okboyfriend Posted December 5, 2008 Share Posted December 5, 2008 I have an MSI Wind with OS X 10.5.5 installed. I used this driver for the graphics. It enables dual display, but the native resolution of the monitor is not displayed in the preferences (1440x900). The monitor is a Proview 19" lcd. I'd really appreciate any help. Thanks! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/139545-msi-wind-and-widescreen-dual-display/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
okboyfriend Posted January 5, 2009 Author Share Posted January 5, 2009 Since noone has a specific answer to that, I'd like to ask this: 1. Is it possible to have widescreen over VGA? 2. Has anyone been able to get their monitor working at 1440x900 using their Wind or other hackintosh over VGA? Thanks. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/139545-msi-wind-and-widescreen-dual-display/#findComment-1028324 Share on other sites More sharing options...
oki Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 very good question i would like to be answered too those little netbooks are greta machines, powerful enough to use as desktops computers hooked to a larger display... so, did anyone try? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/139545-msi-wind-and-widescreen-dual-display/#findComment-1030724 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeiMudda Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 1920x1200 works on my both GMA950 notebooks (the Samsung NC10 should be close to your MSI Wind and its working there) havent tried 1440x900, but should also work Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/139545-msi-wind-and-widescreen-dual-display/#findComment-1032140 Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppleIIGuy Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 I havw mt wind working with a hp w1907 monitor at 1440x900 just fine you may need to use the kexts from this thread (Thanks Paul!) http://netbooks.modaco.com/content/msi/270...nd-advent-4211/ Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/139545-msi-wind-and-widescreen-dual-display/#findComment-1033135 Share on other sites More sharing options...
okboyfriend Posted January 16, 2009 Author Share Posted January 16, 2009 Thanks for the replies everyone! I guess the problem lies in Mac OS X not detecting my monitor properly, probably something die to this specific model. Is there a way to manual select a resolution instead? I bet there is a file somewhere I can modify. If anyone knows anything, please don't hesitate to reply. Thanks! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/139545-msi-wind-and-widescreen-dual-display/#findComment-1043031 Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppleIIGuy Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 http://www.madrau.com/ SwitchResX will change the resolution but it isnt free... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/139545-msi-wind-and-widescreen-dual-display/#findComment-1043214 Share on other sites More sharing options...
okboyfriend Posted January 18, 2009 Author Share Posted January 18, 2009 Thanks AppleIIGuy. I found that app on another message board a few days ago it does seem to do the trick. The image doesn't look as good as I expected it to. I can see doubles of things, very very faintly. And the colour isn't perfect. Is this because it's VGA? I can live with it but I just want to know if it's the timing parameters or if it's a limitation of the VGA. And SwitchResX does seem to be free, at least for the time being. Here's the timing parameters I used, for anyone else using SwitchResX: Pixel clock:106.47 Horizontal, Vertical Active: 1440, 900 Front porch: 80, 1 Sync width: 152, 3 Back porch: 232, 28 Blanking: 464, 32 Scan rate: 55.92, 60 Check vertical positive sync, uncheck horizontal positive sync. You may need to adjust your monitor settings to move or unstretch the picture. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/139545-msi-wind-and-widescreen-dual-display/#findComment-1046715 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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