mjamalm Posted September 18, 2007 Share Posted September 18, 2007 hi everybody, i am a beginner in this project ...just a week of hard working to get mac running on my pc.... i faced lots of problems but by the help of this wonderful forum ...they gone away... Finally i finished installation but after restart a grey screen with white apple appear then the monitor shuts off with sounds of mac runnig like a tutorial... is it a problem of graphics driver...hope anybody help me ..you don't know how eager am i to have a fully working mac... BTW my vga card is ati x1550 256 pci-e ... if anyone could tell me how to install the driver it will be apreciated.... Thanx in advance.. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/63603-vga-problem-the-monitor-turns-black/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
josh256 Posted September 18, 2007 Share Posted September 18, 2007 There are no x1550s in the 10.4.8 HCL and a not working 1550 in the Natit HCL: 10.4.8 (ATI PCI-e section): http://wiki.osx86project.org/wiki/index.php/HCL_10.4.8#ATi http://wiki.osx86project.org/wiki/index.php/Natit#HCL "ATI X1550 ATI X1550 128MB PCIe 0x7147 Causes kernel panic at boot." Cheapest half decent last resort: The PNY 7300 GT 256MB (+HD) is at Bestbuy for $80.99 (as of yesterday).. qe/ci/rotate/dual work flawlessly. I would speculate they're a bit cheaper online however you may find yourself so frustrated trying to get the 1550 working that you haul ass out there.. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/63603-vga-problem-the-monitor-turns-black/#findComment-450136 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjamalm Posted September 18, 2007 Author Share Posted September 18, 2007 hi josh256, thanx for ur reply ,as i understand from some threads is that it is similar to x1300,so will it work if i install x1300 drivers? ,i want to do the last try with this driver if it didn't work will buy 7300 gt as u advised ...but how can i install a driver without a working screen ,is there another way to do that,,sorry for these questions which may appear silly but they are very important for me.... Thanx in advance Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/63603-vga-problem-the-monitor-turns-black/#findComment-450318 Share on other sites More sharing options...
josh256 Posted September 18, 2007 Share Posted September 18, 2007 The cards are definitely different, period. As to whether a 1550 can be hacked into compatibility is beyond me dude, I'd ask whoever claimed that was the case.. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/63603-vga-problem-the-monitor-turns-black/#findComment-450457 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjamalm Posted September 19, 2007 Author Share Posted September 19, 2007 Thanx josh256 for your reply... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/63603-vga-problem-the-monitor-turns-black/#findComment-450793 Share on other sites More sharing options...
~pcwiz Posted September 20, 2007 Share Posted September 20, 2007 Try X1300 Drivers and see what happens...It can't hurt to try stuff. Also try Callisto drivers if they are on your install disc. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/63603-vga-problem-the-monitor-turns-black/#findComment-451517 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjamalm Posted September 22, 2007 Author Share Posted September 22, 2007 the problem here is that how can i install a driver without booting up mac... AS THE SCREEN IS NOT WORKING Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/63603-vga-problem-the-monitor-turns-black/#findComment-452909 Share on other sites More sharing options...
~pcwiz Posted September 22, 2007 Share Posted September 22, 2007 Boot from the installer DVD and install the drivers. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/63603-vga-problem-the-monitor-turns-black/#findComment-452934 Share on other sites More sharing options...
josh256 Posted September 22, 2007 Share Posted September 22, 2007 Note you can still add/remove drivers without booting into OSX. F8 at boot and pass the -s option (single user mode) which is equivalent to booting into DOS back in the Win95/98 days. After which run the fsck and mount (as directed) then nuke /System/Library/Extensions.mkext and /System/Library/Extensions.kextcache. Lastly move all the ATI drivers (and Callisto if installed) from /System/Library/Extensions to a temporary directory elsewhere. reboot and you should be back in generic SVGA mode. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/63603-vga-problem-the-monitor-turns-black/#findComment-452978 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjamalm Posted September 22, 2007 Author Share Posted September 22, 2007 Thanks for all of you guys ,, I'll try the last method ,and then posts if it works or not... thanks again for your fast reply... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/63603-vga-problem-the-monitor-turns-black/#findComment-453113 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjamalm Posted September 24, 2007 Author Share Posted September 24, 2007 hi josh256, sorry for that but can u write down the procedure in a numeric order after i enter to the single user mode,as i don't know the commands in that mode..as i tried every order written down but nothing happened..so please write down these instructions for beginners like me... thank you in advance Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/63603-vga-problem-the-monitor-turns-black/#findComment-454918 Share on other sites More sharing options...
thefly Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 De ATI X1550 does work Except voor DUAL screen (With the 1300 driver ) D4400 2.0GHz Core 2 Duo @2GHz P5B Working (No Lan or Sound) 1GB Dual-Channel DDR2 ATI X1550 256MB 2x160GB SATA, 1x200GB SATA 1xExternal DVD-/+R Windows XP Dual Boot Extra: 1xInternal DVD-/+R 1xInternal DVD Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/63603-vga-problem-the-monitor-turns-black/#findComment-454932 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjamalm Posted September 24, 2007 Author Share Posted September 24, 2007 De ATI X1550 does work Except voor DUAL screen D4400 2.0GHz Core 2 Duo @2GHz P5B Working (No Lan or Sound) 1GB Dual-Channel DDR2 ATI X1550 256MB 2x160GB SATA, 1x200GB SATA 1xExternal DVD-/+R Windows XP Dual Boot Extra: 1xInternal DVD-/+R 1xInternal DVD HOW did you do that... that's a good news...please in details AND still waiting for u josh Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/63603-vga-problem-the-monitor-turns-black/#findComment-454947 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjamalm Posted October 16, 2007 Author Share Posted October 16, 2007 Hi there, Thanx for all your help... Finally i have a working hackintosh... By the use of uphuck 10.4.9 v1.3... all are working ,but i can't gain the max resolution of my card... any one managed to do that...? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/63603-vga-problem-the-monitor-turns-black/#findComment-472389 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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