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Race to dump the 4870 ROM, Who's first?

Kexts Anyone?

Sorry to ask, but I've still not managed to get Quartz Extreme working on my ATI 4870 512mb card.

This is what I've got...........

Chipset Model: ATI Radeon HD 4870
Type: Display
Bus: PCIe
Slot: Slot-1
PCIe Lane Width: x16
VRAM (Total): 512 MB
Vendor: ATI (0x1002)
Device ID: 0x9440
Revision ID: 0x0000
ROM Revision: 113-B7710C-176
EFI Driver Version: 01.00.318
Displays:
DELL 1708FP:
Resolution: 1280 x 1024 @ 60 Hz
Depth: 32-Bit Color
Core Image: Hardware Accelerated
Main Display: Yes
Mirror: Off
Online: Yes
Quartz Extreme: Not Supported


Does anyone have working Kexts for this or anything that could solve me problem?
 
Quartz Etreme?

Chindori is there something I'm meant to do other than just select 10.5.8 and click install. Do I have to edit anything after? Also another odd thing is that no matter which ROM I flash with the system profiler always says ROM Revision: 113-B7710C-176. Does anyone know why it always says the same thing even though I've used JollyRogers ROM and in his system profiler it says ROM Revision: 113-B7710F-176 ?
I'm completely puzzled.
Does anyone else have this card.....XFX 4870 512MB DDR5 HD-487A-YDFC ?
If so please share your experience of it.
Well it's 7:13 am here and I've not been to bed yet. I'm going to try and get an hour or so of sleep before I have to go to work.
Catch you all later.
 
gelid said:
Yes. ZHFC works fine for me. I flashed it with the ZDFC firmware many months ago (which was posted earlier in this thread) and it has been working great for me ever since.
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thanks for the reply, i will have to get the rom posted for that, I thought there was one specifically made for the zhfc cards?
 
Chaos Deadlock said:
Chindori is there something I'm meant to do other than just select 10.5.8 and click install. Do I have to edit anything after? Also another odd thing is that no matter which ROM I flash with the system profiler always says ROM Revision: 113-B7710C-176. Does
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rom revision is always the same

You can't QE_CI patch for the 4870. The device id-s already exists in OSX.
What you're experiencing is probably a driver problem with the card you're using.

Flaz had the same problem here:
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/811768/

His problem was solved by updating to Snow Leopard.


j2048b said:
thanks for the reply, i will have to get the rom posted for that, I thought there was one specifically made for the zhfc cards?
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Many cards share rom.

Check out rom folder in ATI Flashing Tool:
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/811768/
 
Thanks

Thanks for the reply Cindori (and sorry for typing your name wrong in my previos post). It's good to have some direction instead of just scratching my head thinking that I'm doing something wrong. I'm going to pop out and grab a copy of Snow Leopard. What confused me about the rom revision was post #1102 by JollyRogers.
Well I'm off to the computer store to buy some snow.
Once again thanks for putting me at ease as far as it not being some thing I'm doing wrong and I'll let you know if Snow Leopard does the trick. I hope it does because my wife is really wanting me to start coming to bed at a normal hour and not dawn.
 
Power problem?

I've tried to flash this card:

Sapphire 4870 1GB GDDR5
SKU# 11133-19-20R

This is the same card several people reported success with in this thread. The Problem is I can't even boot when this card is installed. If I try with both cards installed (X1900) I get 2 red lights on the motherboard (CPU A+B Fail). I'm running power from the optical bay. Can the power be insufficient? I have ordered a proper power cable which should be arriving soon. Getting a bit nervous about this!

I'm on a Mac Pro 1,1
 
Cindori said:
did you have the x1900 inside when you flashed?
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I haven't been able to flash. I've tried with both card installed and just the 4870. Even tried to boot into my Windows XP partition. I can hear a few seconds of disk-activity and then nothing. Netkas is installed.
 
If it doesnt boot windows (when windows is selected in Boot Disk before restarting) you either have faulty card or bad power. Cause it doesn't even need Natit to do that.

I'd go get that 2nd motherboard power cable.
 
Hey everyone. I've been lurking the thread for some time now and I've dicided I'm gonna try this

I'm going to be picking up a Sapphire HD 4870 1GB card from a local store later this week and I just have a few questions that i need cleared up before I start.

First off, I'm running a MacPro1,1 with a Radeon X1900

I know that I'll need power for both cards, and there's only two connectors on the mainboard, can I use the molex to 6pin connector (or whatever it is) to split the power from my 2nd opitcal drive to the 2nd video card? I don't see why this wouldn't work..

Also, if I follow rew's instructions (https://forums.macrumors.com/posts/7473867/) I should have no problems correct?

or is there a better rom that I should use to flash to the card? I've seen people post a lot of different roms, and I don't know which one to use, so really if someone could link me to the right one that would help me out a ton.

And last question. The card I'm getting is the one with 2 DVI ports on it. I've been seeing that the 2nd one doesnt work in os x, is this correct? I have a dual monitor set up (both running at 1650x1080) and I want to be able to use both monitors, (i'm not gonna spend $200 on a card, only to have one of my monitors sit on my desk collecting dust.)

If someone can help me out here, that would be great. I've done stuff like this before, so i'm not a total n00b, I just like to make sure I know exactly what I will be doing when the time comes.

Thanks!!
 
those are outdated instructions

go read my sig.
especially FAQ > guide link

also more instructions when you open the app.
 
Update om the HD-487A-YDFC...

So I've now gone and picked up a copy of Snow Leopard and installed it. I have to say I am currently fighting back the urge to place the DVD back in all of it's packaging and then jump up and down on it while swearing furiously.
The result is I cant even boot up unless I unplug the monitor attached to the 4870 card and once I have booted up (or at any other point) if I plug the monitor back in the screens go funny on the monitors attached to my 7300 and my computer crashes. Also just to make things more fun.......nearly all of the software I use now no-longer works.
Apparently Snow Leopard is the upgrade to downgrade your life.
Some times I wish that I could turn the entire entity which is Apple into a single living being and then proceed to beat the living ***** out of them.
Why do they have to be such money grabing b*st*rds in the first place, forcing people to have to try and mod a pc gfx card in the first place because the price difference is so absurd.
Mmmmmmmm...........


No what am I going to do?
I'm totally fried. I have been sitting at this computer all night, every night this week trying to get this to work and when I thought I was finally almost there (in 10.5.8 everything except Quartz Extreme worked), I'm now back at square zero (if I was back at square one then all my software would still be working).

I think I'm going to go buy a bucket of gas drop my mac in it and play with matches.
 
popiko said:
hi all, first Im sorry for me english... no is really good.

I buy for error Sapphire Radeon HD 4870 2 GB Vapor-X ... change the graphic card is little dificult..
I down a rom from netkas and use on me 4870 2Gb but I have black screen....
Im really angry with Apple, I pay to buy me MacPro 1.1 and now "its Sux" with graphic cards...

Today I down a bios from this threat and try again... I make and restart macpro 1.1 and yes! I can use me 4870 2Gb with Snow Leopard but have "big" problems..
1: I cant use 4870 in Slot 1.. for the heatsink.. its really big.
2: I use in the slot 3 x1 and nvidia 7300 in slot 1 x16.
I can use 4870 2Gb in Snow Leopard but I look in the profile system and Snow Leopard look a graphic card with 1Gb (I think its for the rom from this threat).
I look small graphics bugs on the screen (I think its the problem for the memory.. only detected 1Gb)..

I try use game wow but the game is locked.
I dont know to edit rom and make changes to try use 4870. I use rom
saph487x.rom

Any little help? or I can throw the card to the trash?

I try use this card with windows on bootcamp but I cant install the catalyst.

Thanks to all.

I attach the original rom Sapphire Radeon HD 4870 2 GB Vapor-X
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please any comments or little help.
 
ROM for popiko

I have added the EFI part to your ROM. Hope it works for you, do let me know. As for me...... I'm giving up and replacing the card with my other nVidia 7300GT.
I have been defeated.
I came so close, but no cigar.
I've got 10.5.8 re-installed and all my software re-installed as well (it took all night). I also gave in and placed 10.6 back in it's packaging and then jumped up and down on it swearing out loud. This did not have the desired effect as due to the disc being flat anyway, it just looked up at me intact and mocked, so I put it all in my wife's blender. No more OSX 10.6.
So there it is....I've blown £85 on a card and £90 on a DVI monitor and I'm still having to live with a ****** 7300GT graphics cards for doing work on.
Any like a said popiko here is a rom for your card which should work. Good luck and let me know the out come.
 

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Chaos Deadlock said:
I have added the EFI part to your ROM. Hope it works for you, do let me know. As for me...... I'm giving up and replacing the card with my other nVidia 7300GT.
I have been defeated.
I came so close, but no cigar.
I've got 10.5.8 re-installed and all my software re-installed as well (it took all night). I also gave in and placed 10.6 back in it's packaging and then jumped up and down on it swearing out loud. This did not have the desired effect as due to the disc being flat anyway, it just looked up at me intact and mocked, so I put it all in my wife's blender. No more OSX 10.6.
So there it is....I've blown £85 on a card and £90 on a DVI monitor and I'm still having to live with a ****** 7300GT graphics cards for doing work on.
Any like a said popiko here is a rom for your card which should work. Good luck and let me know the out come.
Click to expand...


Really thank you very much, I try today
Then communicate results.
Thank you very much again
 
You can't use 2GB ram cards in OSX.

There is a bug, so they will show as -2048 (yes minus) MB ram.
So when you open apps, they will say you have too little RAM to run them.
 
Chaos Deadlock said:
I have added the EFI part to your ROM. Hope it works for you, do let me know. As for me...... I'm giving up and replacing the card with my other nVidia 7300GT.
I have been defeated.
I came so close, but no cigar.
I've got 10.5.8 re-installed and all my software re-installed as well (it took all night). I also gave in and placed 10.6 back in it's packaging and then jumped up and down on it swearing out loud. This did not have the desired effect as due to the disc being flat anyway, it just looked up at me intact and mocked, so I put it all in my wife's blender. No more OSX 10.6.
So there it is....I've blown £85 on a card and £90 on a DVI monitor and I'm still having to live with a ****** 7300GT graphics cards for doing work on.
Any like a said popiko here is a rom for your card which should work. Good luck and let me know the out come.
Click to expand...

Cindori said:
You can't use 2GB ram cards in OSX.

There is a bug, so they will show as -2048 (yes minus) MB ram.
So when you open apps, they will say you have too little RAM to run them.
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Well I paste here a photo from system, all work good but only I have much memory RAM I think hahahaha. I open the game wow and work really really good, with card 7300 I have 18fps - 22 fps... with 4870 2Gb I have 45fps - 47fps.
Now the graphic is working x8 and 7300 x8 but I think continue testing... (using) the card with your rom.
7300 is really sux (I think)... I have 8800GT upgrade for MacPro 2006-2007 but its broken.... I call Applecare but the """""support technic"""" tell me: Its false... Apple dont sell upgrade 8800GT for MacPro 2006-2007.... in Spain we have really noobs on support technic and dont know the products of apple..... I eat me 8800GT broken.. I think change chip bios... but on this moment I use 4870 2Gb with 400000000000 Mb RAM ;)
We can read no monitor connected but I have a DVI monitor apple
Im sorry... the words in Spanish.
 

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I'm guessing you are having a RAM bug. Good for you, that it shows + 400000000, cause if it showed - (minus) you would not be able to start games.

Since games are working, the reported 40000000 ram is only cosmetic error, your card should not have any problems. Felicidades.
 
Cindori said:
I'm guessing you are having a RAM bug. Good for you, that it shows + 400000000, cause if it showed - (minus) you would not be able to start games.

Since games are working, the reported 40000000 ram is only cosmetic error, your card should not have any problems. Felicidades.
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Hi Cindori thanks for your comentary :)
Just in the photo have 4294965248 MB RAM, Im playing 40 minutes in wow and I have 0 problems on this moment. I think continue all day (maybe I can)... The next Step is change heatsink of memory in the card for other more fine and later remove the card 7300 and try use 4870 in slot 1 x16 :)
Again thank you all for the help, without you could not have taken this step.
 
8800gt

I'm really glad that the ROM I made you works. I take it you are using 10.6?
10.6 just made things worse for me and I am now back running 10.5.8.
I am just about to turn of this computer and refir the 7300Gt that I took out.

The problem you will be having with your 8800GT is that it will have EFI64bit and I'm guessing you are using a Mac Pro 2006 model with Snow Leopard.
If that is the case then you could try flashing the 8800GT with the EFI32bit rom the Rominator has made.
 
Chaos Deadlock said:
I'm really glad that the ROM I made you works. I take it you are using 10.6?
10.6 just made things worse for me and I am now back running 10.5.8.
I am just about to turn of this computer and refir the 7300Gt that I took out.

The problem you will be having with your 8800GT is that it will have EFI64bit and I'm guessing you are using a Mac Pro 2006 model with Snow Leopard.
If that is the case then you could try flashing the 8800GT with the EFI32bit rom the Rominator has made.
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Its talking about 4870 2Gb:
Just I install Snow Leopard of 0, I dont make upgrade on Leopard.I format the HDD and install Snow Leopard with the HDD clean.

Its talking about 8800GT:
I have a card for MacPro 1.1 upgrade, just in the box I can read:
NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT for first generation Mac Pro.
Requieres Mac Pro (bus speed 1.33 Ghz) and Mac OS X v10.5.2 with graphic upgrade or later. Its in the original box of graphic card.

Just much people in forums wow have it problem... with 1 path (upgrade) .. muchs graphic cards 8800 of macpro fail.. I read muchs threads with this problem. I try flashed the bios but the machine cant look the card 8800GT, the fan work good.. for this question I think change the chip bios.
 
Chaos Deadlock said:
The problem you will be having with your 8800GT is that it will have EFI64bit and I'm guessing you are using a Mac Pro 2006 model with Snow Leopard.
If that is the case then you could try flashing the 8800GT with the EFI32bit rom the Rominator has made.
Click to expand...

Apple has two models of 8800gt. One carries 32bit EFI. It's for the 2006 mac.
He's got that card already.
 
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