machser Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 HI, I just managed to install to a Dell Notebook on an attached USB-Drive. So it boots up and the programs are working, but the system seems not to have recognized the Dell Truemobile 1450 Mini PCI (WLAN) Card nor the NVIDIA Quadro FX 1400 go (graphics) card, it uses a 1024x768 resolution. I searched for the display settings but there is only the resolution just said available. Is there a way to add a graphics driver afterwards ? How can I manage to be able to use wireless internet on that OSX 10.4.8 Installation ? I didn't find the right tutorial in that section, is there a guide how to accomplish post-installation issues ? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/56768-dell-precision-m70-notebook-successfully-installed-but-no-wlan-high-graphics/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
nixblicker Posted July 11, 2007 Share Posted July 11, 2007 Hi, I once had a M70 (updated now to the M90) and I got the graphics card fully working. I used the Natit for dualscreens to enable the card. You also need to add your device-id from the graphics-card in the NVDANV40HAL.kext. The device ID can be retirved from the System Profiler (blue apple in the upper left corner -> About this Mac -> More Info -> Graphics/Display). There you have to note your Device ID. Now comes the tricky part. Go to the folder /System/Library/Extensions/ and find the NVDANV40HAL.kext, do right mouse click on the file and select "Show Package Contents". Now a new Finder window opens and open the folder Contents. Now double-click on the Info.plist files. The Property List Editor shoudl be open up. Navigate to Root->IOKitPersonalities->NVidiaRM->IOPCIMatch. Double-click on the the value-field of this entry (0x00401de........). Now you have to add your device ID in front the following way: 0x<YOUR-DEVICE-ID>10de&0xffffffff , so for example if your device-id is 0x00ce should add the entry 0x00ce10de&0xffffffff Please don't forget the space after the entry you added Save the file and reboot! Good luck I have no idea about the Dell-WLan because I had a Intel 2200BG chipset! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/56768-dell-precision-m70-notebook-successfully-installed-but-no-wlan-high-graphics/#findComment-405714 Share on other sites More sharing options...
machser Posted July 11, 2007 Author Share Posted July 11, 2007 Thanks for your tips and guide! Graphics: Is it possible to install the Natit afterwards, or do I have to get an image where the Natit is available to click on while installation process ? Wireless: The Dell WLAN card i mentioned here seems to be from Broadcom...if someone knows more about how to use it, if it helps...Do I have to tell the system anything about the wireless card during first boot up / initialisation (Username, and so on) ? Was the Power Management working correctly ? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/56768-dell-precision-m70-notebook-successfully-installed-but-no-wlan-high-graphics/#findComment-405833 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nixblicker Posted July 11, 2007 Share Posted July 11, 2007 Well, you should install the Natit.kext first and then do the modifications on NVDANV40HAL.kext. Otherwise it will not work. I think my M70 is always running with full power. But I basically didn't care because I rarely used the machine "mobil" ;-) If you get the exact information what kind your wlan-card is, it make sense to search the forum. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/56768-dell-precision-m70-notebook-successfully-installed-but-no-wlan-high-graphics/#findComment-405858 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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