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AppleIntelGMAX3100 64 bits

I've looked everywhere and can't find the x64 driver for the GMA X3100 A lot of forums are claiming that SL 10.6.2 provides it but not in my install. I also have access to a real mac which is up to date and has only 32 bits driver. Could…

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@ronin Published 2010-05-10
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OSx86 Core & 10.X
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I've looked everywhere and can't find the x64 driver for the GMA X3100
A lot of forums are claiming that SL 10.6.2 provides it but not in my install.
I also have access to a real mac which is up to date and has only 32 bits
driver.

Could someone point me in the right direction please ? This is the only 64 bit
driver I'm missing on my T61

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Author Update #1 @ronin 2010-05-10

Answering my own post.

10.6.1 32 bit
10.6.2 64 bit
10.6.3 32 bit

So the 64 kext are only present in the 6.2 version. This is crazy from Apple

Author Update #2 @ronin 2010-05-18

Just had time to spent on this problems. It appears that when I use 64 bits drivers I loose QE/CI acceleration. Any thought about that ?

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