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Resolved OS X Yosemite on Unsupported Macs [Guide]
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Yes, if the graphics card is fully supported by Yosemite - but the question is: where to get a mechanically and electrically 100 percent fitting replacement? You'll need at least a Nvidia GeForce 9400M, ATI Radeon HD 2400 XT or newer. Have look on www.ifixit.com how to replace the graphics card. Dunno if the card from the Aluminum iMac Mid 2007 fits in a late 2006 iMac 6,1 - both cards look quite similar ....
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Hello, I have a iMac Late 2006.. My question is.. How Do You Add/Replace a Graphic card
Hello, I have a iMac Late 2006.. My question is.. How Do You Add/Replace a Graphic card
You can replace it, but it is not the same as your standard pci card you find in a PC. Plus when you replace it, make sure it is supported by Yosemite. It's funny looking card like this one. So your chances of finding one that may work is slim.
How Do You Add/Replace a Graphic card
It should work at least with a iMac 6,1: www.ifixit.com. It doesn't work with the Models 5,1 and 5,2 because the graphics chips are soldered onto the Logic Board.
If the slot in which the WiFi module is seated is miniPCIe compatible then you could try to replace the WiFi module with a external graphics card adapter (similar to the Broadcom CrystalHD BCM70015 card for a AppleTV 1st Gen) or you could try a PCIe connection via the ExpressCard34 slot in a MacBook Pro ....
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OS X Hackers site is down during the Apple Event today. A redesign might be overdue.
OSXH Extractor v1.2 Beta 5 will be delayed to release with OSXPatcher v1.0 Beta.
Macpostfactor 0.2b2 is still being worked on. MLforAll sent me a preview to play with tonight.
We also need some people good with shell scripts and cloud computing for upcoming updates.
OSXH Extractor v1.2 Beta 5 will be delayed to release with OSXPatcher v1.0 Beta.
Macpostfactor 0.2b2 is still being worked on. MLforAll sent me a preview to play with tonight.
We also need some people good with shell scripts and cloud computing for upcoming updates.
Fixed some issues....
I have an 08 Macbook 4,1. I decided for fun I'd put Yosemite on it again today. Here's what I now have "Fixed."
-Used GMA X3100 kexts to fix some graphics issues.
-Used sound kexts to...well...fix sound issues.
-Killed launchpad animations because I still use launchpad. It's not perfect, but it'll do.
-Auto logged in because the lock screen flickering every 5 seconds was making me come VERY close to having a photosensitive seizure.
-Installed no sleep and set it to default to the lock screen when the lid is closed. Mainly because the screen doesn't flicker after logging in.
-Installed Adobe flash and QuickTime. (Update: still looking for a .MKV extension for QuickTime. Surely someone has made one.)
-Deleted Apple Maps so I wouldn't obsess over making it work and installed Google Maps in its place.
-Called Apple under the name of Steve Cook (Lol) and had them activate iMessage and FaceTime rather than hand patching it.
-Finally (and this is my favorite one) found an app called cDock and installed it. Guess what?! It makes a transparent dock with or without Open CL/GL.
If I'm missing anything let me know and I'll look for a workaround but frankly, I'm happy. Very happy. I'm gonna keep Mountain Lion for some of the big stuff like Final Cut and VLC (at least until I find an MKV extension and get an Adobe Premiere subscription.) If you have any questions or suggestions let me know but right now (and you're more than welcome to fight about this) I don't think we need accelerated hardware. Not unless you desperately need Chrome or Final Cut. I'm pretty happy with what I have.
I have an 08 Macbook 4,1. I decided for fun I'd put Yosemite on it again today. Here's what I now have "Fixed."
-Used GMA X3100 kexts to fix some graphics issues.
-Used sound kexts to...well...fix sound issues.
-Killed launchpad animations because I still use launchpad. It's not perfect, but it'll do.
-Auto logged in because the lock screen flickering every 5 seconds was making me come VERY close to having a photosensitive seizure.
-Installed no sleep and set it to default to the lock screen when the lid is closed. Mainly because the screen doesn't flicker after logging in.
-Installed Adobe flash and QuickTime. (Update: still looking for a .MKV extension for QuickTime. Surely someone has made one.)
-Deleted Apple Maps so I wouldn't obsess over making it work and installed Google Maps in its place.
-Called Apple under the name of Steve Cook (Lol) and had them activate iMessage and FaceTime rather than hand patching it.
-Finally (and this is my favorite one) found an app called cDock and installed it. Guess what?! It makes a transparent dock with or without Open CL/GL.
If I'm missing anything let me know and I'll look for a workaround but frankly, I'm happy. Very happy. I'm gonna keep Mountain Lion for some of the big stuff like Final Cut and VLC (at least until I find an MKV extension and get an Adobe Premiere subscription.) If you have any questions or suggestions let me know but right now (and you're more than welcome to fight about this) I don't think we need accelerated hardware. Not unless you desperately need Chrome or Final Cut. I'm pretty happy with what I have.
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The only thing is crucial for me on my Macbook 4,1 that sleep mode doesn't work. Are there any chances to make it sleep/hibernate (try everything I know) ???
Unfortunately No Sleep is as far as you're going to get at the moment. I'm trying a few hackintosh kexts to see if I can make sleep mode work that way. Apparently they have the same problems we do XD
For those using MacPostFactor 0.2b1 or 0.2b2 Preview:
Post your issues and bugs with it. Kelian (@MLforAll) is working on 0.2b2 right now.
OSXH Beta 5 should be ready by the end of the week with small improvements and fix to the Checksum Mismatch error. The focus area is primary on OpenGL and kexts.
OSXPatcher Beta 1 comes next week.
We also need people good at editing Kernels.
Post your issues and bugs with it. Kelian (@MLforAll) is working on 0.2b2 right now.
OSXH Beta 5 should be ready by the end of the week with small improvements and fix to the Checksum Mismatch error. The focus area is primary on OpenGL and kexts.
OSXPatcher Beta 1 comes next week.
We also need people good at editing Kernels.
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Great to hear that theres some progress. My issue with MacPostFactor 0.2b1(mountain lion install) is file sharing. I have to toggle WIFI off (on the connecting computer)and on for it to connect if I dont do that it just shows the smb file share connection even tho smb isn't checked in file sharing.In genreal AFP is slow to connect, once connected it seems stable. im using a mac pro 1.1.
This has been stated several times before: sleep will never work properly because the functionality is handled by the FrameBuffer kext (GMA950 and/or X3100). Unfortunately, the fat-binary version of the Intel GMA framebuffer (i.e. the sole 64bit version of SL 10.6.2's origin) does not fully implement the feature in 64bit mode. Lack of support therefore applies to all machines, whether real Macs or Hackinstosh systems.
There is no workaround or fix unless a new kext were written and that's never going to happen...
On a Hackintosh, you can put the computer to sleep, but you loose display on wake and can only reboot. It totally defeats the purpose.
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GENTLEMEN I NOW HAVE A YOSEMITE STYLE TRANSPARENT DOCK
Open CDock
Select custom dock
The first four values read out like this:
255
255
255
50
Change that to:
100
100
115
80
Thanks to http://mac-how-to.wonderhowto.com/how-to/make-your-macs-dock-app-icons-look-like-yosemites-0155530/ for posting this. We are getting closer friends.
Open CDock
Select custom dock
The first four values read out like this:
255
255
255
50
Change that to:
100
100
115
80
Thanks to http://mac-how-to.wonderhowto.com/how-to/make-your-macs-dock-app-icons-look-like-yosemites-0155530/ for posting this. We are getting closer friends.
I'm afraid not at all! Don't go about raising false hopes or truths...
That is just Dock style and nothing more. It does not make any difference to unsupported GPUs. You may call your Chihuahua "Wolfie", but it still does not make it a wolf!
Cute analogy. Look let's face it. We will NEVER have GL support. But, with a transparent dock, half decent launchpad, and most features working out of the box with others working after a few tweaks, honestly ask yourself what are you really missing? I meant we were getting closer to a stable useable environment. And truthfully we are. As I said, you're welcome to disagree. In fact, I welcome it. I want to know what you'd like to see functioning so I can either try and make it function or find an alternative. I know you probably think I'm a newbie to this stuff considering I just joined this forum, but I've been working in private since the release of 10.9.5 to make OS X as stable as possible without accelerated hardware. I've gone from having jumpy log in screens, unusable launchpads, no sound, spotty wifi and a horrible iMessage experience to almost fixing these problems 100%. Given not everything is going to work, I'm going to try. So I disagree with your statement. I think we are getting closer with or without accelerated graphics. Let me know what you're absolutely DYING to have fixed and I'll see what I can do.
See, it's not about the graphics kexts at all. It's about having the right combination of memory vs processes. Maybe I like to think I can do the impossible, maybe I am doing the impossible.
Up next, Snow Leopard on an eMac G4. For ***** and giggles.
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You mean like Airdrop? Or linking 2 Macs to share files. I'd love to do that, but the only other Mac I have besides my MacBook is an eMac G4. Tell you what, if I do break down and buy a 2009 mini for kicks (still able to run Yosemite natively btw) then I'll try this. Plus it would be nice to have something running native so I can see what a finished Yosemite actually looks like.
Brightness solution
Same machine, i've done almost the same than the above to configure it.
Solved the brightness issue by using the SHADES pref pane, available at http://www.charcoaldesign.co.uk/shades
and configured the HOT KEYS as the same than the keyboard defaults... now I can adjust brightness at need!!!
Only I still got a problem, sound works OK for me, but its only going out through the headphones jack... Yosemite won't show the built-in speaker... how can I fix it???
Same machine, i've done almost the same than the above to configure it.
Solved the brightness issue by using the SHADES pref pane, available at http://www.charcoaldesign.co.uk/shades
and configured the HOT KEYS as the same than the keyboard defaults... now I can adjust brightness at need!!!
Only I still got a problem, sound works OK for me, but its only going out through the headphones jack... Yosemite won't show the built-in speaker... how can I fix it???
I got it thank you but maybe you can help me get the microphone up and running. Im running a MacBook Early 2008 on OS X Yosemite
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