ATI Radeon 9550 Question

[FullMetal]

I got an ATI Radeon 9550 yesterday because I read around the forum that it works in OSx86.

 

I've tried to get it suppported, but none of the kext files work.

 

I have the 10.4.4 Kexts and I want to know if someone could tell me how to get it to work?

 

Here is what the system profiler says about the card.

 

Display:

 

Type: VGA-Compatible Controller

Bus: PCI

VRAM (Total): 256 MB

Vendor: ATI (0x1002)

Device ID: 0x4153

Revision ID: 0x0000

Kernel Extension Info: No Kext Loaded

Displays:

Display:

Resolution: 1024 x 768

Depth: 32-bit Color

Core Image: Not Supported

Main Display: Yes

Mirror: Off

Online: Yes

Quartz Extreme: Not Supported

[velayo]

Go to /System/Library/Extensions

 

Open ATIRadeon9700.kext by right clicking on it and selecting show package contents

 

Search for Info.plist open with text editor

 

Search for a string that has a lot of numbers like 0x10024153 add yours

Do the same on the atiRadeon9700gaplugin

 

your numbers are vendor + device id

 

saveas to your desktop

 

move the original one to a safe area

 

drop the saved file to the extensions folder (authenticate)

 

Open disk utility

 

repair permissions

 

reboot

 

Type: VGA-Compatible Controller

Bus: PCI

VRAM (Total): 256 MB

Vendor: ATI (0x1002)

Device ID: 0x4153

Revision ID: 0x0000

Kernel Extension Info: No Kext Loaded

Displays:

Display:

Resolution: 1024 x 768

Depth: 32-bit Color

Core Image: Not Supported

Main Display: Yes

Mirror: Off

Online: Yes

Quartz Extreme: Not Supported

 

Hope this works!!

[FullMetal]

I have edited the ATIRADEON9700.KEXT, but I have hit a problem.

 

How do I edit the Info.plist in ATIRadeon9700GA.plugin.

 

Here is what I'm seeing in the file.

 

<string>ATI Radeon9700 Graphics Driver</string>

<key>CFBundleShortVersionString</key>

<string>1.4.18</string>

<key>CFBundleVersion</key>

<string>4.1.8</string>

<key>CFPlugInDynamicRegistration</key>

<string>NO</string>

<key>CFPlugInFactories</key>

<dict>

<key>1002514c-0000-0000-0000-000a27898d3e</key>

<string>ATIRadeon9700GAFactory</string>

</dict>

<key>CFPlugInTypes</key>

<dict>

<key>ACCF0000-0000-0000-0000-000a2789904e</key>

<array>

<string>1002514c-0000-0000-0000-000a27898d3e</string>

</array>

</dict>

<key>NSExecutable</key>

<string>ATIRadeon9700GA</string>

<key>Personality</key>

<dict>

<key>IOProviderClass</key>

<string>IONDRVFramebuffer</string>

</dict>

</dict>

</plist>

 

 

I have now idea of where to edit the Info.plist.

Please help!

[velayo]

<string>1002514c-0000-0000-0000-000a27898d3e</string (there are two strings with this numbers, go ahead and change them both)

 

change the above string with

 

<string>10024153-0000-0000-0000-000a27898d3e</string

 

Hope this helps!

[FullMetal]

Thanks i'll try it later tonight.

[velayo]

Thanks i'll try it later tonight.

 

Just let me know how it goes!

[FullMetal]

Didn't work

[gfwyzxj]

I just got the same problem, and it didn't work.

[velayo]

I have the same card, and during installation faced the same problem. Try deleting the Extensions.kextcache, and then Extensions.mkext, both located at /system/library/

 

Once deleted (save them to a safe location just in case) reboot. It seems like the extensions cache is preventing the new settings to take place.

[regularg0nz0]

Thanks, guys.

 

OpenGL was the lsat thing I needed to get working on my 9600. I never even thought of going into ATIRadeon9700GA.plugin.

 

Now if someone could crack a decent framebuffer, I'd be all set.

[FullMetal]

I've just tried again and it didn't work.

 

Is there any other way of getting the card to work.