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Comment on Creating EFI String for Asus 8400GS Silent by tanmaniac

tanmaniac — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 13:46:56 +0000

Yeah, I know. But it is possible to create a graphics.plist file for ATI, right? If so, how would you go about writing one?
Thanks.

Comment on Creating EFI String for Asus 8400GS Silent by finster

finster — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 06:12:11 +0000

Sorry tanmaniac, if you’re not using the same graphics card that I am, you won’t be able to use the graphics.plist file that I listed above.

Comment on Creating EFI String for Asus 8400GS Silent by tanmaniac

tanmaniac — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 01:57:49 +0000

Okay, I’m a complete newbie at this and I desperately need help. I’ve gotten the device path:

DevicePath = PciRoot(0×0)/Pci(0×3,0×0)/Pci(0×0,0×0)/Pci(0×8,0×0)/Pci(0×0,0×0)

but now what do I do? When it says to replace all of the information in the graphics.plist file, what information do I need to put?

These are my system specs:
Core i7 920 @ 3.2 GHz
6GB OCZ XMP DDR3 1600 MHz RAM, triple channel
MSI X58 Pro mobo
Sapphire Radeon HD 4850X2 2GB
Running Windows 7 x64 and Mac OS X 10.6.3 now, but Quartz Extreme doesn’t work at all, so I’m installing to a new HDD.

Comment on Sub-£200 Hackintosh by finster

finster — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 17:42:17 +0000

Yes Helmi,

Everything works fine. Be careful with the graphics card – this can be a major pain to get working if you get one that isn’t quite compatible.

Comment on Sub-£200 Hackintosh by Helmi

Helmi — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 01:27:38 +0000

Hey just wondering, is everything working fine on your hackintosh? Im trying to build a slim hackintosh, but will probably use a better graphic card and use the max 4gb memory ram. Might also consider using core 2 duo. Im so excited about it.

Comment on Creating EFI String for Asus 8400GS Silent by geekanddestroy

geekanddestroy — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 12:47:12 +0000

Hiya,

All up and running now. Did a complete reinstall from scratch and upgraded to 10.6.2 relatively painlessly. I built my entire system based on your guide, so thanks for that. And the Geekbench score I got for it is almost twice that of my similarly speced MacBook.

G&D

Comment on Creating EFI String for Asus 8400GS Silent by finster

finster — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 20:07:04 +0000

G&D,

I’ve not gotten around to creating a DSDT file for mine yet, I’m just using the EFI string in /Extra/com.apple.Boot.plist posted above.

Have you got the same card?

Comment on Creating EFI String for Asus 8400GS Silent by geekanddestroy

geekanddestroy — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 15:23:59 +0000

Hey Finster,

Hope you’re good. I finally got the sound working last night, however the graphics card isn’t working properly!

I used one of the DSDT file on the InfiniteMac guide because I had trouble compiling my own. I was wondering if you wouldn’t mind posting your DSDT fixed file one your site somewhere?

G&D

Comment on Creating EFI String for Asus 8400GS Silent by finster

finster — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 19:26:13 +0000

Hey G&D,

Glad you found it useful. My audio works fine.

Have you copied “LegacyALC883.kext” to /Extra/Extensions?

You also need to go to system prefs -> sound and choose internal speakers/built-in speakers in both sound effects & output.

Think that’s right – I’m copying from my notes rather than looking at the machine.

Comment on Creating EFI String for Asus 8400GS Silent by geekanddestroy

geekanddestroy — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 12:13:57 +0000

Hey Finster,

I finally took the plunge and built myself a Hackintosh based on your guide. So, firstly I just wanted to say thanks for the posts – I found the really useful.

However, I haven’t managed to get the audio to work as yet. I’ve tried a few things on the infinitemacthread, but none of them seem to work. Do you have any words of wisdom?

G&D