wouter11 Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 Hello all! Ive just downloaded snow leopard 10.6 and everything is working fine except my videocard! These are my specs: 4 GB DDR2 P5W DH Deluxe HD3850 And the problem is my videocard is running fine in safemode! I can do everything in there, but i would like to boot in normal mode because my sound is working also then, and then i can make it dual boot. So is there any fix any kext file going around with a fix? Or how long do i need to wait for a fix? Or aint there gonna be a fix? Well thanks in advance..! Something else i found in my about this mac is this: ATI Radeon HD 4890: Chipset Model: ATI Radeon HD 4890 Type: GPU Bus: PCIe Slot: Slot-1 PCIe Lane Width: x16 VRAM (Total): 256 MB Vendor: ATI (0x1002) Device ID: 0x9505 Revision ID: 0x0000 ROM Revision: 113-B7710C-176 EFI Driver Version: 01.00.318 Displays: Display: Resolution: 1024 x 768 Pixel Depth: 32-Bit Color (ARGB8888) Main Display: Yes Mirror: Off Online: Yes Display Connector: Greets wouter Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/217205-hd3850-boots-in-safemode-but-not-normal-sl/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terminus119 Posted May 4, 2010 Share Posted May 4, 2010 I was in the same boat with my HD3850, but after removing all the ATI kexts from /system/library/extensions I can at least boot without using safe mode without a kernel panic. Of course hardware acceleration is not working, and my resolution is limited to 1400x1050... so it aint perfect. I haven't found anything replacement kexts that work yet in Snow Leopard, and from what I gather the HD3850 is not supported very well since apple only uses the HD3870. So a fix might not be forthcoming... Let me know if you figure it out, I'll keep KPing myself trying to get it work too. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/217205-hd3850-boots-in-safemode-but-not-normal-sl/#findComment-1461450 Share on other sites More sharing options...
wouter11 Posted May 5, 2010 Author Share Posted May 5, 2010 well thanks for the info man! I returned to my old lovely OS 10.5.6 Thats at least running! Well okay i think im gonna wait or pray or whatever that someone will make a kext for us:D Would be very nice, because i want CS5 on 10.6.x:P And otherwise there is a solution im going to the apple store and buy myself a nice MacBook Pro LoL... If i got the money.. maybe someday ill try to make a kext:P Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/217205-hd3850-boots-in-safemode-but-not-normal-sl/#findComment-1462072 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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