danimal Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 I'm looking for the cheapest video card I can buy for QE/CL support. I don't want to spend more than 30 if that's possible. I do not game, I also need it to handle all resolutions.. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/157377-cheap-solution-for-qecl/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synaesthesia Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 nVidia 7300, 8400 work. ATI X1300, 2400, 2600 also work. Whichever is the cheapest. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/157377-cheap-solution-for-qecl/#findComment-1105620 Share on other sites More sharing options...
danimal Posted March 12, 2009 Author Share Posted March 12, 2009 I have an nVidia 8400gs evga, no matter what I do I cannot get it to work. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/157377-cheap-solution-for-qecl/#findComment-1105670 Share on other sites More sharing options...
afiser Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 it should work perfectly fine with gfx strings. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/157377-cheap-solution-for-qecl/#findComment-1105704 Share on other sites More sharing options...
danimal Posted March 13, 2009 Author Share Posted March 13, 2009 it should work perfectly fine with gfx strings. I've tried NVinject, Punk92, NVinstaller, 9f23, with EFI strings, I chose 8400gs 256 mb. I cannot get this card working nVidia GeForce 8400 GS: Chipset Model: nVidia GeForce 8400 GS Type: Display Bus: PCIe PCIe Lane Width: x16 VRAM (Total): 256 MB Vendor: NVIDIA (0x10de) Device ID: 0x0404 Revision ID: 0x00a1 ROM Revision: nVidia GeForce 8400 GS OpenGL Engine [EFI] Displays: Display: Resolution: 1280 x 1024 Depth: 32-bit Color Core Image: Software Main Display: Yes Mirror: Off Online: Yes Quartz Extreme: Not Supported QuartzGL: Supported Display Connector: Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/157377-cheap-solution-for-qecl/#findComment-1105759 Share on other sites More sharing options...
afiser Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 once efi strings are entered into com.apple.boot.plist then you should delete any injector kext you have installed. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/157377-cheap-solution-for-qecl/#findComment-1105788 Share on other sites More sharing options...
danimal Posted March 13, 2009 Author Share Posted March 13, 2009 I've tried that too. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/157377-cheap-solution-for-qecl/#findComment-1106253 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maniac10 Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 My XFX 8400 GS 256mb 0x06e4 works great, considering the price. I've tried every injector and efi string and it always worked right from the beggining, never needed to mod any kext. Tested with ideneb 1.3 and 1.4, also with leo4all 10.5.4. Maybe the problem is in your bios. PD: I used to have a 7300 GS (died in combat) and it was (my impression) better than my actual 8400 gs regarding to general OSX performance. Gaming is another issue and the 8400 seems a little faster. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/157377-cheap-solution-for-qecl/#findComment-1106264 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synaesthesia Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 I have no idea why your card isn't working. Try Natit 0.2. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/157377-cheap-solution-for-qecl/#findComment-1106289 Share on other sites More sharing options...
danimal Posted March 13, 2009 Author Share Posted March 13, 2009 My XFX 8400 GS 256mb 0x06e4 works great, considering the price. I've tried every injector and efi string and it always worked right from the beggining, never needed to mod any kext. Tested with ideneb 1.3 and 1.4, also with leo4all 10.5.4. Maybe the problem is in your bios. PD: I used to have a 7300 GS (died in combat) and it was (my impression) better than my actual 8400 gs regarding to general OSX performance. Gaming is another issue and the 8400 seems a little faster. I tried 3 different mobos(a backup and my other died) and none of them have gotten this card working. I have no idea why your card isn't working. Try Natit 0.2. I used ktext helper and installed Natit.ktext and redid the chown permissions and stuff. Did I install it correctly, because QE is still "Not Supported" Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/157377-cheap-solution-for-qecl/#findComment-1106309 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerkex'd Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 Try NVDarwin - if you can find it. If you google IIRC one of the first hits is a mediafire link to version 1.2.5. Make sure you're not running two injectors at the same time. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/157377-cheap-solution-for-qecl/#findComment-1106491 Share on other sites More sharing options...
danimal Posted March 14, 2009 Author Share Posted March 14, 2009 Try NVDarwin - if you can find it. If you google IIRC one of the first hits is a mediafire link to version 1.2.5. Make sure you're not running two injectors at the same time. Tried that, I'm still stuck in 1280x1024. Even set the Graphics Mode string too. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/157377-cheap-solution-for-qecl/#findComment-1106970 Share on other sites More sharing options...
danimal Posted March 15, 2009 Author Share Posted March 15, 2009 Anyone? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/157377-cheap-solution-for-qecl/#findComment-1107196 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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