ATI Radeon HD6000, HD5000 and HD4000 series support in Chameleon

dtessier · October 16, 2010

I'm going to need the subsystem ids from all those with a working card (even if the they needed to add the device id to an Info.plist); run this command in a Terminal window and post the output:
sudo lspci -nnvd 0x1002: | grep -B2 Subsystem
This is going to help in using the best FB config for each specific card; because there are different cards in the same model and each have unique subsystem ids.

Thanks

Here's the information for my card. It's a PowerColor PCS+ HD5770, so I was surprised to see the subsystem listed as Hightech Information System... I'm using the Vervet fb by the way.

01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: ATI Technologies Inc Unknown device [1002:68b8] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: Hightech Information System Ltd. Unknown device [1787:2288]
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01:00.1 Audio device [0403]: ATI Technologies Inc Unknown device [1002:aa58]
Subsystem: Hightech Information System Ltd. Unknown device [1787:aa58]

kirasir · October 16, 2010

Video — 1787:200a

Audio — 1787:aa58

HIS 5770

Kabyl, I can not HDMI start in any way. I to myself have tightened up loadings, about the same parameters, as at you. But here HDMI in any way. You will not prompt?

aleister Crowley · October 16, 2010

sudo lspci -nnvd 0x1002: | grep -B2 Subsystem

I get a sudo: lspci: command not found ?

notshy · October 16, 2010

sudo lspci -nnvd 0x1002: | grep -B2 Subsystem

I get a sudo: lspci: command not found ?

Read the posts on this forum? Maybe google it?

tube94 · October 16, 2010

Thanks to you all!! (especially to Kabyl of couse)

I ve just happily switched from nvidia 8800GT to radeon HD5850:

On my system (newly installed Gigabyte GV R585OC-1GD radeon HD5850 card, on my GA-EP43-S3L motherboard, with intel Q9650 CPU and 6GB DDR2800 ram) this boot file is working without problems.

Had it working at first attempt with Graphics Update 1.0 with QE/CI on 1st DVI port (the closest to card PCB) in 64 Bit Kernel and with GraphicsEnabler=Yes in com.apple.boot.plist

(But I have not yet tested 2nd DVI nor DisplayPort or HDMI port)

Hi Ricky, All of you folks Thanks for the Job

I have spend a lot of time and it is not working yet, on R585OC

get Kernel Panic in com.apple.ATIRadeonX3000 (wrong one)

(Q6600-3Ghz + GA-EP35-DS3R + 4Go DDR2-1066 + GigaByte HD5850-R585OC +IIYama ProLite E2607WS)

could you list all patches applied since i go throw a mess. It Get stuck.

LoLL · October 16, 2010

Re,

Drop my old HD4890 vapor-x for a new Sapphire HD5850 toxic :rolleyes: (Gain 35W under Finder !)

All runs fine. No touch at anythink between swap (still got exotic patch from netkas but it should not modify HD5xxx drivers i think).

I try both DVI port and Desktop re-appears fine after cable plug.

Nothing to try another ports (display port and HDMI).

Btw, Nice work !

Enclosed ioreg for dvi1 & dvi, lspci and systemprofiler snapshoot.

Sapphire_HD5850Toxic_1002_6899.zip

meisterk · October 16, 2010

Thanks to you all!! (especially to Kabyl of couse)

I ve just happily switched from nvidia 8800GT to radeon HD5850:

On my system (newly installed Gigabyte GV R585OC-1GD radeon HD5850 card, on my GA-EP43-S3L motherboard, with intel Q9650 CPU and 6GB DDR2800 ram) this boot file is working without problems.

Had it working at first attempt with Graphics Update 1.0 with QE/CI on 1st DVI port (the closest to card PCB) in 64 Bit Kernel and with GraphicsEnabler=Yes in com.apple.boot.plist

(But I have not yet tested 2nd DVI nor DisplayPort or HDMI port)

Yay, here also I flawlessly switched from a 8800GT to a Sapphire Radeon HD5850. Just copied the boot file, rebooted, and it worked. GraphicsEnabler was already enabled in my com.apple.boot.plist file.

Oh, and pluging my Panny plasma TV to the second HDMI port (away from PCB) worked without a glitch too.

Running 10.6.4 with Graphics Update installed.

Thanks to all who have contributed, this is awesome.

ioreg dump and screenshot attached

edit: corrected screenshot attachment

ioreg.zip

ricky mac · October 16, 2010

Hi Ricky, All of you folks Thanks for the Job
I have spend a lot of time and it is not working yet, on R585OC

get Kernel Panic in com.apple.ATIRadeonX3000 (wrong one)

(Q6600-3Ghz + GA-EP35-DS3R + 4Go DDR2-1066 + GigaByte HD5850-R585OC +IIYama ProLite E2607WS)

could you list all patches applied since i go throw a mess. It Get stuck.

@Tube94

As I read in previous posts in this thread, it seems that your KP depends on the need to inject the correct device id for your card into the .plist file of X3000 kext.

Please refer to the previous posts to have further informations, as I have no experience of KP with my gigabyte HD5850:

luckily, I did not have to modify anything besides replacing the /boot file from my previous chameleonRC5 bootloader with kabyl's one.

In my config I have a vanilla 10.6.4 installation with only the minimum set of additional kexts in /extra/extensions (JMicron36xATA.kext; NullCPUPowerManagement.kext; IOAHCIBlockStorageInjector.kext; fakesmc.kext) and GraphicsEnabler=Yes in /extra/com.apple.boot.plist. This seems to be enough to have my new graphic card working at all resolutions, with QE/CI.

As Meisterk stated in post#208, Nvidia-Ati switching is peculiar since in most cases the new card works OOTB with only few modifications.

Good luck for your HD5850, which is IMHO a very good graphics card.

blackwalker · October 17, 2010

hi,

installed snow leopard on my computer using a 8400 nvidia card.

Now i'd like to try to use my Gigabyte HD 5870.

someone manage to make it work?

i read about all the thread,

so, with still 8400 inserted, i have to:

- put the boot file

- GraphicsEnabler=Yes in com.apple.boot.plist

- restart

- install Graphics Update 1.0

thats correct?

kirasir · October 17, 2010

1. Install Graphics Update.

2. ...

3. ...

blackwalker · October 17, 2010

1. Install Graphics Update.
2. ...

3. ...

can you plz be more specific?

if you want to help me, plz give me more info...

so i have to:

1. Install Graphics Update - without reboot correct?

2. set GraphicsEnabler=Yes in com.apple.boot.plist

3. put the boot file (the one in the first post?)

4. have to repair permission? if yes, when?

5. restart

thast correct or no?

hope someone can give me more light

ps: someone have the same 5870 in my signature? (Gigabyte hd 5870)

thx!!!

wastez · October 17, 2010

@ Kabyl

My system say unknown device but in system profiler it is in there correctly.

00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: ATI Technologies Inc RS690 Host Bridge [1002:7910]

Subsystem: ATI Technologies Inc RS690 Host Bridge [1002:7910]

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Capabilities: [58] Express Root Port (Slot+), MSI 00

Capabilities: [80] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit- Queue=0/0 Enable-

Capabilities: [b0] Subsystem: ATI Technologies Inc Unknown device [1002:7910]

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Capabilities: [58] Express Root Port (Slot+), MSI 00

Capabilities: [80] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit- Queue=0/0 Enable-

Capabilities: [b0] Subsystem: ATI Technologies Inc RS690 PCI to PCI Bridge [1002:7910]

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00:12.0 SATA controller [0106]: ATI Technologies Inc SB600 Non-Raid-5 SATA [1002:4380] (prog-if 01 [AHCI 1.0])

Subsystem: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. Unknown device [1462:7329]

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00:13.0 USB Controller [0c03]: ATI Technologies Inc SB600 USB (OHCI0) [1002:4387] (prog-if 10 [OHCI])