Help needed for my budget built - ATI Radeon HD 4200

[oitx4nth0ny]

Hello guys,

After the success of installing my Vanilla Snow Leopard on my i7 computer, I am planning on running Snow Leopard on my budget AMD quad core budget computer as well. And so, I need some helps and advices.

This is my budget system:
AMD Athlon II X4 630
MSI 785GTM-E45 (with integrated ATI Radeon HD 4200)
ATI Radeon HD 4200
500 GB SATA
Belkin N-wireless adapter.

Well, I would like to have snow leopard running on it. However, Leopard 10.5 can also do it.

The question here is I need help on getting the ATI HD 4200 working properly. If you have any idea or get a well run system like this build, please help me out.

Thank you

 

[thelostswede]

Sorry to be the bringer of bad news, but at least currently there's no driver support for AMD's integrated graphics in OSX, so you'd have to get a graphics card to have any chance at all of getting that system going.

 

[oitx4nth0ny]

that's what I have been seeing. No1 seem to have the integrated graphic going. I guess I will have to put the cheap 8400gs into it to make it run then.

Any 1 has the kexts for this mother board ??

 

[tonymacx86]

I know you'll definitely need the newest voodoo kernel, and may need a host of other fixes to get your AMD processor working. I've never used an AMD Hack, but I've heard it can be a steep hill to climb. Try some of the netbook (Atom processor) sites for the newest kernel- for 10.6.2 they all need an alternate kernel at this point.

 

[oitx4nth0ny]

I don't really need it to be Snow leopard though. OSX 10.5 Leopard would be fine with me. I just need some kext for either the graphic or motherboard if needed

 

[spyderpain2]

hi oitx4nth0ny, i have the same mobo and was wondering if you ever had any luck with this build?