thirin Posted July 23, 2007 Share Posted July 23, 2007 Hi OSX lovers, I have an problem. I've tried Luxor 2 and Civilization 3 but everytime i start them i get blank screen on my laptop. I think it has some connections with refreshing rate because i get same effect when trying to switch 70hz refresh from desktop. My Machine is IBM thinkpad t40, calisto 006, ati 7500 pack, and config: Radeon Mobility 7500: Chipset Model: Radeon Mobility 7500 Type: Display Bus: AGP VRAM (Total): 32 MB Vendor: ATI (0x1002) Device ID: 0x4c57 Revision ID: 0x0000 Displays: Color LCD: Resolution: 1024 x 768 @ 60 Hz Depth: 32-bit Color Core Image: Not Supported Main Display: Yes Mirror: Off Online: Yes Quartz Extreme: Supported Please help, everything else is working perfectly. P.S. Is there any way to specify refresh rate for all aplications? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/57873-osx86-games-problem/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
R2k. Posted July 23, 2007 Share Posted July 23, 2007 same problem with ATI 9600xt ,without answers .... ~R Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/57873-osx86-games-problem/#findComment-413704 Share on other sites More sharing options...
gadzhev79 Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 same problem i can't play any game just black screen and i can hear just sound. i have 2.6MHz Core2Duo 8GB RAM NVIDIA 8800 GT 512MB and ABIT IP35Pro Motherboard Please send me an e-mail if you know how to fix it. Thanks Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/57873-osx86-games-problem/#findComment-753606 Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclonefr Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 dunno about the others cuz these cards are too old and are using CAllisto which is a framebuffer made by omni, but gadzhev79, you should try your other DVI port. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/57873-osx86-games-problem/#findComment-754642 Share on other sites More sharing options...
no.fear3224 Posted May 23, 2008 Share Posted May 23, 2008 lol i spent hours trying to figure out why i couldnt change my screen resolution or start a game on my new computer i built..has a 8800gt OC manufactured by zotac, i thought it was the card so i tried tons of different drivers and everything i could think of to get the resolution to change (without restarting the PC and getting games to play) of course after a wasted saturday i tried the other dvi port and it works flawlessly. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/57873-osx86-games-problem/#findComment-755874 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZenecadE Posted May 23, 2008 Share Posted May 23, 2008 I should give this a try. My notebook running x700 runs most games flawlessly on 10.4.9. My desktop got dual DVI 8600GT and games got sound alright but no picture. Exiting the game doesn't help my cause as a full on reboot is required. Sexy! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/57873-osx86-games-problem/#findComment-756100 Share on other sites More sharing options...
lnerrrka Posted May 28, 2008 Share Posted May 28, 2008 In many games, look for some kind of settings file and change resolution from full screen to windowed. It worked for me in NFS Carbon, Luxor and some others Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/57873-osx86-games-problem/#findComment-761101 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mannenberg Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 i spent hours ...i tried the other dvi port and it works flawlessly. Thank you! The same for me. It solved the problem. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/57873-osx86-games-problem/#findComment-883250 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danimt Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 same problem i can't play any game just black screen and i can hear just sound.i have 2.6MHz Core2Duo 8GB RAM NVIDIA 8800 GT 512MB and ABIT IP35Pro Motherboard Please send me an e-mail if you know how to fix it. Thanks Happens the same to me. When I start Battlefield screen goes black and I can only hear sound. According to my system configuration all looks ok... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/57873-osx86-games-problem/#findComment-1224766 Share on other sites More sharing options...
venerzky Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 Same problem here, qe/ci fully supported and enabled, using nvidia geforce 9500 gt,, only blue screen w/ sounds when I try to play games for mac os x,, Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/57873-osx86-games-problem/#findComment-1231251 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow_2k Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 Same problem here, qe/ci fully supported and enabled, using nvidia geforce 9500 gt,, only blue screen w/ sounds when I try to play games for mac os x,, Try switching video ports as suggested by cyclonefr a few posts earlier. That work for mE when I built my first hackintosh a year ago. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/57873-osx86-games-problem/#findComment-1261076 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLARGiAMdEAD Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 Try switching video ports as suggested by cyclonefr a few posts earlier. That work for mE when I built my first hackintosh a year ago. Same (although I've only tried Rise of Nations under Rosetta, so that might be the problem). I've got a 9800 GT. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/57873-osx86-games-problem/#findComment-1277188 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nozz93 Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 Had that problem too, first I switched to the other DVI port (that one that is nearer to your mainboard) and then I installed another graphics kext. Switched from NVkush to NVdarwin. You could try that. And if you have a DVI and VGA port, use the DVI port. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/57873-osx86-games-problem/#findComment-1277813 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLARGiAMdEAD Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 My games now work, having switched the monitor port. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/57873-osx86-games-problem/#findComment-1283209 Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankov Posted February 2, 2010 Share Posted February 2, 2010 I'm having the problem you all describe with Sims 3. My card (9800GT) is installed correctly, the game starts and I only see the cursor (the rest is a black screen). I know you're suggesting to use the DVI port instead of the VGA one, but I'm already using the DVI port. I'm going to restart and try the VGA port in a couple of minutes (waiting for a download to finish). I'll post if it worked or not. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/57873-osx86-games-problem/#findComment-1402217 Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankov Posted February 2, 2010 Share Posted February 2, 2010 I tried restarting only using the VGA connector only, but it didn't work. Could it have something to do with the fact that : I don't have a DVI cable with my monitor, only a VGA one (it has the 2 connectors on the monitor, though) I use a VGA-DVI convertor to connect to my PC Any thoughts ? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/57873-osx86-games-problem/#findComment-1402383 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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