.Quinn Posted June 24, 2011 Share Posted June 24, 2011 I've followed a multitude of guides recently, all of which helped me to get where I am now. Let me explain: System: Acer Aspire 8943G CPU: i5 430m Memory: 4GBs of DDR3 Graphics: ATi 5650m Snow Leopard 10.8 - Chimera (The guides say to use Kably's, but it is aging, and Chimera has it's code in it anyways) I have everything working great, except for the graphics. It displays perfect, 1080p with QE/CI, but only when I manually enter "AtiConfig"="Eulemur" at boot (The exact same key/string is in the boot.plist) If I don't enter that, everything on the display is distorted, jagged if you will. (Text is just barely readable) Any suggestions would be appreciated. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/260634-5650m-100-im-so-close/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
abraman98 Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 Edit your apple.boot.plist, add that line to it so you dont need to write it manually each time you boot. Use the plist editor. If the bootloader doesnt read the plist config maybe it doesnt have the extrs folder support or something. Try to put the plist in /S/L/systemConfiguration/... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/260634-5650m-100-im-so-close/#findComment-1703032 Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Quinn Posted June 25, 2011 Author Share Posted June 25, 2011 Edit your apple.boot.plist, add that line to it so you dont need to write it manually each time you boot. Use the plist editor. If the bootloader doesnt read the plist config maybe it doesnt have the extrs folder support or something. Try to put the plist in /S/L/systemConfiguration/... I have already added that line, but I will try putting the plist in the folder you suggested. Thank you Edit: It appears that didn't work I've also tried adding "Graphics Mode" = "1920x1080x32@60" in there, no difference :/ Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/260634-5650m-100-im-so-close/#findComment-1703304 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lordadmiral Drake Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 Isnt the folder /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration ? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/260634-5650m-100-im-so-close/#findComment-1703383 Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Quinn Posted June 26, 2011 Author Share Posted June 26, 2011 Thank you all for the replies. I am assuming that QE/CI is working, as I can play minecraft (I know, I'm a very productive person). However, the dashboard "ripple" effect isn't working. Can anyone confirm? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/260634-5650m-100-im-so-close/#findComment-1703651 Share on other sites More sharing options...
abraman98 Posted June 26, 2011 Share Posted June 26, 2011 Thank you all for the replies. I am assuming that QE/CI is working, as I can play minecraft (I know, I'm a very productive person). However, the dashboard "ripple" effect isn't working. Can anyone confirm? ripple effect works for me.. minecraft? i'm an adict Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/260634-5650m-100-im-so-close/#findComment-1703744 Share on other sites More sharing options...
^Andy^ Posted June 27, 2011 Share Posted June 27, 2011 Thank you all for the replies. I am assuming that QE/CI is working, as I can play minecraft (I know, I'm a very productive person). However, the dashboard "ripple" effect isn't working. Can anyone confirm? Do you know the device and vendor id's for your 5650m - you may just need to tweak the ati.c file in the bootloader. If you let me know the id's then I don't mind having a crack at it. EDIT - hang on was that a typo? "AtiConfig"="Eulemur" your not typing the quotes are you? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/260634-5650m-100-im-so-close/#findComment-1704544 Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Quinn Posted June 30, 2011 Author Share Posted June 30, 2011 Do you know the device and vendor id's for your 5650m - you may just need to tweak the ati.c file in the bootloader.If you let me know the id's then I don't mind having a crack at it. EDIT - hang on was that a typo? "AtiConfig"="Eulemur" your not typing the quotes are you? Thank you for the offer, but it may not be needed. Long story short, I accidentally didn't enter any framebuffer at all one boot, and lo and behold, the graphics seemed to work. However, it seems that the EDID pickup is still bad, even though I have followed This guide. I have full resolution all the time (1080p on LVDS), but most of the time the screen is distorted, jagged for lack of better word. I will post a screenshot when I can. Would injecting the EDID into the DSDT help with my problem? Also, sorry for taking so long to reply, I've been rather busy this last while Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/260634-5650m-100-im-so-close/#findComment-1705805 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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