reaLity2 Posted September 5, 2009 Share Posted September 5, 2009 Hey, is anyone able to run this card under snow leopard? When I start Snow leopard, all fans start spinning and the machine goes crazy. What do I have to do? What about the EFI String? What do I have to put in there? i am now able to boot, but with really bad performance and wrong resolution. i removed all ati*.kext files. Does anybody know how I can get the card running smoothly? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/184307-radeon-3870-hd-snow-leopard/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mushishi Posted September 5, 2009 Share Posted September 5, 2009 read http://netkas.org/?p=128 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/184307-radeon-3870-hd-snow-leopard/#findComment-1252640 Share on other sites More sharing options...
reaLity2 Posted September 5, 2009 Author Share Posted September 5, 2009 jeah, but theres no solution.... 2600PRO/XT and 3870 known to have problems with qe/ci/opengl, you need to remove ATIRadeonX2000.kext to get at least resolution change working. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/184307-radeon-3870-hd-snow-leopard/#findComment-1252666 Share on other sites More sharing options...
full moon Posted September 5, 2009 Share Posted September 5, 2009 problems with qe/ci/opengl .... en..... netkas have no more info of 3870 solution.... just wait........ omg. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/184307-radeon-3870-hd-snow-leopard/#findComment-1252773 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitch_de Posted September 6, 2009 Share Posted September 6, 2009 .... .... just wait........ omg. Or switch, like me to an Nvidia gpu - i selled my 3850 and now using 9600 GT - perfect on SL. Also you will never get OpenCL on ATI 2xxxx + 3xxxx cards - even the QE/CI problem will get fixed next weeks. OpenCL will be supported only for 48xx gpus (47xx to if they would run). But also 48xx cards (in real Macs) have major problems with 10.6.0 OpenCL, will be fixed with 10.6.1+ Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/184307-radeon-3870-hd-snow-leopard/#findComment-1253590 Share on other sites More sharing options...
reaLity2 Posted September 6, 2009 Author Share Posted September 6, 2009 well, maybe i am buying an 4870 - seems not very expensive and more powerfull than the 3870 just waiting a few days more and see whats going on Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/184307-radeon-3870-hd-snow-leopard/#findComment-1253732 Share on other sites More sharing options...
doof Posted September 6, 2009 Share Posted September 6, 2009 well, maybe i am buying an 4870 - seems not very expensive and more powerfull than the 3870 just waiting a few days more and see whats going on I replaced my 3870 with a 4870. It works in snow but I can't get the speed out of it. My OGL EXT Viewer score was 2000-2100 with my 3870. In snow and 10.5.8 I'm only getting 1600. It was a PITA to switch it out and redo all the drivers umpteen times. Still not right. I'd say wait a while. All the OGL stuff in snow is pretty sketchy right now even on real apple hardware. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/184307-radeon-3870-hd-snow-leopard/#findComment-1254593 Share on other sites More sharing options...
reaLity2 Posted September 13, 2009 Author Share Posted September 13, 2009 @doof: How its looking now? afaik netkas released another package for this cards Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/184307-radeon-3870-hd-snow-leopard/#findComment-1264730 Share on other sites More sharing options...
doof Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 @doof: How its looking now? afaik netkas released another package for this cards I have two 4870s, both are XFX and both have the same product ID as the apple card so I don't need the Netkas injector that jams in the DEVICE ID. One is in my i7 uberbox and the the other is in a ep35 q6600. The i7 one is the OC edition and with 10.6.1 it scores 7300 in cinebench. The other one scores about 6600. My OGL extension viewer score is still in the 1600 range on both, 400 less than my 3870 scored. I think its some oddity of the extension viewer benchmark. I found some scores of actual mac pros with the apple 4870 card that were exactly the same. I'm baffled that some people are reporting 3000 scores. One thing about ogl ex vwr is that the scores are dependent on the screen resolution. When people post a score without the res setting it makes it useless for comparison. I think there must be a bug in the driver or the benchmark that is causing artificially low scores. I'm looking for other benches to verify the 4870 performance. All I really care about is motion performance, I game on PC and consoles. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/184307-radeon-3870-hd-snow-leopard/#findComment-1264868 Share on other sites More sharing options...
reaLity2 Posted October 6, 2009 Author Share Posted October 6, 2009 well, it seems i have to buy a new card to get SL working... any hints which MODEL from which vendor I should buy (4870) Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/184307-radeon-3870-hd-snow-leopard/#findComment-1291154 Share on other sites More sharing options...
theDjordje Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 Is there any hope for 3850/70 to work with 10.6.2? It says it contains graphic driver update. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/184307-radeon-3870-hd-snow-leopard/#findComment-1292835 Share on other sites More sharing options...
full moon Posted October 8, 2009 Share Posted October 8, 2009 Is there any hope for 3850/70 to work with 10.6.2? It says it contains graphic driver update. u sure it's about 3800? see netkas's blog. it maybe about 4800. to fix opencl problem. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/184307-radeon-3870-hd-snow-leopard/#findComment-1293452 Share on other sites More sharing options...
theDjordje Posted October 8, 2009 Share Posted October 8, 2009 u sure it's about 3800?see netkas's blog. it maybe about 4800. to fix opencl problem. Well, thats exactly why i asked the question. I didnt know what the update was about. I hope its not only for 4800 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/184307-radeon-3870-hd-snow-leopard/#findComment-1293563 Share on other sites More sharing options...
full moon Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 Well, thats exactly why i asked the question. I didnt know what the update was about. I hope its not only for 4800 me too... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/184307-radeon-3870-hd-snow-leopard/#findComment-1294447 Share on other sites More sharing options...
reaLity2 Posted October 18, 2009 Author Share Posted October 18, 2009 same here anyone has an idea which 4870 is supported? If the new update does net let the 3870 work, i 'll gonna upgrade to 4870 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/184307-radeon-3870-hd-snow-leopard/#findComment-1302560 Share on other sites More sharing options...
highlander711 Posted October 24, 2009 Share Posted October 24, 2009 Hey,is anyone able to run this card under snow leopard? When I start Snow leopard, all fans start spinning and the machine goes crazy. What do I have to do? What about the EFI String? What do I have to put in there? i am now able to boot, but with really bad performance and wrong resolution. i removed all ati*.kext files. Does anybody know how I can get the card running smoothly? hey guys i got my 3870 HIS 512mb Gddr4 running with snow leopard but QE/CI doesnt seems to work i cant install iMovie but it is working with snow leopard loh i can boot, surf the net, iphoto runs, itunes works havent had time to test it out i just got it working today, but i am going crazy because my setup works great with leopard 10.5.7 imovie works too i dont know why snow doesnt work Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/184307-radeon-3870-hd-snow-leopard/#findComment-1308675 Share on other sites More sharing options...
reaLity2 Posted January 10, 2010 Author Share Posted January 10, 2010 Hey, any news in this issue? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/184307-radeon-3870-hd-snow-leopard/#findComment-1381657 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intel-P55 Core i7 860 Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 damn... stock here with ati 3850/70 waiting one driver for snow leopard Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/184307-radeon-3870-hd-snow-leopard/#findComment-1389080 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icepath Posted April 7, 2010 Share Posted April 7, 2010 Gonna replace my 3870 with some Nvidia card. Radeon mobility in my notebook is not OK too, only got resolution to normal, but no QE/CI/OpenGL. Sooner I get gid of this ATI {censored} - the better. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/184307-radeon-3870-hd-snow-leopard/#findComment-1443847 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBLanteigne Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 3870 user here looking for a way to make it work with SL I'm trying to use this guide: http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=181903 I'm also trying these methods: http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=195248 and http://tonymacx86.blogspot.com/2010/04/ibo...ac-os-x-on.html Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/184307-radeon-3870-hd-snow-leopard/#findComment-1480800 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jafar Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 I'm the depressed owner of a 3850. It works perfectly under Leopard, but under Snow Leopard it works only minimally, and only then in safe mode or after having removed a couple of Radeon-related kexts. Anyone having luck with this card? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/184307-radeon-3870-hd-snow-leopard/#findComment-1481453 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBLanteigne Posted June 5, 2010 Share Posted June 5, 2010 it seems the best bet is to sell the card and buy a newer one. That's what I did.. I'll go buy a GTS 250 tmrw. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/184307-radeon-3870-hd-snow-leopard/#findComment-1482348 Share on other sites More sharing options...
b0xer23 Posted December 11, 2010 Share Posted December 11, 2010 I was able to start Snow retail on this card. I installed some "allinone.iso"(SL) and just copied kexts for video from there. Then installed retail(couldn't boot). Then copied that kexts using my old good running 10.5.6, fixed permissions over terminal, and it RUNS I think you don't care now, lots of time passed, but hope it helps someone else. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/184307-radeon-3870-hd-snow-leopard/#findComment-1600579 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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