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How to get QE/CI on ATI x1650 Pro (0x71c6)

Have installed Zephyrth leo 10.5.2. Just can't make my graphic card work. Installed first the x1600 drivers that was on DVD, but didn't work. After a reinstall of leopard, I replaced some Kext's fils with them from "modbin x1650 8.10.1"…

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@mulan Published 2008-02-21
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Leopard 10.5
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10,646 historical reads · 12 curated field notes (from 21 dispatches) · 2008-02-21 – 2008-04-14
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@mulan (6)@laxattack (6)@Firewalk (4)@altair1979@karalama@jbeckers@rfuilrez@jizzle

Have installed Zephyrth leo 10.5.2. Just can't make my graphic card work.
Installed first the x1600 drivers that was on DVD, but didn't work.
After a reinstall of leopard, I replaced some Kext's fils with them from "modbin x1650 8.10.1"
The kext's I replaced is:
ATINDRV.kext
ATIRadeonX1000.kext
ATIRadeonX1000GA.plugin
ATIRadeonX1000GLDriver.bundle
ATIRadeonX1000VADriver.bundle
IONDRVSupport.kext

modbin says that the kext's is made for Device ID 0x71c6

The only thing that happens its that I get resolution changing, thats good, but I need QE/CL.

Any one have some advice?

Author Updates & Technical Revisions

Follow-up dispatches by @mulan

Author Update #1 @mulan 2008-03-07

firewalk's kexts just gave me a kernal panic...Not gonna waste more time on this card.
gonna get a Nvidia too day, hope I can make it work.

Author Update #2 @mulan 2008-03-07

installed the 3 files on a fresh install of leopard 10.5.2. And was using 9.2 with efi.

But have my new 8600gt up and running now, with QE/CI working

Synthesized Community Field Notes

12 technical responses curated from 21 original dispatches

Field Note #1 @laxattack 2008-02-28

talk to firewalk he has the same dev id as you and I with working qe/ci and rez change

Field Note #2 @Firewalk 2008-02-28

Hi Mullan, if your card is pcie. send me your email and i will forward my kexts..

Firewalk

Field Note #3 @altair1979 2008-02-28

OK. I've been having issues with my MSI ati X1650 pro 512MB and I was wondering if you could e-mail me the kexts you're using...
(mine is 71c6 as well)
e-mail : [email protected]

Field Note #4 @karalama 2008-03-06

can you send me the kext please?
my e-mail is : eskici2019[AT]hotmail.com

Field Note #5 @laxattack 2008-03-06

ok i think i may be on to something it seems that the atiradeonx1000.kext file or atindrv.kext file may be what is hindering me (i know everyone is thinking those are the drivers you need). i have to find out a way to get those to recognize that i have an agp card not a pci-e card, i have been trying to use agpgart, and natit which with out the other 2 kexts loaded just fine and detected my card but of course no qe/ci, and i didnt even try to change rez. so if anyone wants to help me in developing a way to get this to work for agp i would be greatfull

Field Note #6 @Firewalk 2008-03-07

strange why it is not working for you. have you done the graphics update from apple?. did you use all three files i sent?..are you using 9.2 with efi?.. i only ask because people keep asking for my kexts and if there not working for you and you have the same setup as me i imagine they wont work for anybody else (saves them the kernel panic).

Field Note #7 @laxattack 2008-03-07

i have been talking to modbin over at insanelymac and he had created a package for our cards for tiger and is now creating one for leo 10.5.2 since he has the same card dev id but with agp

Field Note #8 @rfuilrez 2008-03-08

Firewalk, think this .kext will work on a PCIe X1600 Pro 512mb? The kexts that came with Zeph's 10.5.2 get me QE/CI, but no resolution changing, and plenty of mouse tearing.

I had some kexts for 10.5.1 that worked real nice. QE/CI, full resolution. But they don't work correctly in .2

Dev ID is 71C2

Field Note #9 @laxattack 2008-03-08

you would need to add your dev ids into kexts and hexed in but they should

Field Note #11 @jizzle 2008-04-13

i'm new to this forum, glad i made it here. ok enough talking , i'm writing in this thread because i'm also going to buy the sapphire radeon x1650PRO 512MB, and i'll be installing Zephy's 10.5.2 Rev. 2 on my 4200+. I don't know much about mac's yet, i read through forums and found out that this Vid card would work, but i would have to do a graphics update or something and i have no clue how to do that:(, can anyone help me here plz. what kext or installer i would have to use to make this card work for my leo.
This is the card i'm gonna buy:-
buy .com/retail/product.asp?sku=206487061&loc=101

plz tell me that i'm not wasting my money , THANX

Corroborated & Participated: @Firewalk @jbeckers
Sources & Contributor Provenance (8 credited usernames · Thread #411)
UsernameDossier ContributionDispatchesActive Window
@mulanPrimary Author62008-02-21 → 2008-03-07
@laxattackCore Contributor62008-02-28 → 2008-04-14
@FirewalkCore Contributor42008-02-28 → 2008-03-07
@altair1979Contributor12008-02-28
@karalamaContributor12008-03-06
@jbeckersContributor12008-03-06
@rfuilrezContributor12008-03-08
@jizzleContributor12008-04-13