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November 23, 2007

News about Radeon 3870/3850 and OSX.

November 23rd 2007 Posted to ATI

One of guys got 3870 card, so we started testing

So far we can’t get working framebuffer, ATY_Lamna.kext and ATY_Hypoprion.kext make

blue screen without mouse (but at 1680×1050, so fb works but then freezes) .

And about QE/CI,  patched ATIRadeonX2000.kext to support 3850/3870 is ready.

But this kext need working framebuffer (for noobs, framebuffer means u can change

resolution and etc) otherwise u will get distorted screen with symblols like “?”.

I posted here natit.kext for 3850/3870, with it u will need ATINDRV.kext from

leopard build 9a527.  It’s enough to start trying to get working framebuffer.

Natit.kext

To try other framebuffers than ATY_Franklin.kext, change all Franklin words in 3800

entry, to Other framebuffer name (like Hypoprion or Lamna or Iago)  3 times.

Good luck, and this is not for noobs.

* Comments(9)

Comments

  1. Tecreatta
    December 2nd, 2007 | 6:20 am

    I’m rooted for you netkas. Just ordered a 3870 from dell and looking forward to your work.

    This is the net where men are men women are men and little girls are fbi agents

  2. ersanerdem
    December 3rd, 2007 | 12:24 pm

    About 2900 GT, 256MB his card, I finally succeded to have qe,ci enabled, but randomly this screen locks up, a heat issue or another issue ? System profiler detect my card as 2900 GT Vram correct, resolutionmanager loads correctly, I can change it. so any comment ?

  3. rimkashox
    December 7th, 2007 | 8:02 am

    Guys you rule! Thanks so much for the hard work! If you manage to make the 3870 work in OSx86 you’ll save us all! We the noobs are all waiting for you guys to work your magik… finger crossed! 🙂

  4. dyna2k
    December 8th, 2007 | 7:48 pm

    I am crossing my fingers and praying hard that the 3870 can be made to work in osx86. Thanks for the hard work guys.

  5. xtrmaniac
    December 10th, 2007 | 8:33 pm

    hi, what about 3850? can anybody help me?
    thanks

  6. smooth654
    December 14th, 2007 | 1:13 am

    ersanerdem, can you tell me how get 2900 GT work ?
    i have the same card , but i can’t get it work using the driver that got from #Radeonhd .. also the one got from forum (AT2900.zip) .. can you tell me how to got it work?

    i got blank screen and sometime grey screen .. i use DVI .

  7. Sea_Man
    December 20th, 2007 | 6:41 am

    Master Netkas..
    Any progres in the working framebuffer ?

    Sorry.. my 3870 is waiting for Leopard.

    Pdt:
    The vesa driver ( 1024*768) work whit thes 3870?
    and.. Netkas thanks for your help !!!!

    Thanks

  8. noel
    January 20th, 2008 | 2:27 am

    ersanerdem, like smooth654, I have a 2900gt (9405) and it don’t work…

    a solution ?

  9. OJX
    February 4th, 2008 | 12:40 am

    Will you be doing anything to bring regular power management to the HD3870 cards under OSX? They run 100% all the time no matter what you are doing.

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