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Hi All,

First, thanks to some fantastic posts/guides on getting ThinkPads working on OSX. This place has helped me the most in getting the T60 working on SL.

Now onto my current challenge. My currently stumbling block:
X1300 works at 1400x1050 with com.apple.Boot.plist Graphics Mode and Chameleon2.
I've added ATIRadeonx1000 key with my device ID to LegacyAppleRTC.kext (I already had this kext, I dont think I need the other key in there). I tried to follow Silencer's instructions on making a legacy kext.
I've read that I need to use ATIInject or RadeonHD but I am lost as to which.
I don't have QE/CI acceleration at the moment.

So my question is... What are the next steps that I need to follow?/Is there a guide?

Thanks for the help.



PS. When I was trying to read post about getting hex values I got a bit lost

PPS. Here is the system profiler output for my graphics setup at the moment.
Chipset Model: Unknown
Type: GPU
Bus: PCIe
Slot: Slot-1
PCIe Lane Width: x16
VRAM (Total): 64 MB
Vendor: ATI (0x1002)
Device ID: 0x7149
Revision ID: 0x0000
ROM Revision: 113-B7710C-176
EFI Driver Version: 01.00.318
Displays:
Display:
Resolution: 1400 x 1050
Pixel Depth: 32-Bit Color (ARGB8888)
Main Display: Yes
Mirror: Off
Online: Yes

[Edited] PPPS. I would like to keep this as Vanilla as possible so prefer to use /E or /E/E for any modified kexts.

Use RadeonHD, it's the only solution that will work for you.

I have in IntelGMA950 so I really don't know anything about RadeonX1300 ... but there is also this kext : http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index. ... pic=148937

Good luck

Silencer,

I tried RadeonHD, but I am not even sure that it is being loaded. Before I come back to that I think I need to address the ATIRadeonX1000.kext problem.

I currently get mouse tearing if I modify the ATIRadeonX1000.kext to have my device ID. I am currently using the one with HEX edited value, as provided by someone else.

So my question ... Does ATIRadeonX1000.kext with ATI inject work on 10.6.x ? Does it stop mouse tearing?

Cheers.

gwurble wrote: I tried RadeonHD, but I am not even sure that it is being loaded. Before I come back to that I think I need to address the ATIRadeonX1000.kext problem.

I currently get mouse tearing if I modify the ATIRadeonX1000.kext to have my device ID. I am currently using the one with HEX edited value, as provided by someone else.

So my question ... Does ATIRadeonX1000.kext with ATI inject work on 10.6.x ? Does it stop mouse tearing?

Mouse tearing will always be an issue, unless you find proper framebuffers that'll work for you. I'm not sure about hex-patched X1000.kext, are you sure that unpatched one but with modified Info.plist doesn't work for you? I would try to use vanilla X1000.kext first. If it gets loaded (mouse tearing will show), you should then enable RadeonHD. Please mind, RadeonHD only works when X1000.kext is loaded.

Silencer wrote: Mouse tearing will always be an issue, unless you find proper framebuffers that'll work for you. I'm not sure about hex-patched X1000.kext, are you sure that unpatched one but with modified Info.plist doesn't work for you? I would try to use vanilla X1000.kext first. If it gets loaded (mouse tearing will show), you should then enable RadeonHD. Please mind, RadeonHD only works when X1000.kext is loaded.

I turned on the vanilla ATIRadeonX1000.kext and mouse tearing shows. My System Profiler still displays:
Unknown:

Chipset Model: Unknown
Type: GPU
Bus: PCIe
Slot: Slot-1
PCIe Lane Width: x16
VRAM (Total): 64 MB
Vendor: ATI (0x1002)
Device ID: 0x7149
Revision ID: 0x0000
ROM Revision: 113-B7710C-176
EFI Driver Version: 01.00.318
Displays:
Display:
Resolution: 1400 x 1050
Pixel Depth: 32-Bit Color (ARGB8888)
Main Display: Yes
Mirror: Off
Online: Yes
Display Connector:


I checked Software > Extensions and ATIRadeonX1000 is there, RadeonHD is not... I have tried doing kextload RadeonHD and nothing changes.

Is there a way to make my system profiler display information about the card? Any way I can check why RadeonHD is not working? (although I don't see any references to it in kernel.log or system.log, and kextutil does say its loaded)

gwurble wrote:I checked Software > Extensions and ATIRadeonX1000 is there, RadeonHD is not... I have tried doing kextload RadeonHD and nothing changes.

Is there a way to make my system profiler display information about the card? Any way I can check why RadeonHD is not working? (although I don't see any references to it in kernel.log or system.log, and kextutil does say its loaded)

Do you have any injectors installed? If yes, RadeonHD won't work.

I don't remember installing any, I did try ATIInject by placing it in /E/E but that is currently .kext.noload. What am I looking for to check?

gwurble wrote:I don't remember installing any, I did try ATIInject by placing it in /E/E but that is currently .kext.noload. What am I looking for to check?

Also check /S/L/E for ATIinject and com.apple.Boot.plist for EFI string (delete device-properties if you have any).

Nothing in either one.

I do see this with dmesg:
Previous Shutdown Cause: 0
ATY_Init: Card 0x7149 was posted
ATY_Init: Quiting for card 0x7149

and then:
ATY,Megalodon: Not usable

You have ATY_init.kext installed. It's something like ATIInject but adds function to POST the secondary ATI card. Remove it since it does not work for you.

Been trying some of the instructions here to get my X1300 T60 working with QE/CI. So far I have done the plist editing for the ATIRadeonX1000, but the internal LCD never shows anything and only external monitor works.

I'm on 10.6.6, any ideas?

Have this figured out in case anyone needs to know:

1) Edit ATIRadeonX1000 and insert your dev ID (7149), you can use either a legacy kext or edit the kext in SLE directly
2) Remove ATISupport and ATIFrameBuffer kexts from SLE
3) Install RadeonHD kext from here: http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index. ... pic=190586, either in SLE or Extra

Don't forget to repair permissions and generate proper kext caches (I use kext wizard). Now you should have QE/CI (check for the translucent menu bar), no mouse tearing, and resolution control in preferences.

If I could only get sleep working on my T60 I'd be all set.