mbrads100uk Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 I have SL working great on a Dell GX280 and updated to 10.6.8 without any probs. My only issue is the graphics It is a GMA 900 and is stuck on 1024x768 which is not a major problem, but the video does not play well etc. I have tried all the kexts that people have posted for this machine, but none of them seem to work and I have to keep removing them from safe mode. Please could someone help with a kect that works for a GMA 900 on a GX280 with 10.6.8 many thanks. Mark Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/280101-snow-leopard-1068-working-on-gx280/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
giofrida Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 Have you tried this? http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=267122 Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/280101-snow-leopard-1068-working-on-gx280/#findComment-1829595 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbrads100uk Posted June 27, 2012 Author Share Posted June 27, 2012 Many thanks for your reply, this was one of the first things I found and tried, hence the joining of this site. Unfortunately it did not work. When I install the kext and then run kext utility, after a couple of minutes I get an error stating that the kext has failed and will not work correctly, please consult your administrator (or words to that effect). Everything is working great and I am on 10.6.8 but its just the graphics stuck at 1024x768 is so annoying, especially as video does not play. In the about section it states the gma900 etc. and also says no kext installed? please help. Many thanks, Mark Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/280101-snow-leopard-1068-working-on-gx280/#findComment-1829751 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbrads100uk Posted June 30, 2012 Author Share Posted June 30, 2012 OK, after trying your info above again, I have managed to get it to work and Now I have lots of resolutions to choose from. Awesome, thank you. The only problem now is that the computer thinks I have dual displays? one is called Display and the other is the Monitors name. Can you advise on how to get rid of the dual display and leave me with just the one I have? many thanks, Mark Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/280101-snow-leopard-1068-working-on-gx280/#findComment-1830427 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbrads100uk Posted July 1, 2012 Author Share Posted July 1, 2012 OK another slight issue I have found is that my pc wont boot without the iatkos disk in the drive. If i let my computer boot normally into mac I get a boot error I have to press f8 and then click the disk drive to get it to boot? any ideas? many thanks, Mark Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/280101-snow-leopard-1068-working-on-gx280/#findComment-1830668 Share on other sites More sharing options...
giofrida Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 Have you installed Chameleon in the Hard Drive? Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/280101-snow-leopard-1068-working-on-gx280/#findComment-1830694 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbrads100uk Posted July 1, 2012 Author Share Posted July 1, 2012 Yes, everything was working fine until i partitioned the drive so I had an extra partition for the backup. I assume this is the problem? I have to boot from the DVD each time I load thanks, Mark Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/280101-snow-leopard-1068-working-on-gx280/#findComment-1830715 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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