changed hardware - HD 3870 not running

zuz242 · #1 06-04-2008, 05:38 PM

as i had a perfect running system, i had to "upgrade" my graphics

my former gforce 8600gt ran "out of the box", my new ati hd 3870 doesn´t..

i tried installing (on an eternal hdd this time) both zeph 10.5.2 and leo4all with ati 3780 support
ticked but to no avail.

so i wonder how:

1. get osx to boot at all, basic vesa graphics (only tried install without any gfx drivers, -x bootup)
2. fixing / installing ati driver for my sapphire HD 3870 ultimate (passive card, not based on reference
layout). maybe different device id?

thanks in advance

zuz

maclinux · #2 06-04-2008, 11:51 PM

Have you tried these:

http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopic=107526

zuz242 · #3 06-05-2008, 03:48 AM

Quote:

[cite] maclinux:[/cite]Have you tried these:

http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopic=107526

not yet, as i need to get into osx (part 1.) first.

but i´m getting to 1. after booting with -s an deleting ati..2000.kext i seem to be
able to finish install and boot into osx. (but i messed up with account creation it seems,
so i have to install again...)

macdrive is messing with my xp sys without granting access to osx partitions. is this normal?

btw. device id is 0x9511002

zuz242 · #4 06-05-2008, 11:16 PM

still on it

installing with zephs release and ticking (the fitst?) two ati drivers gives me
a "garbled screen" at boot.
now im using -x to get into the system. here i get told that natit.kext is not installed
properly and gfx is vesa only

could anybody give me a clue how to proceed? i installed the driver package mentioned
above, using pacifist with overwriting all files as i read a normal install sometimes leaves
old files in place ..

is there anything i could do with my device id? in ARTIRadeonX2000.kext it is included,
in Natit it isn´t ...

thanks

{EDIT}
after installing another driver (eddies this time), i got an instant reboot again.
killed all ATI kext and natit, got basic vesa gfx again ...

zuz242 · #5 10-05-2008, 10:04 AM

I finally got a fully working osx install again!
The problem resided in the hardware, specific the motherboard chipset.
After i changed from a Nforce board to a Gigabyte with AMD 790X,
everything is fine.