Messed Up Display
Ok i updated to 10.5.7 and got it running (yay lol) but the only problem is I can't change my display... I should be able to get up-to 1280x1024 but its stuck at 1024x768... Heres what System Profiler says... Intel GMA 900: Chipset Model:…
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Ok i updated to 10.5.7 and got it running (yay lol) but the only problem is I can't change my display... I should be able to get up-to 1280x1024 but its stuck at 1024x768...
Heres what System Profiler says...
Intel GMA 900:
Chipset Model: GMA 900
Type: Display
Bus: Built-In
VRAM (Total): 64 MB of Shared System Memory
Vendor: Intel (0x8086)
Device ID: 0x2582
Revision ID: 0x0004
Displays:
Display:
Resolution: 1024 x 768
Depth: 32-Bit Color
Core Image: Hardware Accelerated
Main Display: Yes
Mirror: Off
Online: Yes
Quartz Extreme: Supported
QuartzGL: Supported
Shouldn't it be working? I tryed booting with 1280x1024x32@70(my old prefernces before the update) but it still wont go any higher(or lower) than 1024x768... Any help?
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Apple hates me... the Update removed my GMA 900 kext, just reinstalled it and all working perfectly ( well sound but whatever xD)
all good now
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Try deleting com.apple.windowserver.plist in /System/Library/Preferences and then restarting.