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Hey injectxnl, you should try this. I'm not expert on boot flags, but maybe it's not reading your string the way you have an extra 'string' field. I specify 64-bit in the 'arch' key, not the 'Kernel Flags'. I think if you want multiple strings under a key, you just put them in one 'string' field separated by spaces.

 

Anyway, I have sleep working with the latest sleepenabler kext with this method.

 

	<key>Kernel Flags</key>
<string>pmVersion=23</string>
<key>arch</key>
<string>x86_64</string>

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Hi guys, I've installed Andy's package and all it's ok, but one important thing (and obviously dvd player). My Voodoo HDA prefpane has stopped to working. Every command slider, including PCM (for volume control) is disabled.

 

I've notice that in system preferences/sound was added a new dispositive called "Digital-Out HDMI". In fact now in the Voodoo prefpane it's selected just "Digital-Out HDMI" and no other possibilities are shown to select. So I can control no more volume, apart from own applications controller. But this it's so bad.

 

I've searched for a new Voodoo HDA driver for my integrated audio (see below in my signature), but nothing new I've found. What can I do to resolve this annoying problem?

 

Thanks

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Okay so here's the whole sorted tale, and I still don't have Andy's bugfix package working.

 

I finally got the [url=&quot;http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/&quot;]#####[/url] + Retail disc to install. I had to use the following

 

-x -v GraphicsEnabler=No busratio=20

 

Managed to get it installed, updated to 10.6.7 and installed Chameleon with [url=&quot;http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/&quot;]#####[/url] along with fixes for Audio, Ethernet etc.

 

Installed the bugfix package, same exact problem, bootloops. Booted back to [url=&quot;http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/&quot;]#####[/url], got into the OS, used [url=&quot;http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/&quot;]#####[/url] to install Chameleon RC5 & ATI drivers, rebooted, worked fine except I'm getting the Garbled MiniDP Ports at boot. Unplug and replug one and OS X seems to detect them properly and away I go.

 

Assumed installing DX58SO Drivers 1.3 would fix that like it does with iATKOS S3v2. No luck, hangs the install.

 

Booted back to [url=&quot;http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/&quot;]#####[/url], booted with that loaded, blew away the Extra directory and reran [url=&quot;http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/&quot;]#####[/url] to load vanilla Chameleon 2 RC5 and it boots fine again with Garbled screens.

 

The Garbled screens thing I need to know how to fix, and DVD Player still crashes.

 

[url=&quot;http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/&quot;]#####[/url] + [url=&quot;http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/&quot;]#####[/url] + Retail is definitely a better, faster installer but not if I can't get monitors that work at boot. Any suggestions anyone?

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I've been looking at the framebuffer issue today following BCC9's excellent guide to ATI personalities. I'm using the XFX 6870 reference card with five ports.

Dumping the bios with bcc9's radeon_bios_decode shows the port info for the 6870:

$ ./radeon_bios_decode < XFX.HD6870.1024.101007_1.bin
ATOM BIOS Rom: 
SubsystemVendorID: 0x1682 SubsystemID: 0x3100
IOBaseAddress: 0x0000
Filename: 687AZNF.BIN 
BIOS Bootup Message: 
BARTS XT HYNIX/SAMSUNG GDDR5 32Mx32 BIOS                                    

Connector at index 0
Type: DisplayPort (10)
Encoder: id: 21 name: INTERNAL_UNIPHY2
i2cid: 0x90, OSX senseid: 0x1
Connector at index 1
Type: DisplayPort (10)
Encoder: id: 21 name: INTERNAL_UNIPHY2
i2cid: 0x91, OSX senseid: 0x2
Connector at index 2
Type: HDMI-A (11)
Encoder: id: 20 name: INTERNAL_UNIPHY1
i2cid: 0x93, OSX senseid: 0x4
Connector at index 3
Type: DVI-D (3)
Encoder: id: 20 name: INTERNAL_UNIPHY1
i2cid: 0x95, OSX senseid: 0x6
Connector at index 4
Type: DVI-I (2)
Encoder: id: 1e name: INTERNAL_UNIPHY
i2cid: 0x94, OSX senseid: 0x5
Connector at index 5
Type: DVI-I (2)
Encoder: id: 15 name: INTERNAL_KLDSCP_DAC1
i2cid: 0x94, OSX senseid: 0x5

So we have two mdp, one hdmi, one dvi-d, and one dvi-1 that maps to two possible outputs digital or analog vga through a DAC.

 

Looking at the port mapping in IOREGEX when using the default "Radeon Frame Buffer" shows:

Port # Connecter Type

0x0 0x400

0x1 0x400

0x2 0x800

0x3 0x4

0x4 0x4

 

Using BCC9's ATI Personality perl script to dump the personalites from the ATI6000controller gives us

Kext ATI6000Controller
Personality: Pithecia
ConnectorInfo count in decimal: 3
Disk offset in decimal 500508
0000000    00  04  00  00  04  03  00  00  00  01  00  00  21  03  02  04
0000010    04  00  00  00  14  02  00  00  00  01  00  00  00  00  04  03
0000020    10  00  00  00  10  00  00  00  00  01  00  00  00  00  00  01
0000030
Personality: Bulrushes
ConnectorInfo count in decimal: 6
Disk offset in decimal 500572
0000000    00  04  00  00  04  03  00  00  00  01  00  00  11  02  01  01
0000010    00  04  00  00  04  03  00  00  00  01  00  00  21  03  02  02
0000020    00  04  00  00  04  03  00  00  00  01  00  00  12  04  03  03
0000030    00  04  00  00  04  03  00  00  00  01  00  00  22  05  04  04
0000040    00  04  00  00  04  03  00  00  00  01  00  00  10  00  05  05
0000050    00  04  00  00  04  03  00  00  00  01  00  00  20  01  06  06
0000060
Personality: Cattail
ConnectorInfo count in decimal: 4
Disk offset in decimal 500668
0000000    02  00  00  00  40  00  00  00  29  05  00  00  00  00  00  05
0000010    00  04  00  00  04  03  00  00  00  01  00  00  11  02  01  01
0000020    00  04  00  00  00  01  00  00  00  01  00  00  21  03  02  02
0000030    00  04  00  00  00  01  00  00  00  01  00  00  12  04  03  03
0000040
Personality: Hydrilla
ConnectorInfo count in decimal: 5
Disk offset in decimal 500732
0000000    02  00  00  00  00  01  00  00  09  01  00  00  12  04  03  03
0000010    00  04  00  00  04  03  00  00  00  01  00  00  11  02  01  01
0000020    00  04  00  00  04  03  00  00  00  01  00  00  21  03  02  02
0000030    00  04  00  00  04  03  00  00  00  01  00  00  22  05  05  04
0000040    00  04  00  00  04  03  00  00  00  01  00  00  10  00  04  05
0000050
Personality: Duckweed
ConnectorInfo count in decimal: 4
Disk offset in decimal 500828
0000000    00  04  00  00  04  03  00  00  00  01  00  00  12  04  04  01
0000010    00  04  00  00  04  03  00  00  00  01  00  00  22  05  05  02
0000020    00  08  00  00  04  02  00  00  00  01  00  00  11  02  03  04
0000030    00  02  00  00  04  02  00  00  00  01  00  00  00  00  06  05
0000040
Personality: Fanwort
ConnectorInfo count in decimal: 4
Disk offset in decimal 500892
0000000    02  00  00  00  40  00  00  00  29  05  00  00  00  00  00  04
0000010    00  04  00  00  04  03  00  00  00  01  00  00  11  02  01  01
0000020    00  04  00  00  00  01  00  00  00  01  00  00  21  03  02  02
0000030    00  04  00  00  00  01  00  00  00  01  00  00  12  04  03  03
0000040
Personality: Elodea
ConnectorInfo count in decimal: 5
Disk offset in decimal 500956
0000000    02  00  00  00  00  01  00  00  09  01  00  00  12  04  03  03
0000010    00  04  00  00  04  03  00  00  00  01  00  00  11  02  01  01
0000020    00  04  00  00  04  03  00  00  00  01  00  00  21  03  02  02
0000030    00  04  00  00  04  03  00  00  00  01  00  00  22  05  04  04
0000040    00  04  00  00  04  03  00  00  00  01  00  00  10  00  05  05
0000050
Personality: Kudzu
ConnectorInfo count in decimal: 2
Disk offset in decimal 501052
0000000    00  04  00  00  04  03  00  00  00  01  00  00  12  04  03  03
0000010    00  08  00  00  04  02  00  00  00  01  00  00  11  02  01  01
0000020
Personality: Gibba
ConnectorInfo count in decimal: 5
Disk offset in decimal 501084
0000000    00  04  00  00  04  03  00  00  00  01  00  00  12  04  05  01
0000010    00  04  00  00  04  03  00  00  00  01  00  00  22  05  04  02
0000020    00  08  00  00  04  02  00  00  00  01  00  00  11  02  06  04
0000030    00  02  00  00  04  02  00  00  00  01  00  00  00  00  03  05
0000040    04  00  00  00  04  02  00  00  00  01  00  00  11  02  01  03
0000050
Personality: Lotus
ConnectorInfo count in decimal: 3
Disk offset in decimal 501180
0000000    00  04  00  00  04  03  00  00  00  01  00  00  11  02  01  01
0000010    00  04  00  00  00  01  00  00  00  01  00  00  21  03  02  02
0000020    00  08  00  00  04  02  00  00  00  01  00  00  22  05  04  04
0000030
Personality: Ipomoea
ConnectorInfo count in decimal: 3
Disk offset in decimal 501244
0000000    00  04  00  00  04  03  00  00  00  01  00  00  12  04  01  05
0000010    00  08  00  00  04  02  00  00  00  01  00  00  11  02  04  03
0000020    10  00  00  00  10  00  00  00  00  01  00  00  00  00  00  02
0000030

 

Mucha's guide builds on BCC9's work and covers parsing and hex editing the personalities.

 

Looking at Duckweed we see it only has four outputs so it doesn't really match the five port reference design. Since it only has one DVI port using it disables the DVI-I port and probably messes up the the available resolution parsing depending which ports are used.

 

Personality: Duckweed

ConnectorInfo count in decimal: 4

Disk offset in decimal 500828

0000000 00 04 00 00 04 03 00 00 00 01 00 00 12 04 04 01

0000010 00 04 00 00 04 03 00 00 00 01 00 00 22 05 05 02

0000020 00 08 00 00 04 02 00 00 00 01 00 00 11 02 03 04

0000030 00 02 00 00 04 02 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 00 06 05

 

From Mucha:

/* 4 byte  ,from bbc9 radeondump */
        #define CONNECTORTYPE_LVDS   0x00000002    
        #define CONNECTORTYPE_DVI      0x00000004
       #define CONNECTORTYPE_VGA      0x00000010
       #define CONNECTORTYPE_S-V      0x00000080        
       #define CONNECTORTYPE_DP      0x00000400    
        #define CONNECTORTYPE_HDMI   0x00000800

 

Gibba has the same number of ports as the reference card but drops the performance by half.

 

Personality: Gibba

ConnectorInfo count in decimal: 5

Disk offset in decimal 501084

0000000 00 04 00 00 04 03 00 00 00 01 00 00 12 04 05 01

0000010 00 04 00 00 04 03 00 00 00 01 00 00 22 05 04 02

0000020 00 08 00 00 04 02 00 00 00 01 00 00 11 02 06 04

0000030 00 02 00 00 04 02 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 00 03 05

0000040 04 00 00 00 04 02 00 00 00 01 00 00 11 02 01 03

0000050

 

I'm not clear on wether the port at 000030 is LVDS or DVI.

 

Seems like the options are

 

Don't force a framebuffer and let the driver build it dynamically. All the ports works and the speed is what it is. I think the crashes from the unrecognized selector error will probably get fixed in the next version of the drivers.

 

Use Duckweed and give up the DVI-I port.

 

Use Gibba as is, have all the ports working and give up performance.

 

Use Mucha's guide to patch the Gibba personality in the ATI6000controller.kext to make it map the reference card's ports properly.

 

????

 

All credit goes to BCC9 and Mucha for spelunking the ATI drivers and Andy for splicing the boot file.

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If I don't care about GeekBench and DVD Player, is there any reason for me to use a specific FrameBuffer. Will it be possible for me to achieve a performance increase on a 6870 card?

 

/Rasmus

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Hey injectxnl, you should try this. I'm not expert on boot flags, but maybe it's not reading your string the way you have an extra 'string' field. I specify 64-bit in the 'arch' key, not the 'Kernel Flags'. I think if you want multiple strings under a key, you just put them in one 'string' field separated by spaces.

 

Anyway, I have sleep working with the latest sleepenabler kext with this method.

 

	<key>Kernel Flags</key>
<string>pmVersion=23</string>
<key>arch</key>
<string>x86_64</string>

 

Thanks haysoos123! That did the trick! :huh:

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I now have a 6870 model from ASUS(the same as Ragae). In WoW with performance set to good in full resolution on my Cinema Display it runs pretty crappy. Could this be because I only have a 450W PSU?

 

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Andy I installed your ATI Package to try the Duckweed framebuffer. I got really bad performance, like 10fps in CineBench. Now when I try to boot with GraphicsEnabler = No, I still have the same problem. How can I reverse your package? ;)

 

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Andy I installed your ATI Package to try the Duckweed framebuffer. I got really bad performance, like 10fps in CineBench. Now when I try to boot with GraphicsEnabler = No, I still have the same problem. How can I reverse your package? ;)

 

/Rasmus

 

To reverse it you would need to extract and reinstall the ATI kexts from the 10.6.6 combo update. But before you do that can you detail your system please - motherboard, cpu, ram, Snow Leopard version etc. Something is very wrong if you are only getting 10fps using the new kexts and no enabler (are you sure they all installed cleanly with no errors?)

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To reverse it you would need to extract and reinstall the ATI kexts from the 10.6.6 combo update. But before you do that can you detail your system please - motherboard, cpu, ram, Snow Leopard version etc. Something is very wrong if you are only getting 10fps using the new kexts and no enabler (are you sure they all installed cleanly with no errors?)

It's safe to say that something weird is going on. I just powered down my PC and left it off without power for some time. Then when I came home after a 30 minute walk I powered it on again. Now it's working again. I did reverse to the other Kexts before I posted here, and it didnt help.

 

My system is as follows:

  • MOBO: MSI P55-GD65
  • RAM: 4GD DDR3
  • CPU: i7 860 1.8GHz
  • GPU: ASUS EAH6870
  • PSU: Corsair 450W
  • HDD: 2x 500GB SATA2

Kexts in Extra:

  • EvOreboot.kext
  • FakeSMC.kext
  • IONetworkingFamily.kext
  • JMicron36xATA.kext

com.apple.Boot.plist:

<?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 Flags</key>
<string>pmVersion=23</string>
<key>GraphicsEnabler</key>
<string>No</string>
<key>Timeout</key>
<string>8</string>
</dict>
</plist>

 

Before I rebooted I actually removed a bunch of stuff from my plist, and changed Timeout to 8 instead of 1. I cannot see how this should have made the difference, I honestly think my poweroff caused it to get back to normal.

 

Another thing that is weird, is that this GFX newer seems to power up when I try to play games and other demanding stuff. For instance in WoW nothing happens, and at settings on "Good" it is laggy in the new zones and in cities.

 

Hope you have suggestions.

 

/Rasmus

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It's safe to say that something weird is going on. I just powered down my PC and left it off without power for some time. Then when I came home after a 30 minute walk I powered it on again. Now it's working again. I did reverse to the other Kexts before I posted here, and it didnt help.

When you say 'it's working again' do you mean that the performance is back where it should be?

 

If the answer is yes is it possible your card is overheating and throttling itself down?

 

What does EvOreboot.kext do and are you sure you need it?

 

Would you consider flashing a different bios to your 6870 to eliminate it being a duff bios revision?

 

Oh one other thing - WoW does lag in major cities - thats just {censored} poor coding from Blizzard. Even in windows using crossfired 6870's that would get me 200+ fps in some areas I could still drop below 60 in Stormwind!!!!

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When you say 'it's working again' do you mean that the performance is back where it should be?

 

If the answer is yes is it possible your card is overheating and throttling itself down?

 

What does EvOreboot.kext do and are you sure you need it?

 

Would you consider flashing a different bios to your 6870 to eliminate it being a duff bios revision?

 

Oh one other thing - WoW does lag in major cities - thats just {censored} poor coding from Blizzard. Even in windows using crossfired 6870's that would get me 200+ fps in some areas I could still drop below 60 in Stormwind!!!!

 

It was working again yes. But while I have done nothing at all, now when I run Cinebench again(even though nothing else is running) I only get like 9FPS. Maybe it is throttling down I don't know. However my chassie is open, and the card isn't any hot when I touch it.

 

I am of course willing to flash whatever can help me :P

 

I think EvOreboot.kext enables me to shut down or something. Not sure that I need it.

 

/Rasmus

 

P.s. you can contact me on Skype(rasmus.hummelmose) or MSN (rasmus@hummelmose.dk)

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I'm giving up on the [url=&quot;http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/&quot;]#####[/url] + Retail install option. I've done it about a dozen times, tried generating a custom DSDT, tried [url=&quot;http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/&quot;]#####[/url], tried any version of Chameleon available and current and any number of combinations of kexts and cannot get a vanilla install to boot without messed up screens, or sometimes at all without KP.

 

I'm going back to iATKOS s3 v2 + ^Andy^'s Kexts (non Bugfix) + DX58SO Installer 1.30 which works with everything except source games, DVD player and Geek Bench. None of which I actually care about. Sorry I can't be more help ^Andy^ but my main machine has basically been offline for about a week now troubleshooting and I can't do it anymore. New job starting in 2 weeks is stressful enough let alone the added hair pulling of coming home to a computer in shambles. Thanks for the kexts that work with my setup and the help to attempt to get me to a retail install but I'll stick with iATKOS till my next build (haven't ruled out just buying a new motherboard without so many issues.).

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I'm giving up on the [url=&quot;http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/&quot;]#####[/url] + Retail install option. I've done it about a dozen times, tried generating a custom DSDT, tried [url=&quot;http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/&quot;]#####[/url], tried any version of Chameleon available and current and any number of combinations of kexts and cannot get a vanilla install to boot without messed up screens, or sometimes at all without KP.

 

I'm going back to iATKOS s3 v2 + ^Andy^'s Kexts (non Bugfix) + DX58SO Installer 1.30 which works with everything except source games, DVD player and Geek Bench. None of which I actually care about. Sorry I can't be more help ^Andy^ but my main machine has basically been offline for about a week now troubleshooting and I can't do it anymore. New job starting in 2 weeks is stressful enough let alone the added hair pulling of coming home to a computer in shambles. Thanks for the kexts that work with my setup and the help to attempt to get me to a retail install but I'll stick with iATKOS till my next build (haven't ruled out just buying a new motherboard without so many issues.).

 

Hex - sorry we couldn't get to the bottom of this one but I do understand how you feel. I would have run out of patience by now too (although that's probably not true because I can be a stubborn {censored} when it comes to getting stuff working on my pc).

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I have a 5850. I followed Andy's instructions exactly, and when I tried to boot it just sat at the Apple loading screen with the spinning wheel forever and never loaded the OS.

 

I saw that some people tried to install various updates before installing the kexts, but that doesn't seem like an option for me because when I try to install an update I get the exact same result described above. My reasoning was that maybe this is a problem with the GPU, so if I get the graphics working correctly then maybe I'll be able to install updates and other drivers.

 

Any idea what could be wrong?

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I have a 5850. I followed Andy's instructions exactly, and when I tried to boot it just sat at the Apple loading screen with the spinning wheel forever and never loaded the OS.

 

I saw that some people tried to install various updates before installing the kexts, but that doesn't seem like an option for me because when I try to install an update I get the exact same result described above. My reasoning was that maybe this is a problem with the GPU, so if I get the graphics working correctly then maybe I'll be able to install updates and other drivers.

 

Any idea what could be wrong?

Boot verbose and see where it stalls.

 

/Rasmus

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The only line that looks like an error to me is the one that says :

** AppleSMBusPCI::start failed to get acpi path for provider

 

The last few lines read:

Waiting for DSMOS...
DSMOS has arrived
** Device in slot: SLOT--1 **
AppleTyMCEDriver::start coreVIDPID = 0xffffffff Number of packages = 1 Number of cpus = 8 memory monitor trough MCA

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Finally was able to run Cinebench.

This is what i got:

 

screen_shot_2011-04-05_at_11.27.01_pm_5cb7.png

 

32fps.. that's kinda slow. Other 6850 and 6870's go around 40-45fps.

 

btw.. is there a complete list of available framebuffers for 6xxx cards? I get the feeling that i didn't test every single one.

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That's on par with I got using the same engine. Like mentioned previously, Cinebench may not be the best benchmark and they're just that, Benchmarks. So far my setup has no gaming issues (aside from Source games) and it is performing smooth as silk.

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True, it's just benchmarks. I wouldn't have paid much attention to it if my system would run smoothly.

However, the desktop effects just aren't that smooth as they were with my previous XFX 5770. For example Spaces animation is not that smooth, as well as the "fan" animation in the dock and sometimes exposé isn't even that smooth.

 

So i was thinking maybe there are even more framebuffers to try. Or maybe i'll just have to wait for another update (10.6.8 or 10.7).

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Just finished converting from a dead Nvidia 8400GS to a shiny new Sapphire 6870 using ^Andy^'s files and instructions. After several attempts to fiddle with permissions I finally got it.

 

GA-EP45-UD3R with a Sapphire Radeon 6870, full QE/CI working great. So far I have just the one monitor hooked up, which is recognized automatically with all supported resolutions.

 

FYI, for those of you switching from NVidia to ATI, you might find this interesting: I had to remove the deviceinfo key from com.apple.Boot.plist as well as set GraphicsEnabler=No. As long as the deviceinfo key existed, the system kept believing I had the NVidia card installed.

 

After that I just had to get the ATI kexts loaded and get the permissions right, and up it went. No muss, no fuss.

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FYI, for those of you switching from NVidia to ATI, you might find this interesting: I had to remove the deviceinfo key from com.apple.Boot.plist as well as set GraphicsEnabler=No. As long as the deviceinfo key existed, the system kept believing I had the NVidia card installed.

 

Could be specific to your rig as I didn't have to do that when I swapped my GTX 460 to a 6850.

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Nobody have ideas about audio problem? I have explained it on page 14...I would reinstall Voodoo HDA, but I can't find latest realease for my motherboard (P5Q pro turbo).

 

I hope you can help me.

 

Thanks

 

EDIT

I have update the Voodoo HDA driver with the latest version (2.7.2), but nothing has changed. All the controls in prefpane are disabled and I cannot change volume in any way.

 

Have you any idea to solve the audio problem (I remember you that before Andy's package installation all audio works fine)?

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Nobody have ideas about audio problem? I have explained it on page 14...I would reinstall Voodoo HDA, but I can't find latest realease for my motherboard (P5Q pro turbo).

 

I hope you can help me.

 

Thanks

 

EDIT

I have update the Voodoo HDA driver with the latest version (2.7.2), but nothing has changed. All the controls in prefpane are disabled and I cannot change volume in any way.

 

Have you any idea to solve the audio problem (I remember you that before Andy's package installation all audio works fine)?

 

The package only installs the latest ATI Graphics kexts - it doesn't touch your audio at all!

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Hmm, seems i have a bit of a problem with screen tearing but it's only at the top of the screen. It's noticeable when i move an application horizontally at the top of the screen. I can also notice it when i play movies on fullscreen. Anyone else noticed this?

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