djhansel Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 Here's a fix for the GMA4500, its been out there in different threats but here is what i used in my inspiron 1545 with GMA4500 dev id: 2A42. Try it and let me know if it works. Now for CI/QE is there any way to start developing a driver for this card since apple is not intending to use it in the future. I don't have any experience making drivers, but if somebody that has a little knowledge on the subject points me in the right direction I'm going to try to get it done... There's a lot of laptops that use this card and it would be nice to have CI/QE on them. I almost forgot.... Use the kexthelper to install the kext files and put the DSDT.aml on the root of your drive. reboot with -f flag, and you should have native resolution without any artifacts.. GMA4500_Native_Resolution.zip Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/192830-gma4500-solved-native-resolution/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
embedded123 Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 Here's a fix for the GMA4500, its been out there in different threats but here is what i used in my inspiron 1545 with GMA4500 dev id: 2A42. Try it and let me know if it works. Now for CI/QE is there any way to start developing a driver for this card since apple is not intending to use it in the future. I don't have any experience making drivers, but if somebody that has a little knowledge on the subject points me in the right direction I'm going to try to get it done... There's a lot of laptops that use this card and it would be nice to have CI/QE on them. I almost forgot.... Use the kexthelper to install the kext files and put the DSDT.aml on the root of your drive. reboot with -f flag, and you should have native resolution without any artifacts.. Thanks I'll try this out on my Dell E6400 and post the results. Hopefully I could start programming for the iPhone Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/192830-gma4500-solved-native-resolution/#findComment-1303242 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hav0c Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 Now for CI/QE is there any way to start developing a driver for this card since apple is not intending to use it in the future. I don't have any experience making drivers, but if somebody that has a little knowledge on the subject points me in the right direction I'm going to try to get it done... There's a lot of laptops that use this card and it would be nice to have CI/QE on them. In this thread a google code project for development of CI/QE for X4500 is started: http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=192204 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/192830-gma4500-solved-native-resolution/#findComment-1303303 Share on other sites More sharing options...
macjon1 Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 doesnt work in snow leopard at least not on mine? i also tried the original way by Tienneke. Any suggestions? jon Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/192830-gma4500-solved-native-resolution/#findComment-1304370 Share on other sites More sharing options...
embedded123 Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 My mac os x 10.5.7 did not load the FB kext at all. Does anyone have a clue? Thanks Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/192830-gma4500-solved-native-resolution/#findComment-1304436 Share on other sites More sharing options...
embedded123 Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 Can someone post working x4500 kext for mac os x 10.5.8? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/192830-gma4500-solved-native-resolution/#findComment-1307247 Share on other sites More sharing options...
陈小龙 Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 You should tell us what computer you are running and relevant information about your computer. Currently, only the native resolution is working, no QE/CL yet. So, no watching DVDs, games, etc. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/192830-gma4500-solved-native-resolution/#findComment-1307264 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mynameiszane Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 works on my snow leopard ... was giving me a black an brown screen sumtimes nut i fixed that by addind the boot flag "Graphics More"="1280x800x32" to the boot.plist.. thanks Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/192830-gma4500-solved-native-resolution/#findComment-1314977 Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinSucks_4ever Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 GUYS ARE WE GONNA GIVE UP? No we Don't! We made man wallking on the moon We made OS X running on a AMD We ARE GONNA HAVE QE/CI ON GMA X4500!! Don't loose your Hope! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/192830-gma4500-solved-native-resolution/#findComment-1315162 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikola22 Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 well...project on google is 'dead' no1 posting any new news about x4500....what else we can do...only 1 thing... wait and cross fingers that some new macbook release will have x4500 chipset inside, i dont think that any1 will devel driver from zero... i hope that some1 will....but lets be real Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/192830-gma4500-solved-native-resolution/#findComment-1315177 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dba137 Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 Can anyone confirm this as working? Also, what are your specs? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/192830-gma4500-solved-native-resolution/#findComment-1315558 Share on other sites More sharing options...
陈小龙 Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 It worked for me in Snow Leopard, but I still had a mouse error (Dell Studio 1555). I can't find a kext for Snow Leopard though. Can someone tell me how to patch the kext in Snow Leopard (64bit)? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/192830-gma4500-solved-native-resolution/#findComment-1315719 Share on other sites More sharing options...
djhansel Posted November 11, 2009 Author Share Posted November 11, 2009 My Computer is a Dell Inspiron 1545, I believe I installed Iatkos 10.5.7, or IPC and then update and applied the kexts and is running like a charm.... of course no qe/ci. About that.... I don't have any experience developing any kind of drivers, but with the right tools to develop in osx we could study how the gma950 and the gma3100 are made and just change values and the Ids for the gma4500. they are video cards, is not like we are trying to make a video driver from a sound driver....... also they are the same manufacturer and family so they shouldn't be so different one from another. Is there anybody that may know a lil bit more about the subject and could correct me if am wrong. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/192830-gma4500-solved-native-resolution/#findComment-1327983 Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinSucks_4ever Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 GMA 4500 is a Improvement of 3100 it's quite diferent Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/192830-gma4500-solved-native-resolution/#findComment-1328443 Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaiko Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 Here's a fix for the GMA4500, its been out there in different threats but here is what i used in my inspiron 1545 with GMA4500 dev id: 2A42. Try it and let me know if it works. Now for CI/QE is there any way to start developing a driver for this card since apple is not intending to use it in the future. I don't have any experience making drivers, but if somebody that has a little knowledge on the subject points me in the right direction I'm going to try to get it done... There's a lot of laptops that use this card and it would be nice to have CI/QE on them. I almost forgot.... Use the kexthelper to install the kext files and put the DSDT.aml on the root of your drive. reboot with -f flag, and you should have native resolution without any artifacts.. How do i put the DSDT.aml on the root? it says the item cannot be replaced because it's invisible.. any help will be appreciated =) Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/192830-gma4500-solved-native-resolution/#findComment-1332338 Share on other sites More sharing options...
myska Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 How do i put the DSDT.aml on the root? it says the item cannot be replaced because it's invisible.. any help will be appreciated =) Delete the previous one and put the new one on the root. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/192830-gma4500-solved-native-resolution/#findComment-1332475 Share on other sites More sharing options...
calerito Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 Hello, i read this forum since more one year, when I bought the laptop Sony Vaio VGN-FW170J The graphic card is Intel GMA 4500MHD, with a native resolution of 1600x900 Id. 0x2a42 Actualy i have idenev 10.5.8 in external HD USB. Previously i have idenev 10.5.6 in the same HD. In both i only can 1024X768 resolution. I have tried many, many kext 3100 modified, post in this forum and in Kext.com but I CANT GET MY NATIVE RESOLUTION. Please if anybody have the same laptop and graphic card and has obtained native resolution 1600x900, i was very ben grateful if can send me the working kext. Ya estoy desesperado!!! Sorry for my bad english. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/192830-gma4500-solved-native-resolution/#findComment-1334114 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan FL Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 Hi djhansel, I just wanted to thank you; as this fix not only brought ALL of the resolutions available on the laptop (Compaq CQ60) back to Leopard; but it also enabled the external monitor support which is GREAT! Thanks a bunch. And keep up the great work Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/192830-gma4500-solved-native-resolution/#findComment-1336101 Share on other sites More sharing options...
VBMonkey Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 Hey, Thanks for the up! It works perfectly and I get native resolution... with one problem. For whatever reason, the refresh rate of my laptop LCD is stuck at 49-50Hz and I can't bump it up to 60Hz (not even with "Graphics Mode"="1440x900x32@60" on boot). Therefore, there's ugly blue lines all over my screen, making this unusable. Is there any way to force a refresh rate? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/192830-gma4500-solved-native-resolution/#findComment-1336398 Share on other sites More sharing options...
itomatosx86 Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 Acer Aspire 5735z is good! Nice work! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/192830-gma4500-solved-native-resolution/#findComment-1337433 Share on other sites More sharing options...
calerito Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 Hello, i read this forum since more one year, when I bought the laptop Sony Vaio VGN-FW170J The graphic card is Intel GMA 4500MHD, with a native resolution of 1600x900 Id. 0x2a42 Actualy i have idenev 10.5.8 in external HD USB. Previously i have idenev 10.5.6 in the same HD. In both i only can 1024X768 resolution. I have tried many, many kext 3100 modified, post in this forum and in Kext.com but I CANT GET MY NATIVE RESOLUTION. Please if anybody have the same laptop and graphic card and has obtained native resolution 1600x900, i was very ben grateful if can send me the working kext. Ya estoy desesperado!!! Sorry for my bad english. Please help me, why that does not work on my laptop, perhaps because is 16:9 aspect ratio? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/192830-gma4500-solved-native-resolution/#findComment-1337502 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dolan Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 It works! Thank you ever so much! I've got a Dell Inspiron 1545 also, and its the only kext which worked for me The others give a blue then black screen. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/192830-gma4500-solved-native-resolution/#findComment-1338565 Share on other sites More sharing options...
VeryAmazing Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 Try it and let me know if it works. Woah, it worked! After so many months of no luck, this is it! Just curious, what's -f flag for? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/192830-gma4500-solved-native-resolution/#findComment-1338597 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bboyg Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 Woah, it worked! After so many months of no luck, this is it! Just curious, what's -f flag for? -f kernel flag is for rebuilding the kext extinsions Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/192830-gma4500-solved-native-resolution/#findComment-1338633 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dolan Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 I did not use the -f flag, and it somehow worked for me :S Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/192830-gma4500-solved-native-resolution/#findComment-1339058 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts