945 Express screen resolution

[nicholaslo]

I've just installed Kalyway 10.5.1 on an HP 530 laptop (945 Express Chipset) and cannot seem to get the screen resolution to change from 1024x768 to it's native 1280x800.

 

I used Kext Helper b7 to install the GMA950 Natit.kext from http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?sho...0950&st=20# repaired the disk permissions and rebooted but it still doens't work.

 

System Profiler tells me the following about the video card.

 

Graphics/Displays:

 

Display:

 

Type: Display

Bus: Built-In

VRAM (Total): 64 MB of shared system memory

Vendor: Intel (0x8086)

Device ID: 0x27ae

Revision ID: 0x0003

Kernel Extension Info: No Kext Loaded

Displays:

Display:

Resolution: 1024 x 768

Depth: 32-bit Color

Core Image: Software

Main Display: Yes

Mirror: Off

Online: Yes

Quartz Extreme: Not Supported

 

Have I missed something out maybe? Everything else works perfectly on this machine.

 

Can anyone help me please?

[nicholaslo]

*bump*

 

Has no one else had this issue?

 

 

I've just installed Kalyway 10.5.1 on an HP 530 laptop (945 Express Chipset) and cannot seem to get the screen resolution to change from 1024x768 to it's native 1280x800.

 

I used Kext Helper b7 to install the GMA950 Natit.kext from http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?sho...0950&st=20# repaired the disk permissions and rebooted but it still doens't work.

 

System Profiler tells me the following about the video card.

Have I missed something out maybe? Everything else works perfectly on this machine.

 

Can anyone help me please?

[more or less]

try the one from post #16, on pg 1

[iScott]

Here is the way:

 

1. Go to Library/Preferences and right click on System Configuration then click on the little lock on the bottom, give password then make all privileges "Read & Write". Click on the + and add yourself with Read & Write. close and then open up System Configuration file. In system configuration do the same to com.apple.boot.plist. After all that close and reopen com.apple.boot.plist and it is time to edit it. When you open it, it will look like this:

 

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">'>http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">

<plist version="1.0">

<dict>

<key>Kernel</key>

<string>mach_kernel</string>

<key>Kernel Flags</key>

<string></string>

<key>Timeout</key>

<string>5</string>

</dict>

</plist>

 

 

It needs to look like this:

 

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">

<plist version="1.0">

<dict>

<key>Kernel</key>

<string>mach_kernel</string>

<key>Kernel Flags</key>

<string>"Graphics Mode"="1280x1024x32"</string> <----------- This is where you put "Graphics Mode"="1280x1024x32",with quotes

<key>Timeout</key>

<string>5</string>

</dict>

</plist>

 

That is the best you can get w/out a driver in VESA mode.

[ppires]

I have the same laptop and the same problem. Have tried many solutions, from vanilla kexts, to paulicat kexts and natit, to adding keys and values to /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.Boot.plist.... Nothing worked out! :-(

 

*bump*

 

Has no one else had this issue?

[more or less]

You need to be using a stock Leopard "AppleIntelIntegratedFrameBuffer.kext" or whatver its called - as indicated in that thread above. NOT a hacked one, which you probably are.

 

I have the same hardware as listed in the post that has problems, and I am not having any problems at all. I believe the stock one in the 10.5.1 update works as well, but I am not sure. I am using the one from 10.5.0.

 

Check: http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopic=75623

 

I am using the first natit I referenced above with the ".16" kext, and its solid.

[namthanh]

I have the same laptop and the same problem. Have tried many solutions, from vanilla kexts, to paulicat kexts and natit, to adding keys and values to /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.Boot.plist.... Nothing worked out! :-(

It works fine for me when I changed setting in com.apple.Boot.plist

Thank Scott