10.9.2 and 7970... Again!

[matpic]

Hello everyone! My hackintosh is:
-i5 3570k with integrated hd4000 graphics
-gigabyte z77 ds3h motherboard
-16gb ram corsair vengeance
-xfx 550w psu
-2 ssd. One with mavericks 10.9.2 and one with windows 8.1

now I've purchased an xfx 7970 black edition double dissipation card and I'm waiting for it to arrive.
when I get it what should I do?
graphicsenabler=yes or =no?
Is it possible to avoid the blind boot as I want to be able to boot to windows if needed?
thank you

 

[Tuscarora]

Hey man, graphics enabler no should work for you ok

 

[Torrijos]

Did it worked?
Because my system crashes with GA-Z77-DS3H & HIS HD 7950 Boost.

I tried 10.9.1 & 10.9.2, both crashed (while the system used to work with a GA-Z77X-UP5 TH with DSDT).

 

[Tuscarora]

Hmm, that sounds like bad luck, although 'crashes' is a very vague problem description.

I'm running a 7870XT (poor man's 7950) and it works fine, although is detected as 7xxx.

I haven't upgraded to 10.9.2 yet as it seems to have caused more problems than anything else for graphics whereas I was hoping for an improvement (running three monitors off one card so I can unplug my additional 6450).

 

[Torrijos]

Yes, sorry I have a screenshot of the kernel panic I'll post it later.
I'm completely clueless now. The only issue I had before was FakeSMC GPU plugin.
Hope I didn't damage the GPU in the switch.

 

[Torrijos]

Here's a screenshot of my Kernel Panic

I'm running tests right now on only the HD4000 from the CPU and I can run benchmarks without crashing (Heaven)

 

[cdrhoek]

GraphicsEnabler=Yes for 10.9.2. Some have used AtiConfig=Vervet, but my build doesn't seem to need it. I have dual 7970s and my intel 4600 recognized by OSX. Here is my Org.Chameleon.Boot.Plist, it might be of some use to you.

I am using an Asrock Z87 board and 2 Sapphire HD 7970 cards. I have the motherboard set to initialize the onboard graphics first.


<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
<key>EthernetBuiltIn</key>
<string>Yes</string>
<key>GenerateCStates</key>
<string>Yes</string>
<key>GeneratePStates</key>
<string>Yes</string>
<key>Graphics Mode</key>
<string>2560x1440x32</string>
<key>GraphicsEnabler</key>
<string>Yes</string>
<key>IntelAzulFB</key>
<string>10</string>
<key>Legacy Logo</key>
<string>Yes</string>
<key>SystemType</key>
<string>1</string>
<key>Theme</key>
<string>Choose_Your_OS</string>
<key>Timeout</key>
<string>1</string>
<key>UseKernelCache</key>
<string>Yes</string>
</dict>
</plist>

 

[Torrijos]

I'll try it tomorrow...
Tonight I Tried just benchmarking the I7 with the HD4000 and it crash in Heaven Extreme
I don't remember it crashing ever but maybe some bios settings are wrong.
I'll also check my thermal paste on the CPU (liquid cooler are annoying to reinstall)

 

[matpic]

my card came in!
I chose graphicenabler=yes and integrated card as primary card.
the card works fine and is correctly dislayed as a radeon 7970 3gb under system information
however I do have the blind boot and I have no possibility to boot into windows

do I have to plug also the hd4000 output to the monitor?

 

[Torrijos]

I Tried it again, With GE=Yes and I had the same issue...

The GPU runs its fans full speed then crashes the machine and in subsequent boot won't turn on even.

I tried DSDT too just in case (and to get close to my precedent use case) but no joy.
I used to run the display from a MiniDP port and now I'm trying to use the DVI port (which works for a couple of seconds), I wonder if it could be part of the problem.

Also, like always when trouble shooting issue with my hack, I wonder if I didn't install a kext I shouldn't have. To this day I still don't know how to revert the OS to full Apple clean standard in order to rerun Multibeast like it was the first day.