Any OSX GPU flashing tools available?

[Total_Noob]

Are there any flashing tools still available for OSX? Zeus and Freya seem to have disappeared.
As far as I can tell the only option is to use DOS tools correct?
Thanks.

 

[Fl0r!an]

Yes, you'll have to use (Free)DOS or Windows for GPU flashing.

What do you plan to do? In OS X there's little reason to flash a different ROM, since Clover's "LoadVBIOS" feature allows dynamical loading of ROMs without flashing.

 

[Total_Noob]

I've posted about my GPU problems recently. Basically it's a 280x that seems to have been flashed as a 7950. I need to get it back to it's original state so it matches my existing 280x and then FCPX will hopefully recognise and utilise both cards.

 

[Fl0r!an]

Sounds strange to me. As far as I know the device ID can't be changed by flashing, since it's hardcoded (e.g. has hardstrap) on the board. Besides that: Why would anyone want to do this?

What's the device ID of your GPU?

 

[Total_Noob]

Hiya. Thanks for you're replies so far. Here's some screengrabs. First two images are from my existing 280x which I bought new, and the second two images are from the 280x I recently bought from eBay. The GPUs physically look the same with the same serial number and REV on the board. There is a small broken fan strut on the eBay card, but it's not in an important location. The last LuxMark image is with both cards installed. LuxMark happily works with both cards but FCPX doesn't seem to like the different card types and rendering benchmarks show no improvement.

 

[Total_Noob]

Screengrabs:

 

[Fl0r!an]

Your 2nd card looks like a normal R9 280 with slightly increased clock to me: Device ID 0x679a and just 28 CU's.

You could try flashing a R9 280X ROM, but I doubt this will change the device ID. Might also produce a brick.

 

[Total_Noob]

It's odd then as they are both the same physical unit:

 

[Fl0r!an]

Strange, indeed.

If you choose to try flashing with atiflash, be sure to make a backup in case things go wrong.

 

[Total_Noob]

Thanks. I think I will pull the ROM off of my original 280x and copy that to this new one. Getting a copy of Windows and reconfiguring the Hackintosh is such a drag... Boo.