Is there a VGA patch for HD4600?

[duraaraa]

I'm wondering if anyone knows of a way to get working VGA with the Intel HD4600. I saw there was a patch for VGA for older intel graphics, but nothing for haswell that I've found so far. Ideally, I'm hoping there's something I can just inject via clover.

As a side-note, I haven't been able to get VGA working with my FirePro M5100 either...

 

[RehabMan]

I'm wondering if anyone knows of a way to get working VGA with the Intel HD4600. I saw there was a patch for VGA for older intel graphics, but nothing for haswell that I've found so far. Ideally, I'm hoping there's something I can just inject via clover.

I haven't heard of anyone even trying yet. You should probably read the discussions on HD3000 VGA patching, so you know what to try in the Azul FB.

 

[duraaraa]

I haven't heard of anyone even trying yet. You should probably read the discussions on HD3000 VGA patching, so you know what to try in the Azul FB.

I gave it a try and didn't find any success. Apparently, a version of OS X (Maybe 10.8.2) caused all VGA patching to become futile?

 

[RehabMan]

... Apparently, a version of OS X (Maybe 10.8.2) caused all VGA patching to become futile?

That's kind of what I heard. But not true of VGA on HD3000 (it still works now).

 

[duraaraa]

That's kind of what I heard. But not true of VGA on HD3000 (it still works now).

If that's the case, I should give it another try -- I had quit when I read it didn't work on newer versions of OS X.

 

[duraaraa]

That's kind of what I heard. But not true of VGA on HD3000 (it still works now).

Do you have a working VGA on HD3000 on Mavericks? I can't find sources to corroborate that it works. Lots of stories of working in ML, not working in Mavericks, though.

 

[RehabMan]

Do you have a working VGA on HD3000 on Mavericks? I can't find sources to corroborate that it works. Lots of stories of working in ML, not working in Mavericks, though.

I no longer have an HD3000/VGA machine that I can test with... But last I remember it worked (may have been 10.9.x). It is temperamental, flakey, screws up regular HDMI, requires Option+Detect Displays, doesn't work with all devices, and not recommended, but it was "working" (that was probably 10.9.0).

There may have been recent examples... but I don't keep track...

This is the patch I have on hand:

perl -pi -e 's|\x01\x02\x04\x00\x10\x07\x00\x00\x10\x07\x00\x00\x05\x03\x00\x00\x02\x00\x00\x00\x30\x00\x00\x00\x02\x05\x00\x00\x00\x04\x00\x00\x07\x00\x00\x00\x03\x04\x00\x00\x00\x04\x00\x00\x09\x00\x00\x00\x04\x06\x00\x00\x00\x04\x00\x00\x09\x00\x00\x00|\x01\x02\x03\x00\x10\x07\x00\x00\x10\x07\x00\x00\x06\x02\x00\x00\x00\x01\x00\x00\x09\x00\x00\x00\x05\x03\x00\x00\x02\x00\x00\x00\x30\x00\x00\x00\x04\x06\x00\x00\x00\x08\x00\x00\x09\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00|g' ./patched/AppleIntelSNBGraphicsFB.kext/Contents/MacOS/AppleIntelSNBGraphicsFB

 

[duraaraa]

I no longer have an HD3000/VGA machine that I can test with... But last I remember it worked (may have been 10.9.x). It is temperamental, flakey, screws up regular HDMI, requires Option+Detect Displays, doesn't work with all devices, and not recommended, but it was "working" (that was probably 10.9.0).

There may have been recent examples... but I don't keep track...

This is the patch I have on hand:

perl -pi -e 's|\x01\x02\x04\x00\x10\x07\x00\x00\x10\x07\x00\x00\x05\x03\x00\x00\x02\x00\x00\x00\x30\x00\x00\x00\x02\x05\x00\x00\x00\x04\x00\x00\x07\x00\x00\x00\x03\x04\x00\x00\x00\x04\x00\x00\x09\x00\x00\x00\x04\x06\x00\x00\x00\x04\x00\x00\x09\x00\x00\x00|\x01\x02\x03\x00\x10\x07\x00\x00\x10\x07\x00\x00\x06\x02\x00\x00\x00\x01\x00\x00\x09\x00\x00\x00\x05\x03\x00\x00\x02\x00\x00\x00\x30\x00\x00\x00\x04\x06\x00\x00\x00\x08\x00\x00\x09\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00|g' ./patched/AppleIntelSNBGraphicsFB.kext/Contents/MacOS/AppleIntelSNBGraphicsFB

Interesting. I don't own enough displays for it to be too important, but I figure it's easier than carrying a DP->VGA adapter with me everywhere, in case I need to hook up to something. I guess I'll put it on the long list of things to look into when I get a chance.

 

[ahmed_ais]

Sorry to bump a bit old thread but I wanted to see if there has been any advance in this regard? If there is none and that VGA port is unlikely to work at all, can VGA-to-HDMI cable like >this< work?

 

[RehabMan]

Sorry to bump a bit old thread but I wanted to see if there has been any advance in this regard? If there is none and that VGA port is unlikely to work at all, can VGA-to-HDMI cable like >this< work?

If it is an active (not passive) adapter, then it might work.