kannannn Posted June 19, 2010 Share Posted June 19, 2010 hi all, sorry for being a noob, but i'm new in the mac world im trying to get ati 4850 1GB installed under snowleopard what program do i need,how to find my dev-id, and where do i add/edit please guys as i am really stuck.. 10 years in windows and is all different here. will really appreciate any help cheers Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/221726-please-help-me-how-to-edit-ati4800-kext-with-dev-id/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
kannannn Posted June 19, 2010 Author Share Posted June 19, 2010 some updates folks, I managed to find some info reg my spec card: (PCI Device 1002-9442 / 1787-2266 (Rev 00); Chip Type ATI display adapter (0x9442) i suspect 0x9442 is my dev id ? i went and bought PlistEdit Pro so i can edit the plist and enter my dev-id At the moment i only have 3 patched Ati related kexts on my S/L/E 1.Ati4800Controller.kext 2.AtiFramebuffer.kext 3.AtiSupport.kext i found all these patched versions here where people said will work on my card. in fact i had to delete all other ati files and insert these so i can boot in normal mode ofcourse i am now stucked in 1024x768 fixed mode and without qe/ci i need to now which of these 3 kexts needs editing, and blind me i tried opening one just for test and i saw so many strings and keys, do i need to start a new key/string? if not which one do i edit..? thanks in advance Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/221726-please-help-me-how-to-edit-ati4800-kext-with-dev-id/#findComment-1493360 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaLd0n Posted June 19, 2010 Share Posted June 19, 2010 use graphicsenabler=yes + legacyati4800controller.kext Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/221726-please-help-me-how-to-edit-ati4800-kext-with-dev-id/#findComment-1493719 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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