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    Quick Fix for Intel HD 4600 Graphics Acceleration on 9 Series Motherboards


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    Early adopters of 9 Series motherboards are finding that QE/CI isn't working through Intel HD 4600 natively, causing some integrated graphics issues with both installation and post-installation. This is because Apple hasn't released any Macs with the chipset, hence chipset support is absent in OS X as of 10.9.3/10.9.4, namely in /System/Library/Extensions/AppleIntelFramebufferAzul.kext.

    Luckily it's fixable via a replacement kext or id.

    The specific problem is MEI. MEI is now called dsdt/HECI. dsdt/ssdt injection does not work. An Info.plist edit is required:
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    add: IOKitPersonalities/AppleIntelMEIDriver/IOPCIPrimaryMatch/0x8cba8086
    To achieve full graphics acceleration on 10.9.3+ via HD 4600 on 9 Series motherboards, download the attached patched version and install via KextBeast or the like.

    Credit to RehabMan and Toleda for finding the fix.

    Related:
    Quick Fix for Onboard Audio on 9 Series Motherboards

    EDIT: This fix is now available in MultiBeast 6.5+
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    Quick Fix for Intel HD 4600 Graphics Acceleration on 9 Series Motherboards


    Quote Originally Posted by tonymacx86 View Post
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    Early adopters of 9 Series motherboards are finding that QE/CI isn't working through Intel HD 4600 natively, causing some integrated graphics issues with both installation and post-installation. This is because Apple hasn't released any Macs with the chipset, hence chipset support is absent in OS X as of 10.9.3, namely in /System/Library/Extensions/IntelFramebufferAzul.kext.

    Luckily it's fixable via a replacement kext or id.

    The specific problem is MEI. MEI is now called dsdt/HECI. dsdt/ssdt injection does not work. An Info.plist edit is required:
    Code:
    add: IOKitPersonalities/AppleIntelMEIDriver/IOPCIPrimaryMatch/0x8cba8086
    To achieve full graphics acceleration on 10.9.3 via HD 4600 on 9 Series motherboards, download the attached patched version and install via KextBeast or the like.

    NOTE: If new iMacs are announced next week, a 10.9.3 Supplemental will soon be available with native 9 Series OS X support. The patched Azul is obsolete at that point.

    Credit to RehabMan and Toleda for finding the fix.

    Related:
    Quick Fix for Onboard Audio on 9 Series Motherboards
    Hi tonymacx86
    but shouldn't this line in your post /System/Library/Extensions/IntelFramebufferAzul.kext.
    be /System/Library/Extensions/AppleIntelFramebufferAzul.kext
    Laptop: Toshiba A505-s6005 i3-330m Mobile Intel HM55 Intel GMA dual boot Windows 7 & OS X 10.9.3

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    Quick Fix for Intel HD 4600 Graphics Acceleration on 9 Series Motherboards


    Thanks fixed.

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    Quick Fix for Intel HD 4600 Graphics Acceleration on 9 Series Motherboards


    Sorry, but it didn't work for me.

    I get an unrecognised chip and no boot.

    Had to revert back to the old kext to boot again.

    edit:
    I reverted to the old azul kext and was ok.

    I gave the fix another try, just in case.
    Didn't work... so I reverted again.

    This time, I have an unbootable system. Screwed up something bad. Oh great... I need to re-install everything again? Not nice.

    Here's something new:

    Super IODevice: [Fatal] found unsupported chip! ITE sequence ID=0x0620, Winbond sequence ID-oxffff

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    Quick Fix for Intel HD 4600 Graphics Acceleration on 9 Series Motherboards


    Quote Originally Posted by p5ld2vm View Post
    it didn't work for me.
    Screenshot would be helpful.
    What kext installer did you use?
    Tested and working on Z97N-WiFi and H97N-WiFi
    Time to make a bootable backup.

    Edit: Super IODevice, Off topic.
    Remove HWMonitor Plugins and HWMonitor, 9 Series not supported.

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    Quick Fix for Intel HD 4600 Graphics Acceleration on 9 Series Motherboards


    Quote Originally Posted by toleda View Post
    Screenshot would be helpful.
    What kext installer did you use?
    Tested and working on Z97N-WiFi and H97N-WiFi
    Time to make a bootable backup.

    Edit: Super IODevice, Off topic.
    Remove HWMonitor Plugins and HWMonitor, 9 Series not supported.
    Ok, I'll remove HWMonitor.
    I can boot with -x flag... but not normally anymore.
    I didn't have a bootable backup, because I thought it was premature since I also have a USB freeze too. Until that is fixed, it's just not so important as it is not a useable system.

    I used iKext for switching the patched AppleIntelFramebufferAzul.kext.

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    Quick Fix for Intel HD 4600 Graphics Acceleration on 9 Series Motherboards


    Ok, after a couple of stressful hours, I have a bootable system again.

    So, 3rd time's the charm?

    I'm giving it another go, this time using Kext Wizard 2.

    Let's see if that one will do it.

    Edit:
    QE is alive!

    3rd time was the one!

    And it looks like Kext Wizard 2 is a keeper!

    Actually, the whole thing just sped up the booting process as well. I got to the desktop so fast, compared to my previous attempts.
    I have translucency of the menu bar, and videos play normally using VLC and others.

    A huge thanks to all involved!

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    Quote Originally Posted by p5ld2vm View Post
    Ok, after a couple of stressful hours
    Never heard of iKext. Consider KextBeast or Kext Utility; Downloads, top of every page on this site.
    No excuses, a back up is alway a good idea.

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    Quick Fix for Intel HD 4600 Graphics Acceleration on 9 Series Motherboards


    Very happy to report this seems to be working perfectly. Not sure why ACPI edit methods are not but this kext finally enables HD4600 on 9 series. Great work fellas. Tested on Z97X-UD7TH. IGPEnabler=Yes GE=No, both HD4600 and GTX working in tandem.

    I know its off topic but can we start a thread for testing and solutions to the USB freeze issue? as mentioned by another user it seems like the major remaining issue on many of these 9series Gigabyte boards.

    Thanks,
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    Quick Fix for Intel HD 4600 Graphics Acceleration on 9 Series Motherboards


    Quote Originally Posted by genzai View Post
    can we start a thread for testing and solutions to the USB freeze issue?
    Up to you. Unlikely a patch will solve freeze problem.

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