merak Posted February 19, 2006 Share Posted February 19, 2006 i've seen in the hcl that my card odesn't support QE and CI either...what does it mean? won't i be able to watch a video or a dvd? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/9384-ati-9200/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
R. Bear Helms Posted February 19, 2006 Share Posted February 19, 2006 My Mac Mini doesn't have QE or CI either, but I can play games and watch DVDs. Thus far, the only drawback is when I drop a new widget on the dashboard, it doesn't create a "ripple" effect. I believe the main advantage of these graphics technologies are in certain kinds of video image processing, which a game can exploit for more FPS (I assume), and the OS generally doesn't care about. Core Duo machines will always have QE and CI, at least judging from the current architecture, so there may be some graphical bells and whistles that only are seen on systems with this hardware. Apple has shown it supports old hardware for 5 years until basically abandoning it altogether, so the reliance on QE and CI should not occur for at least 5 years, since they still are selling their remaining PPC based computers that lack this support (at least the Mac Mini). Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/9384-ati-9200/#findComment-58507 Share on other sites More sharing options...
supermegatron Posted February 21, 2006 Share Posted February 21, 2006 your mac mini has quatrz helms. with your ati 9200 you need to take the 10.4.4 gl kext and get the 10.4.4 gl framework and install it. You should be able to game a little with that. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/9384-ati-9200/#findComment-59340 Share on other sites More sharing options...
merak Posted February 22, 2006 Author Share Posted February 22, 2006 ehm..should u tell me something more specific? actually i 'm running 10.4.3 8f111 what should i do? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/9384-ati-9200/#findComment-60579 Share on other sites More sharing options...
merak Posted February 22, 2006 Author Share Posted February 22, 2006 well actually, the only thing i was able to do was changing the resolution to 1280x1024 may i obtain something more wiv my 9200? if the answer is yes...how?? lol thanks Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/9384-ati-9200/#findComment-60911 Share on other sites More sharing options...
R. Bear Helms Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 I've found a Radeon driver from their web site, but don't know if it is available in Universal Binary yet. www.atitech.com I think is the place, just pick drivers, radeon, OS X, then there should be at least 2 things available - one is dated later and should run better. I'm completely ignorant regarding openGL frameworks and whatever. I get 11 fps tops in WoW, and unsure these things would do better. WoW asks for a video memory minimum 64m, recommended 128m, and the 9200 inside a Mini is 32m - really think getting WoW running at all is sort of pushing this semi-cheap computer too hard. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/9384-ati-9200/#findComment-61127 Share on other sites More sharing options...
New001 Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 My Mac Mini doesn't have QE or CI either, but I can play games and watch DVDs. No, it has QE only, just like my iBook's 9200 does. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/9384-ati-9200/#findComment-61142 Share on other sites More sharing options...
R. Bear Helms Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 I'll have to check System Profile, I don't have that little doorstop on very much these days. I guess the splash isn't the indication of QE, but rather the indication you have a decent video memory buffer...? When I saw Tiger demo'd, that was the first thing I tried to find out, how's the splash effect turned on. My PC splashes, but it has a GMA 900 and I set BIOS to 64m+64m buffering. I can't tweak a Mini to more than the hardware 32m limit. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/9384-ati-9200/#findComment-61174 Share on other sites More sharing options...
supermegatron Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 The slash in widgets is a coreimage effect. The 9200 radeon cant do it regardless of memory. Your mini should have quartz extreme though. Go to system profiler under the blue apple icon on the top left of your mac. then to about this mac. Then click graphics/displays. At the bottom of that list you should see Quartz Extreme: Supported If you dont then cut that screen and paste it here. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/9384-ati-9200/#findComment-61251 Share on other sites More sharing options...
merak Posted February 23, 2006 Author Share Posted February 23, 2006 Monitor: Tipo: Controller compatibile con VGA Bus: PCI VRAM (totale): 128 MB Fornitore: ATI (0x1002) ID dispositivo: 0x5961 ID revisione: 0x0001 Monitor: Monitor: Risoluzione: 1280 x 1024 Profondità: Colore 32-bit Core Image: Non Supportato Monitor principale: Sì Mirror: Spento Online: Sì Quartz Extreme: Non Supportato that's what i got after installing the las dreivers from the ati site. i don't see many diff to be honest.... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/9384-ati-9200/#findComment-61476 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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