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Hi I've some troubles getting QE/CI on my ATI Radeon x600 (PCIe). (Managed to change resolution, but still no qe/ci) Have anyone had some experience with this card or simillar? if so, please share some pointers.

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@wotek Published 2008-01-13
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16,436 historical reads · 14 curated field notes (from 27 dispatches) · 2008-01-13 – 2009-05-18
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@riangeli (6)@wotek (5)@zephyroth (4)@FoneBone (4)@DoiX (3)@naquaada@uelsk8s@bushd@FUJICCO@nic01

Hi I've some troubles getting QE/CI on my ATI Radeon x600 (PCIe).
(Managed to change resolution, but still no qe/ci)
Have anyone had some experience with this card or simillar? if so, please share some pointers.

Author Updates & Technical Revisions

Follow-up dispatches by @wotek

Author Update #1 @wotek 2008-01-14

Chipset Model: Radeon Mobility X600 (M24) (PCIE)
Type: Display
Bus: PCIe
PCIe Lane Width: x16
VRAM (Total): 64 MB
Vendor: ATI (0x1002)
Device ID: 0x3150
Revision ID: 0x0000
Displays:
Color LCD:
Resolution: 1280 x 800 @ 60 Hz
Depth: 32-bit Color
Core Image: Software
Main Display: Yes
Mirror: Off
Online: Yes
Quartz Extreme: Not Supported

Author Update #2 @wotek 2008-01-14

Hm, I've managed to enable QE/CI using some tips from:http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopic=70808&… ↗
also used HP.ZD8000series.graphics.extensions, don't remember exacly where i did got it, for sure somewhere on www.insanelymac.com forums.

Bottom line. Xbench Results: 66.40
It seems like I need to buy a new computer and for sure it's going to be MBP.

ps. can't stop repairing my leopard intall, even when university exam is coming up ( on monday :> ).

Author Update #3 @wotek 2008-01-14

huh,

- cover flow doesn't work
- menubar is 90% transparent
- a lot of mouse tearing.
- not sure if opengl is really working
- movies arent working.

Synthesized Community Field Notes

14 technical responses curated from 27 original dispatches

Field Note #1 @naquaada 2008-01-13

Could you give me the card IDs? You find them in the System Profiler. It is a Mobility Radeon?

Field Note #2 @uelsk8s 2008-01-13

I cant get QE/CI here either
Mobility Radeon x300
VRAM (Total): 128 MB
Vendor: ATI (0x1002)
Device ID: 0x5460
Revision ID: 0x0000

Field Note #3 @riangeli 2008-01-26

Hi! Can somebody tell me how get ATi Radeon X1950 (PCIe) QE/CI work?

i am bored to use only 1024x764 Resolution

Display:

Type: Display
Bus: PCIe
PCIe Lane Width: x16
VRAM (Total): 256 MB
Vendor: ATI (0x1002)
Device ID: 0x7280
Revision ID: 0x009a
Kernel Extension Info: No Kext Loaded
Displays:
Display:
Resolution: 1024 x 768
Depth: 32-bit Color
Core Image: Software
Main Display: Yes
Mirror: Off
Online: Yes
Quartz Extreme: Not Supported

thanks and sorry my bad english!

Field Note #4 @riangeli 2008-01-27

Zeph! Do i need to make any changes before install ATI-X19x0.pkg? I installed it succesfully but after reboot
comes complain in natit.kext?

btw. i try installed AzaliaAudio.pkg too but it fails.. it told me to run preflight script for azaliaaudio?

so i dont know is the Ati or Azalia making that natit.kext "error"

Field Note #5 @zephyroth 2008-01-27

you must repair permissions on natit.kext.

chown -R root:wheel /System/Library/Extensions/Natit.kext
chmod -R 755 /System/Library/Extensions/Natit.kext
Field Note #6 @riangeli 2008-01-27

Yes! Its working! but not how i imagined why QE/CI is not supported?
but still i´m happy to get 1280x1024 Resolution working
Thax Zeph! you are a life saver

ATI Radeon X1950 Series:

Chipset Model: ATI Radeon X1950 Series
Type: Display
Bus: PCIe
PCIe Lane Width: x16
VRAM (Total): 256 MB
Vendor: ATI (0x1002)
Device ID: 0x7280
Revision ID: 0x009a
Displays:
VA902 SERIES:
Resolution: 1280 x 1024 @ 60 Hz
Depth: 32-bit Color
Core Image: Software
Main Display: Yes
Mirror: Off
Online: Yes
Quartz Extreme: Not Supported
Display Connector:
Status: No display connected

btw: Now sound is working too! thanks to ALC888Audio.mpkg!

Field Note #7 @bushd 2008-02-03

does not work with my Sapphire X1950GT 256mb DDR3 PCI-e on Rev.1

after repairing permissions an reboot I got black&white bars on both of my screens (DVI).

Field Note #8 @FoneBone 2008-02-04

Are there any driver out for an older ATI Radeon 9600?

Field Note #9 @DoiX 2008-02-04

try the 9700 driver that comes with leo, just put you pci id

Field Note #10 @FoneBone 2008-02-05

would you like to give me a short instruction, please?

Field Note #11 @DoiX 2008-02-05

system/library/extensions/ATIRadeon9700.kext/Content/info.plist/IOKit.../PCIMatch/put your id it should be 0x**** (**** your id)

Field Note #12 @FoneBone 2008-02-06

okay… now, after i reinstalled osx, i've tried your hint. but i guess it isn't nessessary to change it, cause osx "knows" my graphic card
maybe there is another hint somewhere out there, which tells me, how to get my finderbar translucent.

FoneBone

Field Note #13 @FUJICCO 2008-02-16

My Radeon X800 GTO works fine about resolusions and refreshrate by using Natit and Callistob008.

But my card was recognized as "RADEON X800 UO" ... Why?

And then, Although I used "ATIRADEON9700.kext", it didn't work for my card...no good!
Because I was not able to be supported "Quartz Extreme" on my card...

Anyone, Tell me some successful examples about "RADEON X800 GTO".

Thanks =)

Field Note #14 @nic01 2009-05-18

needed for Ati radeon 4670 (512MB)

i cant get my video card working on mac os 10.5.6 retail.
If this card is supported , I hope someone can provide the needed kext or preconfigure a kext for me that would be very kind.Plan is to update to 10.5.7.
Using the chameleon 2.0 rc1 bootloader.
Don't know if this is the best place to ask .

Vendor : ATI(0x1002)
DeviceID : 0x9490
RevisionID : 0x0000

P.S: pls forgive any mistakes as this isn't my native language.

Corroborated & Participated: @zephyroth @riangeli @DoiX @FoneBone
Sources & Contributor Provenance (10 credited usernames · Thread #41)
UsernameDossier ContributionDispatchesActive Window
@riangeliCore Contributor62008-01-26 → 2008-01-27
@wotekPrimary Author52008-01-13 → 2008-01-14
@zephyrothCore Contributor42008-01-26 → 2008-01-27
@FoneBoneCore Contributor42008-02-04 → 2008-02-06
@DoiXCore Contributor32008-01-26 → 2008-02-05
@naquaadaContributor12008-01-13
@uelsk8sContributor12008-01-13
@bushdContributor12008-02-03
@FUJICCOContributor12008-02-16
@nic01Contributor12009-05-18