler</key>
<string>Yes</string>
<key>Kernel</key>
<string>mach_kernel</string>
<key>Kernel Flags</key>
<string>npci=0x2000</string>
<key>Legacy Logo</key>
<string>Yes</string>
<key>Timeout</key>
<string>3</string>
</dict>
</plist>

[Rampage Dev]

Please post you dsdt and IOreg from the IOreg app and I will inject the GPU into your DSDT.

[iFIRE]

for this Card Framenbuffer Vervet

[CamDAX]

I'm using Vervet and just my DVI monitor works.  My card has (from right to left) HDMI, VGA, & DVI.  My second monitor is on the VGA port, unfortunately I do not have another DVI monitor.

[iFIRE]

use a adapter  DVI/VGA this work for me

[jamdox]

http://www.insanelym...dpost&p=1841611

[CamDAX]

I tried that ATI5000 kext and it booted safe-mode.  I also tried "Hoolock" and that just wouldn't boot.  I have the Asus not the MSI one with 1-VGA port, 1-DVI port, & 1-HDMI port.  Is it posible to figure out what is enabling the dual monitors when I have "GraphicsEnabler=No" and reverse engineer that?

SCORE!!  Vervet was the wrong Frame Buffer.  Eulemur was the correct Frame Buffer for the Asus ATI5770 graphics card.  I now have fully-working dual monitors, DVD Player doesn't crash, & Source games (eg. TF2, Garrys Mod, Portal) work!!  Thanks for the help everyone!  Tomorrow I am gonna try and see if the HDMI port works on my 40" flatscreen, then I will have 3 monitors.


ATI Radeon HD 5700 Series:

  Chipset Model: ATI Radeon HD 5700 Series
  Type: GPU
  Bus: PCIe
  PCIe Lane Width: x16
  VRAM (Total): 1024 MB
  Vendor: ATI (0x1002)
  Device ID: 0x68b8
  Revision ID: 0x0000
  Displays:

E2060:

  Resolution: 1600 x 900 @ 60 Hz

  Pixel Depth: 32-Bit Color (ARGB8888)

  Display Serial Number: 106LTPG05664

  Main Display: Yes

  Mirror: Off

  Online: Yes

  Rotation: Supported

DELL IN1910N:

  Resolution: 1366 x 768 @ 60 Hz

  Pixel Depth: 32-Bit Color (ARGB8888)

  Display Serial Number: G510N97I45UI

  Mirror: Off

  Online: Yes

  Rotation: Supported

Display Connector:

  Status: No Display Connected

While Playing Garrys mod I tried to run a youtube video and I got a Kernel Panic.

After I rebooted I opened Console to fine the error message.

Console says:

9/15/12 11:26:28 PM com.valvesoftware.steam.ipctool[275] Error: ClaimLock by [390] on already claimed lock [392]: /MTX/fad5c6ab [GameOverlayRender_PaintCmdStream_390_mutex]
9/15/12 11:26:31 PM com.valvesoftware.steam.ipctool[275] Error: ClaimLock by [392] on already claimed lock [392]: /BSem/40f726f [GameOverlay_InGameRenderingCompleted_390.BinSemLock]
9/15/12 11:26:31 PM com.valvesoftware.steam.ipctool[275] Error: ClaimLock by [390] on already claimed lock [392]: /MTX/fad5c6ab [GameOverlayRender_PaintCmdStream_390_mutex]
9/15/12 11:27:14 PM com.valvesoftware.steam.ipctool[275] Error: ClaimLock by [390] on already claimed lock [392]: /MTX/fad5c6ab [GameOverlayRender_PaintCmdStream_390_mutex]
9/15/12 11:27:18 PM com.valvesoftware.steam.ipctool[275] Error: ClaimLock by [390] on already claimed lock [392]: /MTX/fad5c6ab [GameOverlayRender_PaintCmdStream_390_mutex]
9/15/12 11:27:28 PM com.valvesoftware.steam.ipctool[275] Error: ClaimLock by [390] on already claimed lock [392]: /MTX/fad5c6ab [GameOverlayRender_PaintCmdStream_390_mutex]
9/15/12 11:27:31 PM com.valvesoftware.steam.ipctool[275] Error: ClaimLock by [390] on already claimed lock [392]: /MTX/fad5c6ab [GameOverlayRender_PaintCmdStream_390_mutex]
9/15/12 11:27:32 PM com.valvesoftware.steam.ipctool[275] Error: ClaimLock by [390] on already claimed lock [392]: /MTX/fad5c6ab [GameOverlayRender_PaintCmdStream_390_mutex]
9/15/12 11:27:47 PM com.valvesoftware.steam.ipctool[275] Error: ClaimLock by [390] on already claimed lock [392]: /MTX/fad5c6ab [GameOverlayRender_PaintCmdStream_390_mutex]
9/15/12 11:27:48 PM com.valvesoftware.steam.ipctool[275] Error: ClaimLock by [392] on already claimed lock [392]: /BSem/40f726f [GameOverlay_InGameRenderingCompleted_390.BinSemLock]
9/15/12 11:27:58 PM com.valvesoftware.steam.ipctool[275] Error: ClaimLock by [392] on already claimed lock [392]: /BSem/40f726f [GameOverlay_InGameRenderingCompleted_390.BinSemLock]
9/15/12 11:28:19 PM com.valvesoftware.steam.ipctool[275] Error: ClaimLock by [390] on already claimed lock [392]: /MTX/fad5c6ab [GameOverlayRender_PaintCmdStream_390_mutex]

[iFIRE]

I have HD 5770 with Vervet Framenbufer and work good, all ports working, Graphics inject in DSDT and flags in boot plist: GraphicsEnabler=No PCIRootUID=0 Ati Config=Vervet Ati Ports=3 Use Ati Rom=Yes
Graphics Mode=1920x1200x32

and in Extra my rom= 1002_68B8.rom


Last login: Sat Sep 15 17:58:35 on ttys000
localhost:~ iFIRE$ ioreg | grep ATY
| |   |   | +-o ATY,Vervet@0  <class AtiFbStub, id 0x10000031c, registered, matched, active, busy 0 (733 ms), retain 8>
| |   |   | | +-o ATY_Vervet  <class AMDFramebuffer, id 0x100000320, registered, matched, active, busy 0 (733 ms), retain 18>
| |   |   | +-o ATY,Vervet@1  <class AtiFbStub, id 0x10000031d, registered, matched, active, busy 0 (10 ms), retain 8>
| |   |   | | +-o ATY_Vervet  <class AMDFramebuffer, id 0x100000326, registered, matched, active, busy 0 (10 ms), retain 15>
| |   |   | +-o ATY,Vervet@2  <class AtiFbStub, id 0x10000031e, registered, matched, active, busy 0 (2 ms), retain 8>
| |   |   | | +-o ATY_Vervet  <class AMDFramebuffer, id 0x100000335, registered, matched, active, busy 0 (0 ms), retain 14>
| |   |   | +-o ATY,Vervet@3  <class AtiFbStub, id 0x10000031f, registered, matched, active, busy 0 (0 ms), retain 8>
| |   |   | | +-o ATY_Vervet  <class AMDFramebuffer, id 0x10000033b, registered, matched, active, busy 0 (0 ms), retain 14>
localhost:~ iFIRE$

localhost:~ iFIRE$ sudo kextstat | grep AMD
Password:
   55    2 0xffffff7f8153f000 0x1ea000   0x1ea000   com.apple.kext.AMDSupport (8.0.0) <54 10 9 7 5 4 3 1>
   56    0 0xffffff7f81744000 0x49000    0x49000    com.apple.kext.AMD5000Controller (8.0.0) <55 54 10 9 5 4 3 1>
   59    0 0xffffff7f81d77000 0x3cd000   0x3cd000   com.apple.AMDRadeonAccelerator (1.0.0) <58 57 54 10 7 5 4 3 1>
   60    0 0xffffff7f81729000 0x13000    0x13000    com.apple.kext.AMDFramebuffer (8.0.0) <55 54 10 9 7 5 4 3 1>
localhost:~ iFIRE$

[eep357]

Not all 5770 use same frame buffer, depends on cards port layout, most single slot 3 port with vga, dvi and hdmi (Hoolock) while other layout usually Eulemur or Vervet, but with all the variations to the 5770, you may need to manually edit the frame buffer, bcc9 has thread with more info on how to do this