leandronatale Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 Hi guys. I have a problem with my setup and I need some answers. First of all, here's my rig: Q6600@3.2ghz GA-P35-DS3R HIS x1950pro 256MB ICEQ3 Version Gskill 2x2gb 4-4-4-12 2x WD 320Gb Samsung DVDRW 20x RT8139 PCI Ethernet I am running JAS 10.4.8, updated to 10.4.10 using the combo update The hardware in question is my Radeon X1950 Pro Video Card. The farthest I have managed is Full Res Support, Dual DVI, Rotation and Color Management. Alas, I am not able to obtain QE and CI. It is imperative that I obtain hardware acceleration. I need to use Final Cut Studio 2, and I am not getting anywhere without QE/CI. Other programs do not perform as expected, since they also depend on QE/CI on a lesser degree. Plus, it would be nice to release myself from the overall graphical chopiness that goes with software acceleration. I have read all the posts regarding the x1950 Pro on this and other forums, and I have not been able to produce an answer. From what I can manage, it seems that there are no x1950 pro users that were able to obtain QE/CI with 10.4.8, 10.4.9 and 10.4.10. Leopard is another matter entirely. I too have managed QE/CI, but I cannot use Leopard for software compatibility reasons. I have tried the Bronya driver, the JJcool method, and I also fiddled with different variations in over 8 different JAS 10.4.8 installs. Still no QE/CI. I read everything I could stumble upon, and was unsuccesful. So here are my questions: 1) Is there anybody who was able to run a x1950 PRO with QE/CI (no articrafts or glitches, of course) on 10.4.8, 10.4.9 or 10.4.10? If so, can you help me out? 2) I am currently downloading the xXx 10.4.11 with EFI install, which is the only of the newer Tiger versions that I haven't tried. Anybody had any luck with QE/CI on a x1950pro with this one? In the case that I cannot fix this issue, I will have to replace my video card. I need to buy something in it's price range, and this time I need something with more compatibility. I have read that x1950XT owners were able to run their card with everything working on both Tiger and Leopard. The XT seems to be a good choice. However, I need to be sure about it. Maybe you guys can recomend another card that works perfectly with Final Cut Studio 2. I do not live in the US, and graphics cards are aproximatly 35% more expensive here, and of course our wages are definetly not the same as they are up there! I really need to watch my budget. So that's that, I guess. If you guys can help me keep my card, you'll be doing me a great favour. If not, I hope you can help me choose one that will work the way I need it. Thanks for taking your time. Greetings from Buenos Aires, Argentina, Leo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leandronatale Posted January 10, 2008 Author Share Posted January 10, 2008 Well, I am happy to inform that I have been able to solve the problem. I installed the xXx 10.4.11 BlackChungo release with EFI V8. After that I simply installed Bronya's driver for 10.4.11, nothing else. Full resolution support, Rotation, Mirror and QE/CI . My thanks to everyone, especially Bronya and BlackChungo. I hope this info helps other x1950 Pro owners out there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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