RobNyc Posted June 14, 2006 Author Share Posted June 14, 2006 Have you tried to delete the contents of Library/Caches in your user and root folder? I installed an ATI X1600 PCI-E with 512GDDR2. I followed boris' procedures in this forum.The card is an ATI boxed product with the same vendor and device ids as the MSI he has. Now my system profiler indicates that QE/CI are supported. Quake3 unibin will start fullscreen but fails if I change any video options. The splash effects in dashboard work but no ppc games will start. No fullscreen 3d works. I cannot change display resolutions. The display properties are stuck on 1024x768. What would keep me from using the other resolutions and full screen 3d? Thanks for any advise. Superhai i'll try that 10kelvin I had the same problem with quake, fullscreen would come up and then closes Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/17767-borisbadenov-ati-x1000-series-solution/page/37/#findComment-129598 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuiPer Posted June 14, 2006 Share Posted June 14, 2006 ok Ioreg of the aus silent version, Note, it doesn have a fan but it got a very good looking heatpipe Thanks alot. From what i can see from the ioreg the Asus Silence version can detect a a connect LCD display, "ATY,ConnectedFlags" = <04> and "display-type" = <"LCD"> , all other cards or at least my Asus X1600 Pro and only a tft display connected at DVI it dont detect anything (check dvi.rft), and with a normal CRT monitor it detects "ATY,ConnectedFlags" = <22> and "display-type" = <"CRT"> (check crt.rtf). So my conclusion is that something in Asus X1600 XT Silence bios make Mac OS X detect a connected DVI display and every other cards it doesnt. Is it possible to flash a XT with the Asus XT silence bios ? Im pretty sure u can flash a normal XT from MSI with a XT Saphire bios for example, but im not sure because of the diferent thermal management of the Silence (no fan only heatpipe) but it would problably solve the DVI problem. I can try to post this on the ommi forums and ask him to take a look. Any other card got sucess with DVI or just some Asus Silence version ? Maybe some strange XL or something, that make the bios swap easier. Any sugestions to solve this problem ? Sorry for my english. dvi.rtf crt.rtf Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/17767-borisbadenov-ati-x1000-series-solution/page/37/#findComment-129629 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Schara Posted June 14, 2006 Share Posted June 14, 2006 I'd be willing to give flashing my Sapphire XT with an Asus bios a shot, but the Asus bios isn't availabile on techpowerup. Any clue on where I could find one, or could someone with an Asus extract their bios using ATITools? Thanks. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/17767-borisbadenov-ati-x1000-series-solution/page/37/#findComment-129715 Share on other sites More sharing options...
munky Posted June 14, 2006 Share Posted June 14, 2006 Well i just won a gecube x1800xl on ebay so i hope i can get it to work. Expect some pleads for help soon. Welcome to the party Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/17767-borisbadenov-ati-x1000-series-solution/page/37/#findComment-129755 Share on other sites More sharing options...
vlestat Posted June 15, 2006 Share Posted June 15, 2006 Hi, I am sorry to post this but I have come to my wit's end. I have no idea where to find the x1000 kext files. I have installed 10.4.5 and they are not in my kernel extensions folder. I have tried every google search string I can think of but can't find the files. I understand that if the files are less than legal, just say so and I will leave it alone, but if anyone can point me in the right direction, I am itching to get OSX working so I can give Windows the 1 finger salute and be done with it. Thanks in advance. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/17767-borisbadenov-ati-x1000-series-solution/page/37/#findComment-129789 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rammjet Posted June 15, 2006 Share Posted June 15, 2006 The kexts aren't provided. You edit your own. See post 2 or 14 of this thread. If you really don't have them, something is wrong with your install. After selecting your target partition, did you select your install options prior to committing the installation? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/17767-borisbadenov-ati-x1000-series-solution/page/37/#findComment-129802 Share on other sites More sharing options...
vlestat Posted June 15, 2006 Share Posted June 15, 2006 When I browse my extensions folder, I cannot find any files similar to the list that boris has provided. I have a bunch of Radeon drivers, but none of the one's on his list. During installation, I wipe my drive and go to the custom options but all that I have there is what looks like standard stuff, printer drivers, X11 (which I installed), and of course the additional (patch) option, which I also selected. Does the patch installer copy the files somewhere? I was using the 10.4.5 DVD, and I have no idea who patched it. Thanks very much for all of your help. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/17767-borisbadenov-ati-x1000-series-solution/page/37/#findComment-129839 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rammjet Posted June 15, 2006 Share Posted June 15, 2006 Perhaps you should do the manual upgrade to 10.4.6 which will provide the kexts to be modified. You'll need to download the 10.4.6 Combo Update from Apple and Pacifist from Charles Software. After the upgrade, then you can modify the kexts per the boris method. Upgrade method here: http://forum.osx86project.org/index.php?showtopic=17579 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/17767-borisbadenov-ati-x1000-series-solution/page/37/#findComment-129844 Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclonefr Posted June 15, 2006 Share Posted June 15, 2006 eheh this post is opened for newbies why don't we split it in 2 parts? like one with all the guide and changes we have found, and one for the rest? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/17767-borisbadenov-ati-x1000-series-solution/page/37/#findComment-129958 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ѕӎѳѳ₮ңӌ Posted June 15, 2006 Share Posted June 15, 2006 eheh this post is opened for newbies why don't we split it in 2 parts? like one with all the guide and changes we have found, and one for the rest? I agree, one with an up-to-date guide/installation guide and one for general discussion and whos trying what and how close they are bla bla. @ Munky can you send me your files? I can't find the 10.4.5 kexts. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/17767-borisbadenov-ati-x1000-series-solution/page/37/#findComment-129969 Share on other sites More sharing options...
munky Posted June 15, 2006 Share Posted June 15, 2006 Good plan. Its high time this solution was part of the Genius Bar. Will get on it. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/17767-borisbadenov-ati-x1000-series-solution/page/37/#findComment-130038 Share on other sites More sharing options...
munky Posted June 15, 2006 Share Posted June 15, 2006 Ok, i've summarised the method for newbies in the Genius Bar: http://forum.osx86project.org/index.php?showtopic=19806 Comments? Additions? Constructive abuse? Also, RobNYC - i hijacked your very first post in this thread to leave a link the tutorial. Hope you dont mind! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/17767-borisbadenov-ati-x1000-series-solution/page/37/#findComment-130052 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ѕӎѳѳ₮ңӌ Posted June 15, 2006 Share Posted June 15, 2006 Ok, i've summarised the method for newbies in the Genius Bar: http://forum.osx86project.org/index.php?showtopic=19806 Comments? Additions? Constructive abuse? Also, RobNYC - i hijacked your very first post in this thread to leave a link the tutorial. Hope you dont mind! Yeh, thats good. Munky can you run intensive full-screen games? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/17767-borisbadenov-ati-x1000-series-solution/page/37/#findComment-130064 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superhai Posted June 15, 2006 Share Posted June 15, 2006 Ok, i've summarised the method for newbies in the Genius Bar: http://forum.osx86project.org/index.php?showtopic=19806 Comments? Additions? Constructive abuse? Also, RobNYC - i hijacked your very first post in this thread to leave a link the tutorial. Hope you dont mind! Very nice. My experience says that you don't need to delete any ATI or NVidia files. And I think running the kextcache command may make problems sometimes, it is better to let the system do the kextcache which it does automagically after you have deleted the .mkext and .kextcache files and restart. And maybe add a short note about removing the HWSensor kext. Or maybe better, editing out the gpu-sensor in the plist, to speed up the boot time. (It's only purpose is to give the system access to the temp sensor on the gpu, and it is not able to do that as I believe it is a apple-specific way of accessing it.) Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/17767-borisbadenov-ati-x1000-series-solution/page/37/#findComment-130065 Share on other sites More sharing options...
munky Posted June 15, 2006 Share Posted June 15, 2006 Munky can you run intensive full-screen games? Yup. I have played Call of Duty (PPC only), Halo (PPC only), Medal of Honor (PPC only) and Call of Duty 2 (Universal). All of them except Halo played incredibly well. I was able to crank up resolution / detail in CoD2 almost as high as I can in windows. Not having to reboot to play it makes OSX my preference for CoD2, despite the marginal performance benefit of windoze. Halo played respectably, but slowed down in firefights etc. Someone told me that it does this even running native on a powerpc, so im not sure. I guess some games are more Rosetta-friendly than others. Put it this way - if someone could figure out how to run Half Life 2 and CounterStrike: Source under OSX, i'd delete my windows partition for good. Very nice. My experience says that you don't need to delete any ATI or NVidia files. Yeah, I did think about marking this step as optional. But hey, if you dont need them... And I think running the kextcache command may make problems sometimes, it is better to let the system do the kextcache which it does automagically after you have deleted the .mkext and .kextcache files and restart. Again, agree with you here - thats the way I always do it, too. And maybe add a short note about removing the HWSensor kext. Dammit I meant to do that! Or maybe better, editing out the gpu-sensor in the plist, to speed up the boot time. (It's only purpose is to give the system access to the temp sensor on the gpu, and it is not able to do that as I believe it is a apple-specific way of accessing it.) That sounds interesting... care to elaborate? Right, i'll make some edits... ok, updated: - made removal of geforce etc kexts optional - added removal of AppleHWSensor.kext - removed kextcache step - mentioned problems with mobos supporting dual gfx card operation (xfire) Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/17767-borisbadenov-ati-x1000-series-solution/page/37/#findComment-130070 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuiPer Posted June 15, 2006 Share Posted June 15, 2006 aberracus, any chance that u can post ur bios here ? To try a diff with other normal X1600 XT bios. Just get atiflash, make a startup floppy disk (dont know if its possible under mac os) and run atiflash -s 0 silence.bin. Sorry for asking u again this Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/17767-borisbadenov-ati-x1000-series-solution/page/37/#findComment-130088 Share on other sites More sharing options...
vlestat Posted June 15, 2006 Share Posted June 15, 2006 Hi there, Thanks for the information about the upgrade patch, I will probably just install the 10.4.6 DVD as I downloaded it yesterday (well seeded!!) So I will probably just blow my crappy 40GB away and give it a try. Thanks for helping me out by the way. I really did try to find the files/info but it seems that everybody but me got the x1000 kexts. I would also like to thank Boris for such a concise easy to follow guide. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/17767-borisbadenov-ati-x1000-series-solution/page/37/#findComment-130162 Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Neo Posted June 15, 2006 Share Posted June 15, 2006 Hi! I made an installer it is discussed here and you can download it here Have fun! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/17767-borisbadenov-ati-x1000-series-solution/page/37/#findComment-130193 Share on other sites More sharing options...
willgonz Posted June 15, 2006 Share Posted June 15, 2006 OK guys I have a AsRock 915DualGL as well. I have been using OS X x86 since the birth. I decided to buy a MSI Radeon x1600 Pro to mess around with the Vista Beta on this machine. My question is this: Can I just continue to use the on board video with OS X and only use the X1600 for vista stuff? Also When you guys are making changes to the ATI files while using the on board video; is the x1600 not installed in the PCI Express slot? Should the instructions read as: Modify ATI files etc etc Shutdown Install X1600 pro into PCI-E slot. Power on. Some one should take all this information and add it to the wiki. Thanks Guys Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/17767-borisbadenov-ati-x1000-series-solution/page/37/#findComment-130200 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rammjet Posted June 15, 2006 Share Posted June 15, 2006 The files are read at startup. changes won't be detected until a reboot, so having the card in won't matter while the changes are made. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/17767-borisbadenov-ati-x1000-series-solution/page/37/#findComment-130201 Share on other sites More sharing options...
onelove Posted June 15, 2006 Share Posted June 15, 2006 Does anyone here got ATI Radeon X1600 to work on ATI Radeon Xpress 200 motherboard with Full CI/QE and Resolutions Change using this method? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/17767-borisbadenov-ati-x1000-series-solution/page/37/#findComment-130211 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobNyc Posted June 15, 2006 Author Share Posted June 15, 2006 Ok, i've summarised the method for newbies in the Genius Bar: http://forum.osx86project.org/index.php?showtopic=19806 Comments? Additions? Constructive abuse? Also, RobNYC - i hijacked your very first post in this thread to leave a link the tutorial. Hope you dont mind! Not a problem Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/17767-borisbadenov-ati-x1000-series-solution/page/37/#findComment-130319 Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwprod12 Posted June 15, 2006 Share Posted June 15, 2006 onelove: I was never able to get my x1600 to do the boridbadenov method on my ATI chipset motherboard. It always froze in blank screen. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/17767-borisbadenov-ati-x1000-series-solution/page/37/#findComment-130331 Share on other sites More sharing options...
munky Posted June 16, 2006 Share Posted June 16, 2006 GOD DAMMIT WHY WONT SLEEP WORK?! I've installed JaS 10.4.6 - boris method just results in a light blue screen on boot, with no pointer. The machine is responding to pings. If I replace ATINDRV with the 10.4.5 version, everything works great. I have a funny feeling its the 10.4.6 ATINDRV which is allowing Sleep, but it doesnt like my X1800XL. Who here has working system sleep? Please let me know what versions of the kexts / frameworks etc you're running, and what hardware. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/17767-borisbadenov-ati-x1000-series-solution/page/37/#findComment-130409 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hanschien Posted June 16, 2006 Share Posted June 16, 2006 Munky, how come i didn't get credit in the genious bar for the post i made about deleting AppleHWSensor? it's cool no biggie .... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/17767-borisbadenov-ati-x1000-series-solution/page/37/#findComment-130463 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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