mwally Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 I have a m17x r2: i7 720QM Dual 1GB ATI Radeon Mobility 4870 8g ddr3 1333 ram 1x500gb with OSX 10.6.7 on it 1x640gb with win7 I installed os x with [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url] and [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url] using the guide in this link. http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=254104 I am not using the .rom file or com.apple.Boot.plist edits from the guide, but I am using the boot file and the VoodooHDA kext. I have installed and have 10.6.7 booting up with out using -x or GraphicsEnabler=no, but I had to remove ATIRadeonX2000.kext and ATI4800Controller.kext from /s/l/e or it will either boot up and stall at some point or go into a boot loop. I added my device id 0x945a1002 to plist of 4800controller, and I have tried using only the RadeonHD.kext only with it freezing at the boot screen. I am new to the os x scene and have been reading around the forums quite a bit looking for guidance. I tried following some of the mobility 4xxx threads but am confused on what I need to do. I am mainly just looking at getting the native resolution of 1920x1200 of my screen. QE/CI would be nice too but I would like it to display the full resolution. Any help is much appreciated. Thank you. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/256347-alienware-m17x-r2-with-dual-mobility-4870s/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwally Posted May 6, 2011 Author Share Posted May 6, 2011 I have done a radeondump -i and it outputs: Found a device of class RadeonPCI: IOService:/AppleACPIPlatformExpert/PCI0@0/AppleACPIPCI/PEG3@3/IOPCI2PCIBridge/display@0/RadeonPCI it matched on name "ATY,MotmotParent" Detected unknown Card (device id: 0x945a) It's not in known card list, treat as card with device id: 0x940f Detect EDID may fail for this card. Start I2C dump ATOM BIOS detected ATOM BIOS Rom: SubsystemVendorID: 0x1028 SubsystemID: 0x043a IOBaseAddress: 0x3000 Filename: 13B87610.104 BIOS Bootup Message: QuickSilver MLK object id 0013 01 src object id 221e 30 record type 1 rhdAtomParseI2CRecord: I2C Record: HW_Line 9 EngineID: 1 I2CAddr: 0 ddc_line from ATOMBIOS: 0x0 record type 2 record type 4 object id 0013 01 src object id 211e 30 record type 1 rhdAtomParseI2CRecord: I2C Record: GPIO_ID 9 EngineID: 1 I2CAddr: 0 ddc_line from ATOMBIOS: 0x0 record type 2 record type 4 object id 0005 01 src object id 2115 21 record type 1 rhdAtomParseI2CRecord: I2C Record: GPIO_ID 9 EngineID: 0 I2CAddr: 0 ddc_line from ATOMBIOS: 0x0 record type 4 object id 000e 01 src object id 211f 31 record type 1 rhdAtomParseI2CRecord: I2C Record: GPIO_ID 9 EngineID: 2 I2CAddr: 0 ddc_line from ATOMBIOS: 0x0 record type 4 object id 000f 00 record type 4 object id 0011 01 src object id 2114 20 record type 4 record type 11 Found a device of class RadeonPCI: IOService:/AppleACPIPlatformExpert/PCI0@0/AppleACPIPCI/PEG5@5/IOPCI2PCIBridge/display@0/RadeonPCI it matched on name "ATY,MotmotParent" Detected unknown Card (device id: 0x945a) It's not in known card list, treat as card with device id: 0x940f Detect EDID may fail for this card. Start I2C dump ATOM BIOS detected ATOM BIOS Rom: SubsystemVendorID: 0x1028 SubsystemID: 0x043a IOBaseAddress: 0x3000 Filename: 13B87610.104 BIOS Bootup Message: QuickSilver MLK object id 0013 01 src object id 221e 30 record type 1 rhdAtomParseI2CRecord: I2C Record: HW_Line 9 EngineID: 1 I2CAddr: 0 ddc_line from ATOMBIOS: 0x0 record type 2 record type 4 object id 0013 01 src object id 211e 30 record type 1 rhdAtomParseI2CRecord: I2C Record: GPIO_ID 9 EngineID: 1 I2CAddr: 0 ddc_line from ATOMBIOS: 0x0 record type 2 record type 4 object id 0005 01 src object id 2115 21 record type 1 rhdAtomParseI2CRecord: I2C Record: GPIO_ID 9 EngineID: 0 I2CAddr: 0 ddc_line from ATOMBIOS: 0x0 record type 4 object id 000e 01 src object id 211f 31 record type 1 rhdAtomParseI2CRecord: I2C Record: GPIO_ID 9 EngineID: 2 I2CAddr: 0 ddc_line from ATOMBIOS: 0x0 record type 4 object id 000f 00 record type 4 object id 0011 01 src object id 2114 20 record type 4 record type 11 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/256347-alienware-m17x-r2-with-dual-mobility-4870s/#findComment-1680145 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwally Posted May 7, 2011 Author Share Posted May 7, 2011 used radeon bios decoder and got ATOM BIOS Rom: SubsystemVendorID: 0x1028 SubsystemID: 0x043a IOBaseAddress: 0x0000 Filename: 13B87610.104 BIOS Bootup Message: QuickSilver MLK PCI ID: 1002:945a Connector at index 0 Type [@offset 45272]: DisplayPort (10) Encoder [@offset 45276]: INTERNAL_UNIPHY (0x1e) i2cid [@offset 45368]: 0x93, OSX senseid: 0x4 Connector at index 1 Type [@offset 45282]: DisplayPort (10) Encoder [@offset 45286]: INTERNAL_UNIPHY (0x1e) i2cid [@offset 45395]: 0x92, OSX senseid: 0x3 Connector at index 2 Type [@offset 45292]: VGA (1) Encoder [@offset 45296]: INTERNAL_KLDSCP_DAC1 (0x15) i2cid [@offset 45422]: 0x90, OSX senseid: 0x1 Connector at index 3 Type [@offset 45302]: LVDS (7) Encoder [@offset 45306]: INTERNAL_KLDSCP_LVTMA (0x1f) i2cid [@offset 45445]: 0x94, OSX senseid: 0x5 My computer has of course has its internal screen, but also a hdmi and vga out and a display port. I am confused why it has no hdmi tagged in this. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/256347-alienware-m17x-r2-with-dual-mobility-4870s/#findComment-1680185 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwally Posted May 9, 2011 Author Share Posted May 9, 2011 i edited ati.c and am now getting an error when i try to use the make command in my kabyl folder. ================= make all for i386 ================= /Users/mwally7/Desktop/chameleon/branches/Kabyl/obj/i386 /Users/mwally7/Desktop/chameleon/branches/Kabyl/sym/i386 /Users/mwally7/Desktop/chameleon/branches/Kabyl/dst ================= make all for util ================= ================= make all for libsa ================= ================= make all for libsaio ================= ================= make all for boot2 ================= gcc -static -Wl,-preload -Wl,-segaddr,__INIT,20200 \ -nostdlib -arch i386 -Wl,-segalign,20 \ -o /Users/mwally7/Desktop/chameleon/branches/Kabyl/sym/i386/boot.sys /Users/mwally7/Desktop/chameleon/branches/Kabyl/obj/i386/boot2/boot2.o /Users/mwally7/Desktop/chameleon/branches/Kabyl/obj/i386/boot2/boot.o /Users/mwally7/Desktop/chameleon/branches/Kabyl/obj/i386/boot2/graphics.o /Users/mwally7/Desktop/chameleon/branches/Kabyl/obj/i386/boot2/drivers.o /Users/mwally7/Desktop/chameleon/branches/Kabyl/obj/i386/boot2/prompt.o /Users/mwally7/Desktop/chameleon/branches/Kabyl/obj/i386/boot2/options.o /Users/mwally7/Desktop/chameleon/branches/Kabyl/obj/i386/boot2/lzss.o /Users/mwally7/Desktop/chameleon/branches/Kabyl/obj/i386/boot2/mboot.o /Users/mwally7/Desktop/chameleon/branches/Kabyl/obj/i386/boot2/ramdisk.o /Users/mwally7/Desktop/chameleon/branches/Kabyl/obj/i386/boot2/picopng.o /Users/mwally7/Desktop/chameleon/branches/Kabyl/obj/i386/boot2/resume.o /Users/mwally7/Desktop/chameleon/branches/Kabyl/obj/i386/boot2/bmdecompress.o /Users/mwally7/Desktop/chameleon/branches/Kabyl/obj/i386/boot2/graphic_utils.o /Users/mwally7/Desktop/chameleon/branches/Kabyl/obj/i386/boot2/gui.o -L/Users/mwally7/Desktop/chameleon/branches/Kabyl/sym/i386 -lsaio -lsa -lcc_kext /usr/bin/ld_classic: Undefined symbols: ___bzero collect2: ld returned 1 exit status make[2]: *** [boot] Error 1 make[1]: *** [all] Error 2 make: *** [all] Error 2 Any help would be greatly appreciated. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/256347-alienware-m17x-r2-with-dual-mobility-4870s/#findComment-1681020 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwally Posted May 9, 2011 Author Share Posted May 9, 2011 Also wondering what frame buffer to use since it says I have 4 connectors, or how I should edit the frame buffer to make the lvds to work, I'm not really needing the other ports to work. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/256347-alienware-m17x-r2-with-dual-mobility-4870s/#findComment-1681361 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kocoman Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 Taken from another thread somewhere.. About the ___bzero error, Xcode 4 is not supported, you need to use Xcode 3, or another booted i.e.: RevoBoot (I have not try it yet so can't confirm..) Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/256347-alienware-m17x-r2-with-dual-mobility-4870s/#findComment-1700656 Share on other sites More sharing options...
gumboman4 Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 Hey there, I have the same setup as you, except I have the 620 i7. In any case, I have gotten full graphics support on my cards by editing the ATI4800Controller, ATIFramebuffer, and ATIRadeonX2000 kexts. I am on lion right now, but I think I used these same files when I was on SL. Just copy these to your S/L/E, repair caches, and boot with GraphicsEnabler=No Let me know if it works for you. Just realized you haven't posted in this for over 4 months. GraphicsKexts.zip Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/256347-alienware-m17x-r2-with-dual-mobility-4870s/#findComment-1749437 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassistas Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 Hey there, I have the same setup as you, except I have the 620 i7. In any case, I have gotten full graphics support on my cards by editing the ATI4800Controller, ATIFramebuffer, and ATIRadeonX2000 kexts. I am on lion right now, but I think I used these same files when I was on SL. Just copy these to your S/L/E, repair caches, and boot with GraphicsEnabler=No Let me know if it works for you. Just realized you haven't posted in this for over 4 months. I have also the alienware m17x r2 but with 5870 crossfire. In lion 10.7 worked without editing anything. Installed and was already in full resolution with qe/ci enabled. I see in your screenshot that you have your wireless lan working. how did you managed to install the wifi card? mine not recognised. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/256347-alienware-m17x-r2-with-dual-mobility-4870s/#findComment-1749452 Share on other sites More sharing options...
gumboman4 Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 I have also the alienware m17x r2 but with 5870 crossfire.In lion 10.7 worked without editing anything. Installed and was already in full resolution with qe/ci enabled. I see in your screenshot that you have your wireless lan working. how did you managed to install the wifi card? mine not recognised. I actually ordered and installed one that I found to work from reading various posts. It was cheap on ebay, and very easy to install. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/256347-alienware-m17x-r2-with-dual-mobility-4870s/#findComment-1749578 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassistas Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 I actually ordered and installed one that I found to work from reading various posts. It was cheap on ebay, and very easy to install. can you please tell me which model is exactly?. I want to order this card from ebay too. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/256347-alienware-m17x-r2-with-dual-mobility-4870s/#findComment-1749666 Share on other sites More sharing options...
gumboman4 Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 can you please tell me which model is exactly?. I want to order this card from ebay too. It was one of these. Dell 1545 802.11b/g Half Mini KW770 And used the attached edited kext. IO80211Family.kext.zip Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/256347-alienware-m17x-r2-with-dual-mobility-4870s/#findComment-1749722 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassistas Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 It was one of these. Dell 1545 802.11b/g Half Mini KW770And used the attached edited kext. Okay thank you! one last question. When I opened my m17x r2 I saw that the wireless card has three wires for the antenna connected. This one has two. How do you made the connection to antenna? you have one without connection to the card? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/256347-alienware-m17x-r2-with-dual-mobility-4870s/#findComment-1749728 Share on other sites More sharing options...
gumboman4 Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 Okay thank you! one last question. When I opened my m17x r2 I saw that the wireless card has three wires for the antenna connected. This one has two. How do you made the connection to antenna? you have one without connection to the card? I seem to remember only being two cables, a white and a black, connected to the only 2 terminals on the card. Not sure why yours would be any different. My advice would be to get the new card(its only like 10$) and get it in there when you have it. Sorry I can't be of any more help. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/256347-alienware-m17x-r2-with-dual-mobility-4870s/#findComment-1749735 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sapman Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 Problem solved. I installed Darwinx86-ATI48X0-IDs-Injector.kext and added 0x945a1002 to the info.plist of that kext. Attached is a copy of that file with the id added to the kext. Darwinx86-ATI48X0-IDs-Injector.kext.zip Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/256347-alienware-m17x-r2-with-dual-mobility-4870s/#findComment-1800864 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sapman Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 When my laptop goes to sleep, the display is all messed up when it wakes up. Any way to fix this? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/256347-alienware-m17x-r2-with-dual-mobility-4870s/#findComment-1832394 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sapman Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 I cant seem to get my display to wake up properly after going to sleep. The screen looks all pixilated. How can I fix this? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/256347-alienware-m17x-r2-with-dual-mobility-4870s/#findComment-1945935 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sapman Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Anybody have any clue how to fix this issue? Its driving me nuts!! Whenever I wake from sleep on my laptop monitor I get this. An attached display will wake up fine but not my laptop monitor. Is there some way to re-detect the laptop display or something? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/256347-alienware-m17x-r2-with-dual-mobility-4870s/#findComment-2074218 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOudz Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 Hey there people I've got the 4870 too I can't get HDMI to work in Yosemite can anyone send me his AMDFramebuffer.kext .. Thanks Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/256347-alienware-m17x-r2-with-dual-mobility-4870s/#findComment-2100264 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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