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[Luke Bussey]

Hi all,
I've got a 10.8.2 iAtkos install on my Hackintosh at the moment.

It's using...

• 8GB of Crucial Ballistix DDR3 1600Mhz RAM @1.5V
  
• 3570K CPU @ standard clocks
  
• GIGABYTE Z77-D3H motherboard @ F14 bios (F18 has usb problems, F14 works better)
  
• Intel HD 4000 intergrated graphics (currently what I'm using - not happy with performance)
  
• Saphire 6950 2GB Dual Fan edition on standard firmware. No unlocked shaders or anything, completely stock.

So basically, I've no problems with OSX, it installed fine (I needed to use -x on install and I had to delete a kernel patcher or something from my install USB), and it boots and runs fine with no boot tags necessary.

I'm not happy with it though, because at the moment it won't even boot unless I take out my dedicated GPU (the 6950). Once I do that it works fine, but it's annoying having to open my case every time I wanna switch between OSX and Windows.

So my question is - how can I use my 6950 with OSX ML? Or at least not have to unplug my GPU each time I boot OSX

I've heard that the 6950 does work with ML, but only on genuine macs and not hacktintoshes. On random forums and blogs people are claiming they've got their working - but never explained how. I've been trying to get all the info I can but it's all jumbled and different people are saying different things.

Does anybody have anything definitive they can tell me about if/how I can get my card working with OSX?

Thanks,
Luke

[Rampage Dev]

GPU is unsupported. You must use the IGPU ie HD4000.

[carbo178]

Hi, have you injected device properties key for HD4000 in org.chameleon.boot.plist?

        <key>device-properties</key>

<string>7f0000000100000001000000730000000200000002010c00d041030a000000000101060000027fff04002c0000004100410050004c002c00690067002d0070006c006100740066006f0072006d002d006900640000000800000005006201140000006800640061002d0067006600780000000d0000006f6e626f6172642d31</string>

[Luke Bussey]

Rampage Dev, on 15 February 2013 - 04:39 PM, said:

GPU is unsupported. You must use the IGPU ie HD3000.

Nope. Thanks for reply, but the GPU actually is supported, just without hardware acceleration in ML yet. I just can't get it working because I haven't got any of the custom kexts and I don't know the method.

carbo178, on 15 February 2013 - 05:25 PM, said:

Hi, have you injected device properties key for HD4000 in org.chameleon.boot.plist?

<key>device-properties</key>

<string>7f0000000100000001000000730000000200000002010c00d041030a000000000101060000027fff04002c0000004100410050004c002c00690067002d0070006c006100740066006f0072006d002d006900640000000800000005006201140000006800640061002d0067006600780000000d0000006f6e626f6172642d31</string>

Hi, I don't quite understand what this would do? My HD4000 works perfectly - it's just the 6950 that's causing problems with OSX. Thanks for reply

[iFIRE]

delete all ATI kexts and repair permissions

[Rampage Dev]

iFIRE, on 15 February 2013 - 06:11 PM, said:

delete all ATI kexts and repair permissions

No need to do this. Just set the Intel HD4000 as main GPU in the BIOS and connect your monitor(s) to that.

[Luke Bussey]

Rampage Dev, on 15 February 2013 - 06:42 PM, said:

No need to do this. Just set the Intel HD4000 as main GPU in the BIOS and connect your monitor(s) to that.

I tried this, assuming it would bypass by dedicated GPU, but for some reason it doesn't.

In my BIOS (It's the GIGABYTE UEFI) there are 4 options - Auto, iGPU, PCI, or PEG. PCI & PEG are both for dedicated, iGPU is effectively the integrated - but is associated with VirtuaMVP and stuff, so it still uses my 6950 somehow. Auto mode chooses the best option automatically - obviously the dedicated card.

Any other ideas?

Thanks

iFIRE, on 15 February 2013 - 06:11 PM, said:

delete all ATI kexts and repair permissions

Okay will do. How do I fix the perms, with the kext utility? Do I need to add any others before removing them?

[Rampage Dev]

Selecting IGPU in the BIOS should work fine.

[MacFaulty]

I know this thread is reasonably old, but I finally got it working on my desktop by setting the integrated as primary and if you boot in the mac you switch the cable to your dedicated card right away to bypass the cold boot bug. After a fes mins you have a fully working desktop with your HD6950 as primary card.